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Leaders urge Gov. Cuomo to resign duct.” “I think it’s an awful thing,” Amandine Bourne, 17, who will On Tuesday, a nearly five- be a senior at Oyster Bay High month-long investigation by School this year, said of Cuomo, state Attorney General Letitia “using his power like that, abusJames came to a close. It found ing these poor women.” that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexualJames’s announcement was ly harassed 11 followed by calls for women who are curCuomo’s resignation rent or former govfrom nearly every er nment workers, state elected leader violating state and and the governors of federal law. Cuomo, surrounding states. who has been fundA few hours after raising for his rethe findings were election campaign released, President next year, has mainBiden joined in, saytained his innocence ing the three-term and has said he gover nor should would not resign. resign. “I’m not a big fan U. S . S e n a t o r s of Cuomo,” said Charles Schumer Mark Bruderman, and Kirsten Gilliof Bayville. “I don’t brand were also CHARLES believe him. And I quick to comment. d o n ’ t l i k e h i s LAVINE “Today’s report from demeanor and char- State assemblyman the New York State acter. He’s been Attor ney General accustomed to getsubstantiated and ting things his way.” corroborated the allegations of State Sen. Jim Gaughran, of the brave women who came forNorthport, said he found the ward to share their stories — attor ney general’s findings and we commend the women for “credible and deeply troubling,” doing so,” they said in a joint and added, “I thank the women statement. “No elected official is who bravely spoke out about the governor’s reprehensible conCONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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Learning soccer 101 Recent Locust Valley High School graduate Teegan Rowe played defense against kindergartner Anastasio Pappas at the Locust Valley Summer Recreation Program. More photos, Page 7.
Hot stuff at Nassau fire camp Teens learn the basics as they consider a career BY LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com
Khadeejah Memon is 14. Five feet tall and weighing 107 pounds, the East Norwich resident said she has her heart set on becoming a New York City firefighter. She joined the East Norwich Fire Department juniors two years ago, after attending an assembly led by the firefighters at the James H. Vernon School. “It seemed like a really exciting thing to do,” Khadeejah said. “I always liked the idea of helping
people, and to save lives would be amazing.” Being a junior firefighter has been a great experience, she said, but attending Camp Fahrenheit 516, at the Nassau Fire Service Academy in Old Bethpage, has been even better. “We did live burns and cut up a car,” she said. “I can’t do that at juniors.” Twenty-eight teens, ages 14 to 17, took part in the five-day camp July 26-31, a scaled-down version of the more intense two-week camp for probationary firefighters, which is also run by Nassau
County fire instructors. The camp is 40 percent classroom learning and 60 percent handson training. Participants conduct drills on the last two days, including putting out a warehouse fire. Omek Kumar joined the East Norwich F.D. juniors when he was 13. Now, at 15, he’s the treasurer, and said he enjoys learning new things, Being a junior satisfies his curiosity, he said, and so did attending the camp. What surprised the Oyster CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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KHADEEJAH MEMON, 14, of East Norwich, after she helped extinguish a diesel fuel fire at the Nassau County Fire Service Academy.
Camp Fahrenheit 516 teaches firefighting basics CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE Bay resident most at fire camp was how calm everyone was when they were in the burning building. “I learned how to work as a team when fighting a fire and how to stay together,” said Kumar, who plans to become an emergency medical technician and then attend nursing school. “This showed me how being in a real fire would feel.” “The camp gives them the closest thing they will experience [to] being an actual probee firefighter, something no other junior organization has in the entire country,” said Jerry Presta, of East Norwich, chairman of the Nassau County Junior Firefighters Association. “When they go into these buildings to put a fire out, there’s no propane switch to turn off. This is the real deal here.” No one has ever been hurt at the fire camp, Presta said, because participants are thoroughly prepared for the drills by the final day. “This is a great recruiting tool,” said Robert Hughes,
the chief fire instructor and a former East Meadow Fire Department chief. “The camp teaches the kids responsibility, safety and leadership, and they get other kids to join. A large majority who go to this camp go on to join the volunteer Fire Department, either as a firefighter or an [EMT].” For some juniors, it’s a wake-up call. “We’ve had kids go to fire camp and decide this isn’t for them,” Presta said. “They can’t believe how hot it is, how close they are to the flames. I had one girl end up going to EMT school and then paramedic school. She probably would have dropped out of probee school and pushed the entire idea of the Fire Department away had she not gone to the camp.” Seventeen-year-old Nick Montoni, of East Meadow, will major in fire science at Nassau Community College in Garden City this fall, and said he hoped to become a New York City firefighter one day. That’s why he enrolled this summer at Camp Fahrenheit 516.
JUNIOR FIREFIGHTERS NICK Montoni, 17, from East Meadow, left, and Omek Kumar, 15, from East Norwich, with a dummy that is used to teach trainees how to treat fire victims at the Nassau County Fire Service Academy in Bethpage. The 140-pound dummy is dragged out of a live fire by probationary firefighters as part of their training.
Montoni joined the EMFD juniors at 14, eager to learn how to put out fires and save people’s lives. A friend told him about the “cool” experience he could have at the camp, and he said he learned a great deal there recently, including which fire extinguisher to use on different types of fires. “It was hot,” Montoni said of the warehouse fire. “And once you put the water on it, you could see fire over your head. It’s hard to see in there because it’s very dark.” He also learned how to put the heavy gear on properly, he said, and climbed a 22-foot ladder. The camp took him one step closer to becoming a firefighter. “I’ve always loved the idea of saving lives,” he said. “People aren’t mad at firefighters. They’re relieved to see them. In a sense, I get to be a hero.”
