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Parents mixed on vaccines for youth it. “I’m totally against the cheesy, pushy marketing of a medical treatment,” she wrote. “There The availability of Covid-19 was no high risk in this age vaccines for children and teens group. They are also not testing ages 12 to 15 has been met with to check on antibodies beforemixed reviews by local residents. hand.” The U.S. Food Chris Lindsley and Drug Adminissaid he also did not tration approved plan to vaccinate the Pfizer-BioNhis son. “I’m not Tech vaccine for risking his health that age range on when Covid is not a May 10, and the threat to him,” he Centers for Disease wrote. Control and PreDina Person ve n t i o n g r e e n said she did not lighted it on May favor vaccinating 12. Hours later, Gov. people in that age A n d rew C u o m o group, and noted gave it the OK. that players and While elected staff of the New officials and hospiYork Yankees were tals across Long fully vaccinated, Island have begun but the team dealt h o s t i n g n e w s lAurA CurrAN with a Covid-19 events to adminisoutbreak last week. Nassau County ter the first dose of Eight players testvaccines to chil- executive ed positive for the dren and teenagvirus, seven of ers, some parents whom were asymptomatic. have expressed concerns about “We will not be getting it for inoculating their children in our children,” Person wrote. “I response to an inquiry on an just worked all year in a school Oceanside community Facebook where Covid was not spread page. through school and the very few Sandee Mcphee was one parent who said she was opposed to Continued on page 4

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A thing of beauty A new business came to the Village of Island Park last Saturday when Crystal Beauty Salon hosted its grand opening, which was attended by elected officials and members of the Chamber of Commerce. Story, more photos, Page 3.

Oceanside Library makes strides toward normalcy By MIkE SMollINS msmollins@liherald.com

With expanded services, the Oceanside Library took a step toward normalcy on May 10, when administrators announced that patrons no longer need appointments to sit at tables or use computers or the copy machine. Additionally, there is no time limit on table use, so members are free to study on a first-come,

first-served basis. Library Director Chris Marra said last month that she was excited about the library’s temporary move to the Lincoln Shopping Center during renovations to the current facility, and added that despite Covid-19 restrictions, the library has continued to offer a wide array of programs and services to the community. “We expect to start reducing the restrictions very soon now that the state is relaxing the

requirements and our staff is finally eligible for the vaccine,” Marra said. “We’ve added a number of services during the pandemic, some of which have received national recognition.” The library lifted the need for appointments to browse and borrow last month, and though there are some restrictions still in place, it is moving toward a return to pre-pandemic services. Continued on page 11

n order to soundly defeat this pandemic and return to normal life, we need as many people as possible to roll up their sleeves.

JCC expands programming for Parkinson’s disease The Barry and Florence Friedberg JCC in Oceanside continues to expand its programming serving those battling Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers. On May 12, the Friedberg JCC launched a new virtual fitness program that combines strength training, yoga, boxing and most of all, fun. The program’s first session will run for eight weeks and is a new addition to a wide variety of programs offered by the facility that are geared toward the Parkinson’s population. In addition to Tai Chi, boxing, music therapy programs, support groups, webinars and presentations featuring world renowned medical experts in the field of Parkinson’s, the Friedberg JCC has established itself as the South Shore of Long Island’s premier hub for wellness and social service needs. The Friedberg JCC is committed to serving all adults affected by Parkinson’s disease and their families by offering a variety of exercise classes, social programs, educational webinars and individual and group support with a licensed clinical social worker. Its mission is to support individuals as they navigate their Parkinson’s journey while providing a nurturing environment for families to share information and provide emotional support. The “Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies” program is sponsored by the Goidel Law Group, which supports a number of programs at the JCC geared to special populations.

Woman arrested in Oceanside By Mike SMollinS msmollins@liherald.com

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The Barry and Flornece Friedberg JCC in Oceanside has expanded its programs for those battling Parkinson’s disease.

A woman was arrested on Saturday and charged with endangering the welfare of a child after leaving him in a car. According to the Nassau County Police Department, officers received a 911 call from someone who told them a young child was left alone in an unattended parked car at Old Navy, at 3555 Long Beach Road. After police arrived, they found a 1-year-old boy in the rear of the car, which had its front windows slightly open. Officers then dispatched an ambulance to respond to the scene, and police medics determined he was unharmed. A short time after that, Laura Melucci, 42, exited the store and was placed under arrest. The child was placed in the custody of a family member. Melucci was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and was arraigned at First District Court on Sunday.

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elected officialS and Chamber of Commerce members gathered to celebrate the grand opening of Crystal Beauty Salon in Island Park on Saturday.

Crystal Beauty Salon comes to Island Park By Mike SMollinS msmollins@liherald.com

Elected officials, community leaders and members and officers of the Island Park Chamber of Commerce gathered on Saturday to welcome Crystal Beauty Salon to the neighborhood. The salon, at 239 Long Beach Road in Island Park, celebrated its grand opening to much f anf are. Attendees included Island P a rk M ayo r M i c h a e l McGinty, Hempstead Town C o u n c i l m a n A n t h o ny D’Esposito, Assemblywoman Melissa Miller and Island Park Chamber of Commerce President Barbra Rubin-Perry. “Today was a great day for me and my staff,” owner Alda Sokol posted on Facebook after the event. “I just want to take a m i nu t e t o t h a n k my friends and family and everyone who was part of my grand opening today.” Sokol received citations from the town welcoming her business to the area. For more information about the salon, call (516) 690-8248, or follow crystalbeautysalon_ip on Instagram.

owner aida Sokol, top left, called the opening “a great day.” Plenty of PeoPle attended the event at the store, which is at 239 Long Beach Road in Island Park. the grand oPening was met with much fanfare.

