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Mask debate rages on in Oceanside “Freedom, not fear.” “What’s the end game here?” parent Sal Tyne asked. “How Under Gov. Kathy Hochul’s long are we going to do this?” direction, the New York State “As long as we’re required to Department of Health mandated do it, so that we don’t get our on Aug. 27 that all public and pri- schools closed down and our vate school students in grades kids thrown out of school,” pre-K to 12 must Board of Education wear masks in President Mary Jane school this fall. The McGrath-Mulher n Oceanside School replied, with groans District voted Aug. echoing throughout 31 to formalize its the audience. mask requirement. T r i s h a S av i t a , Still, the debate who has three chilraged on, with many dren in the district, parents signaling a s ke d t h e b o a rd their frustration about mask breaks. with the mandate Savita said one of during the 75-minher children had a ute meeting. The rash last year caused board, though, stood by her mask. Superby its unanimous intendent Dr. Phyllis decision to abide by BoBBY KuDlEK Harrington responds t at e g u i d e l i n e s Parent ed that the maskrequiring masks. break decisions The previous would be made “as board meeting on Aug. 17 was appropriate.” meant to let parents debate the “Much to the chagrin of my mask requirement as part of the friends here, I implore you to board’s decision-making process, impose stricter mask mandates,” which ended with the Aug. 31 Tim Stam said. “I think the best vote, with classes starting the idea for all of our safety is to next day. That session was an have a dozen or so assistants in expectedly fiery affair. Several each classroom to make sure the parents donned matching shirts with a stark, red font that read, Continued on page 13
By ToM CaRRozza tcarrozza@liherald
Courtesy Gladys Brandow
STEVEN BRaNDow aSSiSTED in the cleanup effort in the months after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Remembering one of our own Sept. 11 first responders By ToM CaRRozza tcarrozza@liherald.com
With the 20th anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 fast approaching, communities have been reflecting on their heroes of that day. One such hero was Steven Brandow, a decades-long member of the NYPD whose selfless efforts in New York City and at home in Oceanside over the years have etched his name into the community’s history books.
On Aug. 28, West Henrietta Avenue was renamed for Brandow, who lived there. Brandow was a NYPD officer in 2001, assisting in the cleanup effort with the department’s hazardous materials unit in the dangerous rubble of the World Trade Center. Brandow died in February at 56 after a battle with Covid-19. He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Gladys, and his 15-year-old son, Steven William Brandow. “As a retired NYPD detec-
tive and ex-chief of the Island Park Fire Department, I understand the call to service and dedication to helping others qualities that were exhibited by police officer Steven Brandow as he put his own health and safety on the line to help others on Sept. 11,” Councilman Anthony D’Esposito said at the streetrenaming ceremony. Gladys Brandow met her husband in Vermont at a New Continued on page 12
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