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O’side school board hosts mask debate do.”

Superintendent Dr. Phyllis Harrington followed with a preWith the Delta variant of the sentation on policies already Covid-19 virus on the rise across decided on by the board for the the country, school districts are new school year. Harrington said preparing their protocols for the the district would reopen to infast approaching 2021-22 school person classes Sept. 1, with year. The trustees of the Ocean- schools returning to pre-panside Board of Educademic arrival and tion hosted a special dismissal times and meeting Aug. 17 to reinstating all extragive parents the curricular activities. chance to comment “If there’s one on mask-wearing in thing we all know school. and agree on is that As the parents sat kids need to be in back down after the school,” Harrington Pledge of Allegiance said. “Learning is a t h at o p e n e d t h e contact sport.” The meeting, one audischools will not host ence member any full-remote exclaimed, “It’s still learning programs a free country!” for students. AddiBefore opening tionally, clear barrithe floor to the large ers and shields used audience, the presi- kATIE WIlkINS last year have been parent dent of the Board of removed, while E d u c at i o n , Ja n e increased cleaning McGrath-Mulhern, and disinfection measures will urged the crowd to give both return. sides the opportunity to be The Centers for Disease Conheard. “There will be no inter- trol and Prevention recommendruptions of the people making ed “universal indoor masking by their statements, whether you all students (ages 2 and older), agree or disagree with them,” staff teachers and visitors to McGrath-Mulhern said. “They have the right to speak as you Continued on page 4

By ToM CARRozzA tcarrozza@liherald.com

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Courtesy Debbie Sokol

MANNy Sokol CElEBRATING his 90th birthday in a recreation of his NBA referee uniform at the Oceanside Care Center.

Manny Sokol, lively NBA referee, dies at 92

By ToM CARRozzA tcarrozza@liherald.com

Manny Sokol, of Oceanside, an NBA referee who was known for his showmanship on the court during the 1960s and ’70s, died Aug. 14 of congestive heart failure. He was 92.

Sokol was born on March 16, 1929, in Brooklyn to an

immig rant f amily from Poland. He shared a small apartment with his five siblings, Irving, Sheldon, Ida, Willy and Jack, the last of whom is still going at 94.

An athlete, Sokol excelled as a member of the basketball team at Thomas Jefferson High School. He was accepted to several colleges but had to stay home to help support his

family. For the next few years, he worked several jobs, including one at a bottling company in Mineola.

Sokol joined the Army during the Korean War, attaining the rank of sergeant and often acting as an athlete, coach and umpire during his unit’s downtime. In the mid1950s, he took up wrestling Continued on page 15

s a parent, I do not understand when we started having the line in the sand being death.

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Jewish War Vets gather for story-filled dinner

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BY Kepherd daniel Kdaniel@liherald.com

Oceanside Jewish War Veterans Post 717 gathered Aug. 16 for a hearty meal at the Outback Steakhouse in Island Park, over which war stories were shared.

Among the particpants were veterans of World War ll and the Korean War, as well as 9/11 first responders.

Many of the veterans were joined by their wives. “A lot of the women here are not members of our post, but their husbands might have been veterans and they decided to come out, because [the food is] a good value and [Outback Steakhouse treats] us nicely, and it’s a chance to get out with people,” Post 717 Commander John Robbins said.

U.S Navy veteran Emil Kesselman, who served in World War ll and the Korean War, was among the veterans who came out. He cannot forget meeting President Harry Truman while he was stationed in Key West, Fla. “It was the surprise of my life, I'll tell you,” Kesselman said. World War II ended, “and I came home. I married. I had a child . . . [One day,] I got a letter. They called me back during Korea, but thank goodness they sent me to Key West. At the end of [an] inspection, I hear, ‘Kesselman.’

"I say, “Oh boy, what do they got for me now?”

He was told to head to Key West’s main naval base. "We walk through a big mansion and go out to the patio,” he recalled.

“All of a sudden, I hear, ‘Attention on deck, the president of the United States.”

Kesselman said he was unsure that he had heard right. The president started talking to him. “That I didn’t pee in my pants is a miracle,” Kesselman said. “Pins and needles all over me.”

David Marshall, who served at the Battle of the Bulge during World War II, and George Israel, a World War II Navy veteran, also were in attendance. Israel’s wife, Joan, actually met a U.S. Navy admiral, Felix Stump, who commanded the U.S. Pacific Fleet from 1953 to ’58. “I was lucky,” she said. “This was in San Diego during a change-of-command ceremony.

The officer's wives were all invited. The main purpose of the ship was to train naval officers who had never been at sea.

The only way to get to the ship was to take a small boat. When we got to the ship, there was a steel ladder going straight up.

I was with the old captain's wife and the new captain's wife, and they looked at me and said, ‘You go first.’

“I went up the stairs because I was 21, and they weren't,” Joan said. “When I got to the deck where the ceremony was, there were three seats left. I didn't know anything about naval protocol, so I took the furthest seat, which was next to the admiral. But I didn't know he was an admiral, and I started talking to him.”

Howard Goldstein, of Oceanside, was with a federal government agency, which he declined to identify, and in the World Trade Center on the day of the 9/11 attacks. “I was one of the higher-ranked individuals, rescuing people between the two towers, but I found myself buried” when the first tower came down, he said.

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post 717 Commander John Robbins, from left, with David Kasner and Joseph Ponte, both agents with Coldwell Banker American Homes, which donated $200 to the Jewish War Veterans. oCeanside Jewish war Veterans Post 717 gathered for a Monday afternoon meal at the Outback Steakhouse in Island Park, at which war stories were told.

Five firefigthers rescued him, and then he took over a Chase Manhattan Bank down the street to set up a communications center, but when the second tower collapsed, he had to evacuate the building.

Covered in soot from the towers, he later received medical attention from two doctors.

“When the first tower went, it was an explosion,” Goldstein said. “It was in slow motion. I thought I was dead. I was actually reliving my life as that was coming down. I was very quick because of my training. I jumped under the back of a food-delivery truck, and I thought I was dead again after that because you heard the roof caving in. As the building came down, it was like being right next to Mount St. Helens. It took me six months for my eyes to get back to normal. That was some day.”

At the dinner, Coldwell Banker American Homes donated $200 to Jewish War Veterans. David Kasner and Joseph Ponte, agents with Coldwell Banker, delivered the donation. “We want to give back to the people that made America strong,” Kasner said.

9/11 first responder Howard Goldstein, who worked for a government agency in 2001.

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Courtesy Oceanside Schools

The Oceanside BOard of Education hosted a special meeting at the high school to hear public comments from parents about mask-wearing in school.

Meeting tackles safety versus choice continued from front page K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status” in its Aug. 5 Work and School Update, citing the highly contagious Delta variant. Nassau County is currently list-

ed as a high-risk transmission area.

“If there are people who wish to send their children to school in a mask, it doesn’t bother me,” Amanda said, gesturing to the crowd. She did not give her first name.

