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Amazon Fresh slated for Oceanside By mIkE SmollINS msmollins@liherald.com

Courtesy Robert Perry

AN AmAzoN FRESh is slated to fill the former Waldbaum’s building, which has been vacant since the store closed in 2016.

After much speculation and buzz about what will replace the vacant Waldbaum’s building in Oceanside, Amazon Fresh is slated for the location. There are 14 such stores across the country. In May, Amazon Retail LLC applied for a grocery and beer and wine product license at the vacant site at 3620 Long Beach Road, which is now being renovated. The license is pending with the New York State Liquor Authority. The

47,300-square-foot building has been empty since 2016, after Waldbaum’s parent company filed for bankruptcy and went out of business, leaving the shopping center without a grocery store. Tenants there include Marshalls, Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl’s, Staples and Michaels. The news of an Amazon Fresh coming to the neighborhood was met with mixed opinions from residents. “I’m not interested in Amazon anything,” Cathie Stalano said. “. . . I would much rather Continued on page 14

Pharmacists welcome legislation on oversight of PBMs By thomAS CARRozzA tcarrozza@liherald.com

For years, independent pharmacy owners have pushed state and local governments to curb the powers of pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs — companies that act as intermediaries between pharmacies and drug manufacturers and insurance companies. Independent pharmacy owners in Oceanside and Rockville Centre are excited about the oversight that recent potential legislation from Albany could provide. Four New York Senate and Assembly bills were passed in the Legislature between June 1

and 10 that could better define the roles of PBMs and level the playing field between larger retailers and independent ones by potentially establishing the same reimbursement amount for all pharmacies, as Senate Bill S3566 and Assembly Bill A5854 would do. The measures now await Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s signature to become law. PBMs have been criticized by independent pharmacy owners across the country as prescription drug costs have continued to climb. Fred Rigel, the owner of Levin’s Pharmacy in Oceanside, hosted rallies in 2019 calling for more oversight on PBMs to pro-

BMs will continue to hurt New Yorkers until these bills are enacted. thomAS D’ANgElo

president of the Pharmacists Society of the State of New York. tect independent pharmacies from being put out of business by larger retailers and corporations. Howard Jacobson, owner of Rockville Centre Pharmacy, ral-

lied with Rigel then and continues their fight, seeking to pass the new legislation. “The PBM and licensure bill is good because at least we can know who [the PBMs] are, what they’re doing, and have an avenue if there are issues either between patient and plan or pharmacy and plan,” Jacobson said, citing Senate Bill S3762 and

Assembly Bill A1396. State Sen. Neil Breslin and Assemblyman Richard Gottfried sponsored the two measures. Jacobson and Rigel said they believe the choice between independent and chain pharmacies is important for Americans to have. The Rockville Centre Pharmacy has administered 4,000 Continued on page 14

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Lynbrook resident brian Murphy was lauded by Town of Hempstead officials for providing meals to front-line workers during the pandemic. He partnered with officials to bring meals from his Neapolitan Express food truck to bring meals to staff at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside.

Community feeds front-line workers Lynbrook native Brian Murphy was recently recognized for providing free pizza to frontline workers at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside in recognition of their bravery and dedication throughout the pandemic. Murphy was born and raised in Lynbrook and graduated from Kellenberg Memorial High School in 2015. Within the same year, he joined the food truck Neapolitan Express team, working in the pizza industry for five years before the pandemic. Throughout the pandemic, the Neapolitan Express food truck team took it upon themselves to show their appreciation to essential workers. “In the beginning of the pandemic, we saw out-of-state doctors and nurses being brought in to hospitals because of the shortage of workers in comparison to patients coming in,” Murphy said, according to a news release. “We saw firsthand the exhaustion from these nurses and doctors within the first weeks of the pandemic. After quarantining, we just took one of the food trucks, parked it outside Mount Sinai Hospital next to Central Park and made at least 1,000 pizzas every day for two weeks straight, giving free pies to all the healthcare workers. We just wanted to give back.” Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Neapolitan Express team has catered to about a dozen hospitals. With each hospital site visit, the food truck produced at least 750 pies to front-line workers, some visits exceeding 2,000 pizzas. Murphy and his staff have provided free pies to hospitals all over New York City and are dispersing into Long Island. For his efforts, Murphy was recently recognized by Town of Hempstead officials on June 17. “On behalf of the Town of Hempstead, it has been an honor partnering up with someone like Brian Murphy,” Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin said, according to a news release. “This is someone who is as passionate in showing appreciation to the countless nurses, doctors and essential workers who have made tremendous efforts to ensure safety throughout the Town of Hempstead.” Clavin also lauded MSSN for supporting residents throughout the pandemic and for

CLavin, right, and Murphy, left, served front-line workers from he food truck, left. Murphy, was reCognized by Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin, below. continuing to administer vaccines. Councilman Anthony D’Esposito also heaped praise on essential workers. “Even though the Covid-19 infection rates have decreased, our front-line workers continue to be at the forefront against Covid-19, daily,” he said, according to a news release. “As a first responder, I have a first-hand understanding of the bravery and dedication possessed by the men and women of Mount Sinai South Nassau through this pandemic and beyond. It’s always important to express our appreciation, and we thank Lynbrook native Brian Murphy and Neapolitan Express for volunteering today to bring free meals to these deserving healthcare heroes.” The Town of Hempstead has collaborated with MSSN on various initiatives, highlighted most recently by the popular “Vaxmobile,” a mobile unit to administer vaccines directly to residents in communities across Hempstead, and a drive-thru rapid testing program. Courtesy Town of Hempstead; compiled by Mike Smollins

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LincoLn orens MiddLe School’s chorus performs on the Town of Hempstead’s Showmobile.

