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Town kicks off new shellfish recycling effort interested parties, to collect their oyster shells and clam shells,” Saladino explained. “The conShellfish, particularly oys- cept is pretty simple: When you ters, have become well known for shuck it, don’t chuck it, but their positive impact on the envi- throw it in the bucket.” ronment — particularly for their The “buckets” are Food and ability to filter harmful chemi- Drug Administration-compliant cals like nitrogen airtight buckets, from the waters of which restaurants the Long Island partnering in the Sound. N o w, program will fill thanks to a new with discarded oysinitiative the Town ter and clam shells. of Oyster Bay is The town will colimplementing, lect and store the even oysters that shells at the Bethhave been eaten page landfill faciliwill benefit local ty. After a one-year w at e r w ay s a n d “curing” process, harbors, by way of the shells will be their shells. returned to the bay, The new proj- JOSEPH SALADINO where they will ect, announced on Oyster Bay town help restore the July 27 at Cooper supervisor local shellfish popBluff restaurant in ulation and ecosysthe hamlet, is tem. called the Shell Recycling PartThe project was initially prener Program. Town officials, sented to the town by the local including Supervisor Joseph Sal- environmental organization adino, Councilwoman Laura Friends of the Bay. The group Maier and Clerk Rich LaMarca, introduced the idea to the were on hand to announce the Department of Environmental initiative and share its details Resources in 2019. Heather Johnwith residents tuning in on TV. son, executive director of “Through this innovative pro- Friends of the Bay, explained gram … the town partners with that the organization heard local restaurants, and any other CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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AGATHA PILEGGI, 12, created a Bayville sunset, which is on display at the Bayville Library in the Tiny Art Show.

Tiny Art Show in Bayville

Participants of all ages fill very small canvases By SERAINA CAVIEZEL Intern

Kristy Fumante, the adult program coordinator at the Bayville Free Library, was searching for a way to bring people back to the library. The coronavirus pandemic had forced an extended pause in indoor activities, but now people were out and about again. Fumante wanted them to stop by the library, too. Looking through a Facebook group for librarians, she came across an idea that she thought might work: hosting a tiny art show. So, in June, the library gave out small canvases — 4 inches square — to anyone in the community who wanted to participate. There were no instructions, Fumante said, other

than to go crazy, do whatever you want, and return them by June 25. “We wanted to do something for the public to do,” she said. “We got kids participating, we got teens, we got adults. Everybody.” The result? Forty tiny canvases are now on display on the bookshelves near the entrance to the library. “We want people to return to the library,” Pat Pileggi, a board member, said. “The library is so much more than just books. The library does so many things.” The Tiny Art Show did more than bring people back to the library. It also served to display residents’ artistic talent. “We have always showed people’s artwork on our walls, and CONTINUED ON PAGE 9

he concept is pretty simple: When you shuck it, don’t chuck it, but throw it in the bucket.

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Kids explore at the Planting Fields camp By SERAINA CAVIEZEL Correspondent

The Planting Fields Arboretum’s fourweek summer camp is now in session for the first time. Completely outdoors, every week is different, as children explore different areas within the 400-acre property. The Waldorf-based curriculum that the camp utilizes allows campers to learn through experience. “It’s r e a l l y a ve r y exciting curriculum for the kids,” Gina Wouters, executive director at Planting Fields, said. “It’s very nature cent e re d . I t ’s a l l about following the natural rhythms of the season.” Children spend their mornings doing an activity and the afternoons at Orkestai Farms. get dirty, JOCELYN RUSSO “Kids they play, it’s a litEducation Manager tle bit free flow and it allows each individual child to do what works for them,” Wouters explained. There are a variety of activities to allow children to connect with nature in a different way. And each takes place in a different space throughout the Planting Fields. Campers experience the bird sanctuary, greenhouses, heather gardens, and so many other areas. “Each offers its own unique experience,” Erica Milone, camp coordinator, explained. The activities can span from dying

t is very important to build an understanding, respect, and appreciation for nature. That’s something that we really want them to have, an appreciation for life.

ANIKA HOLDREGE MULLER, above, hung her pinecone bird feeder on a bush in the Bird Sanctuary for the birds to come and eat from. yarn by using beets to creating a bird feeder. Campers gathered pinecones and then used yarn, bird food and peanut butter to create a homemade bird feeder. Wouters said she’s hoping that the camp will be offered again in future and that it will become an even larger program. The camp was introduced to create a stronger relationship between the community and the Planting Fields. It’s educational, and creates a strong relationship between Planting Fields and the campers. The hope is that the children will return year round. “There is so much to do here,” Wouters said. “There are the greenhouses, the trails — there are like 6 miles of trails here — the bird sanctuary, the meadows, plant species, landscape designs. Planting Fields offers a lot.”

Planting Fields summer camp has a goal — to change the relationship between people and the earth starting with children. “It is very important to build an understanding, respect, and appreciation for nature,” Russo said. “That’s something that we really want them to have, an appreciation for life.” The counselors intend to create lesson about respecting the earth and nature that the children will take with them after they finish the camp. “There is a deep connection (with nature) that they foster from a young age that will travel with them for their whole life,” Milone explained. “There is this deep connection with nature that they will carry into adulthood and then start caring for the world.” The camp strives to educate the campers about nature while also incorporating

THE SPARROWS GROUP sang a blessing song before eating their “ants on a log” snack consisting of celery, which they chopped themselves at Orkestai farm, raisins and peanut butter. many different subjects. “We want some educational programs that are really multi subject based,” Russo explained. “We want to tie everything together, for example, having something that is science based and tie in English or another subject as well.” The children are learning in a manner that allows them to be engaged and be outdoors. “The sky is the limit. We have these grand plans and the opportunity to come here and do it is just so amazing,” Milone said.

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THE SPARROWS GROUP had an opportunity to see a chipmunk up close as it ran across the ground in front of them.

New mural highlights O.B. railroad’s history By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com

The Oyster Bay Railroad Museum has unveiled a new mural on the side of a building by the entrance to the rail yard. The mural, which features paintings of trains and Theodore Roosevelt, has been several years in the making, and highlights not just the Railroad Museum, but the great historical legacy which makes Oyster Bay so unique. The project was first formulated back in 2018, when the museum’s board of directors’ Education Committee was discussing ways to improve the rail yard entrance’s appearance. The entrance abutted a building owned by Duke Supply, an electrical supplies company, the side of which had become a bit of an eye sore over the years, according to John Lavelle, a member of the Education Committee, board of directors and the mural project head. Lavelle said that while crossing the bridge into Bayville one day, he noticed a mural on a wall and realized a similar beautification project could be just what the Railroad Museum needed to spice up their railway’s entrance. “We talked about how that would be a nice thing for the museum, because it was a very unattractive entry to the museum the way it was,” Lavelle said. “The wall was in a state of disrepair, it was like a corner of a garbage cart. Now it attracts

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THE OYSTER BAY Railroad Museum’s new mural took six visits by artist Bill McClure to complete. It was created with a cartoonish style for children and adults to appreciate. attention; it’s beautiful.” Although the Covid pandemic put the project on hold, part of the delay also came from the struggle to find an artist who could paint the mural without breaking the museum’s budget. Bill Burke, chairman of the Education Committee, mentioned that they had interviewed several local artists, all of whom cited prices

