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IsaBElla EsPosITo GEarED up for another scrimmage as the lone female member of the Oceanside Middle School football team.

ers about the impact of this lack of action.” The Merrick-based advocacy On June 11, both the New group Long Island Clean Air, York State Assembly and Senate Water and Soil fought for the bill passed a bill to establish a South through petitions, phone calls, Nassau Water Authority and a emails and rallies spreading North Shore Water Authority awareness and support for the that would replace New York bill. American Water for ratepayers “Obviously, there is a long in the Town of Hempstead and way to go,” said Dave Denenberg, Town of Oyster a co-director of Bay, respectively. LICAWS. “I promThe bill passed ise that none of us the Senate, 63-0, are going to stop and the Assembly, until we cross the 149-0. The measure finish line — clean, now awaits Gov. affordable public Andrew Cuomo’s water for all.” signature. C l a u d i a B o rN YAW P r e s i ecky, also a CAWS dent Lynda DiMenco-director, said na issued this stateshe was excited by ment in response: ClaUDIa BorECky the bill’s passage. “For two years, we “We like this one Co-director, LICAWS have been advocatthe best out of all ing for the eliminathe bills that they tion of the unfair were going back and forth on,” and unjust special franchise tax she said. “It’s a first step, but to provide our customers with we’re still cautiously optimistic. meaningful rate relief, but the We seem to have the political Legislature failed to act. Instead, will this time.” legislation was passed that proAn earlier iteration of the bill vides zero rate relief and con- would have created a single Nasdemns our customers to paying sau County water authority, exorbitant taxes on their water which would have had six combills for years to come. We will continue to educate our customContinued on page 13

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Oceanside Middle School student Isabella Esposito said she is constantly looking for activities to add to her busy schedule. She has been an honor student for her two

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grader was driven to mix things up with her extracurricular activities. So, this spring, she got her first taste of organized football. Covid-19 restrictions made it so that a shortened six-week season entirely comprised Continued on page 15

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Oceanside, NY – As the region turned a corner on the pandemic, Mount Sinai South Nassau’s supporters showed up in force and broke all previous records at the hospital’s 37th Golf Annual Outing, raising $600,000 (with a net of $400,000) to benefit the hospital’s mission. This year’s donation surpassed a record set in 2019 by about $8,000. Mark Baron, president of Parking Systems, and renowned orthopedic spine surgeon Stelios Koutsoumbelis, MD, Chief of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Mount Sinai South Nassau, were co-honorees of the outing held Monday, May 17, at three of Long Island’s most prestigious and challenging venues: The Seawane Club, Hewlett Harbor; Rockaway Hunting Club, Lawrence; and Rockville Links Club, Rockville Centre. Nearly 400 golfers and guests supported the popular outing, the Island’s largest and most successful hospital golf event. Baron and Dr. Koutsoumbelis were honored at three separate evening outdoor barbeques at each of the courses in accordance with social distancing guidelines. Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Development team, along with golf outing cochairs Anthony Cancellieri, Vice Chairman of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s board of directors, and Jeffrey Greenfield, a member of the hospital’s Advisory Board and managing member, NGL Group, LLC, and its 40-member Golf Committee were instrumental in recruiting new golfers and garnering the support of dozens of national and local businesses through sponsorships. “We saw this year, more than ever, how vital the hospital is to the community, especially on the South Shore. We are very thankful that the community responded again to support our mission to provide the advanced health care services that our patients deserve,” said Mount Sinai South Nassau President and CEO Richard J. Murphy. “I congratulate our co-honorees and commend the committee and our co-chairs for hosting another successful golf outing.” “After everything we have been through these past 15 months, people were eager to come out in person to support the hospital and make this a successful and safe event,” said Mr. Cancellieri. “Our two tremendous honorees were instrumental to our success, and I thank them for their willingness to be honored and their support.” The proceeds support the mission and vision of Mount Sinai South Nassau, which is in the middle of a $400 million capital expansion project. The cornerstone of the expansion is the four-story, 58,000-square-foot J Wing addition to the southwest corner of the hospital. To be completed in 2023, the J Wing will nearly double the size of the Emergency Department, add a medically advanced 40-bed critical care unit, as well as nine operating room suites. The $400 million expansion project includes the $35 million multi-specialty Medical Arts Pavilion in Long Beach, an energy-efficient Central Utility Plant on the main campus, and various remodeling projects in the Emergency Department.to support patient care during the

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RichaRd J. MuRphy, President & CEO, Mount Sinai South Nassau; Joseph Fennessy, Chair of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Board of Directors; and Co-honoree Mark Baron and his wife, Donna.

construction. Projected to open in the spring of 2022, the 15,400-square-foot, one-story Long Beach Medical Arts Pavilion will expand specialty medical care on the barrier island, including primary care, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, gastroenterology and GI procedures, orthopedics, urology, cardiology, diagnostic lab, and imaging services. In January 2020, Mount Sinai South Nassau began construction of the $90 million Central Utility Plant. The plant will upgrade the hospital’s electrical, heating, ventilation, and cooling systems and fortify the hospital’s infrastructure against potential future storms. It also will help provide power for the planned J Wing addition. The capital expansion project also calls for the construction of a $28 million parking structure. Planned for parking lots (1 and 2) east of One Healthy Way, the structure will result in a net increase of more than 400 parking spaces, dramatically improving existing parking conditions on campus and in the surrounding neighborhood.

2021 Mount Sinai South Nassau Golf Outing Co-honoree Mark Baron, resident of Parking Systems, follows through on his drive at the 17th hole at The Seawane Club. top left. Mount Sinai South Nassau Golf Outing Co-chair Anthony Cancellieri, Vice Chair of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Board of Directors, welcomes outing participants to Rockville Links Club, top right.. Mount Sinai South Nassau Golf Outing Co-chair Jeffrey Greenfield with Co-honoree Stelios Koutsoumbelis, MD, Chief of the Depar ment ofOrthopedic Surgery at Mount Sinai South Nassau, left.

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memBers of The Oceanside High School youth council and the SAFE coalition unveiled their new education campaign on teen marijuana use.