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teens who did get it had very mild symptoms and recovered quickly. The Covid numbers are down, and we just saw on the news that the people fully vaccinated with the Yankees still got Covid.” Joe Glavin offered a different perspective, noting that the only way to return to normal is to vaccinate more people. “Stop with the nonsense,” he wrote. “Get the shot or probably be locked out of college and other activities. Just saying . . . you’ll be screwed when you want to do something.” Paul Florio wrote that he was confused why so many people were determined to get the vaccine themselves, but refused to allow their children to be inoculated. “What gets me is that all people that feel the vaccine is a must now turn around and say, ‘No way my kid is getting it,’” he wrote. “If it’s that important for parents to get it, why not the kid? I would think it goes hand in hand.” As the vaccine continues to become available to more people, the CDC has relaxed masking guidelines for fully vaccinated people at most indoor and outdoor places. Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside has also continued to operate its “Vaxmobile,” extending its efforts to now vaccinating those ages 12 to 15. On Thursday afternoon, MSSN staff started giving the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to some of the newly eligible youths at St. Mary of the Isle Roman Catholic Church in Long Beach. Among them was Grace Moran, 13, an eighth-grader at Lincoln Orens Middle School in Island Park, who said she was thrilled to receive her dose. “I’m very excited to be getting the shot today,” she said, according to a news release from the hospital, noting that she was not nervous about the immunization because she “believes in science.” The mobile vaccination unit was funded via the federal CARES Act through a grant issued by the Town of Hempstead, and has administered more than 2,000 Covid-19 vaccinations since it began operation in late March. The primary mission of the unit is to deliver vaccinations to eligible residents, while eliminating barriers such as transportation, mobility, language or health, and to

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a change at mssn Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital’s Emergency Department walk-up entrance is now located at the hospital’s Washington Avenue entrance. Emergency walk-up patients will have the option of valet parking, which is free of charge for Emergency Department patients only, by proceeding to the valet booth or self-parking their vehicle in the parking lot. Outpatients will be required to selfpark and enter through the designated entrance.

bring vaccines directly to hard-hit communities, as well as other areas. Appointments are not required, and the mobile unit is handicapped-accessible and staffed with a bilingual clinical team from MSSN. The interior of the unit includes a private exam room, computerized clinical work stations, medical testing and lab technologies, as well as secure storage areas. The “Vaxmobile” continued onto the De La Salle School in Freeport on Friday. With vaccinations increasing, the number of Covid-19 cases at the hospital has steadily decreased. As of Friday, there were nine coronavirus patients at MSSN. In addition to the hospital’s mobile vaccination efforts, Nassau County officials said they planned to inoculate 500 high school students a day through Sunday, and were taking appointments on the county website. County Executive Laura Curran spoke in favor of the CDC easing mask restrictions, and urged residents to have their eligible youths vaccinated. “Nassau County is leading the way in getting residents vaccinated, and I’m proud that we’ve now gotten seven out of 10 adults vaccinated,” Curran said in a statement. “However, in order to soundly defeat this pandemic and return to normal life, we need as many people as possible to roll up their sleeves — including young people.”

Throughout the pandemic, healthcare workers, first responders, grocery and pharmacy personnel, and so many others, have been dedicated to supporting and assisting our community. They are true heroes who deserve our respect, praise and recognition. As many remain on the front lines in 2021, we invite you to nominate a Hometown Hero to be featured in Herald newspaper editions throughout the year.

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donates money to charitable causes close to her heart. She plays several sports and works part time after school. Jimenez is an exemplary student who represents much of what the faculty hopes to find in a graduating senior at Castleton. She is a student who has grown in both intellect and character. Leadership is developed through personal achievement, growth and character. As a small school, Castleton often calls upon seniors to be role models and leaders for the underclassmen. Seniors like Jimenez set the tone in the building and she has fully embraced her Role there. Whether it be found in friendship, kindness, or in a few words of advice, she is there for her fellow classmates. She is often sought after to resolve conflicts, has been asked to assist in mentoring groups for underclassmen, and has often been asked to individually mentor new students to the program. With every passing year, Jimenez has become a better student, and she has put forth her strongest academic performance in her senior year. Education is her main priority in life and she has made tremendous strides in her academic achievement. She will attend Nassau Community College in the fall. Assemblywoman Judy Griffin hosted the event to recognize standout students. Each recipient was presented with the New York State Assembly Student Standout Award. The students were chosen as the only representative from their school because they stand out for their exceptional leadership, kindness, inclusiveness, helpfulness, work ethic, creativity, motivation or civic engagement. “Today recognizes those incredible students who standout in their schools and communities,” Griffin said, according to a news release. “These students serve as role models and are an inspiration for their peers. I am so proud to give these students the New York State Assembly Student Standout Award and I look forward to seeing where it takes them.”

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Oceanside High School student Meral Eviner and Oceanside Castleton’s Angelica Jimenez were recently among 17 students who were honored during the Student Standout Awards at the Center for Science, Teaching and Learning. Eviner is a student who manages to do it all. She is a scholar and a true student leader. She earns top grades in the school’s most rigorous courses and participates fully in a complement of co-curricular activities while managing to avoid the pitfalls of those who are driven solely by the competition. Her drive to establish a positive impact on both a local and global level is palpable. While cleaning out her closet during the pandemic, she realized her clothes were in good shape, so she cut up and tiedyed and sewed her clothing. “Closet of Change” was born. She, along with her sister and a friend continue to sell repurposed clothing, donating all proceeds to a nonprofit that offers mentorships to underserved girls. In 10th grade, Eviner felt a conflict with her math teacher, but she didn’t go home and ask her mom to call, she came in and although she wasn’t 100 percentf comfortable, she, her counselor and the math teacher had a productive conversation. While she wasn’t completely satisfied with the results, she continued to hold her head high as she attended class knowing that she used her voice to handle an unsatisfactory situation. Eviner now serves as president of the senior class. As a junior, she served as the school’s student representative to the Shared Decision Making Committee, which comprises a number of adults, including teachers, administrators, board and other community members. She is also a member of Model Congress. She is a founding member of the Mental Health Awareness group that works hard to demystify the stigmas surrounding mental health as the country sees a rise in teens diagnosed with anxiety and depression. The group collaborates with a community organization that works to prevent substance abuse. Eviner attends rallies and protests; she

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community update Thursday, May 20 DIY Ceramic Boot Painting Decorate your ceramic boot using the paint provided in the craft kit, then plant a seed in it and watch it grow. Register your child to reserve a craft kit at the Oceanside Library. one craft kit per child, while supplies last. The library will contact you when the kits are ready for pickup. Contact the Youth Services Department at (516 766-2360, ext. 2 , or email jprogram@oceansidelibrary. com.

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.

Saturday, May 22 Saturday Vinyasa Yoga with Dot Scott 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 or the virtual link, visit oceansidelibrary.com.

Sunday, May 23 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.

