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Dream comes true for oyster Bay Cove resident Adriana Milana’s bakery, Cardinali, offers more than the typical fare. Going there is like visiting Italy, she says. Story, Page 10.

Despite pandemic, business is looking up in downtown O.B.

By Will SheeliNe llane@liherald.com

Anyone walking through downtown Oyster Bay in the past year no doubt noticed a change in the hamlet. Where there once were vacant buildings and closed shops, there are now new stores.

Whether it’s Teddy’s Bully Bar, Cardinali Bakery, Umberto’s, Bluebird Chocolates, Theodore’s

Books or the renovation of the building that once housed Snouder’s Drug Store, the downtown appears to be bouncing back from the coronavirus pandemic, even as it drags on.

But what explains this revitalization? And why has it happened in Oyster Bay? The town has undeniable historical appeal, having been around for more than 350 years

and having been home to, among other notables, President Theodore Roosevelt and Billy Joel.

The president’s home, Sagamore Hill, and his legacy, as evidenced by his statue across from the Boys & Girls Club, has helped shape the town, with numerous establishments old and new bearing his name.

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The holiday season is a time of hustle and bustle, buying and wrapping presents, and organizing and reorganizing. So, it can be easy to forget the real meaning of the holidays — that giving back is just as important as getting.

The fifth and second graders at Bayville Intermediate School learned of the importance of giving back. On Dec. 17, they shared their holiday spirit by giving “Jars of Joy,” which they made, to frontline workers. The small glass jars contained notes of support, written by students.

“They’re to cheer the workers up,” Tripp Ricketts, a fifth grader, explained. “Like, I wrote, ‘You’re incredible.’”

The students also made multicolored paper snowflakes, with each color representing a different trait. For example, blue symbolized companionship, to remind the frontline workers that their work is important to the community.

This isn’t the first time Bayville Intermediate’s fifth and second graders have worked together.

“For the last four years … every month we have ‘Character Program,’” explained second grade teacher Dani Schatz. “Fifth grade students come and teach my kids about a specific character trait each month.

For example, November is gratitude, December is always generosity, and how we can give back during the holiday season.”

According to Kelly Price, a fifth grade teacher, the goal is to teach children that it’s

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HARPER LEDDY, LEFT, and Zoe Bamba presented a jar of hope to JP Leddy. the giving season but what you give is not only gifts. “[Also] how kind gestures will really mean a lot to someone else,” she said.

“That’s why we decided to honor frontline workers, especially with Covid still going on. They need to be reminded that there’s other people thinking of them and cheering them on. ” Although the teachers came up with the

idea to give back to frontline workers, it was the students who made it personal.

“Kelly’s kids, the fifth graders, were the ones who came up with the idea to give words of encouragement,” Schatz said. “So, we decided to make these Jars of Joy to put in nurses’ stations, police precincts, fire stations, and the classes came together to write them.”

While Schatz’s class was deciding when

to give out the jars one student asked if one could be given to her father, a police officer.

“And that’s what sparked the idea of inviting the frontline workers in,” Schatz said, “and thanking them in person.”

The two classes waited in the school’s auditorium for the guests of honor to arrive. If a frontline worker was a relative, the student led them to their front-row seat.

Among them were policemen, emergency medical technicians, firefighters, doctors and nurses.

Then the students, who went onstage in groups of two or three, read portions of a speech thanking the frontline workers for their efforts.

“We hope you feel inspired to keep on going, you got this,” Ashley Grassi, a second grader said.

Then the students asked the first responders to come up to the stage, to receive a jar and a snowflake to take back to their hospitals, fire stations and precincts. “[This] means a lot, as a firefighter, but especially as a former cop,” said Ronnie Bagan, a retired police medic supervisor.

“You don’t really see a lot of positive shows of support for [first responders] at the moment, and it’s really meaningful.”

Nicholas Bartolotto, a physical therapist at Plainview Hospital, also said it was nice to be recognized, especially around the holidays.

“It makes all of us proud and reminds us how important our work is,” he said. “It seems the students really learned a great lesson about the importance of giving this past holiday season.”

Bruce Blakeman takes the oath of office

By TOM CARROZZA tcarrozza@liherald.com

Hundreds packed into the lobby of the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City on Monday as new County Executive Bruce Blakeman, County Comptroller Elaine Phillips and County Clerk Maureen O’Connell took their oaths of office.

In his first remarks after taking leadership over one of the country’s most populated counties, Blakeman made it clear that he would not abide by Governor Hochul’s mask mandate, which was implemented in early December amid a new wave of cases caused by the highly contagious Omicron variant.

“Starting today, Nassau is normal ag ain,” Blakeman told a largely unmasked crowd. “We have seen the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic, but we can no longer be afraid. Yes, we still have challenges, but they are manageable.”

According to The New York Times’ online tracker, Nassau’s hospitalization rate had increased by 47 percent in the previous 14 days, with 58 deaths in that same period. The seven-day positivity rate climbed to 24 percent, as well.

Blakeman said the county would continue to encourage and support free vaccinations and testing for residents. He said

this approach would account for the economic, social, and mental health consequences of lockdowns and mandates.

“Nassau County is not in crisis,” Blakeman continued. “Our hospital admissions are rising by a manageable and predictable rate. Reason and common sense must supplant hysteria.” Blakeman promised to lobby Albany to keep students in class without masks.

Blakeman also took aim at the previous administration’s approach to the tax reassessment system, describing it as “unfair” and “secretive,” alluding to the algorithm used by Laura Curran’s office.

Blakeman pledged to provide transparency by investigating the previous system with Comptroller Phillips.

“There is no reason why millionaires should pay zero taxes, and then homes that are identical in the same communities pay vastly different tax rates,” Blakeman said. “It’s broken and we will fix it.”

Reducing taxes to retain young people and keep older adults comfortable would be another major focus of the new administration, Blakeman said.

Blakeman closed by saying he and new District Attorney Anne Connelly would demand the repeal of the state’s bail reform bill.

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NEW NASSAU COUNTY Executive Bruce Blakeman gave his first speech after his inauguration at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City.

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Effect on area schools too early to tell continued from front page among children, although those who require hospitalization would go not to Glen Cove Hospital, but to Cohen’s Children Hospital, which has seen a spike in child and adolescent patients, Sherman said.

Covid’s effect on area schools

Although some school districts, including Glen Cove, returned to remote learning for a few days this week, Oyster BayEast Norwich and Locust Valley schools have remained open.

Dr. Francesco Ianni, superintendent of OBEN, said attendance has been consistently normal. “We are not considering going remote,” he said. “We are continuing to follow all the guidelines.”

Eva Frosch, of Oyster Bay, has two sons in the school district, in the 11th and eighth grades. She did not send them to school when Covid first hit in 2020, before the schools closed, because she and her husband, a scientist at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, were worried. But she feels comfortable to send them now, she said, because they have been vaccinated and her eldest son has been boosted.

