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OJC board mulls next step amid struggles Murphy said that from the 1950s through the 1970s, the center boasted 800 member families, Amid declining membership but that number has steadily and decreasing funds, Oceanside dwindled in recent decades, and Jewish Center administrators now there are about 160 families, are seeking a new project at the which she called a tight-knit house of worship group. Because of a f t e r To w n o f its declining memHempstead of fibership and revecials unanimously nue loss, the OJC denied a request to board has sought to build a 119-room sell part of its land a s s i s t e d - l iv i n g to developers. It facility on part of struck an agreethe property. ment with Charles T he board’s Weinraub, a real decision came after estate investor, who community outcry planned to purover the proposal. chase 24,000 square “We intend to feet of the 40,000re m a i n a n d b e ADele MuRPhy square-foot properinvolved in the OJC president ty to build the Oceanside Jewish assisted-living faCenter and comcility. But after dozmunity affairs,” OJC President ens of residents opposed it, the Adele Murphy said. “Over the board denied the project, 7-0, on last 10 years, realizing this down- March 9. ward swirl, we created a commitHad the development been tee to assess our real estate situa- approved, the northern half of tion and propose solutions. We t h e p ro p e r t y wo u l d h ave tried to find a partner for over a remained a center for religious decade and were saddened by the services with a nursery school, zoning decision and the resis- but the OJC’s catering hall tance of the community. It has would have been lost as part of never been our intention to hurt the conversion. our community, and we are looking to survive.” Continued on page 4

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Safety first for this bunny Oceanside Kiwanis and the Department of Community Activities partnered for a Bunny Brigade last Saturday. Blake Perrucci, 7, met the properly masked Easter Bunny. Story, more photos, Page 3.

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District OKs in-person learning after resident pushback By MIke SMollINS msmollins@liherald.com

Following a community push, and after administrators conducted a study, middle and high school students in the Oceanside School District can return to inperson instruction full time later this month, if they choose. “At the end of the day, it came down to weighing out the risks versus the reward, and through all of that, we felt that parent

choice still remained paramount,” Superintendent Dr. Phyllis Harrington said. “We wanted to keep that in place as well.” Harrington said on March 25 that parents would soon receive a commitment form, which they must return by April 9, on which they will be able to choose whether their children will learn remotely full-time or return to inperson instruction five days a week. There will be no hybrid model going forward.

Harrington acknowledged that a full return to school has been the subject of an ongoing debate, as many parents have expressed their desire for fulltime in-person learning so their children could have a better opportunity to thrive, while others have expressed concern over the possibility that their children might contract the virus or have to quarantine because of close Continued on page 4

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oceanSide kiwaniS and DOCA partnered on the Bunny Brigade event, a drive-by parade in celebration of Easter. The Costigans, Kane, 4, and Reese, 2, met the Easter Bunny, who was masked up for safety, outside School No. 6.

Bunny Brigade brings Easter joy to children By Mike SMollinS msmollins@liherald.com

The Easter Bunny’s trail came through Oceanside School No. 6 on Saturday, as the Kiwanis Club partnered with DOCA for a drive-by Bunny Brigade parade. In celebration of Easter, more than 100 children were driven outside School No. 6, where the Oceanside Fire Department led a parade. Once there, the Easter Bunny handed them eggs and treats. The event took place in lieu of the annual Kiwanis/DOCA Easter egg hunt. The goal of the event was for children to spot the missing bunny, which they found upon travelling the parade route. Children had the opportunity to get their photos taken with the bunny and many families donated hats, socks and gloves for homeless veterans. The brigade began at the Schoolhouse Green at 10 a.m. on Saturday and proceeded around to the back of School No. 6. “The children were excited to find the bunny and were glad it found its way back home,” DOCA Youth Council Coordinator Nancy Baxter said. “The bunny gave out bags filled with eggs and jelly beans. It took pictures with the children while still social distancing. In their bags, every child received a golden egg with a golden ticket inside. They then redeemed the ticket for a prize. The Bunny Brigade was a success and fun was had by all.”

kiwaniS Board MeMBer Sandie Schoell, above left, handed out goodie bags to attendees. Zoey wade, 2, above right, couldn’t hide her excitement. doca youth coordinator Nancy Baxter, at left, led the Bunny Brigade in a fire truck.

Students can return to full-time instruction part of our decision-making,” she said. Officials also said the return of stucontact with someone who is infected. dents would allow them to Erin Marine said her develop better relations two children — a son, with their teachers, engage Jared, an OHS junior, and a more with their peers and d a u g h t e r, Tay l o r, a n restore some sense of norOceanside Middle School malcy before the start of eighth-grader — are both the 2021-22 school year. participating in the hybrid Upon announcing the model, but she would prefer return, she assured parents that they were in school and students that steps full-time. Marine said Taywere taken to ensure safety. lor needs special attention “I hope that the commuin school, and not being in nity believes that we have the building full-time is done all we could to take as hurting her academically. Courtesy■Oceanside■School■District many factors into account,” “I think the kids are oCeanside sChool Harrington said, “and that safer in school than they we strongly believe that at are outside of school,” she distriCt Superintendent■ the end of the day, the risk said. “You can only keep Dr.■Phyllis■Harrington versus reward is really kids cooped up for so long, clear, and we know that the and when they’re in school, they respect the teachers and respect the reward of having kids at school on a fullguidelines. I think most of the kids want to time basis certainly outweighs the risk.” be in school, and now that they’re not in school, they’re begging to go back to school because they want that normalcy.” Harrington said district officials and stakeholders held several meetings for the past month working toward a solution, and decided that giving the parents the option ■■ On■April■12,■middle■school■stuwhether to return their children to school dents■with■special■considerations■will■ was best. They discussed the benefits of have■the■option■to■return■to■in-person■ students learning in person over remotely, learning.■ and the importance of students’ health. Harrington also pointed out that coro■■ ■From■April■26■to■29,■eighth-gradnavirus cases in the district have plaers■will■return,■starting■with■Team■1■on■ teaued, and that while she would rather April■26,■and■adding■one■more■team■ see them decrease, she was pleased they each■day■until■Team■4■returns■on■April■ were not increasing. She added that the warm weather will enable the school to 29.■ have more events outside, and many staff ■■ For■seventh-graders,■Teams■1■and■2■ members have been vaccinated. will■return■on■May■5,■followed■by■ The Nassau County Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control Teams■3■and■4■on■May■6.■ and Prevention have also adjusted their ■■ ■At■Oceanside■High■School,■seniors■ guidelines, changing social-distancing rules from six feet to three feet. Harrington will■attend■in■person■on■April■12,■along■ said she contacted local school districts with■students■with■special■considerwho recently welcomed back students to ations,■followed■by■juniors■on■April■26,■ full-time in-person learning, and many sophomores■on■May■3■and■freshman■ said that while they had to quarantine stuon■May■6. dents, they did not have to do it as often as they feared. “We used that information as

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Project is sought for Jewish Center property Continued from front page Jeff Resnick, a former OJC president who now serves in public relations for the institution, said the last 10 to 15 years have been difficult for the house of worship. He added that though there was some resident backlash, he favored the assisted living facility proposal because, he said, he did not anticipate a significant impact in traffic or parking. Though the assisted living facility is no longer an option, Resnick said, many developers have engaged in conversations with OJC administrators to find a solution. “We are by no means dead in the water,” Resnick said. “We view ourselves as a small, but thriving family congregation.” Part of finding a suitable project for the area will include community engagement. Though many residents were vocal about their displeasure over the assisted living facility — many arguing there was a lack of transparency about the project — Randi Pivnick, the OJC’s executive vice president, said outreach to area residents would be prioritized. “Our intent is to work with the community and work with the government,” she said. “Our goal is to stay within the community. It’s very important to us. Our congregation wants us to stay together, and we are going to explore all avenues in order for us to do that.” The OJC has been a part of the Oceanside community since the 1940s. Its members have remained active over the years, participating in interfaith Thanksgiving events, and the center served as a safe haven for residents after Hurricane Sandy. During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, members also organized food deliveries for those in need. With membership dwindling, the OJC cannot sustain the property and facilities without selling a portion of it, however. With the OJC struggling, neighboring congregations such as Temple Avodah have offered to take on its members; however, Pivnick said that though they appreciated the offer, the OJC is the lone conservative Jewish center in Oceanside, while Avodah is a reform temple. Murphy noted that OJC members have become a

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family and would not favor splitting up to other houses of worship, as they enjoy taking part in events and services together. Resnick said the one positive that came out of the pandemic was that the congregation grew closer amid a challenging time. Though center officials said they hope to find a quick solution, there is no timeline on when a deal needs to be struck for the OJC to survive. The administrators said they also planned to speak with community members and elected officials before another proposal is presented to the town board. The sale would not mark the first piece of OJC property sold in recent years. About a decade ago, OJC administrators sold a plot of land on Sylvan Court, where five homes were built. Many of those homeowners were the most outspoken against the assisted living facility, because it would have led to a three-story building being erected in their backyards. Marty Stalzberg was among many residents who said last month that they were pleasantly surprised when the board voted down the proposal, and that she would be in favor of single-family homes on the land. “We were very surprised,” she said, “and it’s the sort of thing where if they came in with a right-sized project, the community would support it.” Marc Weissman, an attorney who lives in Oceanside and advocated against the sale, said last month that he, too, would support single-family homes or a small scale project, and he was pleased when the town board agreed with the community that the assisted living facility was too large. “I thought that the residents of Oceanside were heard,” he said. Murphy said residents’ opinions have been made clear, and the OJC will work with the community to find a solution that benefits everyone involved. “We heard the community, we heard what they said,” she said. “We were hit hard by this. We had hopes. However, within our congregation, we have to be resilient. If this single-family homes is the new choice and the way that we need to go, we are not opposed to that.”

