Oyster Bay Herald 11-18-2022

Chamber honors Stellina Ristorante

Cigarette butts hurt marine life

Bayville honors all veterans

A vet who knew the secrets

By LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com

Reginald Butt Jr. graduated from Oyster Bay High School on June 24, 1956. Four days later, he joined the Navy. His father, Regi nald, who had been in the Brit ish Navy, was “tickled pink,” Butt said.

“I always liked the Navy,” said the 84-year-old Oyster Bay resi dent, who has lived in the hamlet since he was an infant. “My dad used to talk about his service in World War I. His stories were inspirational.”

When Reginald Jr. was sent to Virginia to train as a radio oper ator for six months, he learned Morse code. But then he was switched to mastering the Tele

Marie Colvin Way a reminder of a hometown girl’s sacrifice

By LAURA LANE & WILL SHEELINE of the Oyster Bay Herald

Legendary war correspon dent Marie Colvin is a heroine in her hometown of East Norwich, as she is nationwide. When she was killed on Feb. 22, 2012, in Homs, Syria, Colvin, 56, was on assignment for the British national newspaper the Sunday Times. She was there to tell the story of Syrian civilians trapped in the war-torn city, which the Syrian Army had been bombing for five years.

Sabrina Guo, 17, who lives in Oyster Bay and is a Syosset High School senior, thought it fitting that a street be named after Col

vin in her hometown to honor her legacy. Guo approached Nas sau County Legislator Josh Lafa zan in February with the idea, and he sponsored a bill that the Legislature passed unanimously in September.

It was a sunny day last Satur day as Colvin’s family members and friends, elected leaders and Oyster Bay residents gathered to name the intersection of Spring and West Main streets Marie Colvin Way. The crowd of more than 50 spilled into the street, there to honor the journalist who spent her career, and lost her life, exposing war crimes and humanitarian crises around

the world.

“I am just so incredibly appre ciative to have all of you come out here today,” her sister, attor ney Cat Colvin, said. “Marie was always incredibly passionate in her work, so talented and bril

liant.”

Guo said she respected Col vin’s bravery and compassion as she exposed war crimes and humanitarian atrocities when global attention was lacking.

“Colvin was a blazing light, per severing in the name of truth and humanity,” Guo said. “Col vin kept burning until she ulti mately lost her life in the line of

duty. She was a stalwart pillar and a female role model, and I am proud to be a part of honor ing her legacy here today.”

Lafazan, describing Colvin as “one of us,” said she was one of the best in the community. Her work, which spanned over three decades, saved the lives of tens of thousands of people, Lafazan

Courtesy Reginald Butt

REGINALD BUTT, CENTER, retired from the Navy in 1975. He continued his service to the country by working for the defense industry, setting up simulation systems at Navy bases.

Colvin was a blazing light, persevering in the name of truth and humanity.

SABRINA GUO High school student, Oyster Bay

Top businesspeople make a difference

Nassau Council of Chamber of Commerce honors annual slate

By MICHAEL HINMAN mhinman@liherald.com

Want to really get involved with the community?

That’s easy — join your local chamber of com merce.

“Chambers,” said Fran Camarano Jr. “We get involved in a nonprofit organiza tion, support our communities and busi nesses. Why do we do this? Well, we’re part of the community, right?’

Camarano is quite active in the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce. But at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Wood bury on Oct. 28, Camarano was filling a different role — president of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce. The group — which represents more than 40 chambers from across the county — gathered once again to honor its busi nesspersons of the year.

Those winners included Manny Alva rez, president of Kolstein’s in Baldwin, who continues to open the world of stringed instruments to so many musi cians. And Sharon Davis-Edwards, founder and chief executive of S.J. Edwards Inc., in Merrick, who has pro vided financial and employee benefits services to businesses for more than 30 years. And Iyna Bort Caruso, who leads Sweet Lime Ink Content Studio, bring ing her Emmy Award-winning writing and content creation work to Rockville Centre and beyond.

But it’s more than simply running a business, Camarano said. True success comes with being active in the commu nity. Like Nicole Eliopoulos. She fulfilled her dream to run her own State Farm Insurance Agency in Valley Stream, yet she still finds time to not only raise four children with her husband, but stay active in their lives — from their school PTAs, to even coaching some of their sport teams.

“The idea of grassroots efforts from the ground up being the best way to sup port communities — and businesses sup porting their communities — is the way to go,” Camarano said. “But the truth is, the commitment we make is not just to the chamber. What you want to do to support the businesses is to support each other.”

Other winners include Lauren Maslov, the third-generation owner of Pietro’s restaurant in East Meadow. Dale Davids, a home solar dealer — and Afghanistan veteran — in Elmont. Patricia McColley, a program manager for the community and population health team at Northwell Health out of Franklin Square. And Jorge Martinez, vice president of the J&A Group — which provides commer cial maintenance out of Freeport.

Then there’s Luis Lopez, an immi grant from El Salvador who now runs Morgan Delicatessen in Glen Cove with his wife. Steve Adler, who came out of retirement to take on marketing and sales for Servpro of Garden City and Hempstead. And Christine Sweeney, branch manager and director for Web

Stellina Ristorante

Oyster Bay-East Norwich Chamber of Commerce

Stellina Ristorante is exactly what the name implies: “little star.”

With seating for just 40 people, the South Street eatery has become known for creating an atmosphere of dining in a small Italian restaurant. It’s co-owned by world-renowned chef Fabrizio Facchini, as well as Tom and Adriana Milana.

The name is a tribute to Floral Park’s Stella Ristorante, founded by Adriana’s grandparents in 1960, hon oring her late mother Maria and her family, who still run the restaurant.

The restaurant’s mission, accord ing to the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, is to bring a little piece of Italy to Oyster Bay.

ster Bank Levittown Banking Center.

Leah Tozer might be known for her appearances on HGTV’s “Island Life,” but she remains one of Long Beach’s top real estate practitioners. Mike Govinda has helped companies grow their IT and health care services through his compa ny, Arista Careers, while David Silva spends his day as a financial advisor for Janney, but then goes home and does everything from coach youth basketball, to helping shape young minds.

Denise Sclafani Daniels continues her family’s successful jewelry business in Lynbrook, while Dr. Evelyn Heredia has

changed lives as the owner of Phoenix Family Chiropractic in Malverne. Victo ria Van De Ven runs her own State Farm Insurance Agency in Seaford, while Margo Cargill focuses on corporate and government strategy through her Union dale-based Titanium Linx Consulting, and Rosemarie DeMaio makes Wantagh smile as chief custom cookie designer at Mama’s Custom Cookies.

And businesses were winners as well — like Stellina Ristorante, run by renowned chef Fabrizio Facchini and

GATHERED AT Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury Oct. 28 to honor the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce Businesspersons of the Year.

CAMARANO JR., president of the Nassau Council, says community service starts with the local chamber of commerce. And he practices what he preaches as a longtime leader of the East Meadow Chamber of Commerce.

the Milana family in Oyster Bay.

“Nassau County is back, and we’re open for business,” County Executive Bruce Blakeman told the crowd at Crest Hollow. “Nassau County is committed to partnering with each and every one of the chambers so that every community can thrive, and every downtown busi ness district can do well with no commu nity left behind.”

To learn more about the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, visit NCChambers.org.

HUNDREDS

FRANK

Tim Baker/Herald photos

CIGARETTE BUTTS HAVE been found in the stomachs of birds, fish, and other marine crea tures.

Did you know?

Did you know that cigarette butts are the most common form of litter found at the beach worldwide?

Ocean Conservancy is an envi ronmental organization that com piles data from the International Coastal Cleanup, a global cleanup event that happens every year in September. For over a decade, ciga rette butts have been at the top of Ocean Conservancy’s top 10 list of items collected during the Interna tional Coastal Cleanup.

Not only are cigarette butts unsightly, but they contain plastic fil ters and hazardous chemicals that

pollute the environment and can harm animals that may ingest them. Cigarette butts have been document ed in the stomachs of birds, fish, and other marine creatures.

Even if a cigarette butt is discard ed in a parking lot in the middle of a town or city, the wind and rain will carry it to a storm drain or creek where it will eventually make its way to our waterways.

If you are a smoker, consider car rying a small pill bottle or canister in your pocket to contain your butts instead of discarding them on the ground.

Trainville Hobby Depot will present a Model Train Show to benefit the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum. It will include operating model layouts coordinated by Trainville Hobby Depot.

The event, which will appeal to adults

and children, is on Saturday, Nov. 19 and Sunday, Nov. 20 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hicksville Community Center, 28 West Carl Street.

For further information, visit train ville.com or call (516) 433-4444.

Courtesy Christine Suter

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Honoring all vets on Veteran’s Day in Bayville

bayville veterans gathered to mark Veterans Day on Fri day as did residents, elected leaders and Boy Scouts. At 11 a.m., as is the tra dition, the veterans took turns reading about the meaning of Veterans Day and why it is important to honor those who serve our country. Wreaths were laid at the monument and Taps played, as veterans bowed their heads to remember those who like themselves, fought hard to serve their country.