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that were beyond what the museum was willing to pay for the project. Then one day last summer, while Burke was heading into Pietro’s Brick Oven Pizzeria by the Speedway in the hamlet, he was struck by the painting on the side of the restaurant’s window. Speaking to the owners, he got the name of the artist who had painted it, and after reaching out and speaking to him, Burke realized they had found their man in the form of Bill McClure of Glendale, in Queens. Burke presented McClure with a sketch of what the museum was imagining the mural might look like, which would highlight both the hamlet’s unique relationship with Teddy Roosevelt as well as the historical legacy of the Railroad Museum and the Long Island Rail Road system itself. “We had a rough idea of what we wanted, you know, and gave him an idea, and then he executed it based on his final vision,” Burke pointed out. “We wanted the paintings not to look like fine art, but to look like something maybe a high school person would do and would appeal to kids. I wouldn’t say it was a cartoon, but cartoon-ish.” McClure, who has been an artist for

roughly the last 30 years, mentioned he was interested in the project because of its historical nature, although before he could even begin workers had to hose down and prime the wall. After the wall was ready, McClure made around six trips to Oyster Bay to paint the various sections. When it was completed, he and the Education Committee were very pleased with the result. “This was such an interesting project because we got to do something different. Different is always good,” McClure said. “And trains, I love looking at trains, the history behind the Long Island Rail Road, and different trains and how they evolve, so it was really the historical nature that attracted me to the project.” With the mural complete, the museum has further plans to beautify the area, including working with the Center for Developmental Disabilities to have some of their students make a small garden in front of the mural as part of their ongoing collaboration. The Main Street Association has also helped by providing the museum with a grant to put up signage above the artwork to better highlight the new project for residents who might miss it otherwise.

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A first run for public office for Jeremy Joseph wsheeline@liherald.com

The Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 7 is coming up on August 23, and for Jeremy Joseph of Hicksville, this will be his first run for public office. Joseph was born in 1984 in Houston, Texas, where he also grew up and attended college at the University of Houston. Joseph went on to earn a graduate degree from Penn State University in 2009, specializing in applied physics. After graduating from Penn State, Joseph became a software engineer, specializing in numerous advanced programming and high-performance computing. He has previously worked for United States defense contractors and general tech companies. Outside from work, Joseph’s greatest passion has been his activism, particularly in the areas of the environment and rising rent costs. According to him, it was the lack of support from the Democratic establishment in Albany that led him to run in this election. “Whenever you try to talk with an elected official, they are so far removed from the things we’re facing that they certainly don’t support a lot of the bills that are happening at the state level that would provide substantial help,” Joseph asserted. “We can’t just live at the mercy of elected officials who’re not listening to us, and so that’s why I decided to run for office.” Joseph’s activism work has been with numerous groups covering various topics, with two of the most prominent being with LI United and the Invest In Our New York Coalition. LI United is a group of organizations, activists and community members whose goal is to transform public safety by divesting funding from policing to re-invest that money into communities.

Jeremy Joseph Party: Democrat Age: 38 Lives in: Hicksville Family: No spouse, no children Profession: Software engineer and scientific programmer Meanwhile the coalition’s goal has been to get the state legislature to pass the Invest In Our New York Act to end tax breaks for the richest residents in New York state. According to the groups’ website this act could raise as much as $50 billion, which would then be used to rebuild New York’s economy following the pandemic.

Joseph explained that it is his work as an activist that has primarily fueled his desire to run for this election. He mentioned that in his time as an activist one of the biggest issues wasn’t convincing state representatives to necessarily vote on bills, but rather to get them to sponsor bills. This is because by the time a bill goes to the floor, it is likely already going to be supported by one party or another. The really tricky part, Joseph said, is getting the Legislature to discuss them in the first place. As a state senator his foremost goal would be to view sponsoring bills, not just voting on them. “Until a bill has enough co-sponsors and enough people putting their names on it, they’re never going to call it to the floor for a vote,” Joseph said. “Some senators will say ‘Oh yeah I voted for it,’ but the thing is by the time that vote happens the bill is already passing. It’s like that person in a group project that doesn’t do any work then takes all the credit.” Joseph’s platform can essentially be broken down into three parts. He is planning to fight for climate change and climate justice, universal healthcare and childcare, and economic equality in the form of fair and balanced rent and taxes for residents of the 7th District based on wealth. According to Joseph, it takes someone outside the system like him to solve these issues. His goals are obtainable, he said, and will benefit residents of the 7th District, and all of New York. “New York state has real, substantial solutions that we can provide to families, but we need people in office who are willing to take bold action to bring it home, and that’s not what we have right now,” Joseph said. “We have party people, people who just toe the line but aren’t willing to fight for what’s needed.”

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OBITUARY FirstNet, sheriffs partner to support first responders Joseph Mondello, former STAFF REPORT The New York State Sheriffs’ Association and FirstNet, Built with AT&T, have partnered to launch a statewide health and wellness program that will be available to all 58 county sheriff ’s offices in New York. The new program comes as 177 first responders committed suicide across the country last year. The program includes a four-part approach in an effort to ensure sheriff ’s department employees have access to help, support and training. That includes a new or improved employee assistance program, crisis and trauma training, school resource officer support, and a public service announcement campaign. The sheriffs’ association will provide resources and training to establish newemployee assistance programs, or expand existing programs. Support include inperson presentations, train-the-trainer sessions, and meetings with individual sheriff ’s office personnel who will act as program leaders to implement a peerbased employee assistance program. Personnel also will receive training from several mental health law enforcement organizations, covering topics like helping those in crisis, advanced crisis intervention, trauma resources, PTSD,

suicide prevention, and dealing with a fellow officer’s death. The sheriffs’ association will set up special health and wellness training for all school resource officers who are members of the association’s Committee on Policing and Safeguarding Schools, as a way to tackle school violence. The training is designed to help officers be better prepared, and have resources available in the event an incident does happen. Finally, the association will create videos and other social media elements to deliver the message “It’s OK to not be OK.” The campaign is intended to publicize the challenges first responders face every day, highlight the effect their service to the community has on their mental health, and raise awareness among sheriff personnel about the resources available to them. In addition, the sheriffs’ association will establish a confidential peer-to-peer hotline staffed by deputy sheriffs and other personnel from around the state to provide early intervention and keep stress from escalating or manifesting. “The general population — and resources like this health and wellness program — are needed to protect our first responder communities,” said Amy Kramer, president of AT&T New York, in a release.

GOP party chair, dies at 84 Mondello’s jobs included teaching in the East Meadow School District, and was even a Nassau County probation officer. Joseph Mondello, a councilman and Later in life, he returned to Hofstra as an supervisor for the Town of Hempstead adjunct government professor. before holding sway as leader of the state Mondello began studying at the New Republican Party, died Monday. He was 84. England School of Law in 1966, graduatMondello also led the Nasing three years later. He went sau County Republican Party to work for Flaum, Imbarrato for 23 years, and was later and Mondello in Levittown as appointed by President Donpart of a flourishing legal ald Trump as ambassador to career that included stints as Trinidad and Tobago. counsel to the state legislaBorn in Brooklyn on Feb. ture, and as an assistant dis13, 1938, Mondelo served in trict attorney. the U.S. Air National Guard Mondello first ran for pubin 1955 after graduating from lic office in 1975, elected to high school, transferring to what was then a proposed the U.S. Army a year later as county legislature. He never Joseph Mondello an infantry corporal until served, however, as the public 1958. He earned a degree from referendum to create the legHofstra University in 1962. islative body failed. “Ambassador Joe Mondello was a solFour years later, Mondello began electdier, public official and devoted family ed service as a town councilman. In 1984, man who lived an extraordinary life of he ascended to chair the county Republiservice to Nassau County, and the nation can committee. He was appointed town as a whole,” County Executive Bruce supervisor in 1987, and handily won reBlakeman said, in a statement. “He was election through 1991. also one of the most decent and patriotic Mondello is survived by his wife men I’ve ever known. My prayers are with Linda, and daughter, Elizabeth. He was his wife Linda, his children, and his many preceded in death by his son, Joseph grandchildren who he loved so much.” Nestor Mondello, last year.

