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Dunkin’ seniors star in documentary “It’s such a diverse group of men from different walks of life getting together and becoming Lights, camera, doughnuts? friends who may not have ever Oceanside native and former become friends under normal NBC and “Today Show” produc- circumstances, as younger men er, Joanne LaMarca, along with or working men,” said Joanne. producer Margo Bruton, recentLaMarca soon found that ly went to Dunkin’ Donuts in groups that her father formed Oceanside to shoot are not only prevathe first of several lent in Oceanside, documentaries but there are others that will take place just like them across the country around the country. about men and “I live in New friendship. Jersey,” she said, LaMarca’s “and there are two father, Jim LaMargroups of men who ca, 80, inspired the meet here every project. He began mor ning. And a regularly attendfriend of mine was ing the Dunkin’ telling me how her Donuts in Ocean- JoANNe lAMARCA father meets in Virs i d e a f t e r h e Producer, ginia every mornretired at age 68. “Today Show” ing, and the more I After talking with start talking to peoseveral incoming ple, the more I realpatrons, a men’s ize that this is a real thing. When chat group began to form and I started seeing these groups all friendships were made. Local over the place, I thought this is a Oceanside seniors would arrive phenomenon.” at Dunkin’, at 3151 Lawson Blvd., The Oceanside documentary, each morning over the years to which was shot on iPhones, is join LaMarca and several friends just the first of several. LaMarca to chat about various topics, and Bruton are planning to meet from sports to politics and soci- with other senior groups in Floretal events. They garnered recog- ida, Connecticut and New Jersey, nition among local patrons and as well as talking to health spetheir group gained several new cialists about the mental and members over time. Continued on page 13
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Shaun McDaniel, who works at Trader Joe’s in Oceanside, is more than a workout warrior – he is a survivor because of his love of fitness. McDaniel, who also owns gym space in Long Beach where he trains clients, has been in love with the gym and exercise since he was a young boy. As a youngster, he would do thousands of pushups. He holds several push-up world records, including completing 803 backhanded push-ups in one hour while wearing a 40-pound backpack. Growing up in a rough neighborhood in Jamaica,
Queens, McDaniel started going to the gym to learn self-defense and competed as an amateur boxer from age 10 to 22. Last Sept. 8, McDaniel dropped off his son, Shaun Jr., at the school bus stop, and that was the last time his 9-year-old would see his father for weeks, as McDaniel entered the fight of his life. After days of suffering a loss of appetite and weight, his family rushed him to the Emergency Room in Long Beach, where he was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. After a life of rigorous exercise, McDaniel was reluctant to go to the hospital, but the pain was greater than anything he Continued on page 14
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oCeansIDe CounCIl 3481 members celebrated the Irish spirit with over a hundred peers from Oceanside and beyond who made their way to the Grand Ballroom at O’Connell Gardens on Kenneth Place for dinner and dancing.
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One day could not contain the celebratory Irish spirit last weekend, as more than a hundred members of the Oceanside Knights of Columbus came out for a night of Irish music, dancing, and culture at the Annual St. Patrick’s Dinner Dance. One of the largest Knights of Columbus councils in the country, Oceanside’s catholic brotherhood boasts over 2,000 members. Over a hundred Knights members from Oceanside and beyond made their way to the Grand Ballroom at O’Connell Gardens on Kenneth Place for dinner and dancing. Island Park-based band Harper’s Ferry Band serenaded the crowd with Irish classics before Irish step dancers took the floor to perform for the crowd. All of the proceeds from the entry fee to the event will go towards local charities and nearby St. Anthony’s Church. Paul Kahl, the Oceanside council’s current Grand Knight, was excited to bring back the event after it was cancelled in 2021 due to the pandemic. The Knights were able to get their 2020 edition of the dinner dance in two days before the shutdown. “It’s very good seeing everybody,” Kahl said. “It’s back to the norm. That’s what we’re trying to do.” The chapter had a German Night in October and a New Year’s Eve party, but with restrictions being lifted the St. Patrick’s Day celebration was something of a return to normality. Tony Marengo of Mineola was in attendance. Marengo is a member of the St. Agnes Knights in Rockville Centre and the Nassau County Conference
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IrIsh sTep DanCers take to the dance floor during the St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance festivities at the council’s headquarters on O’Connell Gardens on Saturday night. . Chairman. “The Knights do a lot of charitable work, so it’s nice to have a night like this where you can socialize and have fun,” Marengo said. “The county is only as strong as these local councils. When these councils thrive like this, it makes everybody stronger.”
IslanD park’s harper’s Ferry Band played Irish music in the Grand Ballroom. Tom Carrozza/Herald
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Scrabble At the Island Park Library. ALL participants must be fully vaccinated and must show proof of full vaccination. Starts at 1 p.m.
Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll will present the process for filing a property tax grievance with the Nassau County Assessment Review Commission will be discussed. Starts at 10:30 a.m.
Chick Hatching Update Sessions Weekly update on the progress of the Island Park chick eggs. There will be a a storytime and craft project each week. Starts at 4:30 p.m.