The first Veterans Day was in 1919, a year after the 1918 armistice that ended World War I. It is a federal holiday that honors armed forces and those killed in our country’s wars. The poppy is the flower that serves as a symbol on Vet erans Day to memorialize sol diers that never made it home. But unlike Memorial Day, Vet erans Day, honors all veterans living and dead.

Laura Lane/Herald photos

MeMbers of bayville’s American Legion paid their respects on Veteran’s Day to all who have served their country.

bayville legionnaires froM Robert H. Spittel Post 1285 John Schaefer, left, Ed Siegel and Erich Haller served on the color guard at the ceremony.

Commemorating a journalist who gave her all and then some

said, especially those of women and children.

Colvin has received accolades in the past, including the Courage in Journalism Award and the British Press Award, and in 2000 she was named Foreign Press International Journalist of the Year. She was consid ered one the greatest war correspondents of her gener ation, and Lafazan said she continues to inspire people today, a decade after her death.

“She remains an incredible role model for our com munity, and especially for young girls,” he said, “and teaching our youth that their voices can and must be lifted to pursue freedom and justice for all.”

Colvin was known for her tenacity. She had been targeted while on assignment in Sri Lanka in April 2001, when government troops were fighting Tamil Tiger guerillas. A grenade was fired at her when she yelled, “Journalist!” She survived, but lost the sight in her left eye, and from then on wore a patch, which became her hallmark.

“We have journalists here, present and past journal ists, myself being one of them,” Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino said, “and it’s a tremen dous responsibility to bring forth the truth. Not always easy, but a tremendous and important role.”

Assemblyman Chuck Lavine agreed. “More than 100 years ago, United States Sen. Hiram Johnson said, ‘When war comes, the first casualty is the truth,’” Lavine said. “Now that’s as true today as it was more than 100 years ago.”

Then he turned to Cat Colvin, and said he attribut ed Marie’s ability to separate truth from lies to her upbringing. “Your sister knew so well that lies are the weapons of tyrants, and she stood up against those tyrants,” Lavine said, “and she was a hero, and she did save people’s lives.”

A documentary called “Under the Wire,” which focused on the last three weeks of Colvin’s life, was released in 2018, five years after the publication of a book, “Under the Wire: Marie Colvin’s Final Assign ment,” by photographer Paul Conroy. He had accompa nied Colvin in Syria, and was seriously injured when she was killed. The library at her alma mater, Oyster Bay High School, is named after Colvin as well.

In an interview with the Herald in 2018, her sister described her as “uncompromising,” regardless of

CORRESPONDENT

MARIE Colvin’s sister, Cat Colvin, described her sister as brilliant at the Marie Colvin Way street naming. Legislator Josh Lafazan, far left, sponsored the bill for the street naming.

Assemblyman Charles Lavine, near left, called Colvin a hero.

how small or large the issue. “Everything was an adventure with Marie,” Cat said.

Her sister’s main objective was to uncover the truth. “(Conroy and Marie) thought that if they could do their jobs better — if Paul could capture the pain of the suffering that he saw firsthand, and if Marie could just write better, people would see how unacceptable it was,” Cat said. “And they thought that if they could bring it more graphically to the world, it wouldn’t con tinue.”

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UHF Honors Parker Jewish Institute’s Chief Medical Officer

Igor Israel, MD, as a Quality Improvement Champion

Parker Jewish Institute is proud to announce that Chief Medical Officer Igor Israel, MD, was honored recently by United Hospital Fund as a Quality Improvement Champion. Dr. Israel was recognized for his efforts to improve quality of care, patient safety, and the patient experience at Parker.

The fourth annual Tribute to Excellence in Health Care event was held in person at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, after two years of virtual events due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Dave A. Chokshi, MD, former Commissioner at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, gave the keynote address. Dr. Israel and his fellow honorees — physicians, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists and a broad range of other health care workers — were each selected by a senior executive at their institution. They represent New York City, as well as Long Island, Westchester, the Hudson Valley, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, and were drawn from hospital systems, long-term care facilities, home care organizations, independent practice associations, federally qualified health centers, medical groups, and behavioral health organizations.

“Today’s celebration of health care excellence is part of UHF’s broader work to build an effective and equitable health care system,” said UHF president Anthony Shih, MD, in his

opening remarks. “We have some of the best health care institutions in the world, many represented in this room, but we all recognize that we must relentlessly continue to improve

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quality.” The tribute was created to recognize and nourish this essential work, he said.

“Parker Jewish Institute is so proud of Dr. Israel, whose guidance, expertise and empathy complement our mission at Parker, where are team members are inspired every day to provide top-quality health care with dignity and compassion to our residents and patients,” said Michael N. Rosenblut, Parker’s President and CEO.

“I am honored to be recognized by the United Hospital Fund as a Quality Improvement Champion along with my esteemed peers in health care,” Dr. Israel said. “Together, we are making a difference in the region.”

Cary A. Kravet, a UHF board member and trustee of Northwell Health, was the event chair, and TD Bank was the Lead Sponsor of the Tribute.

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Fend off holiday stress

Keep the Grinch at bay

For many, the holidays and depression go hand-in-hand. Even in years without a global pandemic, catastroph ic weather events and other recent phenomena, many people find the holidays stressful, exhausting, or depress ing. According to the American Psychological Association, 44 percent ofof women and 33 percent of men surveyed feel stressed during the holidays. The holiday blues strike people experiencing the forced joyfulness and expecta tions of the season. This year, the holiday blues, combined with the residual impact of Covid-19, could spell even more trouble.

While many of us are back to fully celebrating the holidays and ready for a joyous time, it’s not uncommon to also experience stress, depression and anxiety. The demands of the season shopping and running errands while battling crowds, back-to-back holiday parties and social obligations, houseguests and relatives are all potential stressors. Alongside this, feelings of loneliness and isolation are also common around the holidays. And that lurking seasonal affective disorder increases the like lihood of negative thoughts and, perhaps most signifi cant, your emotional health concerns don’t disappear just because it’s the holidays.

While you may often feel pressure to keep spirits up and a smile on your face during the holidays pressure that can worsen feelings of loneliness and depression it’s okay to experience a range of emotions during the season. And, with some helpful tips, you can be more prepared to tackle what’s in store.

Not feeling particularly cheery? You’re not alone. Many find that the holidays bring as much stress as they do joy. But there are ways to ease through the season. To help make the most of your holiday season, clinical psy chologist Neda Gould, Ph.D., shares some mindful advice. What is mindfulness? “Mindfulness is bringing your attention to the present moment with an element of nonjudgment and acceptance. It is noticing when we get caught up in thoughts about the past or the future, and returning our attention to the present the only reality,” explains Gould.

While mindfulness can be a formal meditation prac tice, there are also informal ways to practice this skill. This can give us perspective and decrease stress.

Accept Imperfection

Can good be good enough? “As we gear up for the holidays, we often set the bar impossibly high for our selves and then feel upset when our celebrations don’t live up to expectations,” says Gould.

Before you start preparing, acknowledge that things may not go exactly as planned. “It’s OK if it’s not perfect. Imperfection is healthy and normal. For some of us, it might just take a little practice,” reminds Gould.

Don’t Lose Sight Of What Really Counts

With long lines and nasty traffic, the holidays can get hectic. When overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle, ask yourself:

Where does this fit in the grand scheme of things? If you’re frustrated by the long grocery line you’re standing in, remember that it is just a long grocery line nothing more. Don’t let it spoil your afternoon.

Can I use this moment of frustration as an opportu nity to reflect? While the cashier rings up the customers ahead of you, take inventory of the good things that have happened today or the things you are grateful for.

Even if this moment seems stressful, can I find a way to make it pleasant? Connect with someone else in line with a compliment or kind gesture, or notice what’s around you with fresh eyes and an open mind.

Respond With Kindness

You can’t change how others act during the stresses of the holiday season, but you can change how you respond to situations.

“Whenever I encounter a difficult person, I tell myself, ‘this person is suffering, and that’s why they’re acting this way.’ It softens my frustration, helps me be more compas sionate and reminds me that it’s not personal,” says Gould.

Keep in mind that the holidays are especially difficult for those who are alone. See if you can extend an act of kindness to those you know are without family and friends during this time of year. If things do get tense with some one, take a few deep breaths. “Those few breaths can shift things and give you new perspective,” says Gould.

Rethink Your Resolutions

“Typical New Year’s resolutions set you up for failure,” warns Gould. If you want to better yourself in the New Year, follow these tips for success.

Start small. Break your goal into tinier steps over the course of the year. If weight loss is your goal, it doesn’t have to be drastic. Try to eat more veggies during your first month and gradually cut back on sweets throughout the next, suggests Gould.

