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MAURIcE MAyEs sERVED both his country and his community with his military bravery and his electrical know-how.
Children’s author surprises school #3 students with visit my books to her classes every year, and she was really enthusiastic about them and would The door to literary learning always post pictures. One year opened, quite literally, for Wendy she even came to Boston, where I Rossberg’s second-grade class at live, to meet me for coffee.” Oaks School #3 on The books tell M ay 1 8 wh e n the story of a Jack re n ow n e d ch i l Ru s s e l l t e r r i e r dren’s author Vicn a m e d Fe n w ay toria J. Coe walked and a girl named into the classroom. Hattie who move The surprise visit from their apartlater caught the ment in the city to attention of huna house in the subdreds on social urbs and the chalmedia. lenges they face Rossberg’s stuthere. The narradents have been tive, however, is fans of Coe’s “Fenf r o m Fe n w ay ’s way and Hattie” point of view. series, and Ross“Point of view berg and Coe develin literature is oped a friendship very hard for a in 2017 when the yo u n g ch i l d t o books were made a understand,” Rossselection for that berg said. “As soon ye a r ’s “ G l o b a l WENDy RossBERG as I started reading Read Aloud” pro- Second-grade teacher, the ‘Fenway and gram. Hattie’ books, the School #3 “I did a lot of kids were like, ‘Oh, videos and Q and the dog’s telling A’s for classes, and Mrs. Ross- the story,’ and they get it.” berg’s class was one of the very In May, Coe released a active participants, and they new spinoff series of “Fenway came onto my radar,” Coe said. and Hattie” geared to younger “We stayed in touch over the years because she was reading Continued on page 5
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A hero’s farewell
One of last remaining Word War II Navy vets in Island Park dies Memorial Day weekend By JAKE PEllEGRINo jpellegrino@liherald.com
Although they were sad to see him go, all who knew Maurice B. “Sparky” Mayes, one of the last remaining U.S. Navy veterans of World War II living in Island Park, say that his coincidental death on Memorial Day weekend, on May 29, was one final thankyou from his country for his service. He was 96. “Many people have said to us that it was very apropos
that he decided to go on that weekend,” his daughter Diane Tamburello said. Mayes was born on April 27, 1926, in Springfield, Tennessee, and, in the throes of the Great Depression, was raised by a single mother. In June of 1943, at age 17, he enlisted in the Navy, and completed basic training in San Diego. Later he was sent to the prestigious V-12 Navy College Training Program in Ames, Iowa, to study electrical engi-
neering. Members of Mayes’s family said that although he was proud of his service, he wasn’t one to brag, or even talk about it often. “He was a quiet man of very little words, and never braggadocious,” Tamburello said. “He had little anecdotes here and there. He talked about growing up in his Navy days and things like that, but that’s it. For instance, we didn’t even know he was stranded on Continued on page 10
he kids were in disbelief. Some of them were grabbing their books, looking at her photo in the book, then looking up at her and then back at their book.
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ThE IsLANd PARK Fire Department begins their march in the Memorial Day Parade on May 28th, 2022
Oside and I.P. celebrate Memorial Day By JAKE PELLEGRINO jpellegrino@liherald.com
The Oceanside and Island Park communities came out in force once again to honor their fallen heroes and celebrate veterans at the 2022 Memorial Day parade. The Oceanside parade kicked off Mon. May 30 at the schoolhouse green on Foxhurst Road and marched through the
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local streets to the high school. It was followed by a ceremony at the high school where Vietnam veteran Barry Lederman spoke. The Island park parade took place Sat. May 28 staring at the village parking field adjacent to village hall. Organizations, scouts, sports teams, youth organizations, and schools marched through the village
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FINLEy AhNNAm (3) from Oceanside getting a ride at the Oceanside Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 30th 2022. scARLET OíBRIEN (7) from Oceanside marching with Girl Scout Troop 2045 at the Oceanside Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 30th 2022. ThE LINcOLN ORENs Middle School are proud to march i the 2022 Memorial Day Parade in Island Park on May 28th, 2022.
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OcEANsIdE schOOL 8 and School 5 Bands marching and playing their instruments in the Oceanside Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 30th 2022.
Herald picks up seven awards from Press Club of Long Island STAFF REPORT In its first in-person gala since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the Press Club of Long Island handed out a number of awards on June 2 — including seven to Herald Community Newspapers. Laura Lane — a senior editor over papers on Nassau County’s North Shore — led the way with two first-place wins for her story “Is it Erma Drive or the Indy 500?” about the hazardous traffic situation in East Meadow for both the neighborhood/community category, as well as for “solutions journalism.” A team of current and former Herald staffers claimed the top spot in the breaking news narrative category with their coverage of the April 2021 shooting at the West Hempstead Stop & Shop. Peter Belfiore, Jim Bernstein, Scott Brinton, Sue Grieco and Nakeem Grant were honored for their work that appeared in the Malverne/West Hempstead Herald. Brinton, the former Herald executive editor, collected a first-place award for best column in the Merrick Herald. He also shared second-place recognition with senior editor Michael Smollins for headline writing in the Lynbrook/East Rockaway Herald. Brinton also placed second for editorials. Nassau Herald editor Jeffrey Bessen and reporter Lisa Margaria took home a
third place award in the education category. Along with the awards, the Press Club also inducted Brian Boyhan, Joye Brown, Drew Scott and Chris Vaccaro into its Hall of Fame. Boyhan is a longtime award-winning journalist known for his work with the Sag Harbor Express as well as his involvement with the New York Press Association. He has also partnered with Elizabeth Bonora Cowles as a founding member of the Press Club’s East End chapter. Brown has worked in radio, print and now television. She has worked at the News and Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina, as well as the Chicago Tribune and Newsday. Brown has also been a reporter, editor, administrator, editorial writer, columnist and commentator. Scott has spent a half-century in broadcasting as both a radio and television journalist. He has won multiple Emmy and National Edward R. Murrow awards. Scott has covered the Son of Sam arraignment, President Bill Clinton’s impeachment, the TWA Flight 800 crash, and the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan — which he witnessed. The Press Club of Long Island is open to professional and student numbers of the Society of Professional Journalists. To learn more, visit PCLI.org.
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SchOOl #2 SixTh-GRAdERS pose for a photo with holocaust survivor Edith Gross after listening to her moving story.
