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Pretzel shop brings a twist to o’side Pretzel Town USA has allowed kids to have some “twisted fun” since 2010. Story, Page 12.

OHS alum Dylan Judd named baseball team captain at UMass ball is just starting up. The University of Massachusetts Minutemen began their season last Dylan Judd is an athlete who weekend, with Judd, a 21-yearlikes to have the whole field in old senior, as one of their new WHO'S WHO IN front of him. At Oceanside High captains, having been voted into REAL ESTATE School, Judd played catcher on the leadership role by his teamthe baseball team and safety in mates back in December. Judd football, graduating in 2018. Both positions give him a chance to played all three games behind see plays develop before he made the plate against Georgetown in UMass’s opening series last his move. Though the status of Major weekend. “I am very pleased with the League baseball this spring remains in doubt, college base- team’s selection of Dylan and

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Kevin [Dow] as captains for the 2022 season,” head coach Matt Reynolds stated in a press release. “They both exemplify the character, work ethic, and performance standards on and off the field that we would expect from our student-athletes.” Last season, Judd started all 42 games behind the plate and batted .312, with 7 home runs and 50 runs batted in, while also leading the team in slugging perContinued on page 8

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The circus comes to Island Park middle school BY Kepherd daniel kdaniel@liherald.com

Fifth-grade students at Island Park’s Lincoln Orens Middle School performed circus acts on Feb. 18 in front of their teachers and classmates with the help of the National Circus Project. The National Circus Project visited the school for a week-long residency, working with students on circus skills such as balancing, juggling, plate spinning and walking on stilts. The project is a cultural arts organization that promotes student participation in physical education and other content areas using “circus” as its theme. Students took the opportunity to learn different circus skills under the direction of circus performers and instructors Keith Leaf and Rich Potter. “Circus skills gives every child the opportunity to succeed at a physical activity and experience physical self-expression,” said Rich Potter of the National Circus Project. Students picked what act appealed to them the most and practiced their routines during physical education classes in preparation for the big show at the end of the week.

top right, FiFth-graders show off their plate-spinning skills at the Lincoln Orens Middle School circus. leFt, it’s all bout the balancing act for these students. aBove, clowning around on stage and executing the splits at the Lincoln Orens Middle School photo session.

Island Park students ‘Read Across America’

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Third-graders at Francis X. Hegarty School in Island Park worked with school library media specialist, Esta Jacobskind, on a “Read Across America” research project. In preparation for Read Across Ameri-

ca Day on March 2, each student was assigned a state and during the course of five weeks, students researched and focused on a different aspect of their state. Using a variety of resources, they learned about the history of the state, geography, industry and agriculture and places to visit.

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Second-graders explore sinking, floating objects kdaniel@liherald.com

Second-graders at Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School in Island Park rolled up their sleeves as part of a science experiment. Kristin Bauer’s class observed if objects would sink or float in water to understand the characteristic property of

the substance. Students conducted their hands-on investigation using familiar items such as a sponge, popsicle stick and straw to determine if the object would sink or float in water. They recorded what they predicted and their subsequent observations as they viewed the behavior of each item in water.

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Staff and StudentS at Lincoln Orens Middle School met John Halligan after he told the tragic story of his son, Ryan.

I.P. dad tells son’s tragic story By Kepherd daniel kdaniel@liherald.com

Lincoln Orens Middle School students in Island Park had an opportunity to hear about the life and tragic death of Ryan Patrick Halligan. Ryan, who had been bullied by peers at school and online, was 13 when he took his own life in 2003. Ryan’s father, John Halligan, visited the school in February to speak to students about his son and the harmful impact of bullying. During the hour-long presentation, Halligan spoke about the devastation of losing his son and the days that followed, telling the seventh and eighth-grade audience that he hoped they would “think dif-

ferently about the issue of bullying and how we treat each other” after hearing Ryan’s story. Principal Bruce Hoffman was pleased his students had an opportunity to meet John Halligan and hear the tragic story of his son first-hand. Hoffman expressed hope that students will be inspired to make positive changes towards reducing bullying, cyberbullying and preventing teen suicides and encouraging bystanders to speak up to stop others from getting bullied at school or online. “Hopefully it gave them valuable insight into the terrible impact bullying has on victims,” Hoffman said.

Firstgraders at Francis X. Hegarty School in Island Park recently studied how living things survive over time and prepared Biomimicry Investig ation presentations to showcase what they’ve learned. Students were given a human problem to solve and they designed a solution based on the exter nal part of a specific animal by mimicking how that animal uses those body parts to survive to engineer a prototype.

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must be fully vaccinated and must show proof of full vaccination. Starts at 1 p.m.

Virtual Art Lecture: Women in Art

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A virtual lecture at the Oceanside Library presented by Chris Vivas. Explore and celebrate female artists throughout art history. Starts at 2 p.m.

A hybrid event at the Island Park Library. Certified personal trainer Marilyn Bunger teaches a low-impact exercise class. Starts at 11 a.m.

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Join the Island Park Library as a baking coach demonstrates how to make an Irish favorite. Limit of 12 participants. Register at the Library. $4.00 must be paid at time of registration. Starts at 6:30 p.m.

At the Oceanside Library. Receiver Jeanine C. Driscoll will walk taxpayers through the process of grieving their home’s assessment on their own and answer questions regarding their property taxes. Starts at 2 p.m.

Special Needs Bingo Join the Oceanside Library for a fun night of Bingo. Starts at 7 p.m.

Friday, March 11 Virtual Chair Yoga A virtual event by the Oceanside Library. Participate in yoga that works your muscles and joints to increase flexibility/ mobility, circulation, strength and balance. Starts at 11 a.m.

Movie: American Underdog Watch at the Island Park Library. Starring: Zachary Levi, Anna Paquin, Hayden Zaller. The story of NFL MVP and Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, who went from stocking shelves at a supermarket to becoming an American Football star. Starts at 1:30 p.m.

Saturday,March 12 Saturday Vinyasa Yoga Join Dorothy Scott for yoga that links movement and breath to attain balance in the mind and body. Starts at 9:30 a.m.

Poetry Near & Far: First & Third Mondays Join the Oceanside Library as poets from near and afar are featured and enjoy an School #4 Students Visit Oceanside Library open mic. Starts at 7 p.m.

