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Residents worry over assisted living By ToM CaRRozza tcarrozza@liherald.com

More than 100 Oceanside residents have signaled their opposition to proposed variances by Sunrise Development to build a planned assisted-living center at the northwest corner of Atlantic and Terrell avenues. Residents cited worries that the height of the building would block sun-

light to their homes, and parking issues that they believe would arise if the Town of Hempstead Board of Appeals were to grant variances for the structure at its Jan. 12 meeting. Residents said they are not opposed to the assisted-living center; just the variances. They hope to have the January meeting adjourned to a later date. More to follow.

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oCEaNSiDE HoCKEY plaYERS, from left, Max Tatarik, Christian Hubert Jr., Richard Genna, Ryan Twoemy, Maxwell Conigliaro, Michael Saglembeni, Vince Romeo and Sean Thornton promoted the toy drive and collected items outside the school’s entrance on Friday and Monday mornings.

Oceanside student spreads holiday cheer after tornadoes By ToM CaRRozza tcarrozza@liherald.com

Oceansiders know what it’s like to suffer through a natural disaster during the holidays. In the wake of the devastating tornados that scarred parts of the Midwest and South on Dec. 10, one young Oceanside resident, Christian Hubert Jr., decided to help children who might be in the same position he was nine years ago when Hurricane Sandy hit Long Island.

Hubert, now 14, and his hockey teammates collected more than 100 toys last Friday, with 70 more coming from the Oceanside Knights of Columbus Monday morning. The students got up before school started both days to stand with signs in the high school’s driveway. “Why I wanted to do this is back during Sandy, I was a little kid and lost all my toys,” Hubert said. “I really felt that I had a connection with the kids in Kentucky, and felt

what they’re feeling right now, so I knew I had to do something to help them out.” The Huberts’ old home, by School No. 9 sustained significant damage, especially in the basement. Civil Air Partrol Wing NY-288 announced a canned food drive at its weekly Monday meeting on Dec. 13, which inspired Hubert, a cadet master sergeant, to start formulating his own drive as well. From there, he went to his Continued on page 16

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plaNS foR THE proposed construction of Sunrise Assisted Living Center, at Atlantic and Terrell avenues in Oceanside.

Oceanside cheer squad qualifies for Nationals By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

Oceanside’s varsity cheerleading squad earned the Universal Cheerleading Association (UCA) Empire Regional Game Day Championship Dec. 12 at Wantagh High School and is headed to Orlando in February to compete in the UCA Nationals. It’s the seventh straight season Oceanside qualified for UCA Nationals, which were not held last year due to the pandemic. The 15-member co-ed squad, coached by Samantha Chaback, will head to Florida on Feb. 10 and return home on Feb. 14. “It’s exciting,” said Chaback, who noted the team practices five days a week and finished third in Nassau County in 2020. “We fundraise as best as we can for Nationals and whatever isn’t raised comes out of pocket.” Captained by seniors Matthew Guglielmo and Minzi Hong, Oceanside’s winning Game Day 3-minute cheer consisted of four mandatory components. The squad, which also includes seniors Christina Calabrese, Ashley Dowd, Faith Grullon, Ashley Jairam, Catherine Marino and Lexi Thailer, juniors Victoria Myrtil and Josie Zaccoli, sophomores Sydney Cener, Olivia Ikes and Tara Steiger, and freshmen Ashley Camacho and Kaitlyn Varriale, took first place in Traditional Routine (2 minutes, 30 seconds) in meets held at Farmingdale and Bethpage in December and placed third in the UCA event.

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Gary Fish, BiaGio Rosano, and Seth and Lori Blau enjoying the Oceanside Kiwanis Club’s annual holiday party.

Oceanside Kiwanis has a blast at holiday party By Kepherd daniel kdaniel@liherald.com

Oceanside Kiwanis Club hosted its annual holiday party at Alias Smith and Jones restaurant in Oceanside. Members of the Oceanside Kiwanis gathered for an evening dinner that included singing along to traditional holiday songs. Oceanside Kiwanis Club members also donated $285 in gift cards to Oceanside Community Service.

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Santa and Oceanside FD parade around town By TOM CARROZZA tcarrozza@liherald.com

Santa Claus came to town on Sunday evening, riding atop an Oceanside Fire

Department firetruck for his annual Santa Run. The OFD escorted Santa for meet-and-greets with kids of all ages at Schools 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 9, and Swirls and Twirls for a treat.

