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‘Fighting for her life’

Charlie fraNziNi aNd Paige McCarthy had planned their wedding in Aruba for April 18, but postponed it to July 18 due to Covid-19.

Oceanside resident recovering from battle with Covid-19 induced coma for six days. She recounted that she had tubes attached to her neck and arms. Debbie Rifenbury thought she When she awoke, she said, she might die. On April 3 she was still struggled to breathe and had admitted to Mount Sinai South a powerful cough. Nassau hospital with a She was determined to make 105-degree fever and an oxygen it through the ordeal so she level of 80 percent. could again see her She was told that if boyfriend, Michael she wasn’t put on a Miller; her daughve n t i l a t o r, s h e ters, Danielle, Jane might not make it. and Ada; and her “It felt like I had grandchildren, a knapsack on my Ava, Ida, Landon l u n g s t h at w a s and Nathan. Miller being pushed on,” said he was conshe recalled. “I cerned about Rifencouldn’t breathe.” bury’s health when Two days earlier deBBie she went to urgent on April 1, Rifencare, but was starrifeNBury bury said, she tled when he got a s t a r t e d t o f e e l Oceanside resident call from the hospi“weird,” but didn’t tal informing him have any idea how that the medical grim her condition staff had to place would become. On his girlfriend on a April 3, she drove ventilator so that from her Oceanside home to an she would live. urgent-care center in Lynbrook, “It was really a horrible feeland from there she was rushed ing,” he said, “because it’s somein an ambulance to MSSN, body I love, and she’s fighting for where she was diagnosed with her life. It was really a harrowCovid-19. ing experience. . . . You have When she arrived at the hos- somebody that you care for, and pital, Rifenbury, 61, was put on a you really don’t know what’s ventilator in the intensive care unit and placed in a medically Continued on page 13

By mike SmolliNS msmollins@liherald.com

felt like I had a knapsack on my lungs that was being pushed on.

Courtesy Lisa McCarthy

OHS sweethearts must

postpone their wedding By BriaNa BoNfiglio bbonfiglio@liherald.com

In early March, Oceanside High School sweethearts Paige McCarthy, 27, and Charlie Franzini, 28, began questioning whether they could go ahead with their April 18 wedding in Aruba. By mid-March, stay-athome orders had taken effect. McCarthy, a teacher and gymnastics coach at Vall e y S t re a m S o u t h H i g h School, was homebound at

the couple’s house in Long Beach, where they have lived together for three years. F r a n z i n i , a re a l e s t at e finance portfolio manager in Manhattan, was also working from home. On March 20, they postponed the wedding, and told their 150 guests to cancel their flights. They have set a new wedding date of July 18, and while they remain realistic about the situation, they said they hope they won’t need to reschedule it a

second time. “I was definitely sad,” McCarthy said. “A lot of people were going to make the trip, and I felt so bad that so many people had to get on the phone with the airlines and hotels. If it was a wedding here, it would be a quick email or call, but now our guests had to be a part of it.” “I was upset, too,” Franzini said, “but we’re both just trying to focus on the fact Continued on page 3

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Community rallies to support couple after delay that we can’t control what’s going on. We’re lucky all our family and friends are healthy, and things can be a lot worse.” The soon-to-be bride and groom met when McCarthy was a sophomore and Franzini was a junior at OHS. McCarthy was on the varsity gymnastics team, and Franzini played basketball. They saw each other in the gym, a friend set them up, and they have been dating ever since. “We still have the same group of friends,” Franzini said, “and they’ve seen us together throughout the years.” After Franzini graduated OHS in 2009, he went to Northeastern University in Boston. Then, McCarthy graduated in the class of 2010 and attended SUNY Cortland. The couple had a long-distance relationship for five years, lived back in Oceanside with their respective families for three years and then moved to Long Beach together. On the morning of Dec. 22, 2018, Franzini proposed with a special breakfast, flowers and their favorite song, “Angel” by Jack Johnson. The couple surprised their families with the news later that day at a Christmas party. But on the day that would have been their wedding, April 18, their family and friends surprised the high school sweethearts.

That morning, McCarthy’s family set up a Zoom call with the couple. Their friends and family put together a video with photos, video clips and words of wisdom for them, which they streamed through the Zoom conference to watch together. “Just when we thought all the fun was over, my mom told us to go outside,” McCarthy said. “There was a car parade with signs and pictures and goodies.” McCarthy’s mother, Lisa, and 30 other cars of family and friends drove by their home and dropped off presents to show their love for the couple. “Even though it wasn’t our actual wedding day, it was still extremely special,” McCarthy said. “It was so nice to see everyone come together and celebrate us, and it ended up being a really perfect day.” Franzini noted that some of their other friends have had to postpone weddings, and with much of the world practicing social distancing, he knows they are not alone. “We want to say thank you to everyone for everything they’ve done,” he said. “Even though we haven’t had the opportunity to get married, we know there are so many people suffering right now who would probably wish to have our problems. We keep reminding ourselves it’s not canceled, just postponed.”

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Photos Courtesy Lisa McCarthy

Paige Mccarthy’s cousin Joseph Alestra rode in a car parade for the couple on what would have been their wedding day.

Mccarthy’s Parents left the couple gifts. Mccarthy and franzini got engaged on Dec. 22, 2018. the couPle’s friends and family had a drive-by parade past their Long Beach home on April 18, far left.

I.P. school officials propose new policies By Briana Bonfiglio bbonfiglio@liherald.com

With schools closed for the rest of the school year, Island Park School District officials are proposing emergency grading policies for the final quarter. The new grading criteria would take into consideration the challenges of remote learning and difficulties families could be facing during the coronavirus pandemic. The guidelines would be implemented “when school closure results in distance lear ning for an entire marking period,” school officials stated. “[Grading] is intended to be helpful to parents and supportive of students,” Assistant Superintendent Vincent Randazzo said during a virtual Board of Education meeting on April 21. “Students’ grades will not be penalized by the loss of in-class learning days, nor will they be inflated because of it.” For Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School students, there would be no number grades for a marking period entirely comprising remote learning — “The report card will remain blank in the standards-based boxes that typically indicate a 1-4 level,” the district’s proposed plan reads. Teachers would instead write comments explaining the students’ status on remote learning, as well as the typical comments on work habits and effort. These grades would not be used when considering students for the Discovery program. For Lincoln Orens Middle School stu-

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island Park school District officials have proposed changing grading practices for distance learning. dents, teachers would practice a “do no harm” philosophy of grading, Randazzo said. Students will still earn grades, however, if that grade is lower than the student’s previous grades in all school periods, they will receive a “no mark,” or “NM.” “Comments by the teacher to the parent will explain the NM grade,” Randazzo said. “NMs, however, will not be averaged into the final grade.” As with the elementary school, work habits and effort would be calculated as usual, and the report card would not be used to disqualify students for the Discovery program, Regents classes, Honor

Roll, High Honor Roll or National Junior Honor Society. In addition, Superintendent Dr. Rosmarie Bovino outlined phase two of the district’s “Continuity of Learning” plan during the virtual board meeting. The plan focuses on keeping students connected with their teachers and peers. “We know that teacher contact with children and social interaction among students are critical to students’ happiness, well-being, and success with new learning,” Bovino said. “Hence we will think creatively about how we can make this happen.” Bovino said administrators would

speak with teachers, who would create their own lessons based on the districtwide goals. For students in pre-k and kindergarten, teachers opted for penciland-paper learning with parental support to promote students’ ongoing motor skill development. In first through fourth grade, there are pencil-and-paper assignments coupled with digital activities. For fifth through eighth grade, the district has set forth a Chromebook Initiative, in which students connect and complete assignments through Google platforms, such as Google Meet and Google Classrooms.