School #2 Students Meet Holocaust Survivor
It was a day of remembrance and honor at school #2 when Edith Gross visited to speak to Donna Gales’ sixthgrade students. Gales’ students have studied the Holocaust, read novels about it, as well as presented “TED” inspired talks on the subject. Gross left the class with one simple message: “Be kind to one another.” To thank Gross for sharing her story, s t u d e n t Jo e y G at t o penned a letter to her. “Dear Mrs. Gross, Your story has truly inspired me. It made me look for the good in the bad. I couldn’t imagine going through what you did and standing tall today. I am one of the girls who gave you the flowers, and the reason Mrs. Gales chose me and my friend Lilah to give them to you, is because JOSEPhinE GhEzzi wRiTES a heartfelt letter to Mrs. Gross in ELA class we were to thank her sharing her story with the class starting a nonfiction unit in reading and When Mrs.Gales told us that you were there was no holocaust topic to choose coming to speak with us, my eyes lit up from. We had studied it earlier in the and my heart dropped! Three days year, read many books dealing with the later… there I am, front and center, lisHolocaust, and my friend and I really tening to your story and taking every bit wanted to continue researching this. ( I of it in. Thank you so much for your also have recently watched Schindler’s time! I will always remember your story List which made an impact on how I see and message to always be kind. Just things.) So we both begged Mrs.Gales to know that you have made a mark at let us add The Holocaust as our topic. School #2 and in my heart!!! Eventually after all of the pleading, Sincerely, Joey Gatto” there we were, standing in front of our reads his letter. 6th grade class, sharing the horrific events in history. —Jake Pellegrino
Children’s author surprises School #3 students readers in grades K-3, called “Make Way for Fenway.” According to Coe’s website, “This new series is just as fun and funny as the ‘Fenway and Hattie’ middle-grade series. The differences? These books are shorter, the storylines are simpler, and the pages are filled with lively, laugh-out-loud illustrations by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff.” To promote the new books, Coe had scheduled a series of in-person school visits, with the closet to Long Island being only an hour away. When Rossberg discovered this, she had to invite the children’s author to her classroom. “She knew that these books were coming out and told me about how excited the kids were and that they were going to go crazy over them,” Coe said. “She bought several copies and sent videos of how excited they were. I said, ‘You know, I’m doing a school visit in Westchester County and that’s not that far from Long Island. And she said. ‘Are you serious? Can you come to my classroom?’” Rossberg immediately approached the PTA, who offered to pay for her hotel stay, and said, “Let’s make it a surprise.” The teacher said that it was “surreal” the moment Coe walked into the classroom. “The kids were in disbelief,” Rossberg said. “Some of them were grabbing their books, looking at her photo in the book, then looking up at her and then back at their book like cross-checking and were like, ‘Oh My God, it really is her.’ And when they realized it was her, I had to sit down and calm them all down and then they just started chatting with her.” She said that the best part of the visit was being able to demonstrate to her students the real-world connections to the lessons being taught in the classroom. “It really put everything together for them and made them realize, ‘Wow, so she has ideas she took from her own life and used them for her books,’” Rossberg said.
Coe said that the excitement shown by the students was infectious. “I posted the video on Twitter and it kept getting retweeted and getting so many comments,” Coe said. “Over the next day and a half, it had 50,000 impressions and 14,000 views, and I kept watching the numbers go up and up.” She said she assumes it got that kind of reaction because of its positivity. “People were just attracted to the joy because a lot of people share things online that are not joyful,” Coe said. “The joy of these seven and eight-year-old kids was something people really responded to and it struck a chord with a lot of people, including teachers, authors and people who love reading.” “I love this so much. You’re a rock star!” wrote author Susan Hood, known for her children’s book, “The Last Straw.” Colleen Paeff, award-winning author of the 2022 Sibert Honor Book, “The Great Stink,” tweeted, “Those reactions are priceless!” “I keep watching this over and over because it’s so adorable!” wrote New Jersey fifth-grade language arts teacher Ginette Garrity. But the best evidence of their excitement comes from the students themselves. “The reason the visit with Victoria J. Coe was exciting as Disney is because she is an author and we are young writers and it’s amazing how a young writer can turn into an author,” Cassidy Deacon said. “The surprise visit with the author Victoria J. Coe made me feel super happy like I got a new puppy,” Ally Wong said. “But I did not scream. I screamed in my head. I was shocked because I never met an author in real life.”
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children’s author Victoria J. Coe, known for the “Fenway and Hattie” series, made a surprise visit to school #3 on May 18. Teacher Wendy Rossberg says the visit helped connect classroom lessons to the real world.
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Hurricane season is here — even for L.I. Busy forecast means at least one storm could make way north By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com
It may not seem so, but the hurricane season has already started. And it’s forecast to be quite a busy one. In fact, expect as many as 21 named storms this season, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, indicating a higher-thanaverage number of storms that reach at least tropical storm strength this year. And it’s more than likely at least one of them could make their way to Long Island in some form or another. The time to prepare is now, according to the American Red Cross, who joined local and county officials on the Long Beach boardwalk last week — nearly a decade since Hurricane Sandy devasted the area. “What an appropriate location to help get the message out about the importance of being prepared for hurricane season,” said Stacey Sweet, a Red Cross board member. “It takes just one storm to seriously disrupt and devastate our communities. The need to get our friends, families and neighbors ready has never been more important than it is right now.” The Long Island chapter of the Red Cross has been doing its part to get ready, its director, Joe Spaccarelli, told reporters. That includes updated response plans developed with local first responders, as well as staff training and exercises, all while replenishing relief supplies across Long island. But the best preparation starts at home, with people ensuring their friends, families and neighbors are prepared for major storms. Everyone should have an evacuation plan in case they need to leave or are separated from their families, Spaccarelli said, as well as an emergency kit and at least one gallon of water per person per day. The kits, he added, should contain nonperishable food, a flashlight, a battery-powered radio, a first-aid kit, hygiene items, medications, a cellphone charger, extra cash, and copies of important papers. It’s also imperative to stay up to date on weather-related orders from local officials, Spaccarelli said, which can be found in the Red Cross’ emergency smartphone app, which provides users with real-time weather alerts and tips. “We certainly know here in this community that all it takes is one storm,” said Jackie Bray, commissioner of the state’s homeland security and emergency services division. “But we’re also seeing more frequent and more intense weather events, and particularly tropical weather.” There were 21 named storms — with sustained winds of at least 39 mph — in the most recent hurricane season, which ended last November, making it the thirdmost active year on record, according to NOAA. Seven of them became hurricanes, four deemed major. This year’s season is predicted to be much of the same.