Rockin’ Hollywood: Rock & Roll and the Movies From Bill Haley to the Beatles A virtual lecture at the Oceanside Library. This presentation will look at the first decade of rock movies and how Hollywood helped reflect the power of this music around the world. Starts at 2 p.m.
Friday, March 25 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: West Side Story Watch at the Island Park Library. Starring: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Rita Moreno. An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Starts at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday,March 26 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.
Island Park Library Day 2022 Celebrate the return of Library Day at the Island Park Library. Come put your mark6on “Pixel the Parrot,” and visit “Jungle of Books” for browsing, crafting,
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A monthly educational session with Mount Sinai South Nassau at the Oceanside Library. Learn more about how to use the monitor and how to assess your numbers. Starts at 11:00 a.m.
Mount Sinai VaxMobile Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Vaxmobile will be visiting the Oceanside Library. Available vaccines will be Pfizer - First and second dose, Pfizer Booster, and Pediatric doses. Starts at 10:00 AM.
Easy Tai-Chi and Chi Cong with Judy Join the Island Park Library for Tai-Chi that 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.
Defensive Driving Join the Oceanside Library for a two-day Defensive Driving Course given by Empire Safety Council. Registration Required. Write a check to Empire Safety Council Starts at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, March 29 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.
Canasta The Island Park Library hosts Canasta. Starts at 1:00 PM
Defensive Driving Join the Oceanside Library for a two-day Defensive Driving Course given by Empire Safety Council. Registration Required Fee $30 cash or check accepted. Write a check to Empire Safety Council. Starts at 6 p.m.
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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Introducing big topics to young children, 10th-graders at Oceanside High School’s integrated program visited the kindergarten classes at School #6 to teach philosophy. The high school students made three visits, March 8, 11 and 18, and each time they introduced rules of philosophy, such as listening, respecting others’ opinions, saying what you think, and explaining why, to the younger students. Then they read and discussed ideas found in the picture books, “Frog and Toad,” and Margaret Wise Brown’s “The Important Book.” High school English teacher Jennifer Frasca said the students’ philosophical teachings are based on the work of Professor Thomas E. Wartenberg and his “big ideas for little kids” curriculum. “We started six or seven years ago and we train the kids so that they can then go into the rooms and facilitate completely on their own,” said Frasca. “And over the years, we’ve seen just so much organic change and their ability to discuss ideas at a higher level, which translates to skills in their writing as well. And it’s certainly building a sense of community. They’re visiting their old kindergarten teachers.” The goal was to encourage students to think critically about ideas, about their own thinking and about engaging in respectful discussion, and some of the participating high school students dis-
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cussed their takeaway from all the lessons they showed the younger students. “[There’s] a lot more absorbing and they take up knowledge a lot faster than I thought they would,” said 10th-grader Anthony Pesce. “You would think that maybe their young age would hold them back with that but they pick up ideas really fast.” The 10th-grade students were fully prepared for the presentation after practicing philosophy and learning the rules themselves, and also visiting the elementary schools three times. “It’s really important that they learn to think outside the box and maybe interpret things in different
ways,” said another 10th-grader, when asked about the most important lessons that were discussed. “I think we also talk about how to disagree,” said Pesce. “In our roles of philosophy, we tell them how disagreement is good as long as it’s respectful and like we teach that at a young age like is it something that’s really important. In this day and age when you disagree with someone, it can feel like you’re personally against them. But especially at their age, they don’t disrespect each other in any way. They’ll try to show why they’re right and the other person’s wrong. But they’ll do it in a very respectful manner.”
aBove, high School students spoke to kindergarten students on the rules of philosophy. left, high School students have been presenting philosophy for several years to the younger students. Frasca added, “The 10th-graders are able to guide them through that higher level of discussion, which is amazing. This is really one of the last things we were able to do, pre-Covid shutdown. To be able to now do it with no masks and see the kids are laughing, it’s really been amazing this week.”