Oceanside remains moderately hard-hit by Covid-19 By Briana Bonfiglio bbonfiglio@liherald.com

In the coronavirus crisis, Oceanside is among Nassau County’s moderately high-impacted areas with 493 confirmed cases as of May 2. That’s according to the county information technology department’s Positive Cases by Community map. This makes Oceanside the 17th hardest-hit out of more than 130 neighborhoods listed. Of Oceanside’s bordering towns, Bald-

win is the most impacted with 594 cases and 189 additional cases in Baldwin Harbor. Oceanside’s other neighboring communities, Rockville Centre, East Rockaway, Bay Park and Barnum Isle, had a combined total of 553 cases. The Village of Island Park had 114 cases, Barnum Isle had 47 and Harbor Isle had 17. Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside has been battling the virus for over a month now. As of April 30, the hospital was treating 175 Covid-19 patients, with 35 on ventilators. Those

numbers are down significantly since the hospital peaked at 383 Covid-19 patients on April 13. Hospital officials are urging the public to stay vigilant with social distancing, because it is producing results to decrease cases, hospitalizations and deaths. The hospital has discharged more than 700 coronavirus patients so far. Community members and local busi-

nesses have been showing continuous support for the frontline workers at Mount Sinai South Nassau with encouraging signs, letters, food deliveries and a car parade. “We’re incredibly grateful for the community’s support,” said Joe Calderone, the hospital’s vice president of corporate communications. “Businesses have just been phenomenal. It sends a great morale boost.”

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Covid-19 patients have dropped to low enough levels that Northwell Health is able to earmark Syosset Hospital as a “Covid-contained” medical center where certain elective surgeries will be performed. That’s according to Dr. David Battinelli, Northwell’s senior vice president and chief medical officer. He spoke with video producer Rob Hoell last Thursday about how the hospital system, which has medical centers throughout the New York metropolitan area, has been coping with the “massive surge” of Covid-19 patients in recent weeks. Northwell was forced to increase its total number of beds across its 23 hospitals by 2,000 at the height of the crisis, Battinelli said. “We were overwhelmed in the” intensive care units, he noted. The hospital system redeployed some 1,500 workers in order to keep up with patient demand. To date, the Northwell system has treated more than 40,000 Covid-19 patients, with 13,000 patients admitted to hospitals. “Nobody in the world has treated and seen more Covid patients than Northwell,” Battinelli said. As a result, the hospital had to stop elective surgeries, which Battinelli called planned surgeries, meaning most elective surgeries must be done, but not

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Dr. DaviD Battinelli, Northwell Health’s chief medical officer, last Thursday spoke with video producer Rob Hoell about the “massive surge” of Covid-19 patients within the hospital system. immediately. Rather, they can be scheduled weeks or months in advance. With elective surgeries put off for six to seven weeks now, many patients need them done, sooner rather than later. The need to resume planned surgeries, Battinelli said, has become “semi-urgent” — hence the opening of Syosset Hospital for the procedures.

Battinelli said Northwell could not guarantee with absolute certainty that Syosset would be entirely free of Covid19 patients. Rather, he called the hospital “Covid-contained,” meaning the hospital will be able to cordon off any coronavirus patients who might appear there. Battinelli also spoke of the many clinical trials for Covid-19 treatments

that Northwell has undertaken. The system has an estimated 700 patients in trials, while on any given year, it might have a dozen in trials, he said. Among the trials Northwell is conducting is for famotidine, the active ingredient in the heartburn medicine Pepcid. Doctors in Wuhan, China, noticed that patients who presented with Covid-19 and heartburn, and who were taking famotidine, exhibited less virulent symptoms than those who were not on the drug. That anecdotal finding led to clinical trials around the world. It appears famotidine might inhibit the coronavirus’s ability to replicate, Battinelli said. He also spoke of telemedicine as a saving grace of the crisis, allowing patients to communicate with their doctors without having to be seen in an office. Telemedicine, Battinelli predicted, will grow rapidly after the pandemic has subsided because health care consumers will want it because of its convenience. Patients can dial up their doctors, and then wait at home to be seen virtually. “It is absolutely the way of the future,” Battinelli said. He added that he believes social distancing is here to stay for at least the next year. It will be, he said, the “new norm” until a Covid-19 vaccine is discovered.

Antibody treatment offers ray of hope at MSSN By Scott Brinton sbrinton@liherald.com

People have been pinning up homemade signs thanking the many workers at Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside on chain-link fence that blocks off a construction project full of big dirt mounds outside the hospital. It was, one could say, a fitting site for a recent Facebook Live session in which three hospital officials offered a glimmer of hope amid the coronavirus crisis, speaking at length about an “innovative” treatment called convalescent plasma that, for some at least, might help cure Covid-19. Joe Calderone, MSSN’s senior vice president for communications, led the talk on April 17 with Dr. Aaron Glatt, the hospital’s chief of infectious diseases and chairman of the Department of Medicine, and Dr. Adhi Sharma, its chief medical officer and vice president for clinical and professional affairs. Sharma noted that convalescent plasma is an investigational treatment, not yet fully approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration. It works like this, according to Glatt: Patients develop antibodies when fighting off Covid-19, as they do with other viruses. Those antibodies can be extracted from a recovering patient with a high level of them through a blood draw. The plasma can then be injected into someone who is still fighting off the coronavirus, which should help the patient battle the illness. As of April 17, doctors at the hospital had given plasma to 15 patients, and in those preliminary cases, the procedure had demonstrated “promising” results, according to Sharma. Ideally, Glatt said, antibodies are extracted from patients three weeks after the onset of Covid-19 symp-

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Dr. aaron Glatt, Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital’s chief of infectious diseases, spoke recently of an “innovative” treatment for Covid-19 called convalescent plasma. toms. At that point, he said, a patient is most likely to have a sufficient number of antibodies for extraction. Antibodies, he said, can be counted and quantified. There is no risk to patients who are donating plasma and no indication the procedure would deplete their antibody stores, potentially leaving them susceptible to future infection, the doctors said. The treatment is most often given to a patient who is or will likely become “deathly ill,” Glatt said.

