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By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

With a new year ushered in, Rockville Centre village and school officials have plenty of goals they hope to see to fruition in 2022.

Mayor Francis Murray said he was proud of what the village accomplished in the face of an unpredictable pandemic in 2021, and that he hoped to continue to get things done this year while keeping residents safe.

“We have continued to move along with work to ensure Rockville Centre remains one of the most desirable communities to live, work and raise a f a m i l y o n L o n g FRANCIS I s l a n d , ” M u r r ay MURRAY wrote in an email to the Herald. “In 2022, Mayor I will continue to work with my fellow elected officials … to ensure we continue to improve our infrastructure by redoing our road-

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A real shot in the arm Bonbino’s Pizza owners Nick and John Milano organized a visit from Mount Sinai South Nassau’s “Vaxmobile” last month for their employees. Story, more photos, Page 16.

Village yet to sign deed for road Controversial subdivision still under construction

By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

Village officials and the former owners of a plot of land at 220 Hempstead Ave. have yet to reach an agreement on deeding a road that runs through the area to the village.

The site has been cause for controversy since a late-19thcentury home on the property — the former parsonage of St. M a rk ’s U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t

Church, which the church sold in 2013 — was demolished so the 1.75-acre parcel could be divided into five single-family plots. A new street leading to a cul-desac, Birch Lane — formerly known as Killarney Lane — was also created. While the initial subdivision approval was for six lots, only five homes will be constructed. One future homeowner has purchased and combined two lots.

In July 2020, the village board

voted, 3-2, to claim ownership of Killarney Lane, which runs perpendicular to Hempstead Avenue and provides access to four homes on the southern edge of the property. The resolution authorized Mayor Francis Murray to accept the deed to the road once the developers complete it. If the village did not accept the donation of the road, the public still could have used CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

ways, water mains, updating our electrical system, tree plantings and updating our parks and ball fields.”

Murray said that village officials planned to continue to apply for grants for new initiatives to keep property taxes down, and noted that since he was elected in 2011, Rockville Centre has received more than $46 million in federal, state and local grants and gifts to make improvements. Murray also recently became president of the New York Conference of Mayors, and he said his goal was to use the position to lobby for funding in Albany on behalf of the village.

Development could also be on the horizon this year. At a town hall meeting at the Sandel Senior Center in October, the village board presented a preliminary plan for a multi-family, transit-oriented

e have continued to move along with work to ensure Rockville Centre remains one of the most desirable communities to live, work and raise a family on Long Island.

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By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

After several independent pharmacists pushed for Gov. Kathy Hochul to limit the influence pharmacy benefit managers have over them, she recently signed three pieces of legislation included in the four-part Pharmacy Rescue Package.

The parts of the bill Hochul approved expanded authorization for pharmacists to administer vaccines sanctioned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, regulated pharmacy benefit managers and prohibited PBMs from forcing patients to fill prescriptions using mail order pharmacies.

She did not sign the fee for service parity bill, but pharmacists are hopeful her administration will include it in the 2023 budget.

The bill pushes PBMs to follow duties and obligations when performing services to enable the department of financial services to enforce the law and receive complaints from consumers, pharmacies and health care providers.

“In the midst of a global public health crisis, it’s crucial that we take every opportunity to improve the health care system and reduce costs for New Yorkers,” Hochul said in a statement. “This landmark law creates the most comprehensive regulatory framework in the country for pharmacy benefit managers, increasing transparency for consumers and shedding light on the cost of prescription drugs. Navigating costs associated with medications and insurance can be difficult, so I am proud to sign this legislation to make it that much easier.”

PBMs act as middlemen between pharmacies, on one side, and drug manufacturers and insurance companies, on the other. A lack of oversight of the managers costs independent pharmacies across the state, which often face financial hardship because of low reimbursement rates from the managers, which are not legally required to disclose their revenue streams in New York.

