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JULY 23 - 29, 2021

Tuesday night is Cruise Night in O.B.

BY GEORGE WALLACE newsroom@liherald.com

Christina Daly/Herald

Whether you’re a car collector with a thing for Mustangs, Corvettes or vintage cars, or just a habitué of the hamlet of Oyster Bay looking for a street party downtown, the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Chamber of Commerce has just the thing for you this summer.

Every Tuesday night from 5:45 to dark, from now to Sept. 7, the downtown area will be home to a family-friendly car collectors’ display featuring antique and vintage cars, muscle cars, motorcycles, souped-up cars and even a brightly painted VW Bug or two.

Long Island’s love affair with the automobile continues. And it’s a love that is

OYSTER BAY’S CRUISE Night offers a glimpse of all types of cars.

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Plan to restore historic Mill Pond House is approved

BY ANNEMARIE DURKIN adurkin@liherald.com

The Town of Oyster Bay agreed to hire a firm to draw up plans to protect and renovate the deteriorating Mill Pond House at a Town Board meeting on July 13.

The town agreed to pay the Hauppauge-based Nassau Suffolk Engineering & Architecture PLLC $248,400 to assess the Colonial-era home’s structure and create a plan to improve conditions there in the short term and eventually fully restore it.

Mill Pond House sits on two acres at the cor ner of West

Main Street and West Shore Road. Originally a small onestory structure, it grew to a two-and-a-half-story, 4,000square-foot, 20th-century residence. The building still has the heavy timber framing used when it was built in 1653.

The house is considered historically significant not only for its architecture, but also because of who owned it. For decades it was the property of the Townsend family, and an Oyster Bay relative, Robert Townsend, was a member of Gen. Georg e Washington’s Culper Spy Ring, which historians say was instrumental in

helping the Colonies win the Revolutionary War. “The house is a tangible link with the past, one of the oldest buildings in Oyster Bay and a really nice example of Dutch architecture,” John Collins, an architectural historian and a former member of the town’s Landmark Preservation Commission, said. “It’s quite a wonderful specimen of that period and social-ethnic way of building. The house’s front door, frame, and some cabinetry are all original, and are worthy of preservation and studying for future generations to enjoy.”

Though it was granted land-

mark status by the town in 1976 and purchased by the town for $1.9 million in 2008, the now vacant house has been scarred by years of neglect, water damage and two arson fires in 2014.

“The house is an important part of the town’s history,” Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino said. “We’re exploring all options to restore it and

reopen it to the public.”

“I want to praise the town for finally recognizing there’s a problem and addressing the issue by hiring someone who will be gin to preserve the building,” Collins added.

The work on the house will include selective demolition to try to determine what can be CONTINUED ON PAGE 12

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Car enthusiasts return for Cruise Night CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE historic, deep and wide-ranging, dating back to the early 1900s, when Centerport’s William K. Vanderbilt Jr., heir to a railroad fortune and a pioneer race car driver, built a private motorway across the Island and sponsored America’s first international road race.

Many of Vanderbilt’s contemporaries were no less enamored of motorcars, it seems. Rosalie Jones, a Long Island suffragette, was an ace car mechanic and led suffragist parades from Cold Spring Harbor to Washington, D.C., in a 1913 Ford Model T. On Lloyd Neck, Marshall Field built his own road system at what is now Caumsett State Park. Northport’s “Sis” Olmsted teamed up with the Roosevelt clan’s Leila Roosevelt in 1934 and drove around the world, including a 10,000-mile stretch from Antwerp to Singapore.

And Oyster Bay’s own President Theodore Roosevelt was in the mix, too. He was, after all, the first president to ride in a motorcade. And while he said that the early cars needed to have the “objectionable features” regulated out of them, Teddy delighted in driving through Hartford, Conn., in an electric automobile in 1902, and said that cars were a great way to shake a lot of hands in a short period of time.

Flash-forward to 21st century downtown Oyster Bay, recently home to the likes of a Collector Cars Showcase and Billy Joel’s motorcycle collection, and it’s easy to see why a Main Street Cruise Night for car enthusiasts has found a friendly home.

After a year’s hiatus due to Covid-19, Cruise Night has returned, thanks to the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Chamber of Commerce.

To be sure, there are numerous locations around Long Island for displays of vintage and collector’s cars, from Planting Fields and the Vanderbilt Museum to Bald Hill and Tobay Beach. But a main street location transforms the event into a community affair, allowing residents to mingle with car enthusiasts. Oyster Bay’s Cruise Night typically draws children who spontaneously dance in the street to the live music. Mothers and fathers push strollers, while pet owners walk their dogs and greet friends and neighbors as they go.

GUS LUCAS BROUGHT his 1966 Ford Mustang, with rare amber glow, to the show.

“The chamber is all about making this an event that’s fun for kids,” Ravin Chetram, the organization’s vice president, said.

“Based on people’s requests, this year we’re organizing Cruise Night so there’s one side — from the gazebo toward the train station — that’s a kind of family side. That’s where we’ll concentrate the family booths, and do things like give out pinwheels, beads and things.”

And there are commercial benefits to having an evening car display with a live band in the middle of blocked-off Audrey Avenue and a few chamber-provided refreshments. It means that, from restaurants and ice cream vendors to the Oyster Bay Brewery, with its stool-and-barrel sidewalk seating, downtown retailers are front and center in the street-fair experience.

“We have a pretzel guy, but won’t be selling hamburgers to the public,” Chetram said. “This is the chamber. We’re not going to put things out to compete with the businesses.”

On July 13, first-time car displayers and regulars, who came from all over Nassau County to take part, expressed their enthusiasm for Cruise Night. The mother of a 20-year-old from Port Washington who was showing his Corvette for the first time said she enjoyed the small-town feel of the hamlet as well as the music.

BOB “BOY EVIL” Daly brought his funny car, the War Horse.

And George Hanley, of Levittown, who is known for his 1970 Mustang with a racing stripe down the middle, said he was happy the event was up and running again.

“I’ve been bringing it to Cruise Night in Oyster Bay for five or six years,” Hanley said. “I like going there — it’s a nice show.

Not as crowded as, for example, the Wantagh train station.”

Hanley added that his preferred spot to park his Mustang is by the bandstand. “I like how accommodating the village is,” he said. “If the number of cars gets higher, they can open up side streets to display.”

He predicted that the event was on its way back. “It wasn’t the best of weather this week, but it was promising,” Hanley said. “If it comes back to pre-Covid numbers, it’s going to be a real nice show.”

Chetram agreed. “Pre-Covid, we had anywhere between 150 and 200 cars when the weather was good,” he said. “This week we had 70 to 80, so we’re not there yet. But the weather has been bad so far this summer, so we predict as the summer goes on and the weather improves, the numbers will build back up to that level again.”

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THE BETA BLOCKERS kept the crowd happy by playing songs like “Draggin the Line,” which Tommy James made popular in 1970.

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Photos courtesy Raynham Hall Museum

ALLEN J. UNDERWOOD II, left, Anthony Petrizzo, Allen J. Underwood III, Daniel Noboa, Zachary Hertlein, CJ Noboa, and Eric Hertlein at Raynham Hall Museum where much work was done.

ALLEN UNDERWOOD PROVIDES needed landscaping and repair to the grounds of the Raynham Hall Museum for his eagle scout service project.

Underwood becomes an Eagle Scout after work at Raynham

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llen Underwood III, a member of Oyster Bay’s Boy Scout Troop 299, recently completed his Eagle Scout Service Project to provide needed landscaping and repair to the grounds of Raynham Hall Museum.