Plasma is removed at the New York Blood Center in New York City. Patients must make an appointment to donate. Appointments can be made through Mount Sinai Doctors Five Towns in Hewlett. Donation is a multi-stage procedure that does require time, Glatt said. Treatment is carried out with patient consent only. It is unclear, Glatt and Sharma said, to what degree Covid-19 antibodies protect a patient from the disease, and for how long. It could be weeks, months or years. There is insufficient data on reinfection to know, they said. Glatt and Sharma each said social distancing is key to ensuring that infection rates do not spike again over the coming weeks and months. They worry that people will ease up on the precautions they have been taking recently now that the weather is warming and more people are heading outside. They also pointed out that Governor Cuomo would likely allow businesses to start returning to normal operations in a phased reopening after May 15. Without continued social distancing, those two factors could lead again to a surge in hospitalizations, which nearly overran hospitals like MSSN in April. The hospital normally sees about 300 patients total, but at the peak of infection, MSSN was seeing 500 patients, 40 percent more than normal. The MSSN officials said patients were housed in tents and hospital corridors to accommodate them all. “The staff went well above and beyond to maintain a hospital of 500 patients,” Sharma said, adding that MSSN could not sustain itself for long with that number of patients. Until “we totally clear [Covid-19] from the population,” Sharma said, people should continue social distancing. It will only be eradicated, he said, with a proven vaccine, which is 12 to 18 months away.

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Town supervisors plan for summer recreation By Scott Brinton sbrinton@liherald.com

Thirteen town supervisors gathered Friday to begin planning coordination of the summer season on Long Island, when tourists from across the state and country descend on the Island’s beaches, in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The supervisors focused on parks and recreation in their discussion, officials said. Supervisor Rich Schaffer, of the Town of Babylon, organized the talk. Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin said, “The theme of our discussion was that the Covid-19 pandemic does not follow town borders, and it’s necessary to collaborate on our best practices and strategies for summer programs and services. Working together as a team and maintaining communication will be key to providing the safest environment.” At press time, it was unclear precisely what would be open for the summer, including the beaches.

The supervisors discussed how to convey social distancing guidelines to the public, and when to open and close town facilities, including beaches and parks. Supervisors said they wanted to ensure the closure of any one facility was done in coordination with other towns to make certain no one town was overrun by beach and park attendees. “The uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic requires us to consider all possible scenarios,” Clavin said. “Though we wish that all of our residents can enjoy the summers of the past, we accept that this is a ‘new normal,’ at least for this year.” In addition to Schaffer and Clavin, other supervisors taking part in the talks included: Edward Romaine, of Brookhaven; Judi Bosworth, of North Hempstead; Joseph Saladino, of Oyster Bay; Peter Van Scoyoc, of East Hampton; Chad Lupinacci, of Huntington; Angie Carpenter, of Islip; Yvette Aguiar, of Riverhead; Gerard Siller, of Shelter Island; Edward Wehrheim, of Smithtown; Jay Schneiderman, of Southampton; and Scott Russell, of Southold.

News brief Bill would keep firefighters benefits intact State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Demo- port and appreciation now more than crat from Long Beach, has introduced ever, not an unfair practice that penalizlegislation that would ensure volunteer es them for following safety procefirefighters are able to maintain their dures,” Kaminsky stated in a news active status during the Covid-19 pan- release. The proposed law “would cordemic, when required trainrect this problem and give ing exercises have been them the benefits they interrupted by the virus. deserve.” Maintaing active service Kaminsky said volunteers is required in order for firea t t h e Wo o d m e r e F i r e fighters to accrue funds Department informed him toward their state pensions. of the issue. “Thank you to Firefighters must attain 50 Senator Kaminsky for his points per year by being on leadership and advocacy on call, responding to emergenbehalf of our volunteer firecies and taking part in trainfighters,” Woodmere Fire ing sessions. C o m m i s s i o n e r s Ro n n a todd Kaminsky Kaminsky, who re preRubenstein and Israel Max sents several South Shore said in a joint statement in fire departments, said the the release. “This bill will measure would allow active volunteers make sure these brave men and women to earn up to five points per month dur- retain their benefits while forced to stay ing the Covid-19 pandemic and give home because of the pandemic.” departments the ability to set different It was unclear at press time when the emergency response requirements for State Senate would discuss the bill. The certain members. Firefighters would Assembly and Senate passed a resoluthen only have to respond to the mini- tion in late March enabling virtual conmum number of emergency calls they ferencing and voting among firefighters. are assigned. “First responders deserve our sup–Jeffrey Bessen and Scott Brinton

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Oceanside cOstcO has had plenty of lines since the pandemic started. The store has implemented many changes to ensure the safety of patrons.

the stOre alsO created a board to let customers in line know which supplies they have and which are out of stock.

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a community of caring Local residents recently teamed together with State Sen. Todd Kaminsky to deliver surgical masks to residents at the Bishop Kellenberg Gardens Senior Center in Oceanside. “Our seniors are an at-risk population for contracting this virus, so it is critical we do all we can to ensure they have access to masks to help keep them safe and healthy,” Kaminsky said. To donate personal protective equipment, email Kaminsky at kaminsky.nysenate.gov.

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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, 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, June 9, 2020, for the purpose of voting on the combined School and Recreation Budget, and Library Budget of the estimated expenditures of the school fiscal year 2020-2021. Voting shall take place via absentee ballot. 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 on the District’s Internet Website. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, a PUBLIC HEARING shall be held virtually on May 26, 2020, 7 p.m., for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds and budgeting thereof (ANNUAL BUDGET). Information as to how to join and participate in the virtual Public Hearing can be found on the District’s w e b s i t e : http://www.ips.k12.ny.us/ NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, on said June 9, 2020 an election will be held for one (1) member of the Board of Education for a term of five (5) years to succeed JACK VOBIS, whose term expires on June 30, 2020; for one (1) member of the Library Board for a term of five (5) years to succeed JOSEPH PONTECORVO, whose term expires on June 30, 2020. Individuals interested in running for the for the office of School Board Member and Library Board Trustee may declare themselves to be a candidate for the Board of Education or Library Board Trustee provided that they submit a statement that includes the candidate’s name and residence, along with the seat for which the candidate is running, including the name of the incumbent and the length of the term to be filled to the District Clerk by emailing her at mdecicco@islandparksch ools.org no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 11, 2020. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Board of Registration will not meet for the purpose of registration. If you are not currently registered to vote, you can register with the Board of Elections by filing an online application with the Department of