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A salute to officers Students at Oceanside School No. 8 recently wrote thank you cards for local law enforcement officers for National Police Week, which was from May 9 to 15. To thank them for their support, Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito paid a visit to the students and Principal Frank Zangari and Administrative Assistant Joanne Pumo.

Thursday, June 3 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, June 12 Flag Ceremony The Island Park Library hosts a Flag Ceremony, which will be performed by the Long Beach Scouts Troop 215. The Scouts do this for the facility every year. Festivities will include a singer performing the national anthem, and then the day continues with an outdoor art program where children can contribute to the library’s community fabric canvasses by drawing, painting or with a hand-

print. The canvasses will then be displayed in the library.

Monday, June 14 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.

The Island Park village board meets on May 20. Perform yoga virtually with the O’side Library on May 22. The Oceanside VFW hosts a pig roast on May 23. MSSN has started inoculating youths ages 12 to 15. The “vaxmobile” is still making its rounds.

Wednesday, June 16 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.

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‘Future of Space’ found at Cradle of Aviation former nasa astronaut William Shepherd opened the new exhibit at the Cradle of Aviation Museum May 10.

By James Bernstein jbernstein@liherald.com

William Shepherd, raised in Babylon, in Suffolk County, has strayed a bit far from his roots over the years: He has zoomed around the globe multiple times on the space shuttle as a NASA astronaut, and became the first commander of the International Space Station. If Shepherd, now 71 and retired from NASA and a Navy career, has learned anything from his space travels, it’s this: Something extraordinary — even alien life — could be out there. If aliens were to arrive here, the andrew Parton first thing they might see of us, President, Shepherd said in Cradle of Aviation an interview at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City last week, would be space junk. “My sense is that if there is ever some kind of crossing with another species, the first thing they would see would be stuff we discarded,” like the hundreds of usedup space communications or weather satellites still flying around. Shepherd’s mind was very much on space and the future last week. He traveled from his home in Virginia to be at the Cradle May 10 for the opening that day of its newest exhibit, “The Future of Space.” Shepherd spoke to the media, schoolchildren and at a dinner reception for invited guests that evening. He had donated his flight suits and other NASA gear he had collected over the years to the Cradle, which has included the items in its new exhibit. The exhibit, Shepherd said, is designed to stimulate minds, young and older, with what is to come in the cosmos in the decades ahead. The time was ripe, Cradle officials said, for such an exhibit. The most stunning of recent events took place Feb. 18, when NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars. Ingenuity, Perseverance’s helicopter, has made a number of flights on the Red planet since. Elon Musk’s Spacex, a privately held company, launched its Dragon spacecraft on March 2020, to resupply the space station. Other Spacex voyages are planned. And NASA is thinking of a return flight to the moon, aboard a vehicle called Artemis, with a planned launch in 2024. Artemis’s crew will include a woman and a person of color. They will be the first of their gender and race to step foot on the moon. Much of the enthusiasm for space flight waned after Americans first landed on the moon in 1969. It revived in the 1980s with the launch of the space shuttle, but after two shuttles exploded in flight, killing 14 astronauts, the shuttle program ended. But the success of Spacex and the Mars landing mark a new beginning, said

he future is now. There is going to be a lot happening in space.

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Andrew Parton, the Cradle’s president. “The future is now,” Parton said in an interview. “There is going to be a lot happening in space.” In the interview, Shepherd said he does not see Mars as a “final destination” of the space effort. “We are trying to figure out where humans fit in the universe,” he said. “We won’t get any direct answers right away, but we will get some clues.” The vehicles that will travel to Mars in the future, Shepherd said, will likely be much larger than now, and the effort to get them there will be international. The exhibit itself takes up a large corner of the Cradle. It includes models of Spacex rockets, a 12-by-12 Martian landscape, complete with tiny hills, all designed by Rod Leonhard, a graphic artist and photographer, from Hewlett; an intricate model of the Space Station, which took two years for Matt Arnold, of Port Washington, to construct.

Part of the exhibit includes a 12-by-12 Martian landscape designed by a Hewlett graphics expert, Rod Leonhard.

The exhibit introduces augmented reality, an interactive experience in which objects that a model of the International Space Station, reside in the real world are designed by Matt Arnold of Port Washington, in a enhanced by computer-generated two-year effort. perceptual information. decades. It features dozens of famous A visitor can download an app to a cellphone and use AR to put images World War I and World War II aircraft of him or herself on Mars, or even “cre- built by Grumman and the Fairchildate and dance with little aliens on the Republic Corporation of Farmingdale, as planet,” said Leonhard, who demonstrat- well as general aviation models. It also has models of airplanes from the begined the technology for this reporter. Long Island played a large role in the ning of flight, balloons, components and early days of space flight. The biggest role gear by other manufacturers. And there is an original Lunar Module, LM-13, which belonged to Grumman Corporation of Bethpage, now Northrop Grumman, was intended for the Apollo 19 mission to which built the lunar lander that took Copernicus Crater in 1973. That mission Apollo astronauts to the moon. Grumman was canceled for budgetary reasons. “We’re going to honor the old, but celealso constructed the space shuttle’s wings. Dozens of subcontractors built brate the new,” said Jennifer Baxmeyer, electronics and other components for the the Cradle’s executive director. The plan is to build out the exhibit in years to shuttle. The Cradle honors Long Island’s come, adding what is new in space and achievements in aviation over the science, she said.

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What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

Herald ScHoolS Staircase gets a makeover by students

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oceAnSide HigH ScHool student Drisantha Shanthan with her research teacher, Heather Hall, after winning the RICOH Sustainable Development award at the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair.

OHS student wins science award

Oceanside High School student Drisana Shanthan received the Ricoh Sustainable Development Award at the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair. The award recognizes outstanding effort in addressing environmental responsibility and sustainable development in students’ projects. Shanthan‘s project was titled “Effects of Habitat Fragmentation and Modification on Species Richness and Abundance of Anurans.” Anurans, as Shanthan explained, are amphibians without tails and include some frogs and toads. Her project looked at habitat features such as the

size and number of ponds in a given habitat to determine the correlation to the number of frogs and species living in that region. She was able to demonstrate how habitats with more bodies of water were shown to have greater numbers of frogs, whereas density of vegetation correlated with diversity of species. Shanthan conducted her research over the summer at a Hofstra University science program. Her research teacher is Heather Hall.

