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A predicted win for Tom Suozzi in the primary By LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com
Primary results for the 3rd Congressional District race were not final at press time on June 24, but U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi said he was confident he had won. With 340 precincts reporting inperson voting, he had captured 59 percent of the total vote among the three candidates running. “Last night was a great night, and it’s amazing how many people voted,” said the Democrat in a Wednesday morning Zoom
call. “The biggest enemy in a race is low voter turnout. More than double voted compared to the first time I ran [in a primary] in 2016.” The 3rd District congressman noted he had 4,000 more votes than one candidate and 8,000 than the other. Suozzi’s opponents in the primary, Michael Weinstock, an attorney, and Melanie D’Arrigo, an allied health professional, had not conceded as of Wednesday, Suozzi said. As of Tuesday night, the Nassau County Board of Elections
had only counted results from inperson early and Election Day voting. Absentee ballots had not been tabulated. So the vote could not be finalized. By state law, counting of absentee ballots could not begin until seven days after June 23, the last date by which the ballots could be postmarked to count in the election. The state was waiting a week to ensure that all absentee ballots were returned and counted, said Bonnie Garone, counsel to the Nassau Democratic election commisCONTINUED ON PAGE 3
Restaurants to open their doors during Phase Three BY LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com
Restaurants have suffered a serious economic decline during the coronavirus but that may soon change. Nassau is on track to begin Phase Three reopening of businesses on Wednesday, June 24, according to County Executive Laura Curran and
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Leana, a fine dining Italian eatery, will have 20 seats available in his Oyster Bay restaurant. He has had a light installed through the air conditioning system that kills germs, he said, and a few modifications have been done inside the restaurant. “Servers will push the door to the kitchen with their hip so they don’t CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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Preschool graduation, a good reason to be joyful Following the car parade at Oyster Bay Preschool, graduate Adelise Talento, 5, celebrated her achievement. Story, Page 3.
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Absentee ballots must be counted sioner. Traditionally, people who cast absentee ballots tend to be older than those who vote in person, said Suozzi, 57, a former Nassau County executive and Glen Cove mayor. “The younger voters are more likely to vote for my opponents,” he said. “Older voters voting absentee will be better for me.” It was unclear at press time what percentage of the electorate voted by absentee ballot, and how many such ballots were mailed in on Tuesday. Because many people were concerned about the coronavirus pandemic, however, in-person voting was expected to be lighter than normal. Many people, officials
“with the current occupant said, would likely cast absenof 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.” tee ballots, which all voters Suo zzi’s campaign, he were permitted to do, providsaid, was entirely virtual ed they had requested them. because of the coronavirus Garone noted that countpandemic. His campaign i n g o f ab s e n t e e b a l l o t s made 7,500 calls Tuesday should be faster than in past alone and 130,000 in total. years, as the Board of ElecHe plans to travel to Washtions now has a set of highington, D.C., Thursday to speed tabulation machines vote on the criminal justice that should expedite the proreform bill, which he said cess. Tom Suozzi would be a partisan vote, at Suozzi said he believes least for now. roughly 30,000 people voted “I do work across party lines to get by absentee ballot. Describing absentee ballots as more convenient, he said the things done, which I will continue to expected large number of such ballots do,” he said. New York Assemblyman Charles indicates Democrats are displeased
Lavine, a Democrat from Glen Cove, an attorney, has been in office for 15 years. He will face Republican challenger Andrew Monteleone in November. Republican Assemblyman Michael Montesano, from Glen Head, a former New York Police Department police officer and detective, was elected to the Assembly in 2010. He will run against Democratic challenger Joseph Sackman this year. State Sen. James Gaughran, a Democrat from Northport, will face Republican challenger Edmund Smyth and Green Party candidate Barbara Wagner. Scott Brinton contributed to this story
Oyster Bay Preschool celebrates 40 years in the hamlet By LETISHA DASS newsroom@liherald.com
With a Mister Softie truck on standby for a post-ceremony celebration, Oyster Bay Preschool held a graduation car parade on June 18 that started on 60 East Main and Pearl streets and continued onto the First Presbyterian Church parking lot. The children received their diplomas, goodie bags, and an edition of the “Adventures of Frog and Toad,” while adhering to social distancing protocols. It was a big day for them, but also for the preschool, which celebrated its 40th year in operation. One of the school’s Pre-k teachers, Lori Caggiano, her assistant, Marin Hertlein, and the director of the preschool, Beverly Zembko, coordinated the ceremony. “We are planning to keep them in their cars as long as possible,” Zembko said. “Being that is our 40th year especially, we wanted to do something that would celebrate the moment.” “Especially this year, it’s really heartwarming and sad and sweet,” Caggiano said. “We were looking forward to watching them progress in their school year because we do not know what September brings,” Kim Ringgold, of Oyster Bay, one of the graduating children’s parents, said she was impressed by the school. It provided a solid foundation and excellent introduction into the educational system, she said. Oyster Bay Preschool was established in 1979 by a group of parents who were looking to have a parent inclusive learning environment for their children. When it was founded, parents were the main academic advisors. Each parent would volunteer to help contribute snacks or create a lesson plan. “I think it was a good experience for all of the kids who started and finished there,” said Judy Wasilchuk, one of the founding mothers of the school. In a class of 10, the children were able to have their questions answered and learn a little more, Wasilchuk explained.
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ON GRADUATION DAY at the Oyster Bay Preschool, each student received a gift as they passed by in the car parade. Graduate Andrea Hatzoglou, who accepted her gift from teacher Lori Caggiano while sitting on her mom Melissa’s lap, could not have been prouder. “I knew that it was a success because we always had people wanting to enroll their children in the program.” However, as the school expanded and parents’ lives became busier, the school decided to move away from the cooperative setting and bring in professional teachers. “The teachers at the school are the most caring and dedicated individuals that early education learners could ask for,” said Cara Talento, an Oyster Bay resident and mother of three who graduated from the preschool. “They are warm and welcoming with a great structure and routine in their classroom.” Parents are still able to volunteer to be a special reader of the day or visit during snack time and birthdays. “At least four or five years ago we became a modified
co-op,” said Zembko. “We welcome parents whenever they can come in.” The learning experience for the children is transformative. “My oldest son is off to kindergarten next year and I am confident he is fully prepared for the transition,” said Ringgold. “I have seen him transition from a shy 2 year old into a more confident and outgoing 5 year old who sincerely loves learning and playing with others.” During the coronavirus pandemic, the preschool has been able to continue interactive learning with the children on Zoom. “This helped to maintain a little bit of normalcy,” Talento said. “It is hard to work with four and five year old’s remotely. They all behaved and reacted differently on the meets or did not participate at
all, but thanks to the teachers no matter how they participated, they were always praised for their strength and their accomplishments.” “I am hopeful we can keep these kids’ childhood as normal as possible given the current situation,” Caggiano said. “And that is what we tried to do for this with the interactions through Zoom and the emails with familiar classroom work.” Oyster Bay Preschool’s mission statement epitomizes its commitment to the young students — a desire to provide an “educational experience that gives each child many and varied opportunities to explore and discover his/her world and develop into a self-confident thinker, do-er and problem solver.” As Zembko said, “It’s a real community school.”