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The Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School band performing at the spring concert series.

sixth grade musicians took the spotlight on May 18 and third and fourth graders shared their talents on May 20. The middle school’s string orchestras were directed by Ryan Walter, choral g roups were conducted by Aidan McGlone, and the bands were led by Mario Blanco. The Senior String Orchestra presented “Clocks,” “A Million Dreams,” “Somewhere in My Memory” and Power Shift.” The Seventh and

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Eighth Grade Chorus sang “The StarSpangled Banner,” “El Vito” and “Better When I’m Dancing.” The Seventh and Eighth Grade Concert Band played “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” “Dynamite,” “Woodwind Polka” and “I’m Still Standing.” The three ensembles collaborated for a grand finale performance of “God Bless America.” The Junior String Orchestra played “Samba La Bamba,” “Viol Boogie” and “Attack!” The Fifth and Sixth Grade Chorus sang “Remember Me” and “Waka Waka,” and the Fifth and Sixth Grade Concert Band presented “Starsplitter Fanfare,” “My Girl,” “Wipe Out” and “Gravity Falls Theme.” The Select Ensemble kicked off the ele-

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mentary event with a performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Under the direction of Mr. Walter, the third-grade Orchestra presented “French Folk Song,” “Old McDonald” and “Best Day of My Life,” and the fourth-grade Orchestra played “Meet the Flintstones,” “Kangaroo Dance” and “Allegro.” The band was led Mr. Blanco and performed “Hegarty Elementary Rock,” “C Jam Blues,” “Drummer Drama,” “Leggo My Echo” and “Fidgets.” Chorus students performed under the direction of teacher Marie Bluebello-Sambolin and brought joy to listeners with the songs “True Colors,” “Sing,” “Do Re Mi,” “Gift of a Friend” and “God Bless America.”

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

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Island Park’s Lincoln Orens Middle School and Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School musicians brought their performance traditions outdoors for a spring concert series. Students, staged on the Town of Hempstead showmobile in front of a sunset-illuminated Lincoln Orens backdrop, presented a variety of musical numbers for their audiences. The seventh and eighth grade ensembles were featured on May 12, fifth and

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The Herald Community Newspapers group held its first live Zoom awards show to honor Long Island teachers for their outstanding work inside and outside the classroom. The Herald Head of the Class Long Island Teacher Awards ceremony was hosted by the Herald and RichnerLIVE, presented by Bank of America and sponsored by Geico. Jordan Sabinsky, who teaches kindergarten at Searingtown Elementary School in the Herricks School District, won the Bank of America Rising Star Award. Nancy Aquino, who teaches second grade in the Baldwin School District’s Steele School, took home the honor for top elementary school teacher. Grace Dong-Janeo, who teaches at Hempstead Middle School, was the top middle school teacher. And Rebecca Rodriguez, a foreign language teacher in the East Rockaway School District, was the top high school teacher. Eric Feil, the Heralds’ director of business development, hosted the event, announcing the winners and interviewi n g t h e m a b o u t t h e i r a c h i e ve ments. “What a night this is going to be as we celebrate the top teachers across Long Island,” Feil told the online audience as the ceremony began. “We’ve all had a teacher in our lives who has made a lasting impact, who was truly special — whether they saw something in us that they brought out, inspired us, or gave us the confidence to go and learn something and apply something new to the world … Now, tonight, we are here to honor them.” Stuart Richner, president and CEO of Richner Communications, thanked viewers for joining in for the night and shared his view of the most influential teachers in students’ lives. “Even before Covid-19 and even before teachers were declared essential workers last August, we all knew just how essential they were … It has always gone without saying that our schools are the true heart and soul of Long Island,” Richner said. “Top educators motivate students in countless ways and create atmospheres of understanding, compassion and curiosity. The most influential teachers go above and beyond, and their impact is felt both inside and outside the classroom. The impact of a great teacher can last a lifetime.” Richner shared how he still fondly recalls the lessons that his sixth-grade teacher, Mr. Stuart Brock, taught about being confident and taking the lead, and always sticking up for those without a voice. When Richner first started holding discussions about the idea of honoring Long Island’s top teachers, he said he knew it would be vital to receive community input. The awards nomination process was open to the public and generated more than 300 nominees, from students, parents and teachers to local business owners. “Throughout the pandemic, we have seen our educators meet countless new

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JordAN SABiNSky, who teaches at Searingtown Elementary School in Herricks, won the Bank of America Rising Star Award.

challenges, and they are more deserving than ever of recognition for their passion, determination and dedication,” Richner said. “Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate a teacher and for sharing the moving stories about why you felt they should be honored.” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, of Baldwin, who served on the Baldwin Board of Education before she ran for the County Legislature, spoke directly to Long Island’s teachers at the awards ceremony. “I’ve got kids in school myself, and I know how hard you all have worked this past year and a half pivoting, learning new technology on the fly, making sure that kids got the knowledge, resources, information and preparation needed to succeed,” Curran said. “I am truly grateful for all of your work and a huge congratulations to all the winners and finalists tonight.”