The ongoing beautification of Oceanside High School continues, with Art Honor Society students adding the latest touch of #booklove to the school steps leading from the first floor to the area just outside the library on the second floor. All of the Art Society members are involved in the makeover project. “Nor mally, the students are involved in projects such as painting pumpkins, creating holiday ornaments and making Earth Day clay pots for succulents,” said their advisor, art teacher Danielle Casquarello, according to a news release. The students sell these items as fundraisers for the organization. With Covid-19 restrictions having limited their activities this year, the students were eager to take on the project when Dr. Beth Zirogiannis, director of English, reading and libraries kindergarten through 12th grade, suggested it. Zirogiannis provided a list of books for depiction on the steps and the students chose their favorites. “I chose ‘Circe’ by Madeline Miller,” said Kaicey Rahn, a junior, adding it was a book she fell in love with after

a recommendation from her sophomore year English teacher. “It’s written with a modern approach and tells the story from ‘The Odyssey’ from Circe’s point of view.” Joe Rizzi and Sheridan Morgan, both seniors, agreed on Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.” “Growing up on all the Dracula and sci-fi stories, I liked seeing a different take on monsters in ‘Frankenstein,’” Rizzi said. Arianna Calderone was painting the spine of George Orwell’s “1984” onto one of the steps. Having taken the Utopian/Dystopian senior seminar, part of a series of English electives that explore contemporary topics in literature, Calderone said she was intrigued by the idea of different types of societies as mirrors to Oceanside. What’s next for these artists? Might we see equations, g reat moments from history, or musical notation on steps in the future? Stay tuned. Courtesy Oceanside School District; compiled by Mike Smollins

Courtesy Oceanside School District; compiled by Mike Smollins

Admin lauds librarian’s pandemic response tended the flames of book Dr. Beth Zirogiannis, love this past year. director of English, reading Zirogiannis said that the and libraries for kindergardistrict doesn’t track circuten through 12th grade at lation of physical library the Oceanside School Disbooks but e-book circulatrict, published an article tion has been steadily rising in Literacy Today highlightand went from 8,186 individing the work of librarians ual checkouts at this time across the country in conlast year to the current necting students with books number of 11,141. during the Covid-19 pandr. Beth Zirogiannis The article can be found demic. at bit.ly/3ho9pAJ. Zirogiannis interviewed a number of librarians and also highlighted how Oceanside school Courtesy Oceanside School District; comlibrarians and the Oceanside Library piled by Mike Smollins

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Art Honor Society students gave an OHS staircase a makeover, depicting the spines of their favorite books.

Library expands programs, eases restrictions That will soon include the return of inbuilding programs. “We are working on how to best implement them in accordance with the current guidelines,” library administrators said in a news release, “but we are excited to get more people back in the building.” Despite a return to more normal services, the library will continue to offer curbside pickup, virtual browsing and borrowing, and other services that were begun during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. All patrons are still required to follow state guidelines while in the library, including wearing a mask that covers the nose and mouth, and practicing social distancing, though the restrictions may ease in light of recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. Hand-sanitizing stations can still be found throughout the building, and patrons’ temperatures are taken upon entry. The library will soon be renovated after a $33.5 million bond passed last June to upgrade the facility. Construction will force the library to close temporarily, but administrators said services would be moved to the Lincoln Shopping Center in the fall until work is complete. Vision 2020, as the project is called, will mark the library’s first renovation in 25 years. The bond will fund the work in certain rooms, which will enable the library to host more programs and shows while

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“It’s getting very exciting,” Tony Iovino, the library’s director of community services, said last month. “This is all kind of coming together. We are actually building two libraries at the same time, essentially,

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nity based organizations that meet state requirements.

When will the program be run?

The UPK program at School No. 6 will follow the same calendar as the district’s kindergarten through 12th grade schedule. The hours will be from 9:20 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., Monday through Friday.

What is UPK?

UPK stands for Universal Pre-Kindergarten which is a state funded grant that is given to a district. Parents and/or caregivers may choose, but are not required, to enroll their child in a UPK program.

Will meals be provided?

Students can receive a daily breakfast/ snack and a lunch. Mealtime will be seen as a positive experience for each child and part of the instructional day. Parents are permitted to send in their child’s preferred snack and/or lunch.

Who is eligible to register for UPK?

An “eligible child” is defined as a resident child who was born between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2017.

Can all interested children attend?

Is transportation provided?

No, unfortunately, the grant is limited and can only be used for a predetermined amount of students. Oceanside has been granted slots for 118 students.

How will the eligible children be selected?

Participants are chosen through a lottery system. Any family that applies and has a completed registration packet will be placed in the lottery. When all available spots for the UPK have been drawn, the remaining applicants will be placed on a waiting list.

How do I register to be considered for the lottery?

A completed registration packet is the

Transportation is not provided for the UPK program.

Courtesy Chrstine Varriale

a lottEry WIll soon take place for eligibility into the Oceanside School District’s Universal Pre-K program at School No. 6. Above, student Anthony Varriale at the school. requirement to be placed in the lottery. The registration link can be found on the district website. The central registration contact person is Phyllis Amisano, who can be reached at (516) 678-6238 if you have specific registration questions.

Where will UPK be held?

The UPK program will be held at the School No. 6 complex. It is possible that some of the available seats (out of 118) may be located in one of the local commu-

If a child has an IEP, can they receive their services at the UPK? Yes.

What is the teacher to student ratio for UPK?

One certified teacher, one aide and a maximum of eighteen students.

To receive answers to more questions or for assistance, call the main office at School No. 6, at (516) 594-2345.