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Show your patriotic spirit and win a beach pass The Town of Oyster Bay is asking residents to express their patriotism in advance of the upcoming Independence Day holiday. “We’re experiencing some trying times in our world over the last few months and bringing back our patriotic spirit can unite us as Americans,” Councilwoman Laura Maier said. “We hope our residents will join us in displaying their patriotism, whether it’s decorating their homes, purchasing gift certificates from local businesses and thanking those who have fought on the frontlines of the Covid-19 crisis.” Residents are encouraged to decorate their homes in red, white and blue with lights, flags or other decorations from July 1 to July 14. The Town of Oyster Bay will also illuminate Town Hall in those colors. Residents are encouraged to submit their decorated home photos to the town by emailing stories@oysterbayny.gov. Residents will then be invited to
vote for their favorite displays of patriotism and the top three homes will receive complimentary beach passes for the 2021 season. To support Oyster Bay’s economic recovery, residents are also encouraged to make purchases of $17.76 or more from small businesses and present them to neighbors, friends, essential workers and family members who have helped during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photos of gifts being delivered are also encouraged for submission. “Our overall goal is to unite the community through patriotism and love while supporting our local economy and recognizing those who helped us turn the corner on the pandemic,” added Supervisor Joseph Saladino. “Buying gift certificates or items from small businesses is also an important way for us to show our local merchants how thankful we are for their American entrepreneurial spirit.”
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TO WIN A 2021 season pass for beaches, residents are encouraged to decorate their homes in red, white and blue.
New drive-in movie series for children on Wednesdays Among the showings are “Toy Story 4” at Harry Tappen Beach in Glenwood Landing on July 15 and “Finding Dory” at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay on July 29. Vehicles will be admitted to the park-
After hosting a successful drive-in movie series in June, Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the Town Board have approved a new drivein movies series for children this July and August.
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pandemic began in mid-March. New York City’s infection rate was 1 touch the doorknob which is alarmed percent, while Long Island’s was .7 pernow,” he said. “We’ve divided the crew, half working the a.m. shift and the other cent. By contrast, the infection rate had earhalf working the p.m. shift so they don’t lier reached 20 percent in New York City come into contact with each other.” and 16 percent on Long Island. Van Der Mije said he has been followThe number of Covid-19 ing New York State Health deaths ticked up statewide De par tment guidelines overnight, from 17 to 29. since the beginning and is The governor insisted doing more than is required that businesses must keep from the industry. up coronavirus safeguards. Restaurants will only be He issued an executive order permitted to reopen indoors on June 18 giving local at 50 percent capacity, authorities the power to according to the governor’s immediately shut down New York Forward website. businesses that do not mainThe maximum number of tain safety protocols. Bars people per table will be 10. and restaurants that do not Gabe Haim, co-owner of can lose their liquor licensOyster Bay Brewing Co., es. said he will be opening his Haim said people will be tasting room at 50 percent required to wear masks if capacity with 20 seats availthey get up from their able. He will also be adding tables. Also, the restrooms three tables to the brewery’s RYAN SCHLOTTER will be cleaned after every back sidewalk. He and his President, person uses them and every partner Ryan Schlotter have OBEN Chamber of 30-40 minutes at the Oyster had three tables out front Bay Brewery. And disposCommerce since Phase Two that seated able menus will be printed nine people. each day. Small businesses in the hamlet have Van Der Mije said the menus at Ostenever really had outdoor dining, Schlotter ria Leana are also disposable. The offersaid. “Now is the time to make money ings for now will be pared-down, he said. wherever you can. We are allowed to do “There will be specials each day and we this until October,” he said. He is hoping that business will return will provide unique dishes for our loyal to normal after that. In the meantime, fans,” he said. “We have our basic classic Oyster Bay Brewing will be following all items too.” Osteria Leana saw a 20 percent jump in of Cuomo’s mandates. business from Phase One to Phase Two. “We will keep people distant at the “If we see that in Phase Three I will be tables and there won’t be any seating at hopeful,” Van Der Mije said. “The dynamthe bar,” Haim said. “At the bar people are ic has changed. Things you would have too close to the bartender.” And customers will no longer go to the never thought were an asset now are, like bar to order a drink. There will now be having a private parking lot for tables.” Schlotter, who is also the president of only table service, Haim said. Seven New York regions have already the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Chamber of entered Phase Three. Only Long Island, Commerce, said their website has become a one stop shop for residents to find out New York City and Mid-Hudson have not. Cuomo said at his daily briefing on what’s going on, including promotions, June 18 that he was in a “happy-go-lucky what the local pantry is doing or needs mood” because New York had tested and all of the new mandates from the gov68,000 people overnight and found an ernor. Thrusday he learned of a $6,000 PSEG average infection rate of .9 percent — the lowest it had been since the coronavirus grant for chambers to dole out to small
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RESTAURANTS IN THE hamlet opened their doors for inside dining as of Wednesday, when Phase Three began in Nassau County. businesses for reimbursement for the cost of providing outdoor seating. “There are costs, like lighting, seating,” Schlotter explained. “I’m taking the applications now from our members and hope to cut checks soon. PSEG also said they would give more money on a case by case basis.” The businesses are excited to open,
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Rallying for September schools reopening By MATTHEW FERREMI mferremi@liherald.com
Chants of “Classrooms not class Zooms” and “Classrooms are essential” could be heard through the crowd of roughly 50 parents and teachers from across Long Island who gathered on Franklin Avenue in Mineola to express their desire that schools reopen for in-person instruction in September. The “Rally To Reopen Schools in September” took place on June 20 in front of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative building. The event was organized by East Setauket residents Maria Sanders, Amalia Makroglou and Aristea Lucas. The three organizers are mothers of children in school, and Lucas works as an English as a second language teacher in the Sachem Central School District. Sanders noted that they chose Mineola as the rally location because it served as a “middle ground” location for attendees. “Back in April, Cuomo said that the schools would be closed for two weeks to help our medical infrastructure and flatten the curve,” Sanders said. “Now we’re in June, and we’re still questioning September. [Gov. Andrew] Cuomo needs to act and tell us that schools need to open in September.” Cuomo first closed all schools in the state on March 16 for two weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic. The governor continued to extend the closing, until on May 1 he announced that all schools would stay closed for the rest of the school year. The state has yet to release reopening guidelines. Oceanside residents Steven and Randi Weinberg attended the rally with their two children, Noah and Stella. Randi noted how Noah, who is entering second grade in the Oceanside School District, has not enjoyed the distance-learning experience. “He didn’t enjoy looking at the screen to learn and then having to turn to me for guidance,” she said. “I’m not a teacher;
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RALLY ORGANIZERS, FROM left, Amalia Makroglou, teacher Aristea Lucas and Maria Sanders spoke to the crowd about why it is important to reopen schools in September.