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MEMBERs of AMERiCAN Red Cross were joined by local officials for a hurricane-preparedness news conference in Long Beach last week. This year’s storm season is expected to be as busy as 2021’s, meaning some of that havoc could reach Long Island.
Getting your kit together Surviving a storm means ensuring you have everything you need in case your access to essentials like electricity and water are cut off. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recommends including the following items in a basic disaster supply kit: ■ Water ■ Food ■ Battery-powered or hand-cranked radio JoE sPACCARElli, ThE director of American Red Cross on Long Island, says preparation begins at home, bolstered by emergency kits filled with all the essentials to help get a family through a storm. “That means for us at the state, that we need to lean forward and do everything we can to have active, engaged, daily, robust work communications and preparedness planning with all of our localities and all of our counties,” Bray said. And there are “three things to know” if a storm hits, she added. One is to know your risk — whether streets are flooded or if a storm surge will hit. Second is to make a plan, which should include a “go bag” with water and medications so no one is “scrambling for the items you need” when the storm hits. And lastly, Bray said, it’s important to stay informed with local news and weather “so we’re ready.”
When Sandy hit Long Island in October 2012, it was the strongest storm that season, moving President Barack Obama to declare a “major disaster” in the area. More than 13,000 U.S. flights were canceled, and power and transportation systems in New York state sustained damage upward of $18 billion. While some might call Sandy a oncein-a-lifetime kind of storm, Long Beach city council vice president Liz Treston says the lessons we learned from that hurricane shouldn’t be forgotten as we prepare for 2022. She shared what she called the “four C’s” — “community, collaboration, cooperation and, most importantly, communication.”
■ Flashlight ■ First-aid kit ■ Extra batteries ■ Whistle ■ Dust mask ■ Plastic sheeting and duct tape ■ Moist towelettes, garbage bags, twist ties ■ Wrench or pliers ■ Manual can opener ■ Local maps ■ Cell phone with chargers and backup battery
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community update Thursday, June 9 Page Turners Book Chat Oceanside Public Library-2:30 p.m. Book lovers unite! Join us for a kick-back and casual afternoon chatting about books. Share what you’ve been reading, and the books you’ve got on your “to read” list. Get new book lists from librarians, and a first look at our newest titles that just arrived! Coffee, tea and cookies will be served.
Friday, June 10 Virtual Chair Yoga Oceanside Public Library-11 a.m. A virtual event by the Oceanside Library. Participate in yoga that works your muscles and joints to increase flexibility/ mobility, circulation, strength and balance. Starts at 11 a.m.
Saturday, June 11 Virtual Saturday Vinyasa Yoga Oceanside Public Library-9:30 a.m. Vinyasa is a type of yoga that links movement and breath to attain balance in the mind and body. Connecting movement with our breath links our awareness to the present. Join Dorothy Scott for a relaxing yet invigorating class that encompasses basic yoga poses which focus on lengthening the body’s muscles, while expanding the joints as we utilize the breath to gain clarity within. We will begin slowly to gradually prepare the body for deeper asana (poses) and end it by honoring our practice with a relaxing (meditation) sivasana.
Monday, June 13 Open Game Time for Adults Oceanside Public Library-9:30 a.m. Come in and enjoy a game or two with friends. Tables will be set up for open play. Bring your own sets, grab a table and enjoy. Coffee and tea will
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Arthritis Treatment for Active People Oceanside Public Library- 2 p.m. Arthritis in its many forms is the source of more activity limitations than even cancer, heart disease or diabetes. It affects millions of individuals, causing pain and disability. Join us for a discussion on “Arthritis Treatment for Active People” hosted by Northwell experts Diane Horowitz, MD and Lara El Khoury, MD who will explore what is available to help
Wednesday, June 15 Simply Stronger with Marilyn Island Park Public Library- 11 a.m. Certified personal trainer Marilyn Bunger teaches this low-impact exercise class at the Island Park Library.
Scrabble Island Park Public Library- 1 p.m.
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Scrimshaw Art Island Park Public Library- 6:30 p.m.
p.m. Discover how whalers carved teeth, bone and baleen into beautiful works of art with hidden meanings and create scrimshaw art on a keepsake box.
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Play Hooray is back at the library! Sing and play along with Molly Mouse Island Park Library offers corn hole bean bag toss Lego program returns for in-person building at the island Park library Library hosts Mindful Journaling for Mental Health Awareness Month Island Park Library offers Backyard Games including Connect 4
Empire State Games return to create history By ROBERT TRAVERSO rtraverso@liherald.com
After a two-year pause, nearly 900 athletes returned to the field of competition for the Nassau County Empire State Games for the Physically Challenged last week. “It’s like a field of dreams for this population,” said Susan Gordon Ryan, the Empire State Games founder, who organized the first event in 1985. Athletes between 5 and 21 competed at the 36th annual games in a variety of sporting events and challenges, including tack races, discus throwing, long jumps, wheelchair basketball, swimming, table tennis and archer. Since its inception, the Empire State Games have encourage skill development and sports participation, as well as foster sportsmanship and camaraderie for physically challenged individuals. Ryan developed the Empire State Games after Nassau County hosted the 1984 Paralympics. She worked with state officials to launch a program designed to continue that competitive tradition at a much more local level. Today, New York remains the only state to host a program for the physically challenged. “We wanted New York to become a training ground for young, physically challenged athletes,” Ryan said. “And this had never done before.” Nearly 250 athletes showed up for those first games in 1985 — a number which exploded to 1,400 athletes just two years later. But the Empire State Games hit a stumbling block in 2010 after the state cut funding, requiring a fundraising effort led by then-county executive Ed Mangano to keep the event afloat. And then there was the coronavirus pandemic, canceling the games the past two years. That led to signifi-
cant uncertainty about how many athletes would participate this year with the Empire State Games’ return. The Mitchell Athletic Complex and Nassau Community College have hosted the event stretching back to the beginning. And providing transportation to these venues, Ryan said, is key for driving turnout among the physically. The Nassau Inter-County Express local bus system has provided transportation to and from the event for athletes — who typically stay in dorms at Hofstra University in the leadup to the games — for the past decade. “You’ve got to be part of the community,” said NICE chief executive Jack Khzouz. NICE bussed 45 athletes from Hofstra to the two event venues in vehicles specifically outfitted to fit a number of mobility devices. The athletes were assisted on and off the buses by volunteers. “Anytime anybody needs to go anywhere, we’re there for them,” Khzouz said. “For that weekend, they’re the stars, and we’re there to cheer them on.” The 36-year journey has included lots of ups and downs, but the goal of the Empire State Games has never changed. While some who have competed in past events have gone on to compete at the Paralympics, many others are focused on fitness. Still, the impetus of the event has always been creating new social channels while building self-esteem, Ryan said. Development in these areas — and the bond formed between event volunteers and athletes over the course of three days — is the most important aspect of the Empire State Games. “It’s this constant transmission of love, attention, joy,” Ryan said. “It’s just a special place.”