Be kind to yourself. If you didn’t achieve last year’s resolution or stray from the path this time around, let it go.

“We often contrive these stories (‘I’m never going to quit smoking!’) that only add to our distress,” says Gould. “With practice, we can notice this self-critic, let go of that negativ ity and pick our goals back up without the guilt or shame.”

Above photo: While many look forward to the joy and merriment of the holiday season, for some, it can be overshadowed by a neverending “to do” list, family drama, or loneliness. Add pandemic-relat ed stress to that mix and the result can negatively affect your emo tional and physical well-being

Eat smart

The holiday season needn’t be an excuse to overindulge

The holidays are coming and the gift no one wants are those extra pounds associated with holiday eating.

On average, Americans gain 1 to 2 pounds over the holidays. Fortunately, there are several ways to avoid the dreaded holiday weight gain while also enjoying the holidays. It can be easy to overindulge in treats during the holi days, but it is still possible to maintain a healthy approach to the season.

Whether it’s sitting around the family dinner table or munching on end less snacks at a party, the holidays mean food. Lots of food. It can be hard to keep from overdoing it, but it is possible. If you’re hosting a meal or party, or attending one, try these tips to keep the holidays healthy.

If You’re The Host

Shop with purpose and shop smart. Grocery stores can be traps, both intentionally and unintentionally. Try shopping during off hours. Instead of rushing around and grabbing the first things you see to get out of the crowd, you can take your time to read labels and choose healthier foods. Also, try to pick items from the outside perimeter of the store. This is where the whole, more nutritious foods are located.

Focus on produce. Whether you’re making appetizers or a full meal, amp up the fruits and veggies. Cook them in ways that celebrate their natural fla vors instead of hiding them under heavy sauces or glazes. Healthy swap: Instead of the cream of mushroom soup and fried onions in a green bean cas serole, toss fresh beans with olive oil, garlic, and sea salt, and roast them in the oven for a crisp, light, and healthy side dish.

Lighten up your recipes. Reduce fat and calories without missing out on taste by making substitutions:

√ Replace 1 egg with 2 egg whites to cut cholesterol.

√ Try lower fat versions of creamy ingredients such as yogurt, sour cream or whipped topping or certain reduced-fat cheeses in casseroles and salads. Substitute evaporated skim milk or plain low-fat yogurt for cream and sour cream.

√ Consider serving baked potatoes, yams and steamed vegetables plain rather than as part of a rich casserole or covered with cream sauce. Experiment with spices to flavor vegetables.

For everyone: Host And Guests

You’ve heard this before, but it’s worth repeating: Don’t skip meals. Skipping a meal with the goal of saving calories prior to a holiday event can often backfire and lead to overeating due to ravenous feelings of hunger. Having a filling snack, such as fruit, string cheese, yogurt or a small handful of nuts, can help to curb your appetite and prevent overeating.

Contribute a healthy dish. Ensure at least one nutritious choice is avail able at potlucks by contributing a healthy dish.

Choose your splurges. Scan the buffet or dinner table and choose a couple holiday favorites to splurge on instead of foods that you can have any other day of the year.

Think color. Make a plate look festive by including fruits and veggies. Aim to cover half the plate.

Choose drinks wisely. Stick to calorie-free drinks, such as water, tea or seltzer, instead of high-calorie festive drinks. Alcoholic beverages contribute empty calories and can cause you to make poor judgments with food. If you do choose to drink alcohol, do so in moderation, and alternate each alcoholic drink with a glass of water.

Visit the people, not the food. Move socializing away from the buffet or appetizer table to prevent mindless eating. And say no to food pushers (politely).

Savor seasonal treats. Having treats once a year will not make or break your weight. Make sure you take time to really taste and enjoy that special treat when you have it.

Above photo: Healthy holiday eating can be a battle on two fronts, with indulgent food options at home and at parties. From sugar cookies and eggnog to buffets and multicourse meals, the time between Halloween and New Year’s Eve is often a minefield for eating well.

Queens Long Island Renal Institute provides dialysis patients care, safety and convenience

The award-winning Queens Long Island Renal Institute focuses on care, safety and convenience for kidney dialysis patients in the New York metropolitan area. Located in the lobby level of Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation with its own entrance, the center provides care to Parker’s residents and patients as well as to the general public.

Queens Long Island Renal Institute offers the finest quality of care, state-of-the-art technology and uncompromised dignity, in a bright, ultramodern and comfortable setting.

The center is a certified 5-Diamond Status Facility, and is recognized for its demonstrated commitment to quality improvement by building and promoting a culture of patient safety. To earn this status, dialysis facilities must apply for the recognition each year. They must complete the program’s Culture of Safety module each year. A facility’s entire staff - including dieticians, management, nurses, medical directors, social workers and technicians - must participate in the program in order to qualify.

Licensed by the New York State Department of Health, QLIRI is led by a dedicated, interdisciplinary team of experienced nephrologists and dialysis registered nurses, a

renal social worker, and a registered renal dietitian. The team is ready to meet the individual needs of dialysis patients and families, and provides individual and family health education, as well as nutritional counseling and social work services.

QLIRI is outfitted with an in-center chronic hemodialysis. It features comfortable, state-of-theart, private treatment stations with personal TVs. There is also a homelike reception area with a large-screen TV as well as free wireless access. It

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accommodates stretchers, and offers valet parking.

“With Queens Long Island Renal Institute conveniently located in Parker’s first-floor lobby, we continue to safely and comfortably meet the needs of our patients and residents, as well as members of the New York community who also benefit from our services,” said Michael N. Rosenblut, President and Chief Executive Officer of Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation.

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About Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation

Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation, which is headquartered in New Hyde Park, is a leading provider of Short Term Rehabilitation and Long Term Care. At the forefront of innovation in patient-centered health care and technology, the Institute is a leader in teaching and geriatric research. Parker Jewish Institute features its own medical department, and is nationally renowned as a skilled nursing facility, as well as a provider of community-based health care, encompassing Social Adult Day Care, Home Health Care, Medical House Calls, Palliative Care and Hospice.

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Island Renal

Nature Conservancy discusses environmental projects

By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com

People came to the Oyster Bay Brew ing Company for a presentation by the Nature Conservancy on the current state of environmental efforts on Long Island. Updates were given on onging major envi ronmental projects and future initiatives coming in the next months and years.

Friends of the Bay hosted, their first in-person speaking event since the pan demic. Friends has been monitoring water quality in the harbor for over two decades, leading to numerous beach cleanups. They’ve worked with local gov ernment and organizations to improve environmental projects and provide infor mation.

“This is our 35th year working to pro tect Oyster Bay and Cold Spring Harbor’s estuary,” Heather Johnson, executive director of Friends, said. “This is a time to educate everybody on the state of the environment, and also have a good time at the same time, which is why we’re here at the Oyster Bay Brewing Company.”

The keynote speaker f was Carl LoBue, oceans program director for the Nature Conservancy in New York.

The Conservancy, an international environmental nonprofit, works to pro mote conservation and research on envi ronmental issues. It boasts more than a million members and over 400 scientists across 76 countries.

LoBue discussed a wide range of envi

ronmental projects, including water qual ity, marine fisheries, offshore wind ener gy development and upcoming public pol icy and public funding investment oppor tunities.

LoBue focused fisheries and offshore wind. He spoke of recent efforts to reori ent fishing practices to take into account the impact of industrial fishing on popu lations and the continued effects of cli mate change.

“A lot of our work is trying to modern ize the information we get from fisheries

and how we utilize it in our manage ment,” LoBue said. “It’s also gearing up and getting fisheries and fishermen and their management to really be under standing of the impacts of climate change and being able to adjust to the way things are done.”

One example he used was their work on protecting bunker, a forage fish native to the Atlantic, which is not eaten, but is still one of the most harvested fish because it’s used to make fish oil and other products. LoBue explained that

through their conservation work for bun ker numbers have risen, and they attract dolphins and whales to the area for the first time in decades.

He referred to offshore wind energy development as “beyond a doubt the big gest thing happening in the ocean.” There are currently seven offshore wind sta tions either in the demo stage or under development. The number, he estimated will rise to 2,000 in the next decade.

He said it’s important not just transi tioning to clean energy to save the envi ronment, but also to ensure the United States and its allies aren’t reliant on coun tries like Russia or Saudi Arabia, of par ticular concern due to the ongoing inter national embargo of Russian gas and oil as they fight their illegal “special military exercise” in Ukraine.

Attendees were able to ask LoBue, Johnson and other local environmental ists questions about the ongoing projects, as well as other queries and concerns they had about environmental efforts in the area. One question, the state of septic tanks in the county, was answered by Eric Swenson, secretary of the Friends’s board and on the board of the Nassau County Soil and Water Conservation District.

“The state has now allocated another $2 million to Nassau County, and just yes terday the county Legislature approved it’s match of $2 million,” Swenson said.

“In other words, there will be 400 new homes that can apply to replace their sep tic tanks.”