NANcy AquiNo, who teaches in Baldwin, was the top elementary teacher. GrAce doNGJANeo, who teaches in Hempstead, was the top middle school teacher. reBeccA rodriGuez, who teaches in East Rockaway, was the top high school teacher.

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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 24 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.

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A summer of reading The Oceanside Kiwanis Club hosts Summer Gazebo Readings every Monday night.

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Thursday, July 15

Virtual Chair Yoga

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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.

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).

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Saturday, June 26

Summer Reading Carnival

Saturday Vinyasa Yoga with Dot Scott

The Island Park Public Library hosts an Outdoor Carnival at 2 p.m. to celebrate the start of the Summer Reading Club. Stop by the library and sign up for the Summer Reading Club. Stay for the carnival. There will be games and crafts and balloon animals.

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

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.

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

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 NAMI mental health support group meets twice a month. Join the Island Park Library for a summer reading carnival June 25. Oceanside Library hosts virtual yoga on June 25 Play cards in-person at the O’side Library on June 28.

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OHS Joins Cohen’s Children’s Medical Center Strong Ambassador Program Oceanside High School Associate Principals Joelle Mazun and Kevin Carbonetti were invited to be advisors of the OHS Cohen’s Strong Ambassador Program along with two studentsCarlos Garcia and Kiersten Elbaz. The students werenominated by their guidance counselorsbecause they stood out as leaders among their peers and b e c a u s e t h e y ’ve d e m o n s t r at e d strongcharacter. The students committed to a year long program thatmet virtually. The prog ram goal is to educate and mentor students for leadership roles in their schools. THe student sand theiradvisors work with Cohenmentors (pediatrician, childpsychiatry, administrators, crisis educators) to create peer-led program-

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Summer program promotes literacy With summer vacation quickly approaching, this reading program reinforces the reading skills gained throughout the school year by fostering independent learning. The program allows children of all ages to participate and gives them the opportunity to strengthen their reading skills. The theme for this year’s program is “Tails and Tales.” If students read three age-appropriate books and keep a journal during the summer, they are eligible to receive a Certificate of Achievement from Sen. Todd Kaminsky, who launched the program. He stated, “Studies show that children who read over the summer become stronger and more focused students in the years that follow, indicating that the knowledge gained from independent reading persists long throughout childhood.” Please visit kaminsky.nysenate.gov to register for the program. Please contact Sen. Kaminsky’s Rockville Centre office at 516-766-8383 with any questions or for more information.

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$1 million in aid for Island Park schools Senator Todd Kaminsky secured $1 million in special aid for Island Park Schools in light of the financial challenges the district will face from tax certiorari proceedings over the E.F. Barrett Power Plant. This additional funding is on top of the $3.24 million in state school aid Kaminsky attained for Island Park in the 2021-2022 state budget in April. “Providing a high-quality education for Island Park children is my top priority, and strengthening the finances of the School District is integral to ensuring that our Village remains a wonderful place to live and raise a family,” said Senator Kaminsky. “This $1 million will help relieve the burden on local taxpayers, because the more aid we secure for Island Park Schools from Albany, the less local taxpayers need to chip in.” Vincent Randazzo, Island Park Superintendent of Schools said, “On behalf of the Island Park Community, I want to thank Senator Kaminsky for securing a key provision in the recently enacted state budget for the Island Park UFSD. This new provision provides financial support in a special tax certiorari fund in the state budget for school districts, like the Island Park UFSD, experiencing significant financial hardships created by an extraordinary change in power plant assessments. Through Senator Kaminsky’s tireless efforts, with this new fund, the Island Park UFSD will receive $1 million in funding that will be

used exclusively to provide some taxpayer relief for our residents once the LIPA/Nassau County Tax Certiorari case is concluded. We truly appreciate the assistance from Senator Kaminsky in securing the funding to protect our schools and our taxpayers.” Jack Vobis, President of the Island Park UFSD Board of Education said, “On behalf of the Island Park community, the Island Park School Board - which continues to fight its battle against LIPA - expresses our gratitude to Senator Kaminsky and the New York State Legislature for the additional aid. As we continue our pursuit of a just resolution of our grievances through the courts, it is comforting to know that we can count on our representatives to continue to advocate for us and work with us toward a solution that will not bankrupt our community and, even better yet, ensure its future. This is a step in the right direction, and we appreciate the assistance from Senator Kaminsky in securing the funding.” This year’s state budget included $5 million for school districts across the state “for [the] purpose of providing additional funding for school districts which have experienced a significant financial hardship created by (1) an extraordinary change in the taxable property valuation or (2) a significant shift in tax liability due to a tax certiorari settlement or judgement.” Senator Kaminsky designated Island Park Schools to receive $1 million in funding from this allocation.

