Children had the chance to learn how to fish for snappers at West Harbor Beach on Sept. 10 thanks to the Rod & Gun Club, which provided everything they needed, including the fishing rods. More photos, Page 4.
Libraries across Nassau County are preparing for another year of the Great Give Back, a commu nity service initiative in which Long Island librar ies collect everything from school supplies and socks to dog food and donate them to assist those in need. The initiative, which began in 2017, is an opportunity for libraries to make a difference in their communities, serving not just as repositories of knowledge, but also as community centers.
The Great Give Back was created by the Suffolk
County Public Library Directors Association and the Suffolk Cooperative Library System, in conjunc tion with the Nassau Library System, to encourage library patrons to get involved in service-oriented experiences. Those experiences vary from library to library, and North Shore libraries have each come up with their own themes for donations. Some, like the Bayville Free Library, partner with local chari ties and nonprofit organizations like the Long Island Cares Harry Chapin Food Bank.
Libraries in more than 50 counties around the state now take part in the Great Give Back. The Oys
Legionnaires from numer ous Nassau County American Legion posts gathered in Glen wood Landing Post 336’s meet ing room on Sept. 29 to discuss declin ing membership and to exchange financial tips to help keep Legion posts open.
Representatives of the Glenwood Landing, Sea Cliff, Glen Cove, Oyster Bay, Locust Valley, Carle Place and Manhasset posts addressed those issues and helped answer legion naires’ questions.
American Legion and former chaplain of Post 336, empha sized that not having American Legion members and chaplains for legionnaires’ funerals is unacceptable.
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Casey proposed that posts work together to share their chap lains so that no matter the post, every legionnaire can be laid to rest with the knowl edge that his or her brothers and sisters-in-arms will be there to remember them and honor their service.
Third vice commander, Nassau County American Legion
One pressing issue facing the posts is their inability to fill leadership and chaplaincy roles due to the deaths of officers and low membership among younger generations. This has led to the problem of not hav ing legionnaires available to attend a fellow veteran’s funer al, normally one of the most solemn duties of the American Legion.
Ralph Casey, third vice com mander of the Nassau County
“It hit me really hard when I found out that a post had two deaths and nobody from the post attended the funeral,” Casey said. “That’s what’s owed to all veter ans, and that will never, ever happen again, even if I have to go myself. We’ll never leave a veteran to die alone.”
Casey also suggested that posts and their commanders work together to begin succes sion training so that younger legionnaires can assume com mand positions in the event of
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An exhibition from the Long Island Jewish His tory Museum highlighting the careers of Long Island’s Jewish population from early 20th cen tury farmers and tailors to modern bagel store owners and retailers will go on display on Oct. 3 at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County in Glen Cove.
The year-long exhibit is different than what most would expect from the HMTC, since most exhibits have centered around the Holocaust. The exhibit titled “Earn ing A Living: 300 Years of Jewish Businesses on Long Island,” profiles over 60 businesses including farmers, manufacturers, retailers and other occupations.
Teaching and learning about the Holocaust provides an essential opportunity to inspire critical thinking, societal awareness and personal growth. The Holocaust spanned geographic boundaries, affected all segments of societies, and has been the focus through much of Jew ish history.
However, having the new exhibit at HMTC is a remind er that there is more to Jewish history than their darkest hours.
“I always thought that people would assume that the Jewish community was really based on the Holocaust, and it’s not,” said Andrea Bolender, chairwoman of the board at the Memorial and Tolerance Center, whose father, a Long Island butcher, was a Holocaust survivor.
On display are over 100 artifacts that tell the stories of how the Jewish communities on Long Island supported their families. One such example is Louis Cohn’s sewing machine from 1910 that has been used by four generations of the Cohn family at the Amityville Men’s Shop, a tailor and clothier that has been in business for over 110 years. Another is a stock certificate for ownership of shares in Rothman Pickle Products, an enterprise started by Joseph and Katie Rothman in East Northport in 1914.
Historical records have documented the growth of the Jewish population on Long Island after World War II. Less attention has focused on settlers dating back to the early 1700s.
“Long Island is the fourth largest Jewish community in the United States today, yet has been overlooked for its historical significance in the American Jewish land scape,” said Brad Kolodny, president of Jewish Historical Society of Long Island, the organization that has created the Long Island Jewish History Museum. “Most people are aware of the Jewish population growth in Nassau and
IN THE EARLY 1900s a number of Jewish farmers settled on Long Island’s East End, including cattle dealers, a duck farmer and dairy farmers. Displayed at the exhibit are tools that Jewish farmers used to upkeep their farms.
Suffolk counties after World War II, but our history goes back much further than that.”
The exhibit, Kolodny added, is the most ambitious proj ect the Jewish Historical Society has put together since its inception in 2021.
Many Long Island Jews had jobs in manufacturing, which is a focus of the exhibition, including a late-19th century ice harvesting operation in Amityville, an East Northport sauerkraut factory and a rubber company based in Setauket.
Interesting personalities and uncommon ways of earn ing a living are showcased. Harry Brause, a liquor store owner in Glen Cove, became a bootlegger during prohibi tion after his store closed. During Prohibition, Brause sold liquor to wealthy mansion owners on the Gold Coast by going into Hempstead Harbor on a boat.
After Prohibition, the Brause Liquor Store re-opened and existed for seven more decades. In Sea Cliff, Brause’s sister, Rebecca Raff, ran a dry cleaning and tailor shop with her husband until he passed away in 1914. After her husband’s death, Raff ran the business herself for 40 years.
Other interesting personalities include the first Jewish policeman in Glen Cove, Izzy Goldstein. Also highlighted is George Morton Levy, a lawyer in Freeport., who found
ed Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury and revised the flag ging sport of harness racing.
The largest area of the exhibit is about retail. Starting with peddlers who came out to Long Island in the 1880s who went from town to town and from farmhouse to farm house, earning a living by selling whatever they could carry out in a horse and wagon. The retail portion of the exhibit runs the gamut from clothing stores to liquor stores and restaurants.
The exhibition doesn’t only feature businesses that are long gone. Some modern companies highlighted at the museum remain, including the popular Bagel Boss fran chise and Fortunoffs, the most recognizable modern Jew ish-owned business on Long Island.
The exhibit about Long Island Jewish owned business es concludes the tour of the museum. It comes at the end of HTMC’s permeant exhibits detailing the events of the Holocaust.
“You feel there’s hope, there’s pride,” said Steven Kan torowitz, who sits on the board of the Historical Society. “It’s a good feeling after you’ve seen the sadness of what happened to the Jewish community in Europe.”
Admission to the Long Island Jewish History Museum is free and is covered under the suggested donation to enter the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center.
Children enjoyed a day of fishing at the West Harbor Beach pier in Bayville on Sept. 10, thanks to efforts by the Rod & Gun Club, who sponsor the Snapper Derby each year.
With sunny skies and temperatures that were perfect it was a great day to fish.
The event, which is popular no matter what the weather, is often the first time a child tries fishing.
Although children were mostly accom panied by their fathers that day, some came with an uncle or grandfather.
The club provided everything the young anglers might need including rods.
Advance registration is required.