Vehicles that will enable the District to transmit an absentee ballot to you for this election, provided that the individual registers before June 4, 2020. The online DMV voter registration can be found at https://dmv.ny.gov/morei n f o / e l e c t r o n i c - v o t e rregistration-application. The Register of qualified voters of said School District, prepared at the Annual Election and Voting held on May 21, 2019, shall be used as the basis for the preparation of the Register for said Annual Voting on June 9, 2020. 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, 2015, 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 5:00p.m. on May 14, 2020. 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. 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. 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. 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. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that no absentee voter’s ballot will be canvassed unless it has been received by the District Clerk’s office no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election. 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 Marianne DeCicco, District Clerk

LEGA NOTICE AVISO DE VOTACIÓN EN EL DISTRITO ESCOLAR ANUAL Y AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA DISTRITO ESCOLAR DE ISLAND PARK, CIUDAD DE HEMPSTEAD, CONDADO De NASSAU, NUEVA YORK SE DA AVISO DE QUE, la votación anual de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Island Park Sin Unión, Ciudad de Hempstead, Condado de Nassau, Nueva York se llevará a cabo el martes 9 de junio de 2020, con el propósito de votar sobre el Presupuesto de escuela y recreación, y presupuesto de biblioteca de los gastos estimados del año fiscal escolar 2020-2021. La votación se realizará mediante votación en ausencia. Cualquier votante en el Distrito puede obtener una copia de dicho presupuesto combinado de escuela y recreación, y el presupuesto de la biblioteca, durante los catorce (14) días inmediatamente anteriores a la mencionada votación anual en el sitio web del distrito en Internet. SE AVISA ADEMÁS que, una AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA se llevará a cabo virtualmente el 26 de mayo de 2020 a las 7 p.m., con el propósito de discutir el gasto de fondos y el presupuesto de los mismos (PRESUPUESTO ANUAL). Puede encontrar información sobre cómo unirse y participar en la Audiencia pública virtual en el sitio web del D i s t r i t o : http://www.ips.k12.ny.us/ SE ADMITE ADEMÁS que,

el 9 de junio de 2020, se realizará una elección para un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación por un período de cinco (5) años para suceder a JACK VOBIS, cuyo período expira el 30 de junio de 2020 ; para un (1) miembro de la Junta de la Biblioteca por un período de cinco (5) años para suceder a JOSEPH PONTECORVO, cuyo término expira el 30 de junio de 2020. Personas interesadas en postularse para el cargo de miembro de la Junta Escolar y Fiduciario de la Junta de la Biblioteca pueden declararse candidatos para la Junta de Educación o el Fiduciario de la Junta de la Biblioteca, siempre que presenten una declaración que incluya el nombre y la residencia del candidato, junto con el puesto para el que se postula el candidato, incluido el nombre del titular y la duración del plazo que se completará a la Secretaria del Distrito enviándola por correo electrónico a mdecicco@islandparksch ools.org a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 11 de mayo de 2020. SE AVISA ADEMÁS que, debido a la pandemia de COVID-19, la Junta de Registro no se reunirá con el propósito de registrarse. Si actualmente no está registrado para votar, puede registrarse en la Junta Electoral presentando una solicitud en línea ante el Departamento de Vehículos que le permitirá al Distrito transmitirle una boleta en ausencia para esta elección, siempre que el individuo se registre antes de junio 4, 2020. El registro de votantes en línea del DMV se puede encontrar e n https://dmv.ny.gov/morei n f o / e l e c t r o n i c - v o t e rregistration-application. El Registro de votantes calificados de dicho Distrito Escolar, preparado en la Elección Anual y Votación celebrada el 21 de mayo de 2019, se utilizará como base para la preparación del Registro para dicha Votación Anual el 9 de junio de 2020. Cualquier persona cuyo nombre aparece en dicho registro o quien, a partir del 1 de enero de 2015, se haya registrado a continuación para cualquier Elección Anual o Especial y la Votación realizada en cualquier momento a partir del 1 de enero de 2015, no tendrá que registrarse personalmente para la Elección Anual y Votación. SE DA AVISO AQUÍ, que los votantes militares que no están registrados actualmente pueden solicitar registrarse como votantes calificados del Distrito mediante la presentación de una Solicitud de Registro de

Votante Militar al Secretario del Distrito, a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 14 de mayo de 2020. Una copia de la Solicitud de Registro de Votante Militar está disponible tanto en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito como en línea en el sitio web del Distrito en http://www.ips.k12.ny.us/ budget_info. Un votante militar tiene derecho a designar una preferencia para recibir una solicitud de registro de votante militar, solicitud de boleta militar o boleta militar por correo, facsímil o correo electrónico. Dicha designación permanecerá vigente hasta que el votante la revoque o cambie. Si no se designa preferencia, el Distrito transmitirá el registro de votantes militares por correo. SE AVISA ADEMÁS, a pesar de todo lo contrario en el presente documento, que, de conformidad con las disposiciones de la Sección 5-612 de la Ley Electoral, cualquier persona registrada bajo las disposiciones de dicha Ley Electoral, y así certificada como registrada por la Junta Electoral El Condado de Nassau, para fines de elección general, tendrá derecho a votar en dicha Elección Anual y Votación sin más registro. Solo aquellas personas que se registren tendrán derecho a votar en dicha Elección Anual y Votación. SE AVISA ADEMÁS, que la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto sobre Inmuebles 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 total evaluado del rollo de evaluación final utilizado en el proceso presupuestario está exento de impuestos, enumera cada tipo de exención otorgada por la autoridad legal y muestra el valor acumulado. impacto de cada tipo de exención, el monto acumulado que se espera recibir como pagos en lugar de impuestos (PILOTO) 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. SE AVISA ADEMÁS QUE ninguna boleta de votante ausente será sometida a votación a menos que haya sido recibida por la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. en el día de la elección. POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN Distrito Escolar de Island Park Sin Unión, Island Park, ciudad de Hempstead, condado