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Mixed reviews for Amazon Fresh plans Continued from front page have a sit-down, eat-in Chinese restaurant. I will not be patronizing that store and paying outrageous prices for organic anything.” Michelle Weiner was one of many residents who said she believed the building would have been put to better use if it was a recreation center or entertainment arena for children. “How many more supermarkets do we need in the area?” she said. Archi Jay expressed a similar sentiment. “That would be a great spot for indoor rec area,” he said, “anything like laser tag, air trampoline or an arcade — something for kids and adults to do with

plenty of parking.” Jeff Barkan offered a different perspective, noting that he thought it would be a great fit for the neighborhood. “For those that are in dreamland about that spot, believing that a recreational facility would be better, there is not a chance it would be financially viable,” he said. “If it was, the space would never have remained vacant for so long. This is a done deal, and it will be fabulously successful.” Joe Glavin said he enjoyed the technology aspect to Amazon Fresh supermarkets, which offer a traditional selection of goods, but use technology to let shoppers pay without going through

checkout lines. Most Amazon Fresh stores use the Amazon Dash Cart, a “smart shopping cart.” By using it, customers can sign into the cart using the Amazon app, place their bags in the cart and leave the store using the Dash Cart lane. “I like the idea that you can walk into the store with your app, put your stuff in the bag and just walk right out with no line,” Glavin said. “Unless you want to pay traditionally, go on their app. It’s really cool.” Jesus Rodriguez said he favored the new store. “That spot was empty there for about five, six years; [now it’s] finally rented, revitalized and soon to be open,”

he said. “I think everyone should be happy, for the most part, being that there was not many companies willing to invest in Oceanside.” Responding to a Facebook entry in an Oceanside community group, many residents said they were pleased about the potential for Amazon Fresh, while others were against it, some said they were keeping an open mind, and others said they don’t have a strong opinion. Amazon, based in Seattle, bought Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion in 2017 and opened its first Amazon Fresh in California last August. There are 14 Amazon Fresh locations across California, Illinois, Virginia and Washington.

Recent legislation gives pharmacists new hope Continued from front page vaccines and visited homebound residents in some of those cases. Jacobson said he believes the personal touch of independent, local pharmacies helps to provide more specific care from a practitioner who often lives in the same community and cares about its health more personally. Senate Bill S3566 and Assembly Bill A5854 have the potential to even the reimbursement amounts and also remove provisions in the law that imposed extra requirements on community pharmacies for certain medications. The hope from Albany is that this would provide New Yorkers with more options when seeking medications. Thomas D’Angelo, president of the Pharmacists Society of the State of New York, was pleased with the recent pieces of legislation. “Albany,” he said, “has taken an important first step in keeping New Yorkers healthy by passing crucial legislation that will protect independent pharmacists and their patients from out-of-control prescription drug middlemen known as PBMs, which for years have kept drug prices high, reduced patient choice, ripped off taxpayers, and put neighborhood pharmacies out of business. “PBMs will continue to hurt New Yorkers until these bills are enacted,” he continued, “and we call on the governor to put an immediate end to these abuses by signing these essential and broadly supported bills into law without delay.”

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Oceanside police injured in car chase The Major Case Bureau reports the arrest of a Hempstead man on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 9:05 pm in Oceanside. Narcotics/Vice Squad Detectives were on an investigation at Long Beach Road and Waukena Avenue, which lead to the arrest of Romaine Robinson, 25, of 50 Green Avenue, Hempstead. Detectives activated their emergency lights and did conduct a Vehicle and Traffic Law stop of a 2011 gray Porsche at this location. As detectives approached the vehicle, the operator, defendant Robinson, left the scene refusing to stop and continued northbound on Long Beach Road. Detectives later located the defendant on Mahland Place and Kenneth Place where the defendant drove his vehicle at a high rate of speed in reverse towards the officers’ police vehicle intentionally causing a collision and injuries to the officers. The defendant then refused to comply with multiple verbal commands to exit his vehicle and actively resisted arrest. After a brief struggle, he was placed in custody. The defendant Robinson was found to be in possession of a white rock like substance believed to be cocaine. Both officers were transported to a local hospital for treatment. The officers suffered injuries to their head, neck and face causing substantial pain. An officer also suffered a fracture to his right hand. Defendant Robinson has been charged with two (2) counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree, Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 4th Degree, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 5th Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd Degree, four (4) counts of Assault 2nd Degree, Criminal Mischief 2nd Degree, Reckless Endangerment, Tampering with Physical Evidence and Resisting Arrest. He will be arraigned on Sunday, May 2, 2021 in Mineola.

installed as officers. “Iam so proud to be the current leader of this wonderful organization, which re presents the attorneys of Nassau County,as well as supports the general public with many of their legal concerns,”Lisi said. “It also expands my ability to assist my clients with theirlegal issues, ”he added. Greg has been selected to New York Metro Super Lawyers lists (Employment

& Labor) and was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 27th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America (Litigation– Labor & Employment Law). In addition to serving as a member of th NCBA’s Executive Board and Labor & Employment Law Committee, Greg is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA) and is an Access to Justice Champion.

Greg earned his J. D. from George town University Law Center and his B. A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is admitted in New York, the District of Columbia, the Supreme Court of the United States of America, the United States Court of Appeals for the SecondCircuit and the United States DistrictCourt for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.