KHADEEJAH SAID SHE wanted to be a New York City firefighter someday.
Calls are loud for governor to resign AN INVESTIGATION BY state Attorney General Letitia James has found that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed a number of women.
CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE above the law. The people of New York deserve better leadership in the governor’s office. We continue to believe that the Governor should resign.” When the investigation began, most state elected leaders either urged Cuomo to resign or recommended that he step aside temporarily. Three Democratic members of Congress — Representatives Tom Suozzi, of Glen Cove, Hakeem Jeffries, of Brooklyn, and Gregory Meeks, of Queens, did not join their colleagues in condemning the governor. Suozzi, like Biden, took a wait-and-see approach before weighing in. On Tuesday, however, Suozzi joined Jeffries and Meeks in releasing a statement denouncing Cuomo’s actions. Describing the allegations as “disturbing,” the congressmen wrote that James’s investigation was thorough and professional. “The investigation has found that the governor engaged in abusive behavior toward women, including subordinates, created a hostile work environment and violated state and federal law …,” they stated. “The time has come for Governor Andrew Cuomo to do the right thing for the people of New York state and resign.” John Taylor, a former Bayville village trustee, said that the decision on Cuomo’s behavior was overdue. “Politics aside, I’m a big believer in innocent until proven guilty, but now I think he should at least step aside until this plays out,” Taylor said. “The finding doesn’t surprise me. When I was appointed to New York Rising [after] Sandy, I met him. There was a creepiness about him.” “The governor needs to resign immediately — he should have months ago, after the nursing home scandal, but clearly he cares about his pride more than what is right for our state,” said Assemblyman Michael Montesano, a Republican who represents the 15th District. Montesano, of Glen Head, a member of the Assembly Judiciary Committee, said, “We most likely will have to go the impeachment route, and the attorney general confirming the sexual harassment claims is a vital step in that process. I hope we can swiftly move forward and remove the governor from office so we can put someone in power who has New
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York’s best interests in mind.” The only other governor of New York to be impeached was William Sulzer, in 1913, because, according to Britannica, he argued with the Tammany Hall boss Charles F. Murphy. State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie approved an impeachment inquiry on March 12. The Judiciary Committee, chaired by Assemblyman Charles Lavine, a Democrat from Glen Cove, has been conducting the investigation ever since. Lavine said when it began, that the inquiry could last a long time. But Davis Polk & Wardwell, the committee’s independent counsel, advised Cuomo’s attorneys on Thursday that the investigation should be completed by the end of the month. “Accordingly, we invite you to provide any additional evidence or written submissions that you would like the committee to consider before its work concludes,” the firm wrote. The committee was scheduled to meet again on Monday. “We are reviewing the Attorney General’s extensive report documenting sexual harassment and misconduct committed
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by Governor Cuomo,” Lavine said in a statement on Tuesday. “The report is being studied by the members of the Judiciary Committee and every member of the Assembly. We are engaged in an intensive analysis of the report and its exhibits …” The Assembly will consider the results of James’s investigation, as Montesano said, but the Judiciary Committee’s recommendation will carry more weight. A decision to proceed with impeachment by the committee would lead to an Assembly vote. And if the majority were to vote to impeach Cuomo, he would have to step down, and Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Hochul would serve as acting governor. A trial in a Senate Court of Impeachment would follow, and Cuomo would have to be
acquitted to be reinstated as governor. If he were impeached in the Senate, the verdict could preclude him from ever running for office again. “This is a terrible time in our state’s history,” Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino said. “I believe the State Legislature will soon begin the process to right this situation. In the meantime, the world should know that we will never tolerate harassment or harm to women at any time or [in] any place.” “The findings are extraordinarily disturbing,” Lavine said. “The details provided by the victims are repugnant. This is a difficult day for the people of the state of New York.”
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The Locust Valley Library, located at 170 Buckram Road in Locust Valley, frequently hosts both in-person and virtual programming for residents. From reading clubs, to DIY crafts, sunrise yoga and more, there’s something for everyone each week at the library. Listed below are just a few of the library’s upcoming programs. On Tuesday, August 10 from 3 to 4 p.m., the Locust Valley Robotics teams will be at the library sharing what they’ve created in the past year. Their robots will be on the front patio and the teams will do a demonstration with their robots. This is not a class, but a demonstration for anyone who wants to come. After the demonstration, there will be an opportunity for people to drive the robot with the robotics team and ask any questions. The Locust Valley Robotics teams are FIRST Tech Challenge, teams which were created by FIRST. FIRST’s goals are to get students interested in STEM and STEAM programs. This event is free and requires no registration. On Wednesday, August 11, from noon to 1 p.m., Lauren Granger, an authorized licensed insurance agent for Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, will explain the benefits and entitlement to Medicare and New York Medicaid programs. Registration required for this Online Zoom event and can be completed online at locustvalleylibrary.org. On Saturday, August 21, from 3 to 4 p.m. join poet Palmer Smith as she reads from her collected works entitled, “The Butterfly Bruises,” a collection of 80 poems and several short stories, focusing on mediation with miscommunication, childhood, Northern vs. Southern American culture, family, nature vs. technology, and the imagination of the introvert. This event will take place outdoors near the library’s scout area. Bring a chair or blanket and remember to socially distance. Registration is required and can be done online at locustvalleylibrary.org.