Joanna Levitt has a child at School No. 3

who is immunocompromised and thus stayed home last year. Levitt said she kept her child home on the advice of her immunologist, who said that if her child contracted the virus, “it would not be good.”

“Personally, I don’t think it’s anyone’s right to put my child at risk,” Levitt said.

“It’s been mentioned a couple of times tonight that kids don’t die from Covid—that it’s such an infinitesimal percentile,” Katie Wilkins, a parent to and incoming kindergartner, said. “I’m confused. As a parent, I do not understand when we started having the line in the sand being death.”

“The decision here is not about masks.

It’s about choice,” Steven Weinberg, a parent of two children at School No. 5, said.

“The fact that the government, the board and the CDC is touching our children’s faces quite literally is unacceptable.”

“It’s my choice, my decision what my children will and won’t do,” Randi Weinberg Steven’s wife, said. “My children will not be wearing masks.” Weinberg criticized the board’s communication, accusing members of “hiding behind government entities” during the decision-making process.

“My children will enter School No. 5 on Sept. 1 without masks,” Weinberg said.

“My job is to advocate for my kids — to love and protect and support them. Your job is to teach them — nothing more. This ends now.”

“Right now, we need to digest all of this and figure out what we need to do,” McGrath-Mulhern said.

Harrington said the board would vote on the proposed plan for masks by its next regular meeting Aug. 31.

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Superstorm Sandy, Clavin said. With $700 million secured through the NY carroyo@liherald.com Rising Community Reconstruction At 1 p.m. Aug. 22, as Tropical Storm Program, the town has been providing Henri was lashing Nassau County, rebuilding and resiliency assistance to Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don communities severely damaged by Clavin paused for a moment to give an Tropical Stor ms Irene and Lee and interview on the town’s hurricane pre- Sandy. paredness and response Some of the initiatives effort, PSEG Long Island’s of this program have been response and how Superimplemented in Hempstor m Sandy, which batstead, while others are now tered Long Island in 2012, in the works. Clavin said of has influenced the town’s the state gover nment, and residents’ perceptions “They have a couple of of extreme weather events. great programs out there— Clavin said the town prethe construction of homes, pared ahead of Henri for shoreline security, and we its arrival, instilling in resare going to continue to idents a sense of confiwork with the state and the dence that the town could county to protect our resih a n d l e t h i s e m e r g e n cy, dents.”

Clavin said.

He alluded to how raisIn the days leading up to ing houses should protect the stor m, PSEG Long residents from future Island officials said ratestorm surges. ”After Superpayers could expect power storm Sandy, you saw the outages of seven to 10 days. redesigning of how they’re Clavin called the statement building houses,” he said. unacceptable. “First,” he “You had them elevated. said, “you scare people by You’ve seen that throughdoing that, and then you’re out the entire South Shore, indicating to them that you and I think it’s worked out don’t think you’re ready to great.” respond. They need to proHe added, “If you go to v i d e t h e s e r v i c e s t h a t donald Clavin any of the South Shore they’re paid to do here.” community, you see houses Henri veered east of its Hempstead Town that are raised, and the resprojected path, so Nassau supervisor idents feel more secure.”

County was not hit by the H e r e m e m b e r e d h ow brunt of the storm, which people “piled their entire was downgraded from a hurricane to a lives in their front lawns” after Sandy, tropical storm at 7 a.m. Sunday. Still, and he recognizes that, along with the Nassau was hit with heavy rain from town, residents learned from the devHenri’s outer bands. “We are very, astating experience. very fortunate,” Clavin said. “The “You have a lot of residents who storm tracked down to the east, which live in the South Shore take their vehireally saved the day in the Town of cles and move them nor th. Why? Hempstead. It lowered the storm surge Because they knew what happened in and the winds.”

Superstorm Sandy. They learned that He remained worried about Aug. 23, lesson, and now they’re better prethe day after the stor m, however. pared,” Clavin said.

“Now, the overall rain amount is still a Overall, for Henri and other future concern,” he said. “We are on standby extreme weather events, Clavin has to have anybody who has a concern of some simple advice for residents to a tree down, we are going to get the avoid loss of life and property: “We crews down there.” ask residents to stay off the roads and The town has lear ned its lesson stay at home.” from previous big storms, especially

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A concert-goer put her hands in the air as former “The Voice” contestant Wé McDonald performed a redition of “Rise Up” by Andra Day at the Never Forget Concert at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater on Saturday.

Never Forget Concert remembers 9/11 McDonAlD strucK A victory pose after the audience cheered following her performance of the national anthem at the concert.

By KAte nAlepinsKi knalepinski@liherald.com

Even an impending tropical storm can’t halt America’s pride. Despite rain caused by the approach of Henri, the Never Forget Concert at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater – a music festival to honor the nation’s military, first responders and 9/11 victims — went off as planned Saturday night.

All proceeds from the concert went to the Tunnels to Towers Foundation, a nonprofit created in 2001 that works to provide mortgage-free houses and other benefits to injured veterans, Gold Star families and first responders.

Around 7 p.m., the show kicked off with the bagpipe groups Emerald Society and NYPD Pipes and Drums, made up of active and retired New York City Police Department members. Two American flags on the stage waved in the wind as the national anthem was performed by “The Voice” contestant Wé McDonald.

The CEO and founder of Tunnels for Towers, Frank Siller, then took the stage.

“We can never forget what happened 20 years ago,” Siller said. “The foundation makes sure we never forget by honoring the sacrifice, and we honor the sacrifice by doing good. Let us do good for the greatest of all Americans: those who are willing to die for you and I.” Siller founded the nonprofit to honor his brother, Stephen, a New York City firefighter who strapped 60 pounds of gear to his back and ran two miles through the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel to the twin towers, where he died in the effort to save others.

Sporting an FDNY T-shirt, “American Idol” contestant Jax performed “My Hero” by the Foo Fighters. It was followed by a performance by Danny Rodriguez, a former New York City police officer who said he was two blocks from the World Trade Center when it collapsed. He devoted his cover of “Into the Fire” by Bruce Springsteen to those who lost their lives

steve Miller of the Steve Miller Band sported a U.S.A. Olmypics shirt during the Never Forget Concert.

BAgpipe groups eMerAlD Society and NYPD Pipes and Drums, made up of active and retired New York City Police Department members, performed on stage.

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during the attacks.

Rapper Flo Rida later hit the stage with his track “My House.” During a brief technical issue, the audio for “Wild Ones” cut out. Flo Rida invited Jax back to the stage to help him finish the 2011 tune.

As the rain began to intensify, Flo Rida encouraged the crowd to keep dancing.

“To see you all out here smiling for something so purposeful – my hat goes off to you guys. This is a moment to cry tears of joy, so DJ hit it,” he said, leading into his “I Cry.” After he motivated the crowd to shout “Tunnels to Towers” several times in unison, he ended with his chart-topper “Low.” Additional performances by Journey, The Chainsmokers, Wyclef Jean, the Steve Miller Band, Gavin DeGraw, John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ann Wilson of Heart and Lee Greenwood rounded out the night.