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CARL LOBUE, OCEANS program director for the Nature Conservancy in New York, dis cussed current environmental projects taking place on Long Island.

STEPPING OUT

Let’s talk about Bruno — and Anna and Elsa, too Step inside an enchanting adventure in Disney on Ice’s

YES: Close to the Edge Tour

By Karen Bloom

As the calendar moves through November, another ice extravaganza from the Disney folks is sure to find its way here. This season’s production brings together two of Disney’s blockbuster films as the beloved stories come to life on ice — “as never before,” according to the Disney folks.

The spectacle, which runs through Nov. 20 at UBS Arena in Elmont, transports audiences to the heart of the icy world in

WHERE WHEN

• Now through Sunday, Nov. 20. Times vary.

Tickets start at $20 (pricing may fluctuate based on demand); available at Ticketmaster.com

Arendelle and the Madrigal family’s casita in Columbia. And, of course, the action is guided by everyone’s favorite “hosts” — Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy — who keep the energetic show moving along

through each segment.

After the dramatic opening sequence, you’ll enter the

world of “Frozen,’ narrated by Olaf, the lovable snowman who likes warm hugs and all winter. and bring back summer.

control the weather with her emotions. Her husband, Felix. Their daughter Dolores, with her gift to hear. And, yes, the mysterious Bruno, the misunderstood Madrigal family member whose visions foretold the future.

Think of this production as a singalong on ice, accompanied by dramatic skating. From beginning to end, audiences are immediately drawn to their favorite tunes, highlighted, of course, by the power ballad “Let It Go” and the boppy “We Don’t Talk About Bruno.”

The pioneering rockers are back on stage in celebration of the 50th anniversary of their famed album, ‘Close to the Edge.’ With an ever growing fan base, YES continues to electrify audiences with daunting virtuosity, complex musical textures and powerful lead vocals. ‘Close to the Edge’ is widely considered one of their most defining albums, not only for YES but for the whole progressive movement. It became an inspiration for their contemporaries and for successive generations of musicians. Experience an unforgettable evening of YES at its best, featuring its existential prog masterworks and instrumental pyrotechnics. The band — featuring core members Steve Howe on guitars along with keyboardist Geoff Downes, singer Jon Davison and bassist Billy Sherwood — will play the iconic album in its entirety plus a set of classic YES hits.

Saturday, Nov. 19, 8 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. Tickets are available at TheTheatreAtWestbury. com, LiveNation.com or (516) 247-5200.

who charm everyone in We

family home alongside her sisters: Isabela — whose perfection radiates with her ability to make plants grow and flowers bloom with every step — and Luisa, with the gift of super strength that she

all things summer. He’ll take everyone to Arendelle to help Anna find Elsa, whose icy powers unleashed an eternal winter. Kristoff and Sven will be there, too, as they race to bring back summer. Then it’s time to visit with the Madrigals, that extraordinary family who charm everyone in “Encanto.” We follow Mirabel’s quest to save the casita, her enchanted uses to help her village move buildings and reroute rivers. Meet Tia Pepa, who can

“I’m extremely proud of this show,” says Artistic Director Adam Loosely. “Disney on Ice continues to combine athletics and skating to tell a really good story. This particular production is all about contrasts (from design and costume to storyline) from the cold blues of ‘Frozen’ to the warm South American culture and colors of ‘Encanto.’ It comes together in such a meaningful way.”

Stepping in to helm the production as firsttime artistic director, Loosely admits to feeling what he described as “a little anxiety initially during the process. “My nerves started to fade away when I realized the whole (creative) team had the same vision. ‘Frozen’ has resonated with people for years and years. It seems we can’t have an ice show without ‘Let It Go.’”

As for “Encanto,” audiences are seeing these characters on ice for the first time. “The response has been really rewarding for our cast,” Loosely says.

And for that cast, Loosely points out that the production is much more than a retelling of the two movies. The skaters’ athleticism shines in their displays of aerial acrobatics and skating technique, setting the tone with the opening number. “It truly highlights the talent of the cast, with solos, pairs and plenty of skating style changes.”

“It’s a beautiful, optimistic show, which we need after two plus years of the pandemic,” he adds. “Spend two hours and leave with a smile on your face. We all deserve that.”

Kirk Whalum

A familiar presence on the Madison Theatre stage with his gospel concerts, Kirk Whalum returns with a performance that demonstrates his versatile command of his sax and devotion to jazz in all its forms. Soulful, passionate, stirring — these are the words most often used to describe Whalum’s music. Forged from his Memphis, Tennessee, gospel roots and his 1980s initiation into the thriving Houston nightclub scene, Whalum’s big, rich tenor sound is unmistakably his. An ordained minister, he is the recipient of numerous awards and acknowledgments for his musical excellence, including a Grammy (2011) for Best Gospel Song

(‘It’s What I Do,’ featuring Lalah Hathaway). In a career spanning decades, Whalum has a sound that is uniquely his — a sound that leaves an indelible imprint.

Saturday, Nov. 19, 8 p.m. $40-$95. Madison Theatre, Molloy University campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 323-4444 or MadisonTheatreNY.org.

Photos courtesy Feld Entertainment

Photo: Two popular movies from the Disney canon become one in an ice skating spectacle that shares the message: You are the magic.

Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont

THE SCENE

On stage

Plaza Theatrical continues its season with “Grumpy Old Men: The Musical,” Saturday, Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 20, 2:30 p.m.. Also continuing Nov. 26-Dec. 3. Based on the beloved 1993 film, which starred Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret, this stage adaptation captures the lovably crotchety characters through twinkling humor, great songs, and the affectionate depiction of a small town that feels like home to everyone. It’s 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.

Public Workshop

Stirring Up History

Head to Raynham Hall Museum, 30 West Main St, in Oyster Bay, for a culinary journey through time on Friday, Nov. 18, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Guests will enjoy a brief tour through the museum, followed by a lecture and tasting with Diane Schwindt, a historic cook at the Ketcham Inn in Center Moriches. Enjoy a plentiful tasting of 18th-century foods with beer and cider. Tickets can be purchased at their website, raynhamhallmuseum. org. For more information, call at (516) 922-6808.

Dec. 1

A Glen Cove Granddaughter’s Story

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Two-time Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell bringshis “Songs and Stories” concert, to Tilles Center, Saturday, Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m., performing classic standards and soaring showstoppers from his celebrated career. In this joyous and elegant evening of glorious songs and personal storytelling, on the LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville, the star of “Ragtime,” “Man of La Mancha” and “Kiss, Me Kate,” among others, will serenade audiences with his powerful baritone, accompanied his long-time pianist and collaborator, Tedd Firth. Tickets are $62, available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

Nov. 19

L.I.’s Leading Women Enjoy RichnerLIVE’s Ladies Night Out

On Friday, Nov. 4, the Herald celebrated past, present and future Premier Business Women of Long Island award winners at Tory Burch at the Americana Manhasset. Guests enjoyed shopping exclusive merchandise, refreshments, giveaways and more, all while connecting with fellow ambitious women. Linda Rivelli, regional people and engagement business partner of Raymour and Flanigan, was the lucky winner of the evening’s Tory Burch handbag raffle prize. Part of the night’s proceeds went to the Tory Burch

The Village of Sea Cliff invites residents to envision the future of the community and share their ideas at the Comprehensive Plan Public Workshop on Thursday, Nov. 17, 7 to 9 p.m., at Village Court, 300 Sea Cliff Avenue in Sea Cliff. For more information, contact the Village Hall at (516) 671-0080.

Join Glen Cove Public Library for a virtual presentatio with Jo Ann Tufo, Thursday, Dec. 1, 7 to 8 p.m. She explores the lives of her immigrant grandparents, Domenick and Clementina Tufo and their lives of their “new village,” Glen Cove. For more information, email adultprograms@glencovelibrary. org.

Foundation supporting female entrepreneurs on Long Island.

(From left to right) Amy Amato, executive director of corporate relations at RichnerLIVE; Jesika Kalika, strategic marketer and financial educator; Natasha Liggins Modelo, Long Island Cross County NCNW; Renee Daniel Flagler, executive director of Girls Inc. of Long Island; Karen J. Tenenbaum, founder of Tenenbaum Law, P.C., and Hon. Ruth B. Kraft, partner of Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nichols & Porter.

Esther Fortunoff, owner and president of Fortunoff Fine Jewelry, (left), and Marylin Rose, CEO of Marylin H. Rose Interiors were were also mingling among the other guests.

Nina McCann, director of business development Jaspan Schlesinger LLP.

Photos Courtesy of Tory Burch

Holiday fun

Visit the streets of 19th century London during the darkest days of the year, in this adaption of the classic “A Christmas Carol,” with the Experiential Theater Company, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25-26, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; also Wednesday, Nov. 30, 10:15 a.m. and noon, on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage. Meet the Cratchit family, Mr. Scrooge, and the ghosts of past, present and future in this interactive show that weaves together music, humor, puppetry and collaboration. Celebrate the change of seasons through this beloved literary tale. Performances continue through December. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM. org.