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SANTA TAKES A look at his naughty and nice list before embarking on his annual run through Oceanside. above THE OCEANSIDE FIRE Department prepares to escort Santa through town, upper left. SANTA GREETS AN adoring crowd at School #3, bottom left.

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Young residents and their families had a blast at Masone Beach recently with face-painting, letters to Santa Claus, games, ornament decorating and cookies and hot chocolate. Santa, who was joined

by Island Park village officials, appeared at the Winter Wonderland, thanks to members of the Island Park Fire Department. American Legion Post 1029 also held its Toys for Tots drive at the celebration, and the Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing provided drinks and pastries.

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from a librarian. You must be fully vaccinated. Register online at the library website. Starts at 3 p.m.

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.

Wednesday, Dec. 29 Simply Stronger Certified personal trainer Marilyn Bunger teaches a low-impact, hybrid exercise class through the Island Park library. Starts at 11 a.m.

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December Take & Make Make a craft stick snowman. Craft kits can be picked up at the Oceanside Library. Register by calling 516-7662360 or email jprogram@oceansidelibrary.com.

Come to the Island Park library to play this classic board game with friends. Participants must show prrof of vaccination and wear masks. Sign up at the library. Starts at 1 p.m.

10 Can Challenge

Yummy Ever After For grades K to 4. The Island Park library invites all junior chefs and kitchen helpers to join Ms. Sarah in the community room for some appetizing tales to take home a recipe from each story to try making for themselves. Starts at 3 p.m.

Join the Do Something Movement to help reduce waste in our landfills by recycling. For every 10 cans or plastic bottles recycled, submit a copy of your receipt to bmickowski@oceansidelibrary.com or to the @olnyteens Instagram. Earn one hour of community service for each ten cans!

Thursday, Dec. 23 Movie Screening: The Man Who Invented Christmas The Island park Library hosts this screening of the film The Man Who Invented Christmas (Rated PG) in the community room. Masks required. No registration required. Starts at 1:30 p.m.

Girls Who Code Club Girls Who Code Club meets in-person at the Oceanside Library for one hour each week and will be using the mand handson resources the library has to offer. Starts at 6 p.m. in Meeting Room 2.

Monday, Dec. 27 Surprise Craft in a Bag The Oceanside Library invites residents to pick up crafts from the table at the front entrance of the library for a surprise craft. Contact Youth Services Department. Starts at 9:30 a.m.

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Santa Claus comes to town The Oceanside Fire Department escorted Santa Claus around for his annual Santa Run on Sunday. Easy Tai-Chi and Chi Cong with Judy

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This hybrid program sees participants stretch their muscles and practice breathing routines. In-person class limited to 16. Register online at the library website. Starts at 10:10 a.m.

Bring your laptop, phone, or other electronic device to the Oceanside Library if you have any technical questions about them. Sign up in the library for a halfhour appointment or call in. Mask and proof of vaccination required. Starts at 2 p.m.

Mah-Jongg The Island Park Library hosts this Chinese tile game. All participants must be vaccinated and show proof of vaccination. Masks not required. Sign up at the library front desk. Starts 11:30 a.m.

Family Movie: Boss Baby: Family Business The Island park Public Library hosts this movie screening in the community room at 1:30 p.m.

Meditation Monday This meditation guide through the Oceanside Library meets virtually with leader Patricia Anderson. Zoom link available on the library website. Starts at 2 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 28 Kids Yoga The Island Park Library hosts kids yoga in

the community room at 10:30 a.m. Register online at the library website.

Canasta Come to the Island Park library to play cards with your friends. All participants must be fully-vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination. Masks are not required. Sign up at the library. Starts at 1 p.m.

Disney Trivia How well do you know your Disney? Come to the Oceanside library to celebrate Disney’s 50th anniversary with this trivia contest. Prizes will be awarded. Starts at 2 p.m.

Getting Technical Have questions about tech? Come to the Oceanside library for one-on-one help

The NAMI mental health support group meets twice a month. The Island Park Library has a Take & Make DIY all week. The South Shore Brewery hosts live music on Dec. 23 at 8 p.m. Island Park library hosts special needs yoga at 11:30 a.m on Dec. 28. The Winter Review Crew meets at the Oceanside library all this week.

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Hope’s Land of Candy gets spotlight from PIX 11 WPIX as part of their Small Business Spotlight last Thursday.