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national Elvis Impersonator Hall of fame, will perform from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Oceanside Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, 407 Weidner Ave. Buffet includes chicken, shrimp, eggplant and tortellini alfredo, and there will also be wine, beer and soda, as well as a cash bar. Event is $40 per person and there will be raffles. For more information, call Debbie at (516) 978-7549. Must wear a mask and practice social distancing.

Sanitation Meeting Oceanside Sanitation District No. 7 will host its next board meeting at 7 p.m. at sanitation headquarters, 90 Mott Street, in Oceanside. It will also stream on the district’s YouTube channel.

Saturday, April 3 Saturday Vinyasa Yoga with Dot Scott

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Start your weekend off on the right foot and grab a mat and some blocks (use whatever you can around the house for support) and join the Oceanside Library for an online session with Dorothy Scott from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. For more information and the virtual link, visit oceansidelibrary.com.

Pig Roast The Oceanside Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary invites you to come pig out from 1 to 5 p.m. a the post, 407 Weidner Ave. Masks and social distancing are required. Pig roast also includes chicken, baked beans and salads. $35 per person. Must make reservations before May 15. Beer wine and soda are included, and ther will be a cash bar. For more information, call Debbie at (516) 978-7549.

Monday, April 5 Grab & Go Craft This week’s craft is a hanging spring umbrella Stop by the Island Park Library to pick up a craft. You can also call the library or email iplchildrens@ islandparklibrary.org to arrange a pick up time.

Thursday, April 15 Village of Island Park Board Meeting The Village of Island Park hosts its monthly board meeting at 7 p.m. at Village Hall, 127 Long Beach Road. For more information or the agenda, visit villageofislandpark.com.

Tuesday, April 20 Island Park Board of Education The Island Park Public Schools Board of Education will host its next board meeting at 7 p.m. at Lincoln Orens MIddle School, 150 Trafalgar Blvd. It will also be streamed online. For information on how to live stream or phone in, visit www.ips.k12.ny.us.

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An Easter surprise During the Bunny Brigade on Saturday, Oceanside firefighter Ed Sharfberg handed out chief hats to each of the children who attended a drive-by parade.

Wednesday, April 21 Oceanside Board of Education The Oceanside Board of Education will host its next public meeting at the School No. 6 auditorium at 7:30 p.m. It will also be held virtually on YouTube. To submit questions, email mbarbella@ oceansideschools.org under the Subject Line “Public Meeting” before 5 p.m. the day of the board meeting. The board is also hosting a special meeting on March 3, which will be its third budget workshop.

Saturday, April 24

Drug Take Back Day The Oceanside SAFE Coalition, along with the Oceanside School District and Fourth Precinct of the Nassau County Police Department, will conduct a prescription and over-the-counter drug take back day from noon to 2 p.m. at the front circle of Oceanside High School, 3160 Skillman Ave. The event will enable residents to safely dispose of unused, unwanted or expired medications. The drop-off aims to protect the environment and keep families safe while providing a simple and convenient way to do so. All returns are anonymous. Remove the label on any prescription medicines.

Virtual Wine Tasting

The Oceanside sanitation board meets April 1. Participate in virtual yoga at the O’side Library on April 3. Make a virtual spring craft with the I.P. Library on April 5. MSSN announced a new addition to its board of directors. The Freidberg JCC made food deliveries for Passover.

St. Anthony’s Church’s Father Club is partnering with The Wine Cellar to promote a virtual wine tasting event on April 24. The cost of the event is $65, which includes a $20 donation to St. Anthony’s and $45 for the three full sized bottles of wine for The Wine Cellar. More information can be found at the parish website at sacli.org, or by emailing the Fathers Club at StAnthonysFathersClub@gmail.com. You can sign up at bit.ly/3lGlBgd.

Sunday, April 25 Elvis Performance Steve Mitchell, a member of the Inter-

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Curran: Nassau County to build back stronger Nassau County has faced unprecedented issues over the past year, with the loss of more than 3,000 residents to the novel coronavirus and renewed calls for police reform. But through it all, County Executive Laura Curran said, residents have proven their resiliency, coming up with new and creative ways to help their neighbors, which, she said, makes her believe Nassau will emerge from the pandemic stronger than it was before. “Standing here now, I see a future brighter than ever,” she said in her State of the County address, which she gave from the stage of Elmont Memorial High School March 24. “And tonight, I’ll tell you exactly how Nassau County is seizing this once-in-a-century opportunity to come back stronger than we ever imagined.” Nassau has steadily worked to rebuild its economy in the year since Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that all schools and businesses would have to shut down to stop the spread of the coronavirus, she said. The county has provided more than 200 restaurants with grants of up to $10,000 and more than 35,000 families with food at a time when many New Yorkers have been out of work. The county is now helping school districts access Federal Emergency Management Agency funds for investment in information technology and improved

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nassau County exeCutive Laura Curran said the State of the County is strong at Elmont Memorial High School on March 24. ventilation, and it continues its inoculation efforts. At press time, nearly 35 percent of Nassau residents had received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, the highest percentage of any major county in New York state. “Even when it hasn’t been easy politically,” Curran said, “I’ve advocated for businesses that have followed the rules and are just trying to get by, and I’ll continue to advocate for common-sense reopening.” Curran also used the speech to tout her accomplishments, before she faces Republican Town of Hempstead Council-

man Bruce Blakeman, of Atlantic Beach, in the November general election. “I believe government can work for the people, but only when it’s honest, transparent and responsive,” Curran said, “and for too long, that was the opposite of what we had here in Nassau.” The county has reduced the timeframe for project approvals from the Department of Public Works, and increased the annual average lane miles of roads repaved between 2019 and 2021 by more than 70 percent when compared to the average lane miles of roads repaved in the three years before Curran took office.

Additionally, Curran said, she did not increase property taxes during the coronavirus pandemic, and instead used money left over from the 2019 budget to fund the unanticipated expenses of the pandemic last year. As a result, she said, Moody’s upgraded Nassau’s bond rating to positive for the first time in 15 years, citing “a third consecutive year of improved financial results” and “ongoing budget and management discipline.” “My administration will continue policies of fiscal restraint,” Curran said, “so that the county can finally, after almost a decade, end the state’s control over county finances.” The county is now seeing record-low crime rates, she said, and is seeking to improve the community’s relationship with the Nassau County Police Department by expanding community policing initiatives, creating more Police Activity Leagues and passing new legislation to reform the police department. It requires all police officers to wear body cameras and will include “unprecedented steps to increase police data transparency, provide additional de-escalation and antibias training and ensure our force reflects the diversity of our communities.” “We should never be afraid to talk about ways to improve policing,” Curran said, “but there will be no defunding the police in Nassau County. Our law enforcement will always have my respect and I will always have their backs.”