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ERASE Racism, a leading regional organization that promotes racial equity on Long Island, has a new face. Laura Harding became the group’s president on Sept. 19, replacing its founder and leader for 21 years, Elaine Gross.
The search for a new pres ident began in April, when Gross announced her depar ture. Gross created the orga nization in 2001, and led it to prominence by heightening public understanding of structural racism.
Harding, 48, was born in Barbados and grew up in Brooklyn. She earned an undergraduate degree from Adelphi University, a master’s in social service administration from the Univer sity of Chicago and a law degree from Howard University.
A public advocate and attorney with extensive experience in promoting racial justice, equity and inclusion, Harding said that she didn’t initially seek out a role at ERASE Racism. She was working as a co-chair of the Racial Justice &
Equity Team in the office of the Deputy Mayor for Education in Washington, D.C.
“I was doing some really incredible work and getting ready to expand my portfolio in D.C.,” Harding explained. “A recruiter approached me, and they were like, ‘Hey, we’re looking for the next lead er of ERASE Racism, and your name came up.’”
One thing led to another, Harding said, and she agreed to an interview. “Once I did my research and talked to a couple of people who worked with ERASE Racism,” she said, “I was extremely excit ed about being considered as a possibility for the posi tion.”
When she left her job in Washington, Harding said, she took time off to prepare to build on the foundation Gross had established.
“My first few days have been spent just really reaching out to different board members and arranging meetings to introduce myself,” she said on Sept. 20.
“It’s been exciting to relearn Long Island, and understand who the people are, who the communities are, and who I need to meet.”
Harding said she wanted to take the time to get to know the group’s stake holders — people directly impacted by its work. “I think when you are an organiza tion like ERASE, a lot of our time is spent among professionals — the elected officials, the community-based organiza tions, and subject-matter experts,” she explained. “I want to be mindful that I also have access to the voices of the people who we are work ing for.”
Harding said she finds all of ERASE Racism’s work to be important, but the two things she’s most interested in developing are its advoca cy and community education branches. “It allows us to develop and build capacity in students and regular commu nity members to advocate for themselves and their needs,” she said, “to ensure they’re being serviced and supported in an equitable way.”
Gross said that Harding’s extensive resume made her the right choice to suc ceed her. “It is thrilling for me to see a new president with a breadth of experi ence appointed to ERASE Racism,” Gross said. “I am delighted that (she) will
be succeeding me, and that she will be setting the course for ERASE Racism going forward.”
Edward Pichardo, co-chair of the organization’s board of directors, agreed. “ERASE Racism is fortunate to have someone with her depth of skills come into the lead[???] this illustrious organization,” Pichardo stated in a press release last week.
ERASE has done tremen dous work, Harding said, but a lot still needs to be accom plished. “If you look at what’s happening, certainly in New York state, on Long Island and across the nation, there clearly is still a lot of work to be done,” she said. “I think there’s a place for the organization — a place to contribute to ensuring that Long Island remains a beautiful, inclusive and equi table place to live.
“I’m excited to be here,” Harding added, “and I’m excited to lead ERASE Racism’s work, and I look forward to con necting with our various communities and stakeholders to hear their thoughts, and hopefully advocate for them in a way that’s powerful.”
Laughter is the best medicine. It can also be a great way to help raise money for charity.
Helping Thru Humor, a non-profit fundrais ing platform, is recording a live comedy special at Molloy University’s Madison Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 15, which will be broadcast online to help raise money for special needs charities all over the state.
This one-of-a-kind performance was the brainchild of Jason Plawner, who traces the concept’s origins back to his youth. He was a trumpet player in his high school’s competitive marching band, and later transferred that tal ent to a drum corps.
Pursuing such a path was a very expensive undertak ing, Plawner said, which was commonly financed through grants, donations, sales and membership dues.
“It was getting so expensive to take part,” Plawner said. “At one point, it was reaching close to $6,000 a year.”
Looking to not only raise money for one drum corps — but all of them — Plawner created Helping Thru Humor. And instead of limiting such fundraising to just the audi ence that could physically show up, Plawner teamed up with Michelle Ciardulli — co-chair of the Long Island Motion Picture Arts Center and Museum, and a Molloy graduate — to assemble the charity event, and broadcast it across the state.
“I’m looking forward to putting on a wonderful show,” Plawner said, “and that all of the charities participating will come out raising more money than they ever thought possible.”
The performance will feature the brother-sister duo Derrick and Julie Tennant and comedian Bobby Collins,
DERRIck AND JuLIE Tennant are a brother-sister duo who travel the country to share inspirational and meaningful stories. They perform at Molloy University on Oct. 15.
who will take the stage to help raise money for charities including 14 Sleeves, A Chance to Dance and The Forum School.
Collins is a renowned New York stand-up comic with 40 years of experience under his belt. He has opened for icon ic entertainers like Frank Sinatra, Cher and Dolly Parton, as well as Jerry Seinfeld, Ray Romano and Chris Rock.
Collins is dedicated to the cause as one of the charities the event it supporting, Zeno Mountain Farm, is a non
profit camp in Vermont where his daughter Madison has trekked to for more than a decade. It’s intended as a place where everyone can enjoy the camp experience, even if they live with disabilities.
Derrick and Julie Tennant, otherwise known as the Love Chromosome, combine their own inspirational sto ries about overcoming adversity with comedy and an inspirational message.
Julie was born with Down syndrome, which is a condi tion that can create cognitive disabilities, developmental delays or physical challenges caused by an extra chromo some. Julie’s grandpa used to tell her that the chromo some in question wasn’t “extra,” but instead was missing in everyone else.
It’s where the nickname comes from, “the love chromo some.”
Derrick was a gifted athlete on his way to really mak ing a career in sports. But one night, he laid down, and didn’t wake up for three days. Doctors said he suffered from “random bleeding,” which paralyzed him after brain surgery, making him unable to move his left side.
Thanks to years of therapy, hard work, and love from his family and friends, Derrick found a way to effectively manage and live with it, reshaping his obstacles into opportunities. Together with his sister, they travel all across the country to share inspirational words of wis dom with others.
The event begins at 8 p.m., at the Madison Theatre at Molloy University, 1000 Hempstead Ave.
Tickets are $45 to attend in-person, and are available online at MadisonTheatreNY.org.
Can’t make it in-person? There will be a chance to watch — and give — online by visiting HelpingThruHu mor.org.
By Karen Bloom
eckscher Museum of Art has opened its exhibit space to Long Island’s top artists as the Long Island Biennial exhibition gets underway.
The latest edition of the juried exhibition — which features varied works from contemporary artists across Nassau and Suffolk counties — opened last week, offering a unique and exciting snapshot of what is happening artistically here on Long Island.
“The Long Island Biennial always strives to highlight the depth and breadth of contemporary artists working on Long Island,” says curator Karli Wurzelbacher. “This Biennial is one of the most inclusive the museum has presented. Women make up over half of the 57 featured artists. They are also racially and ethnically diverse, and some of them draw upon their heritage in their work.”
More than 445 artists have participated in the exhibit since the Biennial’s opening installation in 2010. This year, the museum received a whopping 732 entries. Interest in this showcase reflects the diversity and enthusiasm of the local creative community.