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Island Park store Hope’s Land of Candy got a visit from city news station

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Joan Cohen, from left, and her children Hope and Adam Cohen were highlighted as their favorite Island Park small business in a WPIX segment last Thursday.

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LONG ISLAND CLEAN, Air, Water and Soil Co-directors Claudia Borecky and Dave Denenberg, with Jack McCloy, Rosalee Reeves and Helene Manas outside of the Town of Hempstead Board meeting Dec. 7. around ’07, ’08, there was a big outcry because the latest rate of water at that time made it very, very obvious how much more — it was called New York Water Service at the time — was charging than other public authorities,” Denenberg said. Denenberg is a Merrick resident who receives NYAW. Denenberg said he started calling on the town to constitute a water authority to take over New York Water Service, and

by 2010, he started showing the town that a public authority had been created by New York state in 1992. Three authorities had been created — one to take over Jamaica Water in western Nassau County, one to take over Great Neck Water in Great Neck and a southeast water authority, called the Water Authority of Southeast Nassau County, to take over New York Water Service. At water rate increase hearings in 2009

and 2010, Denenberg said people came out in support, demanding that the public service commission turn down the rate increase and implement the public authority — the Water Authority of Southeast Nassau County. “In 2012, [the town] started doing a feasibility study that they didn’t finish until about 2014,” Denenberg said, to see if a public authority was possible. “The company which did the feasibility study said it was feasible — except for political reasons the town [was] saying this new authority would have to pay taxes. As soon as I was out of office in 2015, they dissolved the [public] water authority saying it was not feasible. The town is up to the same tricks.” At the time, feasibility studies for public water were ran in other private authorities in North Shore and Massapequa. Both the North Shore and Massapequa districts found that a public takeover would be feasible, however, the Town of Hempstead did not. “The town did a study and showed it would cost about $450 million or less [to implement a public authority],” according to Denenberg. “They turned around and said its going to cost over $500 million. The state called them out on it, because the town was denying the results of their own feasibility study. “We want the town board to know that all of the excuses are over,” he added. “We need results.”

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Children’s liBrarian sarah Campbell showed Island Park how to make winter crafts.

Santa brings holiday cheer to I.P. Library By Kepherd daniel kdaniel@liherald.com

The Island Park Library held a winter crafts program attended by Mr. and Mrs. Claus, who gave out books and candy canes to children who came to enjoy the

holiday fun. The hour-long Welcome Winter craft program was held Dec.17. Island Park children’s librarian Sarah Campbell showed children and their parents how to make winter crafts, and Santa and his wife swung by to hand out the books.

Children engaged in holiday craft fun, far left. Mr. and Mrs. Claus handed out books and spread holiday cheer, above.

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StudentS checKed out titles at the Oceanside High School holiday book fair, which exceeded 2019 sales, besting its 2021 goal.

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Oceanside hockey team sends toys to Kentucky ConTinued from fronT page teammates on the Oceanside High School hockey team to spread the word about the drive during the school week. He also reached out to Principal Dr. Brendon Mitchell, who sent a letter to the student body Thursday evening. With such a tight turnaround, Hubert said, he was blown away by the response from the community. The next m o r n i n g s aw between 100 and 120 toys dropped off between 6:45 and 7:45 a.m. at the looping driveway at the school’s entrance. Even more toys ChrisTian were dropped off huberT Jr. at the Huberts’ OHS student home over the weekend. After another round of collections that saw 70 toys donated from the Knights of Columbus alone on Monday morning, Hubert brought the donated toys to his patrol meeting to be sent to Kentucky as soon as possible. Christian Hubert Sr., 51, was an inspiration for his son’s military lifestyle, having served in the Army from 1989 to 2007. He now works in the Crime Scene Division of the Suffolk County Police Department. Hubert Jr. hopes to attend the Air Force Academy when he graduates from high school. “It makes you very proud of him to see that’s he’s taking what he’s learning from both Civil Air Patrol and his hockey team

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ohs freshman hoCkey player Christian Hubert Jr. organized the toy drive for children in Kentucky after the tornadoes that ravaged the Midwest and South this month. and applying it to the community,” Hubert Sr. said. Nearly a decade later, it is clear the suffering that Oceanside residents endured during Sandy has only made many more compassionate.