I’m trained to do something else. There’s also that boundary between being a mom and being a teacher that has been hard for me to follow.” Teachers in attendance included Carolyn Schwartz, a Rockville Centre resident who teaches English in the Baldwin School District. Schwartz said she believes a social divide will occur if distance learning continues. “You are creating the largest divide on the planet if this keeps going on,” Schwartz said of distance learning. “For me as a middle class mother, I can get my child a tutor. Others may not be able to do that, depending on their financial circumstances, and that may cause their children to fall behind in school due to that.” The dissatisfaction with distance learning extends to college for East Meadow resident Marie Lombardi noted her 20-year-old son decided to continue college outside the state because of the uncertainty whether school will reopen here in September. “My son just finished at Nassau Community and was set to attend Hofstra,” Lombardi said. “He decided to enroll at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut instead due to the u n k n ow n f u t u r e f o r schools in New York.” Sanders added that the importance of school is beyond education. “I recognize that some school districts have better distance learning than others, but school is much more than learning ABC’s and one, two, threes,” she said. “It’s social learning, emotional learning and THE RALLY TO Reopen Schools in September was held building relationships. We outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative can’t teach them all of Building Mineola on June 20 to urge the state to reopen this in the comfort of our kitchens.” schools in September.
THE WEINBERG FAMILY, from left, Stella, Randi, Noah and Steven of Oceanside, said they hope schools reopen in September. THE EDUCATORS IN attendance included Long Beach speech therapist Tammy Neumann of Oceanside, left, and Baldwin English Language Arts teacher Carolyn Schwartz, from Rockville Centre, right.
OBHS’s salutatorian Julia Cutajar From an early age, Oyster Bay High School Salutatorian Julia Cutajar, 17, worked to express her creativity in any way she could. What simply began as love for playing with Legos and Lincoln Logs has developed into a passion for both math and art, which is why fittingly, Cutajar hopes to pursue a career in architecture. Looking to express her creativity by designing innovative structures, Cutajar said she realized the importance the profession can have while volunteering at a local children’s hospital
two years ago. “I saw an inclusive playground with a swing set for wheelchairs, and that really stuck with me, like, ‘Wow I can make stuff like this not just for hospitals, not just playgrounds, but actual facilities that perfectly adapt to whatever needs people have,’” she said. Attending the University of Notre Dame this fall, she has also “cherished” her many opportunities to volunteer in the Oyster Bay community, most notably in her work with special needs students at the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Summer Enrichment Program over the last six years.
Since last March, Cutajar has also worked in the media relations department of Oakcliff Sailing Center in Oyster Bay, where she has expanded on her interest in graphic design, photography and videography. She is the managing editor of the school’s literary magazine, Agapae, and serves as treasurer of Math Olympiads. Although she considers herself a perfectionist, one lesson she’s learned from those who have influenced her is to be less hard on herself. ““So as long as I try my best,” she said, “I have to be satisfied with the end product that results.”
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Forte going to Cornell BY ALEC RICH Figure skating has been a driving force for Locust Valley High School Salutatorian Julia Forte, 18, since she was four years old. Its helped her remain motivated through the years. “Skating has helped keep me busy, because if I’m not busy, then I won’t be as productive,” Forte said. She will major in biochesistry at Cornell University. The “meticulous” mentality she brings to the ice rink is similar to the way she approaches her schoolwork, and more specifically, her favorite subjects of math and science. Looking to become a doctor like her parents, Forte said they have both served as inspirations. Along with teaching figure skating at Eisenhower Park, she is also part of Model United Nations and Mock Trial. She joined Mock Trial in 10th grade and has since excelled in the club which made her a more well-rounded student. The team advanced to the final round of the Nassau County Bar Association’s tournament last year. Looking back on her time in high school, she said striking a balance between work and time with friends was key to her success.