Currently, PBMs such as OptumRx, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark have the power to determine how much money pharmacies are reimbursed for the prescriptions they dispense. A survey of more than 300 independent pharmacies earlier this year, conducted by the Pharmacists Society of the State of New York, found that

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ROCKVILLE CENTRE PHARMACY owner Howard Jacobson advocated for Gov. Kathy Hochul to restrict the influence of pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs. 98 percent of respondents had their reimbursements cut during the pandemic, and 97 percent feared they would have to lay off employees, reduce store hours or close due to those cuts. At the same time, PBMs have seen record-breaking revenue increases.

While Hochul approved parts of the Pharmacy Rescue Package, she vetoed the centerpiece of the bipartisan bill, which passed by the Senate and Assembly in June 2021, noting that it would have a negative fiscal impact

on the Medicaid program.

The legislation that Hochul did approve requires licensure for pharmacy benefit managers and specifies their duties and obligations as service providers. It also enables the department of financial services to receive complaints when a PBM violates the law and will ensure PBMs abide by standards established by law and regulation. Additionally, the bill prohibits PBMs from forcing patients to fill prescriptions through mail-order pharmacies.

In a statement, Karl Williams, the president of the Pharmacists Society of the State of New York, said the entity applauded Hochul for passing the legislation, which helps expand patient choice and keeps PBMs from raising drug prices.

“While there is much more to be done, this is an important first step toward reclaiming our broken prescription drug distribution system from the powerful corporate middlemen that control it today,” he said in the statement. “We are grateful . . . to all the pharmacists, patients, allies and lawmakers in both parties whose tireless advocacy made this possible. We look forward to working with the governor to address pharmacy reimbursements as part of the state budget.”

Rockville Centre Pharmacy owner Howard Jacobson was among many independent pharmacists in the state who pushed for Hochul to sign the Pharmacy Rescue Package, which overwhelmingly passed through the Senate and Assembly. He has been a pharmacist for 42 years and has owned Rockville Centre Pharmacy for 35.

“We’re offered one-sided contracts, and it’s take it or leave it,” he said last month, “and if you leave it, then not only are you telling your patients you don’t care about them, [but] you’re [also] leaving a network. You’re not going to see those people anymore.”

Jacobson could not be reached for comment at press time after the bills passed.

Hochul signed one part of the Pharmacy Rescue Package bill into law in early 2021, which enabled pharmacies to administer vaccinations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The three other parts of the legislation set a minimum reimbursement level for prescriptions, created oversight and regulation of pharmacy benefit managers; and prevented them from forcing patients to use mail-order pharmacies.

Murray takes charge of the Conference of Mayors

By TOM CARROZZA tcarrozza@liherald.com

On Monday evening, Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray was sworn in as the 96th president of the New York State Conference of Mayors during a meeting at Village Hall.

Mur ray will hold the role until May 18, 2023.

“I am very proud to acce pt the presidency of the New York State Conference of Mayors,” the mayor said “Local government is the government closest to the people. This fact has been proven more clearly than ever before over the course of the past 22 months, as municipal officials have been in the forefront of ensuring the safety of our residents and restoring economic opportunity in New York.”

Mur ray has served as Rockville Centre mayor since 2011 and is now in his third term.

“Cities and villages play a critical

role in the economic prosperity of our state,” NYCOM Executive Director Peter. Baynes said in a statement.

“Mayor Murray’s successful experience as the leader of New York’s 10th largest village, along with his strong backg round in downtown development, will be put to g reat use in NYCOM’s ongoing efforts to infor m and eng age our members in their capacity as New York’s frontline leaders.”

The Conference of Mayors represents 575 cities and villages in New York. NYCOM has been in existence since 1910.

MAYOR FRANCIS MURRAY, center, was sworn in by his daughter Susan Boland, right, as the 96th president of the New York Conference of Mayors alongside his wife, Barbara, on Monday at Village Hall.

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Gov. Hochul signs three pieces of four-part Pharmacy Rescue Package

Outgoing county exec. pushes gender inclusivity

By CRISTINA ARROYO RODRIGUEZ carroyo@liherald.com

On her second-to-last day in office, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran issued an executive on Dec. 30 to create a nine-member Nassau County Advisory Committee for Gender Inclusivity to address gender identity discrimination in the county’s charter, a d m i n i s t r at ive code and other regulations. The committee would report to the county executive.