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Oyster Festival returning this fall in the hamlet After a two-year hiatus, the East Coast’s largest waterfront festival will return this fall to the streets of Oyster Bay on Oct. 15 and 16. “For nearly four decades, this annual tradition has provided so many great attractions, and we are confident that it will come back this year better than ever,” Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino said. “The Oyster Festival not only allows us to showcase our beautiful town and all it has to offer, it’s a major fundraising event which benefits several local non-profit organizations.” The Oyster Festival attracts up to 200,000 people from all over the tri-state area to the hamlet for this iconic event. In addition to food vendors, various merchandise exhibits, amusement rides and a waterfront family fun zone, this year the Oyster Festival will be the first seafood festival to take part in the town’s new shell recycling program, through which the

town collects shells from local partners to help strengthen the marine ecosystem. “I am excited to join Supervisor Saladino in welcoming back the Oyster Festival after the popular event was canceled for the last two years because of the Covid pandemic,” Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said. “This great familyfriendly event brings thousands of visitors to Nassau every year and is a great way to show off all Nassau County has to offer.” “The annual Oyster Festival is a wonderful celebration of community and c a m a r a d e r i e, ” s a i d D r. P a t r i c k O’Shaughnessy, president and CEO of the Oyster Festival’s sponsor Catholic Health. “At Catholic Health, we feel a deep connection to the community and to Long Island’s heritage. It’s an honor to partner with the Town of Oyster Bay for this weekend event, one that truly reflects the community’s unique character.”

Shellfish provide environmental benefits

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TOWN CLERK RICH LaMarca, far left, Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Councilwoman Laura Maier and Cooper Bluff owner Russ Lundstrom ate the first oysters. The shells were later put in a bucket for the new program. Dunn, Seatuck’s water quality scientist and the director of the prog ram, explained that her group is already working with several communities, including Hempstead, Islip and Brookhaven, and is looking to work with Oyster Bay, Huntington, Southampton and other towns. Dunn noted how important this type of recycling program is to restoring ecological balance to Long Island’s harbors

and bays, both on the Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. According to Dunn, oysters and clams are an essential part of the local waterways, and have been decimated over the years by commercial farming and pollution. This, in turn, has had a negative impact on water quality and marine habitats in the region, which programs like these seek to counter.

“Most of the benefits of an oyster shell recycling program have to do with improving water quality,” Dunn said. “But there is also habitat and shoreline stabilization, particularly on the South Shore, where erosion is really affecting the beaches.” Since its program began in 2018, Seatuck has collected and recycled over 100,000 pounds of oyster shells.

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about a similar program that another Long Island environmental group, Seatuck, had begun in 2018. According to Johnson, Friends members knew they wouldn’t be able to organize a project of this scale on their own, so they brought the idea to the town. “With this kind of program, if you’re going to do it, then you have to do it right,” Johnson said. “Just collecting the shells from the restaurants is time-consuming, and then somebody’s got to be willing to put stinky oyster shells in their car, so that’s really where the town came in, and they were interested from the beginning.” The project will help the environment by enabling shellfish larvae, known as spat, to grow on the old oyster and clam shells, as they do naturally when these shellfish die in the wild. It will also improve the ecosystem by spurring the growth of oyster “reefs,” which provide a natural habitat for numerous species of aquatic wildlife. So far, five restaurants have agreed to partner with the town: Cooper Bluff, Café Al Dente, Rothmann’s Steakhouse, Fox Hollow, and Teddy’s Bully Bar. The program organized by Seatuck, known as the Half Shells for Habitat Oyster Recovery Program, is a Long Islandwide initiative to recover oyster shells from restaurants for use in shellfish and habitat restoration efforts. Maureen

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ANNA KAPLAN, FOURTH from left, helped honor trailblazing women in the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on July 27 at the Crescent Beach Club in Bayville.

State Sen. Anna Kaplan running for reelection

Looking to win a third term in newly drawn 7th District, where she’s unkown to some By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com

With the district lines redrawn this year, the North Shore of Nassau County is now a part of State Senate District 7, a district currently held by Anna Kaplan of North Hempstead. Kaplan will be running for reelection in the Democratic Primary on August 23. Kaplan was born in Tabri, Iran in 1965 to Jewish parents, and was raised in Tehran, the country’s capital for 13 years before fleeing the country due to the threat of the Islamic Revolution. She spent several years in Brooklyn, Chicago and Queens until her family settled in Great Neck. Kaplan studied to be an attorney, attending Stern College at Yeshiva University in New York, and later received her J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, also a part of Yeshiva. After working as a lawyer for several years, she married her husband Darren in 1995, and the couple made the move to North Hempstead, where they raised their two daughters. Kaplan first got involved in community service when she was encouraged to run as a trustee for the Great Neck Public Library in 2005. She said initially apprehensive, she said, but her husband encouraged her to go for it. “My husband, who is an Ashkenazi Jew and not from the Persian Tribe, said to me ‘We come to this country, we’re all immigrants,’” Kaplan said. “He said, ‘We achieve great goals and then we give back,’ and he really worked very hard to make sure I got on board and ran for library board.” Kaplan spent four years as a library trustee before being selected for the North Hempstead Board of Zoning and Appeals in 2009, a position she held for roughly two years. Her first major political race occurred in 2011, when she ran for a seat on the North Hempstead Town Council, which she won. She was reelected in 2015 with 67 percent of the vote. Then in 2018, Kaplan decided to run for New York State Senate District 7, which at the time did not include the North Shore. Kaplan highlighted reproductive rights and a need for stronger gun control laws as her primary rea-

Anna Kaplan Party: Democrat Age: 56 Lives in: North Hempstead Family: Husband, two daughters Profession: Former attorney, former member of the North Hempstead Town Board for the 4th District, currently member of the New York Senate from the 7th District sons for running, especially following a meeting with students from Great Neck who were protesting gun laws following the Parkland massacre earlier that year. “They were scared of going to school and while they were at school, they were worried that while they were at school someone was going to walk in with an AR-15 and just start shooting them for no reason,” Kaplan said. “We live in the greatest democracy on earth, with all the freedoms we have in this country, and for our children to be

fearful of going to school or going to the mall or going to a movie, it really just broke my heart.” Since winning her seat in the state Senate, and after winning reelection in 2020, Kaplan has made gun control and reproductive rights two of her main priorities in state legislation. During her first three weeks in office, she helped pass a voting rights law, the New York Reproductive Health Act which codified Roe vs. Wade in the state, and a series of 10 “sensible” gun laws. Her most recent gun bill is the Scott J. Beigel Unfinished Receiver Act, which seeks to clamp down on the sale of “ghost guns” in New York state, and which was signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on October 28, 2021. “Ghost guns” do not have serial numbers and are untraceable firearms that can be bought online without a background check and assembled at home. In the weeks following the controversial decision by the United States Supreme Court to overturn Roe vs. Wade, Kaplan has also sought to ensure New York remains a safe haven for women across the country to receive access to reproductive healthcare. highlighted her efforts to make New York accessible for out-of-state women to seek abortions. “After Roe was overturned, Senator Kaplan wrote the law that protects medical providers who provide abortions to women from out of state,” Kaplan’s director of communications, Sean Ross Collins, said. “So, when we talk about how New York is a safe haven state for people seeking reproductive healthcare, that’s thanks very much to the law she just wrote.” Kaplan has been encouraging residents to get out and vote in the Democratic primary on Aug. 23, and although she is new to 40 percent of the new 7th District, she hopes her constituents will look carefully at what she has done in the past before making their decision. “Please get to know who is trying to get your vote, what they stand for and their track record, so you can hold them responsible and accountable,” Kaplan said. “And if anyone has any questions for me, I’m only an email or phone call away. I’m happy to hear anyone and answer any questions.”