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will stretch your muscles without putting stress on your knees, feet, thighs or back. ALL in-person participants must show proof of full vaccination status. Masks will NOT be required. Starts at 10:10 a.m.

Mah-Jongg At the Island Park Library. ALL participants must be fully vaccinated and must show proof of full vaccination. Starts at 11:30 a.m.

Medicare Seminar Oceanside Library hosts the monthly Oceanside Library hosts this virtual seminar given by a licensed and certified Senior Health Insurance Coordinator.

Tuesday, March 15

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Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital and the Town of Hempstead bring the Vaxmobile to the Oceanside Library for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines including 1st shot, 2nd shot and boosters as well as pediatric shots. Starts at 10 a.m to 4 p.m

The Island Park Library hosts Canasta. Starts at 1:00 PM

Simply Stronger with Marilyn A hybrid event at the Island Park Library. Certified personal trainer Marilyn Bunger teaches a low impact exercise class. Starts at 11 a.m.

Virtual Fit and Fabulous Hosted by the Oceanside Library. Helene Just leads this exercise program designed to increase strength, tone, balance, and stamina. Starts at 11 a.m.

Introduction to African American Genealogy by Dr. Janice Lovelace A presentation at the Oceanside Library. Janice Lovelace, Ph.D. is a genealogical researcher, author and lecturer, with over thirty years of experience. This presentation looks at unique resources along with standard censuses, probate and vital records to identify emancipated slaves and their prior slave-owners. Starts at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 16 Scrabble At the Island Park Library. ALL participants

The NAMI mental health support group meets twice a month. The Island Park Library has a Take & Make DIY all week. Jessie’s on the Water hosts live music Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. AARP’s Cars and Coffee meets Nov. 14 at 9 a.m. at 3118 Lawson Blvd. Oceanside Jewish Center hosts its care support group Nov. 18 at 7 p.m.

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PHCC natiOnal tegulatOry affairs vice president Chuck White explained his worries about the all-electric legislation at the Plainview Holiday Inn on March 2.

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DemOCratiC gubernatOrial HOPeful Tom Suozzi spoke in opposition to legislation intended to phase out natural gas heating in New York state starting by the end of next year.

OHS alum Dylan Judd started his first season as captain of the University of Massachusetts baseball captain last weekend.

Former Sailors catcher starts first season as team leader

School Rankings. At OHS, he refined the communication centage, .493, and fielding percentage, .968. Fittingly, he models his game after skills a catcher needs to have with his some of his favorite catchers of the past pitcher, and did something similar as a and present — Jorge Posada, Gary San- football safety. In both positions, Judd chez and J.T. Realmuto. “Nowadays, you called plays and served as the last line of defense. don’t see a lot of good-hitting Though he is a senior at catchers,” Judd told the HerUMass, he has one more year ald. “They’re kind of few and of college eligibility because far between.” of the pandemic, which led to Judd has wanted to play the cancellation of his sophoball since he was 3, and pracmore season in 2020. “Not ticing with his older brother being able to compete is the in their backyard in Island weirdest feeling in the world Park. Tyler Judd was a pitchwhen you do it every single er, so someone needed to day in your entire life,” he catch for him. “It’s a position said. where you needed a tough Covid made last year diffikid to get back there,” Dylan cult as well, but Judd said he said. “You put the gear on, was thankful that he had the and you feel like you’re gearchance to bond with his ing up for war.” teammates in a modified seaHe fell in love with the son, when they were grateful game when he was playing in just to get back out on the diathe Island Park Little League mond again. When they against his friends from weren’t playing, they could Oceanside. As an 11-year-old, Dylan JuDD do little more than hang out Dylan played on Tyler’s older Former Sailors with one another, which team, and helped it win the brought them closer together. league championship. “From Now the Minutemen are that moment on, I knew this finally getting back to the rhythms of a is where I belonged,” Dylan said. He credited his brother, and his coach- normal season, with Judd as one of the es at Oceanside High, for challenging him captains. “It’s awesome knowing that to be a better player. Judd played for the your teammates and coaches have that Sailors from 2015 to 2018, and was ranked mutual respect and trust to look up to you the 10th-best catcher in New York state as in moments where things get tough,” he a senior, according to Rawlings’ High said. “It’s definitely an honor.”

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PHCC Long Island discusses future of natural gas heating COntinueD frOm frOnt Page hopeful and current congressman Tom Suozzi appeared to signal his opposition to the “all-electric” bills. “If we do this stuff the way we’re doing it in New York state just trying to do it all on our own, utility rates are going to skyrocket,” he said. “We’re going to put a bunch of labor people out of work, and we’re going to screw up the competitiveness of New York.” But building emissions “account for a staggering 32 percent” of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions, Kaminsky told the Herald in a statement, “so we must work hard to cut that number. “I am committed to seeing our state meet its aggressive climate goals. However, we must collaborate with industry representatives on a reasonable timeframe to ensure we achieve those goals.” National Grid representatives pointed to flaws they see in the Kavanagh bill, but also shared some alternatives to the bill. Don Chahbazpour, the company’s regulatory strategy director, shared a study National Grid released last year that

revealed it could take the utility more than 25 years to convert natural gas heating to electricity. National Grid’s own plan to achieve net-zero carbon emissions and cleaner heating by blending hydrogen produced by solar and wind farms with their gas networks to create biogas. The company has proposed a geothermal energy project in Massachusetts to test the potential for low-carbon heating and cooling. Chuck White, PHCC’s regulatory affairs national vice president, sees the all-electric legislation as simply impractical. Renewable energies like hydroelectric, wind and solar would have to have to expand quickly if it wants to come close to replacing the what’s generated by fossil fuels. “My father used to say, ‘If you want to save energy, turn it off,’” White said. “That’s the best way to save energy, and they’re going to do it. If the Grid gets in trouble, they’re going to have to shut stuff off, or it will collapse.”