de Nassau, Nueva York Jack Vobis, Presidente de la Junta de Educación Marianne DeCicco, Secretaria del Distrito 121799 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADJOURNED ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION & BUDGET VOTE OCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Adjourned Annual Meeting of the Oceanside Union Free School District, Nassau County, NY will be held on June 9, 2020 and shall take place remotely with the polls closing at 5:00 p.m. on the following: a) to vote upon the appropriation of necessary funds to meet the necessary school district expenditures for the 2020-2021 school year (PROPOSITION NO. 1); b) to elect one Board member to fill the vacancy due to expiration of the term of Donald Maresca for a new term commencing July 1, 2020 and expiring June 30, 2023; c) to elect one Board member to fill the vacancy due to expiration of the term of Mary Jane McGrath-Mulhern for a new term commencing July 1, 2020 and expiring June 30, 2023; d) to elect one Board member to fill the vacancy due to expiration of the term of Alexandra (Sandie) Schoell for a new term commencing July 1, 2020 and expiring June 30, 2023; e) 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 $3,309,782 for the purpose of undertaking a school building improvement Project (“Project”) to commence during the 2020-2021 school year and to consist of the construction of improvements and alterations to Oceanside High School property as follows: a complete renovation of four (4) classrooms and two (2) preparation rooms in the science wing of Oceanside High School. These renovations will include all four (4) chemistry rooms shared with AP Biology and Forensics, as well as two (2) prep rooms. The complete renovation will include the removal of all existing cabinets, desks and casework; all four (4)

chemistry rooms will include the required fume hood, emergency showers and acid waste piping; a new acid neutralization tank and an approved chemical waste piping will be required; 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. (f) to vote upon the following proposition: PROPOSITION NO. 3 – Oceanside Library Proposition RESOLVED: (a) The Board of Trustees of the Oceanside Library (the “Library”) located in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York is hereby authorized: (i) to construct additions and/or alterations and improvements to the Library building located at 30 Davison Avenue, Oceanside, NY and the site thereof, the foregoing to include the original furnishings, equipment, machinery, apparatus and ancillary or related site work required in connection therewith (the “Project”), substantially as described in a report prepared for the Library by H2M Architects & Engineers, dated February 5, 2020 (the “Report”) which report is on file and available for public inspection at the office of the Director of the Library; and to expend therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof and to reimburse prior expenditures made by the Library for the Project, not to exceed the estimated cost $33,500,000, plus any additional amounts received by the Library in connection with the financing of said Project, including but not limited to bond sale premiums, investment income on bond proceeds, grants, donations or charitable contributions; (ii) to finance such cost by borrowing a principal amount not to exceed $33,500,000 from the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (the “Dormitory Authority”), a qualified industrial development agency, local development corporation or other†lending institution(s); (iii) to cause the appropriate taxing authority, or to authorize and direct the Oceanside

Union Free School District (the “District”), pursuant to Education Law Section 259, to authorize and direct the appropriate taxing authority to levy therefor a tax payable in annual installments in an amount not to exceed $1,800,000 per year, which annual installment of the tax shall be in addition to the amount presently raised annually by tax for the Library’s annual appropriations, over a maximum period of thirty (30) years for the payment of all principal, interest, redemption premiums, if any, and expenses relating to the financing of the Project; (iv) to assign and pledge all of said tax to the Dormitory Authority or o t h e r † l e n d i n g institution(s); (v) to enter into mortgages, loan agreements and any other agreements and/or to take any and all other actions incidental or necessary to the completion of the Project and the financing thereof; and (vi) to refinance any and all outstanding bonds of the Library to the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing; and (b) The annual appropriation for Library services of $4,750,767, heretofore authorized by the voters, is hereby increased by the amount of $2,153,425, for a total annual appropriation of $6,904,192 for each year commencing July 1, 2020, representing the amount necessary for Library services pursuant to the written contract between the Board of Education of the Oceanside Union Free School District and the Oceanside Library; up to $1,800,000 of said increase shall be used to pay for the financing referenced in subparagraph (a) in such years as needed and thereafter for Library purposes; and that taxes shall be levied, assessed, and collected against the taxable property of the District for the foregoing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of a statement of the amounts of money which will be required for the 2020-2021 school year for school purposes, will be available on the District’s website for any taxpayer in the District beginning on May 26, 2020, and during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding such adjourned Annual District Election and Budget vote and on the day of the vote. 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

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over the years. Rifenbury spent a decade as an inhome elder care nurse to Oceanside resident Charles Brown, who died last October. Through her job, she said, she taught him breathing techniques and how to use inhalers, and also showed him which medicines to take. Now, it was Rifenbury practicing those same breathing methods she taught Brown for all of those years. She added that she was grateful for the staff at MSSN. “I had the best care, and the ICU staff saved my life,” she said. “Everybody was coming and checking on me,

debbie rifenbury is still recovering from lingering symptoms after a 17-day battle with Covid-19 at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital.

much as possible On April 20, Rifenbury was released after 17 days in the hospital. She still has not regained all the strength in her lungs, and her cough lingers. She said she has issues climbing stairs, shortness of breath and feels weak, but she is optimistic that she will recover. After 17 days in bed, she said, it was difficult for her to walk. A nurse and a personal trainer come to her home a few times a week so she can exercise and continue to work on improving her breathing. She noted that she is grateful to be home for her recovery. “I’m a very, very, very lucky girl because they say most people in my position don’t make it,” she said. “God has a plan for me. I’m not done yet.”

Schools statewide ordered to stay closed through June 289, a 5.5 percent decline. New hospitalizations were also down. The governor said social distancing Oceanside Schools Superintendent Dr. practices, as mandated by the state, have Phyllis Harrington said she was disap- prevented an estimated 100,000 Covid-19 pointed that schools will remain closed cases, which he said would have overrun for the remainder of the 2019-20 school the hospitals and caused many more year, but noted that she believed it was the deaths. smart decision to ensure the health and “Our past actions changed the past trasafety of the district. jectory,” he said. “I really wish to have been giving the Today’s actions will determine “the community better news right now, but I number of sick tomorrow,” he said — think we all recognize the place we are hence the need to keep school buildings at,” she said. “ I continue to keep every- closed and continue social distancing. one’s health and well-being in my The governor said colleges and school thoughts. I am grateful for the efforts of districts across New York must begin so many in our school comdeveloping reopening munity — our teachers, plans, which must be administrators, support approved by state officials. personnel, parents and our The governor added there students — in making the was no determination yet best of these challenging whether there would be times. I remain optimistic summer school. T hat that better times are ahead announcement would be and that we will come out made in the coming weeks. stronger in the end. We Of the virus, the govermay never go back to the nor said, “The enemy is on simpler times we rememthe run.” ber from our childhood stoNow, however, state offirybooks, but I do believe oceanside superintendent cials must determine more we will be forever changed, precisely why the state is of schools dr. phyllis hopefully in a good and still seeing nearly a thouHarrington positive way.” sand new cases a day. So On Friday, Gov. Andrew the state is drilling down, Cuomo announced that students in kin- looking at new cases by county. dergarten through 12th grade and college New York County (Manhattan) had the will not return to their schools in New most new cases overnight, with 167, folYork for the rest of the 2019-20 school year lowed by Kings (Brooklyn), Bronx, and will instead continue with distance Queens and Nassau counties. learning to help stop the spread. Nassau had 97 new cases, or roughly 10 The announcement came as Covid-19 percent, of the statewide total. hospitalizations and deaths continue a The state is also now looking at who is steady decline, but the state is still seeing becoming infected. The governor wonnearly a thousand new cases a day, which dered if essential workers were, or if Cuomo said was unacceptably high. other people were. Where are they becomThe decision affects 4.2 million stu- ing infected? At work? On public transdents statewide in 700 public school dis- portation? tricts, 89 SUNY and CUNY colleges, and Those are the questions the state is 100 private colleges. seeking to answer, Cuomo said. For the first time in weeks, the number People should continue wearing their of overnight deaths dropped below 300 masks in public and keep up social disfrom Thursday into Friday — from 306 to tancing to protect others, he said