In late June, Allen and his fellow scout volunteers cleared a section of ivy, cleared, turned and reseeded the grass, reset brickwork in a serpentine brick path and created a brick soldier course and stone-lined inset to display a great chain replica in the museum’s garden.

The “Great Chain Replica” is a recreation of two links of the defensive iron chain that stretched across

the Hudson River during the Revolutionary era to prevent British warships from reaching West Point Fort and northern Hudson cities and towns. The massive links, each weighing well over 100 pounds, will be permanently displayed in the garden.

“I was really happy with how the project turned out,” Underwood said. “We did a lot of good work in a short period of time and the results look outstanding.

I can’t wait to see what the museum does with the garden.”

With his project finished, Underwood can advance to the rank of Eagle Scout.

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Memorializing Afghan, Iraq wars at park

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hoped to break ground on the memorial Oct. 7, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the outbreak of war in Afghani“Fighting in Afghanistan was like stan.

Whac-A-Mole,” said Army Staff Sgt. Chad The memorial was established in 1947, Ryals, a veteran of the wars in Afghani- two years after World War II ended. The stan and Iraq. “It’s rocky and mountain- plaza has grown ever since, with monuous there, and [fighters] ments that recognize those would pop out of the mounwho fought in the Civil, Spantains and use the terrain ish-American, Korean and against us. A lot of my Vietnam wars. friends didn’t make it home.”

“We’re proud that Nassau Ryals, a Louisiana native, County is home to one of the enlisted when he was 17. Now largest veteran populations 35 and a Glen Cove resident in the state,” Curran said. for five years, he said it’s “There are 55,000 veterans important that combat veterwho make their home right ans from the war in Afghanihere in Nassau.” stan and the second Persian Some 4,281 residents Gulf War be remembered — CHAD RYALS served in Iraq and Afghanithose who did not return stan, according to census Veteran home alive as well as those data. Twenty-one died. who did. He said he had won“Our troops are coming dered why it took Nassau County so long home now from Afghanistan,” Curran to add a monument to Veterans Memorial said. “It makes sense that right now, more Plaza in Eisenhower Park for these veter- than ever, we ensure that present and ans, and added that he was pleased with future generations continue to appreciate the decision. the sacrifice that veterans have made for Flanked by veterans, Nassau County our nation.”

Executive Laura Curran announced July The county memorial committee has 8 at the plaza that a bipartisan advisory 12 members, five of whom Curran selectcommittee would design and raise ed, five chosen by the Nassau Council of $100,000 for a new monument to honor Veterans of Foreign Wars, one by the Nascounty veterans of the wars in Afghani- sau County Legislature’s majority and stan and Iraq. County officials said they one by the minority.

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By LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com

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he only way you are truly gone is if you are forgotten.

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CHRIS PETERKIN, COMMANDER of the Bellmore Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2770, urged veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars to volunteer to work on the monument.

Chris Peterkin, commander of the Bellmore Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2770, is forming an additional committee of Afghanistan and Iraq veterans to work with the county’s committee. The VFW spearheaded the memorial, he said, because an active Afghanistan/Iraq war veteran organization does not exist. He urged volunteers to join, adding that they do not need to be VFW members.

Peter Wenninger, commander of the East Meadow American Legion Memorial

Post 82, said he has not found any veterans from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars who want to become involved in the legion.

“I hand them my card and ask them to please come down to the hall, and I’m met with comments like, ‘How did you know I was a vet?’ and ‘Why did you come across the parking lot to talk to me?’” Wenninger said. “I get the feeling that they don’t trust and have some sort of PTSD.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

TOWN OF OYSTER BAY U.S. TREASURY EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TOWN OF OYSTER BAY RESIDENTS ONLY INTAKE FORMS MAY ONLY BE SUBMITTED BEGINNING 9:00 AM ON JULY 22, 2021 THROUGH 5:00 PM ON AUGUST 20, 2021.

INTAKE FORMS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED VIA ONLINE SUBMISSION. DO NOT HAND DELIVER, FAX OR EMAIL THE INTAKE FORM AS IT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ONLY 1 INTAKE FORM PER HOUSEHOLD MAY BE SUBMITTED. The Town of Oyster Bay is pleased to announce available funds for rental and utility assistance through the U.S. Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) for residents of the Town of Oyster Bay. The Program is intended to assist renters who are having difficulty paying their rent and utilities/home energy costs due to effects of COVID-19. The Program is being administered by the Long Island Housing Partnership (LIHP).

Who can apply?

Tenants may apply and landlords may apply. If landlords apply, tenants must agree to participate. If tenants apply, landlords will be requested to participate.

How are applicants reviewed?

Applicants will be reviewed on a first-come, first-serve basis, with priority consideration given to households with incomes at or below 50% of the HUD area median income, or households with one or more members who have been unemployed for more than 90 days prior to their application.

Who Qualifies?

To be eligible, a household must: I. Be renting in the Town of Oyster Bay as a primary residence (including all Villages but excluding the City of Glen Cove) II. Show that one or more individuals within the household has either qualified for unemployment benefits, experienced a reduction in household income, incurred significant costs, or experienced other financial hardship during or due to the COVID-19 pandemic; III. Demonstrate that the household is at risk of homelessness or housing instability; and IV. Have household income at or below 80% of the HUD area median income based on calendar year 2020 or current projected 2021 income. Income guidelines vary based on the household size. Please see chart below.

HOUSEHOLD SIZE 80% MAXIMUM INCOME 50% MAXIMUM INCOME* HOUSHOLD SIZE 80% MAXIMUM INCOME 50% MAXIMUM INCOME* 1 $72,750 $45,500 5 $112,250 $70,150 2 $83,150 $52,000 6 $120,550 $75,350 3 $93,550 $58,500 7 $128,850 $80,550 4 $103,900 $64,940 8 $137,150 $85,750 *Income limits are subject to change Awarded funds can assist with the following: • Current rent, prospective rent, and rent arrears • Current costs and arrears for utilities and home energy costs • Other expenses related to housing (e.g., relocation expenses such as security deposits and tenant screening fees if a household has been displaced due to COVID-19) How much may be awarded?

Up to 18 months of assistance may be paid subject to restrictions.

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Heralds honor Business Women of L.I.

By Lee Meyer lmeyer@liherald.com

July 14 was a banner day for Long Island’s women of business. The Herald Premier Business Women of Long Island Awards, originally planned for 2020 and delayed more than a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, were held at The Heritage Club at Bethpage and recognized women for their excellence in various fields.

The awards kicked off with a cocktail hour at which guests and honorees met and networked with one another. The mood was bursting with positivity, with honorees excited and grateful to be able to meet in person for the first time in over a year.

Honorees said they were thrilled to be among their peers and acknowledged how much harder it is, even in this day and age, for women to succeed and advance in their careers compared to their male counterparts. “I think it’s harder for women to reach the same business goals as men,” said honoree Lisa Rispoli, partner at Grassi Advisors & Accountants. “There’s still a difference.”

“I really appreciate this honor, and I’m thankful to the Herald and Richner for recognizing women in business. I think it’s very important for younger women to have women in business as mentors to look up to,” said honoree Dr. Eve Lupenko-Ferrante, of the Glen Cove City Council.

“I am a humble businesswoman, so when I was asked to be an honoree it meant a lot to me,” said Lisa E. Boglione, founder, president and CEO of Accu-Serve Process Service, LTD & Publications Elite Company Inc. “I come from the generation of change, when women were coming out of the home and into the business world.

Starting a business from scratch was very tough. Everyone should be recognized for what they do, but moms that are business owners or in the workforce juggle something men couldn’t understand. I give kudos to all women.”