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Andrea Halbfinger, 81, artist, Herald journalist Andrea Halbfinger, an artist and for- Post went out on maternity leave in 1964, mer reporter and editor for the Herald Halbfinger — then 23 — filled in. Her chain of newspapers, died at her home in weekly reviews crackled with assertive, Manhattan on March 1. She was 81. authoritative prose — offhandedly disShe had been battling pancreatic can- missing pop art as “a fad doomed to pass,’’ cer and Parkinson’s disease, said her son, spotlighting the first exhibition of Native David Halbfinger, the politics editor for American art at an unusual venue of the The New York Times. Interior Department, and recommending Halbfinger worked for the Herald books for parents eager to cultivate an newspapers in the 1990s, covering Valley appreciation for art in their young chilStream and Nassau County. dren She was a dedicated artist, A law firm job for her husproducing more than 60 years band led the family back to of paintings and drawings. Brooklyn before moving to She started when she was a Freeport in 1971. Halbfinger student at Bennington College continued to write and also and, according to her son, in took up art teaching, working the overheated basement of with children in Bellmore and the family home in Freeport. Massapequa along with adults She and her husband, M. Wilin Oceanside, and leading liam Halbfinger, raised two tours of New York galleries children — David and WestAndrea Halbfinger and museums. chester County health departAside from her son and her ment public affairs director daughter, she is also survived Caren. Her husband died in 1999. by her brother, Dr. Steven R. Kanner of Between 1971 and 2000, she painted viv- Lincoln, Massachusetts; sister, Dr. Ellen idly colored acrylics and oils with bold, B. Kanner, a Manhattan psychologist; and expressive shapes on large canvases she six grandchildren. stretched herself. These images representAfter the death of her husband, she ed “an ordering of chaos,” she wrote in married Lawrence G. Wasserman of Lido one statement accompanying an exhibi- Beach in 2004. He died in 2007. tion of her work. She became a bat mitzvah as an adult, Andrea Sue Kanner was born Feb. 17, was an active member of Congregation 1941, in Brooklyn, the first child of S. Lee B’nai Israel in Freeport and then of Conand Elsie (Frumkin) Kanner. gregation Ohav Shalom in Merrick, She graduated from Bennington Col- before moving to Manhattan after the lege in Vermont in 1962. Urged by her death of her second husband and eventufather to pursue a more practical career, ally joining Congregation Kehilath Jeshushe earned a master’s degree in journal- run. ism from Columbia University in 1963. Days after celebrating her 81st birthThat’s where she met Halbfinger, moving day, when asked if she was looking forwith him to Washington, D.C., after they ward to being reunited with her first husmarried. band, she smiled broadly and quickly When the art critic for The Washington answered: “It’s gonna be great.”

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Celebrating safely with a twist. That is the motto that 49-year-old Carolyn Vella gives her business, Pretzel Town USA. Vella’s shop includes a range of salted, unsalted, cinnamon sugar, caramel, and chocolatecovered soft and hard pretzels, pretzel nuggets, stuffed pretzel bites, and pretzel platters and everything is completely nutfree. Vella, who is a member of the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce and a Baldwin resident, opened her pretzel shop 11 years ago on Long Beach Road in Oceanside. Vella was the first person in her family to attend college graduating with a Master’s degree in Health Finance and Management from NYU Wagner School in 1997. Working for Department Senior Citizens in Nassau County. While she had early success in the field working for a large healthcare system she knew it didn’t suit her. “I felt like a square peg trying to jam it into a round hole,” said Vella. It took me a long time to find my passion” Vella’s youngest son, 18-year old Michael Vella has a life-

threatening nut allergy and had serious developmental delays when he was born which caused Vella to leave her work in the healthcare field to be home with him. While Vella needed to leave work to look after her youngest son, a trip to Philadelphia would change her career path inspired by her children’s food allergies. “While walking with my two boys to dinner, I passed the Philadelphia pretzel factory and we go get pretzels and I was enchanted with that whole business,” said Vella. “I just couldn’t get it off my mind”. That’s when the idea for the pretzel shop was born. Vella has had a passion for baking in her blood. Coming from a traditional Italian family her mother and grandmother who was a hostess would cook nonstop. Although the Philly Pretzel Factory played a role in Vella going into the pretzel business she wanted to bring her special twist to it. “I thought that I was going to go that route, but their model is not who I am”. When Vella opened her business she had an 800 square foot space on Long Beach Road, in Oceanside but in 2013, expanded to a 5,200 square foot building down the street in Rockville Centre to expand the business model with

the focus on serving as an event space. The store is open on Friday, Saturdays, and Sundays with a focus on hosting large events, gatherings, and parties which include Sweet sixteen parties, communions, 50th birthday parties, Girl Scouts and special needs groups gatherings, and kids’ parties that give kids a chance to make their pretzels. Vella has put a lot into her business, refinancing her home to buy this building, and has faced her fair share of challenges over the years, including Superstor m Sandy causing numerous damages to her building and equipment and a legal battle with a former building tenant. The Pandemic was another challenge that Vella’s Pretzel Shop had to overcome. “Nothing comes easy and why I’m standing is because I’m a lot stronger and I was able to adapt, she said. It’s not how hard you hit. It’s how hard you can take a punch”. Vella has had help from friends to get through tough times and help renovate the store building and has received support from customers throughout.“I have the most wonderful customer base and support from the community. It’s unbelievable. It’s fueled me and

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Carolyn Vella (right) with fellow Oceanside Chamber member Joseph Ponte. helped me go” said Vella. Much of the store has a unique home atmosphere with the event rooms that Vella calls the “Covid Comeback Room” containing many of her own family and childhood memorabilia “It’s just a unique venue that doesn’t exist anywhere and the feel of it is what I am beyond proud of,” said Vella “I treat my business like it’s my home and I

want people to feel that way when they come in. My grandmother was a hostess and at my heart, I am too. To let other people celebrate and be able to host something special for somebody means so much to me. After getting through the pandemic, Vella is looking forward to what’s ahead. “We’re going to celebrate moving forward and making up for everything that we missed,” she said.