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elcome summer! It will look and feel a bit different from last summer as we begin to emerge from the pandemic. This past year sure was tough on everyone and it also forced many of us to re-think family outings, vacations or even easy ways to entertain the kids while at home. For some, this summer will offer more opportunities for kids outside the home. But other families may be more cautious about forging full steam ahead. Still summer beckons. Kids are ready to jump in the pool, play outside (and sleep in!), while parents are eager for barbecue dinners and easy-going evenings on the patio. Taking advantage of warm temperatures, outdoor activities and time together as a family is certainly appealing, but what happens when the boredom sets in and amusement parks and road trips are the main requests? Summer can be a respite, but also a conundrum if you’re trying to find activities to keep your family entertained. According to a NerdWallet and Harris Poll survey, families tend to ramp up spending when warm weather hits. Parents of kids ages three to 17 plan to spend an average of $471 per child on summer activities. The majority of parents with children younger than 18 — more than 80 percent — who plan to take a summer vacation, spend an average of $2,256. But summer isn’t just about opening up your wallet. There are plenty of ways to enjoy the season to everyone’s benefit — without spending fortune. Turn passions into summer projects Let’s face it, when it comes to summer and kids, free time can eventually turn into boredom. Try positioning summertime as an opportunity to pursue different, out-of-the-box interests, hobbies or projects that there isn’t time for during the school year. “Help your kid identify a passion project for the summer,” says Cherie Lowe, personal finance author and blogger. For example, a child who loves history at school might enjoy building a medieval castle from cardboard recycling as a budget-friendly summer activity. For budding artists, try mimicking the masters in an outdoor window painting contest at your home. Bonus: Once the masterpiece is complete, you can have fun washing off the paint and get sparkling clean windows in the process! To get ideas for a project, Lowe suggests looking for library books, finding online videos,

using social media or talking to friends who could be subject matter experts on a chosen area of interest. If it’s super hot and your family has a passion for water and DIY projects, look for water-based activities to cool down. One fun example: “Build your own sprinkler,” Lowe says.“For about $10 you can buy PVC pipe to construct an elaborate sprinkler for the backyard. We’ve done this and added to it each year,” Lowe says. Tap into area parks Sunshine and warm weather encourage people of all ages to get outdoors, and local parks are an excellent resource. To take advantage of what our parks have to offer and create a “parks plan” to guide you. Make it your goal to explore parks that may be unfamiliar to you, even consider a day trip to a park on the North Fork for example. Host themed potlucks with family and friends You might be tempted to eat out more during the summer months, especially now to show support for the restaurant industry hardhit by the pandemic, but it’s also the season to fire up the grill. Enter the potluck: Planning communal outdoor gatherings with neighbors, friends and family and sharing in food and games can be an enjoyable summer activity, to supplement dining out. Especially since we missed out on that sort of socializing last summer, it will take on a renewed appeal this year. Make your summer potluck dinners even more memorable by planning them e neighborhood events, celebrations or recreational backyard sports tournaments. You could also create theme nights such as “eating around the world,” where everyone brings dishes from different countries. Have fun with a cause Summer doesn’t have to be about selfentertainment. Families can also find gratification and summer fun by volunteering their time. Choose a cause or activity that suits your family’s interests, ages and lifestyle. For example, nonprofit building or renovation projects or volunteering at a community garden can be inspiring, memorable and skill-building. n Above photo: With a little imagination you can schedule a whole season of appealing activities to suit you and your family.

Ideas to make everyone’s day — all season long

ummer is fast approaching — and while we’re not back to “normal” just yet, we’re looking forward to a more relaxing, less stressful season as we start to emerge from the pandemic. We all want to have fun — even if we’re staying close to home. Families surely want to pack more play into your day. And there are plenty of ways do to just that. These ideas aren't just for the kids — they're fun and engaging activities for the whole family. After all, grown-ups need time to play, too. So set aside school, work and stress; turn your attention on ways to play with kids this summer. √ Build a toy car racetrack out of old boxes, paper towel rolls and other repurposed materials. √ Make a target with chalk on a blackboard or the sidewalk, and then throw wet sponges at it until it disappears. √ Set up a glow-in-the-dark ring toss.Use dollar-store glow necklaces or bracelets as rings. √ Organize a massive water gun battle. √ Or maybe your kids prefer a water balloon war. Fill them up before starting and keep them in buckets. Make sure the kids wear their swimsuits. √ Have a hula-hoop contest — see who can keep the hoops spinning longest and who can twirl the most hoops. √ Learn a fun new skill as a family: Try juggling, skateboarding, French braiding or whatever strikes your fancy. √ Grab your camera and take photos of plants and animals using different filters and frames, and then compare the results. √ Paint the sidewalk with water. See how fast the sun makes your art disappear. √ Get some pots and pans for drums, dress up and have a parade. √ Catch fireflies in a glass jar and watch them shine before letting them fly away. √ Go on an alphabet treasure hunt. See if you can find things that begin with every letter in nature. √ Create your own pop-up playground from old cardboard boxes, fabric pieces and other recycled materials. √ Draw a game board on the sidewalk and make up the rules. Kids can

become life-size pieces in a game of your own invention. √ Host silly relay races. Have the kids hop on one foot, walk backward, gallop like a horse, skip — the more ridiculous the challenge, the better. √ Create a short stop-motion film using dolls, stuffed animals or action figures. There are lots of apps that make this easy. √ Go through your recycling bin to see what you can turn into a boat. Add sails and decorations, and then float it in pool, river or tub. √ Have a car wash for your toys, bikes and scooters. Make sure to get really wet! √ Play flashlight tag. While the other players hide, whomever is "it" must find and "tag" them with the beam while saying their names. √ Host a fancy tea party for your stuffed animals. √ Go on a neighborhood wildflower walk—do some research in advance so you can identify some of the blooms. √ Rifle through the dress-up bin and have a photo shoot with your little princess, pirate or superhero. √ Indoor campout: Set up a tent in the living room, make oven s'mores, turn off all the lights and download a campfire app for your tablet. √ Set up a scavenger hunt in the backyard or local park. Give the kids maps or clue sheets for extra fun. √ Put on a show! Make up your own or adapt one of your favorite books, movies or TV series. Craft sets and costumes for extra fun. √ Head to the beach and build an enormous sand castle. √ Play a rousing game of themed charades — see what kinds of wacky themes you can come up with. √ Organize a family game night and pull out old standards like Monopoly, Scrabble and Pictionary. Winners can earn points to cash in for small prizes or extra scoops of ice cream. √ Collect items from nature and make a collage. Add paint or leave it au naturale. n Above photo: Document your world. Turn your eye to what’s happening all around you.