O’side students unveil anti-marijuana PSAs By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com

The legalization of the sale and use of recreational marijuana in New York has been met with stiff opposition in the form of opt-outs from local municipalities. In Oceanside, the high school’s youth council made their mark on the conversation by creating signs to run on Nassau InterCounty Express buses to warn county residents about the effects the drug can have on developing brains. Students in the youth coalition virtually brainstormed what they wanted the sign to depict and settled on how the drugs can affect brain development in teens. The bright yellow sign depicts this, reading in large, black text: “Don’t delay construction,” next to an image of a brain still being built. “Art has always been a big part of my life, and specifically conveying messages through art,” said Isabelle Lisi, the student artist who drew the final product. “I think the message of the campaign is important and I think art is a great way to portray it.” The final product of the year-long partnership between the youth council and the Oceanside Substance Abuse Free Environment Coalition was unveiled on

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June 8 in front of Oceanside High School. Project co-coordinator Alison Eriksen got in contact with the council in early 2020, and even after the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns began, the coalition and council continued their momentum through Zoom meetings, and she worked with fellow co-creator Frances Gallin. Eriksen and Gallin commended the youth council students for taking on another responsibility on top of schoolwork and other extracurriculars. “With hybrid learning, they were able to engage their peers in campaigns and projects to learn about the effects of marijuana use on the body and brain,” Gallin said. They also thanked State Sen. Todd Kaminsky for connecting the coalition with NICE bus representatives, as well as Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, who was in attendance, for backing legislation to prohibit smoking of cannabis on county-owned properties, including beaches, parks and sidewalks. “We’re beyond proud of them (the OHS youth council) for being a part of this project and helping us shed light on the prevention actions that need to take place in Oceanside to keep our youth safe for the future,” Eriksen said. Kaminsky said it was “crucial to raise awareness about the hazards of teen sub-

stance abuse. “Oceanside SAFE’s mission to do so is admirable,” he said. “I was proud to help coordinate this effort with NICE bus in order to make the PSA education campaign a reality.” Curran said she was also happy to see OHS students take initiative to spread a worthy message. “I have to take my hat off to the Oceanside school community — students,

teachers, parents and others for making this happen today,” she said. “I think this piece of art really tells the reality that the adolescent brain isn’t really fully developed until the age of 25. We want all of our children to reach their full potential.” Curran added that she believes that the message may get through to children and teens more effectively if it is coming from their peers.

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Before retiring, Hofstra president reflects By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

The sun shone down on Hofstra University’s campus late last month as flowers were blooming in all their chromatic splendor. Dozens of graduates meandered about the campus in full cap and gown, stopping for photos at several iconic locations — the campus was alive, and the spirit of graduation was in the air. Stuart Rabinowitz, the university’s president for the past 20 years, was reaching something of a graduation himself. As he, too, walked through the campus, he was thoughtfully reflective on his tenure, under which Hofstra was transformed from regional school to the internationally renowned university that it is today. While he will not completely depart from what he now calls “home,” Rabinowitz, 75, is set to retire from his position as president at the end of August. He assumed the post in 2001. Before his official departure — and after avoiding some bees on the hunt for those colorful flowers — Rabinowitz sat with the Herald at Hofstra to reflect on his career. “I really have always felt this is a special place,” Rabinowitz said. “I came here to teach law in 1972, and I thought I would only stay a year or so and move on — but I just fell in love with the place and the people.” “So, it took me 50 years to leave,” he added with a laugh. Rabinowitz did join Hofstra’s Law School faculty in 1972, then went on to become the dean of the School of Law

stuart Rabinowitz from September 1989 to June 2001, when he became president. He was chosen by the university’s board of trustees in December 2000. The school went through myriad changes under his leadership. Among the new schools opened are the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine and the School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, run in partnership with Northwell Health. The Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs, and the School of Health Professions and Human Services are also additions. The list goes on: Rabinowitz also

founded Hofstra’s National Center for Suburban Studies and the Center for Entrepreneurship. “I think I had some ideas of what Hofstra needed to move on to the next level. I am a good imaginer of things,” Rabinowitz said. “And apparently, I have a talent of hiring really good people to implement those tasks. . . I never worried about hiring people that are smarter than me, or who might disagree with me — I encourage disagreement.” Rabinowitz credited the university’s board of trustees with supporting his endeavors, no matter how far reaching they may have been. Sometimes it seemed to be “daydreaming,” he recalled, such as when they applied to host a presidential debate at the university. “Well, three debates, they came to the conclusion that we were debate central,” Rabinowitz said. Not every decision was an easy one, though. Ending Hofstra’s football team and, more recently, moving a statue of Thomas Jefferson, which originally sat in front of the heavily trafficked student center and received backlash from students who highlighted Jefferson’s history as a slave owner, were among them. The statue was moved to a less visible part of campus. “There were difficult decisions and difficult times,” Rabinowitz said. “The thing I feel best about is that even on the decisions that are controversial, I never made a decision that I didn’t think was in the best interest of the university. I tried so hard every time not to let my personal views affect anything — and I really think

I was able to do that.” Most important, students come first at Hofstra. “They are the reason we exist,” Rabinowitz explained. “That means you listen to students, treat them well, treat them with respect and give them a voice.” “It’s like all the students and members of the community are my responsibility, even though they’re not,” Rabinowitz said, “which is why it’s really hard to be president. You feel every pain, injury and sadness — and you also are happy when they’re happy.” Rabinowitz has also focused on the Nassau Hub, the commerce zone surrounding the university. As co-chair of the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council, he has influence over the project, but it has yet to come to full fruition. The area around the Nassau Coliseum is still set to have residential and commercial spaces as part of the Hub. As co-chair of the council, Rabinowitz helped bring $727 million to 885 projects on Long Island since 2011. He also stays active as a member of the board of directors for Accelerate Long Island, and he has also served as a trustee of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities and on the board of directors of the Long Island Technology Network. Rabinowitz could not find it in himself to completely say goodbye to Hofstra, however. In the fall of 2022, he will teach an undergraduate honors college course, Introduction to Constitutional Law. “I can’t completely leave — I would get the bends if I completely detached from the university,” Rabinowitz joked.

Open Nassau carries on amid the pandemic By CRIstINA ARRoyo RoDRIGuEz carroyo@liherald.com

When Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman took office in 2018, he partnered with Nassau County Executive Laura Curran to open and modernize county finances. Investing nearly $1.3 million since 2019, his office launched a userfriendly data platform, Open Nassau, in which the public can access county records, report financial issues, and keep updated on smart audits and equity reports. The following interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.

Herald: What are the goals and motivations behind Open Nassau?

Jack schnirman: Culture change is what

we are looking to achieve. It’s not just about technology, it’s about bringing everyone on an equal playing field because everyone has access to the exact same information. Then we can have a conversation that is evidence-based and data-driven without anyone hoarding the information like how it used to be. Before we did this program, county had a D+ in transparency by the Press Club on Long Island. It was all paper-based, it was a challenge to get numbers, you had to do all these foils, and there were conflicting num-

bers and conflicting views on the numbers. Open Nassau became an organizing principle to get everybody to deal from a simple set of numbers.