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and Make Gingerbread Memory Box

Families can make a holiday memory book, Monday, Dec. 5, 9:30 a.m., at Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library,, 89 East Main St., Oyster Bay.. Kids ages 3-5 can make a gingerbread memory box to store holiday memories. Registration required. For more information, contact Stacey Kaloudis at (516) 922-1212 or skaloudis@oysterbaylibrary.org.

Dreamcatcher Workshop

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month at The Whaling Museum & Education Center, Thursday, Nov. 19, 301, E. Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor, Teens and adults will explore the history behind the most enduring and widespread symbol of Native American culture, the dreamcatcher, at the onehour workshop, at 6 p.m. For more information, contact the museum at (631) 367-3418.

Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@liherald.com.

Deep Roots Farmers Market

Shop at Deep Roots Farmers Market Saturday, Nov. 19, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 100 Garvies Point Rd., in Glen Cove The Market offers locally grown vegetables, eggs, meats, fresh baked breads, artisanal cheeses, craft goods and more, as well as live music. Rain or shine.

On exhibit

Photography’s ascent in the art world is an international phenomenon. Nassau County Museum of Art’s star-studded exhibition spans the historical roots of the medium, opening Saturday, Nov. 19. View works by Ansel Adams and his generation and the thrilling, large-format color works of such contemporary masters as Cindy Sherman, Thomas Struth, James Casebere and Gregory Crewdson, among others. From the documentary to the painterly, images bear witness to the times. On view through March 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Oh Baby!

Mercy Hospital invites moms-to-be to a community baby shower, Saturday, Nov. 19, noon-2 p.m. Meet with physicians, lactation specialist, mother/baby nurses, and other hospital personnel with raffles, giveaways for mom and baby(s), games and more. The free event takes place in Mercy’s employee cafeteria, lower level, 1000 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org or call (516) 626-3729.

Hollywood horror

Dear Great Book Guru, My friends and I are hav ing great fun with our film discussion group and your suggestions for book/movie combinations have been very helpful. Now we are thinking of reading something about present time movie production. Any thoughts?

–Film Fan

Dear Film Fan, I recently read “Complic it,” by Winnie M Li, a fasci nating look at the underbel ly of the Hollywood moving making industry.

ANN DIPIETRO

Sarah is a 37-year-old teacher of screenwriting at an obscure college in New York City and we meet her as she is preparing for an interview with New York Times reporter Tom Gallagher to discuss her past career as a film pro ducer. We immediately sense that things had not ended well in Hollywood and the series of interviews that follow confirm this.

The daughter of Chinese immigrant

parents who own a successful restau rant in Queens, Sarah was a cinephile since childhood and after graduating with honors from Columbia University was eager to work in the film industry, much to her parents’ dismay. A lawyer, doctor, accountant, these careers would have pleased her family. When she gets an internship with a small pro duction company, she quick ly makes herself indispens able. So, when billionaire investor Hugo North becomes part owner, she inexorably moves into the Hollywood world of glitter and greed. Sarah sees the newspaper interviews as a way to right the wrongs she has endured, but she slowly begins to question her role in the downfall of many of her colleagues. A very thought-provoking study of personal responsibility. Highly recommended!

Would you like to ask the Great Book Guru for a book suggestion? Contact her at annmdipietro@gmail.com.

Public Notices

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SEALED PROPOSALS for:

RE-BID OF CONTRACT THE REPLACEMENT OF WINDOWS AT VARIOUS WELL SITES

CONTRACT NO. G9-22R will be received by the JERICHO WATER DISTRICT in the Conference Room at 125 Convent Road, Syosset, New York 11791, no later than 9:00 A.M., Prevailing Time on Friday, December 9th, 2022, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Specifications, Proposal and Contract Documents may be examined at the office of the Jericho Water District, 125 Convent Road, Syosset, NY 11791 (516) 921-8280 on and after Friday, November 18th, 2022 between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M.

Complete digital sets of Bidding Documents and specifications will be available on Friday, November 18th, 2022, by emailing jwdinfo@jerichowater.org

. The Owner will not 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

Each Proposal submitted must be accompanied by a bid bond from a surety company authorized to do business in NEW YORK STATE or a certified check drawn on a bank with its principal place of business in NEW YORK STATE, in an amount of five (5%) percent of the amount bid. The bid bond or certified check shall name the JERICHO WATER DISTRICT as oblige or payee, and is given as assurance that if the bid is awarded to the bidder, the bidder will enter into a contract and furnish the required bonds and insurance; and upon such failure the bid security, if in the form of a certified check, shall be retained by the JERICHO WATER DISTRICT as liquidated damages; and if the security is in the form of a bid bond the District may enforce its rights under the bond.

Wages and supplements payable to all laborers, workmen and mechanics on this project shall be paid at the prevailing rate established under the NYS labor law.

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 State Labor Law

Section Two Hundred One-G” provided in the Bid Form regarding the implementation of a written policy addressing sexual harassment prevention in the workplace.

No bid may be withdrawn until after the expiration of forty-five (45) calendar days after the date of the opening of the bids. Any withdrawal of a bid must be in writing and actually delivered to the District.

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 District reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any informalities and to accept such bid, in its opinion, is in the best interest of the District.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

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 no later than 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2022. Questions must be sent via email to Peter Logan @ plogan@jerichowater.org.

BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS

JERICHO WATER

DISTRICT JAMES ASMUS SECRETARY

DATED:November 18th, 2022 135528

Printed in this publication can be found online. Search by publication name at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

JERICHO WATER DISTRICT SUPPLY AND DELIVER LIQUID SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE CONTRACT NO. G4-23

Sealed Bids for Contract No. G4-23 Supply and Deliver Liquid Sodium Hypochlorite will be received by the Jericho Water District, located in the conference room at 125 Convent Road, Syosset, New York, no later than 9:00 a.m. (Local Time), on Friday, December 9, 2022, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. COVID-19 protocols will be in effect.

The scope of work of this contract includes supplying and delivering liquid sodium hypochlorite to the various Jericho Water District well facilities as needed and as directed by the District.

The Contract Documents, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Instructions to Bidders, Bidder¡ıs Checklist, Bid, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, Specifications and Addenda may be examined at the following locations: Jericho Water District 125 Convent Road Syosset, New York 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, November 18, 2022, and may be obtained online as a download at the following website: dbea.biddyhq.com under ¡¥public projects¡ı.

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.

Complete sets of Bidding Documents and Specifications may be obtained from REVplans, 28 Church Street, Warwick, New York 10990Tel: 1 877-272-0216, upon payment of a $100.00 non-refundable 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.

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Each Bidder must complete and submit with his/her 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 his/her Bid the ¡§Certification of Compliance with New York State Labor Law Section Two Hundred One-G¡¨ provided in the Bid Form regarding the implementation of a written policy addressing sexual harassment prevention in the workplace.

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.

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 Frank Merklin, no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2, 2022.

Questions must be sent via email to fmerklin@dbeng.com.

Board of Commissioners

Jericho Water District

Date: November 18, 2022

By: James Asmus, Secretary 135530

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SEALED PROPOSALS for: RE-BID OF CONTRACT THE REPLACEMENT OF GARAGE DOORS AT OPERATIONS CENTER CONTRACT NO. C22-22R will be received by the JERICHO WATER DISTRICT in the Conference Room at 125 Convent Road, Syosset, New York 11791, no later than 9:00 A.M., Prevailing Time on Friday, December 9th, 2022, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Specifications, Proposal and Contract Documents may be examined at the office of the Jericho Water District, 125 Convent Road, Syosset, NY 11791 (516) 921-8280 on and after Friday, November 18th, 2022 between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M.

Complete digital sets of Bidding Documents and specifications will be available on Friday, November 18th, 2022, by emailing jwdinfo@jerichowater.org . The Owner will not 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

Each Proposal submitted must be accompanied by a bid bond from a surety company authorized to do business in NEW YORK STATE or a certified check drawn on a bank with its principal place of business in NEW YORK STATE, in an amount of five (5%) percent of the amount bid. The bid bond or certified check shall name the JERICHO WATER DISTRICT as oblige or payee, and is given as assurance that if the bid is awarded to the bidder, the bidder will enter into a contract and furnish the required bonds and insurance; and upon such failure the bid security, if in the form of a certified check, shall be retained by the JERICHO WATER DISTRICT as liquidated damages; and if the security is in the form of a bid bond the District may enforce its rights under the bond.

Wages and supplements payable to all laborers, workers and mechanics on this project shall be paid at the prevailing rate established under the NYS labor law.

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 State Labor Law

Section Two Hundred One-G” provided in the Bid Form regarding the implementation of a written policy addressing sexual harassment prevention in the workplace.