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A. Good question! The answer requires a number of other questions to be asked and answered to determine how concerned you should be about safety. Consider that newer buildings were constructed with more stringent requirements, while older buildings may have maintenance issues — especially buildings nearer to the onte eeper ocean — and may not have been repaired for decades. So age and location need to be known. If you know that your building has been well maintained, age may not be as much of a concern. Other than unusual items like cars and swimming pools, one of the heaviest things that buildings are designed for is paper, in filing cabinets and bookshelves, so libraries need to be extra strong to hold such extreme loads as large racks, shelves and stacks of books and papers. The required load design for balconies is the same as libraries: 100 pounds per square foot. Balconies have to not only hold the weight of people, but also carry their own weight, and heavy snow or ice, combined with high winds, without buckling. Typically, people gathering on a balcony should be similar to people gathering in the living room inside, and it’s rare to see people packed together in such a limited space without breathing room. You should use common sense, and social distancing would mean that you could limit people to being within a foot or so apart if you choose. Again, it’s rare to see people jammed into such a tight space, but that can happen if everyone rushes out to see something going on outside, like a fireworks display, for example. The safety factor of 100 pounds per square foot will generally hold, but only if the other maintenance conditions are met.

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As for the balcony railing, the maximum vertical or horizontal baluster spacing, or rail opening, is 4 inches, and for good reason: Children’s heads, from birth, are the largest part of their bodies, and larger than 4 inches in diameter. As they grow, their bodies catch up, proportionately. Although their bodies may squeeze through the space between railings, their heads generally won’t. A child should never be on a balcony without a responsible adult, but it does happen, and the rail space will at least protect a child from a fall. Happy holidays!

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e’re about to lose one of the most significant advances in health care made over the past decade unless Congress takes immediate action. That’s why I’m calling on Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Tom Suozzi to step up and protect lifesaving health coverage subsidies for New Yorkers. These expanded subsidies help families afford the cost of health coverage. By driving down costs, this relief ensures that Americans across lISA the country don’t lose their access tySoN to care. While this program has been an essential component of our response to the coronavirus pandemic, the impact of these benefits has been far greater. If made permanent, marketplace health insurance subsidies could cut the number of uninsured by 12 million nationwide next year, according to the Urban Institute. In New York alone, it

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would ensure that 163,000 people would have access to the benefits of health coverage who otherwise would not be covered. This could cut the number of uninsured by nearly 15 percent across the state. These expanded tax credits must be made permanent in this year’s final budget reconciliation package. As we continue to confront the worst public health crisis in over a century, these subsidies ensure that every community in our state can access basic care and take part in our ongoing recovery. Despite the impact of this relief, these subsidies will disappear if Congress doesn’t act soon. If they expire, the effects on working- and middle-class families could be devastating. A new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that premiums could double for the millions of Americans who buy their coverage on the marketplace. Another study by the Department of Health and Human Services found that premiums could rise by as much as $600.

As we’ve fought to recover from Covid-19 and its deadly mutations, marketplace subsidies have become an essential lifeline for thousands of New Yorkers. And while it’s hard to imagine a worse time to lose health coverage than in the middle of a global pandemic, these expanded benefits are currently set to expire by the end of next year. That’s why it’s so critical that leaders like Schumer and Suozzi work with their colleagues to protect these essential benefits for every American still struggling to afford health coverage. As director of the Long Island Progressive Coalition, I’ve seen our community go through decades of debate over how best to expand access to health care. While this conversation must continue, we cannot afford to lose a program that is providing coverage to so many right now. New York has long been at the forefront of efforts to protect the health and well-being of working families. From Teddy Roosevelt making the first national call to protect against “the haz-

amilies shouldn’t have to choose between paying bills and paying for health care.

ards of sickness” to his cousin Franklin Roosevelt creating the Social Security program, our state’s leaders have long fought to ensure that working people can live and age with dignity. In more recent times, our leaders in Congress fought to pass, and then defend, the Affordable Care Act. All of these efforts have improved the lives of countless families across our state and around the country. Now we have the chance to build on that legacy by protecting these lifesaving subsidies before they expire. This will not only ensure that thousands of New Yorkers can keep their health coverage, but also move us closer to the day when every American will have access to affordable, quality health care. No family should ever be forced to choose between paying the bills and paying for health coverage. These expanded marketplace subsidies must be made permanent now, because they ensure that millions of Americans don’t have to make that choice. It’s time for our leaders in Washington to act. Lisa Tyson, of North Bellmore, is the director of the Massapequa-based Long Island Progressive Coalition.