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World War II Navy veteran Maurice Mayes, his wife, Norma, and their 5-month-old great-grandson Carter.
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A final goodbye to a hero on holiday weekend ContInued from front page Normandy until about five years ago.” “Under heavy German artillery fire, Mr. Mayes and his LCT (Landing Craft Tank) crew eventually got their tanks to the shore despite getting beached on a sandbar,” reads a biography on Mayes from a Feb. 24, 2017, Island Park Civic Association ceremony honoring him. “Luckily, Maurice’s shipmates survived but many did not. There were 10,000 Allied casualties on the first day alone. The crew spent almost a week on Omaha beach until a tugboat could get them out.” From Western Europe, Mayes sailed to Italy and North Africa, delivering supplies and troops to their destinations. In the fall of 1944 he landed in Boston, and was later transferred to the West Coast, where he boarded an LST, or Landing Ship, Tank, to support military operations in the Pacific theater. For most of 1945, Mayes traveled all over the Pacific, from Pearl Harbor to the Philippines, Japan and China. He served out his naval obligations before being honorably discharged in January 1948 with the rank of Petty Officer 3rd Class Electrician’s Mate. He was awarded a
Good Conduct Medal, along with World and taught me how to be a good Christian and how to give back to the community.” War II and European Victory medals. Looking back, Tamburello remembers After his service he returned to his family, now living in West Hempstead, to a dad who was ahead of his time, willing to teach his two daughters work with his grandfather traditionally male-dominatas a union electrician in ed skills. “Having two girls, Locals 25 and 3. While doing he never told us we couldn’t electrical work in the fivedo anything,” she said. “He and-ten in Long Beach, he taught us how to pull wires met his future wife, Norma and work on cars and help Johnson of Island Park, build decks. He never told where he would later relous we couldn’t do it just cate. because we were girls, and As the program for the never judged us. If you go 2017 ceremony honoring back to the early ’60s, him put it, “The Navy lost a women didn’t do that stuff.” sailor and the electricians’ And, Tamburello said, union gained a 50-year masdIane her father was adept with ter electrician.” During his his mind as with his hands. career, he worked on the tamburello “Although he liked to do Throgs Neck Bridge, in the Daughter construction and garden Grumman space program, and work on cars,” she said, at the World’s Fair and on “he also loved jigsaw puzthe Long Beach Bridge. Additionally, he used his electrical zles, word searches and reading.” He never forgot his Tennessee roots, skills as a volunteer in the community, helping to build the Island Park United always dressing in Western clothing and Methodist Church. “It was awesome,” his watching Westerns. “He always dressed daughter said. “It made me feel warm, in his cowboy hats, belt buckles and
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boots,” Diane said. “He just loved dressing that way, and also loved John Wayne movies and Western novels.” Mayes is survived by his wife, Norma, of Island Park; Tamburello and her husband, Stephen; daughter Deborah Maggio and her husband, Joseph, of Island Park; and a son, Maurice, and his wife, Florence, of Levittown; as well as grandchildren Laura Fichtelberg and her husband, Matthew, of Dix Hills; Deanna Fichtelberg and her husband, Michael, of Island Park; Nicholas Tamburello and his wife, Leigh, of Queens; Ginna-Lee Tamburello and her fiancé, Jeff Hochberg; Branden Mayes and his fiancé, Meagan; and Alexis Mayes, of Levittown; and great-grandchildren Autumn, Emerson, Max and Carter. Mayes was predeceased by his parents, Odell and John Margiotta, and his brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Geraldine Mayes. A wake was held June 2 at Christopher Jordan Funeral Home in Island Park, and a Mass took place the following day at the Island Park United Methodist Church. Donations in Mayes’s memory can be made to the church at 364 Long Beach Road.
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Oceanside’s boys’ and girls’ track and field programs enjoyed a strong spring, capped by a couple of Nassau Class AAA championship finishes on May 24 at Westbury High School. Led by senior Trevor Rinn, who was runner-up in the 1600m and third in the 800m, the Sailors’ 4x800 relay captured the county title with a time of 8 minutes, 24.15 seconds. Rinn, the Division 1A champ in the 800, handled the anchor leg of a relay that included fellow senior captains Jackson Murray and Dan Hoffman, and sophomore Jason Kerber. “Our captains were terrific leaders,” coach Mike Kelly said of Rinn, Murray and Hoffman. “It was a pretty successful season and we finished strong taking seventh in the county meet.” Kelly also lauded the support of new athletic director Tom Lehman and the district for providing some new equipment for the program. “It made a huge impact.” Kelly said. Murray placed third in the 3000m steeplechase, junior Thomas Hennig finished third in the triple jump and set a personal best in the event, and senior Noah Augustin took sixth in the long jump. The top three finishers in all events earned AllCounty honors. In the Division 1-A meet, Hoffman took the 3200 and was second in the 1600. Rinn won the 800. Senior Christopher Iaquinta
placed third in the discus. Oceanside’s girls, coached by Michael Howley, placed second in 4x800 and also starred in throwing events. Senior Erin McGuinness was the Class AAA champ in the shot put and runner-up in discus, setting a school record in the shot put in the process at 36 feet, 8 ¾ inches. “Erin set her personal best in the shot by over a foot and a half,” Howley said. “It couldn’t happen to a nicer kid. She’s such a dedicated and hard-working studentathlete and a big part of a great senior group.” Oceanside finished sixth out of 17 teams in Class AAA. Its runner-up 4x800 saw freshman Addison Vice run the leadoff leg, followed by senior Nora Nestico, junior Grace Dowd, and senior Jada King. Sophomore Jordana Halpern and junior Kayla Christel placed fourth and fifth, respectively, in the shot put. Senior Mary Murray was third in the county in pole vault, Vice placed fourth in the 400 intermediate hurdles, sophomore Sydney Rose, who won a conference title in the 300 indoors, finished fifth in the 100 dash, junior Kiersten Beirne placed fifth in the 100 hurdles, and freshman Savannah Castoro was sixth in the 1500. The girls, who finished the regular season with a record of 11-2 and finished second in the Division 1-A meet, also had Dowd capture the division title in the 800. “I was worried about what our numbers might be going into the season because last year we had about 20 girls
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LIRR’s Grand Central connection gets closer By JUAN LASSO jlasso@liherald.com
From a project nearly 25 years in the making, commuters looking to connect with Manhattan through the Long Island Rail Road will soon have a new option: Grand Central Terminal. The new underground train station — officially dubbed Grand Central Madison — offers Long Island riders a straight shot to the Manhattan’s East Side between 43rd and 48th streets. Gone will be days of needing Penn Station on the West Side to get into downtown. The East Side Access Project, as it’s called, is LIRR’s most expensive project to date, clocking in at more than $11 billion. But it’s an investment, officials say, will completely revamp the way commuters ride the rails. At least that’s the message Catherine Rinaldi sought to bring home to a crowd of business leaders and advocacy groups last week during a presentation hosted by the Long Island Advancement Economic and Development Committee. “History is being made around us at a time when massive transformative projects that have been long promised are finally coming to fruition,” said Rinaldi, LIRR’s interim president. “Constraints that have long been a ceiling on how much service the Long Island Rail Road could offer are falling away.” Crews are busy with what Rinaldi