Bruce Blakeman, who became county executive Jan. 1, s a i d h e wo u l d not start the committee, sayLaura Curran ing the executive order was intended to play to the press.

Instead of creating the committee, “this administration will respect the [LGBQT] community by placing important stakeholders on the Human Rights Committee,” Blakeman said, citing the 15-member human rights commission chaired by Bobby Kalotee.

Curran’s executive order came three years after she enacted an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission policy that upgraded sexual harassment prevention measures, including having a separate complaint form for sexual harassment and prompt investigations into discrimination or harassment allegations.

“We are working to eradicate all forms of discrimination in the workplace and to ensure equal employment

opportunity for all members of our despite these policies, transgender team,” Curran said during a 2019 news workers may still face discrimination.

“Across our nation, members of the briefing. “This new policy will do more to protect the civil rights of our employ- transgender community continue to endure elevated levels of poverty, housees than has ever been done before.”

The chief executive of the LGBT ing discrimination, workplace bias and a risk of suicide and mental Network in Hauppauge, Dr. health challenges. They are David Kilmicky, praised the victims of fatal violence Curran’s work in making with infuriating frequency,” the county safer and more Legislator Arnold Drucker, inclusive throughout her a Democrat, said. tenure as county executive.

He then added that Blake“This long-overdue policy man has publicly expressed change for Nassau’s transhis commitment to helping gender people and families all Nassau residents, so sends a clear message that Drucker asserted, “Followall county employees are ing through on the formaentitled to work in an envition of this committee ronment that is safe and would put the power of free from harassment and action behind his words and discrimination,” he said at bring us one step closer to the news briefing.

ARNOLD W. fulfilling the promise of ‘libJay Kaplan, the LGBTQ erty and justice for all.’” youth services manager at DRUCKER In October, Curran also the Bellmore-based Pride Legislator signed into law a bill that for Youth, echoed the senticreated a 15-member disabilment, saying, “This policy is the first in Nassau County’s history to ities advisory council, comprising explicitly protect transgender people, members with disabilities and people and it is hopefully the first of many pol- representing organizations that serve icies that will be introduced to end dis- and advocate for those with disabilities, crimination against this vulnerable tasked with providing recommendations to the county executive and legispopulation.”

Indeed, the policy was the first in lature.

Nassau’s history to protect in EEO policy a class of “sex” against gender-identity discrimination in the workplace.

The policy also protects employees who report harassment and/or discrimination from retaliation and provides interactive training to educate all employees in identifying and reporting instances of discrimination and/or sexual harassment.

Kilmicky, however, also noted that,

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he [transgender community] are the victims of fatal violence with infuriating frequency.

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RVC Boy Scouts earn plumbing merit badges

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ROCKVILLE CENTRE HERALD — January 6, 2022

With tools in hand, 10 young men enthusiastically learned to cut copper and PVC pipe, change a washer, clean out a sink trap, assemble fittings and more as they worked to earn their Boy Scout plumbing merit badges.

The boys, ages 11 to 17, are members of Troop 214 in Rockville Centre. All 10 of them (and some of their dads) mastered some basic plumbing skills at Pride Plumbing Services on Maple Avenue.

“As an Eagle Scout, I know how much the scouting program teaches leadership, service and accountability,” owner Dan O’Leary said.

“The attributes I lear ned in scouting have served me well throughout my adult life. I am very happy to give back to this fantastic organization.”

The day was organized by Scoutmaster Carmine Giangregorio.

“Scouting helps youth develop self-confidence, ethics, leadership, academic and citizenship skills that influence their adult lives,” he said. “It is the goal of this troop to give our scouts the opportunity to try new things. The boys had a great time today and learned some valuable skills.”

Troop 214 welcomes new members. For more information about scouting activities, or joining Troop 214, contact drworam@gmail.com.

Courtesy Rockville Centre Troop 214; compiled by Mike Smollins

Courtesy Boy Scouts Troop 114

MEMBERS OF BOY Scouts Troop 114 recently earned plumbing merit badges.