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The 95 works on view present a lively cross-section of current artistic practice, encompassing a range of media, with styles spanning abstraction to hyper-realism.
“I am especially impressed by the ways in which many of the artists engaged with the concerns of our time, from social justice, to health, to ecology,” Wurzelbacher says, “and appreciate those who brought new approaches to traditional materials and techniques.”
Artists of note include Lynbrook’s Keith Gamache, who submitted a pandemic-inspired piece.“Drawing inspiration from folk art traditions from Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs to the Modernist grid and the contemporary use of text as
image, I have used Masonite pegboard as a painting surface on and off for nearly 30 years,” he explains. “Most recently, together, resulting in my most complex pegboard paintings that combine emblem-like cell structures of the Covid-19 virus with words and phrases related to our collective experience
throughout the pandemic.”
Jason AurelioThomas, of Oyster Bay, contributed a mixed media of steel wire, plaster, plaster cloth, resin, acrylic paint piece called “And How Does That Make You Feel?” (steel wire, plaster, plaster cloth, resin, acrylic paint).
“My creative work is an attempt to evoke an inner curiosity that urges the viewer to come in close and have a sensory experience with the texture and colors,” he notes. “The desire to explore the shadows and textures of something is so primal, sensual and very inspiring to me.”
Wantagh’s Kayla Moz is represented by her sculpture, “The One I Lost, The One I Hold.”
“As an artist, I have the luxury of processing my world through my art,” she shares. “Self-portraiture is a tool to access my inner life and document my experiences. Pregnancy has impacted every aspect of my life. Who I am and how I am perceived is developing and growing with my baby. To make artwork about pregnancy is to discover this evolving version of myself.”
As always, the exhibit experience is enhanced by related programming, featuring participating artists. Upcoming events include sessions to meet the artists in the galleries, select Sundays, through Dec. 11.
Top: Jason Aurelio Thomas is inspired by the world around him, resulting in a mixed media work.
Middle: Keith Gamache used a folk art style in his pandemic creation, ‘Covid-19 Vol. 1: Social Distancing.’
Bottom: Kayla Moz’s sculpture references her inner self.
Inspired by the true story of the fallen Eldorado Club in Berlin, during the rise of the Nazis, ’33 (a kabarett) speaks to the past and present as it recreates the cabaret’s final night in 1933. Performed and written by Bremner Duthie, the darkly humorous monodrama is based directly on texts of survivors and oppressors from the 1930s, and also on texts from periods of cultural repression up to the present day. ’33 offers a hopeful and realistic insight into the struggle against censorship and repression. It speaks to the challenge of honoring the memory of the disappeared. It says we must grieve in sorrow, but we can choose to fight back with energy, humor, laughter, and life.
Saturday, Oct. 8, 8 p.m. $35, $30, $25. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.
The hit series returns to the Madison stage with a salute to the great Stephen Sondheim. Featuring Broadway stars and Molloy University’s CAP21 Studio Company, the entertaining revue puts a new spin on those great hits from beloved awardwinning musicals including ‘Into the Woods,’ ‘West Side Story’ and more. With narration by Madison Theatre artistic director Angelo Fraboni, the fast-paced show guides the audience through the musical explosions of Sondheim with anecdotes on how these great musicals made it to the forefront of our popular culture, interspersed throughout.
Sunday, Oct. 9, 3 p.m. Madison Theatre, Molloy University campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 3234444 or MadisonTheatreNY.org.
The Gus Scutari Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3694,20 Queens Street, Syosset, invites all eligible veterans to their monthly meeting, Wednesday Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m. For info, call (516) 921-7956.
Head over to Still Partners, at 225 Sea Cliff Ave., in Sea Cliff, for a night of Grateful Dead throwbacks played by Reckoning, Friday, Oct. 7, 8 to 11 p.m. Enjoy as the seven piece ensemble band performs acoustic Grateful Dead hits. For any questions call Still Partners at (516) 200-9229.
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Enter the magical world of illusion at NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, with the Masters of Illusion, Sunday, Oct. 9, 8 p.m. This 21st century magic show is unlike anything you have seen before. Watch closely as you experience things that just can’t be done … or can they? Cutting-edge illusionists Dan Sperry, Michael Turco and Naathan Phan perform sleight-of-hand, perplexing interactive mind magic, hilarious comedy, dangerous escapes and large scale illusions that baffle and astound their audience. For information/tickets, visit TheTheatreAtWestbury.com or LiveNation.com or call (516) 247-5200.
Celebrating 100 years of service to the community, Glen Cove Hospital will hold a 5k run/walk at 9 a.m. at Glen Cove High School, located at 150 Dosoris Lane in Glen Cove. Whether people want to run, walk or cheer on others, everyone is encouraged to join their friends, families, neighbors and hospital staff members in marking Glen Cove Hospital’s 100th birthday. All proceeds are designated to the hospital’s frontline worker wellness programs, and the event is open to all ages. Early packet pickup will take place at Glen Cove Hospital, located at 101 Saint Andrews Lane in Glen Cove on October 7 from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. Packets can also be picked up the morning of the race at Glen Cove High School from 7:30 a.m. until 8:45 a.m.
Visit an Olmsted Brothersdesigned private estate near Planting Fields Arboretum, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 5-8 p.m. for a special reception,in celebration of Planting Fields Foundation’s Olmsted 200.
The event kicks off a twoday symposium featuring a keynote presentation by John Dixon Hunt, Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture at University of Pennsylvania. Register at PlantingFields.org.
Head over to the Village Church of Bayville for their Fall Plant Sale, Saturday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m. for 3 p.m., 9 Mountain Ave., Bayville. Sponsored by the Missions Committee, an assortment of beautiful fall plants including mums, decorative cabbages and kale will be for sale. For more information, call (516) 628-2737.
Grab your lunch and join Nassau County Museum of Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture” live, via Zoom, Thursday, Oct. 13, 1 p.m. She’ll discuss the current exhibition, “Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art.” Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program. Register at least 24 hours in advance to receive the program Zoom link. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.
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Join Friends of the Glen Cove Library for their open house, Thursday, Oct. 20, 4-8 p.m., 4 Glen Cove Ave. Learn about Friends mission, with refreshments, a slide-show of Glen Cove history, tours of the Library’s History Room; also a ‘Meet the Author” event featuring Glen Cove author Belinda Celis Basaca, who will discuss her book, “Mom, I Wanna Be a Fighter.”
Zoom in to Bayville Free Library’s program, Tuesday Oct. 11. Learn about history of spices with archaeologist Patty Hamrick. talk Discuss the importance of cloves in Ancient China, how nutmeg was used to buy the island of Manhattan, and more; also the evolutioFreelLibrary.org. For any questions contact Kristy Fumante at (516) 628-2765.
The Mill Neck Family of Organizations will be holding its annual Apple Festival, Saturday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m, at the Mill Neck Manor, 40 Frost Mill Rd. in Mill Neck. Visitors will have the chance to buy local produce and home-made dishes, including apples of course, triple crown jelly, apple and pumpkin butter, honey, apple fritters and cider donuts.