“I think parents should have a choice options available for those who need now about going remote, but we aren’t them, and those who test positive can isobeing offered that choice,” Frosch said. late and avoid spreading the virus to oth“The kids are going right ers. into school after the holi“Having onsite testing days and a lot of them travhere is really beneficial, eled or went to holiday gathand it’s being utilized,” erings. The risk of them Sherman said. On Monday, binging the virus into the he said, more than 200 peoschools is high.” ple were tested at the hospiLocust Valley’s director tal. To minimize exposure, of communications, Pam they waited in their cars Kaplan, said that the disuntil they were called in, so trict evaluates the situation the lobby wasn’t crowded. daily. “At this time, classes And home tests can still are being held in person be useful, Sherman said. “It and activities are taking seems that positive tests place as scheduled,” she Dr. BrADlEy seem to be fairly reliable,” added. he said. m. ShErmAN In recent months, antiviGCH’s medical ral and monoclonal antiGet tested body treatments have With the surge, Sherman director and chair become available, but Shersaid, “We’ve encouraged of its Department of man said they are not necour staff and patients in the Medicine. essarily a go-to for those community to get tested who are infected. “Not earlier.”

Unlike last spring, when the need for everybody that tests positive requires testing was not deemed as important, he treatment,” he said. Likening the virus to said, health care professionals now rec- the flu, he said that many people can stay ommend it, because there are medical at home with supportive care without any

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e’ve encouraged our staff and patients in the community to get tested earlier.

medical intervention. “The treatments are reserved for people at high risk for developing a serious complication,” he said.

That includes those with underlying medical conditions or who are immunocompromised, or elderly patients. “The overwhelming majority of people can be at home and take over-the-counter medication to help them with their symptoms,” Sherman said, “and they’ll be fine in a couple of days.”

Those with difficulty breathing, high fever, chest pains or extreme fatigue should be evaluated sooner rather than later, however.

If you test positive, Sherman said, you should isolate yourself for a minimum of five days, wear a mask if you’re around others in your home, and treat the symptoms with medications such as Tylenol or cough syrup. “You’re better off doing that than going out and potentially exposing other people,” he said.

Laura Lane contributed to this story.

What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

herald schools Masks can’t hide smiles Two students from Theodore Roosevelt Elementary thoroughly enjoyed being serenaded by the Oyster Bay High School Select Choir last month. Their rendition of “Deck the Halls” served as a reminder that Christmas was only days away.

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mEmBErS of ThE Oyster Bay High School Select Choral sang Christmas carols before the holiday break.

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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

COMMUNITY UPDATE Journaling Club

Saturday, Jan. 8 Yoga with Kim - Hybrid Saturdays through Feb. 19 at 9:30 a.m., join Kim Mercadante for four sessions of yoga. Classes are scheduled for Jan. 8, 15 and 29, and Feb. 12 and 19. Kim will live stream her in-person yoga class via Zoom to accommodate anyone who isn’t yet comfortable with an in-person class. The cost for this hybrid yoga class is $25 per person, payable at the time of registration. Registration can be completed in person only, at the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Library.

Every other Wednesday from 4:30 to 6 p.m., at Hive Market and Maker’s Space, 100 Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay. author and textile artist Jessica Alexandrakis will lead thoughtful sessions with a focus on journaling style as well as guided writing sessions. Bring a journal, notebook, or sketchbook- old or new. Pens, stickers, tapes, stamps, and other ephemera will be provided. Registration for these workshops is $12 each session, or $65 for the full six weeks. Sign up at hivemarketob. com. The next scheduled workshop is on Jan. 19.

Sunday, Jan. 9 Meet the Author Beginning at 1 p.m., Sherwin Gluck will be on hand at Theodore Books, 17 Audrey Ave. in Oyster Bay, to talk about his book, “TR’s Summer White House - Oyster Bay,” which reveals the intriguing story of the first peacetime relocation of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government. Through newspaper articles, government documents, photographs, cartoons and insightful commentary, this book recreates the summers of 1902 through 1908 when the President and his staff governed the United States from Oyster Bay. Discover the national and international events that occurred during the Administration of President Roosevelt that make Oyster Bay historically significant. Register online at theodorebooks.com

Deep Roots Winter Market Offering locally grown produce, eggs, meats and dairy, fresh baked bread and sweets, honey, maple syrup, grab-andgo as well as bake-at-home prepared foods and other locally made goods, the Deep Roots Winter Market will take place on Saturdays through April, at 100 Village Square, on Bridge Street, in Downtown Glen Cove.

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Monday, Jan. 10 Start the New Year with Meditation The New Year is a time to create a clean slate-- in collaboration with the Glen Cove Library, Arlene Samsel will inspire participants to bring joy, peace, positivity and relaxation into their daily lives. This virtual event will begin at 1 p.m. via Zoom. Register online at glencovelibrary.org.

Tuesday, Jan. 11 Canvas Roulette for Kids Beginning at 4 p.m. at the Bayville Library, kids 6-12 will start at one canvas, and when the music stops, move on to the next one and add their artistic touch. Finished canvases will be displayed in the Library. Register online at bayvillefreelibrary.org.

Highlights of the Hudson Valley In 1609, voyager Henry Hudson sailed up the great river that would later bear his name. Join seasoned travelers, Lisa Wemett and Terry Mulee in this virtual

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program presented by the Glen Cove Library, as they share their explorations of the Upper and Lower Hudson Valley.

You’ll learn all about the homes of the artists that established the Hudson River School to today’s contemporary art centers. The presentation will begin at 2 p.m. Register online at glencovelibrary. org.

Resurrecting the Woolly Mammoth Woolly mammoths have been extinct for nearly 10,000 years, but soon they may walk again. Teams of scientists are currently working on recreating the woolly mammoth through cloning and gene migration. If they are successful, the woolly mammoth could be one of the first extinct species to ever be resurrected. Class attendees will come away with a better understanding of how everything old might be new again. Presented by Archaeologist Patty Hamrick via the Bayville Library. Register online for the Zoom link at bayvillefreelibrary.org.

Wednesday, Jan. 12 Trivia Night Head to the Oyster Bay Brewing Company, located at 36 Audrey Ave., every Wednesday night at 7:30 for a evening of free trivia. Tango Time Trivia shows are fun and free to play and the winner gets a prize. Oyster Bay Brewing Co. serves a diverse selection of beer to enjoy while you compete for first, second and third place prizes

Curator’s Corner: Photographs from the Liberation of Auschwitz In this virtual presentation, the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center’s museum and programming director, Dr. Thorin Tritter, will talk about two photographs in the center’s galleries taken at Auschwitz shortly after liberation by the Red Army on Jan. 27, 1945. He will talk about the images and the events that led to the liberation of the Nazi’s most notorious camp. Register online at hmtcli.org.

The Homestead restaurant in Oyster Bay hosts an open mic night every Wednesday night.

The next Oyster Bay East Norwich Board of Education meeting is scheduled for Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m.

The Sea Cliff Board of Trustees’ next meeting will be Jan. 10, at 7 p.m.

The North Shore Board of Education will meet next on Jan. 20 at 7:45 p.m.

The Oyster Bay Town Board’s first meeting of the new year is Jan. 12 at 10 a.m.

Thursday, Jan. 13 How to Reduce College Costs: Strategies You Need to Know Learn about the little-known financial strategies parents can use to reduce college costs, improve admissions chances, and increase scholarship opportunities. Presented by My College Planning Team, of Naperville, IL, in collaboration with the Locust Valley Library. Registration required for this virtual event, and can be done at locustvalleylibrary.org.