No bid may be withdrawn until after the expiration of forty-five (45) calendar days after the date of the opening of the bids. Any withdrawal of a bid must be in writing and actually delivered to the District.

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 District reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any informalities and to accept such bid, in its opinion, is in the best interest of the District.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

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 no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2nd, 2022. Questions must be sent via email to Peter Logan @ plogan@jerichowater.org.

BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS JERICHO WATER DISTRICT JAMES ASMUS SECRETARY

DATED:November 18th, 2022 135527

PUBLIC

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SEALED PROPOSALS for: RE-BID OF CONTRACT KITCHEN & RESTROOM RENOVATION AT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING CONTRACT NO. C21-22R will be received by the JERICHO WATER DISTRICT in the Conference Room at 125 Convent Road, Syosset, New York 11791, no later than 9:00 A.M., Prevailing Time on Friday, December 9th, 2022, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Specifications, Proposal and Contract Documents may be examined at the office of the Jericho Water District, 125 Convent Road, Syosset, NY 11791 (516) 921-8280 on and after Friday, November 18th, 2022 between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M.

Complete digital sets of Bidding Documents and specifications will be available on Friday, November 18th, 2022, by emailing jwdinfo@jerichowater.org . The Owner will not 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

Each Proposal submitted must be accompanied by a bid bond from a surety company authorized to do business in NEW YORK STATE or a certified check drawn on a bank with its principal place of business in NEW YORK STATE, in an amount of five (5%) percent of the amount bid. The bid bond or certified check shall name the JERICHO WATER DISTRICT as oblige or payee, and is given as assurance that if the bid is awarded to the bidder, the bidder will enter into a contract and furnish the required bonds and insurance; and upon such failure the bid security, if in the form of a certified check, shall be retained by the JERICHO WATER DISTRICT as liquidated damages; and if the security is in the form of a bid bond the District may enforce its rights under the bond.

Wages and supplements payable to all laborers, workmen and mechanics on this project shall be paid at the prevailing rate established under the NYS labor law.

their Bid the “Certification of Compliance with New York State Labor Law Section Two Hundred One-G” provided in the Bid Form regarding the implementation of a written policy addressing sexual harassment prevention in the workplace.

No bid may be withdrawn until after the expiration of forty-five (45) calendar days after the date of the opening of the bids. Any withdrawal of a bid must be in writing and actually delivered to the District.

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 District reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any informalities and to accept such bid, in its opinion, is in the best interest of the District.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

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 no later than 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2022. Questions must be sent via email to Peter Logan @ plogan@jerichowater.org.

Printed

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

BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS JERICHO WATER DISTRICT

JAMES ASMUS SECRETARY

DATED:November 18th, 2022 135526

PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES

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type machine. His job was to read and transmit incoming classified messages.

For the next eight years, Butt worked as a radio operator for the Navy at vari ous locations from Massachusetts to the Bahamas.

When he was transferred to Virginia, he was on shore duty for two years, which allowed him to go home on weekends to visit his family. When he met Maryanne DiLorenzo, the focus of his visits changed. She was one year his junior and also an OBHS graduate, and Butt was smitten.

In 1964 he took two weeks’ leave to marry DiLorenzo. They rented an apart ment in Virginia, but six months later Butt was ordered to go to Jakarta, Indone sia. He served there for 17 months.

Maryanne returned to Oyster Bay to live with her sisters when she was three months pregnant. Butt didn’t see his son, Reginald, until he was 11 months old.

As radio man first class in Indonesia, Butt handled the communications for all of the military branches. Pro-communist demonstrations in 1964 and in 1965 culmi nated in a coup on Sept. 24, 1965. The Indo nesian air force and guards at the palace overtook the government, killing six proAmerican generals. The two that survived mounted a counter-coup.

“Their concept of life and death was different there,” he said. “We were told if when you walk somebody drops (dead) in front of you, to step over, walk and don’t stop. If you were of Chinese dissent, even if you lived in Indonesia for decades, you were killed.”

The first day of the coup, he drove an Army sergeant to the American embassy, where they saw the military’s tanks and machine guns pointed at the building, Butt said. Even so, they were permitted to enter.

“When we went back to work at the embassy the next day, we saw the same equipment, but different troops were

manning it,” he recalled. “They took it back overnight. The weapons were point ing away from the embassy.”

Although those in power favored the U.S., everyone had to follow new curfews and roadblocks, which lasted for months.

“We had to stop at the roadblocks, and we never knew what would happen there,” he said. “The curfew was from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. When I was busy with too many com munications it was past that time, and I had to sleep overnight at the embassy.”

Before the coup, Butt was told his wife could move to Indonesia. She had his car and furniture shipped there the first week of October 1965.

There had been no mail for four weeks. During the coup Indonesians tried to overtake the Pan Am Airlines carrier that

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SALE

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SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

JPMORGAN CHASE

BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiffagainst - JAMES J. CONWAY III A/K/A JAMES CONWAY, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on May 2, 2019.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 30th day of November, 2022 at 2:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and

improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Matinecock, Town of Osyter Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York.

Premises known as 5 High Ridge Lane, Oyster Bay, New York 11771.

(Section: 24., Block: 24, Lot: 5)

Approximate amount of lien $5,340,353.33 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 0002632/2017.

Harvey W. Spizz, Esq., Referee.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 840 New York, NY 10170

Tel. 347/286-7409

Dated: September 22, 2022

During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. 134885

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delivered the mail. The carrier would not travel to Indonesia as a result.

There was no phone service, either, because during the coup the circuit boards had been destroyed by gunfire. So Butt had no way to contact Maryanne to tell her not to come. But Washington sent her a telegram with those instructions.

“She stayed with her sisters, but my car and all of our furniture were on a ship,” Butt said. “I gave the sergeant power of attorney to sell my car when it arrived, but my furniture took a trip around the world. Six months later we got it back in Oyster Bay.”

Butt and other non-essential workers were ordered to leave Indonesia at the end of 1965. He volunteered to go to Vietnam, but the Navy wouldn’t approve back-toback tours. Butt said he was disappointed.

“You train and you study and do every thing in communications, and this was the time for me to put it into effect,” he said. “I would have been on the ground floor, and that’s what I was looking for. I could have set them up in Vietnam and got everything going.”

Instead he was transferred to a ship in Virginia, and was in charge of communi cations for two years. Maryanne joined him, and the couple’s second son, Philip, was born there.

In 1967, the Navy sent Butt to its advanced electronics school in Maryland

for a year. He did so well that the school requested that he stay on as an instructor for two and a half years. During that time his family grew with the birth of his daughters, Carmela and Elizabeth.

Then he was sent to work on two ships in New Jersey for four years, and his wife and family followed. They lived there for a year, but then Butt bought a home in Oys ter Bay. He commuted to New Jersey for three years.

During his last year in the service, he was posted at a Naval air station in Mary land. When he got there, he put in his papers to retire in 1975. When it came time for him to leave, a captain tried to persuade Butt to reconsider.

“The captain said he’d cancel retire ment, but when he asked my wife, she said no,” Butt said. “The captain looked at me and said, ‘I guess you’re going home.’”

Butt spent the next 25 years working for the defense industry, setting up simu lated submarine control centers at naval bases across the country. “He was gone a lot,” his daughter Carmela recalled. “What people don’t get is with technology now you can Skype or FaceTime. There were no long-distance calls on the ship back then.”

She added that although the family understood why he was gone, it was hard for them. “When he was in the Navy, we were lucky if he was home for Christ mas,” Carmela Butt said. “My mother knew and accepted it. When he worked for the defense industry, we also under stood why he was gone, but sometimes it would be for months.”

Butt retired in 2000, but he didn’t like being idle. So he took a part-time job at Dodds & Eder in Oyster Bay.

“I went from building simulators to taking care of flowers,” he said with a laugh. “It was something different every day, and I met different people.”

When he was laid off eight years later he decided to retire.

Most people in the hamlet know Butt for his activism in veterans groups. He joined the national American Legion organization in 1991, and members of Oyster Bay’s Quentin Roosevelt Post 4 reached out to him in 1993, leading him to transfer his membership. He became the commander of the Oyster Bay legion in 1997, and has served in that position on and off ever since. He’s currently the commander.

“I want to know what the veterans groups are doing,” Butt said, “and I make sure veterans are taken care of, especially the ones in nursing homes. I make sure veterans are remembered.”

East Norwich tree lighting on Nov. 27

The Committee for the Beautifica tion of East Norwich will host the annual Christmas Tree Lighting cere mony and the blessing of the East Norwich creche. The ceremony and

blessing will take place on Sunday, Nov. 27 at 6 p.m. at the northeast cor ner of Route 106 and Route 25A. There will be music and caroling. All are invited to attend.

Laura Lane/Herald

REGINALD BUTT, WHO was a chief radio operator in the Navy, received medals for his service. He is the commander of Oyster Bay’s American Legion.