Another honoree, Director of Nursing at Mount Sinai South Nassau Eileen Mahler, said it was important to be able to gather together after the rough year that was 2020. “Being in health care, we’ve had such a rough year,” she said. “It’s nice to be able to get together and to recognize the things they’ve done is great.”

Guests gathered for the awards ceremony and sit-down dinner. Opening remarks

by Richner Communications President and CEO Stuart Richner expressed great joy in hosting the Premier Business Women of Long Island Awards and recalled the founding of Richner Communications by his parents, Edith and Robert Richner, expressing the profound impact his mother had on the business and its success.

Richner added, “It is my deep belief that women must be represented equally in every profession, that they should have access to every rung on the career ladder, to every seat in the corporate boardroom and to every opportunity to earn equal pay.

The honorees before you this evening represent the progress we have made as a society on this front, but there is much more

Photos by Christina Daly/Herald

SupporterS caMe out in force for the women honorees at the Herald Premier Business Women of Long Island Awards last week.

work to do.”

Director of New Business Development Eric Feil gave brief remarks as well, and introduced the upcoming Long Island Choice Awards, a reader’s choice program that launches July 28.

Special guest speaker Nassau County Executive Laura Curran — the first woman to hold the position — spoke on the importance of honoring and recognizing women for their significant and important contributions to business. “It was an honor to attend the second annual Premier Businesswomen Awards Gala,” Curran said. “We celebrated high-level women business leaders making a difference both professionally and in their respective communities. Their contributions are notable and worthy of praise, and as they take on more substantial roles, I’m confident that their impact will continue to grow. I thank the Long Island Herald for hosting such a beneficial event.”

Amy Amato, executive director of corporate relations and events for Richner Communications, said, “We were originalContinued on neXt page

eiLeen MahLer accepted the award for Excellence in Healthcare from Richner Communications Inc. President Stuart Richner and the evening’s emcee, Antoinette Biordi of News 12.

Kerri anne ScanLon received the award for Excellence in Healthcare with Richner and Biordi.

MicheLe dean accepted the award for Trailblazer of the Year with Richner and Biordi.

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continued from PreViouS Page ly supposed to have this celebration in March of 2020, and I’m so glad we were finally able to meet in person to honor these fabulous and powerful women.”

The awards were announced by News 12 anchor and Emmy winner Antoinette Biordi. Awards were given in categories such as health care, real estate, education, government, legal, finance and more. Suffolk Federal Credit Union CEO Michele Dean, who won Trailblazer of the Year, said, “To be in the class of all these accomplished women...it’s such an honor. In the banking industry, there are not many female CEOs, especially on Long Island.” Dean, who started her job during the pandemic, said, “It’s been such a rewarding experience.”

Thanks to sponsors Mount Sinai South Nassau, Glen Cover Hospital, Touro College, Suffolk Federal Credit Union, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, New York Cancer & Blood Specialists, Prager Metis, PSEG Long Island, Cameron Engineering, Adelphi University, AccuServe Process Service Ltd, Real Estate Homes and Publications Elite Company Inc. See more photos at richnerlive.com.

TRAILBLAZER OF THE YEAR Michele Dean President/CEO Suffolk Federal Credit Union EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE Eileen Mahler, PhD, RN, NE-BC Director of Nursing Education: Professional Development, Practice and Research Mount Sinai South Nassau EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE Kerri Anne Scanlon, RN Executive Director Glen Cove Hospital EXCELLENCE IN REAL ESTATE Deirdre O’Connell CEO Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty ACCOUNTING Diana Hopkins Director, Valuation & Business Analytics BDO USA, LLP ACCOUNTING Hayley Mayer, EA Principal Client Account Services Prager Metis CPAs ACCOUNTING Lisa Rispoli, CPA, AEP Partner, Trust & Estate Services Leader Grassi Advisors & Accountants ACCOUNTING Mary Santoli Director of Small Business Services Prager Metis CPAs EDUCATION Meredith H. Celentano Assistant Vice President for

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GUESTS ENJOYED COCKTAILS and conversation.

Development and Alumni Affairs Hofstra University EDUCATION Linda Howard-Weissman Assistant Dean for Institutional Advancement Touro Law Center EDUCATION Elaine L. Smith, EdD, MS, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, ANEF Dean, College of Nursing and Public Health Adelphi University EDUCATION Joanne O’Brien Dean of the School of Education and Human Services Molloy College ENERGY & TRANSPORTATION Peggy Keane Managing Director and Vice President Construction and Operations PSEG Long Island ENGINEERING Janice Jijina, P.E., AICP, CEP, LEED AP Partner of Planning and Environmental Analysis Cameron Engineering FINANCE & BANKING Cara Cunha Senior Mortgage Loan Officer PNC Bank FINANCE & BANKING Melissa Curtis Sales Manager/Senior Loan Originator Contour Mortgage FINANCE & BANKING Diane Johnston Vice President Bernstein Private Wealth Management

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FINANCE & BANKING Marie Taylor, CRPC, AAMS Financial Advisor Edward Jones FINANCE & BANKING Michelle Moreira-Jodice Vice President/Branch Manager The First National Bank of Long Island FINANCE & BANKING Theresa Potter Director of Franchise Partnerships Lendio GOVERNMENT Eve Lupenko Ferrante, MD Councilwoman City of Glen Cove Cosmetic Dermatologist Greenberg Cosmetic Surgery HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS Tracey Rosenberg, DDS, MD Oral Surgeon Plainview Massapequa Levittown Oral and Implant Surgery HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS Yelda Nouri, MD Board-Certified Medical Oncologist and Hematologist New York Cancer & Blood Specialists INSURANCE Melissa A. Matassa Agency Owner GEICO Local Office Lynbrook

Charo Ezdrin, Esq. Senior Partner Ezdrin & Woods, PC

Geri Barish Executive Director Hewlett House, 1 in 9

LEGAL Jacqueline Harounian, Esq. Partner Wisselman, Harounian & Associates, P.C.

NOT-FOR-PROFIT Randell Marie Bynum CEO Girl Scouts of Nassau County

LEGAL Catherine Z. O’Brien Of Counsel Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. LEGAL Constantina Papageorgiou, Esq. Partner Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP LEGAL Felicia Pasculli, Esq. Partner Futterman, Lanza & Pasculli, LLP LEGAL Megan C. Ryan, Esq. General Counsel Chief Compliance, Privacy & Ethics Officer, Executive Vice President NuHealth/ Nassau University Medical Center MARKETING & PR Donna DeVita CEO Esquire Brand Management MARKETING & PR Nina McCann Director of Marketing NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

NOT-FOR-PROFIT Lisa Cohn President Living Water for Women NOT-FOR-PROFIT Gwen O’Shea President and CEO Community Development Corporation of Long Island NOT-FOR-PROFIT Amy Zaslansky Founder and CEO The Book Fairies REAL ESTATE Catalina Guttilla Licensed Real Estate Broker / Owner Real Estate Homes RETAIL & SALES Glenda Hills CEO Millennium Sistahs TECHNOLOGY & SECURITY Clorinda Antonucci VP of Security and Private Investigations Corporate Loss Prevention Associates

MARKETING & PR Jillian Weston Founder Jillian’s Circus

TECHNOLOGY & SECURITY Vidya Ramsammy President Corporate Loss Prevention Associates

LEGAL Elaine M. Colavito Partner Sahn Ward Coschignano PLLC

MEDIA & JOURNALISM Kimberly Rae Miller President and Founder KRM Editorial, Inc.

UNDER 30 Arianna Georgiadis Human Resources Supervisor Grassi Advisors & Accountants

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LEGAL Lisa E. Boglione Founder, President and CEO Accu-Serve Process Service, LTD & Publications Elite Company, Inc.