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On June1, 2021, life long Oceanside resident Gregory S. Lisi [1], a PartnerandChair of For chelli Deegan Terrana LLP’sEmployment & Labor practice group, was in stalled as the 119th President of the Nassau County Bar Association (NCBA). He will serve a one-year term. Rosalia Baiamonte (President-Elect), Sanford Strenger (VicePresident), Daniel W. Russo (Treasurer) and James P.Joseph (Secretary) were also

OCEANSIDE/ISLAND PARK HERALD — June 24, 2021

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an Order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 21st day of May 2021 bearing the index number 000285-21, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Nassau County Clerk located at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, grants me the right to assume the name of Zack Dellaro. My present address is 126 Davison Ave. The date of my birth is January 17th, 1998; the place of birth is Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Nassau County, US; the present name is Zachary Daniel Wachsberger 126458 PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES To place a notice here call us us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE CASE NO. 2152 RESOLUTION NO.622-2021 Adopted: June 15, 2021 Councilman Blakeman offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AND SETTING ASIDE CERTAIN PARKING SPACES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE SOLE USE OF HOLDERS OF SPECIAL PARKING PERMITS ISSUED BY THE COUNTY OF NASSAU TO PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS. WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 608-2021, adopted May 25, 2021, a public hearing was duly held on the 15th day of June, 2021, at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the proposed establishment and setting aside of a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons, in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, all as set forth in said resolution; and WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Town Board finds it to be in the public interest to establish and set aside a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, the following parking spaces be and the same hereby is set aside for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons: EAST ATLANTIC BEACH

MALONE AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 150 feet south of the south curbline of Bay Street, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-123/21) ELMONT RANDALL AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 115 feet north of the north curbline of Rosser Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-116/21) HEWLETT FULTON STREET - south side, starting at a point 19 feet opposite the northeast curbline of Nassau Street, west for 20 feet. (TH-132/21) INWOOD BAYVIEW COURT - north side, starting at a point 242 feet north of the north curbline of Bayview Avenue, following the curvature of the road, east for 13 feet. (TH-114/21) OCEANSIDE OCEANSIDE ROAD - west side, starting at a point 68 feet north of the north curbline of Davison Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-141/21) ROOSEVELT LEE STREET - north side, starting at a point 190 feet west of the west curbline of Nassau Road, west for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-137/21) UNIONDALE LAWRENCE STREET - east side, starting at a point 784 feet south of the south curbline of Westbury Boulevard, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-124/21) VALLEY STREAM SHERBOURNE ROAD east side, starting at a point 151 feet south of the south curbline of Cley Road, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-115/21) ; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk shall enter this resolution in the minutes of the Town Board and shall publish a copy of this resolution once a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Hempstead, and shall post a copy hereof on the signboard maintained by her, and file in her office affidavits of such publication and posting. The foregoing resolution was seconded by Senior Councilwoman Goosby and adopted upon roll call as follows: AYES: SEVEN (7) NOES: NONE (0) 126446 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 37-2021 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public

hearing was duly called and held June 15, 2021, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 37-2021, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 37-2021, amending Section 202-1 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITIONS” at various locations. 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 126447

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU -------------------------------X U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT, Filed: 9/15/20 Plaintiff, Index No.: 609837/2020 -againstTHE UNKNOWN HEIRSAT-LAW, NEXT-OF-KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS ,ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, AND GENERALLY ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING, UNDER, BY OR THROUGH THE DECEDENT ELVIRA ELEFANTE BY PURCHASE, INHERITANCE, LIEN OR OTHERWISE, ANY RIGHT TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE PREMISES DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; CAROL BASTINE; MARIA ELEFANTE; LUCIA ELEFANTE; CHRISTINA WEIDEL; STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EASTERN DISTRICT); “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10” inclusive, the names of the ten last named Defendants being fictitious, real names unknown to the Plaintiff, the parties intended being persons or corporations having an interest in, or tenants or persons in possession of, portions of the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint Plaintiff designates NASSAU County as place of trial Venue is based upon County in which premises are being situate SUMMONS WITH NOTICE ACTION TO FORECLOSE A REVERSE MORTGAGE Defendants. -------------------------------X TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance upon the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the date of service or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. If you fail to so appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. DATED: Elmsford, New York August 25, 2020 NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. ___________________ Richard F. Komosinski Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 565 Taxter Road Suite 590 Elmsford, NY 10523 Phone: (914) 345-3020 NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT IS FORECLOSING AGAINST THE OWNER OF THIS PREMISES. IF YOU LIVE HERE, THIS LAWSUIT MAY RESULT IN YOUR EVICTION. YOU MAY WISH TO CONTACT A LAWYER TO DISCUSS ANY RIGHTS AND POSSIBLE DEFENSES YOU MAY HAVE. NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the aboveentitled action is for the foreclosure of a reverse mortgage bearing date

OHS SeniOr CHarleS Leventhal accepting his appointment to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy as a member of the class of 2025.

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Senior earns appointment to U.S. Coast Guard Academy Oceanside High School senior Charles Leventhal has been recognized for his academic achievements and leadership qualities by the United States Coast Guard Academy. He has accepted an appointment to attend the Coast Guard Academy and will be sworn in as a member of the class of 2025.