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Meeting the Democratic Congressional Democrats By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com
Four out of the five current Democratic candidates vying to be the Dems representative in the general election to replace Kathleen Rice attended a Meet the Candidates night hosted by the Bellmore-Merrick Democratic Club at the Merrick Road Golf Course Clubhouse on March 14. Rice announced she would not seek re-election last month. Nassau County Legislator Siela Bynoe, Malverne Mayor Keith Corbett, former Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen, and first-time candidate Kevin Shakil, of Westbury, took part in responding to questions that were submitted by their potential constituents. County Legislator Carrié Solages, who is also running, was unable to attend. Each candidate was allotted three minutes to make an opening statement, as well as three minutes to respond to each question. Among the topics discussed were the affordability of living on Long Island and public safety. The first question asked was: What did the candidates feel was the biggest problem facing the district, and what would be their solution? Corbett said the biggest issue facing the district is the use and trafficking of illegal handguns. “We need a real comprehensive, federal program, that funds the local police departments so that we can actually put together, and stop the trafficking of illegal
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ThE BELLmORE-mERRick DEmOcRATic Club hosted a Meet the Candidates on March 14. Four of the five Democratic candidates attended. County Legislator Carrié Solages who is also running was not in attendance. guns,” he said. “I don’t know anyone — Republican or Democrat, who is against illegal guns. Let’s finally get something done to stop the illegal trafficking of illegal handguns.” Gillen touched upon several topics, all relating to lifestyle affordability, whether it be housing, prescription drugs or gasoline. “We need to tackle this problem immediately,” Gillen said of the recent uptick in gas prices. “We should have an immediate gas tax holiday — we should also be working to become energy independent.” Shakil, the CEO of Islamic Radio, also
said safety was his main concern. “We are seeing crimes through the roof, illegal guns — people are getting killed, people are getting shot,” he said. “The only way we can ensure that public safety is taking serious is by funding our police, but ensuring that they have transparency and accountability.” Bynoe said she agreed “whole heartedly” with the previous responses. Bynoe discussed some of the work she had done with the legislature, such as offering mental health services to public facing employees. “We have to go to Washington, we have
to work across the island, and we have to bring common sense solutions to the issues we are facing here,” she said. The war in Ukraine was also on the candidates’ minds. All four agreed the United States should continue to support Ukraine with resource and place sanctions against Russia, which isn’t always easy, according to Corbett. “It’s very tough for any local group to find the proper organization that can actually get the goods that you all bring in there,” Corbett said. “We should be in Washington — at least providing resources to our residents that are willing to help.” “Aside from doing the sanctions and doing all that we are in the current moment, we have to make sure that we are sending arms,” Bynoe added. “That is a basic tenant of who the United States is — and we have to do it well.” During closing remarks, Corbett noted that while all the present candidates, for the most part, agreed on many of the issues and solutions for the topics discussed, that ultimately, it is up to voters to decide who the best person is to represent the party. As of press time only one Republican, tech chief executive Bill Staniford of Lawrence, has announced his candidacy. Primary elections, which will decide who will run from each party, will take place on June 28. A full video of the event is available to watch on the Bellmore Merrick Democratic Club’s YouTube channel.
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the dunkin’ men’s group in Oceanside was the first of many groups to be featured across the country. umentary does not yet have its title, but LaMarca and Bruton project that between the research, the filming and the editing, the documentary will be completed by
spring of 2023, when they can then pitch the project to film festivals and to production companies such as Netflix. The documentary is still in its early
stages, but LaMarca wants friendship to be the key message. “It’s really about how as we grow older, we really need our friends and men have a harder time it seems,’’ said LaMarca. “We have a hard time keeping those friendships and maintaining those friendships. This documentary is all about how important those bonds are.”
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physical benefits of friendship. LaMarca wanted to focus on men, in particular, because of the differences in how they create friendships. “It’s important because of the friendships that we have to keep us stimulated. They keep our minds going,” said LaMarca. “Women repeat their stories to their friends. We’re always talking and we’re always bonding and we create a community where men are less likely to do that. These coffee groups keep them together. I think men and young men are forgotten when it comes to emotion. And I want them to take away how important it is for their mental and physical health to keep these bonds going. I think guys need to be emotional. And I think these friendships help them in so many ways and they’re important to have.” The idea for the documentary has been in the works for about two years, but the pandemic put a hold on the project. “I really think Covid took a toll on kids, and it took a toll on seniors,” LaMarca said. “And when their minds aren’t challenged, their minds slow down, and the loss of those ties and those bonds during Covid, I think, really was debilitating to them.” The group has been together for years, with men ranging in age from 60s to 90s. Through the years many have come and gone and some have passed away. The doc-
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Fitness brought back family man from the brink of death had ever felt. “I take a lot of pain, you know, couldn’t take that pain,” he said. McDaniel was given several doses of morphine, but when the pain got worse, he was rushed to Mount Sinai South Nassau. “When I’m in the ambulance, I remember looking out the back window,” he said. “We were going through some bumps in the road and I blacked out.” After he woke up, EMTs informed McDaniel that for one minute his heart had stopped. “Last I remember, putting on my gown and was in so much pain,” he said. “I laid back down and I black out again and I woke up three weeks later.” McDaniel’s wife told him he was placed in an intubated coma because he had stopped breathing and couldn’t breathe on his own. “They had me on the highest dose of ketamine that a human can take to keep him alive,” he said. Two weeks after being hospitalized, McDaniel woke up from his coma and had new challenges to overcome. “I didn’t even realize how much weight and muscle I lost,” said McDaniel, who had been squatting 600 pounds and dead-lifting 700 pounds during his fitness workouts. McDaniel suffered severe muscle deterioration, which left him unable to walk for several days and his organs were so inflamed. He had not consumed
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Shaun mcdaniel thankS family for supporting him after he had left the hospital and was unable to walk without a cane. any solid food for weeks. After being able to eat solid food and gaining enough strength back in his legs, McDaniel was discharged from the hospital. Although having no previous pancreas or blood sugar issues, McDaniel developed type-one diabetes from the pancreatitis. It was later diagnosed to be type-two diabetes. Although it was a near-death experience, McDaniel wasn’t in fear during his time in the hospital, thanks to his wife, Lindsay, and family for supporting him
mcdaniel, a Workout warrior, is still standing thanks largely his strenuous exercise routine. through the toughest times. “I didn’t grasp the severity of what I had until they checked me out. I didn’t know that I almost died,” he said. “I can’t express how much my wife and my mother-inlaw went through, because they were there every day and they saw everything. My wife had to deal with my son, who thinks, ‘Daddy just has a stomach ache.’ She saw me in a coma and constantly heard, ‘He’s not going to make it.’ She and my mother-in-law really stood by my side.” The experience gave McDaniel a new outlook on life. “I don’t take things for
granted as much anymore,” he said. “Dropping my son off that day at that bus stop, I didn’t know I was going to be in the emergency room in a coma.” Doctors told McDaniel his case of pancreatitis carries a 75 percent mortality rate. But he said he believes his love of exercise was the major factor in his survival. The doctor said he survived because his body is used to being taxed. “The strenuous training that I’ve done over my life, saved my life,” he said. “I’ve always been into fitness and I’ve always taxed my body.” Although doctors had told McDaniel that he would not be able to work out the way he did before his pancreatitis, he has been slowly getting back to his fitness routine. “I managed to get to a point where I can start going back to the gym, and I started working out slowly,” McDaniel said. “I went home (from the hospital) 199 pounds and now I’m 230. I was frustrated walking with a cane, I got tired of people telling me how skinny I got and I was determined to be the old me, no matter what.” McDaniel is nearly back to his bodybuilder form, recently bench-pressing 335 pounds and in June will be participating in a strongman competition, which he has done in the past. “I’m going to win that trophy and I’m going to live life. Fitness saved my life and I’m going to do this until I can’t do it anymore,” he said.