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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

COMMUNITY UPDATE Friday, July 23

Wednesday, July 28

Movie at the Library

Movie: The Goonies

Gold Coast Public Library Annex, 50 Railroad Ave., Glen Head, 2 to 4 p.m. Watch “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” (1988) at the library. It’s 1947 Hollywood and Eddie Valiant, a down-on-his-luck detective, is hired to find proof that Marvin Acme, the owner of Toontown, is playing hanky-panky with Jessica Rabbit, wife of Roger Rabbit. When Acme is found murdered, all fingers point to Roger, who begs the Toonhating Valiant to find the real evildoer.

Begining at dusk, residents can head to Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park & Beach, Oyster Bay to enjoy a movie night sponsored by the Town of Oyster Bay every Wednesday in July.

Live Music: Triology & Friends

Thursday, July 29

Blood Drive At Polish National Home, 10 Hendrick Ave., Glen Cove, from 1 to 7 p.m. Go to donate.nybc.org to make an appointment.

Every Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. through the end of August, residents can head to Sea Cliff Beach to enjoy live music by the water.

Sunset Serenade: Chicken Head

Dancing in the Street Free evenings of dancing under the stars with music and live demonstrations by professional DJ’s, on Fridays from 7 to 9 p.m. in front of 74 Audrey Ave, Oyster Bay.

Downtown Sounds: The Doobie Others Every Friday for the rest of the summer, the Glen Cove Downtown Business Improvement District will host a free concert series in Village Square at the intersections of Glen, School and Bridge streets. Begining at 7:30 p.m. spectators can head to the square with their lawn chairs and enjoy live music every Friday until Aug. 27. For the full series lineup and live-stream of the event, head to glencovedowntown.org.

Saturday, July 24 Deep Roots Farmers Market 100 Garvies Point Road, Glen Cove, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The weekly farmers market offers a selection of locally grown vegetables and eggs, fresh baked bread, honey, seafood and more.

Music Under the Stars: Disco Unlimited The hottest disco show & dance band on the East Coast. Begining at 8 p.m. residents can head to TOBAY Beach to enjoy live music every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday during the month of July.

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On Sunday, July 25, from10 a.m. to noon, experience the benefits of summer outdoors at Planting Fields. Certified guide, Linda Lombardo, will lead a 2-hour walk throughout the Olmsted Brothers-designed landscape of Planting Fields that will promote mindfulness and connectivity with your surroundings. Forest Therapy is a research-based framework for supporting healing and wellness through immersion in forests and other natural environments. It’s not about distance or endurance, but is about slowing down and noticing. Members $36, general admission $40. Register at plantingfields.org.

Monday, July 26 Write a Winning Resume Learn how to best use a cover letter to elaborate on your experience, skills, and achievements highlighted on your winning resume. Attendees will also learn how to format references, select a writing sample, and a few persuasive techniques for the thank you letter.

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Tuesday, July 27 Music Under the Stars: Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot Celebrating the music of Billy Joel & more. Begining at 8 p.m. residents can head to TOBAY Beach to enjoy live music every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday during the month of July.

Exploring Long Island’s Underwater World Follow Chris Paparo, aka the “Fish Guy,” on an underwater tour of Long Island. Enjoy amazing photographs and videos of local fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and other assorted invertebrates while learning interesting facts about those creatures that you might encounter on a fishing trip or a stroll down the beach. A

Every Thursday for the rest of the summer, the Sea Cliff Civic Association will host a free concert series in Clifton Park. Begining at 6 p.m. spectators can head to the park and enjoy live music every Thursday until Sept 2.

Zac Brown Tribute Band. Begining at 8 p.m. residents can head to TOBAY Beach to enjoy live music every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday during the month of July.

perfect event for anyone of any age who has an appreciation for the water. Please register at bayvillefreelibrary.org for the Zoom link.

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Oyster Bay Cruise Night

Every Tuesday evening during the summer, the streets of Oyster Bay are filled with classic cars and spectators for Oyster Bay Cruise Night.

Restaurants, shops, snacks and beverages, ice cream and shopping surround the collection of fun and interesting cars. Additionally, live music fills the streets with a band at every Cruise night. Also, weekly raffles and giveaways for children.

Each show starts at 5:45 p.m. and runs until dark.

Fitness in Village Square takes place every Saturday at 10 a.m. in Glen Cove.

The Oyster Bay Town Board will meet on Aug. 17, at 10 a.m.

Glen Cove Downtown Sounds free concert series continues every Friday at 7:30 p.m.

The Music Under the Stars concert series at TOBAY beach will continue through Aug. 4.

The Village of Sea Cliff Board of Trustees will meet on Aug. 2 at 6 p.m.

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he camp is different this year because we only have about 100 kids, when we usually have around 500. We’re also at Landing School, which is smaller, so we see each other more often than usual. We can’t go on as many trips as usual; we usually go on one or two a week. Instead a lot of places are coming to us. It is sad because a lot of the kids are returning campers and they know what it’s like, but we’re still able to go on one of our big trips, Adventureland, so I think a lot of kids are excited for that.

We’re trying to do as much as we can at the school campsite. I think that because it’s a smaller amount of people, it’s almost more fun because you do see everybody every once in awhile. We still tried to keep the traditions going, like tie-dye day.

I think that kids are definitely happy to be coming back because it’s a place where they can hang out with their friends that’s not in a school setting, they can just play around and have fun. Especially after this crazy hectic year, I think that kids are so happy to interact with each other, and I think the counselors are, too. I know I missed camp, and other counselors did as well. It’s fun because you have a lot of the same kids every year and not getting to see them for a year is weird and you miss them.

I think it’s good that we’re back and a lot of kids are having a great time just being able to interact with each other again. They get to hang out and just be kids again.

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I do love being with the kids. Their stories are so funny and they are eager to learn. It’s fun working with them.

Our campers are usually younger, like from kindergarten to second grade. This year it’s different.

Mostly older kids are here. I’m not sure why but I know they usually go to sport’s camps and they aren’t all running.

When Covid hit it was tough for me. I’m going to be 69 and have a blood condition. So, I was housebound. I feel safe now that I got my vaccine.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 Ralph Esposito, director of the Veterans Service Agency for Nassau County, said veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq do not join veterans organizations because they have families and are looking for jobs to support them.

“These are all kids who aren’t interested in joining American Legions or VFWs,” said Esposito, of Floral Park. “We are in our 70s, from the Korean and Vietnam wars, for the most part. They don’t want to listen to a bunch of old guys talking war stories.”

Regardless, efforts continue to recruit younger veterans.

Ryals, who served in Iraq from 2003 to 2005, and in Afghanistan from 2006 to 2007, said he could understand why the veterans don’t want to talk. “It’s kind of a repressive memory, which causes constant stress,” he said. “It affects you mentally, and you can’t relax. You don’t want to think about it.”

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ast year when Covid hit it was challenging here. I had to keep the kids 6 feet apart and maintain all the Covid requirements. Kids don’t like to wear masks because it is hard to breath.

I reasoned with them, telling them there is this virus going around that you don’t want to get or mess around with. They understood. They were 7 to 8 years old.

The parents wanted them to wear masks too.

Some parents even brought hand sanitizer to the camp, which we already had.

Last year we played old fashioned games like Simon Says, anything that did not have touching. We have a playground here. We would have a small group of kids play on it and then sanitized it afterwards before the next group played. I never found all the sanitizing and precautions inconvenient. I

wanted the kids to have fun.