Artists of all ages take part in Bayville library show some people need more encouragement to show their stuff, and we gave them the space to do it,” Pileggi said. “There are so many artists in Bayville. Art means a lot to our community.” Participants in the show were also made aware of the many other library programs, including craft sessions for adults and children, book clubs and knitting groups. “They have really great programming there,” Dory Agazarian, a Bayville resident, said. “They run a lot of different things to get people in. The more I’m in and out of the library, the more I’m looking at what’s going on. It’s just such a welcoming place.” Agazarian, a water colorist who had previously had a show of her own on display in the building, submitted a piece for the Tiny Art Show, as did her 5-year-old son, Theodore Schweigert. “It was so cute, because every time my son would be painting or coloring, he’d be, like, ‘I’m going to hang this in the library just like you,’” Agazarian recalled. “Then I saw that they had this mini art show going up, and it was a perfect opportunity, and I said to him ‘You can also have your art hanging at the library.’” Her son’s piece is a rendering of himself, calling his grandmother over FaceTime. His mother said he was excited about his project. It was a nice opportunity, she added, for him to feel like his art is

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THE ARTWORK FROM the Tiny Art Show created by children, teenagers and adults is on display on top of the bookshelves near the entrance of the Bayville Library. a part of the community. “I just loved what it opened up for him,” Agazarian said. “He saw that he’s also an artist that is worthy of display, just like Mommy’s stuff, and what he is able to show is what he wants to show.” Contributions to the Tiny Art Show varied, exhibiting a wide range of designs and techniques, from abstract art to collages and from watercolors to the use of pearls and shells. “It was inspiring,” Agazarian said. “It was a burst of creativity

and a multitude of different experiences, and it was just energizing.” Pileggi’s granddaughter Agatha Pileggi, 12, created a Bayville sunset on her tiny canvas. “You see the love of Bayville expressed many times throughout the show,” Pileggi said. “I think that’s the big thing. The young and the old together on one project.” The show did more than provide a showcase for creativity. For some, it was a way to connect with other community

THEODORE SCHWEIGERT, 5, was proud of his work. members. “Art allows us to access the beauty in the day-to-day,” Agazarian said. “It’s a way to push pause, and check in with yourself and your world and slow down time a little bit, and then it’s a way to see into the internal lives of other local artists and people. It was a very valuable experience in terms of feeling connected to neighbors, and also realizing the kind of amazing creativity and ability that is out there just in this little community.”

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Gas prices continue to drop

Buying a gallon of gas on Long Island may be a dollar more expensive now than it was a year ago, but prices continue to fall from their peak above $5 at the beginning of June. The average cost for a gallon of regular gas on the island last week was $4.31, according to AAA. That was down nearly 60 cents from a month ago, but a long way off of 2021’s cost of just $3.20. Diesel fuel is down a dollar from its high of $6.65 on May 20, averaging at $5.61 last week. A gallon of diesel was above $6.25 just a month ago. Overall, a gallon of regular gas in New York is averaging $4.56, compared to $5.03 at the end of June. Diesel is at $5.78. But higher demand could slow how much prices drop in the coming weeks, AAA said, as demand for gasoline jumped nearly 9 percent as July came to a close.

Glen Cove earns four-star rating

Seven Northwell Health hospitals — including Glen Cove Hospital — have received four-star or better ratings from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as part of its 2022 Five-Star Quality Rating System. Glen Cove earned four stars in the ratings system, designed to help health care facilities by measuring quality in terms of mortality, safety of care and readmissions, patient experience and process. Huntington Hospital is one of just two hospitals on Long Island receiving five stars, while Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson, North Shore University Hospital in

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Oceanside shopping center sold

Carco Builders has picked up a 14,700-square-foot shopping center in Oceanside for $11 million. Basser Kaufman sold the property at 2860 Long Beach Road near Lincoln Avenue after investing $3 million in building renovations, according to Stephen Preuss of Ripco Real Estate, which handled the sale. Carco has no immediate plans for the property except to continue leasing out space to two existing tenants — Ophthalmology Consultants of Long Island and ProHealth Dental.

PSEG wants to avoid shut-offs

With what is hoped to be the worst of the coronavirus pandemic behind everyone, utilities across the state have returned to interrupting service for nonpayment. That includes PSEG Long Island, which resumed shutoffs last month. However, the utility says it’s working with low- and moderate-income customers to help with bills when possible. Some of those services could include deferred payment agreements and lowincome electric rates. Customers with unpaid balances can call PSEG Long Island at (800) 490-0025.

Google Cloud lends hand to Northwell

Northwell Health has joined forces with Google Cloud in a partnership both companies say will improve patient care, clinician experiences, and to help the health and hospital network operate more efficiently. The new alliance will be paramount in Northwell’s effort to transform digital and connected experiences with the cloud and artificial intelligence. It’s expected to help increase the efficiency of care through digital scheduling, automating payer interactions, and providing intelligent summarizations of medical information. Northwell also is expected to use Google Cloud’s AI and machine learning capabilities to help predict what it needs for capacity planning and scheduling, as well as identifying risk indicators to help with early interventions.

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S U M M E R T I M E By Karen Bloom kbloom@liherald.com hether firing up the grill for a pool party, barbecue or even just a weeknight meal, one thing’s for sure: summertime means grilling season. Grilling takes many forms and flavors from casual favorites like burgers and hot dogs, to flamekissed veggies, and the artistry of a steak done to perfection. However, the possibilities don’t end there. By mixing and matching traditional grilled classics with options that have a variety of textures and flavors, you can shake up your at-home menu, and add new favorites to your routine this season. It’s easy to go from casual to elegant in a snap. The tried-and-true always has a place, but shake things up a bit — add some finesse to your menu with other ideas, by re-imagining favorites off the grill.

powder, and whisk until uniform. Cover and refrigerate. To make marinade, in small bowl, combine vinegar with remaining 2 tablespoons mustard. Stir until uniform. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Place chicken and marinade in large sealable plastic bag. Remove as much air as possible and seal. Gently knead marinade into chicken through bag. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Meanwhile, if using wooden skewers, soak 4 in water for 20 minutes to prevent burning. Alternately thread marinated chicken and onion chunks onto 4 skewers. Bring grill to medium-high heat. Brush both sides of kebabs with sauce. Grill kebabs for 5 minutes with grill cover down. Flip kebabs and grill for 6 to 8 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Enjoy.

Peel pineapple; cut into wedges. In re-sealable plastic bag, combine brown sugar, lime juice and honey. Add pineapple wedges, seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate 1 hour. To make dip: In small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in yogurt, honey, brown sugar, lime juice and lime zest. Cover and refrigerate. Heat grill to medium heat. Remove pineapple wedges from plastic bag; discard marinade. Grill pineapple wedges, covered, 3-4 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Serve with dip.

Grilling adds an extra special flavor to corn on the cob. Try it with a lemon chive butter topping.

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Kabobs add sizzle to the season. With their easy preparation and quick cooking time, kabobs are a simple way to enjoy many of your favorite fresh flavors.

Spicy Mustard Chicken Kebabs • 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar • 1 pound raw boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch cubes • 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and black pepper • 1 medium red onion, cut into 1-inch chunks To make sauce, place 3 tablespoons mustard in medium bowl. Add oil and garlic

Enhance the flavor of fruits and veggies at your barbecue. Try a another way to eat pineapple by grilling it and pairing with a lime dip for a tasty summer treat.

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• 4 ears fresh sweet corn, in husks • 2 tablespoons butter, melted • 1 tablespoon chopped chives • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice Pull back husks from each ear of corn, leaving husks attached to base. Remove corn silk. Fold husks back around corn; tie at end of each ear with string or strip of outside corn leaves. Soak in cold water 30 minutes. Drain. Place corn on grill, uncovered, 20 to 30 minutes or until tender, turning often. Meanwhile combine butter, chives and lemon juice. Serve corn with lemon-chive butter.