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M i c h a e l S a p r a i c o n e h a s b e e n tions. Including Sapraicone, there are appointed to the board of directors for 22 board members, all of whom actively Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in participate in the hospital’s capital campaigns and serve on various board Oceanside. Sapraicone is the founder and committees that provide strategic oversight and direction for the owner of Squad Security, hospital functions, includInc., and a retired NYPD ing finance, building projfirst-grade detective. ects and development. “Through his efforts as a The hospital board’s Vice member of the hospital’s Chairman Tony Cancellieri Advisory Board, Mike has said Sapraicone will be a already made significant welcome addition to the c o n t r i bu t i o n s t o M o u n t board. Sinai South Nassau’s mis“When the hospital is in sion and vision to provide need, Mike is always one of advanced healthcare servicthe first to step up and ask es to the South Shore,” said Joseph J. Fennessy, chair- Michael Sapraicone how he can help,” he said, according to a hospital news man of Mount Sinai South release. “As a former NYPD Nassau’s board of directors, according to a news release. “His exper- detective, he feels a connection to our tise as an entrepreneur and successful front-line staff and he always has been business owner and security expert very generous with his time and will help us in our strategic planning resources.” One of Sapraicone’s new responsias we expand services for our commubilities will be to serve as a co-chair of nities.” the 2022 hospital golf committee, CanThe members of MSSN’s board of directors are volunteers who lend their cellieri added. professional, private-sector expertise and experience to provide oversight Courtesy MSSN; compiled by Mike and give input on the hospital’s opera- Smollins

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e were shut down in the beginning along with all the other gyms, and we didn’t open back up until September. It was colder during the fall and winter, but we needed to have our doors open for proper ventilation. It made things tough. We were only able to stay at 30 percent capacity like all the other gyms, so we had around five to six kids in at a time. We couldn’t do sparring, so we just focused on training and working out, all while wearing masks. This program and the PAL is here for the kids. It gives them a place to go to and stay off the streets. Covid definitely slowed things down here, but we’re hoping to change things up completely this year.

We’re going to launch a website for the Patrick Day Youth Mentoring center, and by the summer, we’re hoping to start remodeling and expanding the gym [at Northeast Park]. We’ve been serving Freeport for 25 years, and the community has always been good to us. We want to increase the number of kids we can help. With that bigger space, we help as many as 100 kids. It’s my dream and tribute to Patrick and his family to get this done.

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hen the coronavirus pandemic hit, we had to cancel the whole spring season. Before that, the league was doing well until we had to shut down. There was a glimmer of hope at first, because in the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, everything was crazy and unknown, so we didn’t know how long it would last. It was tough. Little League in any town is the foundation of kids’ sports. It’s very important you keep these kids involved in sports. When stuff is taken away like this, it’s tough on the kids because they rely on it as an outlet. It helps them form friendships and learn how to work together as a team, and not just on the field. It took away stuff that they’re learning just to survive in the world. They’re learning people

skills. They’re learning how to win and how to lose, how to deal with failure and how to improve on stuff. To take that stuff away, not just baseball, but football, soccer lacrosse, whatever sport it is, it’s taking away from the kids, so it was very hard. It’s heartbreaking, and for it to go on as long as it did without these kids having sports was not right. We had 650 kids ready to play Little League. That’s 650 kids who were relying on playing a season, from 5-year-olds playing T-ball to 13-year-olds, so now instead, you had 650 kids home playing video games. In the fall, we got a little bit back, and this year, it has increased. It’s very important to get back on the field. I was a little worried that this season wasn’t going to go on, but it is. It’s very important for these kids.

s scoutmaster, the challenge was to engage the boys remotely, and, when we were allowed to meet, how to do it. Unlike a lot of other troops, we have a cabin in Baldwin that we utilize that is run by the Baldwin Boys Association, which is a not-for-profit. Not only did I have to figure out how to have the boys meet, but I had to figure out how to meet in a safe manner on this piece of property, because it’s managed not by Boy Scouts, but by the not-for-profit that I’m a board member for. The decision was made that we’d only be meeting outside. We couldn’t use the inside of the building — the board decided that was the safest way to go. My biggest challenge was how to meet outside during the winter and have activities where the boys were not close together, because a lot of the things that we do in scouting is teaching each

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other, and it’s always hands-on work. Early on in the pandemic, we did a lot of Zoom calls on special topics to keep the boys engaged, so that was a challenge — to set that up and run those meetings. But my biggest challenge now is getting participation in this alternate universe of meeting outside. It’s cold out. It’s not super favorable if everybody wants to come to a meeting right now. Also, how to get new recruits when you don’t have any schools to visit and work with. If anybody is interested in joining, contact me. We’re always looking for boys that are in sixth grade and up. Email arnoldkeng@yahoo.com. There’s all these different challenges that you had to balance out, when was the right time to meet, and we waited for the school year to start. From March until August, we did not meet — only remotely — and then we started up in October.

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e have got to get back to normalcy. These kids have to get back out on the field, and they have got to get playing. You are hanging out and playing with all of your friends, and it is a great outlet for the kids. And they need it. It was really disappointing when we could not play last year. It was actually disappointing for me because I had a 12-year-old last year, so it was that last, big year at Hickey Field, and he missed out on it. Getting to know all the kids and all the parents, they are grateful that you are taking the time to coach their kids. The parents are thankful, and the kids love it. They have a blast, and they enjoy the game. I just think it is a great atmosphere. The kids love it and even if they aren’t baseball kids. They could be

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lacrosse kids or soccer kids, but they always find time to play. In Rockville Centre, the kids say yes to everything and they do everything. It is a lot of laughs. The kids are having a great time, and the dads that coach and get involved with it, it’s always a great group of guys. They never let go of it. It’s a great Little League. It starts soon, too. The fathers get together and go down to the Rec Center. The kids come in, and we start evaluating them and we pick teams.

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got involved with coaching about four years ago, when my son, Cooper, started playing. And I’m still involved. I’ve got another son, Chase, who is also involved in Little League baseball. I signed up Chase and myself for this season, which is supposed to begin mid-April. Last year, there was, of course, no season because of the Covid pandemic. This year, I’m not sure what will happen, but I know it will not be 100 percent normal. At the high school in Long Beach, the kids are allowed to have two guests each as fans. I don’t know if that’s what we’ll be doing. The kids last year were, of course, disappointed. The younger ones didn’t fully grasp what it was all about, but the older ones sure did. The lockdowns, the social distancing, has all had a tremendous impact on the

younger generation. We are not going to see the effect on them for years. Nationwide, the numbers of depressions, suicides and mental health problems have skyrocketed. This year, as far as Little League goes, we’re full-steam ahead. But based on what’s happened in the past, we just don’t know. We may start and we may have to stop again. We just don’t know. I also coach football, the Bulldogs, and we couldn’t have tackle so we had flag games on the beach, games where a player grabbed another player’s flag that was tied to the belt. We talk to the kids about the Covid issues as coaches. But it’s really a parents’ job. Some kids have one parent, some none. But what we’re doing to this generation is criminal. must re-open as much as we can. I don’t think we have a choice.

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Volunteers at the Barry and Florence Freidberg Jewish Community Center in Oceanside prepared and delivered 200 traditional Passover meals on March 25. Recipients in the surrounding communities received two “Seder in a Box” dinners and a Dozens of souTh Shore residents received a “Seder in a socially-distant visit. Since the beginning Box” delivery. of the coronavirus pandemic, the community give back to the community that’s been so center has worked to find new ways to good to us,” he said. Novak added that the stay in contact with people, especially the Barry and Friedberg Center has been a elderly, who are at high risk for Covid-19, shining example for other Long Island so that they would not have to leave their Jewish centers by spearheading virtual homes. In addition to Passover, the JCC and in-person programs. has hosted meal delivery programs for Lebeaux said she was excited that the Rosh Hashanah, Martin Luther King Jr. food deliveries have become a regular Day and Purim. Though this time, the part of the center’s outreach. She spoke boxes contained Passover staples like of the increase of food insecurity and isomatzoh balls, potato kugel, gefilte fish and lated, high-risk individuals in the commumore for residents who might otherwise nity that has made these deliveries so not be able to go out and get them in-per- important over the past year. son. “The goal of the JCC is when a need At 10 a.m., delivery volunteers arrived comes, we respond to it,” Lebeaux said. and lined their cars up in the back of the Lebeaux and the JCC members noted tha JCC, where they were met with stacks of they hope to continue monthly Shabbat boxes containing everything those who meals to go along with the holiday deliverare isolated or in need required to cele- ies. brate Passover. Gloria Lebeaux, the direc“For Passover especially, people are so tor of social work at the JCC, joined about accustomed to being in big groups and a half dozen volunteers who assembled having their family surrounding them the boxes in packing each vehicle that and at least we’re giving them a little bit pulled up to the curb. Deliveries then of comfort and joy,” Executive Director went out across the South Shore of Long Roni Kleinman said. Though the JCC has Island. “For an elderly person who can’t been offering chances to connect through get out at all, anything that helps ease the Zoom, Kleinman cited the face-to-face effects of the pandemic helps,” delivery deliveries as a beacon of hope for isolated volunteer Jonathan Castoff said. seniors. Adam Novak, the chairman of the The pandemic has provided an opporJewish Community Relations Council of tunity for JCC and organizations like it to Long Island, said it meant a great deal to find new ways to connect its community him to help as a volunteer driver. members. “I think it’s a lesson we’re “I’m just excited to give back. I’m learning that it’s the people we don’t see blessed with health, happiness, and fami- that we really have to stay connected to,” ly and this is a time when I can help and Kleinman said.