My brother got Covid first and three of my family members ended up getting it including me. I didn’t go to work. I was dizzy and had an inability to eat but I didn’t lose my sense of taste or smell like other people. No one in my family that got it had to be hospitalized.

I told the kids when I returned that I had had the virus. I told them that anyone could get it. We needed to be safe so we needed to follow the protocols.

This year at the camp it is more lenient since there is the vaccine. I still try to keep the kids 6 feet apart and urge them to wear masks for their safety, which is optional. If a kid doesn’t wear a mask they stay 6 feet away and don’t stand in front of someone when talking to them.

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Many veterans feel survivor’s guilt, he said. “They say talking about it helps, but it doesn’t,” he said. “I volunteer at a suicide hotline for veterans. I put myself out of my comfort zone to help.”

Virginia Cervasio, of Glen Cove, created Heroes Among Us, a nonprofit that serves veterans. She formed the organization in memory of her son, Angelo, 24, an Air Force Gulf War veteran who died by suicide in 2006.

Her nonprofit will donate $5,000 toward the monument. A member of Curran’s 12-member veteran’s advisory committee, Cervasio said she will do whatever is needed.

“This project is very close to my heart because I’m honoring my son,” she said.

“This is the war he fought in and died. It doesn’t matter that he didn’t die there.”

“The only way you are truly gone is if you are forgotten,” Ryals said. The memorial “wouldn’t be for me. It would be for them.”

When the New York City area became the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, Northwell Health’s House Calls program, which treats chronically ill, frail seniors at home, needed to quickly pivot to provide care to this at-risk population.

While the pandemic tested clinicians at House Calls who continued to provide the highest quality of care to homebound patients, the program was also recognized for the sixth consecutive year by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for its success in managing chronically ill, frail seniors through home-based primary care. The program is part of a federal demonstration project known as Independence at Home, established in 2012 as part of the Affordable Care Act. “During the pandemic, our priority was to keep our House Calls’ patients connected and provide uninterrupted medical care,” said Dr. Zenobia Brown, medical director and vice president of population health care management at Northwell Health Solutions. “We were able to offer patients Northwell’s telemedicine services in their homes, with the help of family and staff. Through careful planning and mapping, House Calls clinicians offered lifesaving Covid-19 vaccines to its more than 1,500 patients enrolled in the program.”

Patients enrolled in the House Calls program receive coordinated care, similar to treatment and referrals they would receive from a primary care physician, such as ultrasounds, radiology, electrocardiogram, lab work, physical exams, occupational and speech therapy, social work services, as well as prescription refills.

Physicians, nurse practitioners and other clinicians are available for urgent, sameday visits. The team is accessible 24/7 to answer clinical questions from patients

and caregivers. In addition, Northwell’s Center for Emergency Medical Services works with the program to bring highly trained community paramedics to patients’ homes to assess and treat them.

In addition to improving health outcomes in older patients with complex health needs, Northwell’s clinicians reduced costs during the program’s sixth year by $12,636 per patient per year, representing 22.1 percent total cost of care reduction, for an overall saving to Medicare of more than $4.7 million. Cost savings achieved in the federal project will be reinvested to expand House Calls’ services to more patients in need, including recruiting additional physicians and increasing telehealth services.

Northwell had the highest savings performance among the nine demonstration sites nationwide. After accounting for Medicare withholds, Northwell earned more than $2.9 million in incentive payments – the only program in New York state to receive CMS incentive payments.

CMS awarded a total of $11.2 million in incentive payments to nine of the 11 participating practices nationwide that succeeded in reducing Medicare costs and met quality goals.

“Our patients who are older with multiple chronic illnesses are unable to receive medical care elsewhere and have made a decision to remain at home as long as safely as possible,” said Dr. Konstantinos Deligiannidis, Northwell Health House Calls’ newly appointed medical director. “Our team is focused on delivering patient-centered care that improves outcomes, reduces costs, and alleviates pain and suffering for patients in the community by preventing unnecessary emergency department visits or hospitalizations.”

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Mill Pond House restoration cost estimated at $1.3 million

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THOUGH GIVEN LANDMARK status by the town in 1976, the vacant house, purchased by the town in 2008 for $1.9 million, is now scarred by years of neglect, water damage and two arson fires in 2014. This photo was taken on Oct. 28, 1906. needed the house for a specific purpose, it would make sense to me to leave it in the hands of the public, but the reality is they do not have a purpose to own the house.”

Town Councilman Steven Labriola cast a lone “nay” vote against hiring Nassau Suffolk Engineering & Architecture. “The Town of Oyster Bay has done a terrific job at protecting and preserving our history,” Labriola said, “yet more information is needed on the salvageability of the Mill Pond House due to decades of deterioration, exposure to the elements and extensive fire damage.”

In a news release, Labriola also stated that he wanted to tour the house before the town spends any more money on it.

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■ Built in 1653.

■ The Townsend family owned the house from 1661 to 1929.

■ After several subsequent owners, it became a gift shop.

■ Louise Hopkins Gathes, the widow of President Theodore Roosevelt’s wartime aide Henry Hopkins, lived there until she died in 1962.

■ The Town of Oyster Bay granted the house historical landmark status in 1976.

■ It sustained extensive damage in two arson fires in 2014.

■ Douglas A. Wilke, a Glen Head architect and engineer, was hired by the town in November 2018 to assess the house’s condition. Wilke’s report was submitted to the Oyster Bay Landmarks Preservation Commission on April 16.

■ The town hired Nassau Suffolk Engineering & Architecture PLLC on July 13 to devise a plan to renovate the house.

■ In 2008, the property, then owned by philanthropist Charles Wang, was sold to the town for $1.9 million.

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preserved, according to the architectural firm. Led by Michael Spinelli, another former member of the landmark commission, the firm first inspected the site in December, and will oversee the bidding process for the first contract. It is continuing work begun by architect Douglas A. Wilke, who died in 2019.

Community groups have advocated for the house to be saved for years now.

“You don’t want just plaques saying, ‘Here once stood this historic building,’” said Meredith Maus, executive director of the Oyster Bay Main Street Association, a nonprofit focused on revitalizing the hamlet of Oyster Bay. “Not that it needs to be a museum, but it’s a living testament to how long this downtown has been here.”

The Town Board also approved putting a first contract out to bid, though the scope of the work was not included in the public documentation posted on the town’s website. Spokesman Brian Nevin wrote in an email that the initial work would focus on protecting the structural integrity of the house by reinforcing beams and walls, and disinfecting it.

Nassau Suffolk Engineering & Architecture has estimated the cost of restoring the house at $1.3 million, which could increase as additional rotted wood, vermin waste, mold and debris are removed, according to a letter from the firm to the town. It is unclear who would pay for the full restoration. In 2014, town officials discussed selling the property to a private party with restrictive covenants to ensure that it would be restored, but it has not been sold.

“There is an advisory group we call the presidents group, for a lack of a better title,” Collins explained, “which is all the different organizations within the town who have a foot in this: the Oyster Bay Civic Association, the Oyster Bay Main Street Association and others that have been advocating for and urging the town to put the house back on the market and allow the private sector to restore the structure, rather than restore it at a public expense. The town has no real use for the building, as far as I know; if they

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LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF UPPER BROOKVILLE BOARD OF APPEALS PUBLIC NOTICE A public hearing and meeting will be held before and by the Board of Appeals of the

Incorporated Village of Upper Brookville, Nassau County, New York, at the Planting Fields Arboretum - Carriage House on August 2, 2021 at 6:30 P.M. The hearing and meeting will be on the appeal of PMG Northeast, LLC c/o Blue Hills Fuels, LLC, owner of a parcel of land located at 5050 Northern Boulevard in the Village, designated as Section 18, Block A, Lot 1029 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map, and located within the Village=s R-1 (2-acre) zoning district.