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shredding services are also available to help protect your privacy when disposing of information paperwork. All paper shreds are recycled.” The Paper-Shredding Program is limited to three banker size boxes per resident and is open only to Town of Oyster Bay residents, not commercial businesses. Only one visit per day is allowed for the paper shredding program. Proof of district residency must be shown upon arrival at the Homeowners Cleanup Program (the villages of Bayville, Brookville, Centre Island, Cove
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The Town of Oyster Bay will host a Homeowners Cleanup Program and Paper Shredding Day at its Solid Waste Disposal Complex on Saturday, August 14, located at 101 Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Road in Old Bethpage. The cleanup will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. “The Homeowners Cleanup Program offers a perfect opportunity for residents within the Town’s Solid Waste Disposal District to dispose of unwanted, non-hazardous debris that’s cluttering up their homes, garages and sheds.” Councilman Tom Hand said. “Paper-
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Movie at the Library Gold Coast Public Library Annex, 50 Railroad Ave., Glen Head, 2 to 4 p.m. Watch “The Princess Bride” (1987) at the library. A high-spirited adventure that pits true love against inconceivable odds, The Princess Bride tells the story the innocent Buttercup, about to marry a nefarious prince, though her heart belongs to another.
Thursday, August 12 Sunset Serenade: LOVEPEACE 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.
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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. Courtesy North Shore Land Alliance
Downtown Sounds: Therapi Band 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.
Saturday, August 7 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 The Ultimate Beatles Tribute Strawberry Fields featuring former members of Broadway’s Beatlemania. Begining at 8 p.m. residents can head to TOBAY Beach to enjoy live music.
Back-to-School Clothing Drive In support of the Youth and Family Counseling Agency of Oyster Bay-East Norwich, a back-to-school clothing and
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Bonsai Exhibit at the Humes Japanese Stroll Garden On Saturday, Aug. 7 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 8, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the John P. Humes Japanese Stroll Garden at 3 Dogwood Lane in Locust Valley. Led by with Hal Johnson, Long Island Bonsai Society attendees will have the opportunity to discuss the art with Bonsai Society members who will be present throughout the event. This unique and historic 7-acre gem of landscape design and woodland boasts an impressive collection of North American and Asian plants that constitute a beautiful Japanese landscape and impart a meditative experience.
supply drive to gather new and unused backpacks, sneakers, socks, school supplies, clothing (bottoms, tops, light jackets) and sweatshirts and sweat jackets. From 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at 12 Irving Place, Oyster Bay.
Sunday, August 8 Morgan Park Summer Music Festival: David Cedeno This big ensemble presents a lively evening of nonstop Latin music featuring salsa, Latin jazz, merengue and mambo, even some songs from the ‘50s, reimagined with a salsa beat and English lyrics.
Monday, August 9 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.
Tuesday, August 10 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.
Music Under the Stars: Long Island’s Own, Wonderous Stories Begining at 8 p.m. residents can head to TOBAY Beach to enjoy live music.
Wednesday, Aug. 11 Boosting Your Career with a Winning Resume Begining at 7 p.m. Career Coach Nakita Vanstory and learn the strategies and methods behind creating a winning resume. Attendees will become more effective job seekers by learning
Movies Under the Stars will continue Saturday, Aug. 7 at 8:30 p.m. in Morgan Park. 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. Oyster Bay Music Under the Stars concert series will continue through Aug. 14 The Village of Sea Cliff Board of Trustees will meet on Sept. 13 at 6 p.m.
Celebrate pirate month with the Whaling Museam and explore hidden treasures, back stories, and highlights from the museum’s historic collection and archives with Executive Director Nomi Dayan. Each session views a backstage glimpse of a beautiful piece of scrimshaw, explanation of a fascinating letter, or other artifacts which give us insight into the lifeways of Long Island’s maritime communities and beyond. Register online at www.cshwhalingmuseum.org/events
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KINDERGARTENER KASSIDY LORNER tried to get in on the action as David Tafari dribbled the ball towards the goal with Jackson Spad-Drimmer, Teddy Dunne and Sam Kelly also changing possesion of the ball.
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last Thursday. “The whole journey up to this point has been incredible and I’m so proud that we could cap it off with a silAt the age of 21, Wantagh native ver medal.” Andrew Capobianco is an Olympic medHe also qualified for the semifinals of alist. the individual 3-meter springboard event Capobianco and his partner, Michael on Monday, as the Herald went to press. Hixon, earned a silver medal in men’s He ranked 17th out of the 18 divers who synchronized 3-meter springadvanced to the next round. board diving at the Tokyo “It’s a dream that you Olympics on July 28, with a can’t really dream,” his score of 444.36 points. father, Michael Capobianco, The pair finished just said of his silver medal perbehind the Chinese duo of formance. “It’s a dream just Wang Zongyuan and Tie for your child to make it to the Olympics, let alone win Siyi, who won the gold medal a medal once they get there.” with 467.82 points. “I think he’s going to dive “I’m extremely proud,” his best,” Darlene said of Andrew’s mother, Darlene DARLENE the individual 3-meter event. Capobianco, said. “He has “Whether his best is going exceeded all of our expecta- CAPOBIANCO to beat someone else’s best, I tions. We knew that he had Andrew’s mother don’t know, but he definitely the talent and the will and has the potential to be on the the drive, but once you get on the stage, everything changes. He was podium again.” This was Capobianco’s Olympic debut. surrounded by other divers who have already won medals and won the Olym- He got his start in diving at around age 9, and won his first Nassau County champipics. “I will say this,” Darlene added. onship as a seventh-grader. He left Want“Andrew did say he felt that he was at his agh with his family at 13 after coach Drew strongest, mentally, physically and emo- Johansen, of Indiana University, told Michael Capobianco that his son had a tionally, right now.” “The past 24 hours has been surreal unique skill set. “Johansen was originally at Duke Uniand it still hasn’t really sunk in yet,” Capobianco wrote in an Instagram post CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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ANDREW CAPOBIANCO, RIGHT, plunged toward the water with partner Michael Hixon in the men’s 3-meter synchronized diving final in Tokyo on July 28.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 versity, but then he moved to Indiana University,” Michael said. “When Andrew was getting ready to be recruited for college, [Johansen] called me and said, ‘I want your son. He’s the top recruit.’” Capobianco previously told the Herald that he was grateful that his family was with him at the Olympic trials in Indianapolis, when he secured a spot on the Team USA. “I know they’ve put so much into this dream of mine,” he said. “… We were able to look back at all the great times that we’ve had leading up to this point, and all the people that have helped me get here.” This wasn’t the first time he had competed at the Olympic trials. He also did so at age 16, Michael said. “He was just a little boy. … He was diving against men.” Darlene said that Andrew loves good competition. “He told me it has been the best time of his life,” she said. “It’s an amazing experience. He’s meeting so many other athletes from all disciplines.” And it’s not all about the medals, Michael said. He and his wife mostly want their son to be happy. “We said … to him, if somehow you find your way home with a medal, or a few, or whatever, that’s great,” Michael said. “But the piece of metal doesn’t mean as much as the journey.” Andrew was unavailable for comment at press time on Monday.