by sCott brinton and mike smollins sbrinton@liherald.com, msmollins@liherald.com

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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 individuals interested in running for the Board of Education must declare themselves to be a candidate for the Board of Education, provided that they meet all the other legal requirements to be a candidate. This can be done by letter in which the individual declares his or her candidacy, or by completing and returning the top portion of the candidate petition. Such letter or petition must be filed with the District Clerk by mail addressed to the Oceanside Union Free School District, 145 Merle Avenue, Oceanside, NY 11572, or by email to mbarbella@oceansidesch ools.org, and received no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 11, 2020. The letter or petition must set forth, at a minimum, 2the name and residence of the candidate and must describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated, including length of term

coming to say hello to me and telling me I look wonderful. They called me a miracle because they said many people who come off the ventilator don’t make it.” Rifenbury said she is still unsure how she contracted the virus, noting that it could have been from a grocery cart, door handle, handrail or ATM. She cautioned that if anyone is not taking the pandemic seriously, they should be. “This is totally, totally serious,” she said. “You can get this disease anywhere, anytime. It’s invisible, and it can catch you when you’re not looking, because that’s what it did to me.” She urged the community to wear masks and gloves and to stay home as

of office and name of the last incumbent. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that due to the health and safety concerns associated with the COVID-10 pandemic and the resulting ordered closure of schools, personal registration with the District will not take place for the adjourned June 9, 2020 election. In lieu of such registration, all qualified voters will receive an absentee ballot with a postage paid return envelope. The qualified voter must return a completed absentee ballot by mail no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 9, 2020. Individuals can register through the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles voter registration website and be eligible to receive an absentee ballot for the adjourned June 9, 2020 election, provided the individual completes the registration before June 4, 2020 (https://dmv.ny.gov/moreinfo/electronic-voterregistration-application). In addition, persons who shall have been previously registered for any District annual or special election and who shall have voted at any such District election held in the prior four calendar years (2016-2019), and/or persons who are registered to vote at general elections within

the District pursuant to Election Law §352 will automatically receive an absentee ballot. If you are unsure whether you are a qualified voter and/or will receive an absentee ballot, please contact the District Clerk by email ( m b a r b e l l a @ o c e a n s i d e s c h ools.org) or phone (516-458-7764) with any questions. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that pursuant to Education Law §2018-d, a military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application 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 May 14, 2020. Completed military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on June 9, 2020 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. 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 any qualified voter may have a

proposition placed upon the ballot shall be submitted in writing by petition subscribed by at least 78 qualified voters of the District and submitted to the District Clerk’s Office not less than thirty (30) days before the Annual School District Election, i.e., no later than May 11, 2020. 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 ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; 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: May 4, 2020 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION18 Oceanside, New York OCEANSIDE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK Marie Barbella District Clerk 121760

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going on. You can’t go there, and you’d like to be able to hold her hand and let her know that somebody’s there. I was worried that I wouldn’t get a chance to tell her I love her.” Rifenbury said it was hard for her to remain in the hospital after she awoke from the coma, knowing that her friends and family could not visit her. She kept her spirits up by talking to them on the phone and by singing and praying. She said she was grateful for her friends who contacted her and wished her well, some of whom she had lost contact with

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he coronavirus pandemic sweeping our nation has highlighted critical gaps in our ability to beat back such threats. It’s quite a wake-up call for America. There is total consensus in the international medical community that Covid19 originated in Wuhan, China. It likely began as a virus that jumped from animals to humans in one of that city’s notorio u s “ we t m a rkets,” where all sorts of live animals — including live bats known to carry coronavirusalfonse es — are slaughtered and offered d’amaTo for sale for human consumption. According to U.S. intelligence reports, it is also ever more likely that a Chinese governmentsponsored laboratory in that city — the Wuhan Institute of Virology — was experimenting with the virus, and that because of careless handling by its scientists, the virus might have escaped from the lab and triggered the pandemic. The Chinese communist government has predictably obfuscated on this disaster, locking down information from Wuhan and concealing the extent of the

pandemic in China. Instead of cooperating with the rest of the world to help scientists fully understand the origin and spread of the disease, Chinese authorities have lowered a cloak of secrecy and unleashed a propaganda campaign, even going so far as to make the preposterous claim that the virus was somehow imported into China by the U.S. military. All of this would be more than bad enough if not for the fact that the virus has painfully demonstrated just how dependent the U.S. has become on China and other countries for all manner of medical supplies and critical medicines. America imports vast amounts of medical masks, gowns and other protective equipment. Much of our pharmaceutical industry, which was once located in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, has shifted to Asia over the past few decades. America today is in the extraordinarily dangerous position of fighting a pandemic caused largely by the Chinese government’s carelessness and malfeasance with medical supplies from China. That must change, and quickly. It’s time for America to see China for the adversary it is, not the partner we might wish it to be. That will mean making some very fundamental changes in U.S. industrial and

trade policies in the future. We must bring critical manufacturing capability back to this country, especially for important medical supplies and pharmaceuticals. By way of example, for years America had a robust pharmaceutical industry in Puerto Rico. That industry was given tax incentives that were shortsightedly allowed to lapse, driving production to other nations, where it was welcomed with significant host-government support. Congress and the administration should reinstate those tax incentives to bring back pharmaceutical production. There are a number of other steps Washington should consider to help rebuild our manufacturing base. For years we have allowed China and other countries to game international bodies like the World Trade Organization and the World Health Organization, which gave special treatment to those countries as “developing nations.” But today its laughable to consider China a developing nation that can take advantage of WTO polices to dump manufactured goods in America and WHO policies that allow it to shirk its international responsibilities. How can it be right for China to run a trade surplus

t has painfully demonstrated just how dependent the U.S. has become on China.

with the U.S. of a half trillion dollars a year at the same time that it contributes less than one-tenth of what the U.S. has contributed to the WHO? China gives the WHO less than $50 million a year, while the U.S. gives it over $500 million for international health care initiatives, because the WHO considers China a “developing nation.” What nonsense! President Trump was right to suspend further U.S. financial support for the WHO until this glaring inequity is corrected. At the very least, China must make up the hundreds of millions of dollars it should have contributed to the WHO to match what the U.S. has already so generously contributed. Over the next few years, in the aftermath of this international health and economic disaster, America must rebuild its industrial might. We cannot lead the world with just the strength of our ideals or our arms, great as they may be. And we must demand that countries like China treat the rest of the world fairly, and shoulder their share of the responsibility to all humankind. It is not too late for America to wake up. But time is running out. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.