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Russia’s space program fades as China’s rises

By all accounts, Russia is losing its unprovoked war against Ukraine. It has lost thousands of troops, spent the equivalent of billions of dollars, and become an international pariah. As a result of the ruinous war, Russia is also losing some thing that has always been precious to its national pride — its position as a leader in the world’s space programs.

until 2024. The sharpest cuts will be in manufacturing technology and develop ment. Money for scientific research will be cut entirely.

into space, leading politicians and mili tary leaders to proclaim that we were failing in space.

flight and a space station, and it plans to explore the Moon, Mars and the wider solar system.

The decline of the Russian space pro gram is not new. It began after the col lapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. That kicked off a brain drain from Russian. The need to fund the Ukraine war only accelerat ed the degradation of Rus sian space efforts.

JAMES BERNSTEIN

The country that stunned the world — and shook up the Unit ed States — with the launch on Oct. 4, 1957, of the sat ellite Sputnik, is falling further and further behind in civil space explo ration, according to experts. Its mili tary space program, however, remains robust, those experts say.

“The Russian space industry is in an obvious state of crisis,” Asif Siddiqi, an authority on Russia’s space program who teaches history at Fordham Uni versity, told an industry publication.

Partly to help fund Russia’s brutal attack on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin recently said he planned to slash funding for space flight activities at least

Additionally, jailed Rus sian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has made allegations of widespread corruption across the coun try’s space industry, with money disappearing into the hands of oligarchs.

Russia does not have a rover on the far side of the moon. China does. It does not have orbiters circling Mars. China, Indi an and the United Arab Emirates do.

Russia does not have a fleet of space telescopes, as does the United States.

“We’ve fallen behind on the science program,” said Igor Marinin, head of the Russian industry publication Novosti Kosmonavtiki. “We’ve forgotten how to make and fly unmanned probes.”

Of course, it was not always this way. The United States and much of the world trembled when the Soviets put Sputnik

Concern deepened in 1961, when the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to fly to outer space, aboard the Vostok 1 capsule. He completed one orbit of Earth. Meanwhile, as the American novelist Tom Wolfe wrote in his highly acclaimed book, “The Right Stuff,” “our rockets kept exploding” on the launch pad.

But what does the cur rent demise of Russia’s space program mean for the United States? John Logsdon, who teaches at George Washington Univer sity and who is often called the “dean of space policy,” said in a phone interview last week that we can no longer count on the Russians as partners on the Interna tional Space Station, or on other space projects in the future. Russian cosmo nauts still fly aboard the space station, but Russia has said that it even plans to withdraw from that program.

For the United States, Logsdon said, the new competitor is China. The Chi nese program has overseen the develop ment and launch of ballistic missiles, thousands of satellites, manned space

In a display of its growing prowess, China launched a cargo mission to its newly completed space station last week end. The 35-foot-long cargo spacecraft docked Nov. 12 with the Tiangong station on Saturday, according to a Chinese news release. As is typical of the country’s news media, few details were released publicly. But according to space experts, the freighter was carrying propellant for the space station, as well as some scien tific experiments.

In recent months, China launched two modules to join its already orbiting space station, which is about 20 percent large than the U.S.- and European-built International Space Station. It is expect ed to be occupied and operational for at least 10 years.

Our approach to China in space has been entirely negative. In 2011, Congress banned NASA from hosting Chinese visi tors at U.S. space facilities. Two years later, Congress banned Chinese nationals from entering NASA facilities without a waiver from NASA.

Nevertheless, Logsdon said, “The Chi nese space program is advancing.”

James Bernstein is editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments about this col umn? jbernstein@liherald.com.

Thankful, mindful and watchful this holiday

Thankful, mindful and watchful this holiday

The midterm elections proved that you can’t put lipstick on a pig. Well, maybe you can try, but eventu ally folks will see through the cover-up. That expression, “lipstick on a pig,” pops up from time to time during elec tions. In 2008, President Barack Obama said that a sup posedly new eco nomic plan pro posed by his oppo nents, John McCain and Sarah Palin, was nothing new, “just putting lipstick on a pig.” Repub licans went ballis tic, accusing Obama of slyly associating the pig patter with Palin. Obama said his comment was about policy, not people. Anyway, he wasn’t the first or the last to use the expression, which, you must admit, con jures a compelling visual.

fringe groups like QAnon, tried their best to put lipstick on these pigs, but they didn’t fly. Fortunately, most of the Republicans who were elected or reelected to office aren’t conspiracy theo rists or election deniers.

This seems like a low bar, but there it is. Don’t we all want a fair fight in the campaigns for office? And when someone clearly wins, don’t we all want to see the opponent concede defeat and move on? Thank goodness that’s what hap pened most often in the days after Nov. 8.

RANDI KREISS

This election season, the GOP sent forth dozens of MAGA election deniers to run for important and influential offices across the country. Republican influencers in and out of government, complemented by seriously delusional

I am relieved and thank ful, as we prepare to gather for Thanksgiving, that the worst-case predictions for a toxic MAGA wave did not happen. Some Trumpian candidates pre vailed, but more were defeated. Voters looked at extremist candidates, anointed by the former president, and they said no. Not all the votes are counted in all the contests, and in Georgia there will be a runoff for a Senate seat, but overall the process has been peaceful and civil — and consequential.

Are we finally reaching a point where Americans on all sides of the political landscape share a vision for a safe democracy? Are we there yet? Can we

count on folks to trust election results? Will candidates fight the good fight and retreat with grace if they lose? We don’t know yet if this midterm portends big changes for the better and a return to relative normal, but the indications are promising. It was not a rout. Rioters did not take to the streets.

The cooling of the politi cal fever gripping the nation allows us to gather at our respective Thanks giving tables and truly give thanks. I am so thankful for the greatest gift we can enjoy in this life: peace of mind. We all experience occasional setbacks and losses, but with peace of mind we can negotiate our difficult life passages.

This isn’t November 2020 or Novem ber 2021, when the pandemic was burn ing through our population. We still have about 40,000 new Covid cases a day, but we have vaccines and anti-virals, greater understanding of the disease and less panic. At the height of the pandemic surge, it was difficult to find peace.

On Thanksgiving 2020, my husband and I sat down to a chicken rather than a turkey. We were grateful for one another but terribly lonely for our kids, who live plane flights away and couldn’t risk trav

el during the fury of the pandemic.

The years of Covid restrictions and isolation offered random gifts as well: learning to find strength we didn’t know was there, finding ways to connect with loved ones through words and Zooms and eye to eye, six feet apart. I would never wish it for character-building, but living through a pandemic has height ened our zest for life and attuned us to the nourishing rhythms of nature.

I noticed recently that many people, rather than saying goodbye, now say “stay safe” when they come and go. That speaks to our relatively new belief that the ground can shift under our feet in an instant. Some threats can be mitigated and some blindside us, but we survivors of the pandemic and the political mael strom have been changed by these years. We say “stay safe” as a kind of hope and benediction for our friends and loved ones.

I hope you are blessed with friends and mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers and children and grandchil dren and neighbors at your Thanksgiv ing table. Along with peace of mind, let there be delicious turkey and sweet pota toes and cranberries and pies, all the tra ditional foods that anchor us to this time and place, and to one another.

Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

Much has changed since we sat down to a Thanksgiving chicken in 2020.

Yuri Gagarin is all but forgotten, and China has an orbiting space station.

The power of concession

You’ve likely never heard the name William Jennings Bryan, as he’s not among those regularly talked about in history books. But his contribution to democracy should be indelible, after a simple telegram sent he sent to William McKinley on Nov. 5, 1896, forever changed how we approached elec tions.

“Sen. Jones has just informed me that the returns indicate your election, and I hasten to extend my congratulations,” Bryan said in the telegram. “We have sub mitted the issue to the American people, and their will is law.”

Conceding an election isn’t required by law, which is why what Bryan — in his first of three runs for president — did was all the more unique at the time. He didn’t have to do it by statute, but he had to do it in the spirit of democracy.

Such concessions have become a staple of our election process at all levels. Candi dates battle it out over issues and who can best represent the people, and once the people have made their decision, they accept it. Even if that decision doesn’t favor you, all for a peaceful transfer of power.

Not that making a concession is easy. Far from it. Candidates invest so much of themselves into their campaigns that to suddenly make an about-face and watch someone else get awarded what they had fought for can be heartbreaking. Still, no matter how hot the debate was among the candidates, once the decision has been made, it’s time to return to the real job at hand: governing.

When we think of concessions, we’re likely to think of those in races for our country’s highest office first.

“Just moments ago, I spoke with George W. Bush and congratulated him on becom ing the 43rd president of the United States. And I promised him that I wouldn’t call him back this time,” then-Vice President

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Al Gore said in a Dec. 13, 2000, address, even joking about rescinding his first con cession on election night, when the race between them was still too close to call.