Former Heralds editor to be honored at Irish Festival

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By Scott Brinton sbrinton@liherald.com

The 49th Nassau County Ancient Order of Hibernians Feis and Irish Festival is set for Sunday, Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Nickerson Beach in Lido Beach, and this year’s honoree will be John O’Connell, the former executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers, who retired in 2016.

“It’s such a high honor to have been chosen as the honoree of this year’s Nassau County Ancient Order of Hibern i a n s Fe i s a n d I r i s h Fe s t iv a l , ” O’Connell said. “Having participated in the Nassau AOH Feis for many years, and knowing all the wonderful, hardworking Hibernian volunteers who give of themselves each year to promote and sustain the best of Irish heritage and culture that this feis and festival represents, I am truly blessed and humbled to be selected by those Hibernians as the 2021 honoree.”

At the feis and festival, there will be Irish step dancing and live music by Bangers and Mash. There will also be Irish vendors, bagpipers, children’s games, Irish language demonstrations, an art competition and a raffle.

Catholic Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m.

The entrance fee is $10 per person.

Children under 16 will be free. All local, state and federal Covid-19 safety precautions will be adhered to. For more information, go to www.NassauAOHFeis. com, or email MikeNYAOHsports@ gmail.com. Nickerson Beach is at 880 Lido Blvd in Lido.

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the 49th naSSau County Ancient Order of Hibernians Feis and Irish Festival will be held Sept. 19 in Lido Beach, at which John O’Connell, below, the Heralds’ former executive editor, will be honored.

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tribute to the famous member of the Beatles virtually through the Oceanside library. Event starts at 7 p.m.

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.

Wednesday, Sept. 1 September Take & Make Welcome fall by putting together an autumn-themed sign. Register on August 30 at 7 p.m. to reserve your craft kit. Pick up your craft kit at the Oceanside library all day starting from 9:30 a.m. Call the Youth Services Department at 516-7662360 or email at jprogram@oceansidelibrary.com

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.

Upcoming Monday, Sept. 13 Sophisticated Singles at the Friedberg JCC

Backyard Games The Island Park library rents out lawn games such as bocce, cornhole, giant Connect Four, Giant Jenga, Jazzminton, and Kan Jam. Pick up games from the library on Thursday and return them on Monday.

August Take & Make Create a safari animal magnet to decorate your refrigerator with. Register online at jprogram@oceansidelibrary.com to reserve a craft kit for your child. Pickup available from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 26 Art Lecture: Post Impressionism Chris Vivas,professor and artist, leads a lecture on impressionism and artists like Seurat, Cezanne, Pissarro, van Gogh who expanded the use of vivid colors, subject matter from real life, varied appraoches toward painting, and pushing the possibilities of expressionism. Zoom link available on the Oceanside library website.

Starts at 2 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 27 Virtual Chair Yoga Marianne Bochilo leads a relaxing ses-

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Monday Meditation The Oceanside library hosts a virtual meditation class on Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. to start your week off on a relaxing note. sion of online chair yoga from the comfort of your home. Zoom link available on the Oceanside library website. Event starts at 11 a.m.

Movie Screening: Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar The Island Park Library hosts this screening of the film Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (Rated PG-13). Register at the front desk to reserve a spot. Starts at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 28 Pokemon Club The Island Park library hosts the Pokemon Club for ages nine and up. Email iplinfo@ islandparklibrary.org to sign up. Starts at 10 a.m.

Monday, Aug. 30

meditation online to start the week. Zoom link available on the Oceanside library website.

Grab & Go Crafts

Animal Collage

Pick up craft kits at the Island Park library to create a glow in the dark bug magnet.

Call the library or email iplchildrens@ islandparklibrary.org to arrange a pick up time. Event starts at 9:30 a.m.

Canasta & Mahjong Card players are welcome back at the Oceanside library at meeting room 2. Due to NYS requirements, all patrons must be fully vaccinated with proof of the same.

Starts at 10 a.m.

Meditation Monday Join Pat Anderson on Zoom through the Oceanside library for a relxing session of

The Oceanside library hosts this virtual craft project through Zoom. Link available on the library website. Starts at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 31 Blood Drive The Oceanside library hosts this New York Blood Center blood drive in Meeting Room 1 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Virtual Concert: John Lennon Tribute Singer/guitarist Rick Laban performs this

Oceanside Kiwanis’s summer gazebo readings are on Mondays.

The NAMI mental health support group meets twice a month.

Island Park Library hosts grab and go cooking throughout August.

The Oceanside library hosts English classes on Aug. 31 at 10 a.m.

The Island Park Library hosts a book chat on Aug. 30 at 7 p.m.

This weekly discussion group, led by motivational speaker Irwin Pfeffer, covers issues related to being a single senior.

Contact Lisa Charschan at 516-6344169 or lcharschan@friedbergjcc.org to register. Continues Mondays at 7 p.m.

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I loveourselves. what I do.

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We need In tothe make sureway we’re protecting but other people that peopleourselves, helped meyes when I got here, so too to because how easily spread this new strain is. pay backoflife, I help others.

We're going to continue to fight the fight with this virus, we aren't going to surrender.

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LUZ CINDY OTEROJOHNSON CALDERON

MERRICK BALDWIN Head Nurse, Enfermera práctica con Bellmore-Merrick licencia en Mount Central High Sinai South Nassau School District

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I do awhat I do because I love taking care of the kids. I always want to help anyone who needs help. I have three kids who all graduated from Calhoun.

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MEDICAL WORKERS

BRITTANY FITZPATRICK

WESTBURY Charge RN, South Oaks, Amityville

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wanted to go into psychiatric nursing specifically. I was inspired by seeing the incredible work that psychiatric-mental health professionals have done with my uncle, who has schizophrenia.

Aside from having many patients admitted to the hospital with both Covid and psychiatric diagnoses, we had the unique opportunity to work with individuals managing various stages of grief related to losing loved ones, losing jobs, and having major life changes resulting from being affected by Covid.

Throughout the pandemic so far, I have relied heavily on self-care. Each day at work offers various challenges, so it is important to care for yourself so that you are best able to care and be empathetic toward your patients.

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helping people through the hardest parts of their lives is rewarding and extremely important.

I don't think hospitals will be the same because of the high levels of trauma experienced by the whole population. individuals will be living with the trauma for the foreseeable future.

lost lost many people I’ve really loved to preventable illness and wanted to have a career that resulted in healing and patient education.

I had to adjust my abilities to comfort patients. They can’t see me smile anymore. I’m squinting through foggy glasses and goggles.

I’m trying to spend a minimal amount of time with them to reduce the risk of exposure. I enjoyed seeing patients a lot before Covid. I went home every day affirmed because we made someone’s day better. In the beginning, people everywhere were praising us, calling us heroes. No one questioned the validity of Covid when we were at the beginning of the pandemic. I was watching healthy 18-yearold men turn blue in my office waiting for an ambulance that had a wait time of hours. I

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don’t take away from the validity of anyone’s career path but I chose mine because I believe in mine, I believe in science. I want to heal my community. That’s why I’m in healthcare.