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Michael Hinman becomes Heralds’ executive editor Michael Hinman is the new executive editor of Although he was born and raised in rural Pennthe Herald Community Newspapers. Stuart Richner, sylvania, Hinman spent most of his adult life in centhe CEO of Richner Communications Inc., and pub- tral Florida. His work ranged from neighborhood lisher of the newspaper group, made the announce- newspapers like the Zephyrhills News and The ment last week. Hinman succeeds Scott Brinton, Laker, to the larger Sunbelt Newspaper division of The Tampa Tribune. He also spent years as a real who had led the editorial department since 2016. Herald Community Newspapers include nearly estate reporter for the Tampa Bay Business Journal, two dozen publications and more than 20 reporters as well as the Sarasota-based Business Observer. During his time with the Business Journal, Hinand editors. Hinman will also oversee The Riverdale man won a top business reporting award Press, the Bronx paper he joined as edifrom the Society of Professional Jourtor in 2017, helping the publication win nalists for his series of stories focused 29 state awards during that time, includon the failed Trump Tower Tampa projing the New York Press Association’s top ect. honor last year, recognizing general “Our communities are filled with stoexcellence. ries just waiting to be told,” Hinman Joining Hinman’s leadership team is said. “This is why neighborhood newslongtime Nassau Herald editor Jeff Bespapers like the Heralds are so vital. We sen, who becomes the Heralds’ new depare renewing our mission to find those uty editor. stories and share them — to inform you, “I’m excited to see two longtime to help you, and hopefully even make members of the Richner CommunicaJeff Bessen you smile from time to time.” tions family take on expanded roles,” Before his time covering the Five Stuart Richner said. “For the past five years, Michael has been a steadfast steward of The Towns, Bessen was editor of the Islip Bulletin and Riverdale Press’ legacy of excellence. Now he brings Suffolk County News, which covered several commuhis hard-nosed journalism and innovative storytell- nities on Suffolk County’s South Shore. Bessen has won a number of awards from the ing to the Herald newsroom. “Jeff has been a leading voice in the Herald news- New York Press Association and the Press Club of room for more than a decade,” Richner added. “In Long Island over the years, most recently as the the newly created deputy editor role, Jeff will fur- Press Club’s runner-up for non-local news and feather infuse his dogged reporting into our 20-plus edi- tures in 2021, and for narrative in-depth reporting/ series in 2020. tions of the Herald. “The Heralds have always had the community in “I know that under Mike and Jeff ’s leadership, our newsroom will continue to be the premier mind when producing their award-winning stories,” source of local news for Long Islanders. I look for- Bessen said. “We aim to deepen that commitment ward to seeing how our award-winning team finds with a stronger focus on the broader issues — such as politics — that impact our readers.” new ways to serve our communities.”

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hen it comes to buying or selling a home, passion, professionalism and personal service make all the difference when choosing the best real estate broker for your needs. Camille Giardina, in partnership with co-owner and Broker Associate, Juan Jara, of All Star Real Estate Brokers, provides these essential elements to make your real estate experience both seamless and satisfying. Specializing in residential and commercial real estate throughout Long Island, Brooklyn and Queens, this expert husband and wife team works with buyers, sellers and renters alike handling every aspect of your CAmille GiARdinA transaction with utmost care and attention. Licensed Real Estate Known for their hands-on service and dedication to Broker Owner their loyal clients’ needs, Camille and Juan are always JuAn JARA available throughout the process to navigate you to Licensed Real Estate success. When you hire them, you are assured the Broker Associate personal assistance of these two principals every step of the way to list or ﬁnd your home. They are committed to providing the best possible experience for all their clients real estate needs, every step of the way.

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100 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Vanessa Ambrosecchia and Darab Lawyer are real estate agents affiliated with Compass. Compass is a licensed real estate broker and abides by equal housing opportunity laws. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. No statement is made as to the accuracy of any description. All measurements and square footages are approximate. This is not intended to solicit property already listed. Nothing herein shall be construed as legal, accounting or other professional advice outside the realm of real estate brokerage.