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Thursday, Jan. 6

Bible Study at St. Agnes Join Fr. Bright and other members of the study group each Wednesday morning either in-person or virtually at 9:45 a.m. The program meets in the second floor of the ministry building in the youth ministry room. Email Irene Vastola at iavastola@gmail.com for Zoom link.

Virtual Music for Aardvarks Join others at the RVC Library virtually for a rocking morning of musical fun.

Register at the library website. Starts at 10 a.m.

Simply Creative Chef Rob Chef Rob shares how to prepare Little Italy-Style pizza dough. Register online at the RVC Library website to receive the Zoom link to this virtual event.

Starts at 10 a.m.

Writer’s Workshop with Barbara Novack (Virtual) Join Molloy College Writer-in-Residence Barbara Novack in this interactive writing workshop. Bring works in progress for feedback and writing materials. Register online at the RVC library website.

Starts at 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 7 Poetry Workshop with Mindy Mangot

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Mindy Mangot faciliates this workshop where participants read works by mentor poets and compose their own poetry for peer review in this virtual workshop. Register online at the RVC Library website. Starts at 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 25 NAMI Family Support Group Session (Virtual) Joe Abate/Herald

Saturday, Jan. 8

The Nutcracker at Molloy College

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The RVC Guild for the Arts & Leggz Ltd. Dance performed Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet at the Madison Theatre at Molloy College on Dec. 21.

The Center for Science Teaching and Learning at the Tanglewood Preserve hosts this educational club at 1 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 9 Gilbert Gottfried at Ainsworth RVC Famous comedian Gilbert Gottfried performs at Ainsworth RVC with special guest Mark Normand. Starts at 7 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 10 Video Vacations with Savvy Sightseer Join Jeanne Schnupp of Savvy Sightseer as she leads a virtual tour of Northern Italy through the RVC Library. Video goes live at 9 a.m.

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Meditation with MaryClare MaryClare Chiofalo leads this meditation class designed to help you destress, relax, and focus. Register online at the RVC library website. Starts at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 11 Chi Gong with Marianna Farina (Virtual) Farina returns to the Rockville Centre library with her virtual exercise class.

Register at the library website for the session that runs from Sept. 7 to Nov. 9. Starts at 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday Yoga with Joe (Virtual) Certified yoga instructor Joe Climi leads the class designed to accommodate the needs of people who may have difficulty with more traditional appraoches. Register online at the RVC library website. Starts at 12 p.m.

What to Watch (Virtual) Join moderator Michael Matuszewski and RVC Library staffer Rob Siegel to discuss the shows everyone is watching and talking about from The Expanse to Bridgerton. Register online at the library website. Starts at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 12 Simply Stronger with Marilyn Bunger (Virtual)

leads this exercise class to enhance strength and flexibility. Starts at 9:30 a.m.

Mothers’ Center Circle (Virtual) Join others through the RVC Library website for this program to connect to other moms. Facilitators help mothers connect on the joys and challenges of motherhood and support each other through their own journeys. Register at the library website. Starts at 10 a.m.

Current Events with Richard Skolnik (Zoom) Richard Skolnik leads a discussion of what is in the latest news cycle. A lively, moderated discussion of hot topics.

Register online at the RVC Public Library website. Starts at 10:30 a.m.

The National Alliance on Mental Health comes to the RVC Library for family support group sessions. Sessions will meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Each session starts 7 p.m. For more info, contact dsills@ namiqn.org.

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SSHS hosts a drug & alcohol prevention program in the commons room at 7 p.m. on Jan. 9.

Wine & Design on N. Village Ave. hosts Paint Your Pet on Jan. 11 at 7 p.m.

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The RVC Library hosts a virtual discussion of Steven King’s Salem’s Lot on Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

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Kennedy Sophomore Wrestling oN DeC. 11, Goldstein helped the Cougars to a 4th-place finish (out of 13 teams) in the 45th annual Sprig Gardner Tournament hosted by the Bellmore-Merrick District. He captured the 285-pound title with a 6-4 overtime decision against Lawrence’s Andres Valle. Goldstein, who is ranked third in Nassau in the weight class, also had a big semifinal win over Mepham’s Miguel Rivera in the two-day event on the way to earning Kennedy’s George Munnich Most Outstanding Wrestler award.