Herald: When you were trying to implement Open Nassau initially, did you get a lot pushback from the current establishment?

schnirman: Not as much as you would

think. There was pushback based on that old-timey culture of holding information so close to the vest and using access to it as a way of safeguarding power. Culture starts from the top, so that culture change started directly from the top where you have the comptroller and the county executive on the same page.

Herald: Was the focus on equity issues a

purposeful and directed decision?

schnirman: Absolutely. One of the earliest

choices we made was in investing in a qualitative research unit. We started by tackling our demographics: who we are as the county population, how quickly we are diversifying, getting older, getting more diverse, and use that as an opening point for a conversation on equity. Then, we asked the question: What’s the deal of living in Nassau County? We started highlighting the different affordability

challenges that folks face. Our formula was about identifying gaps, looking at best practices from around the country, and highlighting options on the policy side so we can remain competitive and be a place where people want to and can afford to live.

tions and frustration about how and why they could undo that kind of advancement.

Herald: So how do get from transparency

things faster, more transparent, more efficient, so that resources go where they need to go. The pandemic was an unforeseen, once-in-a-generation level crisis, and we saw the measure of our work. We made sure we were prioritizing getting the resources needed to the non-profits because if something suddenly dried up, the service would stop in that moment when it was needed more than ever.

to accountability?

schnirman: The honest answer is that we can’t do everything ourselves since that’s beyond the role of our office. We try to find folks to partner with, whether it be within government, and/or expert and advocacy organizations. Our worst fear is that we write these reports, make these recommendations, we make them graphically appealing, we put them on social media, and we push, we push, we push, and nobody pays attention and nobody does anything. Herald: How are you ensuring the continuation of Open Nassau for the new comptroller?

schnirman: We are working around the

clock to make sure the work is sustainable and to make it as difficult or impossible to pull back from this kind of transparency. If the next comptroller removes Open Nassau, for example, I would like to believe that they would face an awful lot of ques-

Herald: How does Open Nassau impact county residents?

schnirman: We do this work, we make

Herald: Did the pandemic help accelerate the implementation of Open Nassau?

We could’ve talked for years about making things more tech-based, but instead the crisis of the pandemic created the necessity to do them overnight. It was a sink-orswim moment, and success is not guaranteed when you have a county government that has not historically invested enough in technology infrastructure. It’s a testament to the workforce, to the innovation of our teams, and to the understanding that you can’t afford to fail. Those shifts were shockingly smooth.

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community update Ongoing Summer Gazebo Readings The Oceanside Kiwanis Club hosts Summer Gazebo Readings at the Schoolhouse Green every Monday from June through August at 7 p.m. Social distancing regulations are still in effect and the microphone will be cleaned between readings. Masks required for those who aren’t vaccinated.

NAMI Support Group The NAMI Queens/ Nassau National Alliance on Mental Illness)is offering a support group for family members of persons with mental health concerns, free of charge, beginning July 6. The group will meet, virtually, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., the first and third Tuesday of each month. To register or get information, e-mail, dsills@namiqn.org.

Thursday, June 17 Make Color Me Garden Sign The Oceanside Library is providing a craft activity for those ages 4 to 12. Grab your crayons or markers and color this yard sign, then place it in your garden outside. Kit includes 1 yard sign and modge podge to seal the color and protect it from washing off in the rain. Register your child to reserve a kit, 1 kit per child while supplies last. We will contact you when your kit is ready for pick up. Contact Youth Services Department 516-7662360, x.2 jprogram@oceansidelibrary. com.

Virtual Book Chat The Island Park Public Library hosts a virtual book chat at 1 p.m. Discussion will focus on “Island of the Sea Women” by Lisa See. Pick up a copy of the book at the library. For the link to join the meeting, email iplprograms@islandparklibrary. org and they will email you the link, or go to its website.islandparklibrary.org, click on the date under the Book Chat icon and follow the instructions. If you have difficulty joining the meeting, call the Library at (516) 432-0122 x228.

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Community warriors Members of the Oceanside Warriors recently gathered at the Schoolhouse Greeen in Oceanside with members of Cub Scout Pack 230. Joining in were, Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin, Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito and Jacqueline Padin and Joe Glavin of the Oceanside Warriors. monthly board meeting at 7 p.m. at Village Hall, 127 Long Beach Road. For more information or the agenda, visit villageofislandpark.com.

Virtual Mother Goose oin Ms. Jen of the Oceanside Library online for some Father’s Day stories and songs and make a fabulous Father’s Day craft for your dad or grandpa! You will need: white paper plate,blue construction paper, scissors, glue or tape and crayons. Contact Youth Services Department (516) 766-2360, x.2 or jprogram@ oceansidelibrary.com for more information.

Friday, June 18 Virtual Chair Yoga Join Marianne Bochilo of the Oceanside Library for a relaxing session of online chair yoga, from the comfort of your home. Visit oceansidelibrary.com for more information and the Zoom link.

Saturday, June 19 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.

Monday, June 21 Canasta & Mah Jongg Card players are welcome back to the Oceanside Library from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., however, due to New York state requirements and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, all patrons must be fully vaccinated (all shots plus two weeks) and must show

proof of same. (The library cannot socially distance card-playing, so administrators cannot go on the honor system for this program).

Thursday, July 1 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.

Wednesday, July 21 JCC Luncheon The Friedberg JCC in Oceanside hosts a community heroes luncheon at 11 a.m. At the event, the JCC will give out its inaugural #FriedbergFriendsAwards at Sunny Atlantic Beach Club in Atlantic Beach. Visit friedbergjcc.org for more information.

Oceanside Kiwanis’s summer gazebo readings are on Mondays. The Island Park Library hosts a virtual book chat on June 17. The Island Park village board meets on June 17. Oceanside Library hosts virtual yoga on June 19. Oceanside Library has returned to some in-person activities.

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O’siders race lobsters for kids charity Town of Hempstead Clerk Kate Murray and Supervisor Don Clavin. Camp A.N.C.H.O.R is a comprehensive, year-round program that serves thousands of children and adults with special needs who live in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County Long Island. This camp offers a 6-week recreation program, which includes sports, arts & crafts, home economics, drama, ocean, pool, clubs, dance, music, equine therapy, surfing, etc., for 32 summer groups.