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$165,000

N Village Ave

Rockville Centre

$323,000

Archer St

Freeport

$160,000

Harold St

Oceanside

$1,125,000

N Lewis Pl

Rockville Centre

$262,000

Franklin St

East Rockaway

$777,500

Weidner Ave

Oceanside

$917,000

Park Ave

Baldwin

$725,000

Rocklyn Ave

East Rockaway

$690,000

Nassau Pkwy

Oceanside

$800,000

Milburn Ave

Baldwin

$670,000

Cambridge Ct

East Rockaway

$650,000

Fairway Rd

Oceanside

$775,000

Milburn Ave

Baldwin

$645,000

Sampson St

East Rockaway

$560,000

Sheldon Pl

Oceanside

$750,000

Mckinley St

Baldwin

$630,000

Ocean Ave

East Rockaway

$499,000

Bayfield Blvd

Oceanside

$745,000

Westervelt Ave

Baldwin

$600,000

4th Ave

East Rockaway

$470,000

Rockville Centre Pky

Oceanside

$730,000

Charing Cross Rd

Baldwin

$579,000

Atlantic Ave

East Rockaway

$250,000

Vermont Ave

Oceanside

$700,000

Kenneth Ave

Baldwin

$575,000

Ocean Ave

East Rockaway

$499,000

W Waukena Ave

Oceanside

$665,000

Tulip Ave

Baldwin

$570,000

4th Ave

East Rockaway

$470,000

Rockville Centre Pky

Oceanside

$655,000

Wilson St

Baldwin

$530,000

Atlantic Ave

East Rockaway

$250,000

Chester St

Oceanside

$622,000

Wesley St

Baldwin

$410,000

Fowler Ave

Lynbrook

$565,000

Westlake Ave

Oceanside

$580,000

Pershing Blvd

Baldwin

$349,999

Canterbury Gt

Lynbrook

$465,000

E Lexington Ave

Oceanside

$575,000

Grand Ave

Baldwin

$335,000

Atlantic Ave

Lynbrook

$259,000

Yorktown St

Oceanside

$575,000

Lena Ave

Freeport

$630,000

Atlantic Ave

Lynbrook

$240,000

Freeman Ave

Oceanside

$560,000

N Brookside Ave

Freeport

$627,000

Daley Pl

Lynbrook

$155,000

Fortesque Ave

Oceanside

$550,000

Lincoln Ave

Freeport

$620,000

E Beverly Pky

Valley Stream

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Elizabeth Ave

Oceanside

$525,000

Norton St

Freeport

$605,500

Carstairs Rd

Valley Stream

$536,000

Long Beach Road

Oceanside

$525,000

Frankel Ave

Freeport

$599,999

Fairfield St

Valley Stream

$520,000

Mount Ave

Oceanside

$520,000

Delaware Ave

Freeport

$573,000

Sagamore Rd

Island Park

$745,000

Montgomery Ave

Oceanside

$480,000

Pennsylvania Ave

Freeport

$570,500

Baker Ct

Island Park

$622,500

Wexford Ln

Oceanside

$475,000

Westend Ave

Freeport

$490,000

Dolphin Ct

Merrick

$985,000

Saratoga St

Oceanside

$465,000

Stokes Ave

Freeport

$489,747

Merrick Ave

Merrick

$778,600

Pine St

Oceanside

$442,500

Branch Ave

Freeport

$480,000

N Poplar St

Massapequa

$890,000

Soper St

Oceanside

$437,500

Putnam Ave

Freeport

$455,000

Arlyn Dr

Massapequa

$800,000

Royal Ave

Oceanside

$305,000

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Freeport

$450,000

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Massapequa Park

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Rockville Centre

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Freeport

$420,000

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Bellmore

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Rockville Centre

$829,000

Overton St

Freeport

$360,000

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S Hempstead

$450,000

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Rockville Centre

$755,000

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Freeport

$345,000

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Hewlett

$990,000

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Rockville Centre

$700,000

Anchorage Way

Freeport

$285,000

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$315,000

Driscoll Ave

Rockville Centre

$660,000

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$220,000

Ormond St

Rockville Centre

$644,000

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Freeport

$170,000

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Rockville Centre

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Long Island’s business leaders and elected officials gathered at the Bethpage Heritage Club for a breakfast of Spanish frittata, home fries and fruit at the Long Island Association’s “What’s New in Washington” event featuring Democratic Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer on March 4. LIA’s President and CEO Matt Cohen welcomed guests, including State Sen. Anna Kaplan and Nassau County LegisCharLes lator Denise Ford, sChumer highlighting L o n g I s l a n d ’s Senator largest business o r g a n i z a t i o n’s 2022 goals centering on pandemic economic recovery, small business support, cost of living reduction and an inclusive economy. Cohen introduced Schumer, reminiscing about his days as the senator’s 23-yearold direct report in the Long Island office with his deputy at the time and current LIA’s Vice-President Stacey Sikes. Schumer discussed how Long Island has bent the curve and balanced public health, including through allotting over

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13.5 billion to hospitals across the state and supporting vaccine rollouts, making Long Island boast one of the highest rates of vaccinations in the state. However, he identified how state and local aid was missing in the Covid relief package, which was later passed in the American Relief Package. Over $1 billion was provided to local governments, with $397 million going to Nassau, $286 million to Suffolk, and $84 million to Hempstead. Schumer also addressed the pandemic’s effects on restaurants since “the places that suffered the most was where people couldn’t gather.” With the Restaurant Revitalization Plan, which the state government is trying to renew, provided $270

million to Long Island restaurants, including Baldwin’s own Canal House. The bipartisan infrastructure bill drew applause during the breakfast, as it supports improvements in commutes through funding for the LIRR, the Penn Station Rehab and $11.5 billion for the Long Island Expressway. “We will see more construction here on Long Island than we have ever seen here before,” exclaimed Schumer. Then talk turned from pandemic to the environment and science. Schumer listed various environmentally-charged projects, including addressing the water contamination in Bethpage, Farmingdale, and Massapequa, stopping the sale of

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“choice” in schools. Other convention speakers echoed Esposito’s and Blakeman’s concerns, also adding high taxes, corrupt Democratic politicians, and undocumented immigrants. “New York Republicans are putting our money where our mouth is and proving to the people of this state that we are serious about ending the public safety crisis created by the Democrat Party,” said NYGOP Chairman Nick Langworthy in a Feb. 23 statement. Republicans also nominated global financier Paul Rodriguez, former Newsmax host Joe Pinion and litigation attorney Michael Henry to challenge Comptroller Thomas Dinapoli, Sen. Charles Shumer and Attorney General Leticia James, respectively. Republicans, however, have a historical uphill battle in statewide elections, where Democratic voters outnumber registered Republicans by a two-to-one margin. A Republican has not won a state race 20 years, since George E. Pataki secured a third term as governor in 2002, after defeating Democratic Mayor Mario Cuomo. Pataki spoke on the first day of the 2022 GOP Convention, identifying woke culture as the Democratic party’s weakness and saying of President Joe Biden, “We need a Republican Congress to hold this president accountable, we need a Republican Senate to hold this leader accountable, and to get the United States headed in the right direction.” The 2022 midterm state primary elections for governor, senate and congressional offices will be held on June 28.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 202-48 of the code of the Town of Hempstead entitled, “Handicapped Parking On Public Streets,” a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 22nd day of March 2022, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, to consider the adoption of a resolution setting aside certain parking spaces for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons at the following locations: ELMONT BELMONT BOULEVARD west side, starting at a point 260 feet north of the north curbline of Estelle Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-38/22) LITCHFIELD AVENUE east side, starting at a point 177 feet south of the south curbline of Russell Street, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-42/22) FRANKLIN SQUARE BARRYMORE BOULEVARD - west side, starting at a point 197 feet south of the south curbline of Tulip Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-41/22)

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 17-2022 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held March 1, 2022, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 17-2022, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 17-2022, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations. Dated: March 1, 2022 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 129915 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. Search by publication name at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

OCEANSIDE Section 202-13 OSWALD COURT (TH 604/21) North Side - NO PARKING MSSN PHYSICIANS ONLY PLACARD REQUIRED EXCEPT SCHOOL DAYS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8AM - 9 AM & 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM starting at a point 30 feet west of the west curbline of Washington Avenue west for a distance of 55 feet. OSWALD COURT (TH 604/21) North Side - NO PARKING MSSN PHYSICIANS ONLY PLACARD REQUIRED EXCEPT SCHOOL DAYS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8 AM - 9 AM & 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM starting at a point 63 feet east of the east curbline of Oceanside Road east to a point 28 feet west of the west curbline of One Healthy Way. OSWALD COURT (TH 604/21) North Side - NO PARKING MSSN PHYSICIANS ONLY PLACARD REQUIRED EXCEPT SCHOOL DAYS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8 AM TO 9AM & 2:30 PM- 3:30 PM starting at a point 75 feet east of the east curbline of One Healthy Way east to a point 145 feet west of the west curbline of Washington Avenue. ALSO, to REPEAL from Chapter 202 “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking from the following locations: EAST ATLANTIC BEACH Section 202-9 OSWEGO AVENUE (TH 527/21) West Side - NO PARKING JUNE 15th TO SEPTEMBER 10th starting at a point 40 feet south of the south curbline of Beech Street then south for a distance