The always-delightful Planting Fields Arboretum is an ideal setting in which to enjoy a summer concert. For visitors’ listening pleasure, the lush site hosts a string quartet, featuring music by living female composers breaking the boundaries of classical music. The program was inspired by Planting Fields’ exhibition “Fashioning Desire: The Art of Gerda Wegener,” on view earlier this year. Friday, Aug. 5, 7 p.m. Tickets are $35; $30 members. Planting Fields Arboretum, 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay. For tickets or information, visit PlantingFields.org/happenings/ breaking-boundaries/ or call the Planting Fields Arboretum at (516) 922-9210.

Salute to Veterans Spectacular The Allmost Brothers Band headlines the annual concert event, saluting veterans. The progressive tribute act honors the tradition of the legendary Allman Brothers Band, working within the framework of the incredible and vast song book of the ABB. The Allmost Brothers inject something new, fresh and exciting into the material at every performance. It’s all about high-level musicianship, authentic improvisational interplay, dedication to the highoctane performance, and power that established the original ABB back in 1969. The program begins with ceremony honoring veterans. The American Bombshells also perform. Saturday, Aug. 6, 6:30 p.m. Free admission. Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. For information, visit NassauCountyNY.gov.

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SCENE Summer Pop-Ups Head to the Bailey Arboretum, 194 Bayville Road, in Locust Valley for self-guided scavenger hunt-style nature exploration, Friday, Aug. 5, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Each pop-up will focus on a different nature-based topic and is best suited for children ages 4 and up. No pre-registration required. For further information call Bailey Arboretum at (516) 801-1458.

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Those classic doo-wop sounds live on. Johnny Farina, Stan Ziska’s Del Satins, with The Chiclettes and Bobby Wilson, will have everyone singing along to some classic tunes, Friday, Aug. 5, at 8 p.m., at Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. Journey back to rock ‘n roll’s early days with songs that never go out of style, led by Johnny Farina, whose “Sleep Walk” added a new sound to rock ‘n roll when it hit the airwaves in 1959. And Stan Ziska is still grooving along with his hit “Teardrops Follow Me.” With those lovely ladies of song, The Chiclettes, and the dynamic Wilson, it’s an unforgettable evening of great hits. As always, bring seating. For information, visit NassauCcountyNY.gov/parks.

The Gold Coast Dance Festival returns for its second year on Saturday, Aug. 6 at 6 p.m., at Morgan Memorial Park in Glen Cove. It’s presented by Moving On, a Long Island-based live arts and contemporary dance company, which will join the Dance Theatre of Harlem, Parsons Dance and others as performers. Cost is free, with a suggested donation of $20. Visit MovingOn.dance for more.

Visit Raynham Hall Museum, Sunday, Sept. 18, for the eighth annual Colonial Day. Enjoy a family-friendly afternoon as Raynham Hall, at 30 W Main St., in Oyster Bay, home of Revolutionary War spy Robert Townsend, is filled with costumed colonial adult and child re-enactors who bring the 18th century to life with period music, colonial cooking demonstrations and musket firing. For more information call the museum at (516) 922-6808.

Comedy revue

Laugh on at this five-person comic showcase that pays tribute to and reinvents classic jokes of the past and present, now through Aug. 14, at the Jeanne Rimsky Theatre. Think you’ve heard them all before? Not this way. If you’ve ever had a mother, visited a doctor, or walked into a bar with a priest, a rabbi and a frog, these comic actors will give you a second opinion, and ask you where you got that. The fun is at Landmark on Main Street, Jeanne Rimsky Theater, 232 Main St., Port Washington. Visit LandmarkOnMainStreet.org. for tickets and information or call (855) 448-7469.

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Young kids, ages 3 and up, will enjoy an interactive theaterinspired workshop, Monday, Aug. 8, 1 p.m. at Long Island Children’s Museum. Kids will act out an original story and help choose how it unfolds. Music, props, and sound effects create a theatrical world where participants are immersed in the story. Children are encouraged to express themselves as they create characters, explore different worlds, stretch their imaginations and build selfconfidence. Themes change weekly. Costumes are welcome and encouraged. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.

Oyster Bay Cruise Night Every Tuesday evening during the summer starting at 5:45 p.m., the streets of Oyster Bay are filled with classic cars and spectators during Long Island’s most popular car show, Oyster Bay Cruise Night. Unlike other car shows, this weekly event occupies the main road through Oyster Bay. Restaurants, shops, snacks and beverages, ice cream and shopping surround the amazing collection of fun and interesting cars. The town is alive with energy and live music fills the streets with a band at every Cruise night. In addition to live music there are also weekly raffles and giveaways for the kids.

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Julia Child Tune in for a virtual program with Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library and Bayville Free Library, Monday, Aug. 15, at 7 p.m. to learn more about the first American celebrity chef. Actress and scholar Leslie Goddard brings the iconic French chef to life in this portrayal, where Child discusses everything from her relationship with her husband to the mishaps of cooking on television. For further information contact the library at (516) 628-2765.

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The Oyster Bay Main Street Association invites the community to their annual End of the Season Benefit, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 6 to 9 p.m., at Coe Hall at the Planting Fields Arboretum, 1395 Planting Fields Rd., in Oyster Bay. Enjoy cocktails, sushi, light fare and music. For further information, go to OysterBayMainSreet.org.

Bluefish Tournament Head to Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay, Sept. 18, 4:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. for the 36th Annual Town of Oyster Bay Bluefish Tournament. Enjoy hours of fishing followed by a tailgate party with food, raffles, awards and prizes. Registration is limited to the first 350 boats, so sign up early by contacting the Town of Oyster Bay Parks Department, Recreation Division, at (516) 797-7945.

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Kids can make, view and talk about art all summer long, through Sunday, Sept. 4, with four Indigenous artists at Long Island Children’s Museum. Toyuskanash, the Algonquin word for bridges, brings together artists from the Shinnecock Nation to explore their traditional and contemporary culture and how they bridge gaps in history and knowledge with surrounding communities. The exhibit highlights the artwork of fine art photographer Jeremy Dennis, painter and tradition bearer Denise Silva-Dennis, beadwork appliqué and ribbon work artist Tohanash Tarrant and painter David Bunn Martine. Each artist’s creative process is featured during twoweek residencies; including eight artist-led workshops during each residency and daily activities for visitors led by museum staff that draw inspiration from their artwork, process and media. Visit the museum on Museum Row, Garden City. For more information, call (516) 2245800 or go to LICM.org.

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Playground presents… Dramatic Play

Stop by Theodore’s Books, Thursday, Aug. 18 ,at 6 p.m. for a discussion with author Jen Calonita. Calonita will be discussing and signing copies of her new “13 Going on 30” inspired middle grade novel, “12 to 22,” at 17 Audrey Ave., in Oyster Bay, For further information, call Theodore’s Books at (516) 636-5550.