Kidney donor tells story of the gift she gave

ear Ms. Kreiss: “I read your article in the Herald about your friends’ son who needs a kidney (“Hoping for the gift of life in this season of giving” Dec. 9-15). I suspect people who read the column or see pleas like this in general don’t believe they can help because organ donation is so serious. It made me think that, as a kidney organ donor, it would help if I told my story. “I met ‘Jane,’ another parent, at my daughter’s RANDI school. I came to KREISS know her through her devotion to various class projects and activities. When I realized I hadn’t seen her in a while, I asked a mutual friend, who told me Jane’s husband was dying of kidney failure. “I called Jane to offer support, and she told me her husband’s best chance to survive was with a live kidney donation. I immediately felt the sense of urgency and thought, ‘I’ll get tested,’ not realizing I actually said it out loud. She

guided me to the program that was testing his potential donors. Turns out I was a match, and a very good one. “Now it was up to me to decide if I could really do this. All the bravado I had shown in getting tested started to wane a little bit now that it was a reality. What was I thinking? I had three kids of my own who needed me. I was in my late 40s, and while I was in decent physical condition and had no ailments, I was more than a little overweight. “And I didn’t even know this guy. “But somehow, I knew I was supposed to do this. I was given a lot of information and data about organ donation, and the more I read about it, the less I feared it. The clincher for me: Without a donor kidney, this man would die too young after spending the rest of his days tied to dialysis. “I went through many tests, and my results were all good. Then I was told that his brother was most likely going to be the donor, so for about nine months I was on the reserves list. Then, suddenly, his brother and sister were eliminated as donors for medical reasons. I was

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once again at bat. After almost a year of uncertainty, it was now a go. “At every stage of this process, my medical team (you have your own medical team that is separate from the recipient’s medical team) reminded me I could pull out at any time. But I was ready. All the delays just made me feel that if it was meant to be, it would happen. “When I woke up after the surgery, it was evening, and my dear brother was standing over me, holding a can of kidney beans (in case I needed a spare). I didn’t feel any pain but was tired. I was told the operation was a success, and that my recipient was doing well. “They always say the best way to get things working again after surgery is to get up and walk. So walk I did, every day, at least once an hour. I felt minimal pain. “The recipient’s new kidney began functioning beautifully right away. Each day he got stronger and stronger. We both healed well, and though he has other physical challenges unrelated to the transplant, his kidney is functioning

y recipient is healthy, and I’m healthier than I’ve been in years.’

very well and normally. “A question I am often asked is, ‘What if your kids or someone in your family needs a kidney? Now you can’t help them.’ To which I answer, ‘I am so confident that this is a safe process that I know someone else in my family would step up and donate. We’ll be OK.’ “My donation has only affected me for the good. It increased my faith. It gave me more confidence in myself, and it made me finally act on my desire to live healthfully. I have struggled with my weight since I stopped playing competitive sports in my 20s. I have since lost all my excess weight. I am now 56, but physically I feel like I’m 30. “My recipient is healthy, and I’m healthier than I’ve been in years. I feel so grateful for the opportunity to have done this. It changed my life forever, and for the better.” The donor has asked to remain anonymous to protect the privacy of the recipient. To find out more about donating a kidney to Scott Englander of Woodmere, whom I wrote about two weeks ago, email scottneedsakidney@ gmail.com. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Merrick pain doctor, Michael Belfiore, 58, was sentenced on Dec. 16 to 23 years in prison after he was convicted of selling opioid prescriptions to patients, many of whom were desperately addicted to opioids and often writhing in pain from a variety of injuries. Belfiore might have begun his career as a respected doctor, but he ended it ignominiously, as a common drug dealer. We were pleased that Belfiore was given a tough sentence, after he arrogantly fought the charges against him in 2014 and 2016, despite overwhelming evidence against him. His case should serve as a stiff warning for any doctor thinking of selling scripts for cash: The law will eventually catch up with you, and you will eventually be sent to prison for a long time. It’s about time the law caught up with the medical practitioners who, in part, at least, have fueled the opioid crisis that the nation, including Long Island, now faces. Belfiore’s case is especially egregious. According to federal officials, he wrote 5,000 prescriptions for 600,000 pain pills between January 2010 and March 2013. His case is, however, anything but unique. There are many like him. On top of that, too many doctors have overprescribed opioids for patients without giving proper thought to the possible long-term consequences of their actions. To be clear: This is not every doctor. Most physicians follow the rules. The doctors who have cavalierly prescribed opioids as