PlazaTheatrical’s fall season offers Broadway at its show-stopping best, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2 p.m.; Friday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 8, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 9, 2:30 p.mHailed by many as the perfect musical comedy, this Tony-winning favorite follows a rowdy bunch of gamblers, gangsters, and sassy showgirls in a wild game of chance in bustling 1950s Manhattan, performed at Plaza’s stage at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $49, $45 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.
officers’ retirements or deaths. This way, Casey said, the posts will have offi cers ready to take on the mantle of lead ership, rather than leaving positions unfilled, as has happened in numerous posts on Long Island.
Another important aspect of the dis cussion was finances, because a number of Legions, which often own their buld ing, have had to sell them due to an inability to pay the taxes. This problem was badly exacerbated by the coronavi rus pandemic, because posts traditional ly make most of their money by renting out their halls or holding charity events there.
Legionnaires from different posts exchanged ideas on potential ways to make more money or to save what they have. Several members of Post 336 high lighted the recent Oktoberfest event they organized, which they said made the roughly $4,000, with minimal cost and effort for them.
Anthony Paternostro, treasurer of the Nassau County American Legion,
answered questions and gave advice to attending legionnaires.
Paternostro offered information about selling a post, saving money throughout the year, and other concerns the legionnaires had. He also empha sized the importance of abiding by A merican Legion and state guidelines on spending.
“The biggest thing, if you’re going to make donations outside of the legion, is make sure it’s to a 501(c)(3) or (19) nonprof it organization,” Paternostro said. “You’re not supposed to be making any donations to anybody that’s not a nonprofit.”
Assemblyman Edward Ra offered support for the attending Legions, and promised that he and other elected offi cials would do what they could to con tinue to support veterans of the Ameri can Legion.
“We went for years during Covid with people being unable to rent out posts, with posts closing down,” Ra said. “It’s a community gathering place, and obviously it’s a place to serve you veter ans.”
ter Bay-East Norwich Public Library has been involved since the event was founded in 2017, according to head librarian Stacie Hammond.
“Libraries — we talk to each other, you know,” Hammond said. “We share ideas and information all the time, and when we got flyers from the Nassau Library System, we thought, hey, we might want to get on board with this. So every year we come up with some way to contribute, something that will help.”
Libraries do their best not to repeat proj ects from year to year. Some, such as the Sea Cliff Village Library and the Bayville facility, collect canned and other non-perishable foods to donate to community food banks, while oth ers are planning more season-specific efforts. The Gold Coast Public Library will be decorat ing pumpkins for residents of the Regency Assisted Living Facility in Glen Cove.
15, the Great Give Back’s official date, while others collect donations throughout the month. Some, like Glen Cove, which is collecting donated winter clothing for local families in need, do a little of both, collecting throughout Octo ber while also holding a small event on the 15th.
“During the whole month of October, we have two huge boxes in the library, which the kids are going to decorate . . .,” Grazios said. “The donations are going to go on through the whole month of October, and then, also, the kids will earn extra community service as they bring in new donations.”
Overall, the event gives libraries, patrons and children an opportunity to come together to make a difference in their communities.
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According to Phyllis Grazios, a librarian at the Glen Cove Public Library, some facilities schedule a main event on Oct.
Camille Purcell, director of the Sea Cliff library, explained how the Great Give Back is beneficial not only to those in need, but also to the libraries themselves.
“We’re always trying to be a part of the community,” Purcell said. “It’s great when we can do something like this to show that we’re more than just books and stuff like that.”
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Harvest festival and food drive Oct. 22, 10 a.m. to noon
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Get kids ready for winter Oct. 1-31
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Oct. 15, 11 a.m. to noon (grades 6-12)
Locust Valley Library Beach cleanup Oct. 2
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Socks for veterans Oct. 9-15
S o every year we come up with some way to contribute, something that will help.
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Dental work can be daunting, but at the Nassau Dental Spa the staff provides a variety of treatment options with the primary focus being the comfort of their patients. Nassau Dental Spa ensures each patient is happy and at ease while in their chairs. Dr. Babayev has been serving her communities with percise care and can speak English, Spanish, Russian or Tajik to those who need it. Each appointment is personalized and not rushed so you know you are getting the attention you deserve.
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The goal at Bitton Orthodontics is to make sure each patient feels they are understood. Each approach is tailored to each client so they can receive optimal treatment while in a friendly environment. The entire family can be treated: children, teens and adults. Board Certified by the American Board of Orthodontics, Dr. Bitton, born and raised in Garden City, takes pride in treating the communities she grew up among.
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Higher mortgage interest rates appear to be cutting into home sales in August across the state, but closing prices contin ue to rise.
Closed sales fell 11 percent year over year to 13,740 units, according to the New York State Association of Realtors, while new listings dropped more than 15 per cent. Yet, median sales prices climbed nearly 4 percent to $405,000 — the 28th consecutive month to see a median sales price rise.
New listings were also down more than 15 percent in Nassau County, while closed sales totaled just under 1,400 — a 16 per cent decline from 2021. The median sales price, however, grew 5 percent to $701,250.
Real estate professionals are working with less than three months of housing supply, which continues to decline. Experts call a six-month supply to be a sign of a balanced market.
McGuinness new Ocean Financial chair
Ocean Financial Federal Credit Union didn’t have to look too far for its new board of directors chair, appointing Lisa McGuinness of Oceanside as the first woman to hold that position.
McGuinness has been on the board for seven years, first as a supervisory com mittee volunteer, before becoming a director in 2019.
She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy, and earned her bachelor’s degree at SUNY Geneseo. McGuinness started at Dime Savings Bank, helping to program the first ATMs. She was later an executive for companies like Estée Lauder, Avon and Cole Haan.
McGuinness has been recognized as a leader in the information technology industry for more than two decades.
She is a long-time Oceanside resident, raising her family there with her hus band. She is a member of St. Anthony’s parish, volunteering on several commit tees. McGuinness also is a past president of the Ladies Auxiliary at the Fr. Joseph O’Connell Knights of Columbus Council 3481.
In fact, it was members of that particu lar KofC that founded Ocean Financial back in 1969, as a way to provide financial services to the families of members like them. Today, Ocean Financial has more than $380 million in assets, serving mem bers of the Knights of Columbus, the Dio ceses of Rockville Centre, and the at-large Catholic community.
Taylor part of diversity, inclusion conference
Marie Taylor just returned from St. Louis, one of more than 300 people quali fying for the Edward Jones Diversity,
Equity and Inclusion Conference.
The conference included interactive panel discussions, presentations, workshops and networking ses sions, with a chance to gain insights, tools and resources to strengthen diversi ty, equity and inclusion acumen.
Taylor is a financial advisor for the Edward Jones office in West Hempstead.
The inaugural Minority Enterprise Development Week on Long Island kicks off with a ceremony in Hempstead on Thursday, Oct. 13.
Hosted by the African American Small Business Foundation and the Long Island African American Chamber of Com merce, the ceremony begins at 9 a.m., at the Nathan L.H. Bennett Pavilion, 1 Wash ington St.
RSVP is required. For more informa tion, email info@liaacc.org.