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People’s Pantry celebrate summer in hamlet “It’s just about people helping other people and that’s what we wanted to do. We had all the knowledge, we had the resources, One way to beat the stifling summer and then we got this place, and I’m telling heat is to enjoy it with hot dogs, face-paint- you people come and people want to voluning, raffles and water balloons. And that’s teer. It’s contagious.” exactly what People Loving People, the The People’s Pantry has grown from a non-profit organization that twice-weekly food pantry to a runs the People’s Pantry in community outreach center Oyster Bay, organized for the that offers English as a Secsurrounding community this ond Language classes twice-asummer, when they held their week, a “Homework Helpers” second annual “Summer club during the school year, Nights Block Party.” free health screenings perPeople Loving People startformed by St. Francis Hospied working in Oyster Bay in tal’s community health RV, November 2019, but the foundand special events throughers, Donna Galgano, Valerie out the year, including the Monroy, and Gina Kang, have block party to kick off the managed food pantries togethstart of summer. er for eight years, including at More than 100 families, Shelter Rock Church Food along with 30 volunteers, Pantry in Manhasset. Howevgathered outside 123 Audrey er, Galgano, a 24-year resident Ave. for the block party, which of Oyster Bay, recognized the was co-sponsored by CityMD need for a food pantry in her the Oyster Bay CommuFAITH DANTONA and own town. nity Foundation. The nearly They started out small by Intern, 90-degree weather did not organizing a food pantry run People Loving deter children with balloon out of the Life Enrichment People animals in hand and faces Center, but when the pandempainted from running ic hit, the need exploded, and between various carnival they began serving close to 300 families games and a unicorn-themed bouncy casper week through drive-through distribu- tle. Adults set up camp chairs to sit and tion. The co-founders decided they needed watch their children, while enjoying the a place of their own in Oyster Bay. The free hotdogs, popcorn, and cotton candy as People’s Pantry opened its doors at 123 music played from speakers. Audrey Ave. in August 2020. One of those adults was a Glen Cove “We wanted it to be a place where any- resident and weekly People’s Pantry shopbody could come, it doesn’t matter if you per, who wished to be referred to as Jane go to church, don’t go to church, you’re Smith. The People’s Pantry does not limit Jewish, Catholic, anybody,” Galgano said. itself to Oyster Bay, she said, but wel-

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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 Brookville Reformed Church, 2 Brookville Road, Glen Head, NY on August 17, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. The hearing will be on the appeal of Prayaan Properties, Inc., owner of a 2.0-acre parcel of land located on the easterly side of Cedar Swamp Road (NYS Route 107) in the Village, designated as Section 18, Block A, Lot 1073 A&B on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map, and located within the Village=s R-1 (2-acre) zoning district The Appellant seeks to construct a new singlefamily dwelling which would require the following variances: 1.Cubic volume of 94,410 cubic feet rather than the

maximum permitted 90,000 cubic feet; 2.Northerly side yard setback of 47.9 feet rather than the required 50 feet; 3.Flat roof area of 34.6% rather than the maximum permitted 20%. 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. Philip H. Wachtler Chairman Z-441 August 5, 2022 133225

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THERE WERE PLENTY of games to enjoy at the Summer Nights Block Party hosted by the People Loving People. comes people from surrounding towns, including herself. Smith appreciated how People Loving People has gone above and beyond their work as a food pantry. “They are absolute angels in our community, and they really stepped up at a time of extreme need in the pandemic to help everyone they could in every way: ESL classes, Covid shots, mammograms,” Smith said. “It’s not just the food pantry, they try to offer whatever they can.” Monroy explained that while there are lots of events in Oyster Bay, like St. Rocco’s Festival or Dancing in the Street, they are not geared toward those whose first language is not English. With events like the block party, People Loving People hopes to create a fun-filled gathering that is accessible to everyone.

“Everything here is free, so that’s why it means a lot to the community,” Monroy said. “It doesn’t cost them a dime, so their kids can just enjoy it,” By the end of the evening, 300 hotdogs had been consumed. Faith Dantona, 22, an intern in her second summer working for People Loving People, said that after helping Galgano, Monroy, and Kang to support the community through the pandemic, it has been extra rewarding to finally have an event like this. “Last year we were just getting out of Covid, and it was hard times for everyone, so it’s really nice just being all together in a community,” Dantona said. “They’ve been seeing people through hard times, and now we’re seeing everyone coming out on the other side of it.”

NEWS BRIEFS O.B. artists host Art for Ukraine silent auction The Watercolor Artists of Oyster Bay, a group of watercolor painters that meet weekly to paint at Planting Fields Arboretum, are raising money to help support the people of Ukraine. They are donating their framed artwork, and all of the profits from this silent auction will be donated to Ukraine by the World Relief Organization specifically for the Ukrainian people. The silent auction will be ongoing from Aug. 1 to 31 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Planting Fields Arboretum Haybarn.

Original framed paintings will be on display at the Haybarn, and all will be part of the silent auction. In addition, all of the paintings can be ordered as note cards and giclee prints. The Watercolor Artists encourage any and all to join them in their efforts to help the people of Ukraine by bidding on their artwork. At the end of August, each painting will be awarded to the highest bidder and that bidder will be notified by phone in the first week of September.

Candidate forums for upcoming primary The local Leagues of Women Voters in Nassau County are holding candidate events for the August primaries that will choose Democratic candidates for the November general election. On August 9 at 7:30 p.m. candidates Anna Kaplan and Jeremy Joseph runing for New York State Senate District 7 will answer questions from the public. Then on August 11 at 7 p.m. all five candidates for United States Congress District

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New members to Ethics Board The Town of Oyster Bay has appointed two new members to the independent Board of Ethics: Matthew Vitucci of Syosset, and Theodore Kopcynzski Jr. of Sea Cliff. Vitucci is the owner of Gallo Vitucci Klar, LLP, an 80-attorney law firm with several office locations. Kopcyznski is a former Nassau County Public Administrator, where he worked as a deputy in supervising all aspects of processing estates. Kopcynzski is a former member of the Board of Trustees in the Village of Sea Cliff and served on the New York State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council. The rules governing the Town of Oyster Bay Ethics Board were recently enhanced to provide increased oversight.

OBITUARY In addition to reviewing financial disclosure statements, the board works to provide clear and reasonable standards of ethical conduct to officers and employees of the Town.

S.T.O.P. Program and Homeowners Cleanup Town of Oyster Bay residents are urged to bring all household and hazardous waste to one of the offered homeowners recycling programs such as the Aug. 6 S.T.O.P. Collection Day, hosted at the Town of Oyster Bay Solid Waste Disposal Complex, 101 Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Road, Old Bethpage, N.Y. Improperly disposing of products such as waste oil, oven cleaner, paint thinner, spot remover or photo chemicals may contaminate local water supplies. Long Island depends upon an underground aquifer system for its water supply, and anything poured on the ground or put into cesspools, storm drains or recharge systems can work its way down into the aquifer or local harbors and bays.

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It was a big deal when, in the early 1980s, the Russians agreed to stop their struggling efforts to build a space station on their own and instead to cooperate with the international community, led by the U.S. The agreement was accompanied by much fanfare, with then Vice President Al Gore leading an American delegation that met with top Russian space and government officials. Space is a hostile environment to humans, so the space station had to be constructed in huge parts, lifted into orbit by mighty rockets and assembled by the international partners in a series of exhausting space walks. Human habitation of the ISS began in late 2000, aboard the Russian spacecraft Soyuz TM-31, which had launched that October from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Can you imagine anything like that happening today? Although the Russians have been fully cooperative over the decades, they have from time to time talked openly of building their own space station and going their own way. NASA officials have generally paid little attention, ascribing it to Russia’s almost constant need to remain competitive with the U.S. But late last month, the Russians began

talking once again about their own station. Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, published a long interview with a top Russian space official saying that the agency wants to build, and launch by 2028, its own space station. But on the same day the interview was published, Russia also announced that its crew members on the existing station were working on a cardiac research program designed to help doctors treat heart disease. Publicly, NASA officials are shrugging off Russia’s latest claims, and said the U.S. would continue to act as if nothing had been said about a new station. The work of disconnecting the Russian parts of the existing station would be monumental, and take years. And, NASA officials point out, given Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine and the international economic sanctions against the country, it is unknown how Russia could afford to build its own station, which has cost the international partners many billions of dollars. But NASA and U.S. government officials now have to deal with Putin, who has done more to tear down U.S-Russia relations than any leader since Nikita Khrushchev snuck missiles into Cuba in the early 1960s. NASA and our government also

ecently they have begun talking again about building one of their own.