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With most of the sports world still idle in the midst of Covid-19, horse racing grabbed the spotlight last Saturday evening with the Belmont Stakes serving as the opening leg of the Triple Crown for the first time in history. And, for the first time since 1882, a New York-bred earned its way into the Belmont history books. In striking distance throughout the 1 1/8-miles, Tiz the Law cruised past pacesetter Tap It to Win down the stretch and was never threatened by closers Dr Post and Max Player on the way to a 3 ¾-lengths victory in the 152nd running of the Belmont Stakes. “I was pretty confident by the time we hit the seven-eighths pole,” said Tiz the Law’s jockey, Manny Franco, who secured his first career Triple Crown race win. “He was so kind and relaxed for me,” he added. “He was so comfortable and never got keen, so I think that was the key.” Franco, 25, the New York Racing Association’s leading rider the past two years, has piloted Tiz the Law to all four of his graded stakes victories, including three in a row. “It means a lot to me,” he said. “This is my home track. I’ve been riding here for about six years already. One leg of the Triple Crown is the dream of any jockey. I’m happy with the opportunity that I have right now.” Owned by Sackatoga Stable and trained by Barclay Tagg, Tiz the Law, bred in the Empire State by Twin Creeks Farm, returned $3.60 on a $2 win wager, increasing his career earnings to more than $1.5 million. The final time was 1:46.53. “It’s tremendous [to win the Belmont with a New York-bred],” said Jack Knowlton, operating manager of Sackatoag Stable. “We buy New York-breds; that’s our game, and we don’t spend a lot of money. We’ve been with Barclay Tagg for 25
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years, and I keep telling everybody, Barclay doesn’t get a lot of big horses, big opportunities, but when he does, he knows what to do.” Tagg, who won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 2003 with Funny Cide, said his main concern leading up to the shortened Belmont was Tiz the Law’s 11-week layoff. But that proved a non-factor. “It looked to me like everything just went like clockwork,” he said. “That’s the way the horse likes to run and that’s the position the horse likes to be in. Manny knows the horse very well.” Held without spectators and owners, and with limited media permitted to attend, Tagg thought the quietude was “very nice” and said the absence of crowd noise helped keep Tiz the Law calm, and it showed. “About the five-eighths pole, my horse was so relaxed, so calm,” Franco explained. “From there, I knew I had so much horse to win the race. I didn’t want to move early. I knew I had the horse underneath. I was just waiting for the right time to move.” Dr Post, trained by three-time Belmont winner Todd Pletcher, finished a lengthand-a-half ahead of Max Player for runner-up status. Both horses were making just their fourth career starts. The $1 trifecta returned $99.50. Pneumatic, Tap It to
TRAINER BARCLAY TAGG has mapped out future plans for Tiz the Law, who upped his career earnings to more than $1.5 million and is 5-for-6 lifetime.
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Win, Sole Volante, Modernist, Farmington Road, Fore Left and Jungle Runner completed the order of finish. “He ran great,” Dr Post jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. said. “No excuse. He got beat by a good horse too. The winner is a nice horse, New York-bred and he ran great. My horse is improving. . . He just needs a little more time to figure things out.” Linda Rice, trainer of Max Player,
said, “He got shuffled back a little after the break and had a wide trip through the turn, but he was still running on at the end of it. He hasn’t run in five months so it was a pretty good effort.” Tagg said he will target the Aug. 8 Travers Stakes at Saratoga, followed by the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby and the Oct. 3 Preakness for Tiz the Law, who has five wins in six career starts.
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For many parents of young children, the pandemic presented a challenge this spring when it came to keeping them busy following hours of remote learning each school day. But in Locust Valley, rising high school senior Jenna Halpin, 17, created a learning hub for elementary school students where they could watch instructional videos on a variety of subjects including reading, cooking, music, sports and crafts. Since first posting the videos to a Google Classroom page titled, “Locust Valley Student Leadership Activities,” when remote learning began in March, Halpin said around 80 students and faculty have joined the page. Halpin, who also serves as her grade’s treasurer, said she was inspired to create the page after traveling to elementary schools in the district with the high school’s student government to read books to students earlier in the year. She worked with Locust Valley High School Principal Patrick DiClemente, along with elementary school principals in the district to promote the page, Halpin said letters were distributed to families of students in grades K-5 when the page first launched. Starting out with just book-reading, Halpin said she decided to expand the content on the page after hearing positive
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LVHS’S JENNA HALPIN reads to young children by way of a Google Classroom page that she created called “Locust Valley Student Leadership Activities.” feedback from members of the community, and after a short while, she had fellow high school students sending new videos for her to post on a variety of subjects. Halpin, whose mother is a teacher, added that the experience was rewarding, since it allowed her to provide educational and creative resources for students.
“I heard back from so many teachers and I even heard back from a few kids saying how helpful it was and how nice of a resource it was to just be creative or for them to check out a new book,” Halpin said. “We have so many things on there.” Angie Devaux, whose son Tyler, 9, attends Bayville Intermediate School and
just completed third grade, said Tyler really enjoyed using the Classroom page to read along to books, something he might not have done without the videos. “He doesn’t like reading, but he loves people reading to him,” Devaux explained. “He would say, ‘I’m going to go online and look to see who has something new’ and he would watch a couple of minutes and be able to read along with them.” Devaux said the page also provided both parents and students with a muchneeded break from remote-learning, noting that Tyler particularly enjoyed a basketball skills video that he used to practice outside. “It’s helping the community and it’s giving parents some free time, so that way the kids can actually have a one-to-one interaction, even if it’s through video,” Devaux said. Having posted over 50 videos to the page so far, Halpin, said she plans to keep the Classroom moving forward as a way to both educate and entertain students. “I think it’s a helpful resource for kids whether or not they’re in school because kids do spend a lot of time at home on weekends and after school,” Halpin said. It’s also been great, she said, to see several teachers incorporate the videos as part of the curriculum or use ideas from the page in their classrooms, since her ultimate goal was to help the Locust Valley community.
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GRADUATES GATHERED IN the backs of trucks so they could wave to family and friends during the parade.
A big car parade to celebrate the graduates Locust Valley High School graduates were honored with a big car parade that included members of the Locust Valley and Bayville Fire departments. Margaret Marchand, who is a LVSD trustee, organized the parent-led event as a way to con-
gratulate the students who worked hard to graduate but because of the pandemic were not permitted to enjoy senior year activities. Everyone was smiling at the car parade and making a lot of celebratory noise too.
LEIGN ENGELS, WHO will be attending Coastal Carolina University in the fall, went all out to decorate her truck.
IT SEEMED LIKE everyone wanted to cheer on the LVHS graduates.
LVHS GRADUATES APPEARED to be having the time of their lives while participating in the car parade.
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COMPLETE WITH CHAIRS and speakers graduates, from top left, Carlyn Liebold who will attend Lehigh, Matt Barnaby who will go to Lafayette, Kaitlyn McGarry who will be a Scranton freshman and Chris Bartell who is looking forward to attending the Stevens Institute of Technology, were set GRADUATES MADE A lot of noise, top, to celebrate their graduation.
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Congratulations Class of 2020!
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Congratulations Class of 2020!