Lindsay becomes VP at Northwell
She was one of the first Americans to be vaccinated against the virus that causes Covid-19, and even received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
But now Sandra Lindsay has a new role — vice president of public health advocacy for Northwell Health.
Lindsay spent 29 years in nursing, most recently as director of nursing and critical care at the Long Island Jew ish Medical Center in New Hyde Park. She also led the front lines during the pandemic, not just during the first wave begin ning in March 2020, but by also volunteering to be the first in-line to get the Pfizer vac cine on Dec. 14, 2020.
As a woman of color — and a proud Jamaican immigrant — Lindsay inspired communities of color and those in the Caribbean community to trust the vac cine. Her ID badge and scrubs now reside at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
Lindsay immigrated in 1986, and grad uated from Manhattan Community Col lege in 1993 as valedictorian of her nurs ing program. She later earned her bache lor’s from St. Joseph’s University in Patchogue, a master’s degree from Lehm an College in the Bronx, and an MBA from Hofstra University.
Lindsay joined Lenox Hill Hospital soon after as an oncology nurse, before moving to LIJ.
prevention in the workplace.
WELL # 14
CONTRACT C20-22GENERAL CONSTRUCTION
Sealed Bids for Contract No. C20-22 - General Construction for Interior Building Renovation at Well No. 14 will be received by the Jericho Water District Office, located at 125 Convent Road, Syosset, New York 11791, no later than 9:00a.m. (Local Time), on Friday, October 28, 2022, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. COVID-19 protocols will be in effect.
The Contract Documents, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Instructions to Bidders, Bid, Bid Bond, Statement of Surety’s Intent, Agreement, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, Payment Bond, Performance Bond, Maintenance Bond, Specifications and Addenda may be obtained at the following location upon payment of a $100 non-refundable bid fee:
Jericho Water District 125 Convent Road Syosset, NY 11791
Each Bid must be accompanied by a certified or bank cashier’s check mane payable to OWNER, or a Bid Bond issued by a surety licensed to conduct business in the state where the Project is located and having a Best Rating of A- or better from A.M. Best Company and named in the current list of “Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies” as published in Circular 570 (amended) by the Financial Management Service, Surety Bond Branch, U.S. Department of the Treasury, in an amount not less than 5% of the amount of the Bid submitted. The list may be ordered from the Government Printing Office Bookstore, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 110, New York, NY 10278, (212) 264-3825.
Each Bidder must complete and submit with their bid the “Iranian Investment Activities Certification” provided in the Bid Form in compliance with General Municipal Law 103-g, Iranian Energy Sector Divestment.
Each Bidder must complete and submit with their Bid the “Certification of Compliance with New York Labor Law Section Two Hundred One-G” provided in Bid Form regarding the implementation of a written policy addressing sexual harassment
The Bidder to whom the OWNER proposes to award the Contract will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds and the necessary insurance certificates as prescribed in the General Conditions and the Supplementary Conditions upon the execution of the Agreement within ten (10) days of the Notice of Award.
Bidders are required to execute a non-collusive bidding certification required by Section 103-d of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York.
The attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to the conditions of employment to be observed and the minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract.
Bidders must also comply with the antidiscrimination provisions of Sections 290-301 0f the Executive Law of the State of New York.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all of the Bids received, to readvertise for Bids, to abandon the project, to waive any or all informalities in any Bid received and to accept any proposal which the OWNER decides to be for the best interest of the OWNER.
A public meeting may also be held at the time and place noted above wherein the District will conduct such regular and other business which is properly brought before the Board of Commissioners. In response to the concerns relative to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the board of Commissioners reserves the right to hold Board Meetings via a phoneconferencing platform pursuant to Chapter 417 of the NYS Laws of 2021.
For the up-to-date information, please visit the District’s website, www.jerichowater.org.
Bidders may hand deliver Bids to the District’s Headquarters, if desired, or via mail or other courier service. Directions for on-site hand delivery of bids will be posted on the front door on the day of the bid opening. If the community COVID transmission rates are high, and the Commissioners close the bid opening to the public, all vendors who requested bid packages will be notified. The Bid totals for the Bid will be posted on the District’s website immediately following the bid opening.
Note: All questions must be submitted by email to Peter Ranald no later than 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 21, 2022. Questions must be sent via email to
pjranaldo@jerichowater.o rg. Board of Commissioners
Jericho Water District
Date: October 7, 2022
By:James Asmus, Secretary 134571
JERICHO WATER DISTRICT
1,4-DIOXANE AND PFOA TREATMENT AT WELL 22
CONTRACT C12-22 . GENERAL CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT C13-22 .
ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT C14-22 . MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION
Sealed Bids for Contract Nos. C12-22 . General Construction, C13-22 . Electrical Construction, and C14-22 . Mechanical Construction for 1,4-Dioxane and PFOA Treatment at Well 22 will be received by the Jericho Water District office, located at 125 Convent Road, Syosset, New York, no later than 9:00 a.m. (Local Time), on Friday, November 4, 2022, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. COVID-19 protocols will be in effect. This project consists of three separate contracts for compliance with Wicks Law and generally consists of the demolition of all structures on the site and construction of a new well building including a new well, advanced oxidation process and granular activated carbon vessels and piping, valves, chemical treatment, standby generator, and all appurtenances and accessories as shown on the Drawings and specified herein. The work also includes the rehabilitation and cleaning of an existing well at the site, power, controls, SCADA, all wiring and devices, site paving and restoration, and other utility work as shown and called for in conformance with the Contract Documents.
Contractors shall comply with all NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation (NYS EFC), Minority/WomenÅfs Business Enterprise (M/WBE) and ServiceDisabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOB) Program requirements as well as all applicable Village, County, State and Federal Laws and Regulations.
The Contract Documents, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Instructions to Bidders, BidderÅfs Checklist, Bid, Bid Bond, Statement of SuretyÅfs Intent, Agreement, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, Payment Bond, Performance Bond, Maintenance Bond, Drawings, Specifications
and Addenda may be examined at the following locations:
Jericho Water District 125 Convent Road
Syosset, NY 11791
D&B Engineers and Architects, D.P.C. 330 Crossways Park Drive Woodbury, NY 11797-2015
Complete digital sets of Bidding Documents, drawings and specifications, will be available on Friday, October 7, 2022, and may be obtained online as a download at the following website: dbea.biddyhq.com underÅepublic projects.Åf
Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of the Contract Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the issuing office. All bidders must obtain a set of the Contract Documents and All Addenda. .5583\KK09262216_AD(R 01) A-2
A pre-bid meeting will be held at the Well 22 Site located at 62 NYS Route 106, Syosset, NY, on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. Please see Instructions to Bidders section for details.
Complete sets of Bidding Documents, Drawings and Specifications, may be obtained from REVplans, 28 Church Street, Warwick, New York 10990, Tel: 1 877-272-0216, as a download upon payment of a $100.00 nonrefundable bid fee. Any bidder requiring hard copies of the documents shall make arrangements directly with REV and pay for all reproduction, packaging and shipping costs.