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December 3, 2010 given by Elvira Elefante (deceased) to MetLife Home Loans, a Division of MetLife Bank, N.A. to secure the sum of $690,000.00 and recorded in Liber 35497 of Mortgages at Page 553 in the office of the County Clerk/City Register of Nassau County on December 17, 2010 and which reverse mortgage was ultimately assigned to the Plaintiff herein as evidenced by written instrument dated October 24, 2019 and recorded with the Nassau County Clerk/City Register on January 29, 2020 in Liber 43984 of Mortgages at Page 231 covering the premises described as follows: 211 Sunnyside Road, Oceanside, New York 11572 The relief sought in the within action is final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the reverse mortgage described above. The Plaintiff makes no personal claim against any Defendants in this action. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Julianne T. Capetola, J.S.C. dated June 3, 2021 and filed June 9, 2021

Help for Homeowners in Foreclosure New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Summons and Complaint You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the summons and complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the summons and complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney or your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. Sources of Information and Assistance The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the tollfree helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at (800) 342-3736 or visit the Department’s website at http://www.dfs.ny.gov. Rights and Obligations

YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. You have the right to stay in your home during the foreclosure process. You are not required to leave your home unless and until your property is sold at auction pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale. Regardless of whether you choose to remain in your home, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY and pay property taxes in accordance with state and local law. Foreclosure Rescue Scams Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT DURING THE

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he general public has little or no idea how government works. Citizens may go to a town, city council or village board meeting, but they’re usually there for a brief visit about some neighborhood issue, and after that there’s no longer any contact with the world of elected officials. Most of my service has been in state government, having spent 23 years in the State Assembly. When I contrast the State Legislature of my years to the current one, I must confess I have JERRY mixed emotions. When I arrived KREMER in Albany in 1966, and through all the years that I was in office, the makeup of the Legislature was what I think the founding fathers would have approved. There were insurance agents, teachers, bankers, undertakers, merchants and former athletes, and there was even a legislator who drove trotting horses at night. They all had some things in common, which were either prior public service or they knew

what it was like to make a payroll. Almost all of my colleagues understood that being an elected official required time and patience. Many of them who were committee chairs had a deep knowledge of their assigned subject, and their expertise was obvious during floor debates. I often found myself in awe at how a particular member had mastered a very complex area and could speak with such intimate knowledge about a pending proposal. Luckily, I had the chance to either listen to or be a part of floor debates that were challenging and sometimes combative. Because I eventually rose to be the chair of the Ways and Means Committee, I had the opportunity to learn the inside workings of state government, which was an experience that I cherish to this day. But sadly, today’s Legislature is no longer a carbon copy of the one I experienced. On the positive side, there are still many hard-working members who have a positive influence on the legislative process. They know what they’re talking about, and their many successes in creat-

ing new laws is proof of their effectiveness. The Long Island legislative delegation, headed by Sen. Todd Kaminsky, is a very effective group, and they display sanity and knowledge when they speak out on some important issue. That’s the good news about today’s Albany. But there’s also a very unsettling side to the changes that are taking place. Every person has the right to run for office, and if they can get a majority of the voters to support them, they will have the exciting opportunity to serve. From time to time, some new members become a positive force in the Legislature and succeed by doing their homework. But there are a growing number of new members who have no life experience, and are now in the public arena without a clue about what is expected of them. Some call themselves “progressive,” but their positions on vital subjects are far from progressive. New laws cost money, and there should be an understanding that the average taxpayer can afford just so much. The newcomers focus on finding ways to tax the people that they consider

growing number in the Legislature don’t have a clue about what is expected of them.

“rich.” They advocate punishing tax measures that are a message to New Yorkers that if you can relocate, now is the time. The number of residents and businesses that leave the state is rising at a staggering rate. States like Florida are welcoming these disenchanted people with open arms. I have had over a dozen conversations in the past six months with people who aren’t Jeff Bezos types but who are giving up on New York because they see what has happened and fully expect times to get even worse. It’s bad enough that so many people’s lives have been decimated by a year of Covid, and now they face punishing program after program that threaten their ability to survive economically. There is no magic formula to change the direction of state politics. Maybe an aroused public will take action on Election Day, but that’s probably wishful thinking. What some people call good change I call a calamity. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

Covid-19 took so much, even our words

nce upon a time, a superspreader was a nifty tool for installing grout during a tiling job. Then we blinked, a virus leaped from a bat to a person and the world wobbled on its axis. Within weeks we crashed from a functioning society, with reasonable expectations for living full lives, to a dysfunctional country coping poorly with a global pandemic. In our new reality, superspreader has been repurposed to mean a social gathering where RANDI people sick with KREISS the coronavirus infect large numbers of other people. In the old times, you could buy a super-spreader for $31.88. And chances are it wouldn’t kill you. Covid-19 has transformed not just the way we live and go to work and school, how we shop and how we access medical care, how we travel and how we raise our children. The virus has hijacked our language. A mask is now universally recognized as a face covering to protect people from the coronavirus. The lowly cloth worn to

cover nose and mouth can also be a charged political statement. Not wearing a mask in a place where masks are mandatory is an act of defiance. Only two years ago, face coverings were pretty much associated with surgeons, Halloween or certain religious observances. Now we conduct our lives by where and how we wear our masks. We need a dictionary of the pandemic. What about the word refresh? You may think of a splash of cold water or running a comb through your hair, but I think of spending many hours for many days in a row trying to get appointments online for our vaccines. I would go to the designated site and then begin refreshing, over and over, hoping to land a shot. Eventually I did, after an unreasonable amount of repetitive key clicking. Before the pandemic, when I heard the world bleach, I thought of how much clothing I’ve ruined by splashing Clorox in the wrong places. But then, at the peak of the Covid surge around the country, there was the former president suggesting that people might inject bleach into their bodies to fight the virus. It was a singular moment in presi-