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At A BUSiNeSS and innovation leadership conference hosted by the Long Island Advancement Economic and Development Committee, Long Island Rail Road interim president Catherine Rinaldi discusses the East Side access project to business leaders. describes as “readiness activities,” like testing train systems and conducting pilot runs. But once service is in full operation, officials with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority expect nearly half of LIRR commuters — more than 160,000 — to use Grand Central Madison. The additional transit line could shave off 40 minutes of their daily commute while removing some of the commuting strain and crowding felt at Penn Station. Even more, officials believe it will close the time gap for riders who currently arrive at Penn Station on the West Side only to need the subway or bus to get jobs or other destinations on the East Side. “Having a robust service into a second
terminal” at Grand Station also “allows for operations to continue if there’s any sort of disruption at Penn,” Rinaldi said. “And it’s going to minimize the disruptions with Amtrak’s East River tunnel project.” When all of that is done, Grand Central will become a transfer point between LIRR and Amtrak, making it possible for businesses in Queens and Long Island to attract prospective employees from the Bronx and points north, Rinaldi said. “It’s going to attract Westchester residents to Long Island beaches and wineries,” she said. “It’s going to attract Long Island residents to Hudson Valley hiking destinations in the fall.” But commuters who’ve organized their
regular commute around Penn Station since, well, forever, may face a bit of a learning curve. MTA officials say they’ve kept that in mind, unveiling preliminary train schedules for its 11 different branches once Grand Central is up and running. The schedules are still in a bit of flux at the moment, with information and public comment sessions continuing over the summer. These timetables are to give riders a sense of the “magnitude of service increases” and new travel options available, Rinaldi said. But it also gears them up for what changes lie ahead in trying to adapt to new commuting patterns. Take, for example, the doubling of morning peak-hour trains heading to the city on the East Rockaway branch, with a significant increase of eastbound trains between 7 and 8 p.m. More than half of those services will run to Grand Central, Rinaldi said, with the remaining ending up at Penn Station. There are also some service cuts planned for morning rush trains bound for Penn Station, while many trains originating from the major terminals will no longer have scheduled connections at Jamaica. “Change is change,” Rinaldi said. “But I would say to (skeptics) to keep their powder dry and have a look at the schedule and see how the new ways of offering service on the Long Island Rail Road could ultimately benefit them.”
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mong the many success stories illustrating Long Island’s comeback from the pandemic is Plaza Theatrical Productions. A longtime community theatre stalwart, it went professional last year, with its new division, Plaza Broadway Long Island — all of it under the steady hand of Kevin Harrington, not only Plaza’s producer and director, but also its founder. Operating under a union contract with Actor’s Equity Association, Harrington is focused on bringing professional Broadway-level productions — accompanied by a live orchestra — to their theater, located at the Elmont Memorial Library on Hempstead Turnpike. The inaugural season of Nassau County’s first ELLISHA MArIE Equity theater included the RodSofia in gers and Ham‘The Color Purple’ merstein classic “South Pacific” presented this past October. Now audiences can get a look at “The Color Purple,” making its Long Island premiere. The fast-paced musical — which runs through June 12 — is a story of hope, a testament to the healing power of love, and is a celebration of life. The score features a variety of musical genres like jazz, ragtime, gospel and blues. Based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prizewinning novel — itself turned into the heavily Oscar-nominated 1985 film from Steven Spielberg film — “The Color Purple” it is an inspiring family saga that tells the unforgettable story of a woman who, through love, finds the strength to triumph over adversity and discover her unique voice in the world. “’The Color Purple’ is a universal story,” Harrington said. “It focuses on human emotions and empathy, which transcend all ethnicities.” This production stars Elmont’s Ellisha Marie as Sofia — the role played by Oprah Winfrey in the 1985 film. As a child, Marie — whose parents immigrated here from Trinidad and Tobago — only wanted to sing and perform. She performed every song she could for family and friends. Marie was urged at Elmont Memorial High School to audition for the school musical “Annie.” Despite some apprehension, Marie mustered up the courage to audition. It was from there she knew that’s where she belonged. After graduating high school, Marie
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‘THE CoLor PurPLE’ runs through June 12 at Plaza Broadway Long Island’s Elmont Memorial Library Theatre. Tickets start at $65.
If you go … ‘The Color Purple’ runs through Sunday, June 12, at Plaza Broadway Long Island’s Elmont Memorial Library Theater, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, in Elmont. Tickets start at $65. For more information, visit PlazaBroadwayLongIsland.com, or call (516) 599-6870. immersed herself in the craft at went on to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Manhattan. She has since performed on stages in and around New York City, but is now making her return to Elmont for “The Color Purple.” It’s a play that resonates with Marie, she said. And she’s no stranger to it, appearing as Church Lady during a run in White Plains. “It is such an honor and privilege to be chosen by the theatre gods to perform in this iconic and timeless musical,” Marie said. “It means the world to me and is truly a defining moment in my career to be cast again … and to perform in my hometown, where my love for theatre and the arts began.” Critics have cited this version of “The Color Purple” as similar to the acclaimed 2015 Broadway revival, which introduced Cynthia Erivo and won Tony Awards for Erivo and the musical itself. “I am delighted to be presenting this
ELLISHA MArIE AS Sofia in Plaza Broadway’s revival of ‘The Color Purple,’ which continues through Sunday, June 12, at Plaza Broadway Long Island’s Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, in Elmont. beautiful musical,” Harrington said. “I was surprised to learn that this show has never been produced on Long Island.” Harrington has seen both the 2004 original production as well as Erivo’s more recent revival. Harrington’s version is more in-line with the latest revival “with its streamlined approach” that makes it both “captivating and powerful”. “One area particularly powerful is when the character Shug Avery tells Celie that she is beautiful,” Harrington said. “This is a transformative moment in the show as Celie, who has such low selfesteem, suddenly realizes that she is a beautiful person and begins to gain respect from others. I am struck by the impact of simple words on the lives of
other people.” Marie can’t help but notice the cultural significance of the story, even 40 years after Walker first published her novel. “We are living in a post-pandemic world where people are trying to discover who they are, trying to heal from grief and the trauma of racial and gender divides and inequalities,” she said. “’The Color Purple’ challenges our perspectives on life, love, family and forgiveness, and guides us through the journey of self-discovery. “Theatre and the arts have always been a magnificent platform to bring everyone together and help us navigate our way to the root of the issues and discover the truth of who we are.”