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 22nd day of March, 2022, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 202-1 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE and REPEAL “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at the following locations: EAST ATLANTIC BEACH OSWEGO AVENUE (TH 527/21) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the south curbline of Beech Street south for a distance of 20 feet. OCEANSIDE FOXHURST ROAD (TH 22/22) North Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the west curbline of Yorktown Street west for a distance of 35 feet. FOXHURST ROAD (TH 22/22) North Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the east curbline of Yorktown Street east for a distance of 60 feet. OSWALD COURT (TH 604/21) North Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME starting at a point 85 feet west of the west curbline of Washington Avenue west for a distance of 60 feet. YORKTOWN STREET (TH 22/22) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the north curbline of Foxhurst Road north for a distance of 30 feet. YORKTOWN STREET (TH 22/22) East Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the north curbline of Foxhurst Road north for a distance of 30 feet. WESTBURY PALM LANE (TH 29/22) East Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the north curbline of Mead Lane north for a distance of 20 feet.

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OSWALD COURT (TH 46/00) North Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME EXCEPT SCHOOL DAYS FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 9:00 A.M. AND 2:30 P.M. TO 3:30 P.M. - starting at a point 56 feet east of the east curbline of Oceanside Road east to a point 30 feet west of the west curbline of One Healthy Way. (Adopted 1/23/01) OSWALD COURT (TH 46/00) South Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME EXCEPT SCHOOL DAYS FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 9:00 A.M. AND 2:30 P.M. TO 3:30 P.M. - starting at a point 56 feet east of the east curbline of Oceanside Road east to a point 30 feet west of the west curbline of Hospital Driveway. (Adopted 1/23/01) ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. Dated: March 1, 2022 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 129910 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

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LEGAL NOTICE CASE NO. 21527 RESOLUTION NO.293-2022 Adopted: March 1, 2022 Councilman Muscarella offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AND SETTING ASIDE CERTAIN PARKING SPACES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE SOLE USE OF HOLDERS OF SPECIAL PARKING PERMITS ISSUED BY THE COUNTY OF NASSAU TO PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS. WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 165-2022, adopted February 15, 2022, a public hearing was duly held on the 1st day of March, 2022, at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the proposed establishment and setting aside of a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons, in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, all as set forth in said resolution; and WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Town Board finds it to be in the public interest to establish and set aside a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, the following parking spaces be and the same hereby is set aside for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons: ELMONT MEACHAM AVENUE west side, starting at a point 60 feet south of the south curbline of Sun Avenue, south for a distance of 15 feet. (TH-545/21)

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PRESS-ROOM/WAREHOUSE HELP Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for a FULL-TIME Pressroom/warehouse helper in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for a motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duties in the shop. Forklift experience is a plus and heavy lifting is required. Hours vary, so flexibility is key. Email resumes or contact info to careers@liherald.com

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ISLaNd PaRK 100 Baker Ct #91, BA, NEW WATERFRONT Unit at Yacht Club! Enjoy Easy Living in This Gated Community. Spacious Townhouse with 2/3 Bedroom, 2.5 Bth, Breathtaking Views From all Rooms. Updtd Gran/Wood EIK. Main Floor Master Suite. 1 Car Att Garage. Community Pool, Tennis. BBktball & Playground. Minutes to Restaurants, Shops & Trans............................................. $880,000

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impressed that your lawyer is concerned that the issues you described are complicated. I’m used to everyone who doesn’t regularly address plans and applications having a simplistic view of the process. It isn’t uncommon for owners asking building departments or their lawyers about what is needed and then telling onte eeper me they only need a “sketch” to make an application. The word sketch makes the whole issue sound simpler, faster and cheaper, but is far from the reality. If a sketch were provided, it would only be for something like a fence permit, where some building departments let the owner write on their property survey. What the building department forgets to tell you is that surveys are legal documents that usually have a statement on them that it’s illegal to alter them. I’m sure surveyors wouldn’t include that statement if they didn’t mean it, but that statement is all too often completely ignored. Your attorney is correct that even moving a fence so the survey shows the fence on the property line is complicated. I rarely hear of neighbors volunteering to move a fence that has been there for many years. It usually sets up a bad relationship when new neighbors move in and start asking to up-heave their neighbor’s lives. Finished basements are no less of a dilemma, since your municipality, like most, won’t allow bedrooms or kitchens in basements. Many people put these rooms in, waiting to see if anyone ever says a word, which is why I have to tell people their neighbors up and down the street may have a kitchen and bedrooms in the basement, but none of them are actually legal. I know that isn’t what you wanted to hear, especially since you felt the pressure to go into a contract for the house. I’ve often said to people buying a house that I wish it was part of the transaction, as common as a home inspection, often called an “engineer’s report” (even though most people inspecting the house aren’t engineers), that someone with code and zoning knowledge should examine the premises and survey to address potential problems before you go into contract. Good luck!

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e live in a world where sports matchups of almost any kind are totally unpredictable. Whether it’s football, baseball, basketball or hockey, a game is frequently decided in the final minutes or seconds. In the legal world, many cases can go either way as well, depending on the law or the facts. But there’s one place where, it’s safe to say, in many key cases, the score will be 6-3. I refer to the United States Supreme Court. In the next four JERRY months, the court will be making KREMER decisions on such topics as abortion, affirmative action, immigration, gun rights and congressional redistricting. You don’t need a scorecard to figure out what the results are likely to be, because several of the nine justices have telegraphed their views to the outside world long before the cases will be argued in front of them. A look back at history shows that this isn’t the first court majority whose legal

views were well known to the outside world. From 1953 to 1969, the court was led by Chief Justice Earl Warren. Unlike any before it, the Warren Court dramatically expanded civil rights, civil liberties and the powers of the court itself. It ended racial segregation and state-sanctioned prayer in public schools, ensured equal representation in state legislatures and paved the way for the legalization of abortion. The Warren Court was one of the more liberal courts in judicial history. In contrast, the court led by Chief Justice William Rehnquist, from 1986 to 2005, moved to the right, giving states more power, striking down provisions of the Violence Against Women Act and, in 2000, famously ruling that George W. Bush had been elected president. To the surprise of many, the Rehnquist Court upheld Roe v. Wade, which granted women the right to have an abortion. Given the fact that this court had among its members Antonin Scalia, Sandra Day O’Connor, Clarence Thomas and Anthony Kennedy, it’s no wonder that it was unpredictable when it handed down rulings on cases with strong nationwide