Friday, Jan. 14 Acrylic Paint Pour Workshop Attendees of this workshop hosted by Hive Market and Maker’s Space will learn the basics paint pouring, including mixing the paint to proper consistency, how to layer the paint and more before picking colors and pouring their own painting. In this class, you will be learning two different techniques and creating two different projects. You will need to leave your paintings at The Hive to dry on a flat surface for about four days. Those attending are encouraged to wear clothes that they don’t mind getting paint on. All materials supplied. Registration is $55 and can be completed in person at Hive, or online at hivemarketob.com.

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Several StoreS have recently opened in the hamlet, including Umberto’s, indicating that there is a renaissance of sorts taking place.

The sense of community is fostered by the numerous restaurants and small shops in the hamlet, and promoted by the Main Street Association and the Chamber of Commerce. “When you shop local, you’re not just supporting one business, because they’re collaborating,” Meredith Maus, the association’s executive director, said. “Like at Bluebird, they use Southdown coffee” — from the shop of the same name downtown — “to make their mocha chocolate. The galleries do coordinated

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openings. When you open up a store, you can always find a way to participate.”

This sense of cooperation permeates virtually every business. Anthony Monniello, manager of Teddy’s Bully Bar, said he had plans to work with the Oyster Bay Brewery next door. “We’re trying to do something where, if we can’t fit you here, you can go over there, have your beer and order takeout food from here and bring it over there to eat,” Monniello said. “We’re trying to work with Cardinali’s, potential-

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helped encourage tourism, with its recent renovation and new augmented-reality tours. Harriet Clark, the museum’s executive director, said she was optimistic. “I think we’re headed towards a hilltop for Oyster Bay,” she said, adding that she credited the town’s sense of community.

“The new businesses all help each other,” Clark said, “so if someone comes here for a tour, they may have had lunch at 2 Spring, and then go to Theodore’s [Books] after.”

Former U.S. Rep. Steve Israel, owner of the recently opened bookstore, which specializes in history, agreed. “The history, the waterfront and the sense of community really makes this place special,” he said.

When he left Congress in 2017, Israel knew he wanted to open a bookstore in Oyster Bay. At the time, however, he didn’t see it as a possibility. “I reached out to a friend of mine who was, for 35 years, the head of the American Booksellers Association,” Israel recounted. “I asked him whether this was a good idea, and his immediate instinct was that this is very, very hard, until he actually came here and saw all these new shops opening and met some of the people.”

Twenty-four hours later, Israel’s friend advised him that Oyster Bay was a great place for a bookstore, and four years later, the business is thriving.

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And it’s the residents of Oyster Bay, not just the business owners, who have helped the hamlet bounce back. “People want to come out. It’s a tight-knit community,” said Ravin Chetram, vice president of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Chamber of Commerce. “I know it’s a cliché to say everyone knows you in a small town, but it’s actually true in Oyster Bay.” The hope is that as the town continues to come into its own, it will continue to attract people from other areas. Catherine Drabin, owner of Chrison & Bellina, which sells items from around the world, and James Guy, a men’s clothing store, said that visitors are currently coming from all over Nassau and Suffolk counties.

“It still has that small-town feel — it just has more to offer,” Drabin said. “At the same time, it hasn’t grown too big or lost what it had.”

Teddy Roosevelt once said, “The best way to be good citizens of this nation is to be good citizens of Oyster Bay.” In many ways the hamlet is a microcosm of the country. It suffered in the pandemic, as businesses like Verrelli’s Market, Nikkei of Peru, Canterbury’s Oyster Bar & Grill and others closed. But the resilience and the sense of community have left the town not just alive despite the pandemic, but stronger, poised to add an exciting new chapter to its long history.

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‘A little slice of Italy’ comes to Oyster Bay

BY LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com

Scott Shaffer, while on his break from his job in town hall, initially went to Cardinali Bakery to buy a cake. It was a co-worker’s birthday, he said, and having already tried the Oyster Bay bakery’s cakes he knew they were delicious.

Although he planned to buy only the cake while waiting he spotted a case filled with Italian heroes. He left with one of those too.

Opening Cardinali was a dream come true for Adriana Milana. She had already opened a Cardinali in Syosset in 2020 but the Oyster Bay bakery would also be an Italian market.

“We’ve done a lot of traveling and I grew up with a family of chefs,” said the Oyster Bay Cove resident. “We always sought out the best products.”

She opened Cardinali on Sept. 29, 2001 with her partner, Fabrizio Facchini, a chef, who moved to the United States a few years ago from Umbria Italy.

Customers will find a variety of cakes, pastries, cookies and bread, but also items that they won’t find anywhere else, like truffle induced olive oil, and Balsamico Bonini Modena balsamic vinegar, aged 25 years. Milana travels to find the best, she said, going to the

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MICHAEL DIGIUSEPPI AND his sons, Michael, Lorenzo and Luca make a purchase at Cardinali Bakery in Oyster Bay. Bronx and the Hamptons. The bakery is often filled with customers.

“The community here appreciates us so much,” she said. “When I’m in Cardinali it reminds me of when I was a child. I always spoke to the customers

who became friends.”

Milana’s daughter, Sabrina, 22, is managing Cardinali. Graduating with a business degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison last year, she said she had to decide whether to go to grad-

uate school or work for her father, Tom. “He asked me to give him a year of my life to get the family business off the ground,” she said. “I’ve been working closely with my parents and Fabrizio to bring this place to life.”

She’s big on providing excellent customer service and enjoys interacting with them. Communication skills are important, she said, especially when dealing with vendors and distributors.

“My parents love Oyster Bay,” she said. “They watched business after business close down and wanted to bring back life here.”

Every morning people come in and tell her they appreciate Cardinali’s because there is no place in town to buy a coffee or a quick lunch, she said.

But there are other reasons to go to Cardinali. “It’s a little slice of Italy brought to Long Island,” Sabrina said, “where you can get bakery items, sauce, pizza and anything you want to get for dinner.”

At Cardinali the goal is to know the customer’s names because, Sabrina said, when someone greets you by your first name it makes you feel like you have a piece of the place. “We want our customers to feel like one of the family,” she added.

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Kelp cultivation lines deployed in O.B. Friends of the Bay has deployed several lines of kelp spores to cultivate kelp as a sustainable means of supporting the environment and the economy of Oyster Bay. The placement of the lines in two areas of Oyster Bay on Dec. 29, was part of a project with the Moore Family Charitable Foundation and its Lazy Point Farms LLC. The kelp spores on the lines will grow into a brown seaweed known colloquially as “sugar kelp” that will continue to grow throughout the winter and be harvested next May. FOB will be responsible for managing the two cultivation sites, collecting data on the growth and condition of the kelp, and water-quality monitoring. The Moore foundation is supporting the effort with a $2,000 donation to FOB. Mitch Kramer, owner of TowBoatU.S. in Oyster Bay and FOB vice president, provided one of his boats, and he, employee Nick Casella and two volunteers, Leo Imperial and his 15-year-old son James, deployed the kelp lines. The materials from Lazy Point Farms were delivered to Oyster Bay from West Sayville by David Gugerty, a state Supreme Court justice from Bayville, who has been involved in kelp-growing experiments in the village for several years.