There were months where we were shortstaffed to literal bones. People worked every single day, no exaggeration, seeing patient after patient. My site, specifically, was seeing 300 patients a day. We were burned out. There were days I took on other positions because of the lack of staff, I was the site manager, front desk, lab results, you name it. What made Covid bearable were my staff and coworkers.

Holding one another up when the others were falling down. Being able to cry with one another because we couldn’t see our mothers.

We held on to the shreds and strings of hope in the form of bagels and pizza.

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Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE CITATION SURROGATE’S COURT, NASSAU COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO:Jasper Surety Grassi & Co. Theresa Siegel Attorney General of the State of New York and any and all unknown persons whose names or parts of whose names and whose place or places of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained, distributees, heirs-at-law and next-ofkin of the said Grace Tenbroeck, deceased, and if any of the said distributees named specifically or as a class be dead, their legal representatives, their husbands or wives, if any, distributees and successors in interest whose names and/or places of residence and post office addresses are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained A petition having been duly filed by Public Administrator of Nassau County, who is domiciled at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York 11501, United States.

YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, on September 8, 2021, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why the account of Public Administrator of Nassau County, a summary of which has been served herewith, as Administrator of the estate of Grace Tenbroeck, should not be judicially settled.

[X] Further relief sought (if any): 1.Releasing and discharging the Petitioner from all liability, responsibility and accountability as to all matters set forth in the account of proceedings; 2.Allowing the commissions of the Petitioner in the amount of $ 18,096.90 pursuant to SCPA 2307(1) and the reasonable and necessary expenses of the office in the amount of $ 4,698.96 pursuant to SCPA 1207(4); 3.Fixing and determining the attorney’s fees and disbursements of Mahon, Mahon, Kerins & O’Brien, LLC, attorney for petitioner, in the amount of $ 28,225.00, of which $ 4,225.00 has been paid and $ 24,000.00 is unpaid, and disbursements in the amount of $110.56, all of which has been paid; 4.Fixing and determining the accounting fees of Grassi & Co, CPA’s, PC in the amount of $ 3,250.00, of which $ 250.00 has been paid and $ $3,000.00 is unpaid; 5.Releasing and

discharging the surety; 6.And why each of you claiming to be a distributee of the decedent should not establish proof of your kinship; and why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon proof of kinship, or deposited with the New York State Comptroller on account for the unknown next of kin of Grace Tenbroeck, decedent, should said alleged distributees default herein, or fail to establish proof of kinship; 7.Granting such other and further relief as to the Court is just and proper.

Dated, Attested, and Sealed, July 28, 2021 Seal HON. Margaret C. Reilly, Surrogate s/ Debra Keller Leimbach, Chief Clerk Richard T. Kerins, Esq. Attorney Name Mahon, Mahon, Kerins & O’Brien, LLC Firm (516) 538-1111 Telephone 254 Nassau Blvd. , Garden City South, New York 11530 Address NOTICE: THIS CITATION IS SERVED UPON YOU IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COURT’S ORDER DIRECTING ALTERNATIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS. NO IN-PERSON APPEARANCES SHALL BE HELD ON THE RETURN DATE OF THE CITATION. IF YOU WISH TO APPEAR TO ANSWER OR OBJECT TO THIS PROCEEDING, YOU MAY DO SO IN WRITING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ANNEXED NOTICE TO CITED PARTIES. NOTE: 22 NYCRR 207.7(C): PROOF OF SERVICE SHALL BE FILED ON OR BEFORE THE SECOND DAY PRECEEDING THE RETURN DATE. 126973

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LEGAL NOTICE Family Court State of New York County of Nassau I, Edward Aarne, being duly sworn, depose and say? That I am at least 18 years of age and not a party to the action, and reside at: 35 Franklin Ave Lynbrook NY. On the 20th day of August, 2021 at 10:10 A.M. at Richner Communications Inc. in the City of Garden City, County of Nassau County, State of New York, I personally Served the (Summons) (Petition) [(Temporary) Order of Protection] on Christina Bonds in the abovementioned action.

Return date: 10/21/2021 @11:30 A.M. Docket No. G-04666-21 127159

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU The Bank of New York Mellon as Trustee for CIT Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-1, Plaintiff AGAINST Santiago Ramirez; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated May 12, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on September 14, 2021 at 2:30PM, premises known as 3068 Morrow Road, Oceanside, NY 11572. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Oceanside, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of NY, Section 43 Block 350 Lots 53 and 54. Approximate amount of judgment $591,771.36 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 006490/2015. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District.

Keith Patrick Brown, Esq., Referee LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792 Dated: July 1, 2021 127017

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. KENNETH ISAACSON, if he be living, if he be dead, his respective heirs-at-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 KENNETH ISAACSON, if he be dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, including any right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of who and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff, et al, Defts.

Index #603816/2019.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale

dated Feb. 25, 2020, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on Sept. 23, 2021 at 2:30 p.m., prem. k/a District 11, Section 54, Block 569, Lot 10.

Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of America to redeem within 120 days from the date of sale as provided by law.

Foreclosure auction will be held “rain or shine.” If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the auction.

MICHAEL MONTESANO, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #98844 127187 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE At an IAS Part 4 of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, held in and for the County of Nassau, at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York on the 26th day of July, 2021 PRESENT: HON. RANDY SUE MARBER -------------------------------X Index No. 608873/21ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE In the Matter of the Application of CHARLES LYON, individually and as a member of CACDD, LLC and CACDD, LLC, Petitioners against CATERINA SGROI also known as CATERINA SCROI, CARLO SGROI, AND JULIA PROSCIA, and if he or she be deceased, then any and all persons who may claim an interest as personal representatives,successor s, and/or assigns, Respondents For an Order under Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law §1921 Canceling and Discharging of Record, the Mortgage made by Charles Lyon and Anna Lyon, his wife, mortgagors, to Caterina Sgroi also known as Caterina Scroi, Carlo Sgroi, and Julia Proscia, mortgagees, dated June 15, 1981 and recorded on June 22, 1981 in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Mortgage Liber M 10315 at Pages 359-362, encumbering property located in the County of Nassau, State of New York at Section 38, Block 378, Lots 40 and 41 in Oceanside, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, also known

as 2851 Woods Avenue, Oceanside, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, New York, also known as 315 Woods Avenue, Oceanside, New York -------------------------------X Upon the reading and filing of the Verified Petition of Charles Lyon, verified on July 1, 2021, the affirmation of Frank D. Arcuri, affirmed on July 8, 2021, and the exhibits annexed thereto, LET, the Respondents Caterina Sgroi also known as Caterina Scroi, Carlo Sgroi, and Julia Proscia, and if he or she be deceased, then any and all persons who may claim an interest as personal representatives, successors, and assigns, show cause before this Court, at the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, at IAS Part 4 thereof, on the 30th day of September, 2021, at 9:30 A.M., on submission only (No Appearance), or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, why an Order should not be made and entered in the above-captioned action, pursuant to Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law §1921(2), granting the Petitioners the following relief: a.Cancelling and discharging of record the Mortgage made by Charles Lyon and Anna Lyon, his wife, mortgagors, to Caterina Sgroi also known as Caterina Scroi, Carlo Sgroi, and Julia Proscia, mortgagees, dated June 15, 1981 and recorded on June 22, 1981 iin the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), dated June 15, 1981, and recorded on June 22, 1981 in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk at Mortgage Liber M 10315 at Pages 359-362, encumbering property located in the County of Nassau, State of New York at Section 38, Block 378, Lots 40 and 41 in Oceanside, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, also known as 2851 Woods Avenue, Oceanside, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, New York, also known as 315 Woods Avenue, Oceanside, New York; b.Directing the Nassau County Clerk, upon presentment of a certified copy of the Court Order and/or Judgment and payment of applicable fees, to mark said Mortgage upon its records as canceled and discharged; c.Further ordering and directing that the debts or other obligations secured by the Mortgage be canceled; and d.Granting Petitioners such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper, including costs and disbursements of this action.