Have you heard the one about Clorox Chewables?

umor is serious business, so I felt much better when the pandemic jokes began popping up. For example: “If you need 144 rolls of toilet paper for a 14-day quarantine, you probably should have been seeing a doctor long before Covid-19.” If we can joke about it, it can’t be as terrifying as it seems, right? Right? Tracking the LOLs, it becomes evident that much coronavirus humor focuses on toilet paper and the shortages thereof. I guess the world started looking funny to us when we first put on our big boy and big girl pants. I know some Randi readers think kReiss there’s nothing funny about Covid19, and really, those of us who find a laugh here and there don’t think it’s funny, either. We’re not making light of the disease, but of ourselves and our foibles. Humor is an enormously successful defense mechanism. That’s not from me; it’s from, you know, the guy who knew about these things, Sigmund Freud. He

wrote that humor helps us cope with seemingly insurmountable tragedy. It eases the burden and gives us some sense of control. Two photos online: The first is a picture of Quentin Tarantino. The second is a picture of a guy in full hazmat suit inside a tent. The caption is “Tentin Quarantino.” You can laugh, it’s OK. The psychologists say so. Gregg Levoy wrote in Psychology Today, “It’s a curious thing. We’re in the midst of the worst global health crisis in over 100 years, and yet we’re overflowing with jokes, parodies, cartoons and gag videos.” I’ve laughed a lot at talking-dog videos, especially that one with the Schnauzer giving advice to other dogs on how to behave during a pandemic, specifically identifying the no-sniff zones. Yeah, the humor is low, but so is my morale. This is not to say that sharing humor is without risk. We’re isolated, so when we send friends jokes or cartoons, they can’t see our expressions and we can’t read theirs. The possibility of misunderstanding one another is real. To be sure, there is safe humor, and much more edgy stuff. One does have to

exhibit a modicum of good taste. I don’t think humor goes into the ICU or to the gravesite. And it all depends on one’s own experience through this time of trouble. Being sick, worrying about a loved one in trouble, suffering financial setbacks or just going crazy from the extended isolation all change our sense of what’s funny. My family is notoriously dark when it comes to humor. Almost anything goes, and for us, it helps. People are still tuning in to Bill Maher and Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers because they make us laugh, despite the horrific news. All of them push the envelope. Levoy says you can’t laugh and be scared at the same time, so while we’re laughing, we are momentarily forgetting the horrors of the pandemic. We are temporarily tuning out the map with the spread of the disease and the voiceovers with the daily totals of dead people and the news reports of refrigerator trucks holding the bodies of people’s mothers and fathers and children. After a while of consuming the bad news, we overload on horrific detail and actually shortcircuit. In that moment, if we can find

e’re not making light of the disease, but of ourselves and our foibles.

something to laugh about, it’s really OK. “Life does not cease to be funny when people die,” said George Bernard Shaw, “any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.” Here are a couple of mini ha-has: Has anyone let the Amish know what’s going on yet? The World Health Organization has announced that dogs can’t contract Covid19. Dogs previously held in quarantine can now be released. Just to be clear, WHO let the dogs out. Some of the humor coming my way targets Donald Trump and his disastrous incompetence before and during the pandemic. (Have you seen the ad for Clorox Chewables?) Maher piled on: “Donald Trump had a meltdown about what a great temperament he has. It was like watching someone carve ‘I’m not a psycho’ into their arm.” “If you are able to teach people to be more playful, to look at the absurdities of life as humorous, you see some increase in well-being,” said Stanford psychologist Andrea Samson. I’m all for vaccines — the sooner the better — but let’s not inoculate ourselves against laughter. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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ast Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo finally offered students and teachers certainty about the rest of the 2019-20 school year when he canceled in-person classes through June to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Thank you, Mr. Cuomo. For weeks, pupils and educators in New York’s schools were left in limbo, wondering whether they should devote themselves entirely to the new online model or wait for classes to resume as normal. Moving to online teaching and learning was a shock to our education system that left all involved in a state of frenzied confusion. In just weeks, teachers had to move to a system in which most had little to no training or experience. Students, many of whom depend on their teachers, coaches, guidance counselors and administrators for social and emotional support, suddenly lost that network, leaving many full of anxiety at a time of widespread despair. What most young people repeatedly hear now are stories of job loss and death. Many children and young adults, without the life experience to understand that the nation will emerge from this crisis, remain in a semi-daze, incapable of focusing on their schoolwork as they did two months ago. Worse, many students are hurting because their parents have lost their jobs, or fear losing them. Worst still, some students have lost parents or grandparents to Covid-19. Teachers and administrators should, first and foremost, pay close attention to

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letters The virus is tough, but Long Islanders are tougher To the Editor: Communities all over the world have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, but have pressed on and adapted to the “new normal” of social distancing, homeschooling and teleworking. Although the virus has ravaged communities and businesses, Long Islanders have shown our strength once again by coming together even when we are kept physically apart. Long Island is home to heroic first responders who risk illness and injury to help others in times of crisis. During Hurricane Sandy and after the Sept. 11 attacks, firefighters, police officers, health care workers and volunteers worked around the clock, without returning home to their own families for weeks on end, to heroically help our families and fellow New Yorkers. The same has been true during this pandemic.

their students’ psychological health during this precarious time, and secondarily to their schoolwork. The period between now and mid-June will be a time of survival for many people, and no less for students. Expectations of learning must be tempered by the premise that, above all else, our young people must emerge from this time unscathed — psychologically unharmed, in a sound mental state. The State Education Department canceled all major exams, including the Regents, for a good reason: The normal process of learning has been interrupted, and will not resume for some time. The nation is at war with an invisible killer. Right now, students’ grades matter less than during ordinary times. What matters is sending a clear message to our young people: We adults will keep you safe. One day soon, we will return to normal, and when we do, we will redouble our efforts to ensure that you learn all that’s necessary to know. Now, however, is not that time. That is not to say that we should forgo learning, or not expect students to do their work. Rather, we must understand and acknowledge how they are feeling before we can get down to whatever work is possible. With that said, we offer these suggestions to our schools: ■ If teachers are not already doing so, they should meet with their students in live sessions at least once a week, and pref-

erably twice a week. Students desperately need to see and speak with their teachers, but we have heard scattered reports that at least some teachers have not met live with their students for as long as six weeks. ■ Each district should decide on one online educational platform for all. Whether it’s Google Classroom or Edmodo, make it districtwide. Employing more than one platform will only sow confusion. ■ Students should be assigned homework according to a set schedule, at a given time on a given day, so they know what to expect. Consistency is key, so they can develop a routine. ■ Teachers should follow up on homework assignments with live Zoom sessions to explain the work, and not leave it to students to attend extra help sessions, particularly sessions conducted by email. ■ Students should not be videoed in class, with the images posted on YouTube, without student and parental consent. ■ All teachers in a district should have a single method of taking attendance, and grading rubrics should be provided to students and parents. ■ Students should be given opportunities to do extra-credit work to make up for missed work. We will survive this crisis, and teachers and school administrators will play a key role in ensuring that we do, provided that every district adheres to a set of basic guidelines for online teaching.