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letters Questions Blakeman’s stance on mask mandate To the Editor: Our newly elected county executive, Bruce Blakeman, in one of his first acts, has rejected the recent New York state mask mandate. The announcement came at a time when Long Island’s positivity rate was increasing rapidly — it stood at more than 9 percent at press time — and was the highest in New York state. Here is what Blakeman, a Republican, recently told The New York Post: “Come Jan. 1, my administration will move Nassau forward with a common-sense approach that acknowledges the facts, science and progress made by our residents while also protecting businesses and jobs from any further damage created by government mandates. Nassau County is not in crisis and should not be painted with the same broad brush as the rest of the state. Ninety-seven percent of adults in Nassau County have received at least their first dose of the vaccine, and Nassau hospitals have adequate capacity to handle existing demand.”

their default practice, however, are partly to blame for the addiction pandemic that we find ourselves in now. The coronavirus pandemic has only worsened the opioid addiction crisis. In the first year of the pandemic, between April 2020 and April of this year, the U.S. recorded 100,000 opioid overdose deaths — 100,000! That meant an American died every five minutes of an overdose. President Biden’s $1.75 trillion Build Back Better legislation — which Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, effectively killed last weekend by refusing to vote for it — included $11 billion to fight the opioid crisis, which is now increasingly driven by fentanyl, a powerful opioid. There remains a chance that the legislation could eventually pass. If it does not, though, there will be any number of consequences for the nation, not the least of which will be reduced resources to cope with the opioid crisis. Shame on Senator Manchin. Earlier this year, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran directed $15.3 million to addiction prevention and treatment services from a $230 million settlement that New York state reached with the pharmaceutical manufacturer Johnson & Johnson for its part in causing the opioid crisis, which has plagued the U.S. since the late 1990s. With the settlement, Johnson & Johnson avoided a trial. Last summer, state Attorney General Letitia James filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of the state against pharmaceu-

tical giants Teva Pharmaceuticals, Amerisource Bergen, McKesson Corp, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Allergan Finance and Cardinal Health. The outcome of that suit remains to be seen. We must also remember this: The opioid crisis gave rise 10 years ago to a heroin crisis. This is how we described it in an April 2010 story, “From painkillers to heroin addiction”: “Nassau County police say that prescription painkillers have flooded the local illegal drug market in the past decade, which is driving the recent spike in heroin use … “With the drugs readily accessible, painkiller and heroin addicts are getting younger and younger, according to the experts … In the past, the average age of the heroin addicts … was 24. Now, most are 18 to 23. Many begin using prescription painkillers at parties as young as 14 and 15. When the painkillers become too expensive — they sell for $80 per pill on the street — the teens graduate to heroin, which goes for as little as $5 a bag.” Not much has changed over the past decade — except the drugs have become more powerfully addictive and potentially deadly, and the crisis has only gotten worse, not better, as we had hoped. A two-pronged approach that mobilizes both police and therapists is needed to address the crisis. That requires money. Nassau County Executive-elect Bruce Blakeman will take office in a week. We urge him to prioritize funding for drug enforcement and addiction treatment.

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he war on local school boards, teaching and history is escalating as conservative activists and Republican politicians prepare for the 2022 congressional midterm elections. This year, 66 gag-order bills to prevent teaching about race and racism were introduced in 26 states, and at least 12 became law. Among the measures was Assembly Bill 8253, introduced in New York by Republican Assemblyman Colin Schmitt of upstate New Windsor, which, if passed, would ban ALAn students and teachers in sinGer K-through-12 schools from learning about The New York Times’s 1619 Project, which examined the nation’s beginnings through the lens of slavery. According to a report by the nonprofit PEN America, many of the bills mirror legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate by Tom Cotton, a Republican from Arkansas, and former President Donald Trump’s 2020 executive order “combating race and sex stereotyping.” Most include a provision prohibiting “divisive concepts.”

One frightening development is a shift in strategy by groups like the Proud Boys, whose members were involved in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The Proud Boys are now picketing school board meetings in protests against mask and vaccine mandates, and school curricula and reading assignments that they don’t like. This fall there were Proud Boy rallies on Long Island in Rockville Centre, Bay Shore and Patchogue. In New York, school board elections are scheduled for next May 17, six months before November’s congressional election. Filing petitions are due in most school districts on April 18. The New York State School Boards Association provides a booklet for people considering becoming school board candidates. On Long Island, insurgent candidates challenging coronavirus mask mandates and a fictionalized version of critical race theory won three seats on the Smithtown Board of Education last May. Now a Republican consulting firm is organizing classes to further polarize and politicize school board races. Among those offering the classes are a former Trump activist, a former contractor with the Nassau Coun-

he debate over mask mandates and history courses may continue next spring.