SUFFICIENT CAUSE APPEARING THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that service upon Respondents Caterina Sgroi also known as Caterina Scroi, Carlo Sgroi, and Julia Proscia, and any and all persons who may claim an interest as personal representatives, successors, and assigns, if he or she be deceased, pursuant to New York Civil Practice Law and Rules 316 by publication of a copy of this Order which contains a brief statement of the nature of the action and relief sought and a brief description of the real property, one (1) time in each of four (4) successive weeks in one (1) local newspaper, published and distributed in the County of Nassau, State of New York, most likely to give notice to the person(s) to be served, namely: Oceanside/Island Park Herald, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY (516) 569-4000, and upon Julia Proscia at her last known address at 6049 Balboa Circle, Apt. 106, Boca Raton, Florida, by certified mail, return receipt req. AND by regular mail, by August 2, 2021 (with the publication directed hereinabove to be completed w/in 60 days of the date of this Order shall be deemed good and sufficient service.

ENTER: (s) Hon. Randy Sue Marber, J.S.C. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU --------------------------------x In the Matter of the Application of Charles Lyon, Individually and as a member of CACDD, LLC And CACDD, LLC Plaintiff/Petitioner, - against Index No. 608873/21 Caterina Sgroi also known as Caterina Scroi, Carlo Sgroi, and Julia Proscia, et al., Defendant/Respondent.

--------------------------------x NOTICE OF ELECTRONIC FILING (Mandatory Case) (Uniform Rule § 202.5-bb) You have received this Notice because: 1) The Plaintiff/Petitioner, whose name is listed above, has filed this case using the New York State Courts E-filing system (“NYSCEF”), and 2) You are a Defendant/Respondent (a party) in this case.

“If you are represented by an attorney: Give this Notice to your attorney. (Attorneys: see “Information for Attorneys” pg. 2).

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The benefits of participating in e-filing include: “serving and filing your documents electronically “free access to view and print your e-filed documents “limiting your number of trips to the courthouse “paying any court fees on-line (credit card needed) To register for e-filing or for more information about how e-filing works: “visit: www.nycourts.gov/efileunrepresented or “ contact the Clerk’s Office or Help Center at the court where the case was filed. Court contact information can be found at www.nycourts.gov To find legal information to help you represent yourself visit www.nycourthelp.gov Information for Attorneys (E-filing is Mandatory for Attorneys) An attorney representing a party who is served with this notice must either: 1) immediately record his or her representation within the e-filed matter on the NYSCEF site www.nycouort.gov/efile ; or 2) file the Notice of OptOut form with the clerk of the court where this action is pending and serve on all parties.

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Dated:July 27,2021 ___________________ Frank D. Arcuri, Esq. Name 1937 Williamsbridge Rd. Bronx, NY 10461 Address Arcuri Law Offices PLLC Firm Name 718-319-8900 Phone fa@arcurilawny.com E-Mail To:Caterina Sgroi ___________________ CarloSgroi ___________________ Julia Proscia ___________________ 126917 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact and Notice of Intent to Request a Release of Funds --------------------------------NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS Date of Notice: August 22, 2021 Name of Responsible Entity: Town of Hempstead, Department of Conservation and Waterways Address: 1401 Lido Boulevard City, State, Zip Code: Point Lookout, New York 11569 Telephone Number of RE: 516 - 431-9200 These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the Town of Hempstead; and the Town of Hempstead Housing Authority. When making comments, you must specific which Notice you are commenting about - the Finding of No Significant Environmental Impact or the Release of Funds, or both.

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS On or about August 30, 2021, at least one day after the end of the comment period the Town of Hempstead, Department of Conservation and Highways will “authorize the Town of Hempstead Housing authority to submit a request to the HUD/State administering agency for the release of the funds paid by the New York State Department of Environmental Conversation (NYSDEC), in the sum of Twenty-One Thousand ($21,000.00) to undertake a project known as the Bay Park Conveyance Project; Western Bay Resiliency Reserve; the purpose of the proposed action is to reduce damage from flooding and coastal storm surge through effective floodplain management and saltmarsh health through improved water quality.

The Proposed Action is needed to improve the resiliency of the southern shore of Long Island and to meet compliance with New York State permits.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had cause to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) in accordance with Section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended; the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations for Implementation of NEPA (40 Code of Federal

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Regulations [CFR] Parts 1500 to 1508); FEMA Directive 108-1-1; and the DHS Instruction Manual 023-1-1. The EA analyzed the potential environmental impacts of the Proposed Action and alternatives, including a no action alternative.

This action directly effects the Town of Hempstead and the Town of Hempstead Housing Authority because as part of this project, the NYDEC seeks to run a new force water main between 40 feet to approximately 70 feet below current ground surface across 2900 Rockaway Avenue, Oceanside, also known as the “Mill River Complex” by using a process called Micro-Tunneling.

There are many other aspects to this Proposed Action, but the review by the Town is limited to the force water main under current ground surface, and potential environmental impacts that may result.

The NYDEC has proposed to take a permanent subsurface easement to allow the force water main together with a onetime payment to the Authority in the sum of $21,000.00.

The Bay Park Conveyance Project is a partnership between the NYDEC and Nassau County Department of Public Works (NCDPW), as they seek to improve the water quality and storm resiliency in Long Island’s Western Bays by upgrading existing wastewater management infrastructure.

This subsurface easement is integral to this Proposed Action.

In preparation for this project, the aforementioned EA was prepared and therein FEMA concluded and determined that the Proposed Action will have no significant adverse impact on the quality of the natural and human environment.

Pursuant to 24 CFR Part 58, the Town as the Responsible Entity, after thorough review of the EA prepared by FEMA, in consultation with the NCDPW, and relative only to the taking of the permanent subsurface easement, as described above, has determined a Finding of No Environmental Impact and hereby adopts the conclusions as stated in FEMA’s Finding of No Significant Impact, Bay Park Conveyance Project, Nassau County, New York, FEMA-4085-DR-NY, Dated, October 29, 2020.)