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Peters Clam Bar hosted their all-new Lobster Derby on Thursday night, June 10 on their outside patio. All proceeds supported the A.N.C.H.O.R program fund to help children with special needs at Camp A.N.C.H.O.R. Residents and town officials sponsored lobsters from $25 to $500, for a total of $10,000. In attendence were adults and children alike, including owner of Peter’s Clam Bar Butch Yamali who showed off lobsters competing in the race, as well as

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Camp anChor attendee Thomas Spitaleri, center, helped race a lobster at Peter’s Clam Bar. Before the raCe, Angel Colon Rios got a chance to pet the lobster, left. the loBster derBy at Peter’s Clam Bar raised $5,000 from participants, which was matched by Yamali for a total of $10,000 that will be donated to Camp A.N.C.H.O.R in Long Beach, far left.

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With temperatures rising, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Police Commissioner Patrick J. Ryder are reminding county residents that water safety is something that all parents should be aware of. Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury related death among children ages 1 to 14. It can happen very quickly and in less than 1 inch of water, so filled bathtubs, swimming pools, wading pools, hot tubs and even buckets of water and sinks can be dangerous.

■ Keep rescue equipment (such as a shepherd’s hook or life preserver) and a telephone by the pool.

entrapment safety set by the Consumer Product and Safety Commission.

■ Do not use air-filled “swimming aids” as a substitute for approved life vests.

■ Warn children about the dangers of drain entrapment and teach them never to play near a pool drain, with or without a cover.

Tips on reducing children’s risk of drowning Pools

■ Place a safety cover on pool or hot tub when not in use and remove any ladders or steps used for access.

■ Practice “touch supervision” with children younger than 5 years, meaning that the adult is within an arm’s length of the child at all times.

■ A power safety cover that meets the standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials may add to the protection of your children but should not be used in place of the fence between the house and the pool. Even fencing around your pool and using a power safety cover will not prevent all drowning.

■ Never leave children alone in or near the pool, even for a moment.

■ If planning a pool party, consider hiring a certified lifeguard to supervise those who will be in the pool. ■ Put up a fence to separate the house from the pool. Most young children who drown in pools wander out of the house and fall into the pool. Install a fence at least 4 feet high around the pool. This fence will completely separate the pool from the house and play area of the yard. Use gates that self-close and self-latch, with latches higher than the child’s reach. ■ Alarm the doors so that one can be alerted if a child attempts to leave the house to enter the yard. Also consider a pool alarm that alerts if someone enters the water.

■ Remove all toys from the pool after use so children aren’t tempted to reach for them. ■ After the children are done swimming, secure the pool so they can’t get back into it.

Preventing drain entrapment

Drain entrapment occurs when part of a child’s body becomes attached to drain because of the powerful suction of a pool or hot tub filtration system. The powerful suction can trap a child underwater or cause internal injuries. It can also occur when a child’s hair, swimsuit or jewelry becomes entangled in the drain. In 2007, the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act made it illegal to manufacture, distribute to sell drain covers that do not adhere to the standards for anti-

■ Pin up long hair when in the water and remove loose parts of swimsuits and loose jewelry that can get ensnared. ■ Equip pools and hot tubs with an anti-entrapment drain cover and an approved safety vacuum release system and regularly check that drain covers are secure and have no cracks. Flat drain covers can be replaced with dome-shaped ones. ■ Be aware of public wading pools with missing or broken drain covers. Small children have direct access to the bottom drain in wading pools and sitting on open drains can cause serious internal organ damage. ■ From Memorial Day through Labor Day 2019, at least 150 children under the age of 15 drowned in pools. Parents should remember that teaching their children how to swim does not mean that their child is safe in water. Most young children who drown in swimming pools were last seen in the home, had only been missing from sight for a matter of minutes and were in the care of one or both parents at the time. There is no substitute for active adult supervision to prevent drowning.

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The Emergency Rental Assistance Program has launched and intake forms are now available through the Long Island Housing Partnership (LIHP). This program was specifically designed to help the more than 1,500 residents within the Town who are facing housing insecurity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The program can assist with current and prospective rent, arrears for utilities and home energy costs, and other expenses related to housing such as rental security deposits to ensure housing stability. Assistance under this program could be provided for up to 12 months of payments, with an additional 3 months if necessary to ensure housing stability, and will cover arrears and costs accrued on or after March 13, 2020.

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A bill to establish a South Nassau Water Authority and a North Shore Water Authority was approved by the Senate and Assembly, and now Governor Cuomo must sign it into law. Above, New York American Water’s corporate headquarters in Merrick.

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missioners on the North Shore and four on the South Shore. There would have been six representatives for about 5,000 residents in Oyster Bay and four representatives for the 114,000 residents in Hempstead. Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, a Democrat from Rockville Centre, sponsored the Assembly bill. “The 124,000 New York American Water ratepayers in Nassau County deserve a viable solution to the exorbitant costs, poor quality and inconsistent service that they have been forced to endure for years,” she said. “Reaching a consensus with the New York State Senate to resolve this major issue has been a priority for me, and I am so proud we were successful in our efforts.” State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, supported the bill. “By setting a path for a public takeover, we can help save real dollars for Long Islanders — and that is precisely what this bill does,” he said. “My colleagues and I will continue to fight for real relief for ratepayers, and Assemblywoman Griffin’s leadership here is much appreciated.” At press time, the bill had yet to be delivered to Cuomo to sign into law. If the bill were to become law, water authority directors would need to be appointed.

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Long BeaCh SCout Troop 215 and the Island Park Library Board of Trustees celebrate flag day.

Photos by Tom Carrozza/Herald

Girls and boys of Scout Troop 215 salute new flag Continued from page 5 Island Park Library Trustee Vice-President. “It’s great to be here and working with Long Beach and Oceanside because we’re all on the same team,” Pontecorvo said. “It shows the public that we’re out there and we’re going to be building bigger bridges and scouting is alive and active.” Island Park groups like American Legion Post 1029, the Kiwanis Club, and the fire department were in attendance, as were local officials including: Mayor Michael McGinty, Town of Hempstead Councilman Anthony D’Esposito, and District 4 Legislator Denise Ford.

WhiLe the oLd flag was raised for the last time Alex Krzemnski and Lexi Ricoy saluted along with the crowd.