Kramer said the kelp spores came

Courtesy Friends of the Bay

JAMES IMPERIAL AND Nick Casella prepared mooring buoys for the Kelp lines at TowboatU.S. affixed to cotton strings that are wrapped around a cylinder “like a spool of kite string.” The rope on which the kelp is grown is fed through the cylinder and the cotton line with the spores is transferred from the cylinder and wrapped around the rope.

“This partnership with Lazy Point

Farms will allow us to gather valuable information about kelp and its impact on water quality,” Heather Johnson, FOB’s executive director said. “With kelp being grown at other locations on Long Island, it will be interesting to see all the results.”

“We are grateful for the chance to support Friends of the Bay’s interest in grow-

ing sugar kelp as part of their program,” said Wendy Moore, president of the foundation and executive director of Lazy Point Farms. “We think sugar kelp has the potential to benefit Long Island communities in so many ways.”

Sugar kelp is gaining recognition as a sustainable aquaculture crop that can provide nutritional as well as commercial and economic benefits. It is a winter crop that can be grown in the same areas leased by shellfish growers. It requires no chemicals or fertilizer to grow and provides important ecosystem services, including the removal of excess nutrients and carbon dioxide from the surrounding waters in addition to providing a safe environment for fish and other small marine organisms.

Once the kelp is harvested, it can be used as a food source, a fertilizer, to make packaging materials and as an ingredient in cosmetics. The process of growing and harvesting kelp can also provide jobs for the local economy.

Lazy Point Farms LLC was started by the Moore Family Charitable Trust to “provide the structural educational, and logistical support needed to advance the future of sugar kelp farming on Long Island” (lazypointfarms.org).

For more information, contact Heather Johnson at (516) 922-6666 or h.johnson@ friendsofthebay.org

Swearing-in ceremony held for town leaders

BY ANNEMARIE DURKIN adurkin@liherald.com

The Town of Oyster Bay hosted its 2022 Induction Ceremony on Jan 5., swearingin board members Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Councilwoman Michele Johnson, Councilman Lou Imbroto, Councilman Tom Hand and Town Clerk Rich LaMarca after they were re-elected to their respective positions in November.

Saladino, 59, of Massapequa, was a state assemblyman for 13 years before leaving his position to lead the Town of Oyster Bay. He was appointed supervisor in February 2017 after John Venditto resigned because he faced federal corruption charges. Saladino won in November 2017 with 52 percent of the vote. When he ran for re-election in 2019, he won by an even larger margin, capturing 59 percent of votes. In The most recent election, Saladino walked away with more than 71 percent of the vote.

“The new day in the Town of Oyster Bay is far from sunset … we are so excited about our future and continuing the great service to our residents,” Saladino said.

Supervisor Saladino and the Town Board have returned fiscal stability and trust to the town, turning a $44 million deficit into a $47 million surplus, all while cutting taxes. Under Saladino, the town has received six bond-rating increases, including recognition by Moody’s Finan-

cial Services and Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings with an A3 and A plus rating, respectively. And in 2020, the town was removed from the stress monitoring list by the New York state comptroller’s office.

“We delivered the promise to protect your way of life, improve our parks, our infrastructure and your experience in this most beautiful town,” Saladino said.

“To magnify this accomplishment, we did it while cutting and freezing taxes four years in a row.”

Town council members — including Republicans Tom Hand, 61, a former commissioner of the Massapequa Water District; Lou Imbroto, 37, a litigation attorney in private practice; and Michele Johnson, 47, an attorney — were also re-swornin Wednesday. Hand was originally appointed to the post in March 2017, Imbroto in 2017 and Johnson in July 2013.

On Election Night this year, Johnson received the most votes, followed by Imbroto and Hand. Republican Town Clerk Richard LaMarca was also re-elected in November, garnering roughly 68 percent of votes. He was originally elected to the position in 2019.

“This great team has stood before you promising a new term that would be like no other and boy, did we get that wish,” Saladino said. “We committed to using every talent and skill to guide this town safely and professionally and overcome

Courtesy Town of Oyster Bay

SUPERVISOR JOSEPH SALADINO’S brother, Judge James Saladino, left, installed his brother with Halina Howlett holding the Bible at Wednesday’s induction ceremony. every challenge, and that's exactly what we did when faced with the largest challenge in a century. While we continue to battle this pandemic, we have set a course which has become a template for others and dealing with the pandemic was just the beginning.”

The results from this past election have often been referred to as a “red-

wave,” with the Republican party taking home wins in a majority of county-wide and local elections. This is the first time the party has controlled Nassau County's leadership across the board in nearly two decades.

Laura Lane contributed to this story.

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GIRLS FROM BAYVILLE Brownie Troop 200 held a sale to benefit three foundations. Bill Fetzer, from the Matthew Fetzer Foundation stopped by to thank them and tell them about his son Matthew, who the foundation is named after.

Brownies learn importance of giving Bayville Brownie Troop 200 learned the importance of giving when they held a holiday sale on Dec. 11 in front of Marty’s Party. The sale benefited the Matthew Fetzer Foundation, Olivia Hope Fund and

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George A. Willett, 98, of Locust Valley, died on Jan. 3. Father of Robert, Kevin and Kerry Anne; grandfather of Kevin, Christopher, Amy, Brian, Daniel, Meghan and Fenian; great-grandfather of Callie, Blair, Emma, Eamonn, Reagan, Gabriel and Tadhg.

Bor n in Jersey City, Willett served in the United States Navy during the Second World War, where he was stationed in the Pacific theatre and executed perilous rescue missions. After his return home in 1946, he served in the New York City Fire Department for 44 years, retiring as the Assistant Chief and earning the exemplary distinction of longest-serving member.

Well into his 98th year, Willett upheld his responsibilities as an editor for the Christian Life Community publication Harvest, as well as his membership in the Knights of Columbus. He found much joy in his participation in daily mass at St. Gertrude’s Church and his cohort of friends.

By CATHI TUROW Sometimes I pretend I’m back in the early 60s. Everything seemed simpler then. I hop in my car and find foods around town that remind me of those days. Other times, I’m excited about 2022 and look for new dining trends. Putting the two together, this month I’ve found everything from retro to up-and-coming dining adventures. They’re not always easy to spot, so I call them hidden gems.

Check out these wonderful January bites.

■■ Four (4 Spring St., Oyster Bay) After weeks of holiday hustle, if you can’t imagine serving one more guest, help is on the way. It’s your turn to be served — 15 times. In this new eatery, your meal will be a series of 12 to 15 small courses, each a hidden gem. Chef Jesse Schenker, Four’s owner, is the genius behind this intimate, upscale restaurant. As he puts it, “The rules, boundaries, and norms of typical dining do not apply. You’ll have a transformative dining experience. It’s not about eating; it’s more about being part of that transformation and witnessing the creative process.” Dishes range from Blue Fin Toro bone marrow to Bomboloni chocolate, black pepper ice cream. The dining area seats 10, so come with your

crew or just a few.