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The Town of Hempstead, Department of Conservation and Waterways as the responsible entity, pursuant to 24 CFR part 58, et seq., has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment.

Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required.

Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at Town of Hempstead, Department of Conservation and Waterways, 1401 Lido Boulevard, Point Lookout, New York 11569, on line by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and may be examined or copied weekdays 9A.M to 3 P.M. FEMA Finding of No Significant Impact, Bay Park Conveyance Project, Nassau County, New York, F E M A - 4 0 8 5 - D R - N Y, Dated, October 29, 2020.

PUBLIC COMMENTS Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the designated office responsible for receiving

and responding to comments, to wit: the Town of Hempstead, Department of Conservation and Waterways, at 1401 Lido Boulevard, Point Lookout, New York 11569 or the Town of Hempstead Housing Authority at 760 Jerusalem Avenue, Uniondale, New York 11553.

All comments received by Town of Hempstead, Department of Waterways and Conservation will be considered from a date of publication plus fifteen days prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds.

ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION The Town of Hempstead, Department of Conservation and Waterways certifies to HUD that Thomas E. Doheny, Jr., as Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Waterways consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the Town of Hempstead Housing Authority through the Town of Hempstead to use Program funds.

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS HUD and the New York State Department of Environmental Conversation will accept objections to its release of funds and the Town of Hempstead, Department of Conservation and Waterways and Conservation certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt

of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the name of Town of Hempstead, Department of Conservation and Waterways; (b) the Town of Hempstead, Department of Conservation and Waterways has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD/State; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality.

Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to HUD/State administration office at address of that office. Potential objectors should contact HUD/State to verify the actual last day of the objection period.

Dated: Point Lookout, Town of Hempstead, New York August 22, 2021 Thomas E. Doheny, Jr., Town of Hempstead Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Waterways 127137 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

Courtesy Debbie Sokol

Manny Sokol with his daughter Debbie.

Sokol’s passing marks the ‘end of an era’ continued from front page and refereeing basketball for a time to make extra money and was eventually noticed for the latter by the still-young National Basketball Association .

In 1965, Sokol went straight from refereeing local games to NBA contests. According to his daughter, Debbie, her father’s first NBA assignment was on November 9, 1965—the night of the infamous Blackout of 1965, when 30 million people from Vermont to Manhattan lost their power. Debbie Sokol said her father walked from Brooklyn, across the Brooklyn Bridge, all the way to Madison Square Garden only to find the arena closed.

One of the highlights of Sokol’s career was officiating the 1972 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles, where he shared the floor with legendary players like Walt Frazier, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlin. His trademark over-the-top mannerisms can still be seen on YouTube, where the game has been archived.

“He as very dramatic,” Debbie Sokol said of her father. “He as a showman, and he liked to make the calls extremely colorful.”

Sokol refereed NBA games until 1977, when heart issues flared up, but that was not the end of his basketball journey. Sokol soldiered on, officiating games for the Harlem Wizards, a Globetrotters-like team that focused on entertainment rather than competition. Sokol traveled the world with the team, including the Philippines. There, Sokol taught local referees more about the game.

During the 1960s and ’70s, Sokol also refereed in the Puerto Rican basketball league, Baloncesto Superior Nacional, where Debbie said the family were treated like celebrities. “Because he was in the NBA, we were treated like royalty,” Debbie said. “We were taken everywhere, from pineapple plantations to the Bacardi rum factory—where they would give us bottles and bottles of the rum.

“In Puerto Rico, that’s when I saw my father,” Debbie said. “He had a very positive outlook on life. The glass was always half full.” She said she saw that positivity in him, despite having to be escorted out of arenas by police when home teams lost.

In 2014, Manny Sokol was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame for his contributions to the sport.

Theresa Azzaretto, activities director at the Oceanside Care Center, where Sokol had lived since 2017, described him as an outgoing, high-spirited man who always thanked the staff. “Manny had this light about him,” Azzaretto said. “Sometimes it’s hard to be in a nursing home, but he tried to make the best of every situation in that home. When he passed away, it was like a candle had gone out.”

Even after losing his wife Frances in 1997, Sokol remained his usual high-energy, poitive self.

Debbie Sokol said the nursing home staff called it “the end of an era.” Manny Sokol is survived by his son Glenn, daughter Debbie, son-in-law Michael, and grandson David.

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Trust the framer or the architect?

A. Picture if you will a group of people sitting in a courtroom. One is your framer, another is your architect and the judge is hearing the case in which you spent way too much on beams, or even worse, your lawyer is going over the damages of cracking and sagging ceilings and walls. Who do you imagine will be the onte eeper responsible party in the eyes of the law? Your framer? No, your architect.

Why? The state grants a license, upon proof of a rigorous education followed by an internship and one of the longest exams given to show competence, not to your framer, but to the architect. Your County Office of Consumer Affairs, which licenses contractors, not framers, can confirm what the qualifications are: no formal educational background, no particular experience, not even an exam. Your framer gets elevated to the status of a licensed professional by you and you alone. He may be smart, even experienced, but the call isn’t for him to make, any more than a couch potato making the calls for a professional football team.

There are no consequences for framers whether they’re right or wrong. If they choose not to put in beams prescribed on the sealed, permitted plans, just to make a point, and the house seems sturdy on the sunny day when they drive away, they may pat themselves on the back — that is, until the wind blows like it did recently in one of many heavy storms, or until the first heavy snowfall, when the roof begins to creak and sheetrock cracks. At that point, the amateurs you trusted are long gone.

Framers can say anything, and they often do, confusing homeowners into believing their bold, unsubstantiated claims and calling into doubt the designated professional’s judgment or competence.

“Rule of thumb” has no place in construction, but homeowners regularly and naively believe nonsense claims.

The claim of no columns to support the beams makes no sense, since all beams require support. It sounds more like your framer is flexing his ego to you instead of speaking to the architect. If your plans carry the professional’s seal and received a permit, to change the situation requires a lot of backtracking. The owner and new architect, if they have any ethics, should notify the current architectof-record of the change in status. New, redrawn plans and new paperwork carrying the new architect’s seal, with an explanation letter, must be submitted to your building department; all this because you granted an amateur the level of responsibility they have no legal standing to hold over a licensed professional. Good luck!

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t’s hard to believe that the Cuomo dynasty has come to an end, but New York now has a new governor, Kathy Hochul. I use “hard to believe” because for nearly 11 years, Andrew Cuomo had such a dominant role in the daily life of all New Yorkers.

To the best of my recollection, no governor in my lifetime was in your face as much as Cuomo was.

As I look back over the past 55 years, there have been eight governors occupying the Albany mansion. At least five JERRY of them served four or more KREMER years. But none of them was as powerful a figure as Cuomo. During the height of last year’s coronavirus crises, New Yorkers — and people around the world — looked forward to his daily briefings on how New York was coping with the pandemic. For that brief period, Cuomo was a 24/7 presence.