LeTTers So, Blakeman seems to say, don’t worry if you get the Covid virus as a result of his no-mask-mandate policy. Nassau is ready with your very own ICU bed. Blakeman also touts the 97 percent onedose adult vaccine rate. One dose has little effect on the new variant, and what about the children who are now contracting the virus in higher numbers? Yes, acknowledge the facts. Don’t make up your own. DR. ALLAN SIMON Lawrence

America’s ‘awakening’ To the Editor: Re Dr. Alan Singer’s column “Democrats’ election perils have little to do with ‘wokeness’” (Dec. 9-15): Singer is right: The Democrats’ dismal election showing in November had little to do with “wokeness,” but it had a lot to do with “awakening.” People are showing disgust over the deceit of progressive attempts to redefine American values and traditions. The failure of House Republicans to hold Rep. Paul Gosar in contempt for his thoughtless tweets about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was unfortunate. But why was no contempt shown for Rep. Maxine Waters, who in April called on her followers to “stay on the street” and “get more

ty government when it was under Republican control and a Republican Suffolk County legislator. The latest Long Island school district to erupt with a critical race theory controversy is Great Neck. Some residents accuse a Great Neck North High School 11th-grade English teacher of presenting in class that whites are racists and students need to understand white fragility and reject privilege. The local parents appear to be working with a national organization, Parents Defending Education, which claims it wants to ensure that American schools do not promote “harmful agendas.” The group’s website has slides that were supposedly shown in the English class. What is missing from their attack on teachings is any attempt to learn what actually took place in the classroom. Students read the book “Between the World and Me,” by Ta-Nehisi Coates, which won a National Book Award. The slides were part of a lesson introducing students to the issues raised in the book, and by other authors who question or challenge what they perceive of as racism and white supremacy in the U.S. Students were asked to pledge to think about the issues raised in the book, not to agree with a par-

confrontational” if Derek Chauvin hadn’t been found guilty of murdering George Floyd? This could be interpreted as inciting others to riot, which is not protected speech, but there she was, on video, saying as much, similar to when she called on her supporters to harass Trump officials when they were having dinner at restaurants with their families. Waters was never sanctioned or censured over that, either, emboldening her to even more such calls for abuse. In August 2020, Kyle Rittenhouse naively and stupidly brought his AR-15-style rifle with him to the Kenosha, Wis., riots, where he said he intended to offer only medical aid. He was walking with a fire extinguisher to put out a fire set by the arsonists, within their view — not very smart — when he was attacked. He didn’t assault or threaten anyone, but they overreacted violently toward him, provoking his justifiable self-defense. Members of the “Republican rank and file” have not challenged local school boards over critical race theory, but rather parents of children being subjected to it. To espouse the belief that this country is essentially racist is a fraud, and is itself racist. No wonder parents object to this divisive propaganda of hate. The greatest contributor to climate change is China, not the United States, but the 2016 Paris Agreement would have given China a longer time frame to clean

ticular author. According to state Board of Regents Chancellor Lester Young, “The New York State Board of Regents policy on diversity, equity and inclusion is not an attempt to, in fact, teach critical race theory. Critical race theory is not our theory of action. Our theory of action is cultural responsiveness.” The official position of the state educational governing body, and the reality of what gets taught in the classroom, have not stopped conservative Republicans from mobilizing white families to stop CRT. Jay Worona, deputy executive director and general counsel for the New York State School Boards Association, has called the political assault on school boards a “false narrative.” Worona responded to the assault, “There are many people who are proclaiming that the curriculum is being designed to indoctrinate students to think in a particular way, as opposed to what we’ve done for eons, which is to teach critical thinking skills.” 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. Follow him on Twitter, @AlanJSinger1.

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up its carbon pollution than the U.S. Former President Donald Trump wasn’t against such initiatives, but only wanted them to be implemented fairly and equitably, consistent with his belief that America stop being made the scapegoat for the world’s evils. As more Americans see the truth, the Democratic Party will continue to decline. ROBERT RUBALSKY East Rockaway

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