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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE In the Matter of the Application of Empire Offshore Wind LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the Construction of Approximately 12 Miles of Transmission Lines from the Boundary of New York State Territorial Waters to a Point of Interconnection in Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. Pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law of the State of New York, Empire Offshore Wind LLC (Applicant) is providing public notice of its intent to file an application (Application) for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (Certificate) for the proposed construction and operation of the portion of the transmission system for the Empire Wind 2 offshore wind generating facility located in New York State (the NY Project). PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, on or about June 17, 2022, the Applicant will file an Application in the above-entitled matter with the New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) for a Certificate pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law to construct, operate, and maintain the NY Project, which is the portion of a transmission facility that is located within New York State and that will connect the offshore wind farm to be located in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management designated Renewable Energy Lease Area OCS-A 0512 within federal waters (Lease Area) to the existing mainland electrical grid in the Town of Hempstead, New York. The NY Project is necessary in order to transmit renewable energy from the Lease Area to the downstate area and to assist New York State in achieving its clean energy mandates under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. During the course of the Article VII proceedings, alternative routes not included in the Application or affected by the proposed primary route may be offered without further notice by publication. In addition, the Commission may ultimately approve an alternative route for the NY Project that traverses municipalities not presently affected by the NY Project or included in the Application. DESCRIPTION OF THE NY PROJECT The NY Project includes: (i) three 230-kV highvoltage alternatingcurrent (HVAC) submarine export cables located
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU CMG Mortgage, Inc., Plaintiff AGAINST Victor Vera, Jane Vera, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered February 18, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 27, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 53 Evans Avenue, Oceanside, NY 11572. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Oceanside, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION: 43, BLOCK: 331, LOT: 171. Approximate amount of judgment $549,809.88 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #002716/2017. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Ad ministration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov /Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. Nicholas Ferrar, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-084633-F00 71249 131583 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff against LORETTA O’GRADY A/K/A LORETTA M. O’GRADY A/K/A LORETTA MILITO, et al Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 103N, Westbury, NY 11590. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered November 13, 2019, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme
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Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 30, 2022 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 72 West Cortland Avenue, Oceanside, NY 11572. Sec 43 Block 333 Lot 62, 63 and 64. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Oceanside in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $568,831.32 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 002788/2015. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 10th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee shall cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.” Donald Henderson, Esq., Referee AYSJN042 131605 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, AGAINST BETHEL MURRAY, JAMES MURRAY, et al. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on November 8, 2019. I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on July 13, 2022 at 2:30 PM premises known as 3112 Royal Avenue, Oceanside, NY 11572. Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Oceanside, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 43, Block 203 and Lot 3 & 4. Approximate amount of judgment $544,420.65 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #007874/2014. Ralph J. Madalena, Esq.,
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR TO THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, SUCCESSOR TO CHEMICAL BANK), AS TRUSTEE FOR IMC HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1996-1, Plaintiff AGAINST JOHN J. OLIVIERO, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered November 23, 2015, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on July 11, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 24 HASTINGS ROAD, ISLAND
PARK, NY 11558. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Island Park, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 43, BLOCK 29, LOTS 130, 131. Approximate amount of judgment $91,247.38 plus interest and costs. Pr emises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #009094/2014. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Janine Lynam, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 00-301239 71310 131877 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com
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A. To recap, you are required to obtain a building permit, which includes multiple steps, from filing a site plan showing the location of the outside condenser unit; to an attic plan, showing how the fan unit is mounted, with a location for the condensation drain pan; to information on whether the home is in a flood zone, and how the onte eeper outside unit will be mounted above the base flood level. You will also need an electrical certificate and final inspection for an electrically powered system, as well as a plumbing permit if the system is gas-fired. Your taxes will increase, along with your energy bills. Window units are the least costly system, but are generally unsightly — but you avoid the tax increase, the building permit process and expenses and the disruption to the home, including loss of valuable access and storage space in the attic and closets. A split system, where you have a wall-mounted unit that can also deliver heat, is another alternative, but does require an outside condenser and a permit. A tax increase is likely, but much less than a central air system. If you’re handy, you may be able to install the split system unit yourself. I have friends and family who have purchased their own split system units online and installed them by themselves. Most importantly, do not attempt to do new electrical work for the dedicated service and cutoff switch required for a split-system, wall-mounted unit if you have no training or knowledge of the electrical portion of this installation. Unless you are using the previously installed outlet and a cutoff switch that would be in place for a window unit you are replacing, contact a licensed electrician to do this work. Safety is extremely important. Follow all instructions and ask qualified people for help, where necessary. Remember, there are issues that most people will tell you the wrong information about, like permits, zoning, plumbing and electrical. I’ve seen the results of illegal work many times, because I receive calls to inspect the damage and work to legalize after a fire or flood, or when someone receives a violation. It is most disheartening when I’m looking at work that caused a fire that displaced a family or, worse, caused a death. Putting condensers in a side yard instead of the rear yard has led to expensive and time-consuming zoning variance hearings and permits. Avoiding the permit now can be much worse later. Good luck!