Each Bid must be accompanied by a certified or bank cashierÅfs check made payable to OWNER, or a Bid Bond issued by a surety licensed to conduct business in the state where the Project is located and having a Best Rating of A- or better from A.M. Best Company and named in the current list of ÅgCompanies Holding Certificates of Authority as Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable ReinsuringCompaniesÅh as published in Circular 570 (amended) by the Financial Management Service, Surety Bond Branch, U.S. Department of the Treasury, in an amount not less than 5% of the amount of the Bid submitted. The list may be ordered from the Government Printing Office Bookstore, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 110, New York, NY 10278, (212) 264-3825.
This project is to be funded in whole or in part using funds from the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (NYSEFC). All projects
Although temperatures are dropping and fall is now upon us, it’s probably hard for Bayvillites to forget the fun they had this summer.
Desiree Abdelkader and her daughter Dina danced the night away at West Harbor Beach on May 21 when The How played rock and roll favorites, the first of eight musical offering from the Bayville Village Arts Council.
funded by the NYSEFC must conform to the goals stated in NYS Executive Law . Article 15-A. The Contractor will agree to makedocumented Åggood faitheffortsÅh to utilize a combined goal of 30% Minority Business Enterprise(s) andWomenÅfs Business Enterprise(s) for this project; and a 6% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business goal.
Each Bidder must complete and submit withtheir bid the ÅgIranian Investment Activities CertificationÅh provided in the Bid Form in compliance with General Municipal Law 103-g, Iranian Energy Sector Divestment.
Each Bidder must complete and submit with their Bid the ÅgCertification of Compliance with New York State Labor Law Section Two Hundred One-GÅh provided in the Bid Form regarding the implementation of a written policy addressing sexual harassment prevention in the workplace.
The Bidder to whom the OWNER proposes to award the Contract will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds and the necessary insurance certificates as prescribed in the General Conditions and the Supplementary Conditions upon the execution of the Agreement within ten (10) days of the Notice of Award.
Bidders are required to execute a non-collusive bidding certification required by Section 103-d of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York.
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01) A-3
The attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to the conditions of employment to be observed and the minimum wage rates to be paid under the contracts.
Bidders are also required to comply with the antidiscrimination provisions of Sections 290-301 of the Executive Law of the State of New York. The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all of the Bids received, to readvertise for Bids, to abandon the project, to waive any or all informalities in any Bid received and to accept any proposal which the OWNER decides to be for the best interest of the OWNER.
A public meeting may also be held at the time and place noted above wherein the District will conduct such regular and other business which is properly brought before the Board of Commissioners. In response to the concerns relative to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Board of Commissioners reserves the right to hold Board Meetings via a phoneconferencing platform pursuant to Chapter 417 of the NYS Laws of 2021.
For up-to-date information, please visit the District’s website, www.jerichowater.org.
Bidders may hand deliver bids to the District’s Headquarters, if desired, or via mail or other courier service. Directions for on-site hand delivery of bids will be posted on the front door on the day of the bid opening. If community COVID transmission rates are high, and the
Commissioners close the bid opening to the public, all vendors who requested bid packages will be notified. The Bid Totals for each submitted Bid will be posted on the District’s website immediately following the bid opening.
Note: All questions must be submitted, in writing, to Benjamin Giese, no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 21, 2022.
Questions must be sent via email to bgiese@dbeng.com.
Board of Commissioners
Jericho Water District
Date: September 26, 2022
By: James Asmus, Secretary 134570NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the qualified and registered voters of the OYSTER BAY SEWER DISTRICT in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York, that an election will be held within said District, at the Administration Office of the Oyster Bay Sewer District, located at 15 Bay Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York, on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, between the hours of six (6:00) o’clock p.m. and nine (9:00) o’clock p.m., for the purpose of the election of (a) a Sewer Commissioner for said District for a term of three (3) years beginning January 1, 2023 and expiring December 31, 2025. The incumbent, James T. Whelan, is running for election.
Said election is called pursuant to Sections 211 and 212 of Article 13 of the Town Law of the State of New York.
Section 213 of the Town Law of the State of New York provides that no person shall be entitled to vote for improvement District Commissioners unless he or she is a registered voter who shall have resided in the improvement District for a period of thirty days next preceding any election of Commissioners. Pursuant to Subdivision 2 (a) of Section 213-a of the Town Law of the State of New York, only those persons registered with the Board of Elections on or before the 23rd day before such election and those persons whose names are placed on the improvement District register pursuant to the provisions of such Law, shall be entitled to vote in the Oyster Bay Sewer District Election.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to Subdivision 20 of Section 215 of the Town Law of the State of New York, the Board of Commissioners of the Oyster Bay Sewer District has adopted a resolution providing that candidates for the office of Sewer Commissioner shall file their names with the Secretary of the Board of Commissioners at least thirty days prior to the date of the District election, and, in addition, such nomination must be submitted in petition form subscribed by twenty-five registered voters of the Oyster Bay Sewer District.
By Order of the Board of Sewer Commissioners of the Oyster Bay Sewer District.
Dated: Oyster Bay, NY September 28, 2022
BOARD OF SEWER
134569
There are all kinds of people who seek public office. Some are for mer government officials hoping to work their way up the political ladder. Others are businesspeople look ing to transfer their skills from their world into the political world. A third class of candidates is the progressives who’ve never met a payroll and often don’t match the public’s percep tion of what a can didate should look and act like.
The fourth variety of office seeker is the celeb rity candidate who would like to parlay his or her name recognition into elective office. There’s a long his tory of celebrity candidates who’ve looked to turn fame into a different kind of power. Some of them have been sports heroes. The earli est one I could find was Walter Johnson, who pitched for the Washington Senators for almost 25 years and then, after he retired, ran for county commissioner in Montgomery County, Maryland. He suc ceeded in winning a term and then ran unsuccessfully for Congress.
The list of more recent sports figures who took the plunge into politics is head
ed by former New York Knicks star Bill Bradley. Bradley was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served three terms. In 2000 he decided to run for president, and his loss in the Democratic primary ended his political career.
Ben Knighthorse Camp bell went from competing in judo in the 1964 Olympic Games to representing Col orado in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Professional wres tler Jessie Ventura became governor of Minnesota, star pitcher Jim Bunning served in both the House and the Senate, and there were many more.
California is known for producing movie and televi sion star candidates. The first one was George Murphy, a leading man of Holly wood musicals in the 1930s and ’40s who became a U.S. Senator. We all know the biggest success story of all, that of B movie actor Ronald Reagan, and then there was Arnold Schwarzenegger, who turned his bodybuilder persona into that of a successful actor as well, and then California’s governor.
The list of celebrities, some better known than others, who went into poli tics during or after film or television careers includes Shirley Temple Black, Cynthia Nixon, Sonny Bono, Clint East
wood, Sean Duffy, Clay Aiken, Fred Grandy, George Takei, Melissa Gilbert and John David Lodge. The current ros ter of former media stars is headed by Donald Trump, whose show “The Apprentice” gave him access to millions of viewers who became enthusiastic supporters.
The tendency of wellknown personalities to become candidates contin ues with the upcoming November election. In Pennsylvania, Mehmet Oz is seeking to become a U.S. Senator. Oz gained televi sion fame thanks to Oprah Winfrey, who made him a guest expert on her show. Dr. Oz, as he’s called, had his own show for 10 years, which has given him widespread name recognition.