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It’s a puzzlement! as you weren’t confronted with a myriad of choices as to what type, flavor or size! Becoming a smart decision-maker is a great skill that will serve you well throughout life. Like in sports, you’ ll become practiced and be able to make quick decisions that will likely be successful without all the angst or effort. Of course, not all your decisions will work out exactly as hoped for, but most of them will work out pretty well. Here are three ways to accomplish this feat.
concerns and help you decide what to do and when to do it — without pressuring you. Remember, doing nothing is a choice that you may well regret.
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■ Get Started.
■ Ask yourself the right questions.
This is trickier than it seems at first glance. You need to know your objective before you seek out answers. If you don’t, you may ask yourself the wrong question. A n example: you may be pondering whether to return to college when a more fundamental question may be, apadin “now that I’m approaching the empty nest stage, how do I want to spend the rest of my life?” This might mean changing jobs, developing a new interest, starting therapy or moving to a new place. Asking the wrong question makes it difficult to find the right answer.
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Postponing a decision might be OK — for a while. But if you put things off for too long, you just compound the problem. Let’s say you have money sitting in the bank that you want to invest for better returns. But how? You’re terrified about losing money, unsophisticated about the financial markets. So you do nothing — for years. Time to get started! But you might say to yourself, this is the wrong time, look at the turmoil Putin’s created in the world. Still, even if you don’t make the decision now, you can educate yourself by speaking to a few financial experts who’ll listen to your
■ Know your risk tolerance. Some folks like to play it safe; others love to live on the edge. Know your risk tolerance. Then you can reduce the unknowns, making your decision less risky. The more you know, the surer you can be of your decisions.
Nothing as risky as plunging into an arena you know very little about. So, if you’ve harbored a dream about going into business for yourself but continue to keep putting it off, do your research now! The more you know, the easier it’ll be for you to decide whether to take the leap and go for it! Good decision-making is an art and a skill. Similar to driving, choosing our route over another. You may choose the scenic route if you have the time, want to take in nature, stop along the way. Or you may choose the faster route if there’s a place you need to get to right away. No right or wrong answers — only you making the best choices for reaching your goals. Some seem to have a natural talent for making good decisions. Most of us, however, need to learn how to clarify uncertainties, evaluate risks, enlarge options, accept tradeoffs and motivate ourselves to face whatever’s causing our hesitation. ©2022 Linda Sapadin, Ph.D., psychologist, coach and author specializes in helping people improve their relationships, enhance their lives and overcome procrastination and fear. Contact her at DrSapadin@aol.com. Visit her website at www.PsychWisdom. com.