interest. The current court is headed by Chief Justice John Roberts, but it is dominated by five justices who have already made clear where they stand on cases already argued and yet to come. Last September, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, speaking at the University of Louisiana, said that the court is “not a bunch of partisan hacks.” She warned that “justices must be hyper-vigilant to make sure that they are not letting their personal biases creep into their decisions.” She made that speech after voting to uphold a Texas law that bars abortions after six weeks. Anyone who believes that Justices Barrett and Thomas are independent thinkers is mistaken. In 2006, Barrett, then a law professor at Notre Dame, signed a full-page ad in the South Bend (Ind.) Tribune by St. Joseph County Right to Life, stating that it was “time to put an end to the barbaric legacy of Roe v. Wade and restore laws that protect the lives of unborn children.” At her congressional confirmation hearing, she waffled, saying only that Roe v. Wade had been affirmed many times. This spring, when the court rules on a

ver the next four months, the justices are set to make some huge decisions.

Mississippi law prohibiting abortions after 15 weeks, you don’t have to guess where Barrett will stand. The court’s longest-serving justice is Clarence Thomas. According to The New Yorker, Thomas’s wife, Virginia, is involved with a number of organizations that file briefs before the court opposing affirmative action and abortion, favoring gun rights and offering strong opinions on many other current cases. One of the cases now before the court is a suit by the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association to overturn a New York City law that places limits on carrying guns outside the home. Thomas’s expected opinion, to throw out the law, won’t help Mayor Eric Adams in his efforts to curb gun violence. During my career as an attorney, I have always had the greatest respect for our judiciary and the court system in general. But it saddens me to think that some of the most consequential cases in our lifetime are destined to be decided by that 6-3 margin. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

As the pandemic pushes past two years, where are we?

othing like the threat of World War III, and a red-hot nuclear reactor, to focus one’s attention. After more than two years of obsessively parsing the news about the global pandemic ravaging the world, we now have an escalating war in Eastern Europe to distract us. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has eclipsed the grim coverage of people sick and dying of a runaway virus. Now we have 24/7 coverage of people fleeing and dying in a firestorm let loose RANDI by a runaway KREISS Vladimir Putin. Irony abounds. We were blindsided by Covid and blindsided by Russia, although there was plenty of evidence in both cases that something bad was coming down. In this moment, the two global events are creating a kind of whipsaw effect, with our battered psyches in the middle. In the past few weeks, as Covid restrictions loosened, I wasn’t ready to join the party. It seems that very young

children and older people are still vulnerable to getting sick, possibly very sick. The difficult piece of this is that the protocol for any one individual is, well, individual. Americans aren’t good at nuance, but that’s what we need for now. How much risk do I take, and when and why? When will it be safe to go to a wedding or a funeral? Many of us have stopped thinking at all about the coronavirus, because we’re creatures of the news cycle, and the news has moved on to Ukraine. It creates our reality: what we think about, what we talk about and what we worry about. For many of us, the constant stream of “breaking news,” whether it was about the pandemic for the past two years, or now, the Russian invasion, is a nonstop anxiety machine. The day 24/7 news became a thing was the day we enslaved ourselves and our sense of well-being to an outside force. Sometimes the coverage feeds on itself, reporters interviewing other reporters, and anchors hosting the same military talking heads all day and all night long, the same “news” repeated again and again.

I am rarely in a situation these days, whether out with a friend or gathering with family, that someone isn’t beeped and dinged with “breaking news.” This is the pandemic that will do us in. In just these two weeks, we have traded our addiction to Covid news for minute-to-minute coverage of one country blowing another country to bits. Wherever I look, people are staring, transfixed, at their phones, like players in a dystopian science fiction story come true. As we move into the third year of the pandemic (which clearly is not over and the first weeks of the Russian onslaught, we need to ground ourselves. That means time away from the news. As we move toward spring and the hope of warmer weather, we need to get up and out again, walking or biking or driving to someplace with open spaces. The signs of spring are always life-affirming, but you won’t find them on Fox or CNN. Get to the beach or walk around the block, and before you do, leave your buddy at home. That would be the phone, which can survive very nicely on its own while you live for a while in your own

here will never be a new normal. It will be something else, but what?

head. Refreshed, we can carry on through this rough patch as we figure out how to stay safe and how to think about this war in Eastern Europe. We do not travel light. We carry the memory of nearly one million Americans who died of Covid. We ventured out the other evening to sit in an outside tented area of a restaurant. It wasn’t perfect. It felt strange to wait for food, and I was impatient. This isn’t a new normal, I realize. There will never be a new normal. It will be something else, and we aren’t there yet. As we begin Year Three of the pandemic and continue Month One of the Ukraine invasion, we must turn off the noise and find some quiet space to think. Many of us need to restore our faith in the future. I grew up just expecting everything to be fine, and then there were the assassinations and the Vietnam War. Today teenagers are worrying about a draft or another pandemic. Comfort does not come from the media or any outside source. It comes from within, in its own time, when we find reason to believe again in the possibility of a peaceful future in a healthy world. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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letters Picking and choosing on quality of life? To the Editor: It is ironic that our Republican and Democratic officials claim they are protecting the environment and our “suburban quality of life” by opposing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s affordable housing plan in the 2022-23 state budget. Are our elected officials fighting to close and clean the Brookhaven Landfill, which has been dumping toxins into the predominantly Black and Latino community of North Bellport since 1974? Are Long Island representatives decrying the proposed zoning changes and a Winters Bros. plan to bring in 6,000 tons of garbage every day, right next to the aforementioned landfill? Where was the opposition while developers constructed luxury condominiums throughout Glen Cove and Glenwood Landing, further congesting traffic? We cannot cherry-pick when the environ-