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How Covid-19 pandemic affected the arts By Bridget downes bdownes@liherald.com

For longtime Baldwinite Richard Ginsburg, taking on a new role as chair of the Nassau Community College Theatre and Dance Department turned out to be more challenging than he anticipated, because he did so during a pandemic. Ginsberg started the job last August, after some 36 years in the department, teaching set and costume design and lending his expertise to theater and dance productions at the college. “I’m not working with strangers,” he said. “I’m working with family.” And with the use of modern technology and support from the school’s administrators, the department’s operations changed with the onset of the pandemic — quickly. Ginsburg, 63, recalled the last dress rehearsal for “Smokey Joe’s Café” last year, when the prospect of a lockdown became a reality. “When the school closed down by state decree, it was like a 2 o’clock phone call, and everybody was asked to be off campus by 3 o’clock,” he said. “And we were in shock … We closed down, say, 3:15. We put whatever we could away, and I went to my office and I gathered the hard drives and everything I thought I might need for a couple of weeks.” The entire college geared up to go online, which meant that the faculty had to learn Zoom and adjust the curriculum accordingly. “We had one online class — theater appreciation — that had always been online,” Ginsburg explained. “But the rest of us are very tactile experiences, be it dance, theater, even theater history … all in-house classes, as they say, face to face. It was an abrupt reboot for teaching.” Faculty members met on Zoom to discuss how to move forward. “In some ways, being the new chair, this became my normal,” he said. “I didn’t have to go, ‘Well, we used to do it another way. OK, we’re doing it this way.’” The faculty had to reinvent and brainstorm innovative ways to continue teaching nearly 300 students in the department. Administrators helped professors and students adapt to the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state orders to allow for some in-person classes so Ginsburg and his colleagues could “keep our educational goals and still function as a theater and dance department,” he said, adding that he was grateful to the NCC administration. The dance program was moved to a larger space so that dancers could spread out. Acting classes changed venues, too, for the same reason, and plastic barriers were installed in between students. And campus studios were equipped with WiFi and 84-inch monitors to allow students tuning in via Zoom to participate. “A lot of the faculty had to deal with dual modality of some students are face to face and some students are on Zoom,” Ginsburg said, “and you have to address them and give them material, and they have to be evaluated … at the same level.” But in the arts, there’s learning in the classroom and there’s performance.

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the nassau Community College Theatre and Dance Department staged Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” “Without the performance space, there’s no proof in the pudding,” Ginsburg said, explaining that putting together seven or eight shows a year and performing each one 10 nights in a row helps students grow. That kind of growth can’t happen in a classroom, he said. Performances are the students’ labs. The spread of Covid-19 meant that live audiences were a thing of the past, at least temporarily. After reimagining the format for productions, the department staged “Dracula” around Halloween via Zoom. Fully costumed actors used different Zoom backgrounds. From there, the department focused more on becoming a miniature television and film production company. New equipment was brought in, and about 400 hours were devoted to revamping the school’s multipurpose ballroom with lighting, projection and other technical features for the dancers. Dance students also learned to edit their own video reels — a new opportunity — to be able to market themselves after graduation. “Life goes on and we move to the right,” Ginsburg said. “We have to shift. It is the nature of theater to reinvent itself and work its way out of every problem, because as the adage is, the show must go on, and we will find ways to make the show go on.” In the past year, the department put on productions of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Sistas on Fire,” a homemade variety show and more. And its first streaming production, Dominique Morisseau’s “Pipeline,” is scheduled for the end of April. While many of the shows are available online, alongside a donation button in lieu of purchasing tickets, “Pipeline” will charge viewers $5. Ginsburg, who attended Hofstra University and earned a master’s in theater design at Brooklyn College, didn’t want to push his children into the arts, but they discovered them on their own. His kids, Max and Meredith, pursued their own arts dreams during and after attending Baldwin High School.

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice to Bidders Sealed Bids, subject to all instructions, terms and conditions herein and pursuant to specifications filed, will be received by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Oceanside Fire District, at its offices located at 65 Foxhurst Road Oceanside, New York 11572 until April 27, 2021 at 4:00 pm. They will be publicly opened and read aloud on April 27, 2021 at 7:30 pm to furnish the following: Install Nnw fencing around the property at 88 Mott Street, Oceanside, NY. Bid Price to be Firm Price and not Priced as of Date of Delivery All such bids shall be in accordance with specifications now on file with the District Secretary of the Oceanside Fire District, 65 Foxhurst Road Oceanside, New York 11572, and may be examined and obtained between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM, Monday through Friday. Specifications may be picked up in person and signed for, or a request to send by regular US mail can be faxed on company letterhead. All bids must be made on the form furnished by the Oceanside Fire District and in accordance with the specifications therein. The Board of Fire Commissioners reserves the right to reject, in whole or part, any and all bids, waive any informalities in the Bid and accept the Bid which it deems the most favorable to the interest of the Oceanside Fire District. **(This purchase is subject to a Permissive Referendum.) Issued: March 24, 2021 Board of Fire Commissioners Oceanside Fire District Tricia Schields Secretary 125223

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING AND ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION & BUDGET VOTE OF OCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that vote by the qualified voters of Oceanside Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, at an annual election will be held on May 18, 2021, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Merle Avenue School No. 6, Merle Avenue, Oceanside, NY, for the following purposes: a) to vote upon the appropriation of necessary funds to meet the necessary school district expenditures for the 2021-2022 school year

(Proposition No. 1); b) to elect one Board member to fill the vacancy due to expiration of the term of Seth J. Blau for a new term commencing July 1, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2024; c) to elect one Board member to fill the vacancy due to expiration of the term of Stuart M. Kaplan for a new term commencing July 1, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2024; d) to vote upon the following proposition for the authorization to expend capital reserve funds: PROPOSITION NO. 2 School District Capital Project Proposition RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Oceanside Union Free School District (“District”), is hereby authorized to appropriate and expend from the Capital Reserve Fund, approved by the voters and established on May 15, 2018, an amount not to exceed $5,505,644 for the purpose of undertaking a school building improvement Project (“Project”) to commence during the 2021-2022 school year and to consist of the construction of improvements and alterations to Oceanside High School property as follows: a complete renovation of seven (7) classrooms, three (3) preparation rooms, and one (1) Science Resource Center in the science wing of Oceanside High School. These renovations will include all seven (7) Earth Science and Biology rooms, as well as three (3) prep rooms. The complete renovation will include the removal of all existing cabinets, installation of new perimeter sinks, new moveable lab tables, and new perimeter casework; all seven (7) Earth Science and Biology rooms will include renovations of existing prep rooms and storage rooms; and other work required in connection therewith, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof; and to transfer such sum into the District’s Capital Fund as needed to be expended and applied toward the cost of said Project; provided that the detailed costs of the components of the Project may be reallocated among such components if the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the best interests of the District and no material change shall be made in the scope of the Project. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the voting shall be on voting machines and the polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The election shall be held in accordance with the

Rules for the Conduct of Elections adopted by the Board of Education. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Budget Hearing will be held in the auditorium of Oceanside School #6, Merle Avenue, Oceanside, NY, on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 7:30 p.m., for the transaction of such business as is authorized by the Education Law. This meeting will be held in public with a live streaming option available. The condensed form of the budget proposition and the text of all other propositions to appear on the voting machine and a detailed statement in writing of the amount of money which will be required for the 2021-2022 school year for school purposes, specifying the purposes and the amount for each, will be prepared and copies will be made available, upon request, to any District resident at each school in the District in which school is maintained from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the fourteen days preceding said May 18, 2021 election, excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays, and at such annual election. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that nominations for the office of Board of Education member, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be made by petition subscribed by at least 31 qualified voters of the District, shall state the name and residence of the candidate and the name and residence of each signer, must describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated, including length of term of office and name of last incumbent, and must be filed in the District Clerk’s Office, Administration Building, 145 Merle Avenue, Oceanside, NY, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. not later than the 30th day preceding the election, this year, April 19, 2021, and on April 19, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A nomination may be rejected by the Board of

Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his/her unwillingness to serve. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any proposition to be placed upon the voting machines shall be submitted in writing by petition subscribed by at least 78 qualified voters of the District and filed in the District Clerk’s Office from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., not later than the 30th day preceding the election at which such question or proposition is to be voted upon, this year, April 19, 2021, and on April 19, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except that this rule shall not apply to those propositions which are required to be published or to those propositions or questions which the Board of Education has authority by law to present at any annual or special District election. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that registration of the qualified voters of this District for said annual District election is permitted in the District Clerk’s Office, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, up to and including Thursday, May 13, 2021. A register will be prepared and will be filed in the District Clerk’s Office, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on each of the five days before the election, except Sunday, and by appointment from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday; and at the polling place on election day. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the register shall include: (1) all qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for registration; and (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who have registered for any annual or special District election and who have voted at any annual or special District election held within the four calendar years (2017-2020) prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) voters permanently registered with the Board of Elections of Nassau County. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that applications for absentee ballots for election of school board members and for voting on the school budget are to be completed on a form prescribed by the state board of elections and may be obtained by visiting the New York State Education Department’s website http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-and-

instructions-spanish.pdf, or by contacting the District Clerk by email mbarbella@oceansidesch ools.org or phone (516-678-1215). Completed applications must be received at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the applicant, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the applicant or to his or her designated agent. Absentee ballot applications will not be accepted by the District Clerk before April 19, 2021. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in the District Clerk’s office on each of the five days prior to the election except Sunday, and by appointment only between the hours 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on the Saturday prior to the election. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that pursuant to Education Law §2018-d, any person serving in the military, including spouses and dependents, may register to vote in the upcoming school district election. A military voter who is a qualified voter of the school district may obtain a registration form by contacting the District Clerk by telephone (516-678-1215), facsimile (516-678-7503), email mbarbella@oceansidesch ools.org, mail (145 Merle Avenue, Oceanside, NY 11572), or in person between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application form from the District Clerk. Completed applications must be personally delivered or mailed to the District Clerk and received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2021. Completed military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2021 if signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto with a date which is not later than the day before the election, or not later than the close of the polls on May 18, 2021 if postmarked or endorsed by an agency of the United States Government. A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration form, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail in the request for such registration, ballot application, or ballot. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board will convene a special meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the election for the purpose of examining and

tabulating said reports and declaring the result of the election; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law, §2019-a(2b) at said special meeting of the Board. Dated:March 24, 2021 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Oceanside, New York OCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK Marie Barbella District Clerk 125204 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTING AND PUBLIC HEARING ISLAND PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to Board of Education Resolution adopted on December 14, 2020, the Annual Voting of the qualified voters of the Island Park Union Free School District, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York will be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., for the purpose of voting on the combined School and Recreation Budget, and Library Budget of the estimated expenditures of the school fiscal year 2021-2022. Voting shall take place in the Lincoln Orens Middle School, Steven L. Foster Auditorium Foyer, 150 Trafalgar Boulevard, Island Park, New York between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., by voting machine. A copy of said combined school and recreation budget, and library budget may be obtained by any voter in the District, during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the aforesaid Annual Voting, at the District Office located at 99 Radcliffe Road, Island Park, New York during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., the Francis X. Hegarty School Main Office, located at 100 Radcliffe Road, the Lincoln Orens Middle School Main Office, located at 150 Trafalgar Boulevard, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays and, at the Island Park Public Library located at 176 Long Beach Road, during the hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and posted on the District’s Internet Website.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, pursuant to Board of Education Resolution adopted on the 22nd of March 2021, the following Proposition will also be presented to the Voters of the District: In order for the Island Park School District, in the County of Nassau, New York (the “District”) to receive an additional ten per centum (10%) of aid from the State of New York, the voters of the District hereby approve certain energy conservation improvements to be made at various District facilities pursuant to Article 9 of the Energy Law, with no resulting cost to the District as the $3.0 million estimated cost will be paid for from energy cost savings. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, pursuant to Board of Education Resolution adopted on the 14th of December 2020, a PUBLIC HEARING shall be held on May 11, 2021, 7:00 p.m., at the Lincoln Orens Middle School, 150 Trafalgar Boulevard, Island Park, New York, for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds and budgeting thereof (ANNUAL BUDGET). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, on said May 18, 2021 an election will be held for one (1) member of the Board of Education for a term of five (5) years to succeed KATHLEEN McDONOUGH, whose term expires on June 30, 2021; for one (1) member of the Library Board for a term of one (1) year to succeed THOMAS McCREIGHT, whose term expires on June 30, 2021. Petitions nominating candidates for the office of School Board Member and Library Board Trustee must be filed in the office of the District Clerk, on or before April 19, 2021, at the Conference Center, 99 Radcliffe Road, Island Park, New York, between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at least thirty (30) days prior to the election, with the hours on April 19, 2021 being 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District; must state the name and residence of each signer, the name and residence of the candidate; and must describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated, including the length of the term of office and the name of the last incumbent. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, the Board of Registration shall meet in the Conference Center located at 99 Radcliffe Road, Island Park, New York, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.,

for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of the School District for said Annual Voting. The Register of qualified voters of said School District, prepared at the Annual Election and Voting held on June 9, 2020, shall be used by the said Board of Registration as the basis for the preparation of the Register for said Annual Voting on May 18, 2021. Any person whose name appears on such register or who on or after January 1, 2015 shall have been registered hereunder for any Annual or Special Election and Voting conducted at any time on or after January 1, 2016, will not be required to register personally for the Annual Election and Voting. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the District by submitting a Military Voter Registration Application to the District Clerk, no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2021. A copy of the Military Voter Registration Application is available both in the office of the District Clerk and online located at the District’s website at http://www.ips.k12.ny.us/ budget_info. Military voters who are qualified voters of the District may submit an application for a military ballot. A military voter is entitled to designate a preference to receive a military voter registration application, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail. Such designation will remain in effect until revoked or changed by the voter. If no preference is designated, the District will transmit the military voter registration by mail. Military ballots will not be canvassed unless it is received by the District Clerk on or before 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2021. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 5-612 of the Election Law, any person registered under the provisions of the said Election Law, and so certified as registered by the Board of Elections, County of Nassau, for general election purposes, will be entitled to vote at the said Annual Election and Voting without further registration. Only those persons who shall be registered shall be entitled to vote at said Annual Election and Voting. Immediately upon its completion, said Register shall be filed in the office of the District Clerk, where it shall be open for inspection by any

qualified voter of the School District between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on each of the five (5) days prior to and the day set for the Election and Voting, except Sunday. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that absentee ballots for those eligible pursuant to Education Law §2018-a are available, and that applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the District Clerk’s Office. Such application must be received no earlier than 30 days before the election and no later than seven (7) calendar days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter or by the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in the District Clerk’s Office on each of the five (5) calendar days prior to the day of the election, except Sunday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. No absentee ballot will be canvassed unless it is received in the District Clerk’s Office no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law requires the District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulated amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on the District’s website. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Island Park Union Free School District Island Park, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. Jack Vobis, President Board of Education Cindy Pastore, District Clerk Dated: March 23, 2021 Island Park, NY 125188 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE VOTACIÓN ANUAL DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR Y AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA DISTRITO ESCOLAR DE ISLAND PARK SIN UNION PUEBLO DEL CONDADO DE HEMPSTEAD NASSAU, NUEVA YORK

POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO de que, de conformidad con la Resolución de la Comité de Educación adoptada el 14 de diciembre de 2020, la votación anual de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Island Park Sin Union, Ciudad de Hempstead, Condado de Nassau, Nueva York se llevará a cabo el martes, 18 de mayo de 2021, de 7:00 a.m. a 9:00 p.m., con el propósito de votar sobre el Presupuesto Escolar y Recreativo combinado, y el Presupuesto de la Biblioteca de los gastos estimados del año fiscal escolar 2021-2022. La votación se llevará a cabo en Lincoln Orens Middle School, Steven L. Foster Auditorium Foyer, 150 Trafalgar Boulevard, Island Park, Nueva York entre las 7:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m., mediante una máquina de votación. Cualquier votante del Distrito puede obtener una copia de dicho presupuesto combinado para la escuela y recreación, y el presupuesto de la biblioteca, durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente anteriores a la Votación Anual antes mencionada, en la Oficina del Distrito ubicada en 99 Radcliffe Road, Island Park, Nueva York durante el horario de 9:00 am a 4:00 pm, la oficina principal de la escuela Francis X. Hegarty, ubicada en 100 Radcliffe Road, la oficina principal de la escuela secundaria Lincoln Orens, ubicada en 150 Trafalgar Boulevard, durante el horario de 8:00 am a 4:00 pm, excepto sábados, domingos y feriados y, en la Biblioteca Pública de Island Park ubicada en 176 Long Beach Road, en el horario de 10 am a 5 pm y publicado en el sitio web de Internet del Distrito. ADEMÁS SE DA AVISO de que, de conformidad con la Resolución de la Junta de Educación adoptada el 22 de marzo de 2021, la siguiente Proposición también se presentará a los Votantes del Distrito: Para que el Distrito Escolar de Island Park, en el Condado de Nassau, Nueva York (el “Distrito”) reciba un diez por ciento (10%) adicional de ayuda del Estado de Nueva York, los votantes del Distrito aprueban por la presente ciertas mejoras de conservación de energía se realizarán en varias instalaciones del Distrito de conformidad con el Artículo 9 de la Ley de Energía, sin costo resultante para el Distrito, ya que el costo estimado de $ 3.0 millones se pagará con los ahorros de costos de energía. ADEMÁS SE DA AVISO de que, de conformidad con la Resolución de la Comité de Educación adoptada el 14 de diciembre de 2020, se llevará a cabo una

AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA el 11 de mayo de 2021 a las 7:00 pm., en el Escuela secundaria Lincoln Orens, 150 Trafalgar Boulevard, Island Park, Nueva York, con el propósito de discutir el gasto de los fondos y su presupuestación (PRESUPUESTO ANUAL). ADEMÁS SE DA AVISO de que, dicho 18 de mayo de 2021, se llevará a cabo una elección para un (1) miembro de la Comité de Educación por un período de cinco (5) años para suceder a KATHLEEN McDONOUGH, cuyo mandato vence el 30 de junio de 2021; para un (1) miembro de la Comité de Bibliotecas por un período de un (1) año para suceder a THOMAS McCREIGHT, cuyo período vence el 30 de junio de 2021. Las peticiones que nominan candidatos para el cargo de Miembro de la Comité Escolar y Fideicomisario de la Comité de Bibliotecas deben presentarse en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito, a más tardar el 19 de abril de 2021, en el Centro de Conferencias, 99 Radcliffe Road, Island Park, Nueva York, entre las 9:30 am y las 5:00 pm al menos treinta (30) días antes de la elección, con el horario del 19 de abril de 2021 de 9:00 a. m. a 5:00 p.m. Cada petición debe dirigirse al Secretario del Distrito; debe estar firmado por al menos 25 votantes calificados del Distrito; debe indicar el nombre y la residencia de cada firmante, el nombre y la residencia del candidato; y debe describir la vacante específica para la cual el candidato está nominado, incluyendo la duración del mandato y el nombre del último titular. ADEMÁS SE DA AVISO , la Comité de Registro se reunirá en el Centro de Conferencias ubicado en 99 Radcliffe Road, Island Park, Nueva York, el martes 11 de mayo de 2021 de 10:00 a.m. a 2:00 p.m. y de las 6:00 p.m. a las 9:00 p.m., con el propósito de preparar un registro de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar para dicha Votación Anual. El Registro de votantes calificados de dicho Distrito Escolar, elaborado en la Elección y Votación Anual realizada el 9 de junio de 2020, será utilizado por dicha Comité de Registro como base para la preparación del Registro para dicha Votación Anual el 18 de mayo, 2021. Cualquier persona cuyo nombre aparezca en dicho registro o que en o después del 1 de enero de 2015 se haya registrado a continuación para cualquier Elección y Votación Anual o Especial realizada en cualquier momento a partir del 1 de enero de 2016, no estará obligada a registrarse personalmente para las elecciones y votaciones

anuales. POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO, que los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden solicitar el registro como votantes calificados del Distrito presentando una Solicitud de Registro de Votantes Militares al Secretario del Distrito, a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 22 de abril de 2021. Una copia de la Solicitud de Registro de Votantes Militares está disponible tanto en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito como en línea en el sitio web del Distrito en http://www.ips.k12.ny.us/ budget_info. Los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del Distrito pueden presentar una solicitud para una boleta militar. Un votante militar tiene derecho a designar una preferencia para recibir una solicitud de registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico. Tal designación permanecerá en vigor hasta que el votante la revoque o cambie. Si no se designa ninguna preferencia, el Distrito transmitirá el registro de votante militar por correo. Las boletas militares no serán escrutadas a menos que el secretario de distrito las reciba antes de las 5:00 p.m. el 18 de mayo de 2021. ADEMÁS SE DA AVISO, sin perjuicio de cualquier disposición en contrario en el presente, que, de conformidad con las disposiciones del Artículo 5-612 de la Ley Electoral, cualquier persona inscrita conforme a las disposiciones de dicha Ley Electoral, y así certificada como registrada por la Comité Electoral , Condado de Nassau, para propósitos de elecciones generales, tendrá derecho a votar en dicha Elección Anual y Votación sin más registro. Solo aquellas personas que se inscriban tendrán derecho a votar en dicha Elección y Votación Anuales. Inmediatamente después de su finalización, dicho Registro se archivará en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito, donde estará abierto para la inspección de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito Escolar entre las 8:30 a.m. y las 4:30 p.m. en cada uno de los cinco (5) días previos y el día fijado para la Elección y Votación, excepto el domingo. ADEMÁS SE DA AVISO, que las boletas de voto ausente para aquellos elegibles de conformidad con la Ley de Educación §2018-a están disponibles, y que las solicitudes de boletas de voto ausente se pueden solicitar en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito. Dicha solicitud debe recibirse no antes de 30 días antes de la elección y

News brief

Push for parking permit system near MSSN gains steam A new parking permit system could soon be created for Oceanside residents living in the vicinity of Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital. The measure passed the Senate on March 23 and will soon be addressed in the Assembly. Many Oceanside residents have expressed frustration over a lack of parking and traffic congestion near the hospital. Under the bill, the Town of Hempstead would establish a parking permit system, which was similarly established near Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow. State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a

Democrat from Long Beach, and Assemblywoman Melissa Miller, a Republican from Atlantic Beach, sponsored the bill. “Ensuring Oceanside residents e n j oy t h e q u a l i t y - o f - l i f e t h e y deserve is essential,” Kaminsky said, according to a news release. “Creating a parking permit system for neighbors of the hospital will go a long way in ensuring residents can park outside of their homes.” Re presentatives from MSSN declined to comment. Courtesy State Sen. Todd Kaminsky; compiled by Mike Smollins

Public Notices

no más tarde de siete (7) días calendario antes de la elección si la boleta debe enviarse por correo al votante o el día antes de la elección si la boleta debe entregarse personalmente al votante. Una lista de todas las personas a las que se les ha emitido boletas de voto ausente estará disponible en la Oficina del Secretario de Distrito en cada uno de los cinco (5) días calendario antes del día de la elección, excepto el domingo, entre las 8:30 am y 4:30 pm, No se registrará ninguna boleta de voto ausente a menos que se reciba en la Oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el día de la elección. ADEMÁS SE DA AVISO, que la Sección 495 de la Ley de Impuestos a la Propiedad Real requiere que el Distrito adjunte a su presupuesto propuesto un informe de exención. Dicho informe de exención, que también pasará a formar parte del presupuesto final, mostrará cómo el valor tasado total de la lista de tasación final utilizada en el proceso presupuestario está exento de impuestos, enumerará cada tipo de exención otorgada por la autoridad estatutaria y mostrará el acumulado. impacto de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se espera recibir como pago en lugar de impuestos (PILOT) y el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones otorgadas. Además, dicho informe de exención se publicará en cualquier tablero de anuncios mantenido por

el Distrito para avisos públicos y en el sitio web del Distrito. POR ORDEN DE LA COMITÉ DE EDUCACIÓN Island Park Union Free School District Island Park, Ciudad de Hempstead, Condado de Nassau, Nueva York. Jack Vobis, Presidente de la Comité de Educación Cindy Pastore, Secretaria del Distrito Dated: March 23, 2021 Island Park, NY 125190

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LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, the Board of Fire Commissioners (BOFC) of the Oceanside Fire District of the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, on the 23rd day of March 2021, has adopted a Resolution, published herewith, and this resolution shall not take effect until thirty (30) days after its adoption, The BOFC OF THE OCEANSIDE FIRE DISTRICT OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK, HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS; WHEREAS the BOFC has determined it to be in the best interest of the Fire District to install new fencing around the property at 88 Mott Street, Oceanside, NY. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the net sum of $60,000 be withdrawn from the Capital Reserve Fund #2 established for the purpose of such

expenditures and that such expenditure is subject to permissive referendum. The unencumbered balance in that account as of March 23, 2021was approximately $710,797. Issued: March 24, 2021 Board of Fire Commissioners Oceanside Fire District Tricia Schields Secretary 125222

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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 14th day of April, 2021, at 7:00 o’clock in the evening of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 197-13 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE and REPEAL “TRAFFIC REGULATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF SCHOOLS” at the following locations: OCEANSIDE NANTUCKET LANE (TH 36/21) North Side - NO PARKING 9 AM TO 3 PM SCHOOL DAYS - starting at a point 112 feet east of the east curbline of Skillman Avenue east for a distance of 68 feet.