“Almost a century and a half ago, Sen. Stephen Douglas told Abraham Lincoln, who had just defeated him for the presi dency, ‘Partisan feeling must yield to patri otism. I’m with you, Mr. President, and God bless you,’” Gore added. “Well, in that same spirit, I say to President-elect Bush that what remains of partisan rancor must now be put aside, and may God bless his stewardship of this country.”

Sen. John McCain shared similar senti ments eight years later, when he took the stage in Phoenix to congratulate the man who would become the 44th president, Barack Obama.

“Sen. Obama and I have had and argued our differences, and he has prevailed,” McCain said. “No doubt many of those dif ferences remain. These are difficult times for our country, and I pledge to him tonight to do all in my power to help him lead us through the many challenges we face.”

Concessions are just as powerful on the local level. State Sen. Anna Kaplan described her service in Albany as an “honor of a lifetime” after losing her reelection bid to former senator Jack Mar tins.

“While our campaign has ended, my service to — and love for — our communi ty has not,” Kaplan said. “I will always fight for you, and am committed to con tinuing that spirit of service in my next chapter.”

Laura Gillen, who lost her bid for Con gress to Anthony D’Esposito last week, also put politics aside to honor the choice of voters.

“We ran a campaign to be proud of in a challenging political environment,” Gillen said. “Together we motivated thousands of Long Islanders to make their voices heard.

Two women leave stunning legacy

To the Editor:

This fall we have lost two incredible women whose devotion to the City of Glen Cove went deep into their golden years, and who represent the best in aging and humanity. Two women who have been an inspiration to us, and who will never be forgotten.

Judy Imerti, known in her earlier years for her support of her husband’s children’s store in town, Rock A Bye, took her later years just as seriously. When others might have chosen to sit back and relax, Judy’s volunteer work at St. Patrick’s Church and the Glen Cove Senior Center became an all-consuming passion. Beyond giving piano lessons to older adults, starting choral groups, organizing talent and fashion shows and helping the senior center cel ebrate monthly birthday parties for decades, she organized weekly musical programs for the Glen Cove Adult Day Program and local nursing homes to bring joy to those in

To stand up for common-sense leadership. And to vigorously defend fundamental rights from assault.”

After the 2020 presidential election, in which defeated President Donald Trump never conceded to his successor, Joe Biden, there were real fears that this act of patriotism — this cornerstone action of democracy — could become a relic of the past. That conceding somehow represent ed weakness rather than strength. And that it meant essentially giving up on fighting for the chance to represent your community, region, state or even country.

But nothing about concession means you have to give up the fight, or that you can’t explore every option available to you. Once those options are exhausted, howev er, it’s time to close that chapter and start the next one.

On election night last week, U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin wasn’t ready to concede the gubernatorial race to Gov. Kathy Hochul. And that was his right — not all the votes had been counted, and while his chances of winning were remote, they still existed.

But when it became clear that he had no path to victory, Zeldin did his part to pro tect and defend democracy by exercising the power of concession.

“I would like to congratulate New York governor Kathy Hochul on her election to a full four-year term,” Zeldin said in a statement the day after the election.

But while this particular battle for the governor’s mansion might be over, Zeldin made it clear that his fight for those he had hoped to represent wouldn’t end — a senti ment every candidate on the short side of any election should share in their own quests.

“As they take office in January, Gov. Kathy Hochul and those controlling Alba ny must address the grave concerns voiced by the voters,” Zeldin said. “While this campaign has come to a close, the rescue mission to ‘save our state’ continues.”

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Time to throw out the political trash

Happily, the midterm elections are behind us. They were, at best, stressful, and overall they were ugly. Once again, the poll sters were more wrong than they were right, predicting all kinds of results that never happened. There were many les sons to be learned from the results, and any politician who ignores them does so at his or her peril.

JERRY

Any candidate who calls for a ban on abortions in a red, blue or purple state is asking for trouble. There were five states in which abortion was on the ballot, and those that pro posed a ban in one form or another were shot down.

Women want to make their own choices, in consultation with their physicians, and attempts to take away that right will meet stiff resis tance. Defeated Pennsylvania senatorial candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz suggested that elected officials should have a voice on abortion, and that didn’t help his cam paign.

Most political observers thought the issue of gun control wouldn’t have an

impact on people’s thinking, but many voters who were questioned stated that their decisions factored in their con cerns about the need for much stronger gun laws. There is a constant fear that there will be more school shootings, and pro-gun legislators who are supported by the NRA may have to rethink their posi tion, even if that costs them a few gun-rights support ers. Guns are an issue that won’t go away, and will reresurface in the 2024 elec tions.

Any pollster who tells you that young people are uninterested in elections should be banned from polltaking. This election brought out a record num ber of so-called Gen-Z voters, millions of them college students. On Election Day there were reports all over the country of enormous lines of students waiting to vote, well after the polls were scheduled to close. The youth vote is now alive and well.

Crime was an issue that helped a num ber of candidates get elected, but the vast majority of voters had other concerns on their mind, including voting rights, pre serving the Constitution, saving Social Security and Medicare and stopping can

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need. She never asked for acknowledgement or credit, yet her tireless work touched so many of us and, in many cases, changed lives.

More recently, Pat Parmelee, whose commit ment to Friends Academy spanned more than 40 years, chose to use her well-deserved free time in retirement to serve the community with her tal ents and her interests. As a longtime member of the Beautification Committee and an active board member of the Glen Cove SAGE Foundation from its inception, Pat helped raise thousands of dol lars for the enhancement of programs and servic es provided by the senior center.

I have known these women intimately, and have been in awe of their kindness and genuine devotion to their community. They never stopped caring and never stopped giving of themselves.

What does this say about the aging process? That with all the devastating losses we suffer as we get older (the loss of family and friends, the decline of vision and mobility, the decrease in landscape and independence), we still have the capacity to gain momentum in love, compassion and generosity.

Two women who were always teachers at heart taught us one of the most important lessons in life: No matter how old we are, we are more fully alive when we stay engaged and find ways to sup port one another. Pat and Judy may not be able to plant another flower or play another song, but they both bought great beauty into this world. What a stunning legacy they’ve left us.

CAROL WALDMAN Former executive director, Glen Cove Senior Center

didates endorsed by former President Donald Trump from winning key elec tions. Plenty of MAGA candidates won their races, but their tenures may be very short when their new constituents catch on to their lack of substance.

WWe learned in the mid terms that election denial ism is not a winning strate gy. The Republican candi date for New York governor, Lee Zeldin, ran a spirited race, but his resistance to acknowledging that Presi dent Biden was fairly elect ed hurt him with swing vot ers. New Yorkers are pretty sophisticated people, and the majority of them weren’t ready to buy into a candidate who opposed the certification of election results in Penn sylvania and Arizona. There are still plenty of election deniers who won their contests, but once they’re in office, their positions won’t help them do the required work.

From the ads that flooded the air waves, we could all agree that the tone of this year’s races was more dishonest and mean-spirited than ever before. In a lust for power, many candidates — incum bents and challengers alike — made false claims about their opponents, accusing

‘I could write Randi weekly’

To the Editor:

Once again, Randi Kreiss’s amazing ability to convey her thoughts and blend them with histo ry — and in this case, a bit of astronomy as well — moved me to tears! (“An election that will move heaven and earth,” Nov. 3-9.) These are such stressful times, and I know that while it isn’t reasonable to expect everyone to always agree, there needs to be some more honest, respectful dialogue to help move our country to a better place.

I could write to Randi weekly, because her col umns are so important and meaningful. I am constantly sending copies to dear friends who don’t live in the area — even a longtime friend who has lived in Italy for decades, but who is still American at heart (whatever that means these days) and is so worried for us and the world. If the America we know and love goes, what then? But then Randi gives us the perspective of eons of time to encourage and help us de-stress by lit erally looking to the heavens. That was so need ed!

Thank you, Randi, from a most grateful read er, for continuing to share so much of your won derful self with us.

GEORGENE WINICK Woodmere

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them of criminal conduct and making other outrageous allegations. But the slanderers didn’t fool most of the voters, who rejected the partisan poison.

Year after year, we have been subjected to stories about suspect polling results, in contests ranging from dogcatcher to pres ident. Political columnists and reporters, in print and on the air, have spend count less hours delving into the polling results, dissecting the numbers and often trying to divine trends that don’t exist. Over the past 10 years, I have challenged numerous pollsters who have wrongly claimed that they have reached people whose only phones are cellphones (which pollsters must dial manually). It’s time to ignore them and the commentators.

Now that the big red wave never hap pened and the experts will be scratching their heads for months trying to figure out why, it’s time to do a reset and focus on 2024. Future candidates will have to prepare for major changes in the electoral terrain, and be aware that they will suffer if they ignore the 2022 warning signs.

Jerry Kremer was an 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 strat egy firm. Comments about this column? jkremer@liherald.com.

by Tim Baker

St. Agnes Cathetral on a crisp fall day — Rockville Centre

e learned in the midterms that election denialism isn’t a winning strategy.

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