■■ Pickle■ Island (18 Forest Ave., Glen Cove) Nick Horman, who owns a longtime family pickle factory in Garvies Point, has just opened a retro shop that brings pickles to the next level. The pickles are sumptuous, but their mmmm factor goes way up when they’re deep fried in beer batter and served kebab style. “Pickle poppers” are Nick’s specialty, made with cream cheese, jalapenos and panko breadcrumbs. You’ll also find pickle boats (pickles filled with tuna), pickle toppings and pickle hummus. The beet horseradish dip (with a hint of pickle dancing in the background), is to die for. Nick says it’s all about celebrating pickles.

■■ Restaurant■ X (170 Main St., Port Washington) For dinner, you’ll be served 8-10 ultra-gourmet mini courses, each filled with incredibly creative combinations of ingredients. I’m obsessed with the honey nut squash soup with crispy garbanzo and pomegranate seeds. Here’s the coolest part: Restaurant X menus are often created by different, top-of-the-line gourmet chefs on Long Island and Manhattan, and they rotate every two weeks.

Sometimes the Restaurant X culinary team will follow recipes created by guest chefs, other times guest chefs will stop by

and prepare the meals themselves. Restaurant X also has amazing lunch and brunch menus.

■■ Taby’s■ Burger■ House (28 Audrey Ave., Oyster Bay) Order a burger 18 different ways, plus one more that isn’t on the menu: the veggie burger. My chicken burger was perfectly prepared but not overpowering. The mushrooms and avocado on top joyfully had a chance to speak. Another hidden gem: chicken ranchero (chicken, barbeque sauce, grilled tomatoes, melted mozzarella and cheddar on toasted pita). It’s not on the menu, but the chef will happily prepare it. There are comfort food-ish entrees galore. My favorite is the cream cheese and jelly sandwich. I never see it on menus. Why why why? It’s so delicious. Kudos to Taby’s for dignifying this classic sandwich. Wash it down with an egg cream.

Cheers to the best foods from the past, and those setting trends for the future.

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LEGAL NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS JERICHO WATER DISTRICT SCADA IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE Sealed Bids for Contract No. C1-22 SCADA Improvements and Maintenance will be received by the Jericho Water District, located at 125 Convent Road, Syosset, New York, no later than 9:00 a.m.

(Local Time), on Friday, February 4, 2022, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

In response to the concerns relative to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), until further notice, all Board Meetings will be held via a phoneconferencing platform pursuant to Chapter 417 of the NYS Laws of 2021.

For up-to-date information, please visit the District’s website, www.jerichowater.org.

Bidders may hand deliver bids to the District’s Headquarters, if desired, or via mail or other courier service.

Directions for on-site hand delivery of bids will be posted on the front door on the day of the bid opening. Bidders cannot attend the bid opening.

The Bid Totals for each submitted Bid will be posted on the District’s website.

The scope of work in this contract includes furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals as necessary for the removal and replacement of the existing District-wide SCADA System for the Jericho Water District as needed and as directed by the District.

This contract also includes ongoing maintenance, support, and training for up to two (2) additional years.

The Contract Documents, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Instructions to Bidders, Bidder’s Checklist, Bid, Bid Bond, Statement of Surety’s Intent, Agreement, Performance Bond, Payment Bond, Maintenance Bond, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, Drawings, Specifications and Addenda may be examined at the following locations: Jericho Water District 125 Convent Road Syosset, NY 11791 D&B Engineers and Architects 330 Crossways Park Drive Woodbury, NY 11797-2015 All bidders must obtain a set of the Contract Documents.

Complete digital sets of Bidding Documents, drawings and specifications, will be available on Friday, January 7, 2022, and may be obtained online as a download at the following website:

www.revplans.com under ‘public projects’. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of the Contract Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the issuing office.

Complete sets of Bidding Documents, Drawings and Specifications, may be obtained from REVplans, 330 Route 17A, Suite #2, Goshen, New York 10924 Tel: 1 877-272-0216, upon payment of a $49.00 nonrefundable bid fee. Any bidder requiring hard copies of the documents shall make arrangements directly with REV and pay for all reproduction, packaging and shipping costs.

Each Bid must be accompanied by a certified or bank cashier’s check made payable to OWNER, or a Bid Bond issued by a surety licensed to conduct business in the state where the Project is located and having a Best Rating of A- or better from A.M. Best Company and named in the current list of “Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies” as published in Circular 570 (amended) by the Financial Management Service, Surety Bond Branch, U.S. Department of the Treasury, in an amount not less than 5% of the amount of the Bid submitted. The list may be ordered from the Government Printing Office Bookstore, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 110, New York, NY 10278, (212) 264-3825.

Each Bidder must complete and submit with his/her bid the “Iranian Investment Activities Certification” provided in the Bid Form in compliance with General Municipal Law 103-g, Iranian Energy Sector Divestment.

Each Bidder must complete and submit with his/her Bid the “Certification of Compliance with New York State Labor Law Section Two Hundred One-G” provided in the Bid Form regarding the implementation of a written policy addressing sexual harassment prevention in the workplace.

The Bidder to whom the OWNER proposes to award the Contract will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds and the necessary insurance certificates as prescribed in the General Conditions and the Supplementary Conditions upon the execution of the Agreement.

Bidders are required to execute a non-collusive bidding certification required by Section 103-d

of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York.

The attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to the conditions of employment to be observed and the minimum wage rates to be paid under the contracts.

Bidders are also required to comply with the antidiscrimination provisions of Sections 290-301 of the Executive Law of the State of New York.

The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all of the Bids received, to readvertise for Bids, to abandon the project, to waive any or all informalities in any Bid received and to accept any proposal which the OWNER decides to be for the best interest of the OWNER. Note: All questions must be submitted, in writing, to Anthony Eagan, no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 21, 2022.

Questions must be sent via email to aeagan@dbeng.com.

A public meeting may be held at the time and place noted above wherein the District will conduct such regular and other business which is properly brought before the Board of Commissioners.

Board of Commissioners Jericho Water District Date: ___________________ By: James Asmus, Secretary 2021 129104

LEGAL NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS JERICHO WATER DISTRICT CONTRACT NO. C2-22 PURCHASE OF THE PREFABRICATED BOOSTER PUMP STATION AT SPLIT ROCK ROAD Sealed Bids for Contract No. C2-22 for the Purchase of PreFabricated Steel Booster Pump Station at Split Rock Road will be received by the Jericho Water District office, located in the conference room at 125 Convent Road, Syosset, New York, no later than 9:00 a.m.

(Local Time), on Friday, February 4, 2022, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

In response to the concerns relative to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), until further notice, all Board Meetings will be held via a phoneconferencing platform pursuant to Chapter 417 of the NYS Laws of 2021.

For up-to-date information, please visit the District’s website, www.jerichowater.org.

Bidders may hand deliver bids to the District’s Headquarters, if desired, or via mail or other courier service.

Directions for on-site hand delivery of bids will be posted on the front

door on the day of the bid opening. Bidders cannot attend the bid opening.

The Bid Totals for each submitted Bid will be posted on the District’s website.

This Equipment PrePurchase Contract generally consists of furnishing Pre-Fabricated Booster Pump Station Equipment (goods and services) in conformance with the Contract Documents.