The Appellant seeks a permit to allow the construction of a 50’x52’ canopy, with new signage, over three existing fuel islands, and the installation of a fourth fuel island, all as shown on the site plan entitled “Site Plan…” and the plan entitled “Alternate Canopy Elevations” prepared by High Point Engineering and last dated March 23, 2021, which will require the following variances: 1.To allow the canopy to have a front yard setback from Northern Boulevard of 22.3 feet rather than the required 75 feet and a side yard setback from Cedar Swamp Road of 40.9 feet rather than the required 50 feet; 2.To allow the canopy to have a flat roof area of 72.17% rather than the maximum permitted 20% flat roof area; 3.To permit the proposed new signage on the new canopy.

The above application is on file at the office of Humes & Wagner, LLP, attorneys for the Village, 147 Forest Avenue, Locust Valley, New York where it may be seen by appointment during the regular hours of the usual business days until the time of the hearing.

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

If any individual requires special assistance to attend, please notify the Village Attorney at 516-676-4600 at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing.

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LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF UPPER BROOKVILLE BOARD OF APPEALS PUBLIC NOTICE

A public hearing and meeting will be held before and by the Board of Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Upper Brookville, Nassau County, New York at the Planting Fields Arboretum Carriage House on Planting Fields Road in the Village on August 2, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.

The hearing will be on the appeal of Sonu Arora, owner of a 5-acre parcel of land located at 26 Chestnut Hill Drive in the Village, designated as Section 24, Block 18, Lot 11 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map, and located within the Village=s OP-1 (5-acre) zoning district.

The Appellant seeks a variance to allow the construction of a tennis court which will now increase the total lot coverage to 10.31% of lot area rather than the maximum permitted 10% of lot area, as shown on the revised plan entitled “Site Plan…” prepared

by Northcoast Civil, L.S. & P.E., P.C. and last dated April 5, 2021.

The above application is on file at the office of Humes & Wagner, LLP, attorneys for the Village, 147 Forest Avenue, Locust Valley, New York where it may be seen by appointment during the regular hours of the usual business days until the time of the hearing.

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

If any individual requires special assistance to attend, please notify the Village Attorney at 516-676-4600 at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing.

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LEGAL NOTICE OYSTER BAY - EAST NORWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF OYSTER BAY OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK 11771 NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Board of Education of the Oyster Bay - East Norwich Central School District, Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York (in accordance with Section No.103 of Article 5-A of the General Municipal Law, and section No. 305, Subdivision No. 14 of the Education Law) hereby invites the submission of bids for:

RUBBISH REMOVAL Bids may be picked up at the Buildings and Grounds office, Oyster Bay High School, 150 East Main Street, Oyster Bay, New York 11771, starting on July 21, 2021. Bids will be received until 10:00 am on July 29, 2021 at the Administration Building, 1 McCouns Lane, Oyster Bay, New York 11771, at which time and place all bids will be opened and read aloud.

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject all or part of any bid received.

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LEGAL NOTICE Locust Valley Central School District Request for Proposals Proposals from qualified and experienced providers are requested by the Board of Education of Locust Valley Central School District, Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York for: Athletic Trainer To meet the needs of the District for the 2021-2022 school year, with an option to renew the contract annually for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.

Proposals will be received until 11:00 a.m. on August 18, 2021, in the Business Office, at Locust Valley CSD, 22 Horse Hollow Road, Locust Valley, NY 11560.

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LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF UPPER BROOKVILLE BOARD OF APPEALS PUBLIC NOTICE A public hearing and meeting will be held before and by the Board of Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Upper Brookville, Nassau County, New York at the Planting Fields Arboretum Carriage House on Planting Fields Road in the Village on August 2, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.

The hearing will be on the appeal of Janet and Dave Stack, owners of a 4.08-acre parcel of land located at 30 Clews Drive in the Village, designated as Section 22, Block G, Lot 118 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map, and located within the Village=s OP-1 (5-acre) zoning district.

The Appellants seek variances to permit the construction of the following: 1.One-story open covered portico which will have a westerly side yard setback of 31’7” rather than the required 75 feet; 2.One-story attached garage and breezeway which will have a westerly side yard setback of 51’5” rather than the required 75 feet.

The Appellants also seek to maintain two existing air conditioning condenser units which have a westerly side yard setback of 50.2’ rather than the required 75 feet.

The above application is on file at the office of Humes & Wagner, LLP, attorneys for the Village, 147 Forest Avenue, Locust Valley, New York where it may be seen by appointment during the regular hours of the usual business days until the time of the hearing.

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

If any individual requires special assistance to attend, please notify the Village Attorney at 516-676-4600 at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing.

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EligiblE sEniors can purchase fresh fruits and vegetables from farmer’s markets at a discount by using the free coupon book the county is providing.

Coupon book makes produce affordable for seniors Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced a program where residents 60 and over, who receive $1,986 or less a month, can receive a one-time (per person, per year) coupon book worth $20 to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at local Farmers’ Markets and Farm Stands.

The purpose of this program is to promote improved nutrition through increased consumption of locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables.

The coupons, provided by the New York State Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, will be available at the Life Enrichment Center, 45 East Main St., on Aug. 15, from 10–11:45 a.m., free of charge.

At select coupon distribution locations [see box], Cornell Cooperative Extension will have a Mobile Farm Stand with local grown fresh produce. The produce is seasonal, locally grown, fresh-picked and reasonably priced. Seniors can use their coupons and pay with cash or credit card. For further information call Nassau County Office for the Aging at (516) 227-8900.

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he New York Times published a number of articles on July 10 on the impact of climate change on our lives today. Collectively, they are frightening, though none made the front page.

I’m writing a book on “Teaching Climate History” (Routledge), and every time I see articles like these, I’m compelled to update the book as new information emerges.

The July 11 Times had even worse news, this time on the front page. The structural stability of ChiALAN cago, the country’s third-largest city, is SINGER threatened by new erratic water levels, record highs and lows, on Lake Michigan, caused by climate change, which has altered rainfall patterns in the region. Beaches have disappeared, and the foundations of buildings could flood, causing catastrophic events like the deadly building collapse in Surfside, Fla. Together, the articles show that climate change is a national crisis, not one confined to any region. The target audience for my book is teachers, but I hope it will also be used in high school and college electives and generate support for climate activism.

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Here are some headlines and brief excerpts of articles on the impact of climate change in the U.S. from July 9 to 11.

■ “Flood in New York’s Subway Points to Problems of Future,” July 9: “When fastmoving storms flooded parts of New York City’s vast subway system on Thursday, they stranded some rush-hour commuters and underscored just how vulnerable the city’s underground transportation lifeline is to water. Even before the latest deluge, the centuryold subway had a longstanding water problem that required work crews to be routinely dispatched to plug leaks.

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and endangered laborers in fields and warehouses. Excessive heat warnings were in effect across inland California and the Southwest through the weekend, and the National Weather Service predicted that temperatures would approach an all-time high by Saturday in Las Vegas. A high of at least 130 degrees — which would be one of the highest temperatures reliably recorded on earth — was forecast for Death Valley.”

here’s been no shortage of sobering environmental news in recent weeks.

“Bored through layers of rock, the subway system snakes through stopped-up natural springs and is surrounded by the groundwater that runs beneath the city. In fact, about 14 million gallons of water are pumped out of the system on a dry day. But now, the subway’s water woes are likely to get worse as more extreme rains become increasingly common with the changing climate.”