His Democratic opponent, John Fet terman, lacks a show business back ground, but has attracted attention for his blue-collar-style campaign.
Other well-known names are seeking key positions in several states. Former Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walk er is a Republican Senate candidate in Georgia, opposing Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, and television politi cal commentator Tudor Dixon is the Republican candidate for governor in Michigan, challenging incumbent
Gretchen Whitmer. Both Walker and Dixon have Trump’s endorsement, which may or not be a blessing.
Some prominent figures are not seek ing elective office, but instead will be playing active roles in many contests over the next month. Don’t be surprised if some of the candidates trot out celeb rities as their endorsers. But history has shown that endorsements by big names usually don’t produce votes, and bigname endorsers often loses public sup port for their next movie or television show.
The next 30 days will determine whether any of the latest crop of celebri ties can translate their prominence into winning campaigns.
These days, voters have become more sophisticated when it comes to endorse ments, and if a candidate has taken unpopular positions, no celebrity will make a difference.
This year, issues like abortion, infla tion, crime, education and the fragility of democracy itself are more important than candidates with recognizable names.
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 Strate gies, a business development and legisla tive strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.
By the time you read this, all that will be left of Hurricane Ian will be wreckage, loss and grief.
I was floating in the Gulf of Mexico, in a good way, two weeks ago. We have a place there, on the beach, on a bar rier island, at latitude 27.36798 degrees N, longitude -82.62578 degrees W. We were just beginning to hear about a new tropi cal depression that eventually became Ian, a meteorologi cal thresher that shredded the southwest coast of Florida just days later. It made land fall near Fort Myers, an hour south of us, at lati tude 26.64227 degrees N, longi tude -81.86910 degrees W.
When you live on a barrier island in Florida you trade days in paradise for the knowledge that your home and your life are subject to rising tides and increasing ly fierce storms. We all know that no one should ever have built on the barrier islands, but my hunch is, people will rebuild, and developers will put up everlarger hotels and condos on the shoreline.
All the forecasts on Sept. 25 predicted that Tampa, up north, would be ground zero, but by the following day, we were the red-hot bulls-eye of the target zone. Our town issued a mandatory evacuation order and turned off all power and water to the island. We left our place a day before the storm hit, and drove to family in Fort Lauderdale. We’ve done this dance before. Dur ing Hurricane Katrina we were in Fort Lauderdale and had to evacuate to the west coast. Hurricane Sandy scattered us all over.
Early word is that our place on the beach is OK. The small shift in landfall saved us, but doomed our neighbors to the south. Our island still has no power or water. A sad note: The magical island of Captiva is flattened. The bridge from Fort Myers is in the Gulf.
ing. The day we left our beach, it was like that. The humidity saturated the air. A dome of heat pressed down. The birds were gone.
I can only feel lucky. Many thousands of people have no place to sleep. Their belongings, their memories and their jobs have been blown away. Businesses just beginning to recover from Covid-19 losses are in ruins. I know it will get better, and people will rally, but we need to give ourselves a moment. This is yet another once-in-a-lifetime event, another “unprecedented” disaster.
The small shift in Ian’s landfall saved us, but doomed our neighbors to the south.
I’ve been thinking about the 1948 movie “Key Largo,” with Humphrey Bog art and Lauren Bacall. They are stranded in the Keys as a hurricane slams onshore. What I remember is the sense of menace, the thrum in the air as barometric pres sure falls, the seas turn an ominous shade of green and the birds stop sing
It’s nice that the political players are grinding their teeth and trying to take the high ground, but don’t be fooled; politics rides these waves. Storms can be survived. More frightening is our current political cyclone. The stanchions of our democracy are also disappearing into deep troughs, and who knows if they can rise again?
Hurricane emergencies remind us that steady minds and steady hands at the wheel can help steer us through.
The supersized storms are increasing proof of the environmental crisis. How
many 500-year storms do we need to sur vive before the anti-science refuseniks realize it may still be within our power to curb the emissions and toxins that affect our climate?
The hurricanes, the wildfires, our political divisions, the QAnon crazies and other GOP extremists all seem pulled into a tightening vortex, playing out here and now. A hurricane is an apt metaphor for the forces eroding our democracy. The cleanup effort on the ground in Florida will be monumental. I don’t know what it will take to right this listing ship of state.
For a weekly newspaper columnist, I have been in the right/wrong place many times in my career, able to offer firsthand observations. I was on a beach in New York watching the towers burn on 9/11. I was on a ship in the Arabian Sea on May 2, 2011, the night our military slid Osama bin Laden’s corpse into the water. I was out West last summer amid the wildfires and, two days ago, I was an hour away from ground zero of the storm of the cen tury in Florida.
We all live in the cone of uncertainty. Today, we’re standing. We can offer a hand to those knocked down by the storm.
Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
H istory has shown that endorsements by big names usually don’t produce votes.
This Sunday is the beginning of National Fire Prevention Week, a century-old public health obser vance created by the National Fire Protection Association that was first offi cially recognized by President Calvin Coolidge in 1925. And it’s no coincidence that you’ll find this week in October, since it commemorates the Great Chica go Fire, which burned more than 17,400 structures beginning on Oct. 8, 1871.
While that certainly sounds like a lot of buildings, the association now esti mates that there are as many as 347,000 house fires in the United States each year. That means that somewhere in America, a home is catching fire every other min ute. Those blazes account for more than $7 billion in property damage, and worse, kill more than 2,600 people and injure over 11,000 more.
And that’s just on the civilian side. Nearly 65,000 firefighters were injured battling blazes in 2020, according to the association, while federal officials report that more than 100 were killed. Firefight ing is clearly one of the most dangerous jobs in America. Yet here on Long Island, nearly all of the 181 fire departments are volunteer.
That’s right. If you ever find yourself calling for help from the fire department, the men and women who show up at your
door are almost certainly first respond ers who get nothing in return for their service except the satisfaction of know ing they can help.
That’s the purest definition of a hero.
It’s also a noble pursuit that has evolved from rather ignoble beginnings. In ancient Rome, a wealthy businessman said to be instrumental in the creation of what would become the Roman Empire — Marcus Licinius Crassus — put togeth er a brigade of 500 slaves tasked with fighting blazes in the city. When smoke hit the sky, these slaves were there.
But with a catch. Crassus would nego tiate with the building owner to buy it for what today would be pennies on the dol lar — while it burned. If the owner sold, Crassus would instruct the slaves to extinguish the flames. If they didn’t sell, Crassus let it burn to the ground.
It would take Roman emperor Nero, in the first century, to build the first true fire brigade — one not seeking to profit from the misery of others — that most credit as the true beginning of one of society’s most essential services.