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THomAs WAgNeR Is off to a strong start for South Side including a first-place finish (132 pounds) in its host tournament on Dec. 18.

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Wrestling: Lynbrook at V.S. North...........................4:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball: Lynbrook at V.S. South ..................... 5 p.m.

Wrestling: Baldwin at East Meadow ........................... 6 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Syosset at Freeport ......................... 7 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Farmingdale at Oceanside .............. 7 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Clarke at Wantagh ........................... 7 p.m.

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Wrestling: Calhoun Tournament.............................9:30 a.m.

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Girls Basketball: Hewlett at South Side......................... 12 p.m.

Girls Basketball: MacArthur at Mepham...................... 12 p.m.

Boys Basketball: South Side at Hewlett ...................... 12 p.m.

Boys Basketball: North Shore at Lawrence ................... 12 p.m.

Boys Basketball: G.N. South at Long Beach ................. 12 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Elmont at Sewanhaka ........................12 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Seaford at Carey ..........................12 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Roosevelt at Kennedy ......................... 2 p.m.

monday, Jan. 10 Boys/Girls Bowling: Oceanside at Baldwin ..................... 4 p.m.

Gymnastics: South Side at Long Beach .......................... 5 p.m.

Girls Basketball: Hicksville at V.S. Central .................6:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball: C.S. Harbor at West Hempstead.......... 7 p.m.

Boys Basketball: Carle Place at Malverne ................. 7 p.m.

Teams with younger rosters usually experience some growing pains and this year’s South Side/East Rockaway wrestling squad is no exception, but the potential of these underclassmen point to a brighter future in Rockville Centre.

The roster is loaded with sophomores, and some of them shined in a 40-36 dual match win over Hicksville on Dec. 21 for the team’s first victory of the season. Joe Souto recorded a two-minute pinfall in his 110-pound matchup and Bobby Galindo needed just 44 seconds more to secure his victory in a 285-bout, but it was Nate Modico’s win in just under four minutes of his 126-pound bout that keyed the victory.

“Nate Modico came up big for us in that match,” coach Mike Robinson said. “I had him go up a weight class to 126. He came up big with a big pin.”

The Cyclones were without injured seniors Ryan Alfano and Andrew Cancel for most of the season so far and Robinson

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said he spent the first month of the season figuring out his lineup and his young wrestler’s tendencies, but things began to come into focus against Hicksville.

“The sophomores are the core right now,” coach Mike Robinson said. “They didn’t have last year, so they’re basically like freshmen. I think we’re going to go through some growing pains, but I think we have some good athletes and they’re going to help the program.”

The coaching staff is also high on sophomore James Beatty (215), a coachable and athletic JV callup who is “going to be a good wrestler,” according to Robinson.

The veterans also shined against Hicksville as Thomas Wagner (132) continued his stellar senior season with another pinfall win, as did Cobh Ferrick (215). Junior Logan Kelly (172) was dominant in a 12-4 major decision win.

Wagner has two tournament championships under his belt this season, taking the Frank Giampaolo Cyclone event at South Side High School on Dec. 18 before capturing the Massapequa Holiday Tour-

nament after pinning his final opponent in just 56 seconds. At the Sprig Gardner event on Dec. 10 and 11, he had an upset loss in the first round before rallying to pin his next four opponents for a thirdplace finish.

“He’s got a real good shot at the state qualifier,” Robinson declared.

Souto won the Sprig Gardner with two decision wins by a combined score of 17-0 for his first career tournament victory. He finished fifth at The Battle of Long Beach the previous week and won his consolation final bout at the Giampaolo event.

“Joey’s that kid that worked hard in the off-season and is one of the hardest workers in the room,” Robinson said. “He’s very intense and really stepped up his game this year.”

Kelly also finished fifth at the Cyclone tournament and recorded a pinfall win in under two minutes against Oceanside on Dec. 1. Ferrick and heavyweight Rolph Brutus (285) both advanced to the semifinals at Long Beach and won their respective third-place matches.