dential briefings; the lunacy of the suggestion prompted Dr. Deborah Birx, on the stage to one side of the president, to twist her face in a silent agony of disbelief. It erased for all time the notion that bleach is just bleach. Will anyone ever hear the words refrigerator truck again and not flash back to the grim parade of trucks repurposed as morgues and lined up outside New York hospitals? Perhaps the new word associations are a kind of PTSD. I was driving on a highway recently, and when a refrigerator truck pulled alongside, I instantly recalled the dark days of New York City in the grip of the virus. For all my life, Q has been the regal 17th letter of the alphabet. Now, Q, short for QAnon, is inextricably tied to the political fringe group that metastasized among millions of Americans, spreading false information about the pandemic and misinformation about the scientists on the front lines of fighting the disease. Not to mention that Q followers have challenged the results of the 2020 presidential election and supported the Jan. 6 insurrection at our Capitol. I cannot hear Q without feeling anxious for

ill you ever think of ‘mask,’ ‘refresh’ or ‘flatten the curve’ the same way?

our democracy and our ability to have free and safe elections. How many of us were familiar with the term flatten the curve? And yet we heard that every day for months as scientists urged us to isolate and mask up to stop the awful surges of the pandemic. Those three words are changed forever in my mind. Even the word virus is heard differently. We have known viruses in our time, but this one quickly assumed Infectious Disease Hall of Fame status. We have protection from measles and polio and mumps. But for a long time, we were completely vulnerable to the Covid super bug. Once upon a time, a pod was thought of as a covering of a pea or a storage unit. Suddenly a pod became a small, safe group of family members or friends who socially distance together to limit exposure to Covid. The word even became a verb: to pod with a friend in the interest of mutual good health. Language is a living thing, evolving over time. The pandemic experience has co-opted our shared lexicon. It has appropriated words and led us to coin new ones to describe a time of profound loss and grief. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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plans that were formulated with public input. Plans had to be submitted to the state by this April. The governor gave the people a role in determining how they would be policed. There was much talk on the right of how such measures would impede police work and endanger officers. Quite the opposite, the legislation has only increased police transparency, slowly but surely building public trust. Tens of thousands of good police officers who do their jobs without incident had no problem with the state’s reform package. Improving police relations in communities of color could take years, if not decades. The sense of unease and fear that too many Black people feel toward police had been brewing since the creation of the nation’s first police department in New York City in 1844. It will take time to heal. New York state is, however, headed on the right path. At the same time, Nassau County and

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ov. Andrew Cuomo last June signed an executive order proclaiming Juneteenth an official New York holiday, on which state employees now receive a paid day off. It was the right move. On June 17 this year, President Biden signed a measure designating Juneteenth a federal holiday. That, too, was the right move. On April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia, ending the Civil War, the bloodiest conflict in American history, in which an estimated 498,000 soldiers died in battle. With the surrender of the South, slavery ended with the stroke of a pen.

But not quite. News of the emancipation of slaves did not reach Texas, a slaveholding state, until June 19, 1865. That day, Union forces arrived on Galveston Island to free Texas’s slaves, who rejoiced in the streets. Since then, Juneteenth — a blend of June and 19th — has been celebrated in Texas. It officially became a state holiday there in 1980, but as of 2019, only Texas had recognized it as a paid holiday for state employees. There were, astoundingly, 14 Republican members of Congress who voted against the measure to create the national holiday, saying that they objected to the use of “Independence Day” in the legislation, or that the nation didn’t need another federal holiday. (There are now 11.)

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the Police Benevolent Association at last recently reached an agreement to require officers to wear body cameras. We wonder why it took so long, particularly given that the Village of Freeport had adopted them as early as 2015 — the first municipality in New York to do so — and why county officers will be paid $3,000 annually to wear them. Wearing a body camera, after all, requires no extra effort, no additional work, on an officer’s part. We are pleased to see, though, that officers will be wearing them as early as this fall. Undoubtedly, we, as a nation, have a long way to go before we finally achieve a racially just society. We have seen unarmed Black men killed by police in other parts of the country in recent months. Each death is a tragedy that we hope and pray will not be repeated. The year since the death of George Floyd was a start toward reform.

letters Ranked-choice voting is my choice To the Editor: Re Jerry Kremer’s column “Ranked-choice voting? Not my choice” (June 10-16): Like Jerry Kremer, I consider myself somewhat old-fashioned in some respects, but unlike Mr. Kremer, rankedchoice voting is my choice indeed. It was hoped that the much-anticipated voting in New York City would proceed without problems or glitches, allowing the city’s primary voters to rank their choices for candidates and vote their consciences. Two RCV bills recently considered by the State Legislature would expand the system statewide and to general elections, not just primaries and special elections. Ranked-choice voting is gaining momentum and traction. RCV eliminates the “spoiler effect,” allowing voters to

There should have been no reason for dissent on this legislation. The United States did not truly become the “land of the free” until all of its people were free. Until that June day in 1865, they were not. The country should acknowledge that fact. A federal holiday forces us to confront our history. Last weekend, it was wonderful to see people across Nassau County gathering in parks to celebrate with song and food or in the streets to march, reminding us that we have many miles to walk before we achieve the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of a society in which “little Black boys and Black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sisters and brothers.”