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York, on the 1st day of July 2021, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 202-52 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to REPEAL “BUS STOPS” at the following locations: OCEANSIDE LONG BEACH ROAD (TH 410/89) West Side - NO STOPPING BUS STOP starting at the south curbline of Exit Road (the Valley Townhouse) south for a distance of 80 feet. (Adopted 2/27/90) It may be viewed on the Hempstead website , at www.hempsteadny.gov ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard in person in accordance with applicable social distancing regulations, or real time telephonic communication, see instructions at www.hempsteadny.gov Dated: June 15, 2021 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 126363

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at a point 10 feet south of the south curbline of Linden Boulevard then south for a distance of 286 feet. 238th STREET (TH 177/21) West Side - TWO HOUR PARKING 7 AM TO 7 PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 11 feet north of the north curbline of 118th Avenue then north for a distance of 185 feet. HEATHCOTE ROAD (TH 187/21) West Side - NO PARKING NOON TO 4 PM MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAYS, SUNDAY 10 AM TO 6 PM, EXCEPT WITH PERMIT - starting at a point 55 feet north of the north curbline of 109th Avenue then north to the south curbline of 106th Avenue. OCEANSIDE Section 202-13 1st STREET (TH 188/21) East Side - NO PARKING 9 AM TO 6 PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - starting at a point 30 feet north of the north curbline of Waukena Avenue north for a distance of 81 feet. ALSO, to REPEAL from Chapter 202 “REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking from the following locations: ELMONT Section 202-19 238th STREET - East and West Sides - TWO HOUR PARKING 7 AM TO 7 PM EXCEPT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS - from the south curbline of Linden Boulevard south to 118th Street. (Amended 8/26/52) HEATHCOTE ROAD (TH 90/93) West Side - NO PARKING NOON TO 4 PM MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, SUNDAY 10 AM TO 6 PM, EXCEPT WITH PERMIT - from the south curbline of 106th Avenue south to the north curbline of 109th Avenue. (Adopted 7/8/03) HEATHCOTE ROAD (TH 652/82) West Side - NO PARKING NOON TO 4 PM MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO PARKING 10 AM TO 6 PM SUNDAYS - from the south curbline of 106th Avenue south to the north curbline of 109th Avenue (Adopted 1/25/83) It may be viewed on the Hempstead website, at www.hempsteadny.gov ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard in person in accordance with applicable social distancing regulations, or real time telephonic communication, see instructions at www.hempsteadny.gov Dated: June 15, 2021 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 126359

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 1st day of July, 2021, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 202-1 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE and REPEAL “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at the following locations: BELLMORE NEWBRIDGE ROAD (TH 182/21) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - from the south curbline of Henry Street south for 30 feet. ELMONT HEATHCOTE ROAD (TH 187/21) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the north curbline of 109th Avenue north for a distance of 35 feet. FRANKLIN SQUARE ADMONT AVENUE (TH 178/21) South Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the east curbline of Roosevelt Avenue east for a distance of 30 feet. HEWLETT STREET (TH 73/21) West Side - NO PARKING ANYTIME starting at a point 90 feet south of a point opposite the southeast curbline of Gehrig Avenue south for a distance of 55 feet. ROOSEVELT AVENUE (TH 178/21) East Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME starting at a point 15 feet south of the south curbline of Admont Avenue then south for a distance of 50 feet. LIDO BEACH GREENWAY ROAD (TH 193/21) East Side - NO PARKING ANYTIME from the north curbline of Avon Lane north for a distance of 109 feet. MERRICK SHORE DRIVE (TH 163/21) West Side - NO PARKING ANYTIME - starting at a point 191 feet north of the north curbline of Helen Court north for 13 feet. NORTH VALLEY STREAM MIDVALE LANE (TH 172/21) North Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - starting at the east curbline of Corona Avenue east for a distance of 50 feet. MIDVALE LANE (TH 172/21) North Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME starting at a point 288 feet east of the east curbline of Corona Avenue then east to the south direction at the termination for a distance of 54 feet. OCEANSIDE

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and Municipal Home Rule of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 1st day of July, 2021, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day to consider the enactment of a local law to amend Section 197-13 of the code of the Town of Hempstead to INCLUDE and REPEAL “TRAFFIC REGULATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF SCHOOLS” at the following locations: BALDWIN GRAND BOULEVARD (TH 184/21) West Side - NO PARKING 7 AM TO 4 PM SCHOOL DAYS - starting at a point 30 feet north of the north curbline of Jackson Street then north for a distance of 75 feet. ALSO, to REPEAL from Section 197-13 “TRAFFIC REGULATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF SCHOOLS” from the following locations: OCEANSIDE LAND PLACE (TH 373/05) NO LEFT TURN 2 PM TO 4 PM SCHOOL DAYS - all motorists traveling eastbound on Land Place shall be prohibited from making left turn onto Oceanside Road. (Adopted 7/11/06) LAND PLACE (TH 373/05) NO LEFT TURN 7 AM TO 10 AM SCHOOL DAYS all motorists traveling eastbound on Land Place shall be prohibited from making a left turn onto Oceanside Road. (Adopted 3/7/06) It may be viewed on the Hempstead website, at www.hempsteadny.gov ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard in person in accordance with applicable social distancing regulations, or real time telephonic communication, see instructions at www.hempsteadny.gov Dated: June 15, 2021 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 126362

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Isabella esposIto wIll attend Oceanside Middle School this fall, where she will try out for the football team.

Female OMS football player overcomes adversity ContInued from front page intra-squad practices and scrimmages meant to help players develop their skills at their positions. Esposito first went out for quarterback, ambitiously taking on the center of the offense right off the bat. “All of the positions have pressure, but that one has the most,” she said, noting she was not afraid to take the challenge head-on. Her father, James Esposito, said his daughter was motivated to join a team this year after focusing solely on adjusting to the middle school’s workload last year. Options were also limited to football, tennis and volleyball because of Covid-19 regulations. “We were a little reluctant about her being the only girl on the team,” James said. “We tried to discourage her a little bit, but she was really motivated to give her that balance and get off the iPad and computer.” After a couple of weeks of practice, Esposito made the move to defensive safety and grew to enjoy the position. “I loved that a lot more,” she said. “It was a lot of

fun.” She noted that she spent years watching the sport and playing it in the backyard, but this was her first experience in an organized setting. Even while dedicating plenty of time to practices and scrimmages, Esposito has managed to continue her success in the classroom. She made the honor roll again this quarter, completing a second full year on the list and was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society. As regulations started to be lifted, other sports became available to Esposito, and she joined the middle school’s lacrosse team, as well. She will attend Oceanside High School in the fall, and she has not ruled out trying out for the football team when she starts there. Though she had to overcome some adversity playing middle school football, Esposito said the experience was mostly positive. “At first it was kind of awkward,” Esposito said. “There were a couple of guys who were rude, but there were also some who were giving me tips and were really accepting.”