The Contract Documents, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Instructions to Bidders, Bid, Bid Bond, Agreement, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, Payment Bond, Performance Bond, Drawings, Specifications and Addenda may be examined at the following locations: Jericho Water District 125 Convent Road Syosset, NY 11791 D&B Engineers and Architects, D.P.C. 330 Crossways Park Drive Woodbury, NY 11797-2015 All bidders must obtain a set of the Contract Documents.

Complete digital sets of Bidding Documents, drawings and specifications, will be available on Friday, January 7, 2022, and may be obtained online as a download at the following website: www.revplans.com under ‘public projects’. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of the Contract Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the issuing office.

Complete sets of Bidding Documents, Drawings and Specifications, may be obtained from REVplans, 330 Route 17A, Suite #2, Goshen, New York 10924 Tel: 1 877-272-0216, upon payment of a $49.00 nonrefundable bid fee. Any bidder requiring hard copies of the documents shall make arrangements directly with REV and pay for all reproduction, packaging and shipping costs.

Each Bid must be accompanied by a certified or bank cashier’s check made payable to OWNER, or a Bid Bond issued by a surety licensed to conduct business in the state where the Project is located and having a Best Rating of A- or better from A.M. Best Company and named in the current list of “Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies” as published in Circular 570 (amended) by the Financial Management Service, Surety Bond Branch, U.S. Department of the Treasury, in an amount not less than 5% of the

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Residents invited to attend virtual Community Tax Grievance workshops The Nassau County Assessment Review Commission is hosting free virtual community tax grievance workshops to inform residents about how to challenge their property taxes online.

During the virtual workshop, taxpayers who disagree with the assessed value of their property can learn how to navigate the online grievance process and dispute their assessment.

There will also be an opportunity to submit via chat any questions to the

representative from ARC. Questions will be answered after the presentations and/or they will contact you directly.

Nassau County Legislator Joshua Lafazan will host two of the workshops with ARC on Jan. 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. and Feb. 10 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Residents who would like to participate in these virtual tax grievance workshops can visit nassaucountyny. gov/LD18.

Public Notices

amount of the Bid submitted. The list may be ordered from the Government Printing Office Bookstore, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 110, New York, NY 10278, (212) 264-3825.

Each Bidder must complete and submit with their bid the “Iranian Investment Activities Certification” provided in the Bid Form in compliance with General Municipal Law 103-g, Iranian Energy Sector Divestment.

Each Bidder must complete and submit with their Bid the “Certification of Compliance with New York State Labor Law Section Two Hundred One-G” provided in the Bid Form regarding the implementation of a written policy addressing sexual harassment prevention in the workplace.

The Bidder to whom the OWNER proposes to award the Contract will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds and the necessary insurance certificates as prescribed in the General Conditions and the Supplementary Conditions upon the execution of the Agreement.

Bidders are required to execute a non-collusive bidding certification required by Section 103-d of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York.

The attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to the conditions of employment to be observed and the minimum wage rates to be paid under the contracts.

Bidders are also required to comply with the antidiscrimination provisions of Sections 290-301 of the Executive Law of the State of New York.

The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all of the Bids received, to readvertise for Bids, to

abandon the project, to waive any or all informalities in any Bid received and to accept any proposal which the OWNER decides to be for the best interest of the OWNER. A public meeting may be held at the time and place noted above wherein the District will conduct such regular and other business which is properly brought before the Board of Commissioners.

Note: All questions must be submitted, in writing, to T.J. McConnell, no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 28, 2022.

Questions must be sent via email to tmcconnell@db-eng.com.

Board of Commissioners Jericho Water District Date: January 7th, 2022 By: James Asmus, Secretary 129105

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE INC.VILLAGE OF LAUREL HOLLOW - PLANNING BOARD NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing and meeting will be held by and before the Planning Board of the Inc. Village of Laurel Hollow, Nassau County, New York, on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 7:00 P.M. Public participation in this meeting will be available via the Zoom application which can be accessed under the “News” tab at the Laurel Hollow website https://www.laurelhollow. org. Due to the current coronavirus restrictions, physical attendance is not permissible.

P12-2021 - Public hearing on the application of James Murphy, Esq. on behalf of Glenn Bernstein to modify certain conditions set forth in the January 15, 2004 Planning Board Final Approval of an application by RDC Homes, LLC to partition a 6.92 parcel into two (2) lots: one of which is the subject property, now

known as 12 North Road, Laurel Hollow, NY. The applicant is seeking permission to install an elevated “hillside tram” on the property under application and seeks modification of various of the conditions set forth in the aforesaid Planning Board Final Approval which preclude installation of the “hillside tram” as proposed. This property is designated as Section 26 Block A Lot 1272 on the Land and Tax Map of Nassau County.

P13-2021- Public hearing on the application of James Murphy, Esq. on behalf of Glenn Bernstein to install an elevated “hillside tram” at 12 North Road, Laurel Hollow, NY where the construction will disturb a steep slope, severely steep slope, greenbelt and bluff as shown on the: “Proposed Elevated Tram Site Plan and Area Analysis prepared by Northcoast Civil Land Surveying & Civil Engineering dated 4/29/2021 and last revised 12/21/2021 “ Plan View & Section Renderings by Harrison Design stamped received by the Village on 12/29/2021 This property is designated as Section 26 Block A Lot 1272 on the Land and Tax Map of Nassau County.

All relevant documents submitted in connection with this application are on file at the Village Village Hall. If you wish to inspect the documents, please email the Clerk at Deputy@laurelhollow.org in advance of the meeting to make arrangements.

All persons interested will be given an opportunity to be heard at said time and place.

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LEGAL NOTICE OYSTER BAY-EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Town of Oyster Bay OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK 11771 Requests for School Transportation The Board of Education in the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District, in accordance with existing Education Law, reminds residents of the district that requests for transportation of nonhandicapped children to private and parochial schools in or out of the district, must be submitted in writing to the office of the Assistant Superintendent for Business on or before April 1, 2022. To obtain a “Request for Transportation” form, please call the transportation office at 624-6501 or go to www.obenschools.org and click on the link.

Private or parochial school officials may act as agents for parents requesting such transportation.

It is also requested that parents of handicapped children, who may require transportation to other than public schools, contact the office of the Deputy Superintendent.

Written requests may be submitted to Maureen Raynor, Deputy Superintendent, Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District, Administration Building, 1 McCouns Lane, Oyster Bay, New York 11771.

Board of Education Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District of the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, Oyster Bay, New York 11771 District Clerk - Darlene Dolan 129102

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ith 2021 behind us, I’m trying hard to be optimistic about 2022. When you’ve lived past your 70s, you have the benefit of having seen multiple ups and downs in our country, and those experiences give you some insight into what might lie ahead.

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a big toll on most of America.

Our daily rhythms have been scrambled. We’ve been forced to work from home, and have patiently suffered through JERRY lockdowns and the loss of social KREMER interaction. But because we are such an innovative nation, by the end of 2022, it’s likely that we will have tamed this disease and possibly be better prepared for any new health challenge.

Last year was a tough one for the business world. The lockdowns around the world and the constant flare-ups of Covid-19 caused shortages of critical products. Some manufacturers who have

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ample inventory have taken advantage of the shortages and have raised their prices unnecessarily. Oil refineries with large inventories have joined the parade and jacked up the price of gasoline. Millions of small businesses have been forced to close, and in many cases they will never return.