If you think back on past governors,

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whether Nelson Rockefeller or Mario Cuomo, you realize that none of them was as front-and-center as Andrew Cuomo. If it wasn’t an update about Covid-19, the news would carry a story about the almost daily feud between Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. No matter what media you followed, there was a daily story about some Cuomo initiative. It seemed for some time that the only place the governor didn’t inhabit was your bedroom.

But the days of a Cuomo in the news are over, at least for now, and many in the political arena consider this a blessing.

Hochul may be surprised to find out how many people are ready to welcome her with open arms. As much as Cuomo accomplished — and he did do a lot — the state was ready for a respite with a new face on the Albany scene.

It’s a historical fact that New York governors and New York City mayors have a hard time getting along. They view the political stage as having only one spotlight, and they will do anything

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to grab it. Of all the feuds that I recall, none was as nasty as the Cuomo-de Blasio wrestling match. If de Blasio announced that he was lifting some Covid restriction, Cuomo would immediately step in and say not so fast.

In the run-up to her swearing in, Hochul met privately with de Blasio, and they exchanged pleasantries. In addition, she spoke extensively with de Blasio’s likely successor, Eric Adams. Don’t be surprised if, in the coming weeks and months, the new governor takes the extra time to make nice with any politician who had been scorned by Cuomo.

At the top of his hit list were the two leaders of the State Legislature, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins. No one has ever written a love story about a New York governor and an Albany legislative leader, but Cuomo’s relationship with the current legislative leaders was especially hostile. Both would sit down with him and hammer out state budgets, but the level of dis-

ut Hochul will have only a short window of time to attack a host of issues.

trust was always high. Every legislative leader has a pretty strong ego, but none could eclipse Cuomo’s.

In the weeks ahead, Hochul will no doubt go out of her way to establish a close working relationship with both state leaders, and they, in turn, will shower her with compliments and pledges of harmony and good things to come. That is a welcome change of atmosphere, because the new governor has a lot on her plate, and she’ll only have a short window of time to attack a host of issues. At the same time that she’ll be wrestling with new challenges, there will be a handful of politicians plotting to challenge her next year in a primary contest.

For now, though, New Yorkers can look forward to their state government functioning normally, with no sign yet that former Governor Cuomo is planning a return to power.

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.

Heading west, into smoke and wildfire hell

confess, the headline is hyperbolic, but for a Long Island woman on her first cross-country road trip, the wildfires and smoke demand purple prose. We arrived in an area of California that is designated “purple” because conditions are “extremely unhealthy,” according to the weather service. It rained ash.

We sea-level dwellers are accustomed to clean air and no elevation issues.

Right now I am at 6,700 feet and I can’t see the mountains in front of me. We RANDI knew the West KREISS was in a wildfire and air-quality crisis, but we needed to move, to change the scenery and mostly to see our kids and grandkids who live out here. We started planning this trip last year during the lockdown, and the planning itself was liberating.

Driving cross-country has been my dream. My husband has always put it off, dreading the endless driving days through the middle. But that’s what I wanted, to experience the unchanging open prairie and the nothingness. How can you really know it’s all out there if

you don’t drive through it?

Like most dreams, I got just a piece of it, but these days that counts.

Early last week we flew to Denver, picked up a rental car and drove to Cheyenne, Wyo., then Park City, Utah, then Elko, Nev., before we arrived in California. The experience has been both better and worse than expected.

The flight was great and the car was waiting for us.

This sounds matter-of-fact, but as an obsessive planner, I had spent dozens of hours scrolling through hotel and car websites, trying to find the best — and the most cancelable — plans. We heard all the horror stories of people being stranded at airports with no cars available.

The day we landed, Denver had the worst smoke and air quality of any place in North America. We headed out, stopped at a Walmart to buy a cooler, a small bed for Lillybee the dog and enough water for a Sahara crossing, and then we drove to Cheyenne.

In the months since we first planned this adventure, the Delta variant has overwhelmed the hotel experience.

Everything that can be is online. Breakfast buffets are masked affairs with no real buffet, just grab and go. No house-

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cleaning services unless requested.

Cheyenne itself is hot, dry and seemingly the center of the American military complex. Streets are named for generals. We drove by a life-sized missile on display in the park. The only surprise in Cheyenne was Mort’s Bagels in the center of town.

The drive to Park City made me think of the movie “North by Northwest,” in which Cary Grant gets strafed by a crop-duster out in the middle of nowhere. We drove through featureless high plains studded with occasional red rocks. The openness can feel disorienting.

We stayed in Park City for two nights. I’ve wanted to visit ever since Robert Redford brought the Sundance Film Festival to the area. As it turns out, we should have gone 25 years ago. Today, Park City is emblematic of all the overdeveloped mountain towns overrun by rich folks who want seasonal mega-mansions on the slopes.

Two days into the trip, the Delta surge necessitated that we wear masks indoors everywhere and eat only at restaurants with outdoor tables. On a personal level, we were doing well. Lillybee turns out to be a roadie. Eight hours in the car is doable. She isn’t picky about

he day we landed, Denver had the worst air quality of any place in North America.

sleeping arrangements.

We felt good just being let loose, but there were new constraints, and we knew we were losing ground to the virus. Our luggage comprised two huge bags, one carry-on and Lillybee’s bed.

We were quite well organized, and only lost one Kindle along the way, although we thought we’d lost the car keys and our phones too many times to count.

News of the world popped up along the way on the phones and in headlines splashed across newspapers. It was all disturbing: masking meltdowns, Governor DeSantis of Florida on the ascendancy, Cuomo self-destructing and then, suddenly, Biden hitting a wall in Afghanistan. Fortunately, the TVs in our hotel rooms didn’t work and we wouldn’t let a repairman in, so no TV. Our last night on the road was in Elko, and it must have been forgettable because it was just three nights ago and I forgot the highlights.

The big takeaway so far is the smoke and the intense heat around the country.

Driving along the Great Salt Lake felt like traversing Mars. Nothing but shimmering heat as far as we could see, the salt flats stretching in all directions like a prophecy.

Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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New York must require masks in school

ew York’s new governor, Kathy Hochul, made it clear in the days leading up to her ascension to the state’s highest office that she would like to see a statewide mask mandate for schoolchildren and their teachers.

Thank you, Governor. We need you to work toward, and enact, such a mandate, by way of the State Department of Health, in order to end the partisan bickering that we have seen at Board of Education meetings of late. Anti-maskers, extolling the virtues of personal freedom, clash with parents who are concerned that their children may be next to fall victim to the coronavirus, and often older teachers who are worried that they might get sick and perhaps die.

On June 15, then Gov. Andrew Cuomo, believing the vaccines had tamed the viral invader, lifted all Covid-19 restrictions. For the schools, that was a mis-

take.

Children under 12 are now most vulnerable to the disease because they cannot, as yet, receive the Covid-19 vaccines.

Their only forms of protection are vigilance and masks. Kids tend not be vigilant, so, really, masks are it for them.

Infection rates — and even hospitalizations — are soaring across the country among children. We have a sacred obligation to protect them.