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West Hempstead High School
from
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Congratulations Class of 2020! Congratulations Class of 2019! of the The Saint Dominic Community is proud of the accomplishments Class of 2020 in Academics, Arts, Athletics and Community Service. The Saint Dominic Community ismillion proud of dollars the accomplishments of the The class received over $11 in scholarships! Class of 2019 in Academics, Arts, Athletics and Community Service.
The class received over $19 million dollars in scholarships!
Valedictorian Brandon Humbert
One Journey Through Faith and Education
Laura Olivia Akyelken Phillip Joseph Albanese Nicolas Gregory Altieri Michael Rocco Anatasio III Jonathan Angel Jennilee Ashlee Salvante Barayuga Ashley Atkins Samantha Jade Barral Nicholas Mangue Serge Barry Baldi Summer Elizabeth Bartnick Aliyah Barrow Andrew Rocco Bevilacqua Japnour Bhasin Charles Luhrs Blyman BlairBova DomenickKristyn Nils Vincent Andrea Brennan Connor Bowden Connor John Brew Theodore Brennan Brandon Michael Bruno Dylan Alicia Rose Buffa Bruno Olivia J. Burke Jack Burns Tyler Joseph Bury Christopher Caputo Celina Marie Cassar Juliana Colica Julianna Cavallone Spencer Chan Kylie Cousins Parker Brooks Chang Mark Cunningham Nicole Coccia Gabriella Del Monaco Sofia M. Davis David C. Diano Zachary Del Monaco Frank John DiMartino
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Freeport High School
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A “Puppuccino,” a free cup of whipped cream, can be ordered at select Starbucks for dogs and it’s a big hit among canines. Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan, a dog-lover, wanted to bring the dog-friendly treat to the North Shore for a good cause. “With my dog, we go for Puppuccinos all the time and during the pandemic I had to take him to the drive-thru Starbucks in Suffolk County,” Lafazan said. So, he called his friend, Rustan Lundstrum, the owner of Coach Meeting House asking what he thought of an idea he was considering. “We’re going to do this at my restaurant,” Lundstrum said, “and we’re going to call it ‘The Legislator.’” Lundstrum and Lafazan teamed up to host a fundraiser at Coach Meeting House in late April that raised $1,000 for The People’s Pantry in Oyster Bay, a local food bank. And now, all summer long, customers can bring their dogs to the drive-thru restaurant and bar for “The Legislator,” a $1 cup of whipped cream at Coach Meeting House with 100 percent of the proceeds going to The Long Island Care’s Baxter’s Pet Pantry. Baxter’s Pet Pantry, according to the Long Island Care’s website, was developed in partnership with Animal Relief Fund Inc. to make free pet food and pet supplies available to pet-owners that are in need from Nassau County and Suffolk County. Donations of the food and supplies are supplied by large corporations like Walmart and Costco and the grants are from various organizations like the Petco Foundation. “What’s so special is that we actually had people who donated dog food as well
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NASSAU COUNTY LEGISLATOR Josh Lafazan, left, and Coach Meeting House owner Rustan Lundstrum have teamed up to raise money for Baxter’s Pet Pantry. as the monetary proceeds that will go to Baxter’s Pet Pantry,” Lafazan said. “Long Island Cares sets up food pantries so that the food insecure can get food; they do the same thing for pets who are food insecure because of the financial situation their owners are in. To me, it was really powerful to make sure that pets in our community gets fed, to make sure they are taken care of and to give a voice to the voiceless.”
Paule Patcher, the CEO of Long Island Cares, said that usage of Baxter’s Pet Pantry, along with the food pantries organized by the organization, has increased during the pandemic. “A little more than 48,000 people have come to us who have never been to an emergency food pantry at all,” Patcher said. “Also, what we’re seeing is people coming just for pet food. They’re okay with their own food, they just want to feed their dog or their cat.”
Long Island Cares started Baxter’s Pet Pantry 10 years ago during the recession in 2009 because Patcher said members were reading about people who were unable to care for their pets because they had lost their jobs. They were forced to place their pets in animal shelters because they couldn’t afford to feed them. Emergency food assistance is provided by Baxter’s Pet Pantry for families with pets, she said. Coach Meeting House, which has been keeping locals entertained through drivein movies and daily new flavors of alcoholic and non-alcoholic slushies served alongside meals in a drive-thru, is encouraging customers to use the tag ‘#TheLegislator’ on social media when purchasing the cup of whipped cream for a chance to be featured on Coach Meeting House’s or Lafazan’s Instagram page. “Small gesture, big impact,” Lundstrum said. “We are part of an amazing community where people want to help others, but not everyone has the means right now to do so. We’re proud to give others a vehicle to bring a little warmth back to our world. Plus, the dogs were cute.” Lafazan agreed that the dogs were cute, adding that coming to the fundraiser’s kickoff on June 13 was one of his most enjoyable days in office. “The staff would say ‘we need the legislator’ and I would come out and give the dog a treat and to see the joy on the animal’s face and the joy in the owner’s face,” Lafazan said. “It really made the day worth it.” For more information, call (516) 5889288 or visit www.coachmeetinghouse. com. For more information about Baxter’s Pet Pantry, visit www.licares.org/get-to-know-us/ourprograms/pet-pantry/.
Upcoming Planting Fields Foundation Panorama events The Planting Fields Foundation has curated a series of virtual meet-ups that people can join from home and connect with others in real-time around common interests such as music, gardening, art, exhibitions and more.
The schedule of events Friday, June 26 at 7 p.m. Panorama Dance Par t y with Holy Hand Grenade Ticket: free Holy Hand Grenade is inviting people to let loose in their living room, as this seven-piece band speaks to the history of Afro Jazz. From Brooklyn, they’ve been kicking around the NYC groove music scene collaborating with members of Antibalas, Conor Oberst, Red Baraat Evolfo and others. Their tight grooves, and catchy, memorable melodies will not disappoint. Attendees are encouraged to shake and groove or clap
along with the music. Saturday, June 27 at 7 p.m. Panorama and Oyster Bay Music Festival Presents: The Zandieh Trio Ticket: free Panorama at Planting Fields is thrilled to host The Zandieh Trio in partnership with the Oyster Bay Music Festival for a stunning performance recorded within Coe Hall. Guests will enjoy a screening of this performance via Zoom and will hear from the performers about their experiences playing in the space, including Christopher’s experience playing on Mai Coe’s Steinway piano. This performance is part of a week-long presentation of a classical music performance intensive program for 35 highly gifted and prize-winning young musicians, ages 10 to 25. The Zandieh Trio is made up of three brothers, Cameron, Charles, and Christo-
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the story behind a prized object from Planting Fields’ current exhibition, The Electrifying Art and Spaces of Robert Winthrop Chanler, and will craft their own story with Segarra’s hands-on guidance. This is a unique opportunity to work in a small group with one of New York’s most in-demand storytellers. Segarra is an award winning producer, host of “Now Who’s Talking” and works with public and private groups as a consultant and public speaker. Segarra got up the nerve to tell her first story at a Moth StorySLAM in New York City in May, 2015, winning the competition that night with a tale of heartbreak and redemption. Segarra went on then to win the Moth GrandSLAM competition in November. All programs will be hosted via digital video conference platform Zoom. For more information about Planting Fields Foundation Panorama events and how to register, visit https://plantingfields.org/ panorama/.