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or many of us, some of our fondest memories of growing up come from camping with our families. You just have to smile when you recall the fun of jumping into a cool lake on a hot summer day, chasing fireflies under a starry night sky, or making S’mores around an open campfire. For nature lovers, perhaps nothing is more enjoyable than packing up the camping gear, traveling to a favorite campsite and getting away from it all while sleeping under the stars. Such an experience can be transformative, turning first-time campers into lifelong enthusiasts. Even if you’re not a hardcore outdoors person, you can enjoy some special bonding time outdoors with the kids. Spending some nights out under the stars makes for a beautiful and peaceful summer activity. You don’t need a big cabin or a camper, either. You can do a lovely trip in a simple tent. Today’s modern tents are a lot nicer than the ones you may be used to. They can be divided into rooms, have hightech, waterproof and wind-proof fabrics, and connections for lights and fans. Sleeping Capacity: Choose a tent with plenty of room for you and your family. You may consider increasing your tent capacity by at least one person if you or your family are people of size, are claustrophobic, toss and turn at night, need more room to sit or sleep comfortably, or if you’ll be with small children or dogs. Types Of Tent: Cabin-style tents have near vertical walls to maximize peak height and livable space. Some cabin tents may also have awnings and vestibule-style doors that make them more like a house than a tent. Dome tents stand up better to storms with a tall part in the center and walls that slope down to the ground. It reduces the space inside the tent, but it’ll stand up in high winds.

Pay attention to tent floor length. Look for a floor length of more than 90 inches if you’re camping with anyone more than 6 feet tall. Also consider the number of doors. More than one door will keep you from climbing over each other in the night if someone has to get up for a bathroom break or rises early for fishing, hunting or hiking. Tent Materials: Look for higher-denier fabrics on your tent, which are more ruggedthan lower-denier fabrics. This is especially true for outer parts like rain flies and canopies. You’ll also want to pack a few extra repair kits and seam tape to keep your tent waterproof in case of rain. Look for mesh panels set into the doors, ceilings and walls of the tent for adequate ventilation. The panels should be set up to take advantage of cross ventilation in the tent. Camp Like A Pro Parents who have never before taken their children camping may benefit from employing a few strategies to make the trip as fun as possible. Make a trial run in the backyard. A night camping in the backyard won’t be exactly the same as a night in the woods, where wildlife, and particularly insects, may be less welcoming hosts. But a backyard camping night can acclimate children to their sleeping bags and their tents. A fun night sleeping under the stars in the backyard also may make kids more enthusiastic about an upcoming camping trip in the woods. Go over safety early and often. Use every opportunity to explain camping safety measures to youngsters in advance of your trip. Emphasize the importance of staying together in the woods, and teach youngsters how to identify potentially harmful plants like poison ivy, making sure they know to avoid coming into contact with these and other poisonous plants. Contact your local parks depart-

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of reading can earn your child one ticket, which he can then trade in for 30 minutes of screen time. Lead by example. Make reading a part of your own summer routine. One of the biggest factors that determine if a student will be a lifelong reader is seeing someone in their family set that example. Keep lots of reading material around the house and focus on reading more than other distractions. When reading, ask your child lots of questions. Reading lots of different books, silently or aloud, with someone else helps children build phonic skills and read fluently. But, talking about books, answering questions, and re-telling stories helps a child develop their ability to understand language. Make a “Summer Fun Journal.” Combine your child’s favorite summer activities with writing prompts. Have your child pick out or craft a summer fun journal, and when you take them to their favorite restaurant, or on a trip to Grandma’s, they can write a short entry in their journal afterwords. Prompt your child to use academic concepts when talking about the things they love. If your son or daughter is dying to tell you about the levels he just beat in his game, ask him to “explain” the level, and “describe” the “main character,” or ask her to “retell” the story of a movie or favorite show Read everything, everywhere. Have your child read billboards, signs, and pamphlets. If you go on a trip to a theme park, have your child be responsible for the map and have them read the rules and names of rides. n Above photo: The key to success with summer reading is to help make the reading part of the fun — making the library an exciting destination and combining literacy skills with the things your children already love. It’s possible to keep the focus on learning while enjoying the relaxed summertime pace.

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She felt so relieved getting all that fury off her chest. She told him off – telling him everything that was wrong with him. She breathed easier knowing that she wasn’t holding it all inside. Yet, it was only an hour later that her pleasure subsided and the pang of remorse set in. In her quiet hour of reflection, she questioned her own conduct, wondering about the intensity of her fury. Yes, he did do her wrong. Yes, he was far from perfect. But did he deserve the tirade she had just delivered? She viewed herself as a gentle person with a delightful sense of humor. But those traits had disappeared in a flash once she started on her tirade. Where did her vitriol come from? She was hesitant to think about it, but could she have been in the wrong? She continued to vacillate between whether she was right or wrong. Whether he deserved it or he didn’t. Eventually, she offered him a half-assed apology and tried to forget the moment. inda And forget she did – until the next time she exploded with anger. And the next time. Finally, she recognized that she needed to develop an anger survival kit. If experience taught her anything, it was that her anger was not going to vanish. Yes, it faded. But then it would rise again. So what was she to do? Once she began to explore her anger, here’s what she learned:

him. Try to connect the dots from your earlier years to the here and now. ■ Being playful is one of the first casualties of an angry attitude. So, even if ill feelings are brewing, make time to have fun, joke around, enjoy a good meal together. You may view this as advocating denial. Relationship research shows, however, that those who can tease each other (without being nasty), use nicknames and act silly are able to quell their anger before it reaches the rage stage. Avoid the downward spiral by putting the focus back on yourself – what you need and want. If you’re angry with him, focusing on his faults can become an obsession. So, instead of obsessing on what he did or didn’t do, treat yourself to something that will put you in a better mood.

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s I made my way along Bay Parkway, headed to Jones Beach Field 3 on a recent Wednesday, I more than half-expected the worst. I anticipated a mile-long line and a five-hour wait, during which I would be spoken to brusquely by exhausted state government employees. At the end of it all, I would have a needle stuck in my arm. So I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived at Field 3 at 7:50 a.m. for an 8:00 appointment, and there was no line. A National Guardsman, dressed in SCoTT olive green fatigues with an olive green BRINToN mask, met me at the gate, asked whether I had an appointment and waved me through to a check-in post, where I showed my ID. That was it. I was in. No hours spent idling in line. I was about to receive the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, is 95 percent effective in preventing Covid-19. As it turned out, the vaccination experience was nothing like what I’d half-expected. I marveled at the assembly-line efficien-