That is the primary reason the state should require students to wear masks at all times in school. Otherwise, what we will get is a hodgepodge of rules. The Massapequa School District came out last week to say it would not require masks, but rather recommend them.

Recommend them? Who are officials there kidding?

Meanwhile, the Baldwin, Roosevelt, Jericho and Riverhead school districts have all said they would continue to

require masks. Good for them. That’s the right thing to do.

No single Board of Education should have to make this decision, however.

That’s why the state must step in.

In June, we thought we had beaten back Covid-19. Then along came its close cousin, the so-called Delta variant, which is significantly more infectious and potentially more deadly for the unvaccinated than the original strain of the disease. The variant had been with us for months, but it hadn’t really taken hold in New York until recently.

Let’s face it: We have a ways to go before we eradicate this disease. No one is suggesting that we return to the restrictions that we saw in the early days of the pandemic. We should, however, take every reasonable precaution to limit the spread of the virus. That begins with requiring masks for all students.

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fficials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week that those who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will likely need a booster shot after eight months — meaning that those who were first in line to be vaccinated in January are already coming due for their boosters.

CDC officials said that the Food and Drug Administration is now reviewing the efficacy and safety of booster shots, but they will probably become available this fall. We say this: Be prepared to get a booster if and when it is offered.

All of us must do all that we can to eliminate this terrible scourge and restore normalcy to this country. Vaccines, masks and social-distancing requirements are our only real defenses against the coronavirus, for which there is no known cure.

The Covid-19 vaccines are extraordinarily effective in keeping people out of the hospital and preventing death. We are, however, seeing an increasing number of “breakthrough” cases, in which vaccinated people are testing positive for the coronavirus and even getting sick.

But their symptoms are most often mild to moderate, officials say.

The overwhelming majority of people who are on ventilators (97 percent) and who are dying (99 percent) are unvaccinated.

As of last Friday, the seven-day Covid-

19 infection rate for Long Island had crept up to nearly 4 percent — that is, the Island is now seeing four times as many cases as it did at the start of the summer.

Officials attribute the spike to the Delta variant, which has spread across the country like wildfire, particularly in states like Florida and Texas, where peo-

ple tend to eschew basic safety precautions like masks and social distancing, and the vaccination rate is significantly lower than in the Northeast.

Bottom line: If you haven’t been vaccinated, now is the time. If you have been, be ready for a booster.

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ndrew is out and Kathy is in — a stunning political tale that seems to have taken everyone by surprise. Unless you have a long memory, that is, and have lived in Nassau County for a generation or more.

Remember Karen Burstein? She’s still alive and well, and as far back as 1970, when she was 28, she ran as a Democrat for Congress opposed to the Vietnam War. She lost that contest. In 1972 she was elected to the State Senate from the Five Towns, and ended up serving three ronALD J. terms.

The long comrosenBerG mute to Albany must have given her plenty of time to think — and seethe. Burstein has since revealed that she found herself immersed in a misogynistic world where male chauvinism was just a prelude to sexual harassment, and where high skirts and low blouses were often the requirements for staff advancement. In an era when demands for equal pay for equal work

were met with smirks, and staying after office hours wasn’t about reviewing legislation, Burstein has said she found it a toxic, demeaning and corrupting environment.

She confronted it publicly, condemning it for what it was. The result was indifference. Albany’s sexist culture crossed partisan divides, Senate districts and generations of politicians.

As late as the 1990s, political consultant Dick Morris told the Village Voice, “Our image of the Empire State is as a bastion of liberalism, feminism and good will to women who seek higher office. In fact, it is one of the most sexist political environments in the nation.”

And now here we are, solidly in the 21st century, when we have made enormous progress in creating genuine equality in the workplace — unless you review the predatory actions of one Andrew Cuomo.

Let legions of therapists try to analyze his tortured person. This was a man who, at the same time he was signing legislation empowering women to speak out against sexual harassment in the workplace, was

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Cuomo wasn’t that great

Enjoyed Brinton’s column on his yard

To the Editor: In August 2018, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said, “America was never that great.” He forgot about the millions of immigrants who have come here to seek a better life and live the American dream.

During his administration, scandals included sexual harassment, several thousand nursing home deaths from the coronavirus, and the alleged use of state employees on the taxpayers’ dime and time assisting in ghost-writing his book, for which he was paid $5 million. With ever-increasing taxes and long-term debt, job losses, a failed public education system and declining public transportation, it is the Empire State that was never that great, as it declined under Cuomo’s watch.

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Governor.

To the Editor: Re Scott Brinton’s column “Restoring a lost habitat in our backyard” (Aug. 19-25): I was smiling throughout the whole thing. I also have certified my yard as a wildlife habitat with the National Wildlife Federation. However, my property is 30 by 50, which includes my little bungalow, so I’ve had to squish a lot of plants in here, which I have done.

After Superstorm Sandy in 2012, most of my neighbors went to grass with a couple of flowerpots, and one neighbor took out the entire yard and put in cement, much to my horror.

At my age, it’s getting a little more difficult to rein everything in, especially since I’m so close to other people here in East Rockaway, but I do my best to keep everyt h i n g s o m e wh a t c o n t a i n e d (although my neighbors would beg to differ, I’m sure).

I’m so glad Brinton wrote this column. Great to see like-minded people.

LARRY PENNER Great Neck

engaging in inappropriate, unwanted behavior that would have fathers of daughters lying in wait outside the governor’s mansion to pop him in the nose.

Now, New York’s first woman governor has taken over the office. Kathy Hochul has an urgent agenda that ranges from ever-changing coronavirus issues to public works to a progressive State Legislature that is pushing jobs, investments and entrepreneurs out of state. Oh, and she also has to raise tens of millions of dollars to run what may be a primary followed by a general election. She also needs to clean house of Cuomo staff loyalists who would like nothing more than for her to fail.

It still remains a rocky road for women in New York state politics.

Geraldine Ferraro ran for U.S. senator twice and never got past the primaries.

Elizabeth Holtzman was another Senate race loser. Burstein ran and lost the race for state attorney general. Kathleen Rice didn’t survive the primary for that job. There are other names as well, like Mary Ann Krupsak, who are known only

MARTHA ROWAN East Rockaway

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to students of arcane state politics, but their experiences reflect the difficult life of women in an Albany distilled by Cuomo’s most recent actions.

There is an axiom in politics that says if you aim for the king, your shot better be fatal. In the case of Cuomo, a punitive, vindictive, abusive politician who has fallen from grace is far from mortem. Consider his interview with New York Magazine.

“I feel like I did the right thing,” he said.

“I did the right thing for the state. … I’m not gonna drag the state through the mud, through a three-month, four-month impeachment, and then win, and have made the State Legislature and the state government look like a ship of fools, when everything I’ve done all my life was for the exact opposite. I’m not doing that. I feel good. I’m not a martyr.”

This is surely not the voice of a penitent man.

Karen Burstein would probably ask us, “And just what were you expecting?”

Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He is currently with the law firm he founded in 1999, Rosenberg Calica & Birney, in Garden City.

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