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Nassau County Legislature: A year in review ■ We approved millions in Covid-19 relief funds to provide financial assistance to our residents and small businesses. We also passed emergency funding measures to ensure that our first responders, health professionals, economic development agencies and other org anizations had the necessary resources required to address the ongoing hardships faced by our families and communities in battling the pandemic.

■ In response to New York state legalizing the recreational use and sale of cannabis products for individuals 21 and older wherever smoking is allowed under the Clean Air Act, we created a law that prohibits the smoking or vaping of cannabis at all county-owned facilities. Currently, the smoking of tobacco is prohibited at county-owned properties. This legislation helps clear up any confusion by the public and reinforces that smoking of any kind is not permitted at county properties along with the vaping of cannabis as well. In

lar received from millions of dollars in settlements resulting from a class action lawsuit against several opioid manufacturers and pharmacies will go toward prevention, treatment and education programs specifically targeting the opioid epidemic. Without the special fund, the settlement proceeds would be placed into the county’s general fund, where they could be spent for purposes wholly unrelated to the opioid crisis.

addition, we passed a bill amending Nassau County’s Social Host Law to help prevent the consumption of cannabis by minors in private homes.

■ We passed a bill creating a new school bus camera program that will impose fines on drivers who illegally go around or pass school buses with their stop sign out and lights flashing. These cameras will help make sure our students are safe when boarding and exiting buses, by hopefully prompting more drivers to follow the law and putting our children less at risk.

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■ After hearing reports of m e m b e r s o f t h e l aw ill enforcement community and first responders being refused service at restaurants, fast food establishments, coffee shops, food trucks and retail stores, we passed a law that that prohibits such businesses or their employees from refusing to serve these individuals based on that criteria.

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D r. K at hy We i s s a n d D r. F r a n k Chiachiere, of School Leadership, returned to the South Side High School auditorium for the meeting after leading forums there on Nov. 1 and 8, outlining the roadmap for finding Chang’s successor. Later this month, School Leadership will begin advertising the position, and then the fir m will be gin screening applicants. The review phase should begin around mid-March, as the field is narrowed to between five and eight semifinalists. In late March or early April, the final two to four candidates will be interviewed, and a decision will likely be made in May. The new superintendent’s desired qualities, listed in Weiss’s PowerPoint, include being an advocate for the community, standing firm by decisions, engaging with all members of the school community and being a highly visible education visionary, an eloquent communicator and a transparent and responsible leader.

development, which received mixed reviews from residents and officials.

Murray and the trustees sat before an audience of dozens of residents, getting their input on the proposal, which was prepared by a Manhattan-based consulting firm, BFJ Planning. Some attendees voiced their support for the plan for housing near the Long Island Rail Road station, which offered few specifics beyond the general location because it was still in the preliminary stage, while others expressed concerns. The project would include new buildings up to three stories tall, also grandfathering in existing FRANCIS larger structures, like the now empty Rockville Centre Dio- MURRAY Mayor cese building.

For district schools, the biggest focus will be on finding a new superintendent, after June Chang’s resignation, announced last year, became effective in November. The search is being headed by School Leadership LLC, whose representatives appeared at the December Board of Education meeting to provide an update on the criteria Tom Carrozza contributed to this story.

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Hochul signs legislation to combat housing discrimination On Dec. 21, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a sweeping legislative package that was passed by the New York state Le gislature in June and comprised nine bills for an action plan to combat housing discrimination.

The bill, introduced by Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, a Democrat from Rockville Centre, requires standardized intake procedures for real estate brokers and “allows for a penalty to be imposed on any real estate broker or salesJudy person who fails to comply.

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dures to be monitored and standardized, preventing discriminatory practices.”

The bill is designed to prevent the unequal treatment of minority homebuyers by increasing overall instructional training as well as instr uctional training pertaining to fair housing and discrimination in the real estate industry.

“It is vital that people are treated equally and fairly when purchasing a Griffin home,” Grif fin said in a statement. “For far too long there have been inequalities in this process on Long Island and throughout New York state. I thank Governor Hochul for signing [the bill] today since it will ensure that homebuyers are not discriminated against.”