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don’t really follow baseball anymore. As a rabid Yankees fan who devoured everything about the game for nearly 40 years, I never thought I’d say that. But I’ve ashamedly had to repeat it a lot lately. That’s because baseball has become completely unwatchable. Once team front offices were taken over by Ivy League geeks, the game took a horrible turn for the worse. The sad devotion to analytics has sapped baseball of all the things that once made it great. Nowadays, it nicK doesn’t matter if you strike out over BuglionE 200 times, so long as you can hit the ball over the fence. (Nonsense.) A walk is just as good as a base hit. (It isn’t.) And an out is just an out, so never give them away. (No more sacrifices, squeezes or stolen bases — how fun.) And that’s not the only thing that stinks, in my opinion. I hate how emotionally and physically fragile players have become. I despise the superimposed strike
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zone on TV that’s turned everyone into an armchair umpire. I can’t stand instant replay. The shift drives me insane, but not nearly as much as that stupid runner who starts on second during extra innings. But the issues go even deeper than that. One recent Saturday night, I had a rare hankering to watch the Yankees. But not this year’s team. No, I watched the Yankees play the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game Seven of the 1952 World Series on YouTube. That game demonstrated all that was once glorious with our national pastime but is now gone. The pitchers hurled like they were double-parked — even in the final game of the season, with everything on the line. I can only remember two batters stepping out of the batter’s box the entire game. I timed just 11 seconds in between pitches of a Johnny Mize at-bat for the Yankees. In today’s game, thanks to all the step-outs, practice swings, re-securing of batting gloves and adjusting of helmets, you can expect at least double or triple that much time to pass from pitch to pitch. I got to see Phil Rizzuto bunt, Mickey
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Mantle homer and Jackie Robinson give pitcher Allie Reynolds fits when Robinson reached third base in the fourth inning. The Ebbets Field crowd gasped every time he juked toward home, but he never went. There was no inane banter between broadcasters Mel Allen and Red Barber, probably because there were no massive lulls in action. With a combined 12 strikeouts and walks, the game lasted just 2 hours and 54 minutes. The Yanks won, 4-2. The last Yankees game I attended — Game One of the 2019 American League Divisional Series — featured 39 strikeouts and walks and took a whopping 4 hours and 15 minutes. I remember marveling at the time that I’d never attended a Yankees playoff game — and I’d been to many — and felt bored. The average length of a baseball game in 1952 was 2 hours and 25 minutes, according to Baseball-Reference.com. In 2021 it was 3 hours and 10 minutes. Games have become so long that even the most devoted fans can’t watch the whole thing. My stepson Jake is about as big a baseball guy as any 16-year-old. He loves the Yankees and follows them religiously, but
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even he can’t watch an entire game. He usually follows the updates on his cellphone and watches something else. When there’s a potential rally, he’ll turn the game on. So, essentially, watching baseball has become a passive experience, like waiting for a baby to be born. My lack of interest is part of an alarming national trend. Baseball attendance and TV ratings have steadily declined over the past decade. One New York Times contributor recently even went as far as to propose placing Major League Baseball under the auspices of the Library of Congress or the National Park Service, lest it fold one day and be forgotten forever. While I think that’s a bit hyperbolic, the game certainly has its problems. But they’re easily fixable. If MLB wants me to tune back in, I have a few suggestions for the players. Stay in the box and swing. Put your foot on the rubber and throw. Make contact. Choke up when there are two strikes. Protect the plate. Go the other way. Steal a base. Sacrifice a runner over. Try to hit .300. Move the game along! Or pretty soon, nobody will be watching. Nick Buglione is a teacher, a freelance journalist and a former editor of the East Meadow Herald.
High season for online hucksters and frauds
ave you ever fallen for a scam? In the old days, for which we can only feel nostalgia, there was the kind of sweet three-card Monte hustle on the streets of New York, the infamous sales of Florida swampland, and penny-stock offerings guaranteed to land a windfall. Sometimes, back in the day, there was the more sophisticated scam telephone call from a relative you might not remember who loved your mother, remembers her name and, by the way, desperately needs money wired immediately RAnDi for emergency surKREiss gery. Oh, it does go on and on. Getting caught in the web of fraud sometimes speaks to our own greed. We want to make a lot of money without working for it, and we are willing to be fooled into thinking it can happen. Some of us are also remarkably gullible. We have “sucker” written large on our backs, and there are folks out there ready to take us up on it. There have been the notorious Ponzis and Madoffs and the likes of Anna Sorokin, who posed as an heiress to dupe rich friends, and, of course, legends like Elizabeth Holmes, the Theranos founder,
who wanted to be the next Steve Jobs but instead faces sentencing in September on wire fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud. Grifting has always been a part of the American landscape. Sometimes a certain romance has been associated with bigtime fraudsters, a grudging nod to their ability to run a con. Victims rarely appreciate this side of the crime. People in our own communities suffered life-changing losses from Bernie Madoff ’s crimes. What appalls me is the epidemic of cybercrime. Every single day, even multiple times a day, we receive emails and texts that try to trick us into revealing vital information that can then be used to steal identities, get into bank accounts, and otherwise wreak havoc with our financial stability. It is organized, and it is sophisticated. Despite all of our double-verification routines and firewalls, the bad guys keep knocking at the door. Among my various tics and tocks, I never included paranoia, but I admit, lately I am suspicious of nearly everything that comes my way online. There’s a random text from someone I know but haven’t spoken to in a few years. “How about getting in touch?” it says. It could
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be a genuine text, but probably not. AOL writes to me nearly every day, sometimes several times a day, saying it will shut down my account by a certain date if I don’t write back immediately with various information the company needs. Bushwa! I get calls from insurance “specialists” and Medicare “advisers” and premier bank card alerts and Yahoo yahoos, and someone in the U.K. who wants to send me $20,000, and someone else who writes, “Confirmation needed immediately,” and texts from my real credit card company, saying there’s a hold on my card, except there isn’t, and I have to call the company to find out that the text didn’t come from them. I think it affects your sense of safety in the world to always be swatting away fraud attacks. We’ve come to accept fake news and alternative facts, but the online scamming feels personal. Don’t we all want to trust our community? Apparently, the kinder, gentler time of the unlocked back door has passed. Hypervigilance is our default mode. The lowest of the low have come out since Covid. According to Phishing.org, people send emails pretending to be representatives of the Federal Emergency
y credit card company texts to say there’s a hold on my card, but there isn’t.