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John Kasich, the former Ohio governor who was roundly defeated in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries by Donald Trump, was doing that thing on March 25 that so many conservative politicians do when they talk about gun control. He was pressing his hands against his ears, telling CNN’s Kate Bolduan, “I can’t SCoTT hear you. I can’t hear you.” BRINToN He didn’t literally say that, nor cover his ears, but he might as well have. Kasich was interviewed on CNN last Thursday, after mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado in which a total of 18 people were gunned down. Bolduan had asked Kasich what lessons President Biden might learn from Kasich’s attempt to enact gun control measures as governor of Ohio after the Las Vegas massacre in October 2017, when a 64-year-old Nevada man opened fire on the crowd at the Route 91 Harvest music festival, killing 60 and injuring 411. If only 10,000 Ohioans had marched on

the Statehouse in Columbus, then perhaps he would have been able to “jam it through,” Kasich lamented, referring to gun-control legislation. But, he said, people didn’t show up to demonstrate, so he couldn’t. He must have a short memory. Five months after the Las Vegas shooting, on March 24, 2018, a throng of Ohioans marched on their Statehouse, demanding stricter gun-control laws. The Columbus Dispatch described the scene this way: “Veteran activists and first-time protesters were among the thousands of people who gathered near Downtown on Saturday to take part in the Columbus March For Our Lives rally. People of all ages congregated . . . to listen to speakers promoting school safety and gun control.” The rally followed the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which 14 students and three adults were killed and 17 others injured. It was one of more than 700 demonstrations that took place across the country as part of the student-led March For Our Lives movement, with hundreds of thousands of people — of all ages — demanding action on gun control. In 2018, Kasich had appeared on CNN — also on March 25 — to speak on gun control. Elected leaders “should be held absolutely accountable at the ballot box” for

their failure to pass stricter gun-control measures, Kasich told Brianna Keilar on “State of the Union.” Now, just three years later, Kasich appears to blame our nation’s abject failure to act on gun control on we, the people, because, apparently, we haven’t been loud enough in our persistent cries for change. Forget for a moment that Kasich lied to Bolduan — and she never challenged him on his claim that Ohioans did nothing. They most certainly did turn out in droves to demand change, so Kasich has a lot of gall to blame them. Fifty-seven percent of Americans want to see our laws governing the sale of firearms made stricter, according to recent Gallup polling. That’s down 10 points since 2018, when demand for tougher gun laws peaked, but it’s still a majority of Americans. So why pick on Kasich? He, after all, is a Republican who was once a darling of the National Rifle Association and then did an about-face and at least tried to pass guncontrol laws in a red state. But I need to take my frustration out on someone. As a nation, how do we overcome the inertia on gun control if Kasich represents the best of the Republican Party on the issue? What, precisely, would it take to shift the tide, to stem the violence, to find peace at last?

ow do we overcome the inertia on the issue if John Kasich is the GOP’s best?

Kasich argues that we need more marches. How many? How large? Give us the plan. We need a blueprint for action. We, the people, tried what you suggested, John, but nothing came of it. If we couldn’t pass stricter federal gun-control laws through mass demonstrations in 2018, then gun culture surely has us locked in its viselike hold. What we need is leadership — courageous leadership. Simply put, our federal lawmakers must step up. The people have done their part, time and time again. Now it’s our elected leaders’ turn. They, and they alone, can enact legislation to protect the American people, including a federal background check for all firearms, which would eliminate the gun-show loophole that allows anyone in 41 states to buy a firearm without any such check. Only six states — California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oregon and Rhode Island — require universal background checks for all firearm sales at gun shows, according to the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. Three states — Connecticut, Maryland and Pennsylvania — require them for handguns. If our lawmakers were in the room with me now, I’d tell them the time for dithering and bickering has ended. For God’s sake, just do your jobs. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.

Dogs on Long Island get a leg up on Covid

hile many humans are still waiting in lines for the Covid19 vaccine, an unusual initiative has put our four-legged friends at the head of the pack. And there’s a big payoff for their humans as well. Canine Concerns, a small, privately financed nonprofit that advocates for dogs, received a one-time, $1.3 million grant from the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill to immunize all dogs on Long Island against the coronavirus, beginning this week. It’s unclear why Long Island was chosen RANDI for the project, but KREISS dog ownership has skyrocketed over the past year, and our communities were designated a high priority for this effort. It was reported in Newsday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is seeking any positive publicity he can garner, has strongly pushed for this extraordinary “Project Woof Speed” to begin in New York. He was up against Sen. Ted Cruz, who was lobbying for the new canine vaccine to go to Texas. Cruz was hoping to neutralize his bad press

from the temporary abandonment of his family dog, Snowflake, when he traveled to Cancun during the catastrophic Texas ice storm. Even before landing the grant, Canine Concerns had tapped Wolf Pharmaceutical, in Buffalo, to produce the vaccine, which is in the form of a suppository. It will be given out for free (to be administered at home) at thousands of veterinarian offices in our area. They will be labeled “for canine use only,” and should not be used by humans. A deal was been brokered with Amazon to deliver the vaccine doses to Long Island veterinarians beginning on Monday, as we went to press. Individual pet owners may contact their veterinarians for pick-up information. The terrific part of the plan is that when you pick up the single-dose vaccine, you receive a coupon for a free trip to Buffalo when travel becomes safe and available. Included are tickets to two outstanding visitor outings: “The Best of Buffalo, by Bike” and “Scavenger Hunt: Roaming Buffalo.” As part of the package, several Buffalo-area Marriott Hotels will allow dogs to stay for no charge during your visit. Proof of vacci-

nation, human and canine, will be required. There is little known about Covid transmission to other species, although a Malayan tiger tested positive last spring at the Bronx Zoo and has since recovered. The risk to dogs is exceedingly small, and transmission from a dog to a human has never been documented. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, “A small number of pets worldwide, including cats and dogs, have been reported to be infected with the virus that causes Covid-19, mostly after close contact with people with Covid-19. “Based on the limited information available to date, the risk of animals spreading Covid-19 to people is considered to be low. “It appears that the virus that causes Covid-19 can spread from people to animals in some situations. “Treat pets as you would other human family members — do not let pets interact with people outside the household.” It has been reported in The New York Times that a number of high-profile individuals have gained early access to the dog vaccine to be sure their pets are protected. A friend of Ivanka Trump (she is currently

hough it’s not clear why, our communities were designated a high priority for this effort.

living in Miami) reportedly said that Ms. Trump had scored two suppositories for her Chihuahuas, Barbie and Barbie. According to the same article, President Biden has secured vaccines for Major and Champ, although no one in the Biden circle felt comfortable administering the dose to Major after a recent minor biting incident. In the trials of the Wolf Pharmaceutical vaccine, there were several side effects documented. In a small number of dogs, their barking pitch was elevated for several weeks, causing consternation for their owners but no other apparent problems for the pooches. Oddly, some 5 percent of inoculated dogs demonstrated enhanced cognitive ability in manipulating the pieces of dog puzzles to gain a food reward. There were two incidents of family dogs reversing day and night, making it difficult to rouse them for walks. I plan to get the new vaccine for my darling Lillybee as soon as possible. I especially look forward to getting my free trip to Buffalo, since I have never visited Niagara Falls. I may also go over the falls in a barrel. If you believe that, then you probably believed the rest of this column. Happy April Fools’ 2021. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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tate Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach who chairs the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, has introduced legislation in the Senate that could cripple magazines and newspapers across the state, particularly smaller community newspapers without a large online presence. While we believe the intent behind Kaminsky’s measure — the Extended Producer Responsibility Act (S.1185B) — is admirable, it does not account for its potential effect on magazines and newspapers, long considered necessary ingredients of a working democracy. While it might seem self-serving for a newspaper to oppose legislation that could hurt our industry, there is the big picture to consider if the measure were to cause an increasing number of magazines and newspapers to go under. What would be the effect on society? Would we see more “news deserts” — holes in coverage where people were unaware of what was happening in their own backyards because no one was there to tell their stories? Undoubtedly, the answer is yes. This is why the Heralds oppose the legislation. If passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov, Andrew Cuomo, the measure would shift responsibility for the recycling of paper, plastic, glass and aluminum packaging and products from local municipalities, including our towns and villages, to the manufacturers in an attempt to force them to reduce packaging, thus decreasing waste in our landfills and the need for recycling. There is no way for magazines and newspapers, however, to reduce their use of paper without shifting completely to online reporting, which is still in its infan-