Public Notices

1st STREET (TH 188/21) East Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - from the north curbline of Waukena Avenue north for 30 feet. 1st STREET (TH 188/21) West Side - NO STOPPING HERE TO CORNER - from the north curbline of Waukena Avenue north for 30 feet. LONG BEACH ROAD (TH 186/21) West Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME starting at the south curbline of Exit Road (Valley Townhouse) south for a distance of

670 feet. ALSO, to REPEAL from Section 202-1 “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” from the following locations: HEWLETT SHERIDAN AVENUE (TH 106/16) East Side - NO STOPPING ANYTIME - starting at a point 162 feet south of the south curbline of Broadway south for a distance of 22 feet. (Adopted 5/23/17) OCEANSIDE LONG BEACH ROAD (TH 774/68) West Side - NO

STOPPING ANYTIME starting at a point 762 feet south of a point opposite the south curbline of Mott Street south for a distance of 590 feet. (Adopted 3/4/69) It may be viewed on the Hempstead website, at www.hempsteadny.gov ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard in person in accordance with applicable social distancing regulations, or real time telephonic communication, see

instructions at www.hempsteadny.gov Dated: June 15, 2021 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 126361

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A. You can choose your neighbors and you can choose your friends, but you don’t get to choose your family, right? Every once in a while, I get a call from a representative of a group of concerned citizens who want some use to just disappear, but you have to consider what the use is, and whether that use has been previously approved with permits onte eeper and certificates of completion at that location. If the use has previously been approved, with zoning variances or straight permits, then your recourse is limited. It’s not uncommon to see people show up — or lately, log in — to a zoning hearing to voice their opposition to an established use such as a restaurant that wants more seating, or a new use that was formerly retail, and many other combinations or changes. As to whether you can do anything, I can only say that the specifics of the proposed use would need to be understood. For example, if the restaurant that has closed was previously approved for a specific number of seats, and the proposed restaurant goes in with the same status — under normal circumstances, the conditions remain the same and, except for any minor improvements, such as kitchen equipment, removing a wall or changing the seating configuration — then the only approvals needed are permits that do not require any contestable review, as would be the case in a zoning hearing. Noxious fumes and fire safety are another matter, and you can make a complaint that may be addressed to some extent by examining the use of equipment to minimize the fumes, but consider that fumes from a restaurant are part of the mechanism of cooking and ventilation. Also consider that you, apparently, chose to live next to a commercial establishment. It did not choose to locate next to you; you chose where to live. I have witnessed, in public hearings over the years, seemingly reasonable people step up to the microphone and blurt out the most unreasonable statements about how, for example, their neighbor’s renovation will cause noise and dust, so shouldn’t they be told they have to turn their homestead into a small park for everyone else to enjoy? My favorite one was the couple who were hell-bent on getting the railroad to either stop running by their house or change the train schedule so they could listen to the birds without interruption. I don’t think the board of the railroad changed the schedule, but I’m sure they had a good laugh. With relatives like that, I’ll stick with my friends. Good luck!

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Last Nov. 8, I was kayaking in Emory Creek in Freeport, just north of the Narrows, when I spotted what I thought was a chunk of garbage floating in the waterway and paddled over to collect it. I was headed north, back to the Albany Avenue boat ramp, after two hours on the water. Suddenly the garbage jerked, as if it were alive. “What the…?” I blurted out. Were Scott my eyes deceiving me? BRINtoN As I approached, I realized it wasn’t garbage, but a river otter, the first one I’d ever seen in the wild — or anywhere. I slowed my paddling, hoping to sneak up close enough for a quick photo. I stroked all of three times when the otter lifted its head slightly and dived headlong underwater, its back forming a perfect U as it plunged, like some mythical sea serpent of yore. I waited a few minutes to see if it might resurface, but it vanished. I came away feeling grateful to have seen this beautiful creature, if only momentarily. River otters are indeed rare on Long Island. They once numbered in the hundreds of

thousands on the East Coast, but were hunted mercilessly from the 1600s through the early 1900s for their sleek fur, the densest of any mammal in the animal kingdom. When Europeans first settled in North America, otters inhabited every waterway on the continent, according to Mike Bottini, a wildlife biologist with the nonprofit, Islip-based Seatuck Environmental Association. By the 20th century, their numbers had dwindled to a few thousand, scattered in small, out-ofsight colonies. Seatuck teamed up with the nonprofit Peconic Land Trust on May 20 to present a webinar on “The Re-wilding of Long Island,” about how any number of creatures — including river otters — are making a comeback thanks to conservation programs, so I had to tune in. In addition to Bottini, it featured Emily Hall, Seatuck’s conservation policy advocate; Kelly Hamilton, a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation wildlife biologist; and Enrico Nardone, Seatuck’s executive director. Arielle Santos, its wildlife conservation policy program coordinator, moderated. River otters disappeared from Long Island in the early 1800s. They were protected by the International Fur Seal Treaty of 1911, however, and further safeguarded in the U.S. by the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. No longer hunted, they are

rebounding. It’s not clear when, precisely, river otters returned to Long Island, but a 2008 study by Bottini confirmed their presence here, and a subsequent study 10 years later found that their range was expanding. Bottini identified 150 potential sites where otters might live on the Island, and narrowed their presence to three confirmed locations: Mill Neck/ Oyster Bay, the Nissequogue River and Peconic Bay. By 2018, they were found in 10 spots. River otters are amazing creatures. They can hold their breath underwater for up to eight minutes, which might explain why I didn’t see the otter resurface — I had waited two or three minutes before I continued paddling on my way last November. They are also among only 10 or so animals besides humans that employ tools: They use rocks to smash open crustaceans’ shells to get to the meat inside. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that not only are otters returning to Long Island, but bald eagles are as well — there are now 21 nesting pairs here, Hamilton said. They had nearly gone extinct during the 1960s because of the ubiquitous use of DDT, a now-banned pesticide that caused their offspring’s shells to thin and crack open before the chicks were fully developed. The mother bird would crush the eggs when she sat on them to warm them. From the 1940s to the

’ve glimpsed a river otter, and the silvery aquatic carpet of a school of river herring.

’60s, 675,000 tons of DDT were sprayed across America, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The increase in river herring on Long Island is promising as well, Hall said. The river herring is a silvery fish that was once so plentiful that when schools of it made their way upriver, they turned the water silver. We haven’t reached that point yet. One night in the fall of 2019, however, my son, Andrew, and I returned to the Albany Avenue boat ramp after kayaking Emory Creek. The sun had set only a short while earlier. The moon was full, causing an abnormally high tide that inundated part of the boat ramp parking lot. Andrew waded into the water to the edge of the bulkhead, and for no particular reason, shined his headlamp into the creek. There it was, a giant mass of silvery fish streaming northward. “Whoa!” I exclaimed. It was an extraordinary sight. I’m now convinced the fish were river herring. The re-wilding of Long Island, to me, demonstrates the necessity of federal and state environmental regulations — and local conservation efforts undertaken by vital groups like Seatuck (seatuck.org) and the Peconic Land Trust (peconiclandtrust. org). They need and deserve our support. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.