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CAPOBIANCO, 21, LEFT, and his partner, Michael Hixon, 27, celebrated their success in the men’s 3-meter synchronized diving finals last week in Tokyo.
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Wall Street Credit Rating Agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) Global Ratings upgraded the Town of Oyster Bay's credit rating by three levels due to the Town's "substantially improved financial position, even amid the pandemic" on July 30. S&P cited the Town's robust operating performance and cost cutting when also declaring a positive outlook for the Town's future. This is great news as the Town will now pay significantly less money in interest expense when bonding for the costs associated with road repaving and other critical infrastructure improvements. Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the Town Board have officially improved Town finances from a “junk bond” rating under the prior administration to an “A+” credit rating. In total, the Saladino administration has received five credit rating upgrades from Wall Street since 2017. “Wall Street recognizes the many positive steps taken by my administration and the Town Board to put the problems of the past behind us and return fiscal stability to the Town,” Saladino said. “In just four years, we've successfully restricted spending, significantly paid down debt and maintained a tax cut given to residents in 2018. We will continue to keep our promise to taxpayers by protecting their wallets while delivering important services.” Since taking office in 2017, Saladino and the Town Board have cut property taxes while reducing debt and the operational budget deficit. In fact, the 2019, 2020
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ANN FETZER WITH Nick, Frank and Sam Casella before they received their haircuts at the Matthew Fetzer Foundation Cuts for Cancer fundraiser this summer.
This summer the Matthew Fetzer Foundation held a Cuts for Cancer fundraiser, its second time doing so. Bill Fetzer said he appreciated the support from the Bayville community because since Covid19, it has been difficult to fundraise as the non-profit has traditionally done. Matthew Fetzer, of Bayville, was diagnosed with cancer when he was only three. Succumbing to the disease by the time he was 10, he was never able to play like other children, but he always held a dream close to his heart. He wanted to do
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toy drives and give parties to sick children when they recovered. Generous and kind, Matthew often worried about the other children in the hospital that didn’t have new toys, which his parents always brought for him. His life was not easy, though his family said Matthew was always upbeat, hoping one day to go to school. Diagnosed with two forms of leukemia, Matthew died on April 7, 2005, four months before his 11th birthday. Matthew’s family began their work almost immediately collecting new toys, beginning their drive the summer after Matthew died. Then they brought the toys to hospitals, giving them to sick children. By 2009 the Bayville boy’s wishes became an even greater reality, with the formation of the Matthew Fetzer Foundation. And it’s not only about the toys. Children enjoy a party when the Fetzer Foundation visits hospitals, like Matthew would have wanted. Usually there are between 20 and 30 children per visit that benefit from the foundation’s efforts. But the foundation has not been able to throw the parties at hospitals since Covid. They still do drop off toys for the children and plan to return as soon as they are permitted to.