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was asked recently why university presidents aren’t speaking out about the state of affairs in our country. Of course, the issue of the moment is the lack of preparedness for the coronavirus pandemic, even when knowledgeable people were forecasting it. After all, universities are supposed to be moral forces in society. Who is in a better position to remind the public of what the 19thcentury English philosopher Alfred North Whitehead said: “. . . the rule is absolute, the [nation] which robert a. does not value trained intelliscott gence is doomed”? Yet the voices of university leaders are largely silent in the face of the most critical issue of our time, and trained intelligence is ignored when politically inconvenient. Some argue that university leaders should not take stands on policy, that they should not be “political.” But what is political and what is polemical? Politics refers to the public affairs of a country. A

polemic is an aggressive attack on the opinions or principles of another. Surely academic leaders can comment on the public affairs of the country without resorting to aggressive attacks, even if those whose policies are being confronted want others to believe that such comments are inappropriate. Therefore, when scientific leadership on policies related to health care, clean water, air pollution and product safety, among others, is being replaced by lobbyists for the regulated industries, university leaders should be among the strongest voices expressing concern. Should they not call out falsehoods and fabrications passing as truth? Education is the foundation of a free and democratic society. In any country, the university is unique in its mission to create, curate and critique. Laboratories create new knowledge, museums and libraries preserve the past, and journalists examine social policy by asking “Why?” But only the university is responsible for all three roles. In these ways, the university fulfills its historic mission not as a political force,

houldn’t they call out falsehoods and fabrications passing as truth?

Letters Although the enemy that first responders are battling is invisible, they continue to fight with valor, and give us all the confidence that this virus will be defeated. Public transportation workers, grocery clerks, truck drivers and countless other essential workers are all working on the front lines to provide us with services that our society could not function without. With the apex of the pandemic hitting during the holy season, people of all denominations had to limit their celebrations to immediate family, and many, including me, opted for virtual gatherings via Zoom. While physically empty, churches, mosques and temples continue to play a tremendous part in keeping congregations full in their faiths and hopeful that an end to this crisis is near. Religious leaders and community members across creeds have maintained active charities to combat food insecurity and provide first responders and those in need with personal protective equipment and other supplies even though their own collection of these needed materials was dwindling. T he County Le gislature has received more than 4,000 letters and drawings from children for our frontline heroes as part of our “Letters to our Heroes” drive. Donations of PPE and nightly displays of gratitude — drive-bys, horn honks and alarm sounding — have cheered up and cheer

but as an ethical voice. For example, the founders of Adelphi were advocates for the advancement of women, the abolition of slavery and improved instruments for world peace. They adopted as their motto, “The truth shall make us free.” Surely there were those who thought the new institution should only teach classes, believing that school was separate from society. But the president and supporters knew the power of ethical arguments and the need for ethical thinking. The ethical perspective considers fairness, the degree of bias, the consistency of application, the factual basis for assertions and the justness of moral judgments and public laws. Women had no right to vote, slavery was legal and war ignored diplomacy as the “first resort of kings,” as the author Richard Arndt described it, yet the Adelphi leaders had the courage of conviction and a visionary voice. They knew that their role was to educate students, and the public, to reflect on what they read and heard, assess actions and policies, form independent opinions, and express impartial concerns as indi-

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Should university presidents take ethical stands?

viduals. In this way, the university teaches us all to distinguish among the three paths to finding truth — through facts, faith and fear — and helps to clarify each. To state facts is not polemical. People wake-u The can have different opinions, but not difnation ferent facts. The university’s role is to 19 orig advance knowledge, both general and expert; skills such as writing and speaking with clarity and persuasion; abilities such as critical thinking and leadership; and values such as teamwork, respect for others and their opinions, and becoming active in society as citizens. These are the missions of a university, and it is the university president who serves as the chief mission officer. If we do our jobs well, our graduates will be well prepared to see the results of political actions that ignore expert knowledge. They will be able to analyze propaganda masquerading as principle, and discern facts from unfounded superstitions. They will be able to call out the misguided actions of those who ignore science, histo- U.S. in ry and the need to respect others. We will more l sponso have prepared graduates for political action when it is needed regardless of the Wuhan polemics surrounding them. And we will experi becaus have taken an ethical stand. tists, th the lab Robert A. Scott is president emeritus of The Adelphi University. has pr ter, lo Wuhan

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on our heroes. I have worked with County Executive Laura Curran and my fellow legislators to approve emergency legislation allowing the county to spend $2.3 million on PPE, testing supplies and other critical tools to help keep workers and residents safe. Recently, I joined my colleagues to urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo to push back the property tax deadline to give relief to struggling businesses and residents. Last month the governor answered our call and extended the deadline until June 1. The pandemic has affected our lives in ways that we could noy have fathomed just a few months ago. Recovery will be difficult, but with our combined efforts, it is more than possible. The coronavirus may be tough, but Long Islanders are tougher. C. WILLIAm GAYLOR Nassau County legislator

Cuomo has a friend in Jerry Kremer To the Editor: I just had to respond to last week’s column by Jerry Kremer, “Cuomo puts the other guy from Queens to shame.” Kremer speaks in glowing terms about Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but

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leaves out so many details — for example, that Cuomo has put the state in a $6 billion hole because of inept and careless spending, investing state money in ridiculous solar panel schemes and not allowing fracking that would not only increase state revenue, but lower all taxpayer energy bills. He is also eliminating the Indian Point power plant, which provides New York City with 25 percent of its power. Where does Cuomo expect to make up that energy deficit? Windmills? Solar power? When the lights go out this summer

and in summers to follow, there will be only one person to blame, and that will be Cuomo. Kremer obviously despises President Trump, but I must say that if it were not for Trump and his staff bailing out all theseof us w mismanaged states, this country would bedon’t th finished. The least Trump deserves is amaking thank-you from these blue state governorsselves a Hum for coming to their rescue. defense Richard Heemanit’s from Valley Streamabout t

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