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The bride wore white, a dress she bought on the internet, and her wedding band was her grandmother’s. The groom’s ring arrived in the mail courtesy of his father, who lives in Arizona. And a friend brought a beautiful bouquet of flowers because the florists were all closed. When the actual ceremony was held it was beautiful, even amidst the coronavirus pandemic, perhaps because love conquers all. Valerie Yarczower and Ron Becker were married on Sunday, May 17, in the gazebo outside Town Hall, with Town Clerk Richard LaMarca officiating. The skies were sunny and the couple were surrounded by a small group of loving relatives. The wedding ended up being a magical day, one that even LaMarca, who had officiated many weddings during Covid-19, said he would remember. “They said they wanted a rabbi at first but then changed their minds and asked me,” he said. “When they asked if I could do the breaking of the glass. I told them, ‘People are referring to me as the Pope of Oyster Bay.’ They laughed.” Before the coronavirus, weddings were held in the town board room but during the pandemic they were performed in Theodore Roosevelt Park or the gazebo. Yarczower and Becker chose the latter, because of the possibility of rain and they said the park is often crowded. The couple had been together a long time and lived in Oyster Bay for 11 years. They first met at Far Rockaway High School and became friends. With many friends in common later in life they saw each other once a year at a party, and remained friends, even though Becker was married by then. “Then a mutual high school friend had a stroke and I was the health care proxy for him,” Yarczower said. “He was in a wheelchair and I called Ron to tell him what happened to our friend.” During the course of the conversation Becker told Yarczower that his marriage
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had ended. They met in Manhattan and it went so well they decided to start dating. Soon they moved in together. Yarczower, 60, is a respiratory therapist at Northport Veterans Hospital. Worried that she might contract Covit-19 or bring it home to Becker, 61, the couple discussed marriage. “The pandemic led me to say like, ‘Hey, what are we waiting for?’” Yarczower said. Becker, who works in information technology for a consulting firm, said he wondered if they could even care for each other unmarried, if one of them were to become infected with the virus.
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If they married they could get a Health Care Proxy or utilize the Family Leave Act to be there for each other. But really, he loved her so much he wanted to get married anyway. “She is the kindest, sweetest, caring person I’ve ever met,” Becker said. “She is a very special person.” Yarczower said she felt similarly about Becker. “I feel so safe with Ron,”
she said. “He is the most stable, pragmatic, trusting, loving person. I couldn’t ask for a better partner.” On the big day the couple had representatives from both of their families present. There was sparkling peach juice and a wedding cake too. A bottle of hand sanitizer was placed nearby the cake because after all, there was still a coronavirus pandemic.
SPARKLING PEACH JUICE was poured for all the guests by Carl DeAlto.
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A lot of us in office tried to find ways to help children of all kinds with pre-kindergarten programs, funding to reduce child mortality and extra state aid for school districts in heavily minority communities. But looking back over the years, these actions were a drop in the bucket, and didn’t really make a dent in the system that shortchanges millions of people. If anything has forced us to confront the issue of race, it’s been the invention of the cellphone. It is showing us how minorities are abused on a daily basis in many different ways, including police officers shooting unarmed black men in the back. That’s recorded testimony to systemic abuse. The demonstrations in the streets of this country and around the world bring out millions of young people of all races who are willing to speak out about conditions their elders have ignored. Police shootings that once were an occasional story that faded with time now go viral within minutes. The assault on a crowd outside the White House so the president could have a photo op showed how tone-deaf the leaders of this country are on issues of equality. The questions we now face is, what do we do to uproot this ugly system? I understand the opposition to statues that glorify public officials who were slave-
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holders or generals from the South who fought for slavery. Most are symbols that no longer belong in the public space. Doing away with the Aunt Jemima syrup brand or Uncle Ben’s Rice is pure tokenism, and doesn’t help a minority student get a job or stop a racial profiling incident. Congress and local governments around the U.S. have to come up with programs that defuse the tensions racism causes. If you listen to the debate going on about banning chokeholds and a national system of reporting police conduct, you can see that there is still deep-rooted racism that dates back to the Civil War. There are probably some senators whose forebears were slaveholders, and growing up in a racist system has poisoned their hearts. Take a trip down to Richmond, Va., and you’ll see statue after statue glorifying generals who fought for the South. Elsewhere, some of our military bases do the same. The two houses of Congress have to come together to pass laws that attack the problems that the policing of minorities creates. The suggestion that police departments be “defunded” is an overreaction by a relatively small number of people who don’t understand the challenges that law enforcement faces every day, but those departments have to be reorganized to deal
ongress must attack the problems that the policing of minorities creates.
more effectively with spousal abuse and rape allegations. Policing in America hasn’t changed enough in the past 50 years. A commission appointed by President Barack Obama produced a road map for fairer policing, but federal law enforcement ignored its recommendations. Now, in a very short period of time, local governments have sprung into action, passing laws banning chokeholds and acting against policemen who have serious disciplinary problems. Incidents captured on smartphones showing the use of unnecessary force have resulted in firings and suspensions. The New York State Legislature has passed a series of bills to address faults in the policing systems. Only time will tell whether they are all appropriate. There is no doubt that passing new laws, firing rogue cops and funding important programs to stop racism are all important steps forward. Unfortunately, you can’t legislate what’s in people’s hearts. We can only hope that more open eyes will change enough people’s thinking to make a difference in the years ahead. 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.