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A 1.75-ACRE PARCEL that used to house the parsonage of St. Mark’s United Church remains under construction, but village officials have yet to sign a deed for a road that goes through it.

Village, attorney yet to agree on road deed CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE a deed to the village in October.”

Browne said he was unsure of a it, but the village would not have maintimeline for the construction of the tained it, though it would continue to homes because there are different ownbe subject to county regulations. ers, and his clients were no longer According to village spokeswoman Julie Grilli, however, the village has involved with them. The village Buildnot yet accepted the deed presented to ing Department did not have a conit by Christian Browne, the attorney struction schedule, either, because each project is on a different for developers James and timeline.

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The project has had a “Various conditions of number of vocal detractors the development approval, over the years, with some which are required to be residents expressing conperfor med before the vilcer ns about overdeveloplage can accept the deed to ment, others dedicated to the road, have not yet been preserving what they consatisfied,” Grilli said. “The sider a historic house, and village attor ney will be still others arguing that the working with the developdevelopment would reduce ers’ attorney to have those the village’s green space. conditions met. Until that M a ny p e o p l e a l s o c o mtime, the village will not be plained that developers accepting the deed to the ignored community sentiroad, which remains in pri- JULIE GRILLI ment while plowing ahead vate ownership.” with the project.

Grilli said she could not Village Other concerns residents comment further because spokeswoman have raised about the projthe matter was still being e c t i n cl u d e a p o t e n t i a l negotiated.

Browne confirmed last month that increase in traffic, the impact constructhe deed to the road had been submit- tion would have on the surrounding ted to the village for its approval, but area and potential safety hazards with he also said he believed the village had the new road. But after an initial denial of the subdivision by the village plansigned it.

“The houses are still under con- ning board in November 2018 and struction,” he said. “The road was com- rounds of litigation that followed, a pleted and signed off by the village and Nassau County State Supreme Court county [Department of Public Works] judge ruled in May 2019 that the develin August of this past year. They signed opment could proceed.

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Bruce Blakeman takes the oath of office

New county executive won’t follow statewide mask mandate ordered by governor

By TOM CARROZZA tcarrozza@liherald.com

Hundreds packed into the lobby of the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City on Monday as new County Executive Bruce Blakeman, County Comptroller Elaine Phillips and County Clerk Maureen O’Connell took their oaths of office.

In his first remarks after taking leadership over one of the country’s most populated counties, Blakeman made it clear that he would not abide by Governor Hochul’s mask mandate, which was implemented in early December amid a new wave of cases caused by the highly contagious Omicron variant.

“Starting today, Nassau is normal ag ain,” Blakeman told a largely unmasked crowd. “We have seen the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic, but we can no longer be afraid. Yes, we still have challenges, but they are manageable.”

According to The New York Times’ online tracker, Nassau’s hospitalization rate had increased by 47 percent in the previous 14 days, with 58 deaths in that same period. The seven-day positivity rate climbed to 24 percent, as well.

Blakeman said the county would continue to encourage and support free vaccinations and testing for residents. He said

this approach would account for the economic, social, and mental health consequences of lockdowns and mandates.

“Nassau County is not in crisis,” Blakeman continued. “Our hospital admissions are rising by a manageable and predictable rate. Reason and common sense must supplant hysteria.” Blakeman promised to lobby Albany to keep students in class without masks.

Blakeman also took aim at the previous administration’s approach to the tax reassessment system, describing it as “unfair” and “secretive,” alluding to the algorithm used by Laura Curran’s office.

Blakeman pledged to provide transparency by investigating the previous system with Comptroller Phillips.

“There is no reason why millionaires should pay zero taxes, and then homes that are identical in the same communities pay vastly different tax rates,” Blakeman said. “It’s broken and we will fix it.”

Reducing taxes to retain young people and keep older adults comfortable would be another major focus of the new administration, Blakeman said.

Blakeman closed by saying he and new District Attorney Anne Connelly would demand the repeal of the state’s bail reform bill.