On the road with a priest, a knight and a monk

fter 15 months, hundreds of miles, 800 pages and 40 hours of audio, I listened to the closing words of my book this week, and it was good. Early in the pandemic, I experienced the kind of deadening boredom and restlessness that can unravel the human spirit. So I pushed myself outdoors to walk. No matter the weather, no matter the temptations of the couch and the TV, I walked. After some weeks, the thoughts that accompanied me RANDI were not helpful. I KREISS tended to perseverate on medical, political and existential threats. So I decided to listen to a very long book with my newly purchased AirPods, and that’s how Ken Follett’s “Pillars of the Earth” saved my life. Well, that’s an overstatement, but the book, all 40 hours of it on Audible, kept me reasonably sane. The only other Follett book I had read was the breakout thriller “The Eye of the Needle.” I chose “Pillars” because it was

unreasonably long and because the reader, John Lee, got rave reviews. I wanted a deep, authoritative voice in my ear, an English narrator who would add authenticity. I had strict rules for myself. I would only listen to the book — no contemporaneous reading. I would allow myself to listen only when I was walking, thus the builtin motivation. And when I was listening, I wouldn’t take phone calls or allow other distractions. I only listened when I walked alone. In an afterward, Follett explains how he came to write this doorstop of a book, an epic piece of historical fiction, and his story is unique. He grew up in a family that adhered to a Puritanlike religious ethic. As a young lad, he became enthralled with the building of cathedrals, an odd fascination for a kid, especially since it was paired with an interest in medieval architecture. He began writing thrillers, and all the while kept researching the story of the great cathedrals of England. His publishers wanted him to keep churning out bestsellers, because he had a real knack for it and they liked a sure thing, but he decided to write a big book on the building of a fic-

tional cathedral in England between the years 1135 and 1170. It took him more than three years, which is nothing, because it took 30 years to build a cathedral in those times. The building of the grand churches over decades is the infrastructure of the book. But it isn’t all flying buttresses and knaves and arches. The human story drives the narrative. The tale begins with a priest, a knight and a monk who witness an illegal hanging, and it flows out from there in all directions and over decades, with characters questing and crusading across the world. Follett creates dozens of characters whose stories pull us into the drama of life in medieval villages, castles and emerging towns. I walked day after day, with Tom Builder and Prior Philip, Jack Jackson, Ellen the witch, Bishop Waleran Bigod, Aliena and Johnny Eightpence and even the ill-fated Thomas Beckett. Like a Woody Allen of Medieval times, Follett intertwines his characters with authentic historical figures we’ve only met in history books. Beckett, for one, leaps to life with a dignity and grace he may or may not have exhibited in

iving me something more healthy to focus on during my daily perambulations.

real life. Villains abound. Heroes get pierced through with swords. Women sacrifice youth and beauty to honor oaths to dictatorial fathers. Lovers are thwarted by religion and plague and just bad timing. Babies are born to and abandoned by desperately poor itinerant workers, and they are found and raised by good-hearted monks to become servants of God. I’m telling you about this now because it’s just possible that you’ll need to walk your way through a troubling time, and a really long book can make the journey easier. It was impossible to think any bad thoughts while I was listening my way through “Pillars of the Earth.” We are all in a better place now, but a worrier is a worrier. So I still walk, and just today I began “The Long Ships,” by Swedish writer Frans G. Bengtsson. Published in 1941, it recounts the adventures of Viking Rode Orm in the late 10th century. This is a find. I look forward to my morning walk. After listening to live news this evening about Covid spikes, galloping Trumpism and political paralysis, it’s downright comforting to hear bloody sagas of Viking hordes raiding and sacking the known world. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Boaters take note: Stop speeding in the wetlands

t’s nearly summer, and the boating season is now upon us. That means speedboats and personal watercraft roaring along our coastline. That’s OK, as long as they’re outside the designated no-wake zones in the saltwater wetlands that hug the shoreline, particularly on the South Shore, between the barrier islands and Long Island proper. The trouble is, too many people disregard the zones, causing widespread destruction of the wetlands. If you’re one of these people, cut it out. The wetlands provide critical “environmental benefits.” They act as breeding grounds for countless birds, fish and shellfish. At the same time, they soak up waves during hurricanes and tropical storms. Without them, the South Shore would have taken a far greater beating during Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, Superstorm Sandy in 2012 and, most recently, Tropical Storm Isaias last year. The wetlands comprise hundreds of mudflat islands that are held together by fields of Spartina marsh grass. As boats thunder through the narrow channels between the mudflats, they send waves crashing against their sides, slowly, steadily eroding them. Stop off at most any mudflat island in a South Shore boat channel and you’ll find the telltale signs of wave-action erosion. The sides of the mudflats form U-shaped cliffs, because the waves strike them from below and break upward. Eventually, caves form, causing the surface of the mudflats to collapse and send-

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letters A critical look at critical race theory To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Are we immune to Texas-style xenophobia?” (June 10-16): I was surprised to read that Kreiss equated the pushback against critical race theory with what she called “Texas-style xenophobia.” Half the column was a diatribe on initiatives by Texas conservatives that had nothing to do with the subject, but laid the foundation for why any opinion of the Texas legislature must be bigoted and wrong. Kreiss implied that those leading the charge against critical race theory are right wing, racist and Republican, and are influencing the ignorant against the advancement of civil rights. In fact, the pushback is bipartisan, and many who were initial supporters have changed their minds after seeing the actual implementation in school curriculums. I am one of them and a lifelong Democrat

ing whole swaths of Spartina grass floating out to sea. Eventually, all that’s left is a sandy beach, which might look pretty but is easily washed away in a big storm. When you find only rocks and pebbles, you know the demise of a mudflat island is near. Development through the centuries has caused massive loss of wetlands, despite their vital functions and benefits. A study by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1990 found that the acreage of wetlands across the contiguous United States, both saltwater and freshwater, had decreased by 53 percent, from 221 million acres to 104 million. In fact, many South Shore communities were built in the 1950s and ’60s, atop wetlands, before the federal Clean Water Act of 1972 protected them from dredging and filling. The act did not, however, protect them from boaters, who are left largely to govern themselves. Yes, there are county and town bay constables to enforce no-wake zones, but the wetlands, measuring tens of thousands of acres, are hard to police: In the Town of Hempstead alone, there are 17,000 acres of wetlands and 180 miles of coastal waterways to patrol. The constables are also often taken away from environmental enforcement by drunken boaters, who pose an immediate threat to other people. One recent citizen-science survey of the world’s wetlands, conducted by the World Wetland Network, the Society of Wetland Scientists, the Cobra Collective and the International Union for Conserva-