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ANNUAL NEWS RELEASE - PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT Oyster Bay-East Norwich CSD today announced a free and reduced price meal (Free Milk) policy for Oyster Bay and East Norwich area school children. Local school officials have adopted the following family eligibility criteria to assist them in determining eligibility: 2021-2022 INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS OR FREE MILK Free Eligibility Scale Reduced Price Eligibility Scale Free Lunch, Breakfast, Milk Reduced Price Lunch, Breakfast Household Twice per Every Two Household Twice Every Two Size Annual Monthly Month Weeks Weekly Size Annual Monthly per Month Weeks 1 $ 16,744 $ 1,396 $ 698 $ 644 $ 322 1 $ 23,828 $ 1,986 $ 993 $ 917 2 $ 22,646 $1,888 $ 944 $ 871 $ 436 2 $ 32,227 $ 2,686 $ 1,343 $ 1,240 3 $ 28,548 $ 2,379 $ 1,190 $ 1,098 $ 549 3 $ 40,626 $ 3,386 $ 1,693 $ 1,563 4 $ 34,450 $ 2,871 $ 1,436 $ 1,325 $ 663 4 $ 49,025 $ 4,086 $ 2,043 $ 1,886 5 $ 40,352 $ 3,363 $ 1,682 $ 1,552 $ 776 5 $ 57,424 $ 4,786 $ 2,393 $ 2,209 6 $ 46,254 $ 3,855 $ 1,928 $ 1,779 $ 890 6 $ 65,823 $ 5,486 $ 2,743 $ 2,532 7 $ 52,156 $ 4,347 $ 2,174 $ 2,006 $ 1,003 7 $ 74,222 $ 6,186 $ 3,093 $ 2,855 8 $ 58,058 $ 4,839 $ 2,420 $ 2,233 $ 1,117 8 $ 82,621 $ 6,886 $ 3,443 $ 3,178 Each Add’l Each Add’l person add $ 5,902 $ 492 $ 246 $ 227 $ 114 person add $ 8,399 $ 700 $ 350 $ 324
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SNAP/TANF/FDPIR Households: Households that currently include children who receive the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) but who are not found during the Direct Certification Matching Process (DCMP), or households that currently receive Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), or the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) must complete an application listing the child’s name, a valid SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR case number and the signature of an adult household member. Eligibility for free meal benefits based on participation in SNAP, TANF or FDPIR is extended to all children in the household. When known to the School Food Authority, households will be notified of their children’s eligibility for free meals based on their participation in the SNAP, TANF or the FDPIR programs. No application is necessary if the household was notified by the SFA their children have been directly certified. If the household is not sure if their children have been directly certified, the household should contact the school. Other Source Categorical Eligibility: When known to the School Food Authority, households will be notified of any child’s eligibility for free meals based on the individual child’s designation as Other Source Categorically Eligible, as defined by law. Children are determined Other Source Categorically Eligible if they are Homeless, Migrant, Runaway, A foster child, or Enrolled in Head Start or an eligible pre-kindergarten program. If children or households receive benefits under Assistance Programs or Other Source Categorically Eligible Programs and are not listed on the notice of eligibility and are not notified by the School Food Authority of their free meal benefits, the parent or guardian should contact the school or should submit an income application. Other Households: Households with income the same or below the amounts listed above for family size may be eligible for and are urged to apply for free and/or reduced price meals (or free milk). They may do so by completing the application sent home with the letter to parents. One application for all children in the household should be submitted. Additional copies are available at the principal’s office in each school and on the school website. Applications may be submitted any time during the school year to: Angela Ries, Administration Building, 1 McCouns Lane, Oyster Bay, NY 11771. Please contact Angela Ries at (516) 624-6510 with any questions regarding the application process. Households notified of their children’s eligibility must contact the School Food Authority if they choose to decline the free meal benefits. Households may apply for benefits at any time throughout the school year. Children of parents or guardians who become unemployed or experience a financial hardship mid-year may become eligible for free and reduced price meals or free milk at any point during the school year. For up to 30 operating days into the new school year (or until a new eligibility determination is made, whichever comes first) an individual child’s free or reduced price eligibility status from the previous year will continue within the same SFA. When the carryover period ends, unless the household is notified that their children are directly certified or the household submits an application that is approved, the children’s meals must be claimed at the paid rate. Though encouraged to do so, the SFA is not required to send a reminder or a notice of expired eligibility. The information provided on the application will be confidential and will be used for determining eligibility. The names and eligibility status of participants may also be used for the allocation of funds to federal education programs such as Title I and National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), State health or State education programs, provided the State agency or local education agency administers the programs, and for federal, State or local means-tested nutrition programs with eligibility standards comparable to the NSLP. Eligibility information may also be released to programs authorized under the National School Lunch Act (NSLA) or the Child Nutrition Act (CNA). The release of information to any program or entity not specifically authorized by the NSLA will require a written consent statement from the parent or guardian. The School Food Authority does, however, have the right to verify at any time during the school year the information on the application. If a parent does not give the school this information, the child/children will no longer be able to receive free or reduced price meals (free milk). Foster children are eligible for free meal benefits. A separate application for a foster child is no longer necessary. Foster children may be listed on the application as a member of the family where they reside. Applications must include the foster child’s name and personal use income. Under the provisions of the policy, the designated official will review applications and determine eligibility. If a parent is dissatisfied with the ruling of the designated official, he/she may make a request either orally or in writing for a hearing to appeal the decision), Maureen Raynor, Deputy Superintendent, whose address is 1 McCouns Lane, Oyster Bay, NY 11771 has been designated as the Hearing Official. Hearing procedures are outlined in the policy. However, prior to initiating the hearing procedure, the parent or School Food Authority may request a conference to provide an opportunity for the parent and official to discuss the situation, present information, and obtain an explanation of the data submitted in the application or the decisions rendered. The request for a conference shall not in any way prejudice or diminish the right to a fair hearing. Only complete applications can be approved. This includes complete and accurate information regarding: the SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR case number; the names of all household members; on an income application, the last four digits of the social security number of the person who signs the form or an indication that the adult does not have one, and the amount and source of income received by each household member. In addition, the parent or guardian must sign the application form, certifying the information is true and correct. Beginning July 1, 2019, students in New York State that are approved for reduced price meals will receive breakfast and lunch meals at no charge. Nondiscrimination Statement: This explains what to do if you believe you have been treated unfairly. In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior
This week’s Bayville Free Library programs The Bayville Free Library, located at 34 School street in Bayville, frequently hosts both in-person and virtual programming for residents. From reading clubs, to DIY crafts, sunrise yoga and more, there’s something for everyone each week at the library. Here are just a few of this week’s programs:
History’s Top Five Plagues Monday, August 9 at 7 p.m. Our current pandemic is not the first time that humankind has faced a terrible health crisis. In this program attendees will talk about five of humanity’s oldest, and deadliest, diseases. You may be surprised at what is on the list. Pre-
sented virtually by Archaeologist Patty Hamrick. Register at bayvillefreelibrary. org for the Zoom link.