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ou probably haven’t read “Teaching as a Subversive Activity” by Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner. “What is it that students do in the classroom?” the authors ask. “Well, mostly they sit and listen to the teacher. Mostly they are required to believe authorities or at least pretend to such belief. It is practically unheard of for students to play any role in determining what problems are worth studying . . .” “Teaching as a Subversive Activity” was published in 1969. The war in Vietnam was RANDI ablaze. The antiKREISS war movement in the United States was galvanized, and militants were taking over university offices, bombing draft offices and picketing ROTC buildings. In the midst of this civic unrest, when it seemed as if the country was so divided it might never come together again, Professors Postman and Weingartner wrote their book, which was called a “no-holds-barred assault on outdated teaching methods.” They were two obscure and uncelebrat-
ed professors who taught at Queens College during the Vietnam War years. As it happens, I was a student in Weingartner’s class in secondary school education in 1968. I studied with him that year, and then took another class with him while working on my master’s degree in education, all at Queens College. The background noise was Vietnam 24/7. In fact, during the worst of the protests, students commandeered our dean’s office and threw his furniture out the window onto the quad. I was a bystander to the drama, just trying to get my degree and get on with my life as a newly married woman and a newly hired English teacher. I never forgot Weingartner’s class and his “subversive” approach to education. He and Postman were captivating and provocative, and although many of their suggestions proved to be impractical, we knew inside that they were right. They were right to say that schools needed to stop the rote teaching and testing. Their emphasis on critical thinking and process was spot on. They said schools needed to do away with grades, tests, textbooks, courses and full-time administrators. They said teachers should be more like life coaches
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(although the term didn’t exist at the time) and not authority figures. I thought about Weingartner’s theories all the time I taught English. I was a good teacher, but we were constrained by a stagnant system in which students passively listened to teachers present “course content.” Now, in the midst of a global pandemic, we accomplished the unthinkable: We shut down the nation’s schools and changed how kids learn. Postman and Weingartner taught before the internet and devices and virtual teaching. It’s hard to know what they would make of this. They might be glad kids were liberated from the classroom, but their vision of educating children was more dynamic than sitting down with screens. I remember Weingartner telling us future teachers to get our kids out of the classroom and into the world, where they could experience art and music and literature firsthand, with us along as guides. Our school shutdown is a unique opportunity. If we can do that — and we did — why can’t we task our best and brightest with making learning a process and not a product, as David Hill proposed in an arti-
t took a pandemic to shut down the nation’s schools and change how kids learn.
cle in Teacher magazine in 2000? Teachers, Weingartner said, should ask provocative questions. “What bothers you most about adults?” “How would you distinguish good from evil?” “What are the most dangerous ideas floating through our lives today?” “Why do you think so?” The professors encouraged students to be creative and tolerant, and to learn to deal with ambiguity and failure. They encouraged teachers not to be in the business of giving answers, but to let students think through problems on their own or in peer groups. This problem-solving approach to teaching has found traction in recent years. But too much dead wood anchors our education system. Too many classroom experiences are based on lesson plans and note-taking and tests. “Don’t plan a lesson,” the professors wrote in their book. “Confront your students with some sort of problem that might interest them. Then allow them to work the problem through without your advice or counsel.” We are at a tipping point in education because of the pandemic, and we have an extraordinary opportunity to improve the public-school experience for our students and teachers. We could make some lemonade from this lemon. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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n April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia, ending the Civil War, the bloodiest conflict in American history, in which an estimated 498,000 soldiers died in battle. With the surrender of the South, slavery ended with the stroke of a pen. But not quite. News of the emancipation of slaves did not reach Texas, a slaveholding state, until June 19, 1865. On that day, Union forces arrived on Galveston Island to free Texas’s slaves, who rejoiced in the streets. Since then, Juneteenth — a blend of June and 19th — has been celebrated in Texas. It officially became a state holiday in 1980, but as of last year, only Texas recognized Juneteenth as a paid holiday for state employees. Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed
an executive order proclaiming Juneteenth an official New York holiday, on which state employees will receive a paid day off, starting next year. It was the right move. If you think about it, June 19, 1865, was effectively the day when all Americans were at last free. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution applied to all white people, but not to all black people. Millions were held in bondage, beaten and defiled into subservience. According to the 1860 census, there were 4 million slaves in the U.S., accounting for 12.9 percent of the country’s total population of 31 million. For centuries, the U.S. held Fourth of July celebrations — as well it should have — but rarely, if ever, did we recognize that the hard-fought freedoms won during the Revolutionary War did not apply to millions for 76 years after the Constitu-
tion took effect. Juneteenth — celebrated in Texas with cookouts, rodeos and street fairs — reminds us of that horrid reality, at the same time that it celebrates the victory over the evil of slavery. We must remember and reflect on our nation’s long history of enslavement if we are to understand our present-day systemic racism — and someday soon, we hope, overcome it. The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day unleashed a wave of hundreds of peaceful protests and a handful of riots. It was clearly an inflection point in our history, a moment that, it appears, will move the needle further toward freedom and justice for all, regardless of skin color. New York, we are pleased to say, is playing a leading role in that movement.
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ext week, the Herald Community Newspapers will publish the Declaration of Independence and a likeness of the American flag. The Declaration will appear here, on our Editorial Page, as it long has during the week of the Fourth of July, and the flag will appear in the center of the paper. We encourage families to stand on their stoops and front lawns and read the Declaration together, as messengers did across the 13 colonies in 1776. For 39 years, the Merrick Historical Society, led by President Lawrence Garfinkel, gathered on July Fourth at the Merrick Library and the Long Island Rail Road station to read the Declaration. All from the community and beyond were invited to attend, and the event attracted
many families with small children. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, however, the society decided against the public reading, and is instead encouraging people to read the Declaration with their families at home. What a wonderful idea, we thought. What better way to learn about and teach our history — about the very moment our nation was conceived — than by reading the Declaration, line by line. If you do so, take a photo and email it to us. Check Page 4 for details on how. The Signing of the Declaration ushered in an entirely new era in history, when colonies would rebel against their sovereign, in our case the mighty British Empire. That rebellion brought forth a new era in government, when democracy — rule by
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LETTERS Seeing racial bias in police realistically To the Editor: Alphonse D’Amato’s column, “Yes, black lives matter!” (June 18-24), reeks of hypocrisy. His concern for black lives is as shallow as his “facts.” D’Amato reaches for the racist trope that the biggest threat to black citizens is other black Americans and their so-called gangs. He points out that the majority of black murder victims are killed by other people of color while failing to ever mention that, according to research, as of 2011, 83 percent of white murder victims were killed by other whites. According to FBI data, in 2015 whites were five times more likely to be killed by a white than a black person. In fact, white people seem to be a real threat to themselves.