cy — it’s been around a mere 25 years. Most newspapers, even the big dailies, are simply not ready to make such a bold move. Print advertising, in many ways, remains the engine that drives our industry. Kaminsky — and State Assemblyman Steve Englebright, chairman of the Assembly’s Environmental Conservation Committee — should exclude newspapers from any extended producer responsibility legislation, in the same way that books are. The act’s primary intent is to reduce the amount of packaging that manufacturers use to contain anything from milk to children’s toys and everything in between. From this perspective, the proposal makes a great deal of sense. Manufacturers have consistently upped the ante over the decades, moving from minimal packaging to excessive, and superfluous, packaging, most often intended to increase the marketability of their products. All that packaging — much of which is not recyclable — has caused a glut of waste that is sent to our incinerators and landfills. As a nation, we’re drowning in packaging. In this respect, shifting responsibility for recycling would, first, encourage manufacturers to use more recyclable or recycled packaging, and second, force them to reduce their packaging, period. Magazines and newspapers, however, are not packaging — they are the product — and thus they belong in a different category, and should be excluded from this type of legislation. The Kaminsky and Englebright measures address the recycling crisis that has gripped the nation. In 2018, Chinese officials decided that their country would no

letters Anti-vaping law is a win for the town To the Editor: The Town of Hempstead Board and I on March 23 unanimously approved laws aimed at combating youth vaping. Collaborating with the town medical director, Dr. Dave Neubert, and community leaders, we adopted legislation that prohibits retail sales of vaping or e-cigarette products within 1,000 feet of a school, playground or park. We also approved a second bill that enacts a pivotal zoning change restricting the opening of tobacco businesses — including those selling vape or e-cigarette products — to light manufacturing or industrial zoning districts. And the law prohibits those businesses from operating within 1,000 feet of a school, park or playground. I announced the proposed legislation in early March in Elmont. Among those in attendance were Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, Councilmen Bruce Blakeman, Anthony D’Esposito, Dennis Dunne Sr., Tom Muscarella and Chris Carini, Town Clerk Kate Murray, Tax Receiver Jeanine

longer purchase recyclables for reuse from the U.S., claiming that the material they were receiving was often contaminated. Paper products, for example, were stained by food and drink, rendering them useless, so the Chinese were paying for recyclables they couldn’t turn into new products. The Kaminsky/Englebright legislation, however, does not specifically address how we would recycle. It merely states that “a convenient system for consumers to recycle” would have to be set up. The common practice of comingling recyclables — plastic and glass with aluminum and paper — makes no sense, because anything wet on the plastic, glass and aluminum — most often food — ruins the paper. The answer is dual-stream recycling, in which plastic, glass, aluminum and paper products are separated by the homeowner at the curb in different containers. The Village of Valley Stream adopted the practice last year in reaction to China’s decision not to accept U.S. recyclables. Along with its rollout of the dualstream program, Valley Stream undertook an intensive educational campaign to help residents better understand what can, and cannot, be recycled. The Kaminsky and Englebright measures do address the need for greater education, the cost of which manufacturers would have to bear. Clearly, recycling is a complex issue, but lumping magazines and newspapers in with packaging sends a terrible and confusing signal to the public. Excluding them from the extended producer responsibility act, as has most often been the case when such legislation has been enacted in other parts of the world, particularly in Europe, would only be right.

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he potholes that used to greet us each spring, but now are with us year-round, remind us of the condition of our roads and bridges. They also remind us of the damage caused by water and weather. The hurricanes of 2020 cost $39 billion in damage, and more than 100 lives were lost. The wildfires in the West caused $16.5 billion in damage, and the drought there caused $4.5 billion. Why are we not better prepared for these assaults on our safety and livelihoods? President Barack Obama roBerT called for investment in the sCoTT nation’s vulnerable, decaying and outdated infrastructure, but Congress failed to act. President Donald Trump urged a national commitment to infrastructure investment, but Congress balked. And once again, the American Society of Civil Engineers issued its quadrennial assessment of the nation’s infrastructure, and gave it a grade of C-minus. Eleven of the 17 infrastructure categories, however, earned D’s. How would you react if your son or daughter brought home such grades from school? And these grades are for the visible parts of our infrastructure, not the less visible, like

broadband, and the invisible, like the internet. New York’s part of the report card indicates dire conditions for our region. According to the report, driving on roads in need of repair in New York costs each of us $625 per year, and 9.9 percent of the state’s bridges are structurally deficient. Drinking-water improvements in New York would cost an estimated $22.8 billion. Some 424 dams are considered potentially high hazard. Long Island’s transportation systems are the most congested in the nation. As we know from the brutal winter storms, extreme cold, devastating rainstorms, hurricanes and floods, many of our systems are susceptible to catastrophic failure. And such failures are likely to increase because of climate change. The categories the ASCE evaluated include roads, bridges, airports, dams, levees, storm-water systems, railroads, drinking-water systems, inland waterways, ports, the electrical grid, and transit, such as subway tunnels and stations. The organization estimates that the U.S. is spending only half of what is needed just to bring these systems up to par. Even more is needed to upgrade electrical and cybersecurity networks. Furthermore, it is estimated that if the investments are not made, the country could lose $10 trillion in

riving on New York roads in need of repair costs each of us $625 per year.

LeTTers Driscoll and Dr. Neubert, along with Elmont Board of Education Trustee Tiffany Capers, Elmont High School Principal Kevin Dougherty and Sewanhaka Central High School District Superintendent James Grossane. We are heading in the right direction with the passage of these bills. Vaping and e-cigarette products pose a threat to children, and are indirectly marketed to youth. Prohibiting the opening of establishments that target these sales, and limiting the selling of these vapor products in areas where children gather, is the first step in acting on this issue. Businesses within 1,000 feet of a school, park or playground will be required to comply no later than Oct. 1. The amendment to the town’s Building Zone Ordinance includes “tobacco businesses,” “retail electronic cigarette stores” or places that are used for the retail sale of “tobacco products,” “herbal cigarettes,” electronic cigarettes and/or vapor products. Hempstead’s Anti-Vaping Action Plan is providing stricter code enforcement of these harmful products and educating children at schools and libraries with various informative anti-vaping forums. This bill also entails a detailed advertising campaign to spread awareness and promote greater restrictions on the sale of these

economic growth and more than 3 million jobs within 17 years. What a catalog of loss. Economic decline, higher costs for consumers and businesses, and damage to our quality of life are the quantifiable effects of our neglect. Leading business leaders have called for action. Black Rock CEO Larry Fink called on Trump, and has now called on President Biden, to prioritize infrastructure investment for the nation’s well-being. Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has called attention to the crisis of crumbling infrastructure. Even the U.S. military and the Department of Homeland Security have noted the ways in which decaying bridges and systems are interfering with the country’s capacity to defend itself. Fortunately, Biden has heard these calls, and has promoted infrastructure spending not only for competitive and security reasons, but also as a way of creating jobs and securing an equitable cleanenergy future. In the past, Congress has said no to such spending because it feared that new taxes would be required to pay the bill. But even without agreeing to “no new taxes” for our numerous needs in so many areas, especially for children and schooling, history suggests that there is a way to get going.

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Early in the 20th century, the U.S. sold Liberty Bonds to the public, to encourage citizens to take part in a patriotic act and to raise the funds necessary to support our allies in World War I. The bonds, issued in denominations of $10 to $10,000, also introduced many families to the idea of investing for their own future. It is estimated that two-thirds of American wage earners owned bonds. In 2002, the federal government introduced a program of Liberty Bonds to help rebuild lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11 attacks, and raised billions of dollars. Why not a new Liberty Bonds program to raise at least some of the money necessary to secure our systems and networks? Money saved in the bank is yielding little in the way of return on investment, but it could be invested in tax-exempt bonds yielding better, though still modest, interest rates. That could mitigate some of the required tax burden. Furthermore, major banks and investment firms could be called on to take on back-office operations and distribution as a service to society, and demonstrate their often-cited commitment to environmental, social and corporate governance. Together, people, corporations and the government could heed the calls for action and take dramatic steps toward preserving the nation’s security and brightening its future. Robert Scott is president emeritus and university professor emeritus of Adelphi University in Garden City.

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toxic products to youth. Additionally, the town has already put up “No Vaping” signage at local parks, recreation centers and beaches, and requires tobacco/vape businesses to provide signs that detail the hazardous health factors of the products they sell. It is time to act on an issue that is prevalent among the younger generation. Passage of these bills is only the beginning in improving children’s future. DONALD X. CLAVIN Supervisor, Town of Hempstead

Why must we file FOI requests? To the Editor: Last week’s editorial “State needs public hearings overhaul” also should have included not requiring people, reporters and watchdog groups to submit Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain basic information that should routinely be made public. That requirement is inconsistent with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s respective promises to conduct the most open and transparent administrations in the history of state

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