This year’s Fire Prevention Week cam paign is “Fire won’t wait, plan your escape.” Homes burn faster today than ever before, according to the fire protec tion association. If your home catches fire and you’re inside, you could have less
To the Editor:
The title of Randi Kreiss’s column in the Sept. 15-21 issue, “From the queen to the U.S. jester-in-chief,” at long last, I thought, indicated she’d turned her sights from her obsessive hatred of Donald Trump to the realities of President Joe Biden’s makeAmerica-worse-again actions and propos als. Surely “jester-in-chief” referred to the current resident of the White House, and his ongoing hypocrisies and misguided decisions that jeopardize the safety and security of this country, things like redefin ing a student loan to mean a gift, and the continuing denial of the crisis at the south ern border.
But I was wrong. I found this was just another expression of Randi’s continuing obsessive hatred of Trump as the prime evil-doer of all time, mindless of Biden’s ongoing absurdities and self-created crises that have superseded in significance what ever failures Trump may have been respon sible for earlier (and forget his achieve ments).
When Biden took office, Randi decried how she wouldn’t have Trump to push around any more. But old habits die hard.
than two minutes to escape from the moment a smoke alarm sounds.
That means that having a plan in advance is more important than ever. And because every home is different, so will every plan be. The association rec ommends developing individual plans for everyone in a home — children, older adults, people with disabilities.
It’s also imperative to make sure there are smoke alarms in every bedroom, out side every sleeping area — like hallways — and on every level, including the base ment. In fact, the only place you shouldn’t put alarms, the association says, is in your kitchen and bathrooms.
And if you can, hire an electrician to help you link all the alarms — including those for carbon monoxide — together. That way, if there is smoke in one part of the house, it will alert everyone, every where.
We all hope we can live a lifetime never having to call the fire department. Even if we were to be so fortunate, we can sleep soundly at night knowing that those heroes are out there, ready to save us if we are threatened. But we can help keep them safe, too, by making sure we’re ready if we aren’t so fortunate.
So if you see a firefighter this week, say thank you — both in words and by doing your part to stay safe.
She will continue to dismiss Biden’s growing list of failures, intent on pursuing her first love — her hatred of and assault on Trump — even with the crises of crime, recession, inva sion from abroad, and Biden’s lies as to how
well America is doing with him in charge. As jester-in-chief, Randi is beginning to rival Biden himself.
ussian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine hasn’t gone the way he planned. And he doesn’t seem too happy about it.
know what it’s like to live in a world where nuclear war could be looming.
Given all the other problems we face today, it’s not something we think about often.
But nuclear war was prevalent in peo ple’s minds not too long ago. The way warnings of the dangers of technology, mental health struggles and other, newer issues per meate today’s entertain ment, nuclear war did so at the height of the Cold War.
humans down with a passion, and Taylor is confused about why. One of the orang utan superiors, Dr. Zaius, played by Mau rice Evans, pursues Taylor with reli gious zeal when Taylor, unlike all the other humans, speaks. Zaius interro gates him about where he came from, and repeatedly implies that he knows something more than the other apes do about humans.
the ocean’s waves crashing into her. He has been on Earth the whole time, where humanity had destroyed itself in a nucle ar war.
Taylor falls to his knees, condemning humanity as maniacs who have “finally gone and done it.” The film ends with Taylor collapsed in the surf, doomed to live the rest of his life on a post-apocalyp tic Earth.
MICHAEL MALASZCZYKI suppose you wouldn’t be happy, either, if you spent nearly a decade pumping your people full of lies to pre pare them for this invasion. After all, Putin has dedicat ed a ton of resources to mak ing sure his peo ple believe that Ukraine belongs to them, that Ukrainians are actually just con fused Russians or Poles, and that Ukraine is ruled by Nazis.
First, Russia was going to take Ukraine in a week. Then maybe a month. That didn’t happen. Many months later, we are seeing Ukraine making consider able gains in Russian-occupied territory.
And, unable to cope with this, Putin has gone to a new threat: nuclear war. West ern leaders have met him stride for stride, and warned of counterattacks if he tries it.
This is something of a throwback threat. Many young people today don’t
Remember “Planet of the Apes”? No, not those movies that came out in the 2010s. Those, ironically told the tale of how humanity destroyed itself when faced with a global pandemic. But much like they addressed the prob lems of today, the original addressed the problems of its day.
Released in 1968, at the height of the Cold War and not long after a nuclear confrontation nearly happened during the Cuban missile crisis, “Planet of the Apes” follows Charlton Heston’s charac ter, George Taylor, a space explorer who crash-lands on a mysterious planet.
Taylor encounters humans, but they are mute and animalistic, and the society is ruled by apes that have evolved into something human-like. They keep the
When Taylor and Zaius discover evidence of an old civilization on the planet that was ruled by humans, Zaius confesses to Taylor that he has “always known about man” and, though he acknowledges that man’s civilization was once great, he adds that “his wisdom must walk hand in hand with his idiocy.” The sacred scrolls of the apes tell them to “beware the beast man, for he is the dev il’s pawn” and that man would murder his own brother to possess his land.
This explains what drives the apes to oppress humans, but Taylor still doesn’t understand how they’ve come to believe this. Then, in a lifeless coastal desert known as the Forbidden Zone, once a lush paradise that was ruined by man, Taylor sees the Statue of Liberty, scorched, buried up to her chest in sand,
Putin’s threat has made this film, and the 1968 zeitgeist, relevant again today. Are we going to finally go and do it?
It’s easy to watch “Planet of the Apes” and think of the apes as the bad guys, brutes who are treating humans like ani mals. But at the end of the film, Zaius is proven right about humanity. In that world, we indeed were the devil’s pawn.
And as Putin threatens to use nuclear war to take Ukraine, the idea that man would kill his brother to possess his land seems to ring true. Perhaps those of us who would dismiss his threat — or worse, dare him to follow through on it so we can retaliate — should give this classic film a watch. It provides a stark warning not only to Putin, but to anyone who thinks nuclear war is a feasible solu tion to the world’s problems.
Michael Malaszczyk is a Herald reporter covering Wantagh and Seaford. Com ments about this column? mmalaszczyk@ liherald.com.
FRAMEWORK by Tim Baker
To the Editor:
Gov. Kathy Hochul must sign legisla tion establishing a moratorium on cryp tocurrency mining powered by burning fracked gas. This kind of mining, used to make Bitcoin, known as “proof of work,” is extremely energy-intensive, consum ing more energy than some entire nations.
The Greenidge Generating Station in the Finger Lakes highlights the threat to our beautiful state. This facility, a for merly shuttered coal plant, is now con tinuously burning fracked gas for Bit coin mining. There are dozens of such plants across New York state that could be fired up again, polluting our air and water, promoting fracking and endanger ing our climate. Governor, please take
immediate action to prevent more such travesties.
Establishing an immediate moratori um on cryptocurrency mining powered by fossil fuels, while completing a com prehensive study of its impacts on the climate and the environment more broadly, is a prudent and necessary action. The Legislature passed bills sev eral months ago, and we are counting on the governor to sign them. The White House has also validated our concerns on cryptocurrency mining and the envi ronment, which is more evidence of why we need this moratorium and more study.
I urge the governor, please do not delay. We’re counting on her to be an environmental leader of our state and an example for the nation. I urge her to sign this bill into law now.
JOSEPH M. VARON West Hempstead
I n ‘Planet of the Apes,’ we eventually discover what men have done to our planet.
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