the people — began after thousands of years of monarchial rule in Europe and around the globe. Thus began the great American experiment, as we like to call it. For sure, it has been an imperfect experiment. As noted in the editorial above, not all were freed by the American Revolution that followed publication of the Declaration. Millions remained enslaved for the better part of a century. The American experiment, however, has moved steadily toward greater freedom and justice for all people. It is up to our generation now to carry the mantle forward and form a more perfect union than that which we were given by working to eliminate systemic racism in all its forms.
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Here’s how: First, stay connected. Call ost people don’t like going to your doctor’s office and ask about the the doctor. The truth? Even options for a visit. There are two comdoctors don’t like going to mon options: the virtual visit, conducted doctors. And now, in the time by video chat or phone, and the traditionof the coronavirus, people’s willingness al in-person visit. In either case, many of to see their doctor is at an all-time low. the same rules apply. Come prepared to It’s not a surprise, considering that the pandemic has many worried not only ask questions and complete any required tests (like blood work) that are needed to about themselves, but also about catchmake the time with your phying Covid-19 and bringing it sician the most beneficial for home to their loved ones. both of you. Still, while you may tell yourIf a virtual visit is the self that the crisis is a good right option for you, ask your reason not to see your physidoctor’s office for any special cian, it’s a mistake that could instructions. What technoloprove costly to your health gy is needed? Will a smartand well-being. phone or laptop work best? Do Whether you suffer from you need to download an app an illness that requires testor program? Will the doctor ing and close monitoring, or ANIKA call or send a website link via have symptoms that are new, SAGAR text or email? Make sure the it’s important to continue to battery for your phone or see your doctor. With Covidcomputer is fully charged and 19 widespread, the best way that, if the consultation takes places durto access health may seem unclear at ing the day, you sit facing a window or first, but just as you continue relationplace a lamp in front of you so the doctor ships with friends and family by followcan see you clearly on his or her screen. ing safety protocols, your relationship If an in-person visit is the right option with your doctor is one that can also be for you, ask your doctor’s office for any maintained safely.
LETTERS As reported in The Los Angeles Times, white Americans living in white, Trumpsupporting areas are 50 percent more likely to die from murder, gun violence and drug overdoses. The safest places to live are those that are racially diverse and more liberal. Shading his comments to hint that black Americans, especially young black men, are more dangerous than whites is an odious tactic. The truth is, people kill those with whom they have the most contact, white or black. Further, this has nothing to do with the issue of state-sanctioned violence against black people. D’Amato lauds Trump for naming black Republican Tim Scott to head a committee on police misconduct without even mentioning that he is the only black Republican senator and that the appointment seems rather forced. The expectation that a president with a history of racial housing bias convictions, who is on record that the Central Park Five should be executed even after they were exonerated and said “very nice people” attend events sponsored by white supremacists can lead this country toward anything resembling racial equity and harmony is ludicrous. If it’s still possible to shame D’Amato, the suggestion that Trump leads on anything, far less racial justice, should do it. We need to deal honestly with the realities of racial bias in police culture that are reflected in every statistic available. We also need to face it that we, as a society, dump every problem we refuse to resolve and pay for (mental illness, homelessness, drugs, poverty) on the police, and this can no longer continue. The con-
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can reduce fear and anxiety about seekspecial instructions before you head to the office. Some may ask you to call them ing medical care. One more thing: If you don’t have a from the door when you arrive to make sure you don’t have to wait in the waiting primary-care doctor, it’s important to area. If you have a fever, cough or cold, find one who can help you on your health going fo or otherwise aren’t well, please let the journey. Ask friends, family members or the rec office know so proper precautions can be your insurance provider for recommen- have fo taken to care for you. Remember to wear dations. The best time to meet a new doc- the fact a face covering and follow the social-distor is before you fall ill. This gives your suffer b tancing rules of the office, doctor the chance to underwhich will require you to be stand who you are and how he six feet away from others and can help achieve your goal: to be in an area with fewer than be the healthiest version of 10 people. Wash or sanitize you. your hands both before and Remember, although many after the visit and when you things have changed as a arrive back at home. And result of the virus, we’re in once you’re at home again, this together. Relationships put your clothes in the launremain essential — and that dry. includes your relationship MARIA No matter which option is with your doctor. CARNEY right for you, make sure you call the doctor’s office to folDr. Anika Sagar is a primary low up or schedule other care physician for adults and appointments, and remember to keep the an assistant professor of medicine at the colleag doctor up to date on how you’re feeling. their so Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ If at any time you feel ill, let your physiNorthwell Health. Dr. Maria Carney is a for arre cian know right away. geriatrician and palliative medicine phy- skin in By having a plan and a strategy, and sician for older adults, and a professor of spoke a exercising control of the situation, you contrib medicine at the Zucker School. among crowde ing and these s said pr state.
FRAMEWORK by Alyssa Seidman
cept behind defunding the police is not to get rid of the police, although this is how it is dishonestly portrayed. It is to demilitarize the police and limit their role to actual crime while taking some of the money available to build social services, housing and other societal needs to deal with what are social, not criminal, issues. This seems sensible to me, and despite all of D’Amato’s and Trump’s dishonest spin efforts, it seems sensible to most Americans as well. CYNTHIA LOVECCHIO Glen Cove
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Let business owners reopen To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Thank you very much, but I prefer to remain alive” (Jun 18-24): Kreiss is entitled to her opinion, and common sense certainly dictates that one must be cautious during the coronavirus pandemic. I don’t know Kreiss’s age or financial stability, but I think the owner of the bridge club is entitled and smart to open his establishment. My family has two medical professionals, and we have a cancer survivor in our household, so I don’t treat medical issues in a cavalier manner. However, we must try and restore some sense of normalcy and let businesses operate and allow people to earn a living. This will allow mortgages, rent, utilities, taxes and food to be
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