tion of Nature, found that wetlands have decreased across the globe by 87 percent — that is, they are on the brink of disappearing from the face of the earth. We cannot allow that to happen. Wetlands have been part of Long Island practically from the time it formed 10,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, as a 118-mile-long glacial deposit. Whether we realize it or not, we desperately need them. They deserve our protection. We would love to hear our town officials speaking out more on this issue, given that they are entrusted with the protection of wetlands, along with state Department of Environmental Conservation officials. Educating the public on the importance of wetlands should be a top priority. You might consider joining a group like the Freeport-based Operation SPLASH (Stop Polluting Littering and Save Harbors) on the South Shore, or the Oyster Bay-based Friends of the Bay on the North Shore, whose mission is protecting our coastal waters, including the wetlands. Both organizations regularly conduct cleanups, which are critical, given the astounding amount of garbage that makes its way into our waterways and wetlands. And again, if you’re a boater, please, please pay attention to and obey the nowake zones. You’ll be doing an enormous service to everyone who lives in one of our coastal communities, along with the many wild creatures who inhabit the wetlands.

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he recently completed census became controversial because of political interference, but the results are still important. This is especially true when it comes to the national birthrate and regions with population growth and decline. Long Island is a region in decline. What can we do about it? The once-every10-years census produces a demographic profile of the nation broken down by age, gender, education, national origin, ethnicity, family status and employment, among other roBerT a. elements. It also produces populasCoTT tion estimates and charts the changes in births, deaths and migration. The data can be sorted by demographic characteristics as well as by geographic region. Income data is collected by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis. Together, they provide substantial information for community and economic development. Census data helps government agencies at all levels as well as private employers forecast economic growth, fiscal demands and service opportunities. Businesses use census results to decide where to build factories, offices and stores. Census results also provide the basis for apportioning the 435 seats in the House of

Representatives among the states, and the allocation of more than $675 billion per year in federal funding for schools, hospitals, roads, public works and other vital programs. One key focus of the census is the nation’s birthrate. In 2017, the total fertility rate in the U.S. was 1,765.5 per 1,000 women, 16 percent below what’s considered the rate needed for the population to replace itself, 2,100 births per 1,000 women. After a decline during the Great Depression followed by the baby boom after World War II, the fertility rate has hovered for four decades at just under that replacement rate. It currently stands at 1.9 births per woman. It’s estimated that by the 2030s, the number of Americans over age 65 will exceed the number of those under 18. The Social Security Administration’s working assumption is that there should be three covered workers per recipient for the system to be stable. In 2000, there were 3.4; today there are about 2.3. By 2030, the estimate is that there will be 2.0. This imbalance can be addressed by raising the wage base limit on Social Security payroll deductions, now $142,800; providing incentives for families to have more children; and improving our immigration system. According to the Long Island Association, the number of births in Nassau and Suffolk counties fell by almost 20 percent

from 2000 to 2016, and the number of people 19 and younger fell by 7.5 percent. The causes of decline include a “birth dearth” and out-migration due to job opportunities elsewhere and the cost of housing here. Long Island’s population growth of 0.7 percent is lower than the average 1.2 percent in other metropolitan-area suburban counties. In the meantime, the median age of NassauSuffolk’s workforce continued to rise last year, according to Newsday. The consequences of a decline in the young population are manifold for our country and our region. A rising ratio of retirees to new graduates means that funding for pensions and health care will likely result in less support for education. We will need to be concerned about who will start new businesses and who will staff existing ones. Will elementary school buildings become homes for retirees no longer able to live alone? Who will run for school boards, town councils and other civic offices? Another consequence is representation in Congress. In the 1940s, New York had 45 members of the House; it now has 26 due to the state’s declining population. Where will we find the scientists and engineers to conduct the world-renowned research at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, Brookhaven National Labs and Stony Brook University, among other

t won’t be long before Americans over age 65 will outnumber those under 18.

LeTTers from New York. The history of racism in America needs to be told and acknowledged. In spite of Kreiss’s partisan characterization, few on both sides of the political aisle would disagree. What we do disagree with is the damaging reverse racism, political ideology, anti-Semitism and historical distortions that have taken over critical race theory in places like California. In the first draft of California’s Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum, the state’s version of critical race theory, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement for Palestine was included as an important social movement against apartheid in Israel, according to a recent article in Tablet Magazine, which describes itself as a “new read on Jewish life.” A list of 154 influential people of color did not include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., U.S. Rep. John Lewis or Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, though it included violent revolutionaries. There was even a flattering description of Pol Pot, the communist leader of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, who was responsible for the murder of a quarter of the Cambodian population during the 1970s, according to the article. Islamophobia was mentioned as a kind of oppression, but anti-Semitism was not. Similar issues have shown up often when critical race theory is applied. Which of us, Ms. Kreiss, is “reacting —

venues? These engines of knowledge and prosperity require native-born and immigrant scholars to continue their mission of advancing knowledge and its applications. While it can be argued that a decline in global population could be good for the environment and the sustainability of natural resources, my immediate concern is with our region. Historically, nations have sought to manage, or at least stabilize, population growth by encouraging, while managing, immigration. Immigrants comprised about 13.7 percent of our population in 2019, but the growth in immigration has slowed. Restrictive policies have resulted in a drop in the number of international students, scholars, entrepreneurs and others to staff and serve our businesses and communities. We need a plan for population renewal and dynamic development as well as environmental sustainability. The census and related reports provide the data needed to help us get started with a comprehensive approach. We can work to stall out-migration, improve in-migration and restore a productive immigration system. Such a plan will not only support population growth, economic and community development and the environment, but can also lead to the strengthening of democratic institutions through increased civic participation. Robert A. Scott is president emeritus of Adelphi University and the author of “How University Boards Work” (Johns Hopkins Press, 2018, Eric Hoffer Awardee, 2019).

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not thinking, not listening, just pulling hotbutton words . . . out of the air,” to quote you? DEBORAH SPIER Cedarhurst

1984 may be upon us today To the Editor: As the tearing down of monuments and statues, rewriting history and changing names of buildings named after historic figures continues under the growing cancel culture, it reminds me of George Orwell, who wrote, “Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” Orwell’s vision of 1984 may soon become today’s reality. LARRY PENNER Great Neck

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