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he Florida state Board of Education recently banned the teaching of critical race theory because all topics taught in Florida schools must be “factual and objective,” and CRT asserts that “racism is embedded in American society and its legal systems in order to uphold the supremacy of white persons.” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, an early contender for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, denounced CRT because, he said, it teaches children “the country is aLan rotten and that our institutions sinGer are illegitimate.” Teaching CRT is also banned in Tennessee and Idaho. In response to this assault on history, school districts across the United States are racing to report that they teach critical thinking, not critical race theory, although it is unclear whether the opponents of teaching U.S. history, with all its warts, inconsistencies and systemic racism, understand the distinction. In a joint statement, the American Historical Association, the American Association of University Professors, the American Federation of Teachers, the Anti-Defamation League, the National Council for the Social Studies and 75 other educational organizations denounced a string of legislative propos-

als across the country that “target academic lessons, presentations, and discussions of racism and related issues in American history in schools, colleges and universities.” They charged that the bills infringe on “the right of faculty to teach and of students to learn”; “substitute political mandates for the considered judgment of professional educators”; and are designed to prevent an “honest reckoning with all aspects” of America’s past. In some circles, vehement opposition to CRT has become the new code phrase for rallying white opposition to full rights and citizenship for AfricanAmericans. During the Civil War, white racists and anti-war Copperhead Democrats accused abolitionists and Republicans of promoting miscegenation, race-mixing leading to biracial children that would eventually replace the white race. In a 1981 interview, Lee Atwater, a Republican consultant and confidant of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, explained how coded language worked. Because you could no longer openly use racially offense terms, “you say stuff like forced busing, states’ rights and all that stuff,” but the people you are appealing to know exactly what you mean. When Reagan ran for president, he attacked “welfare queens” driving around in Cadillacs. A television ad for Bush associated his Democratic opponent, former Massachusetts Gov. Michael

e shouldn’t just think of the history of white supremacy in the past tense.

LeTTers chose the candidates they actually prefer without fear of giving an advantage to candidates who are considered totally unacceptable. The system tends to give better representation to women, ethnic minorities and other groups that are traditionally under-represented in our political system. There is less fear of splitting votes among similar candidates by gender, ethnic group or ideology. RCV elections also tend to be more civil, producing less caustic, negative campaigning. Candidates are motivated to avoid alienating voters who might give them a ranking that might actually elect them as the votes are transferred to them from losing candidates. Rankedchoice voting is more likely to result in a deeper discussion of the actual issues rather than personal attacks. Ranked-choice voting is not old-fashioned, though it was used in the 1930s and ’40s for City Council general elections in New York City, Yonkers and Long Beach. For many, these elections exemplify a gold standard for democratic participation in the electoral process — RCV was combined with proportional representation, giving many groups and

Dukakis, with Willie Horton, a Black man convicted of murder who committed other serious crimes after taking part in a release program. The controversy over CRT erupted in Commack when members of a group called the Loud Majority disrupted two public meetings, interrupting Board of Education members and speakers in the audience, including students who were trying to explain how they felt slighted in a curriculum that ignored who they were. Instead of silencing the disruptors or requiring them to leave, board members and district officials kept trying to explain the curriculum to people who were not interested in listening. Kimberlé Crenshaw, who teaches law at UCLA and Columbia University and was an early proponent of critical race theory, described it as “an approach to grappling with a history of white supremacy that rejects the belief that what’s in the past is in the past, and that the laws and systems that grow from that past are detached from it.” In the 1990s, social scientists and educational researchers began to employ CRT as a lens to understand the persistence of race and racism. It became controversial when then President Trump denounced CRT as part of his response to The New York Times’s 1619 Project. To rally his supporters during his re-election campaign, Trump declared, “Critical race theory is being forced into our

children’s schools, it’s being imposed into workplace trainings, and it’s being deployed to rip apart friends, neighbors and families.” As a former high school social studies teacher, I embrace the effort by the National Council for the Social Studies to promote critical thinking based on an evaluation of evidence. I find CRT to be an important lens for engaging students as critical thinkers, and I believe it helps teachers involve students in a broader discussion. The European Enlightenment is often known as the Age of Reason, because Enlightenment thinkers tried to apply scientific principles to understand human behavior and how societies work. Many of the earliest Enlightenment thinkers were from England, Scotland and France, but the idea of using reason and science spread to other European countries and their colonies. In the U.S., Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin are considered Enlightenment thinkers. Some historians, including me, point out that the Age of Reason in Europe was also the peak of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, when millions of Africans were transported to the Americas as enslaved laborers for plantations. Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies.

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political parties a true voice in government, proportional to their actual voting strength in their communities. The RCV/PR systems of that earlier, progressive time did much to eliminate — for a while — the entrenched bossism of political machines. The reform was unfortunately eliminated by the Red Scare movement of McCarthyism. JIM BRoWN Secretary, Green Party of Nassau County

Are we really that racist, Randi? To the Editor: I totally disagree with Randi Kreiss’s column “Are we immune to Texas-style xenophobia?” in the June 10-16 issue. She repeats the rubbish that America is a terrible racist nation. That is not true, and she knows it! How could Barack obama have been elected two times, and how could our current vice president, Kamala Harris,

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be in office if Randi is correct? She is mouthing the lies of the Democratic Party and helping them capture total power in our country.

I urge her to wake up and reconsider her position! JAMES G. CoLLINS Floral Park

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