Bayville Book Club Tuesday, August 10 at 1:30 p.m. This month we will discuss the works of Ernest Hemingway. Please choose any of his works to read. Suggested titles: The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Old Man and the Sea, A Moveable Feast (Memoir). This meeting will be held in the library meeting room, those who prefer may attend virtually via Zoom. Register at bayvillefreelibrary.org for the Zoom link.
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Beach days By LAUREN LEV Beach days for my family was not a given as a child. In fact, although my mother grew up and learned to swim in the Atlantic Ocean at Coney Island or Sea Gate as a child, my brother and I were taken to Rockaway Beach via bus every so often — a long, demanding day for a parent with two small children. I remember the Rockaway trips as the bus let us off near Rockaway Playland. My mother had packed white bread/tuna sandwiches with the intent to buy snacks and drinks (maybe fries?) while we were there. Anything we ate tasted great, given the appetite built up from playing in the sand or water’s edge for the entire day. There was still sand in our wet swimsuits and flip flops when we traveled all the way home to our apartment in North Flushing. Now, as an East Meadow resident, it’s hard to resist the pull of Jones Beach State Park. It may not be the most elegant or exclusive of the Long Island beaches, but for
a city kid who didn’t go to camp or experience long vacations during summer, it holds tender memories. There was a late 1970s celebratory graduation lunch date at the site of what is now the Boardwalk Café. There were opportunities to watch concerts as a young adult and the Memorial Day air shows I attended as a young parent. And there were games — family shuffleboard and mini golf — as the sun set on Saturday evenings in the 2000’s. What I believe makes Jones Beach, yours, mine and ours to love is its simplicity. Beach. Boardwalk. Seagulls. Parking. Sure, there is always some New York state reasoning to add more events, buildings, play areas, or eateries but just being close enough to touch the ocean is sometimes all that’s required. I’m no longer that little kid molding the wet sand or collecting a heavy load of sea shells in a plastic bucket off the Rockaways. But in my little kid’s mind, “Are we there yet?” is satisfyingly answered every time the Jones Beach obelisk comes into view.
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ack in the old days when people used to tell jokes, one of my favorite one-liners was, “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help you.” It always elicited a few laughs, but I made it clear that the role of government, dating back to 1776, is exactly that. In times of crisis, no private organization is going to step forward to help us weather a health scare or any other challenge. It’s the job of government to be there for us in times of need. The more I think about it, the JERRY current attacks on the nation’s effort KREMER to battle the coronavirus pandemic and the persistent undermining of public health measures are a national disgrace, and history will record them as such. And the people who are the fomenters of “health hate” should be treated in the same way as the hundreds of people who were arrested for participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection. The arrival of Covid-19 in January 2020 wasn’t the first time in the coun-
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try’s history that we asked our health professionals to provide relief and assurance. In 1918, the nation was decimated by the flu pandemic. In 2002, we had the severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, scare. In 2004, America learned of the H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu, which necessitated the destruction of millions of chickens to keep us safe. In all of those cases, America turned to agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. We followed the media reports, looking for assurances that no serious illness would invade our homes and upset our daily life. During those times, people like Dr. Anthony Fauci and others stood behind lecterns with charts and graphs. They assured the country in measured words that the government was trying its best to protect us. When the Covid-19 plague hit our shores last year, the two federal agencies were the first to alert us of a possible new virus that had developed in China. Did they get it right from the beginning? Not knowing how serious it was, they
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made a few miscalculations on the issue of masks and how quickly the virus might spread, but their job was made even harder by a president who didn’t want to talk about the coronavirus because it would interfere with his reelection plans. It was at that point until that a lifeor-death challenge became a political football, and it remains one today. Instead of one nation united, we have red and blue states fighting over mask requirements. We have so-called elected officials discouraging their constituents from getting vaccinated. We have media personalities such as Fox’s Tucker Carlson, who rails against vaccines even though, according to media reports, he has been vaccinated, as has most of the staff at Fox News. And then we have a variety of public officials mocking the doctors and the vaccine. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who sees himself as a possible president, is selling T-shirts making fun of Doctor Fauci. In the meantime, Florida is now one of the states with the largest number of new reported Covid cases. To add to his arrogance, DeSantis is fighting with the
t’s too late in the game to expect there to be a united effort to stop Covid’s ravages.
cruise ship industry over its insistence on checking boarding passengers for symptoms of the virus. Political stupidity when it comes to protecting the public isn’t confined to any party. It is hard to imagine that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the son of a great political legend, is traveling around the nation, discouraging people from getting vaccinated. For many in the anti-vaccination movement, Kennedy is considered their No. 1 hero. His poor dad must be turning over in his grave. It’s too late in the game to expect there to be a united effort to stop Covid from ravaging our country. Innocent people will continue to die as a result of raw politics. Families will continue to lose cherished members of all ages. There’s a lesson to be learned about politicizing disease, but it seems that no one who needs to hear it is willing to listen. The coronavirus scourge isn’t over, and there will be many more losers thanks to a handful of political losers. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.