2022 promises to be a better year for our long-suffering industries. Our strangled shipping ports are likely to catch up with the backlog of containers, and the uncontrolled buying of 2021 will slow down. By midyear, many members of the workforce who stayed home will finally find new job opportunities, or bargain their way into better-paying positions.

I’m thinking optimistically about the challenges we face, except for one. Surveying the scene from Minnesota or Montauk, I am most pessimistic about the political world. I have served over 30 years in state and local government. I have seen bold new programs, and marveled at political stars in both the Democratic and Republican parties.

For the most part, today’s crop of

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elected officials is as different as night and day from my time in state government. Once upon a time, leaders in my political world were willing to sit down and discuss the needs of the people, and got things done with simple handshakes.

The backroom meetings were about the next 10 years, not the next 10 minutes. Quite a few of today’s incumbents, especially those in Congress, are interested only in getting re-elected, and are willing to say and do whatever it takes to hold on to power.

It doesn’t make you a socialist if you believe in child care tax credits, more day care, pre-K programs and relief for young people struggling with college debt. Pollsters will tell you how widely accepted these initiatives are. But a handful of entrenched politicians will tell you they aren’t worth the cost or are being abused.

Those same ideologues will eagerly vote for tax cuts for the rich and the purchase of more military equipment, needed or not.

The biggest threat of 2022 will be the ongoing attacks on our voting system.

Republicans in more than a dozen states

’m thinking positively about the challenges we face this year, except for one.

have passed laws putting state legislatures in charge of their voting systems.

Dedicated independent professional election workers are being supplanted by party hacks whose only job is to protect their political base. It’s possible that hundreds of actual winning Democratic candidates will be denied victories under these new systems. These machinations should be the target of a real 2022 Stop the Steal campaign.

Do we have any political heroes left on the national stage? Some of the 10 Republican House members who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump have been willing to give up their seats in the name of protecting the nation. A few in that brave group are seeking re-election, and were willing to take the risk.

These are just random thoughts about the new year from a mostly optimistic columnist. I am eternally hopeful that the better angels will prevail in 2022.

Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years.

He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

Readers tell their Covid stories in 50 words, or more

n the Dec. 2-8 issue, I invited readers to say how they were getting through the coronavirus pandemic so far, noting that all eyes were on the Omicron variant, and that our stories would surely evolve. Thank you so much for sharing these snippets of your lives. * “Friendship got me through Covid.

I would not have made it through this unexpected plot change in life without my peers.

The sudden death of my dog put a wave of grief over me for months. My RANDI best friend KREISS brought light into my shadowy sadness.” — E.K. * “‘So far’ are the operative words. No crystal ball here but by late February [2020] you could see it coming. Was still shocked by the incompetent and misleading, politicized government response and the willing denial by so many that killed and threatened. Read ‘The Great Influenza,’ spent months on the terrace and stayed as isolated as we could. Got a puppy.” — T.G. * “During the early days, I would take long walks in the early morning to clear

my thoughts. As time went on, I would run into other walkers, with many of us stopping to say hello and ask if everything was OK. On Thanksgiving 2020, a group of us got together outside and set up our tables six feet apart. We couldn’t be with family, but were happy to have found new friends.”

— Anonymous * “I was reminded of all the things I used to love about myself. I read more than I had in years. I had genuine conversations with my family, who, despite living in the same house for years, never were quite on the same page. Most important, I was aware of all I had taken for granted: I was finally satisfied with the life I had created for myself. I was reminded of the little girl who smiled and laughed and loved herself.” — R.G. * “I feel blessed just being here in Merrick with my mom, Rose, after losing my dad, Fred, to mantle cell lymphoma during the pandemic. As a resident of Australia, I had to secure a Travel Exemption from the Australian government to be allowed to board a flight to New York.” — L.H. * “I temporarily moved next door to my daughter and her family in July 2020.

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They were expecting a baby in August. I was there to help them out and they were there, providing precious moments at a time I would have been isolated and anxious.” — Anonymous * “We were three couples, close-by neighbors living in comfortable condos on the beach. We met every evening to talk, swim, have drinks and share extra supplies we were able to find. I painted every day. I have 42 completed paintings, three of which I sold. I let my hair grow out and am no longer a slave to my roots. My husband and I played board games.” — C.T. * “I not only ‘got through’ the pandemic, I rather enjoyed the peace and serenity afforded by the lockdown. My life revolved around a few people with whom I really love doing things. I enjoyed cooking, reading, card and game playing, long walks. I see a definite beauty in stepping off the world, albeit temporarily.” —A.C. * “At first I thought Covid would disappear quickly, but when I realized it was here to stay, I felt resentful. I’m 74, and I felt that a year and a half of my time was stolen from me while I locked myself inside. But I came to realize I was lucky.

My family was healthy, and I didn’t have

read more than I had in years.

I had genuine conversations with my family.’

to go off to work. I just had to stay alive!”

— B.C. * “Minus side: masking, no city, travel, theater, movies, felt restriction of movement. Plus side: more quality time to spend with family and friends, read, needlepoint, dining al fresco, a slower pace and longer phone conversations, spending less but giving more.” — B.G. * “Morning: television and telephone to family, friends. Afternoon: taking walks with husband through Cedarhurst. Evening: paint and write in a journal. I have kept seven journals — and I have tossed out two with the most negative thoughts.”

— L.M. * “Volunteering at the People Loving People Food Pantry in Oyster Bay was rewarding: It proved that during the most difficult times, people share with those less fortunate.” — K.G. * “Dealing with the pandemic is a slam dunk when you’re never alone. Lola and Mackenzie are my two small, hairy best friends. Never more than a few feet from wherever I am, they are great listeners.

We rarely disagree, and they think I’m a brilliant conversationalist.” — Anonymous Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

OYSTER BAY HERALD — January 7, 2022

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ruce Blakeman’s first public act as Nassau County executiveelect, in the second week of December, was one of rebellion.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, had ordered mask use in indoor spaces where people gather to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Blakeman, a Republican, said he would defy the order, refusing to enforce it once he took office Jan. 1. The governor had left enforcement to the counties.

We understand Blakeman’s reluctance to reinstate a mask mandate. People have grown tired of obeying orders.

Most of us just want our freedom back.

We want our old pre-pandemic lives. We crave normalcy.

Apologies for the blunt language, but the coronavirus doesn’t give a damn about our desire to return to the way things were before all hell broke loose. It is a virus. It has an innate need to replicate, and to replicate it requires host bodies. Nature has granted the virus a seemingly incalculable ability to mutate to avoid eradication.

That is why we must do all in our power to eliminate the coronavirus — including wearing masks in public spaces. That is why the state mandate is necessary.

Blakeman has said there is little scientific evidence to demonstrate that masking reduces transmission of the coronavirus. That is not true. He only need look to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Science Brief from Dec. 6, titled “Community Use of Masks to Control the Spread of SARS-CoV-2,” to find it.