cy with which doses were administered by friendly government employees. Lines of orange cones led me to a large white tent that fit four cars at a time. There were a half-dozen or so such tents. The entire operation looked like a cross between a giant car wash and a fast-food eatery, with lots of military personnel directing traffic. I pulled up to my slot. I was asked a series of simple questions. I showed my ID again. I was told to pull down my sleeve, and I was injected. Then I was told to pull over to a waiting area and sit for 15 minutes to check for a reaction. Feeling nothing out of the ordinary, I drove home. End of story. I returned three weeks later for the second dose, feeling good. I was waved through the check-in. Just as I was about to pull my car into the big tent, a man hurried over to ask if I’d been checked in. “No,” I responded, a little timidly. He removed four cones and asked me to pull over, and I thought, OK, here we go. As I had half-expected at the outset, I’ll be waiting here for hours until someone lumbers over to let me through. As it turned it, I waited two minutes before someone arrived with a tablet in hand. He asked me to show ID. That was it. I pulled back in line, and 20 minutes later I

was, as they say, fully vaccinated. Neither time did I even feel the pinch of the needle as it entered my arm. Clearly, after having injected so many hundreds of people at this point, the vaccinators are highly skilled at the fine art of delivering a pain-free shot. Neither time did I experience any significant side effects from the inoculation, either — only a little tiredness. Feeling confident I was safe from the coronavirus, I recently headed to New York City for the first time since December 2019. My wife and I went with our daughter to check out the apartment she’ll be living in during her senior year at NYU. (They, too, are vaccinated.) It was a momentous occasion. Like hundreds of thousands of college students across the country, Alexandra had spent the previous 15 months cooped up in her bedroom, staring at a computer screen, disconnected from all the wonderful vibrancy that a young person can feel studying and living away from home. Suddenly, because of the marvels of modern science, there was hope that she wouldn’t continue to miss out on the full “college experience” before she graduates. Suddenly, there was hope for us all. Riding the Long Island Rail Road was an

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From one end of the pandemic to the other in a sheet pan

ome folks say that the wheel was the greatest invention ever. Others point to the printing press, the internal combustion engine or the light bulb, but I think that during the pandemic, the ordinary sheet pan changed our lives forever. My tongue is only partially in my cheek when I say that the basic 14-by-20-by-1inch pan has transformed my day-today routine. You can buy two pans for under 30 bucks. And then you can give away most of your other pots and pans, especialRANDI ly the large, heavy, KREISS hard-to-clean roasting pans. Paula Zuccotti, a London-based expert on consumer behavior, attempted to document the things people turned to during the pandemic. She asked contributors from around the world to photograph their lockdown essentials. Thousands of people sent her photos of the objects that got them through. They ranged from watercolor paints to stuffies to the usual devices, to some unusual devices, to musical instruments, garden trowels, yarn, VR headsets, paddles, running shoes, hand-tied flies, live plants and herbs of all

kinds. If I knew about the project, I would have sent a photo of my sheet pan. During Covid-19, as my husband says, if I didn’t cook it, we didn’t eat it. Meal planning and preparation was a diversion. Eventually, though, it felt burdensome to think about food even though that was all there was to keep us busy and reasonably healthy in our isolation. Somewhere along the way I remembered the two sheet pans I’d bought. When I went online for recipes, I realized I was late to the party; apparently the sheet pan craze has been rocking for some time, and people have been using this super-easy method to cook everything from scrambled eggs to filet mignon. Even babies are cashing in on the boom, with Mom and Dad preparing entire meals of diced chicken or meat, veggies and maybe some polenta baked on one sheet and enjoyed for a few days. The sheet pan is really the repurposed jelly roll pan of old. But now my pans hold our entire dinner. The preparation is minimal and the cleanup is, well, one pan. One of the best things about the ascendency of the sheet pan is that it doesn’t matter if you’re left or right, liberal or conservative, vaccinated or not. It’s possible that both Liz Cheney and Kevin McCarthy use sheet pans to cook. It’s possible that Dr.

Anthony Fauci enjoys healthy meals a la sheet pan and that Mitch McConnell whips out his sheet pan to prepare a homemade meatloaf. (Nah, that probably doesn’t happen.) One of my favorite sheet pan recipes from Epicurious:

uring Covid-19, as my husband says, if I didn’t cook it, we didn’t eat it.

■ 3 pints grape tomatoes, halved ■ ¼ cup olive oil ■ 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar ■ 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced ■ 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon dried oregano ■ 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided

■ 4 pieces thin-sliced, skinless, boneless chicken breast, or 2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts (about 1 pound) ■ 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper ■ 10 ounces fresh mozzarella, thinly sliced into rounds ■ ½ small red onion, thinly sliced into rounds ■ ½ cup peperoncini (about 3 ounces), thinly sliced Preparation: 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss

tomatoes, oil, vinegar, garlic, 1 tablespoon oregano and 1 teaspoon salt on an 18-by-13 rimmed baking sheet. 2. Cut chicken into slices. 3. Season chicken on all sides with pepper and remaining 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon oregano. Add chicken to tomato mixture. Roast until chicken is almost fully cooked through and tomatoes are starting to burst, 8 to 10 minutes. Arrange mozzarella rounds over chicken and tomatoes. Return to oven and roast until cheese is melted and chicken is fully cooked through, 2 to 4 minutes. Top with onion and peperoncini. Another recipe, for baked feta cheese pasta, went viral on TikTok and turned out to be worth every bit of the hype. When I prepare fish, I love that I can cook a piece of salmon, the asparagus, butternut squash and the roasted potatoes all in one sheet pan. If I want to separate the fish, I just put it in a little aluminum foil boat right on the sheet with the other parts of the meal. Then I lift it out when it’s done and leave the veggies in for a few more minutes. What object helped you through this past year? I would love to hear from you. Someday there will be a museum of the pandemic. Get your entries ready. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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The joy — and hope — of being vaccinated

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his week, the nation will mark the first anniversary of the death of George Floyd at the hands of exMinneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murder, among other charges. Never has the death of an unarmed Black man at the hands of police reverberated so loudly and so powerfully here on the streets of Nassau County. Protests that in the past were largely confined to big cities came to our suburban streets last June — and rightly so. It was critical that the protests play out across the country, in all sorts of neighborhoods, to send a clear message that Floyd’s death was unacceptable and that we, as a nation, are demanding change. Sadly, however, killings of unarmed Black men have continued since Floyd died. That is why we need the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act to be signed into law. The measure passed the House of

How to contact your senators You can email Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at https://www.schumer.senate.gov/ contact/email-chuck. Email U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand at https://www.gillibrand.senate. gov/contact/email-me. Representatives, but has yet to pass the Senate. The bill would: ■ Lower the criminal intent standard — from willful to knowing or reckless — to convict a law enforcement officer for misconduct in a federal prosecution.