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t’s been a long time since I took a pregnancy test, but it was the perfect application of what passed for high tech in its day: private, accurate and consequential. Today, as technology advances, we are pushed beyond our skill sets without the benefit of human helpers. Self-sufficiency is fine, but I miss having real human beings to answer questions or tell me that the bathing suit I’m checking out is going on sale next week. I miss having people who RANDI know more than I KREISS do about a problem. When I go online to return an item, I must engage with a chat bot who has programmed answers. Round and round we go, with me having no way to tell Chat that my new shoe had a dead roach in the heel. I had a foreshadowing of our new doit-yourself world some 25 years ago, when my snazzy Dell desktop ran amok. One call led to another, until I reached a supervisor who said he would talk me
through the fix. “First,” he said, “get a screwdriver.” This did not sound cool. “Now, take off the back of the tower,” he said. I really didn’t want to open the back of the tower, but I did, and moved the wires he told me to move, and it fixed the problem. The house-call service industry was in its death throes. Last week I saw an ad for a cardio phone app that can alert you if your heart rate is too fast or too slow. How is that helpful? Will it tell you you’re having a heart attack? If you have chest pain and an erratic heartbeat and your phone tells you you’re OK, what do you do? This is the perfect scenario for a little bit of knowledge being a dangerous thing. I wonder if cardiologists are getting false alarms from patients who get false alarms from their wristwatches. One cardiac patient offered this testimonial to his heart monitor: “This is an amazing little monitor! I recently began having heart palpitations in the middle of the night, and it’s very easy to just check my heart rhythm with my device to make sure I’m not having any serious arrhythmias. It has given me so much
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peace of mind!” How is this OK? What if the dude is reading his gizmo wrong? What if the gizmo isn’t accurate? Why not just call your doctor? Actually, I know the answer to that. Answering services are understaffed. It’s hard to reach your doctor in the middle of the night. A trip to the ER is a drag. One cardio app offers a “premium” subscription, which raises the question of what makes it premium? Does it monitor you less rigorously if you don’t upgrade? Do you get a refurbished monitor if you look for a bargain? Now we can also buy portable ECG monitors for under $100 that you can carry in your pocket and glance at from time to time to see if your heart is behaving. The proliferation of these medical devices, available to the public, makes my own heart race. During Covid we all learned to do some things we had relied on experts to do before the pandemic. I’d never heard about an oximeter before 2020, but when my husband got the sniffles, I regularly checked his O2 levels to be sure it wasn’t
n airports, subways and stores, kiosks and registers go unmanned and unwomaned.
the virus. I cut our hair and figured out how to fix our TV because we couldn’t let a service person in. The problem is that now, even though we’re drifting back to normal, some do-it-yourself chores are here to stay. I check out my own groceries because no one is at the registers. I check out my own purchases at the big stores, and I read my own lab reports on the patient portals because I want my results sooner rather than later. I book my own flights and make all changes online because I can’t get a human being to pick up. All the work I’ve done in my life, aside from writing, which is a solitary endeavor, bonded me with other people in real time. I taught, I tutored, I lectured, and it was a way to nurture human connections. In airports, subways and stores, kiosks go unmanned and unwomaned. We are increasingly on our own, without micro-connections to humanize our days. I see a time when virtual schooling could be universal. We will educate ourselves, order our food online, repair our own equipment and, heaven forbid, maybe operate on ourselves if the lesion is small and the instructions are good. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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LETTERS Opioid settlement is a big win To the Editor: State Attorney General Letitia James recently announced settlements with three of the nation’s largest opioid distributors related to their culpability in accelerating the ongoing opioid drug crisis on Long Island. At a news conference announcing the settlements with McKesson, Cardinal Health and Amerisource Bergen, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said that the county’s total share of the settlements paid by the “big three” could reach as much as $86.8 million. This announcement represents another giant step forward in our quest to end the devastating opioid drug crisis that continues to plague our society. The County Legislature’s Democratic minority is committed to working closely with Curran’s administration, public health experts and other key stakeholders to devise a strategic plan for applying these funds to amplifying and delivering the treatment, education and pre-
number this year, officials said. To enhance the work being done by the police, the county has embraced the state gun violence initiative announced in July by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who called gun violence a public health crisis. In making the announcement, Cuomo noted that there had been 26 shootings across the state over the Fourth of July weekend, including three on Long Island. As part of the state’s new initiative, Nassau will receive $900,000 of a total of $16 million to help 180 18- to 24-year-olds who are unemployed, out of school and considered at risk of potentially becoming involved in crime. Another $500,000 will go to the Village of Hempstead to help 100 people in the same age group. Uniondale was also identified as a gun violence hot spot. County Executive Laura Curran has said she supports Cuomo’s executive order. We endorse it as well. We believe the problem of gun violence should be seen more as a public health issue than as a recurring problem in only one portion of the community. As Dr. Chethan Sathya, the director of Northwell Health’s Gun Violence Prevention Center, noted, viewing the issue of gun violence through the lens of public health helps to depolarize and depoliticize it, and encourages the use of a public health model similar to the efforts to reduce traffic accidents, cigarette smoking, the transmission of HIV/
AIDS and substance abuse. The more money and research that can be dedicated to gun violence prevention, the more likely officials will be to determine what works and what doesn’t, Sathya said. “We can’t afford not to commit ourselves 100 percent to this effort,” the advocacy group New Yorkers Against Gun Violence group tweeted of the state initiative. We agree. But it also needs the support of other organizations — groups that support guns, respect their responsible use and understand their power as a destructive force — every day, more than a hundred Americans are killed by guns, and 230 are shot and wounded, according to the nonprofit Every Town for Gun Safety. To help make the state initiative work, the Department of Labor will join forces with local workforce development boards and their networks of community partners to provide job training, certification and career placement services. In addition, gun violence intervention and prevention strategies will be coordinated by the state’s Division of Criminal Justice Services and the Office of Victim Services. We also call on the National Rifle Association and all other legitimate regional and local gun organizations to join the battle against gun violence by using their influence to help ensure that that violence can be reduced to the point where the state’s program is no longer needed.