Management Agency, offering money for the funerals of family members who died in the pandemic. There’s one hitch: You must give them personal information or send them money to get the money. It’s a scam. There’s a real FEMA funeral program, but that one offers money without asking for any. After every national tragedy, after mass shootings, hurricanes and floods, there’s always a blossoming of fraud across the land. People seize the opportunity to profit on the grief and loss of others. According to Phishing.org, be suspicious if: ■ You’ve “won the lottery.” ■ You recognize the sender, but it’s someone you don’t talk to. ■ A message sounds scary or tells you to “act now.” ■ A message contains unexpected or unusual attachments. They may contain malware, ransomware or another online threat. The grifters and fraudsters are often smart enough to make money the oldfashioned way, but that’s not how they roll. Their payoff is the free ride, getting over on the “mark.” Be careful out there, my friends. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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here was no day darker in New York than April 9, 2020. On that day, Covid-19 claimed 1,052 lives, according to Johns Hopkins University, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to nearly 11,000 in just three weeks. The prospect of losing 1,000 people a day was just unfathomable. But on that day it became real, as the coronavirus raged out of control, with very little hope of stopping it. Yet we were fortunate. The number of deaths each day dropped from there, dipping under 100 by the end of May. While our losses would creep up a couple more times — both in early 2021 and at the start of this year — we would never come anywhere close to the number of souls lost on April 9, 2020. Today, outside of seeing people here and there wearing masks, the coronavirus has seemingly become a fleeting memory. Hospitals aren’t overwhelmed. Treatments are encouraging. And we have vaccines. But the pandemic isn’t over. And we have to stop acting like it is. No, we don’t need to lock down or stay six feet away from everyone. But we can’t keep acting like it’s 2019, either. Every three months, a committee of global experts associated with the World Health Organization meets in an online videoconference to determine whether or
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don’t know about you, but there hasn’t been one day since the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, when I haven’t cried or given my kids a suffocatingly tight hug. I have spent my entire life in school. I was in high school when the shootings at Thurston High School, in Springfield, Oregon, in 1998, and then, a year later, Columbine, shocked us. In the more than 20 years since, I’ve taught in elementary, middle, high school and college classrooms, where I have practiced lockdown and active shooter GIna drills that feel more and more SIpley futile each year. I was once locked in a windowless classroom for three hours while police negotiated with a student who had brought a gun to school with intent to harm. I can no longer sit with my back to a door, and constantly monitor spaces for shelter — and exits. We need to protect all of our American freedoms. In this constant state of terror, no one is truly pursuing life, liberty and
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’m going to march because one day my kids are going to ask me, ‘What did you do?’
letterS ism there is the well-known maxim that to save even one life is to save the world. DR. MEL YOUNG Lawrence
Don’t conflate abortion with other issues To the Editor: Re the letter “My body, my choice? Please!” (May 26-June 1): Writer Jane Dantona Grogan put down two women who had previously shared with Herald readers their personal stories about having had abortions. I strongly defend the right of a woman to choose an abortion, but at the same time fully understand a woman’s decision to reject having one. It is a very personal decision for a woman to make, and a complicated one in many situations. The decision belongs to her and to nobody else. In particular, it doesn’t belong to government. In her letter, Dantona Grogan, in a kind of left-handed manner, lets the two ladies off the hook, saying it is “more a commentary on our society,” and then proceeds to address issues unrelated to abortion. She changes the subject and perhaps doesn’t quite realize she has done so. She attacks vaccine shots, preventive Covid testing and illegal immigrants. She even manages to inject fear that society is about to abandon our
elementary schools, provides critical community child care, is no longer open. The librarians are leading story times and singalongs for children during the day. They are bringing in counselors and providing access to telehealth. The Oceans of Possibilities summer reading program is expanding to offer children and their parents a space to pursue joyous activities together. Their doors are wide open to all members of the community to help them heal. Hogg is urging everyone to attend the June 11 March for Our Lives Rally in either Washington, D.C., or in their local community. If one doesn’t exist, he urges you to create one. (There are several scheduled on Long Island and in New York City.) After the shooting in Parkland, 800 local marches were planned. Can we get to 1,000? Can we show them that this time it will be different? I’m not naive. I’m a pragmatist. I know this one rally on Saturday isn’t a panacea; people are still going to die of gun violence in America. But you know what? I’m going to show up on Saturday. I’m not going because I believe the political sys-
tem that continues to fail us will change. I’m going because one day, my kids are going to ask me, “What did you do?” I’m going because we need to collectively grieve, rather than silently carry this tremendous ambient sadness, and the feeling in the back of our minds that every time we go to a school/grocery store/yoga studio/movie theater/night club/mosque/ synagogue/church, this might be the day it happens here. I’m going because even though change can be elusive, resistance is possible. I’m going because, at the end of the day, all we have is one another. Will you join me? Go to March For Our Lives, at MarchForOurLives.com/march22/, to find your local June 11 march. There’s one scheduled at the Nassau County Legislature, in Mineola, at 1:30 p.m., and one in Fireman’s Park, in Great Neck, at 3 p.m. If you can’t go to one, give a recurring donation to fund March For Our Lives. Or give a donation to El Progreso Memorial Library, in Uvalde, at ElProgreso.org/donations, to help it sustain support programs for the children there. Dr. Gina Sipley is a professor at Nassau Community College and the author of the forthcoming book “Just Here for the Comments: Lurking as Digital Literacy Practice” (Bristol University Press).
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elderly, children with disabilities, homeless people and the mentally ill, all caused by the “my body, my choice” movement. That’s a very cheap shot. BOB PRAvER Glen Cove
Abortion is personal — a pandemic is not To the Editor: In responding to Jane Dantona Grogan’s letter, I have to say, it’s not rocket science, it’s not like understanding calculus, yet again and again, people on Tv and radio, and readers of the Herald, equate free choice in having an abortion to choosing not to get vaccinated in a pandemic. How much simpler does it have to get in order for people to understand that abortion is a personal experience that physically affects that person and no one else? Though likely to affect the family, the spouse or close friends in an emotional or spiritual way, the physical aspects of that decision basically start and stop with the actual woman involved. Getting vaccinated during a pandemic in which invisible particles are spread through the air and have the potential to infect every innocent bystander within spitting distance of the infected is a different matter alto-
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gether. People should not be able to choose to get a vaccine or not if they want to mingle with others. If you’re willing to sequester away from every other human, then by all means, don’t get vaccinated, take a chance on contracting the virus, play Russian roulette with having or not having to be put on a ventilator. But if you insist on going about your daily life as usual, then you shouldn’t have the right to put others in danger.
Do you get in your car and drive 120 miles per hour to the local supermarket with the explanation, “It’s my car, my body, my life and you can’t tell me what to do. It’s a free country”? And why can’t you do that? Because as any firstgrader will tell you, it’s dangerous not just for yourself, but more importantly, for others. EUGENE ARTEMYEFF Glenwood Landing
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