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You’re baffled. What to do? You have an important choice to make but you’re worried you’ll make the wrong choice. It could be taking a new job you might regret, having elective surgery you might bemoan, deciding on a decorating project you might find fault with. Make a bad choice, and you’ll have wasted time, money and energy and be pissed with yourself ! Feeling indecisive, you postpone making a decision. That way, you avoid making a big mistake, that is — until you take a good look at what you didn’t do. You kick yourself for not getting out of the stock market before it started going down. You feel sick when you think about the house you could have bought dirt cheap, if only you had acted, instead of hesitating as usual. And it’s not only major decisions that plague you. You might drive yourself crazy trying to decide where to go on your next vacation, which laptop to buy, even what to cook for dinner. The ability to make good decisions without excessive angst is vital for in today’s world, we have an abundance of choices! It hasn’t always been this way. Decades ago, you were lucky if you could get a decent job, take a vacation, buy affordable clothes. Something as simple as ordering ice cream or a cup of coffee was no big deal,
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As fuel prices continue to rise rapidly, members of the Nassau County Legislature’s Minority Caucus are urging their colleagues in local government to support a proposal that would deliver emergency relief to residents by temporarily suspending the County’s share of sales tax on gasoline. The plan, revealed today by Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Kevan M. Abrahams, is designed to insulate Nassau residents who are being forced to shoulder rapidly increased costs that are being driven by the war in the Ukraine and sanctions that are all but certain to further impact fuel costs in the short term. “No Nassau County resident should be forced to choose between filling their gas tank and filling their prescriptions, but as fuel prices continue to climb, that is what far too many are confronted with,” Minority Leader Abrahams said. “Temporarily suspending Nassau’s gasoline sales taxes will go a long way toward protecting local families as our nation takes difficult but necessary steps in the pursuit of peace.” Minority Leader Abrahams said this approach delivers meaningful relief to
residents without jeopardizing Nassau’s fiscal health. Recent analysis indicates that the reduction in sales tax revenue caused by suspending the County portion of gasoline taxes would have a minimal impact upon the County’s projected sales tax surplus for fiscal year 2022. “Not only do soaring gas prices especially hurt working families, seniors, and residents living on a fixed income, they jeopardize economic growth in a crucial recovery period for our region,” Minority Leader Abrahams said. “That is why it is so important to take immediate emergency action that puts money directly back into the hands of our residents when they need it the most.” “I am fully in favor of America’s efforts to support the Ukrainian people and end this senseless, horrible war,” Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé (D - Freeport) said. “While some of the necessary steps that we have taken will require sacrifice from the American people, this initiative will reduce the pain at the pump for consumers at a critical time. I am hopeful that my colleagues will join with us in advocating for this common-sense approach.”
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8 A.M. - 9 A.M., 3 P.M. 4 P.M. SCHOOL DAYS MONDAY THRU FRIDAY from the west curbline of Yost Boulevard west for a distance of 110 feet. (Adopted 1/27/04) UNIONDALE GOODRICH STREET (TH 172/92) North Side - NO STOPPING 8 A.M. TO 4 P.M. SCHOOL DAYS starting 75 feet west of the west curbline of Chester Street west for a distance of 245 feet. (Adopted 1/12/93) ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. Dated: March 22, 2022 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 130185
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 5th day of April, 2022, at 7:00 o’clock in the evening of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Chapter 202 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE and REPEAL “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking at the following locations: BALDWIN Section 202-5 MERRICK ROAD (TH 478/21) South Side - ONE HOUR PARKING 10 AM 10 PM EXCEPT SUNDAYS - starting at a point 15 feet east of the east curbline of Lakeside Drive (Eastern portion) then east for a distance of 163 feet. ALSO, to REPEAL from Chapter 202 “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking from the following locations: BALDWIN Section 202-5 MERRICK ROAD (TH 397/17) South Side - ONE HOUR PARKING 7 AM TO 10 PM EXCEPT SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 50 feet west of the west curbline of Lakeside Dr. (East) , then west for a distance of 191 feet. (Adopted 11/28/17) MERRICK ROAD (TH 397/17) South Side - ONE HOUR PARKING 10 AM
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‘We trusted our contractor . . .’
Q. We enlarged our kitchen into our garage, taking out walls. We now have this great open space we use constantly with our two small children, and thought we were finally done, but the building inspector informed us that we had only one inspection, not all that we needed, and he can’t sign off on our permit until our architect gives him letters for each thing left un-inspected, like insulation, beams, electrical work and plumbing. We trusted our contractor, who has done work for friends and family, to get all the inspections, but apparently he never did. He told us he did, then made a false excuse that the inspectors weren’t coming into homes because of the pandemic, which the inspector said wasn’t true. So now we’re stuck, Ask The since the inspector wants Architect proof that the work follows the plans, and says that the architect should give him letters with his signature and official seal. Either that or we will need to have the contractor, who isn’t returning calls, open the walls and ceilings to prove the work was done. We dread this happening and wonder if there isn’t some onte eeper other way. What can we do?
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A. Maybe someday there will be an easy way to see through walls. What you describe is so common that building authorities should come up with a better way to hold the contractor legally responsible instead of turning to the architect. A contractor’s most important tool is the phone. Your contractor could have avoided all of this. If the architect wasn’t called and didn’t see the work, it is fraud to write the letter your inspector is suggesting. You may need to open areas for either the inspector or the architect, or both, to see examples of critical points. What I often advise is that homeowners take lots of pictures of work. When taking pictures, it’s helpful to stand far enough away to see the relationship of where it is located relative to the surrounding building. I regularly see pictures so close up that I can’t tell anything about where the subject of the picture is located. So take a picture farther away, then walk closer, take another picture, then close up, where details can be examined. Each view allows a look at connections, which are extremely important, and then the conditions close up, of materials and joining techniques, such as a lack of bolts or nails. Foundations should show, progressively, an empty pit with a tape measure held to show the depth of the excavation, then width. The plumbing work must be handled by a licensed plumber, who must get the final plumbing inspection and plumbing inspector signoff. The electrician must do the same with the electrical work, and final electrical certification from a private agency. Neither your architect nor the building inspector does this. Bad reviews may get your contractor to comply, open up and repair the work if he won’t answer the phone, but you will get through this. Good luck!
© 2022 Monte Leeper Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.