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here has been a fixation on comparison throughout the coronavirus pandemic. First came the comparison of cases, the seismic shock of northern Italian coronavirus news that woke up the world to the severity of the virus. Inevitably came the comparison of death rates, from China to the United Kingdom to the U.S. and, slowly, everywhere in between. As we have watched countless graphs of data ebb and flow over the past 16 months, only one measure has shed light on a JEMIMA potential end: vaccination rates. DENHAM Having experienced the entirety of the pandemic as a college student at Georgetown University, I have been surrounded by variations on the question, “When will this end?” I have not had an in-person class since early March 2020, when my peers and I all assumed that Covid could not possibly last longer than a few weeks. How naive we all were. Naivety aside, however, I soon began to acclimatize to the world of virtual education in a different time zone, in my hometown of London. Amid the “Zoom
fatigue,” shaky Wi-Fi and the irony of feeling detached from friends but claustrophobic with family, reminding myself that all these would hopefully bring this bizarre way of life to an end seemed like a good enough incentive. Cue the coronavirus vaccine. I first heard of the inoculations early this spring. Finally, thoughts of socializing with my friends on campus, meeting my professors to continue conversations outside lecture halls and being late to class because I had to run down a hallway, not because my Wi-Fi was intermittent, began to piece together as a realistic future. Six months after the vaccine rollout worldwide, however, this phase of the pandemic has caused, as much as quelled, a general feeling of anxiety. Hesitancy about the vaccine has perhaps provided a more interesting point of comparison than numbers and charts. It is certainly a topic that has produced an unprecedented emotional response on both ends of the spectrum. While I can only speak from the experience of being predominantly surrounded by American and British college-age students, the viewpoints I have heard on the vaccine very quickly offer insightful indicators of people’s political and cultural standpoints. Nonetheless, they present
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LETTERS vention services that will save lives and help residents free themselves from the grips of addiction. KEVAN ABRAHAMS Minority leader, Nassau County Legislature
Entertainment venues will get grants To the Editor: Ninety-four Long Island live-entertainment venues will receive a total of more than $51 million from the federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grants Program. Since the pandemic began, I have been a strong advocate for the establishment of the relief program, rallying with venue operators across New York in calling for relief for live venues. The SVOG program was initially plagued by technical challenges, which have since greatly improved. In Congress, I routinely advocated for improvements to the program. My efforts were successful, and the Small Business Administration has now approved 9,884 grants nationally, including 1,142 in New York. Grants will continue to be distributed on a rolling basis. On March 22, 2020, non-essential businesses in New York shut down. Their
something deeper, and more interesting, than a political affiliation: whether individuals believe their singular actions can help reduce the global devastation of the virus. Moreover, they have highlighted for me where my generation perceives it stands among all this mess. Like many of my contemporaries at Georgetown, I was eager to get the shots. While I was double-vaccinated by late May, life remained fairly similar for the vaccinated and unvaccinated in the Washington area during the early vaccine rollout. But it became clear that there were tangible benefits for vaccinated people early this summer. From less social distancing to optional mask wearing, it allowed experiences that resembled a sense of pre-pandemic normalcy. On the other side of the pond, the U.K. saw a hasty vaccine rollout in late winter that eclipsed any American efforts. Unfortunately, this initial success has crumbled amid our confusing “traffic light” travel rules, spiraling virus cases and declining trust in the government’s handling of the situation as we edge into a possible fourth wave. While the root of these issues can be pinned on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s reluctance to ban travel from places where the Delta variant originated until it
was deemed too late, there is something to be said about the link between vaccine rates and incentives. Unlike the U.S., the U.K. did not employ an incentive scheme for vaccines. This promoted the realistic message that a vaccine wasn’t a quick fix to the complexity of the pandemic, but provided an important step in a return to normalcy. However, I have seen an unprecedented and surprising hesitancy toward the vaccine among younger people over the summer in the U.K. “I won’t get that sick, I don’t need it,” “It’s too much of an effort” and “It’s too new to trust” are some of the sentiments I’ve heard repeatedly. While I sympathize with these concerns, the general lack of motivation is disturbing. Vaccine hesitancy is a direct comparison that can be made across generations, political affiliations and nationalities. However, almost everyone offered the vaccine has also had to question whether they want to take accountability for the trajectory of the virus. Undoubtedly, the short-term consequences and potential side effects must not be underestimated. But this stage of the pandemic also presents a perhaps once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: become a key stakeholder in the global fight against the coronavirus by being vaccinated. Jemima Denham is an intern at the Heralds this summer, working remotely from her home in London.
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reopening and recovery has been uneven ever since. I’m relieved that the Small Business Administration heeded our call to improve and expedite the approval process to deliver this critical aid to impacted businesses as soon as possible. Local businesses like these contribute too much to the spirit and culture of our communities and economy for us to do nothing. The SVOG program was established through the bipartisan Covid-19 relief package passed last December. As a member of the Problem Solvers Caucus, I was part of the bipartisan coalition of lawmakers who crafted the framework that the relief package was built on. I also helped secure additional funding for the SVOG program through the American Rescue Plan, to total over $16 billion in grants for shuttered venues in order to keep businesses afloat and workers on the payroll. The American Rescue Plan also instituted a fix to ensure that shuttered venues that received Paycheck Protection Program loans after Dec. 27, 2020, can also receive Small Venue Operators grants, as long as the grants are reduced by the amount of PPP funds provided. Applying for both grant programs was previously prohibited. TOM SUOZZI U.S representative, 3rd District
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