■ Limit qualified immunity as a defense to liability in a private civil action against a law enforcement officer. Qualified immunity generally grants government officials performing their jobs immunity from civil lawsuits. ■ Grant administrative subpoena power to the Department of Justice in patternor-practice investigations, which examine patterns or practices of excessive force and biased policing by law enforcement officers. How none of these measures is on the books as part of federal law now is confounding, particularly after all that has transpired over the past year. It’s about time that the Senate acts on the legislation — and passes it. We urge our readers to write to their senators in support of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

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Nassau is on the way to a full reopening

assau County has been slowly, surely returning to normal life following 15 months of trying restrictions intended to contain an out-of-control virus, and we can say with certainty that those restrictions saved lives. This week the county will take a giant leap forward in the ongoing effort to reopen its economy. The capacity restrictions on businesses, from retail stores to fitness centers, were to be lifted on Wednesday, so we expect crowds will return to shops and amusement parks, and we hope business will boom. At the same time, indoor social gatherings of 250 people will be permitted,

up from the current 100, and outdoor residential gatherings of up to 500 will be allowed. All good news for couples seeking to marry in June. We have seen how life is getting back to the way things were. Long Island Rail Road cars are filling up, and so are our parkways. Traffic jams are back. So are lines to be seated at popular restaurants. Never in your life did you think you would be thankful for the day that heavy traffic and standing-room-only cars on the LIRR were back, but that speaks to the upside-down nature of the coronavirus pandemic, which altered our reality. What is making all of this possible are

letters Let’s rethink Covid guidance To the Editor: Last week we heard a groundbreaking announcement from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that those who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus no longer need to wear masks or physically distance, indoors or outdoors, in almost all circumstances. The science is clear: The Covid-19 vaccine works, and that is how we return to normal life. I am proud that Nassau is leading the way, with 7 in 10 adults now vaccinated, and we will continue getting shots in arms so we can save lives and return to normal life. We are ahead of the curve. The CDC’s announcement also underscores the need to revisit New York state guidance for schools, including for hybrid learning, masks, graduation and proms. We must address the devastating impact the pandemic has

the Covid-19 vaccines. As of press time, Nassau County officials were reporting that some 70 percent of residents here had been vaccinated. That is excellent news, because it means we should, at the very least, be able to achieve herd immunity at the local level by summer’s end, and perhaps much sooner. We encourage readers to post photos of themselves on social media receiving their vaccine inoculations. Spread the message far and wide: The vaccines are safe. They are effective. And once you’re vaccinated, you are largely free to return to life as you knew it.

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oom and other online video conferencing applications are exposing the underlying racism that infects American society, including in its schools. A Jersey City high school science teacher was recently suspended after students videoed racist rants in which he insulted AfricanAmerican students in his class who defended the Black Lives Matter movement. A teacher in Palmdale, Calif., got into trouble when she thought a Zoom meeting with a parent was aLan over and launched into a racist rant sinGer accusing Black people of always lying. She was suspended and then resigned. A Georgetown University professor resigned and another was fired after they were caught on a video disparaging Black students. The entire Board of Education of the school district in Oakley, Calif., resigned

after a board meeting at which they cursed when describing parents. Twothirds of the children in this district are Latino. A white police officer upstate in Albany either forgot to turn off his body camera or accidentally activated it before launching into an anti-Black racist rant. He was suspended without pay, and his department has started the procedure to terminate him. The Albany police department is also accused of systematic racism. Between July 9, 2019, and July 9, 2020, 97 percent of the people ticketed or arrested in the jurisdiction for marijuana-related offenses were Black. The police chief and a patrolman in Hamilton, Ga., were removed after body camera footage showed them making racist comments about slavery and the mayor of Atlanta, who is a Black woman. They made the comments just before going on patrol at a Black Lives

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Matter rally. An assistant to the local mayor commented, “I’m not sure if he was stupid enough — obviously he was stupid enough — not to know it was still working and that he still had it on. The words just rolled out of their mouths. There was no hesitation.” Neither racism nor tech trouble is new during the pandemic; as with police misbehavior, educator misbehavior is just becoming easier to expose. In 2018, a Florida teacher was videoed telling a student from Haiti that she was from a “third-world island country where they don’t have doors.” In 2019, a photo of four teachers and an elementary school principal from Palmdale, Calif., laughing while holding up a noose was posted on social media. Teachers and police officers are entitled to due process, but on-the-job racist rants must be grounds for immediate dismissal, with no second chances. This is not a freedom-of-speech issue, but rather an issue of disqualifying behav-

t’s not just police officers; teachers, professors and board trustees behave badly too.

ior. Racists cannot be police officers or teachers. There are more than 3.5 million kindergarten to 12th-grade teachers and 800,000 police officers in the United States. These videoed incidents involve a minuscule number of teachers and police officers. The greater problem is school boards and state legislatures that seek to whitewash American history by ignoring or minimizing the role racism in the past and present has had and continues to have in shaping this country, and police departments that target African-Americans. Conservatives disparage “cancel culture,” but they are the ones who want to ban teaching the underside of American history and protect misbehaving police officers. Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher, and the editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/AlanJSinger1.

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had on the well-being of our children, who deserve to have a normal education and get their lives back as soon as possible. Our high vaccination rate and declining Covid-19 infection rate call for new state guidance based on an updated evaluation of risk and benefits. LAURA CURRAN Nassau County executive

An earmark by any other name To the Editor: Members of Cong ress just can’t get enough pork to bring back home. On a bipartisan basis, they have resurrected the old “member items,” previously known as “Congressional earmarks.” Both Democratic and Republican Congress members believe it is one way to assure re-election in 2022. Congressional earmarks have been rebranded under a new title, “community project funding” requests. It is the equivalent of putting lipstick on a pig. Federal civil servants want to make sure dollars are spent on eligible projects that are shovel ready, completed on time and within budget, with taxpayers receiving the full benefits. They have the independence and technical expertise to do a better job of distributing funds and protecting the interests of taxpayers in avoiding any waste, fraud or abuse than members of Congress. LARRy PENNER Great Neck

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