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aving been a player and observer in the political world for many decades, I’ve gotten used to surprises. I recall endorsing then New York City Mayor Ed Koch for governor, and seeing him lose to Mario Cuomo in the primary. I worked hard to help Eliot Spitzer to become the state’s attorney general and governor, and then his political career imploded overnight. My latest puzzlement is what’s going on with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi. JERRY There is no doubt that Cuomo KREMER has gone through a very difficult time. Having to resign as governor in the middle of your third term is surely a sad experience. It would seem that the most logical next step would be to take a long vacation and start planning some meaningful activities outside of politics. Regrettably, that isn’t the case, which makes the Cuomo saga totally unpredictable. Instead of decompressing, Cuomo is
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spending some of his $16 million war chest on television advertisements telling the world that he was wronged and hinting at some kind of political comeback. His argument for exoneration is that no criminal charges were brought against him in connection with the complaints made by a number of women. But it is an accepted fact in the halls of Albany that had he not resigned, the Assembly was poised to begin impeachment proceedings against him, which would probably have resulted in a finding of guilt by the State Senate. The deadline for filing petitions to run for statewide office is April 1. It’s always possible that since he has lots of money to spend, Cuomo could find a way to get on the ballot or try to run as an independent candidate. Public sentiment about his record in office shows that he is appreciated for his many accomplishments, but the majority of those polled aren’t in favor of his running for office again. Those polls, if accurate, should send him the message that for now, it’s time to retire, but Cuomo doesn’t follow a predictable path. Almost every week I meet people who
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tell me that he got a raw deal, but I also meet voters who say they had enough of Cuomo, and would never support him again. If you polled the Assembly or the Senate on how their members felt about his possible return to public life, it would be hard to find anyone who was in favor of a Cuomo candidacy. Many describe him as a bully, and want no part of his dream to return to power. Many of the big political contributors have gone in a different direction, and are now writing big checks to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s campaign. But will Cuomo decide to run again? It’s anybody’s guess. Suozzi’s decision to run for governor set off another political guessing game. Despite the fact that his congressional district has been realigned, most observers agree that he could run for re-election and win. Suozzi began the year with $3 million in the bank and strong name recognition, thanks to his congressional activities. But instead of seeking a new term, he has chosen to run against Hochul, who has a reported $22 million on hand and is prepared to spend every penny of it in a
ne may be plotting a comeback, and the other may not want to be in the minority.
primary contest. Some people think Suozzi’s decision to run for statewide office is based on the likelihood that the Democratic Party’s House majority may be lost in November. Nonetheless, he has calculated that he can run a credible campaign. There isn’t much logic in politics, but it’s logical to conclude that with another challenger in the primary contest, Suozzi would have to pull off a major miracle to upset a sitting female governor. Stranger things have happened in this business, but you have to consider his race more than a long shot. In the weeks and months ahead, we’ll see whether Cuomo can make some kind of political comeback with the odds stacked against him, and whether Suozzi has a secret plan to win the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, despite no signs, to date, of what that plan might be. But it’s the unpredictability of politics that makes the Cuomo and Suozzi sagas so interesting. 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.
We need to memorialize this pandemic
s the sun sails northward and we stand in the doorway known as spring, between a stark winter and a hopeful-looking summer, there is a passion to embrace life again after years of pandemic constraints. First, though, we have unfinished emotional business. As individuals and as a country, we must find a way to memorialize this loss in our lives. Now that the pandemic seems to be abating, we need to think about how we RANDI want to keep alive KREISS the memory of those who died of Covid-19 these past two years. So many closed their eyes without saying goodbye, so many took a last breath with very little comfort from loved ones and very little comforting ritual for the community of friends left behind. According to NPR, Marked By Covid, a grass-roots group, is advocating for a national day of remembrance to honor those who died. The group supports the idea of an annual event, stating that the pandemic, which touched us all, should
not be a footnote to the history of our time on earth. Janeth Nuñez del Prado, a New Mexico resident who was interviewed by NPR, was waiting for her father to visit from Bolivia when she got word that he died of the virus, alone in a hospital, on a ventilator. “It really interrupts the grieving process,” Nuñez del Prado said. “We have these rituals for a reason, because they help us heal. And in the absence of that, it’s just really, really hard.” Nuñez del Prado, a social worker and trauma therapist, is now channeling her grief into lobbying for a national Covid Memorial Day on the first Monday of March each year, as well as trying to build memorials in cities all over the country. “I know that a key to healing from trauma is to hold space, to feel what you need to feel,” she said, “and to do this in community.” She is working with Marked by Covid to support plans for a memorial. Trauma is an overused word, but there has been suffering everywhere during the past two years, and memorials would be appropriate and significant. The survivors of the Spanish flu pan-
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demic of 1918 did not look back. Once it was over, they never wanted to think about it again, and so the losses were never fully acknowledged and the healing never completed. According to Nancy Bristow, author of “American Pandemic: The Lost World of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic,” doctors didn’t want to think about the loss, because it reminded them of the limitations of “modern” science. Survivors couldn’t bear to think of the awful contagion, the bodies piled outside hospitals in our big cities. And our government, under President Woodrow Wilson, didn’t want to think about the pandemic, because it drew attention away from support for World War I — which helped spread infections around the world. No one really wanted to talk or write about what it was like to live through the flu. Newspaper articles about it didn’t describe the personal stories of those who died or survived, says J. Alex Navarro, assistant director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan and one of the editors in chief of “The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919: A Digital Encyclopedia.”
erhaps a day on the calendar when we stop and hold our loved ones in our hearts.