■ “Heat Warnings and Worries About Workers as the West Swelters Again,” July 10: “Western states braced for another extreme spike in temperatures this weekend after a recent heat wave in Oregon and Washington State killed nearly 200 people

■ “It’s Not Just the Days.

Nights Are Sultrier, and Deadlier,” July 10: “Last month was the hottest June on record in North America, with more than 1,200 daily temperature records broken in the final week alone. But overlooked in much of the coverage were an even greater number of daily records set by a different — and potentially more dangerous — measure of extreme heat: overnight temperatures. On average, nights are warming faster than days across most of the United States, according to the 2018 National Climate Assessment Report. It’s part of a global trend that’s being fueled by climate change.”

■ “Water Gives Little Shelter as Tide Pools Turn to Stew,” July 10: “Dead mussels and clams coated rocks in the Pacific Northwest, their shells gaping open as if they’d been boiled. Sea stars were baked to death.

Sockeye salmon swam sluggishly in an overheated Washington river, prompting wildlife officials to truck them to cooler areas. The combination of extraordinary heat and drought that hit the Western United States and Canada over the past two weeks has killed hundreds of millions of marine animals and continues to threaten untold species in freshwater, according to a preliminary estimate and interviews with scientists.”

■ “A Battle Between a Great City and a Great Lake,” July 11: “Chicago is built on a shaky prospect — the idea that the swamp that was drained will stay tamed and that Lake Michigan’s shoreline will remain in essentially the same place it’s been for the past 300 years. The lake may have other plans. Climate change has started pushing Lake Michigan’s water levels toward uncharted territory as patterns of rain, snowfall and evaporation are transformed by the warming world. The lake’s highwater cycles are threatening to get higher; the lows lower. Already, the swings between the two show signs of happening faster than any time in recorded history.”

Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies.

Humble pie is back on the White House menu

e’re in the midst of a global reset in the wake of a pandemic that has humbled us all, reminding us how quickly a microscopic virus can send us hurtling off the rails. We feel it. We know this new humility.

I’ve been thinking about the appeal of public humility when it is demonstrated by leaders and how rare a quality it is.

Recently, we endured four years of the least humble president imaginable. Never have so many arrogant and RANDI narcissistic personKREISS alities gathered under one tent. We experienced a scorching drought of humility as the White House became ground zero for galloping egocentricity and cultish hero worship.

Now humble pie is back on the White House menu, with Jill and Joe Biden in residence. Every politician has some ego; even Abraham Lincoln, born in a one-room log cabin, somehow developed the self-confidence, ambition and political moxie to maneuver himself into the White House as our 16th president. I mention Abe because he is thought to be our must humble presi-

dent.

President Biden seems humble enough.

Observers say that the early, devastating personal losses of his wife and daughter curbed the usual hubris that comes with a political life. The death of his son Beau further tested his mettle.

Biden is a PB&J, Amtrakriding, ice cream-loving kind of guy. He’s relatable, a welcome attribute in a fractured culture.

Humility in public life is rare. Ours is a culture that celebrates the wolves of Wall Street and sports and entertainment predators who claw their way to the top and then shout their success from the high ground. “Me, me, me!

Look at me!” Winning at all costs — at any cost — still gets points.

Humility, defined as a sense of modesty and self-effacement, is a necessary but disappearing value. Mahatma Gandhi said, “Carefully watch your thoughts, for they become your words. Manage and watch your words, for they will become your actions. Consider and judge your actions, for they have become your habits.

Acknowledge and watch your habits, for they shall become your values. Understand and embrace your values, for they become your destiny.”

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dhi to Trump and his bragging, lying and chest thumping, from the $51,000 jacket Melania wore to Rome, from Ivanka taking a seat at the G20 table, to Trump throwing around presidential power like a Frisbee.

The hot shots at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. evinced no trace of humility or self-awareness or compassion. The deception of downplaying the coronavirus pandemic while lining up for their own vaccinations was galling, part of a pervasive sense of entitlement.

Jack Zenger, a contributor to Forbes magazine, wrote a piece about the difference between humble and egocentric leaders. He summarized research he had published in the Harvard Business Review. He said of the study, “Surprisingly, the most effective leaders consistently under-rated themselves. The more they underestimated their abilities, the more effective they were perceived to be as leaders. We assume this is caused by a combination of humility, high personal standards and a continual striving to be better.”

According to the American Psychological Association, humility creates a sense of “we-ness” in relationships. Being humble means being able to form cooperative alliances — a crucial component in strengthening connections, according to a Huffing-

iden is a PB&J, Amtrak-riding, ice cream-loving kind of guy. He’s relatable.

ton Post story. “Of any communal endeavor, whether it’s a business, a family or an athletic team, humility can make those relationships better,” the article states.

The Dalai Lama said of humility, “Our prime purpose in this life is to help others.

And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them. . . . the spiritual qualities of love and compassion, patience, tolerance, forgiveness, humility and so on are indispensable.”

Weighing in on the id, or anti-humility force in human nature, Sigmund Freud described it as the personality component made up of unconscious psychic energy that works to satisfy basic urges, needs and desires. The id operates based on the pleasure principle, which demands immediate gratification of needs. Hello, Former President. What could be more id-ish than compulsively tweeting your uncensored thoughts out to the world?

Humility is knowing you don’t have it all together. It is raising up others, taking responsibility for your actions and feeling gratitude for success. Observe the president as he fights for the underserved and the overburdened. Observe the Bidens as they meet and comfort the sick, the bereaved and the broken people in America. I see two grown-ups who bring humility to their work and their life.

Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Bus stop-arm cameras will save lives

chool buses are unlike other vehicles. With bigger blind spots and an inability to stop quickly, their chances of getting into an accident are greater. It’s recommended that vehicles stop 20 feet away from a stopped school bus, but many do not. And some drivers are too impatient to wait for a bus to lower its stop arm, and they just hurry around the bus.

According to the New York State Education Department, children ages 4 to 8 are most susceptible to school bus fatalities because of their smaller stature, which makes them more difficult for bus drivers and motorists to see when they are crossing streets.

The Nassau County Police Department

reported issuing 96 tickets in 2019 to vehicles that had passed stopped school buses that were picking up or dropping off students, a 21 percent increase over 2018.

According to SED, vehicles pass stopped school buses about 50,000 times daily across the state.

Those are sobering statistics.

The Nassau County Legislature voted unanimously July 12 to launch a school bus stop-arm camera enforcement program, and County Executive Laura Curran signed it into law shortly after.

The law has not taken effect, however.

Curran’s office is reviewing the contract for the company that will install the cameras. Then the county’s 56 independent school districts, which run roughly 3,300

buses per school day, will be contacted whether they want to take part. We urge them to do so, particularly given that the county will pay for installation of the cameras. We hope stop-arm cameras will be installed on buses by the start of the school year.

The new law is reasonable. It includes a 60-day, no-penalty warning period to educate motorists.

After that, fines will be $250 for a first violation and $275 and $300, respectively, for second and third violations committed within 18 months of the first bus-camera offense.

We trust the law will increase safety for our children.

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What are you waiting for? Get vaccinated.

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n alarm bell sounded last weekend: The number of New Yorkers recently diagnosed with Covid-19 surged past 1,000 on Saturday for the first time since May. That was a warning sign that people should heed.

Coronavirus case counts are on the rise again, and it’s up to all of us, collectively, to control the spread of this potentially deadly virus. Foremost, that means getting vaccinated. As of last weekend, just over 80 percent of Nassau County residents had received at least one dose of a vaccine.

That’s high by most all standards. It’s not high enough, however.