know that the space station cannot last forever, and that at some point a new one will be needed as a stopping-off point on our way to Mars and maybe elsewhere in our galaxy. As a result, there is more of a sense of concern this time about Russia and its future space intentions. Will the Russians fly away? That concern has been voiced in recent weeks. “We are exploring options to mitigate the potential impacts on the ISS beyond 2024 if Russia does withdraw,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at a news conference. “For our part, we remain committed to working with ISS partners to ensure the safe operation of the ISS and the astronauts aboard.” The space station would likely continue to do its job without the Russians if they really do withdraw. But beyond the important objectives of space exploration, Russia’s departure would signal something else, and maybe something worse: a further splintering of what was hoped, at one time, to be a new start with the county after the collapse of communism. The U.S., and many in Russia and elsewhere, looked forward to an era of cooperation, scientific and educational advancement, and peace. Those hopes are fading day by day. James Bernstein is the editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments? JBernstein@ liherald.com.

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hings began to go sideways when the rain began, and we broke out the Monopoly set. I try to keep it real when I columnize, and this week I am saying that not every family vacation is perfect every day of the stay. “There are no perfect parents and there are no perfect children, but there are plenty of perfect moments along the way.” — Dave Willis

Four weeks ago, we headed to Maine for a long stay, beginning in Kennebunkport, RANDI then to the PortKREISS land area and then to Bar Harbor. We rented cabins from the usual popular websites, and we were off. We invited our adult kids to come for any part of the time, with the ulterior motive of getting to see the grandkids, ages 19, 17, 15 and 13. Everyone showed up for the same week in Portland. Two adults were almost definitely just over Covid. My grandson came down with a stomach virus the second night, and that triggered a global reaction in our germphobic family. We don’t live near our grandchildren,

so our visits are supercharged with expectations of wonderfulness. The kids met and exceeded our expectations with their kindness and enthusiasm and general good nature. We experienced more issues with our adult kids, who somehow don’t think we should tell them what to do anymore. How can that be right? There was much angst and drama over phones. Your teenagers’ iPhones are now part of vacation planning. Decide when they can use them and when they must be put away. It is the biggest issue of family time.

when they played Monopoly when she was 4 years old. It’s tough going broke when you’re 4 and the landlord is your dad. I hadn’t played in decades, and didn’t realize how soul-suckingly endless the game is. And how capitalistic. And white. And meanspirited. The teenage grandkids suggested a Covid version, with a “Go Directly to the Hospital” card and a “Get a Dose of Paxlovid” card and a place on the game board for a homeless shelter. They have very dark senses of humor, but I think they come by their cynical side honestly, having lived through a pandemic. The differences among the generations seemed sharper this time around. I asked if we should watch the new HBO miniseries about Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. They asked if he was “the dude” on the salad dressing bottle. We had our splendid moments and we had our mini-combustions.

rock, but not necessarily in sync. When I watched the charming, life-affirming story “The Durrells in Corfu,” on HBO, I worried. In the 1930s, Mrs. Durrell hauled her kids off to an island in Greece and gracefully negotiated their teenage outrages, missteps, unwanted pregnancies, and run-ins with the law. What about the mosquitoes? They had no screens! Where did they get money and food? In our family dynamic, I teach. I’ve always been a teacher, and I find teachable moments all day in every situation. My grandkids humor me. I want these teenagers to get through this rocky time, solid and whole. I want them to refuse the temptations of easy ways out and easy escapes and easy workarounds when the moment demands focus and dedication and a strong moral compass. I took the opportunity of Maine’s dark night sky to talk to the kids about the Webb telescope, and we looked at the first photos online — the space shots seen around the world. We stood outside our cabin in Cape Elizabeth, under the great black velvet dome, and I wished upon the stars for each of them.

“Your children will become what you are; so be what you want them to be.” — David Bly

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he grankids exceeded our expectations with their kindness and good nature.

“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.” — Khalil Gibran We were blessed with good weather and nearby fish markets and fresh produce and a grill in the yard. The kids swam in the freezing ocean until a good Samaritan on a surfboard waved everyone out of the surf, miming with his hands that a shark was cruising nearby. Global warming is pushing the sharks closer to shore. We had one day of serious rain, so we broke out the Monopoly set that came with the house. One of my kids immediately banned her dad from playing because she said he had made her cry

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LETTERS Count me out of this Democratic fundraiser To the Editor: Did you receive an invitation to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s latest campaign fundraiser? It will be held in East Hampton on Sept. 4, on behalf of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Tickets start at $5,000 for a “friend,” and are $10,000 for a “sponsor,” $25,000 for a “host” or $36,500 to join the “Speaker’s Cabinet.” Paying $36,500 admits you to a private reception with Pelosi before lunch. Her husband might offer some insider information for future stock investments. They might tell you how you can build your net worth up to $100 million like they have. Like most ordinary Long Islanders, I can’t afford the price of admission. I am willing to park limousines, bus tables, mix drinks or check coats in exchange for getting in. Perhaps

tion is nothing new, of course. But the cutoff is generally in February. That changed when courts got involved in the censusfueled redistricting process that ultimately split the primaries to June and August. This could allow for some savvy voters to play spoiler in other political parties. Like in the State Senate’s 7th District, which covers a number of North Shore communities, including Glen Cove and Sea Cliff. Generally, Republicans wouldn’t even need to come out for this race, because there’s just one candidate, the Republican Jack Martins. However, Republicans looking to have a voice in whom Martins faces in November could change their party affiliation to Democratic up until Aug. 23, and cast votes for Jeremy Joseph. If Joseph gets enough votes, he could topple incumbent Democratic State Sen. Anna Kaplan, who’s expected to win reelection otherwise. That strategy could also extend to the congressional races, like in the South Shore seat U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice is giving up. Once again, there’s just a single Republican running — Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito — but five Democrats. Many see that primary race as a battle between Malverne Mayor Keith Corbett and former Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen. But non-Democrats could easily jump into that contest and

boost any of the other challengers, like Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages, or even one of the virtually unknown newcomers, Muzib Huq or Kevin Bryan Shakil. How much of an impact this “open” primary may have is debatable — but as long as the possibility is there, it can’t be discounted. Especially if, as expected, there is low turnout. Yes, district lines have changed, but the adjustments are not as dramatic as they were. And this is yet another call to your local polling place when you’ve already been asked twice before. But don’t let that discourage you from casting a ballot. We tend to think our votes don’t matter, but they do — even when elections aren’t close. Freely expressing a meaningful choice on who should represent you is something not many other countries enjoy. And for us, it’s not a luxury, it’s a right — a right so many have fought (and even died) to protect and preserve for us. If you don’t want to go to the polls yourself, you have until Monday, Aug. 8, to request an absentee ballot. You can also cast your ballot early, between Aug. 13 and 21. For more information on any of this, go to NassauCountyNY.gov/566/Board-ofElections. Sure, another vote a big ask. But it’s also what’s expected of every one of us as Americans.