“It’s striking to me,” Navarro says. “I’ve read . . . probably thousands of newspaper articles on influenza from all these cities throughout the pandemic, and I can list off the ones that stand out, that talk about the personal tragedies of common folk, because they’re just so few and far between.” Fifty million people died around the world, and some 650,000 Americans perished here at home. Covid-19 is blowing right past those numbers, as we approach 1 million dead in America in just these two years. Everything in its own season. We have suffered and we have lost, and we have grieved. And still it is not over. But now is the time to begin planning how to best remember this pandemic. There were the patients, and the doctors who served at their own peril, and all the scientists who produced extraordinarily effective vaccines with unprecedented speed. I like the idea of a day on the calendar when we stop and hold our loved ones in our hearts. We need to remember so that we can prepare ourselves for future pandemics. We need to remember so that we can honor the people who died too soon, and heal the emotional scars of isolation and anxiety. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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f you have children or grandchildren, you likely think about them all the time. You imagine them smiling and laughing while running outside or playing on a swing set, or indoors, mastering the latest video game. One place we never imagine them? Cold and hungry on the street. Alone. Unsafe. Terrified. Yet 1.6 million children, teens and young adults across the country end up on the streets each year, according to the True Colors Fund. And 40 percent of them — 640,000 — identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer. Our society has made admirable progress when it comes to the LGBTQ community. It’s been nearly 50 years since the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses. In many places across the U.S., it’s illegal to discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity. And marriage equality has been the law of the land since 2015. All of that might give us the impression that homophobia is a shame of the past. But tragically, it’s very much alive today. And it especially affects the transgender community, where someone is four times more likely to be the victim of rape, sexual assault — or really, any assault — than their cisgender counterpart, according to a UCLA School of Law study conducted not decades ago, but just last year. And with what appears to be a solid
letters Finding common ground amid war To the Editor: Thanks to Scott Brinton for writing the heartfelt and informative column “War in Eastern Europe reverberates on Long Island” in the March 3-9 Herald. He captured the humanitarian essence of this tragedy and placed its global implications in our local context. Like Brinton and so many others who are appalled by the horrific scenes of death and destruction, my heart bleeds for the people of Ukraine, who are truly admirable and deserving of our support. During a time of such anxiety, bewilderment and frustration, it was quite important and much appreciated that Brinton conveyed how many Long Islanders have ties to Eastern Europe generally and Ukraine specifically, noting the Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox churches in East Meadow, Uniondale and Sea Cliff. Although I was previously unaware, I have since learned there are also a num-
conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court, a number of states are passing laws their legislators hope will not just walk back many of the measures that have opened the door to equality over the past decade, but run them back at full speed. One prime example is Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill, championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. If you haven’t heard of the legislation, it might be because few actually refer to it by its name. Instead, it’s deridingly known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. It’s a super-vague bill that would prohibit schools from teaching kids from kindergarten through third grade about sexual orientation or gender identity that is “not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate . . . in accordance with state standards.” What is appropriate? What are the standards? They aren’t defined, which means they mean whatever whoever in power wants them to mean. DeSantis, who is expected to sign the bill into law, has defended it, saying that children at that age are too young to learn about sex. As if being LGBTQ is only about that. Sexuality and gender identity are about so many more aspects of life than sexual relations. Seeing something as abnormal is a learned behavior, not an inherent one. And there is a chance that many children will sit in classrooms with fellow students who have LGBTQ parents, if not go
home to LGBTQ parents themselves. A 2019 U.S. Census study found that 292,000 children in this country have a parent living with a same-sex partner or spouse. But for DeSantis — and Republicans like him — the fear is that diversity somehow leads to moral corruption. And Florida isn’t alone, by the way. CNN’s Giselle Rhoden has found more than 150 anti-LGBT bills floating around the legislatures of more than 30 states. No similar proposals have found their way to Albany, but that doesn't mean we shouldn’t fight this cruelty everywhere else. Not everyone is born meeting the high societal standards set for us, like being heterosexual and identifying with the gender assigned at birth. But we should celebrate diversity, not fear it. There are some great services — especially close to home — that can help those working through sexuality and gender identity issues. One that comes to mind immediately is Pride for Youth from the Long Island Crisis Center. From social activities for pre-teens with Camp PFY to Friday coffeehouse gatherings for older kids, and help services through its TransAction group in Bellmore, there's something for everyone. And they provide 24/7 support, too, for those in crisis or feeling suicidal, at (516) 679-1111. And we must not let DeSantis and others like him march us back to the societal Dark Ages.