Johnson’s Freedom of Information Act — to ensure that government truly is transparent by guaranteeing access to government documents. More often than not, we hear about media organizations — like the Heralds — lifting these veils of secrecy. But this isn’t a privilege of a select few; open records are a right for everyone. Sunshine Week is recognized each year by open-government advocates, local libraries, schools and other civic-minded organizations, which discuss government accessibility through news stories, opinion columns, blogs, web pages, seminars, editorial cartoons and even paid advertisements. Without open government, much of what you see in these pages simply wouldn’t be possible. Crime reporting? No. In-depth investigative pieces? Not a chance. Court proceedings? Legislative sessions? City council hearings? Board of education meetings? Only what leaders would choose to share. Laws mandating open meetings and open records give all of us the right to delve deeply into the activities of local, county, state and federal officials, and to draw our own conclusions about whether the people we vote into office are truly doing their jobs representing us. Despite all this progress toward transparency, there are constant efforts by the very officials mandated to provide this access to instead pull it back into darkness. Florida journalists created what grew into Sunshine Week two decades

ago, when the legislature there looked to pass hundreds of laws that would curtail such transparency. And there’s still much work to be done closer to home. New York agencies that don’t provide access to information and documents face the threat of lawsuits, but rarely actually suffer through them since few individuals or organization that would file them have the resources to go to court. Other states have created affordable (or even free) arbitration resolution methods. New York isn’t one of them. But things are changing. Last December, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law a measure requiring public hearings on issues in front of select state departments like Education and Environmental Conservation whenever 125 or more people petition state lawmakers for them. It also requires those hearings be held in the evenings and on weekends, allowing more people to attend. The meetings must also be broadcast, and teleconferencing must be an option. The law goes a long way in implementing new opportunities for meaningful public participation in governmental decision-making. It will do nothing less than help shift the balance of power from the government to the people. But it’s only a start. There is no such thing as too much transparency when it comes to government. A true democracy is leadership by the people, not a select few. And it’s the people that must continue to hold those who represent us accountable.

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he unfolding situation in Ukraine and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package. These seemingly unrelated topics help frame the realtime battle between authoritarianism and democracy that is boiling up in the pot of world debate. If we are going to reduce crime, cut taxes and help our troubled schools, we have a lot of work to do to make sure that democracy wins. Last fall, President Biden told members of Congress that both Russian President Vladimir Putin Tom and Chinese leader Xi Jinping had sUoZZi told him that they “don’t think democracy can accomplish big things in this world of social media and the 24-hour news cycle.” Russia and China believe that America, and democracies generally, are too divided. They don’t think we can accomplish

big things anymore, and that they can. Today’s division in Washington, Albany and governments across the country is hurting us. Elected officials pander to their base. The battles waged on Twitter and Facebook seep out into every part of our lives. Cable news talking heads pit Americans against one another, finding wedge issues that make us believe there’s more that divides us than unites us. Even more concerning are the efforts by our foreign adversaries to sow disinformation and civil unrest using the very platforms that they curtail in their own countries. Can we still do big things with so much dissent? A few months ago, we passed the largest ever investment in infrastructure in history — $1.2 trillion — and it was bipartisan. As vice chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, I helped negotiate this oncein-a-generation infrastructure package. We overcame all of the rancor and division to pass a bill that will send billions

he record investment in infrastructure was bipartisan, and should be a model to follow.

LeTTers ment or quality of life is of value. That is blatant environmental injustice and systemic racism at work. MARIANNA HOITT-LANgE Sea Cliff

Gillen would be best Rice replacement To the Editor: As a moderate-progressive-liberal Republican, a rare breed in today’s extremist constellation of cultists tethered to the chicanery and shenanigans of our discredited, thoroughly unfit 45th president, I am delighted to cross the partisan Rubicon to endorse the candidacy of our former Town of Hempstead supervisor, Laura gillen, in the 4th Congressional District to succeed U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, who is stepping down. Along with her considerable experience, gillen brings a welcoming, inclusive style to governing, fully aware that politics is an honorable calling, not an exclusive opportunity to reward supporters and punish critics. Her formal nomination in a winning primary battle will advance her candidacy to the finals, Election Day on Nov. 8. Let’s send someone to Washington who will support our new, better President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda. ASHER MATAHIAS Woodmere

of dollars to New York — with the state set to receive $13 billion in funding for roads and bridges; $24 billion for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, including the Long Island Rail Road and New York City’s subways; over $1.4 billion for water and sewer system upgrades; and almost a billion more for much-needed airport upgrades and climate resiliency. The bipartisan infrastructure bill is real-life stuff that will rebuild our state and put millions of people to work. When it passed, however, it only received news coverage for a week, at most. It wasn’t one of the most highly viewed posts on social media, and no videos of Biden signing the legislation went viral. But if you ask everyday New Yorkers what they want from their elected officials, they will typically say they “want to see results.” Pandering to the base, Twitter likes, sound bites and saying outrageous things

to go viral or get booked on cable news shows won’t solve problems or improve people’s lives. This type of good I speak of is still possible. Working across party lines, Democrats and Republicans, progressives and moderates need to put the good of the people first. We are at a turning point. Americans — and New Yorkers — are sick and tired of the finger-pointing, the pandering and the division. Our government can do big, important things, and help solve problems to reduce crime, cut taxes, and help transform our troubled schools. But to do that, we must root out those who seek to divide us — those in public office, on social media, on cable news, as well as foreign adversaries who oppose our democracy and wish to sow civil unrest and do us harm. With our eyes wide open, we can and will succeed, because most of us want the same things: to help people and make the world better. U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi represents New York’s 3rd Congressional District.Comments? OConnell11001@yahoo.com.

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Career advice for the Cuomos To the Editor: Former gov. Andrew Cuomo has begun using part of his leftover $16 million re-election fund to pay for commercials. He now claims that he has been exonerated of charges that he sexually harassed a number of women. Andrew and his brother Chris might be better off if they listened to Kenny Rogers’s song “The gambler.” Rogers sings, “You’ve gotta know … when to fold ’em, know when to walk away …” It is wishful thinking on Andrew Cuomo’s part that he can resume his political career with a simple media blitz. Both he and Chris should look for honest work. Why not follow in their grandparents’ footsteps and open another family grocery store in Queens? (Chris, who loves working out, could open a gym upstairs.) The brothers have a long history of selling baloney. That makes them perfectly suited for this new occupation. LARRY PENNER Great Neck

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