That still leaves 20 percent of the county population — more than 271,000 people —

who are yet to be vaccinated. That’s a lot of people among whom the delta variant of the coronavirus can spread, and we know it’s moving rapidly among the unvaccinated.

With easy availability of the vaccine, and its efficacy and safety widely proven, we have to ask: If you’re not vaccinated, what in the world are you waiting for?

Why not receive this free inoculation? It could be a matter of life and death for you.

At the same time, it’s about restoring normalcy and fully reopening our economy.

Since Gov. Andrew Cuomo lifted most Covid-19 restrictions — including maskwearing — on June 23, it would be easy to assume the pandemic is over. It’s not. The

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‘Powerful’ Herald reporting To the Editor: Last week’s issue of my local Herald was a powerful one.

Thanks to Scott Brinton for his thoughtful column on antiracism, “A writer enlightens us on antiracism.” Brinton’s experience growing up as a child of parents who made a conscious attempt to raise their children in a way that allowed them to see the world outside their “tiny country hamlet of Yaphank, a nearly all-white community,” was unique, and afforded him a window into a world that many people do not have.

Reporter Jordan Vallone, in her article about the Merrick Board of Education’s July reorganization meeting, wrote that some parents oppose teaching diversity, equity and inclusion in the schools, because, they said, they “believed the district did not have a right to teach students about understanding differences” because “they believed that these lessons should be taught at home.” Parents who are teaching these lessons at home would likely welcome these lessons at school as well.

coronavirus still clearly lurks among us, as demonstrated by the steadily increasing infection rate.

In terms of the case count, we’re now about where we were last summer. With the infection rate hovering just above 1 percent, it’s true that the chance of getting infected is low at the moment. We must keep in mind, however, what happened after last summer’s lull in infections. The virus returned in late fall and winter with a vengeance. We could very well see the same scenario play out this year among the unvaccinated.

So, we’ll say it again: If you haven’t gotten a shot, do it now. Don’t dither. Don’t procrastinate. Just do it.

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workers are essential workers in frontfter my June 17-23 column, “The line service-industry jobs, compared with census is a wealth of enlightenjust 16 percent of non-Hispanic whites. ing information,” was pubThese front-line jobs were among the lished, I got to talking with my first to be cut last year. Overall, Black and friend Carly Hurdle about how fertility Hispanic unemployment is double that of rates are affected by race, according to whites, a gap that has persisted since data census data reported by the Long Island by race were first reported in 1972. When Association. Even before the pandemic, you look closely at economic Black and Hispanic families insecurity, including student were having fewer babies than debt, graduating in a receswhite families. sion and the inability to afford Carly was a student at Adela home, parenthood is viewed phi University while I was as an expense to be deferred. president. She said that a The consequences of a number of her married Black resulting population decline friends have little desire to are manifold for our country bring children into this world and region. With a decline, the because of the mental, physihigher ratio of retirees to new cal and emotional abuse to ROBERT A. graduates means that funding which they would be subjectfor pensions and health care ed. At the same time, the SCOTT will likely mean less support maternal mortality rate is sigfor education. With a decline, nificantly higher for Blacks and without a smart immigrathan it is for whites. And tion policy, we need to be concerned about Black babies are more than three times who will start new businesses and who more likely to die in a neonatal intensive will staff existing ones. Who will run for care unit. Consequently, life expectancy is school boards, town councils and other significantly lower than it is for whites.

With this as background, we decided to civic offices? Who will become the scientists and engineers so essential for our explore the issues further. Racial health disparities were laid bare by the coronavi- region’s economic well-being? Who will create the art and music that will inspire rus pandemic. On Long Island, three us? Who will study the past to expose its Black people died of Covid-19 for every lessons? white person, even though Blacks make A New York Times survey states, “This up only 11 percent of the population. One generation is as likely as not to earn less cause: 49 percent of Black and Hispanic

than their parents. Among people who did who attended schools with better funding.” These factors also affect parenting not plan to have children, 23 percent said it was because they were worried about decisions, because people know that their the economy. A third said they couldn’t children, especially sons, will be faced afford child care, 24 percent said they with racism and stress, both of which can couldn’t afford a house and 13 percent result in academic, behavioral and health cited student debt.” Among communities problems. of color, such apprehensions are exacerAs if these stresses weren’t enough, bated because of job and Black mothers wonder if their housing discrimination, and a children will have clean water fear of poverty. to bathe in and drink in 20 According to the Syossetyears. They are concerned based Erase Racism, as well about air quality and food as surveys elsewhere, housing safety as well as the political discrimination and racial segclimate that seems to grow regation not only affect increasingly contentious. employment prospects, housThe truth is that racism is a ing, wealth accumulation and public health issue. Babies intergenerational wealth have rights, and we need them CARLY transfer, but also employment for our nation’s economic and prospects and schooling for cultural security. Other counHURDLE children. One result is that tries support child care promajority Black and Hispanic grams to help reverse declinschools have 37 percent fewer ing fertility rates. We can Advanced Placement and International address the birth dearth by advancing Baccalaureate courses than in 70 to 90 opportunities for employment, housing, percent white schools. Additionally, the health care and child care for all, and by remote learning offered by schools during confronting and defeating persistent and the pandemic put a spotlight on unequal institutional racism. It just makes sense. access to Wi-Fi, bandwidth and computYes, Black lives matter. If we don’t sucing equipment. ceed in making progress in creating a Erase Racism also reports that “when more equitable society, we will all suffer. students are blocked from more challenging classes and other educational resourc- Robert Scott is president emeritus of Adeles, they face added challenges in pursuing phi University. Carly Hurdle is CEO of higher education relative to their peers Blaq Gurl Moves.

LETTERS Nicole Jean Christian’s guest column, “Affordable homeownership for all must be a priority,” rounded out the issue with a brief history of “strategic segregation across Long Island.” It’s almost impossible not to see the need for diversity, equity and inclusion in the schools. Our children deserve to grow up in a more just world.

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How seniors can protect against scammers To the Editor: Each year, millions of seniors fall victim to financial fraud or confidence schemes. Savvy criminals gain their targets’ trust by communicating with them via computer, phone and mail.

If you or your loved one have been scammed or are concerned that you might be the target of a scam, don’t be afraid to talk about it with someone you trust. Seek help, because doing nothing could have huge financial consequences.

The top five senior scams include: ■ Government impostor scams: Callers pose as employees of the Internal Revenue Service, the Social Security Administration or Medicare and threaten arrest or prosecution unless you agree to provide funds or other payments immediately.

■ Grandparent scams: A caller says something like, “Hi, Grandma/Grandpa, do you know who this is?”

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name of the grandchild, the scammer assumes the fake identity. The fake grandchild then asks for money to solve some unexpected financial problem (overdue rent, car repairs, jail bond) and will beg the grandparent not to tell anyone.

■ Medicare/health insurance scams: Perpetrators may pose as Medicare representatives to get you to give them personal information, or they will provide bogus services for elderly people at makeshift mobile clinics, then bill Medicare and pocket the money.

■ Computer tech support scams: A pop-up message appears on a computer or phone, telling you that your device is compromised and needs fixing. When you call the support number for help, the scammer may either request remote access to your computer and/or that you pay a fee to have it repaired.

■ Phishing scams: These usually involve emails or text messages that look like they’re from a company you know or trust, like a familiar bank, credit card company or online store. Phishing emails or texts request personal information, such as a login or Social Security number to verify your account, or ask that you update your credit card payment. That information is then used to steal your personal and financial information.

If you believe you have encountered an attempted scam, or if you become a scam victim, contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at (800) 244-8477. All callers remain anonymous. You can also report scams to the Federal Trade Commission at https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/.

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