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t must be cold comfort to former Nassau County Executive Laura Curran that a recent media analysis reports that Nassau County Republican voter registration is down. She must also be disturbed that defeated Democratic district attorney candidate Todd Kaminsky won’t stand for re-election as a state senator, after he was a contributing cause of the Democrats’ loss in the last county election due to his support for state Democrats’ dangerous “no bail” law. And that news ronaLd J. probably doesn’t well with rosenberG resonate North Hempstead’s Wayne Wink, who lost the supervisor’s race to a Republican, Jennifer DeSena, a challenger who didn’t have anywhere near Wink’s name recognition in what has been a Democratic stronghold for generations. More astounding was the election of Mazi Melesa Pilip in Nassau’s 10th Legislative District, in Great Neck. This was the first time since the County Legislature was created that a Republican won a seat in the Great Neck peninsula. What this all means is that political labels, affiliations and registrations are less important than what candidates actually stand for on the issues most important to the electorate. The Nassau Repub-
lican Party stood firm on its commonsense principles during the last election cycle and spoke to voters in clear declarative language. Crime, taxes, reassessment, government lockdowns and personal choice were among the principles that most appealed to Nassau voters across the political spectrum. Nassau Republican Chairman Joseph Cairo oversaw extremely successful campaigns that focused on those issues rather than poring over spreadsheets and computer analytics tracking past voter trends. The unprecedented results speak for themselves. What does that mean for this year’s gubernatorial race? Polls suggest that Gov. Kathy Hochul may not be the sure winner that Democratic operatives are claiming she is. One recent poll should give her considerable pause, because it found that 65 percent of New York’s electorate believes the state is headed in the wrong direction. Her reception at a recent Rangers game, where the boos overpowered the public address announcer, may have been one of the more dramatic impromptu focus group responses in recent memory. Hochul has harnessed herself to a progressive movement that continues to celebrate cashless bail at a time when violent crime has surged — when staff are being attacked with knives at the Museum of Modern Art, commuters are being pushed
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Letters ber of Ukrainian Catholic communities and churches in Nassau and Suffolk counties, in Hempstead (St. Vladimir’s), Lindenhurst (Holy Family) and Riverhead (St. John the Baptist), as well as the Ukrainian Basilian Order of Fathers and Brothers at St. Josaphat’s Monastery in Glen Cove. As this history unfolds before us, Brinton’s perspective and observations can continue to help Herald readers understand these connections, and other local, faith-based communities that are suffering and striving for a cessation of hostilities. Certainly readers are paying close attention to this conflict, and will be doing all we can to shore up Ukraine’s fledgling democracy so that it can eventually emergence from this crucible. As people of goodwill across Long Island and around the world pray for peace and search for ways to assist the innocent civilian victims of the vicious Russian assault, Brinton’s concise yet evocative journalism helps us find common ground and hope. JAY KORTH Lynbrook
in front of subways and retail stores are closing because they can’t withstand the repeat shoplifters. What this means is that U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin could win the governor’s mansion in the very blue state of New York. In the poll that found so many New Yorkers pessimistic about the state’s direction, over half of the respondents also said they want a return of checks and balances in Albany, where progressives control the political agenda. Hochul, fearful of a primary challenge from an empowered left, believes she needs to cater to that revolutionary force if she is to survive beyond November. But New York Post columnist Bob McManus opines that the governor’s problem is more institutional. He draws comparisons of her accidental ascent to power to that of Gov. David Paterson, who took over for the disgraced Eliot Spitzer. McManus writes that Paterson “never caught traction” with either voters or legislative leaders. Hochul recently discovered just how politically malignant the progressive agenda can be when she endorsed “auxiliary housing units.” The proposal would have allowed multi-family dwellings in single-family neighborhoods, which would destroy suburbs across the state. Even her normally Democratic loyalists on Long Island quickly separated them-
selves from this destructive idea, and Hochul ruefully retreated — but like a tin can attached to a puppy’s tail, it will follow her into the autumn election cycle. Which is one more reason Zeldin is a challenger with a genuine chance to win. He comes from Long Island, which is must-win geography for any statewide candidate. It’s a voter-rich environment, and Zeldin not only knows it well, but, just as important, has the support of two savvy GOP chairmen, Joe Cairo in Nassau and Jesse Garcia in Suffolk County. Zeldin is looking to leverage strong pockets of support to energize his campaign on the Island while introducing himself to upstate Republican primary voters. He will also look to connect with disaffected voters in the five boroughs who have seen progressives enfranchise non-citizens with the right to vote. Zeldin’s advisers say he is following Alfonse D’Amato’s successful 1980s playbook by creating political building blocks one endorsement at a time. Zeldin has conservatives’ endorsement and is now heading for the GOP nomination. He is doing it at a time when taxes, crime and that progressive agenda, which is at odds with Republicans and the vast majority of non-affiliated voters, are creating a demand for change and balance. Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He founded the Garden City law firm Rosenberg Calica & Birney in 1999.
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Remembering a local literary legend To the Editor: March 12 marked the 100th birthday of novelist, poet, Beat Generation member and Northport resident Jack Kerouac. It made me reread one of his best works, “On the Road.” Kerouc’s writing reminds me of the more adventurous spirit of youth. Sadly, as we get older, with more responsibilities and less free time, there are fewer journeys to take, but the ideals of Jack Kerouac continue to live in all of us. LARRY PENNER Great Neck
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