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he beach is cut by the razory icewind — the wreck-guns sound, The tempest lulls — the moon comes floundering through the

drifts. A tall obelisk rises from the heart of Rockville Cemetery, the Lynbrook burial ground that dates back to the earliest days of our nation. It remembers the 139 souls lost in a pair of shipwrecks — just weeks apart — off the shore of Long Island. The Bristol and the Mexico, filled primarily with Irish immigrants seeking a life away MICHAEL from the Great Famine, were HINMAN claimed by the freezing waters in 1836 and the beginning of 1837. Capt. Alexander McKown was guiding the Bristol on only its second voyage, waiting to dock in New York Harbor. As a storm blew in, McKown pushed the ship east, believing the waters around Rockaway Beach were deep enough. They weren’t. The Bristol smashed into a sandbar, and winds and waves started to topple the vessel. McKown did everything he could to save his passengers, moving them to a safer part of the ship and firing his cannons as a cry for help. He could see people

on shore, but knew it was impossible for them to do anything. When help finally did arrive, McKown did his best to get every survivor off the wreck — even if it meant sacrificing himself. “Capt. McKown was the last person to leave the wreck,” according to a story published in The Hempstead Inquirer on Nov. 30, 1836. “He had been repeatedly urged by the boatmen to save himself, but resolutely refused, until all under his care were safe. He had saved nothing; not even the ship’s papers. All his own clothing is lost, and he came ashore in his vest and pantaloons. He was so much bruised and injured by the washing of the waves that he is obliged to be taken to the wreck master’s house. A distance of seven miles from the wreck, where he now lies, seriously ill.” I look where the ship helplessly heads end on — I hear the burst as She strikes — I hear the howls of dismay — they grow fainter and fainter. McKown was a hero, but Capt. Charles Winslow was not. In the final hours of 1836, on New Year’s Eve, Winslow had brought his own ship, the three-masted Mexico, from Liverpool, filled with Irish families optimistic about a bright future in America. Once again, harbor pilots were asleep at the wheel, and once again a storm

hipwrecks off the coast of Long Island are commemorated in a cemetery.

LETTERS President Biden’s Department of Homeland Security can schedule one of its midnight flights for illegal immigrants coming over the border to land in the Hamptons. They could mingle with the guests and serve as inexpensive busboys, kitchen staff, bartenders and parking attendants to help keep event costs down for Pelosi & Co. After the event, each guest could take an immigrant home, offer them lodging, food, clothing and a job, and add them to their health insurance plan. LARRY PENNER Great Neck

You’re already paying too much To the Editor: Health insurance providers seek an average rate increase of nearly 19 percent next year for individuals, and more than 16 percent for small group plans, according to published reports. The chutzpah of this request is breathtaking. Health insurance providers have earned record profits throughout the pandemic. Claiming inflation is causing their need to increase their premiums, they

forced a ship out into the open waters, winds propelling it straight for Long Island. The Mexico made it as far as Long Beach, hitting a sandbar, where the ship flooded with icy ocean water. With the Bristol still fresh in his mind, Capt. Raynor “Rock” Smith quickly made his way through complete darkness to the scene. The Freeport wrecking master was ready to save as many as he could. But one of the first people to jump into his boat was Winslow. “He grabbed his sword and the ship’s strongbox, and leaped into the rescue boat,” according to a historical marker in Rockville Cemetery. He left 115 men, women and children behind to “freeze to death on the deck of his ship.” If he and his crew had stayed on the Mexico, they could have easily guided Smith’s rowboat back and forth, and saved most, if not all, of the passengers. It was a tragedy that never should have happened. I cannot aid with my wringing fingers, I can but rush to the surf, and let it drench me and freeze upon me. A mass grave was created at the cemetery for those who were lost, while the people in its surrounding communities pooled their money to build the monument that dominates the historical site

even today. In 1953, it caught the attention of a young Cornell University student who had befriended the Lynbrook village clerk at the time, Harold Dana. “In Lynbrook’s old cemetery on Merrick Road, there stands a white marble monument, 12 feet high and four feet square at the base,” Ruth Bader — the future U.S. Supreme Court justice — wrote in the spring edition of New York Folklore Quarterly. “At the south end of the monument, 139 bodies are buried in two extended rows. The years have not been kind to the inscription carved into the stone. But on close inspection, the story it tells can be read.” It’s said that after these two tragedies, protocols at New York Harbor changed, ensuring there would always be pilots on duty, ready to bring in ships needing to dock. The wrecks also changed the lives of those who witnessed them. Including a young Quaker teenager living in the Village of Hempstead. Walt Whitman would share his haunting memories nearly 20 years later in his poem “The Sleepers,” which was part of the first edition of “Leaves of Grass.” I search with the crowd — not one of the company is wash’d to us alive; In the morning I help pick up the dead and lay them in rows in a barn. Michael Hinman is the executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers.

FRAMEWORK by Michael Malaszczyk

blithely ask the state’s financial services department for an increase more than double the rate of inflation. It is time to spend our dollars more efficiently and stop supporting the profits of a byzantine number of companies, plans and networks. According to the Annals of Internal Medicine, the United States would save $628 billion if administrative costs here were as low as they are in Canada with a single-payer system. Some 20 percent of every premium dollar goes to administration, not to health care. The New York Health Act would provide comprehensive care to every New York resident, and save billions in administrative waste. The plan would cover lifesaving reproductive health care. One plan for everyone would deliver health care more equitably, and would be paid for more equitably by a progressive income tax. Currently, more than 50 percent of New Yorkers are “under-insured” because they simply cannot afford the premiums in a comprehensive plan. It is past time to pass the New York Health Act. Keep this in mind when you vote in November. Support the candidates who support the New York Health Act. HELEN MELTZER-KRIM Bronx

Overlooking the birthplace of the Renaissance — Florence, Italy

OYSTER BAY HERALD — August 5, 2022

Two heroes, and one captain who should’ve been ashamed

LOCUST VALLEY OFFICE

Why We Love Oyster Bay

“I love walking through the historic town of Oyster Bay. If I’m looking for a gift, my first stop is always chrison & belina to find something unique.” – Madeleine R. Ganis madeleineganis@danielgale.com | c.516.375.7760

“When I am celebrating a new listing or sale, my favorite go-to is 2 Spring restaurant in Oyster Bay. The decor in their Atrium is fabulous. The food never fails to please and their speciality drinks are phenomenal! Great service is the cherry on top of a special evening.” – Kathe Dodd kathleendodd@danielgale.com | c.516.504.8771

“Whether you’re swimming at the beaches, kayaking, paddle boarding or my favorite, sailing, Oyster Bay Harbor offers endless possibilities!” – Lisbeth M. Finnerty lisbethfinnerty@danielgale.com | c.516.965.3258

“Luxeswap, my favorite place for purchasing designer handbags, and Sanctuary Home & Patio for household items, particularly come the holidays for holiday accessories. To complete the day, dinner at the delicious Hunter Restaurant.” – Carolina Boucos carolinaboucos@danielgale.com | c.516.835.1804

“I like to take my boys to dinner at Taco Bay then head over to the car shows. They absolutely love it!” – Alexis McAndrew

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There is so much to LOVE about Oyster Bay, it’s difficult to pick one favorite spot. Yet over the years of living and working here, I have found “my spot”. It seems that no matter the time of day, the season, the weather, or day of the week, before going home, I end up at the public docks and marina. Here, I can unwind and relax while enjoying all this spot has to offer—boating activities, people fishing, views that many would envy, Osprey diving for dinner, the many species of ducks that visit our Harbor during the winter season, but especially the many sailboats. As a retired Cape Dory sailboat owner and active sailor, when the breeze is gently blowing across my face, I find my heart yearning to be out there again, rail in the water and under full sail. However, my brain tells me, “No Way Lady!” I hope you all have a spot or place that brings you the calmness and pleasure that I enjoy at my “Favorite Spot” in Oyster Bay. Perhaps we will chat about Real Estate at the docks one day! – Rita Pecora | ritapecora@danielgale.com | c.516.647.0670 Locust Valley Office | 516.759.4800 1 Buckram Rd, Locust Valley, NY 11560 | danielgale.com

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August 5, 2022 — OYSTER BAY HERALD