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LETTERS Thank you for your help To the Editor: I want to offer my sincerest thanks to the multitude of friends and neighbors who graciously donated to help make our annual toy drive the most successful to date. We collected hundreds of great toys which were dropped off and given to kids at the Glen Cove Child Day Care Center which had suffered extensive flood damage from the remnants of Hurricane Ida. It was great to see the pure joy on the kids’ faces when my staff and I delivered such a diverse array of toys, including everything from educational games to STEM toys and the hottest in-demand toys like gaming amplifiers. In fact, we had so many toys that we were also able to provide them for other organizations such as the Glen Cove Equal Opportunity Coalition and Birthday Wishes of Long Island.

I would also like to recognize the Rev. Shawn

The CDC cites numerous studies, conducted over the past two years in a variety of settings, demonstrating that mask wearing, when carried out properly, can reduce the transmission of Covid-19.

According to the CDC, at least 10 studies have “confirmed the benefit of universal masking in community level analyses.” The agency, considered one of the world’s leading authorities on infectious diseases, further states, “Each analysis demonstrated that, following directives from organizational and political leadership for universal masking, new infections fell significantly.”

Data from 200 countries, including the U.S., demonstrated reductions in the death rate as well.

Furthermore, the CDC concludes, “increasing universal masking by 15 percent could prevent the need for lockdowns and reduce associated losses of up to $1 trillion, or about 5 percent of the gross domestic product.”

If Blakeman is sincerely concerned about protecting the interests of Nassau businesses, as we firmly believe he is, then he will enforce the mask mandate to ensure that they stay open. No one — no one — wants the type of lockdowns that we are increasingly seeing in other countries. At some point soon, however, they could become inevitable if patients were to overwhelm our hospitals once again.

The Omicron variant, clearly far more transmissible than previous strains, has spread like wildfire across the U.S. over the past month. As of press time Monday, Long Island’s daily positivity rate stood at nearly 25 percent — the

highest in the state, despite our high vaccination rate.

Preliminary data indicate that Omicron, which is fueling this most recent surge, may be less virulent and less deadly than previous strains. Given the exponential growth of this new form of the virus, however, we are seeing hospitalization rates rising fast, which, once again, is straining our health care workers, who are already worn out by nearly two years of battling a relentless foe. At least one president of a major Nassau hospital has asked the public to consider staying home for two weeks to minimize spread.

When Hochul enacted the indoor mask mandate on Dec. 10, it was supposed to last until Jan. 15. She recently extended it to Feb. 1. We urge Blakeman to consider enforcing it.

The county mustn’t fine businesses that are earnest in their efforts to carry out the mandate — as many have been.

Without enforcement for egregious violators, however, there will be those who disregard the law entirely, and therein lies the problem.

To defeat this terrible, highly transmittable disease once and for all, we need a far greater sense of unity and resolve than we have shown to date. As a nation, we have always managed to summon our better angels and come together for a cause greater than ourselves.

Now we are faced with yet another crisis of epic proportions that requires us to think beyond ourselves and do what is best for the greater good.

Mask up!

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he 2019 documentary “Biking Borders,” chronicling the ninemonth, 9,320-mile cycling adventure of two college friends, Max Jabs and Nono Konopka, from Berlin to Beijing, opens with the pair struggling to stay upright as they pedal down a snowcovered road in eastern Turkey shortly after Christmas 2018.

These guys are just nuts, I thought. Immediately, I was hooked. I had to watch this travelogue — twice.

Following its opening scene, the SCOTT film, recently released on NetBRINTON flix, cuts to Germany and thereafter follows the pair’s journey chronologically, starting in the summer of 2018 at the Brandenburg Gate and ending at China’s Tiananmen Square in the spring of 2019.

Viewers quickly learn that their trek was far more than a sightseeing tour of Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It was fundraiser to build a school in Guatemala, which has the highest illiteracy rate in Central America — roughly 25 percent.

We also learn that the two, despite attending university in the biking capital of the world, the Netherlands, had barely

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pedaled anywhere before their epic trek.

Apparently, Jabs had ridden a little while in school, but Konopka not at all. In fact, the two undertook no special athletic training for their journey. According to a Forbes article on them, they figured they would get in shape on the way.

As noted, these guys just seemed nuts — but in the best of ways.

The two 20-somethings, both German, graduated together with degrees in international marketing from Fontys University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands in 2018, and set out on their journey only months later, headed to some of the most remote, inhospitable, potentially dangerous places on the planet. Yet they were all smiles, veritable fonts of infectious positivity.

Chalk it up to irrational exuberance or youthful naiveté, but they just went for it — and succeeded — continually promoting their trek via social media along the way to bolster donations for their cause.

If you watch anything on Netflix this winter, be sure to catch this film. For starters, it just makes you feel good. With so much pain in the world these days, it reminds us that there is hope for humanity, that we are not all irredeemably greedy, self-centered creatures. We can, through the power of belief and teamwork, do enormous good for the world.

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Jabs and Konopka started out hoping they might raise 50,000 euros (about $56,500) to build a one-room, cinder-block school in Guatemala. By the time they reached Iran, they had collected that sum and more. As of press time, the project had raised 288,700 euros (about $326,400), enough to construct five schools.

Their new goal is a million euros — enough for 20 schools in Guatemala, Ghana and Laos.

Jabs and Konopka partnered with the New York City-based nonprofit Pencils of Promise, which builds the schools. Adam Braun, 38, a Brown University graduate who worked on Wall Street, started the organization in 2008, prompted by a conversation he had had with a little boy on a street in India while in college. The boy was begging for money. What he wanted, though, was a pencil so he could write and learn. Braun gave him one. Later, feeling unfulfilled in high finance, Braun recalled that chance meeting and left behind his safe, well-appointed world for international nonprofit work, starting Pencils of Promise with $25. The organization has since raised $75 million for education in the developing world.

I knew none of this before watching “Biking Borders.” When I learned the story behind the film and Pencils of Promise, I just had to donate to the cause,

f you watch anything on Netflix this winter, be sure to catch this quirky film.

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Williams and the good people at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Glen Cove; the Glen Cove Anglers Club; Brooke Schwartz; William Golden of Glen Head; and Joe Podbela, of Muttontown. While so many kind and generous people donated this year, these wonderful people and organizations played an integral role in making our drive such a resounding success. Finally, I want to express my appreciation to the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Library in Oyster Bay and the Bryant Library in Roslyn for serving as collection sites.

Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday season.

CHARLES D. LAVINE Assemblyman, 13th District

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which can be done at bikingborders.com.

The site is in German, but Google Chrome can translate it into English.

Whether or not you donate, you should watch this documentary. The scenery is stunning, and on the road Jabs and Konopka encounter many kindhearted people who offer them aid when they need it most. And yes, things go awry from time to time, despite all their optimistic planning.

Jabs and Konopka just embrace the people they meet, and people embrace them back. The two seem unafraid, no matter the circumstance, even in countries that are known to be hostile to westerners. In Iran they are met as something like heroes, with people waving to them, cheering for them and pouring food into their hands — and strangers welcoming them into their homes for a night’s rest and a rice-filled Persian meal.

As an avid cyclist, I am at once envious of and fascinated by their trip. You needn’t love cycling, though, to enjoy this hour-and-a-half-long film. At its core, it’s really about our shared humanity, and these days, we can use all the humanity that we can muster.

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.

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