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NEW NASSAU COUNTY Executive Bruce Blakeman gave his first speech after his inauguration at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City.

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The city and state of my present address are RockvilleCentre, NY the month and year of my birth are June, 2006; the place ofmy birth is Rockville Centre, NY; my present name is Madison Elizabeth Gottcent.

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To the above named Defendants: You are hereby summoned to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorneys within thirty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

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With rising cases of Covid-19 across Long Island, Bonbino’s Pizza owners Nick and John Milano organized a visit from the “Vaxmobile” to the Rockville Centre shop, where booster shots were administered by Mount Sinai South Nassau staff.

As health officials and elected officials encourage everyone to get fully vaccinated amid the rise in CovidCourtesy MSSN 19 cases due to the emergence of the omnicron vari- MSSN ADMINISTERED BOOSTER shots to pizza shop ant, the Milanos brought in employees on Dec. 20.

MSSN to administer booster shots to their employees on working for us and they’ve become like Dec. 20. Experts say getting boosted is a family to us. It makes us feel better that critical step toward protecting oneself customers come into a location like this, everybody has [vaccination] cards and against the highly contagious variant.

Nick Milano said his brother, John, we’re all wearing masks, but we did this had a tough battle with Covid-19 earlier for extra protection.” this year and ended up in the hospital, Milano said about 20 of his employees and he wanted to ensure the safety of his received the booster dose, and that he staff and customers so that they wouldn’t was grateful for the efforts of the hospihave to deal with a similar issue. tal.

“They did a great job,” he said of the “We have a good relationship with MSSN staff. “We have a good relationship them,” he said. “We always do the right with them. We’re doing it because these thing by them and they do the right thing employees have been here for a long time by us.”

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There are 3 new full baths along with a family room with sliders. The master bedroom is enormous with a full bath, walk in closets, a vaulted ceiling and crown molding. There is a laundry room on the 2nd floor, redone hardwood floors and new stairs. This home has in-ground sprinklers and is newly landscaped with an oversized yard and large deck . It is a great home for entertaining. Asking $849,000

Q. I’m confused about the whole process of doing work to my home. I want to add a room and deck at the back of my kitchen, plus a second floor at the front of my Cape Cod-style home. Do I interview contractors first, architects first, ask an interior designer, ask my building department? What should I do, in what order?

A. The most important thing to understand when beginning the process is that each of the many people who will have input has a particular set of abilities, and approaches your project from his or her particular perspective. When you take the wrong advice from the wrong person, communication begins to fail, which is what you’re onte eeper trying to avoid. The contractor has a specific perspective, for example, which involves budgeting and getting the work constructed. Unfortunately, without training in codes that govern what can legally be done, they will still often advise the customers, and this can go awry, because they don’t have the responsibility to stand behind the advice they give.

The same can be said for interior designers, whose perspective should be within their scope of expertise, which is interior selections and knowledge of finishes and furnishings. Where the interior designer oversteps is when they plan the shape and location of spaces without the knowledge and expertise to determine the multiple issues of engineering, whether it’s the structure or other types of building systems like electric, plumbing and mechanical (heating, ventilating or air conditioning).

As an architect, I regularly struggle to work out problems when a contractor has altered something on a construction site or an interior designer has made a change that involves great cost to undo.

Examples of this could fill a book, but here are a few common ones. As I write this, I am preparing a case to present to a zoning board because a contractor was told, quite specifically and in front of the owner, that a second-floor addition had to be a specific roof angle and the structure had to sit on top of the first-floor walls. The contractor altered the roof angle and raised the addition 10 inches above the top of the first-floor walls. He even told the owner that the inspector “would never notice.” He did.

An interior designer advised a client that they could violate the laws of nature, building codes and zoning regulations when they recently took a copy of architectural plans and reconfigured them, telling the client that the architect didn’t have the artistic acumen or skill that the designer uniquely possessed. So a column ended up going in place of a sink, the roof structure had to be rebuilt, and there was no place to run the plumbing and air conditioning ductwork vertically. The cost for slender steel beams to accommodate the design decimated the budget as well.

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ith 2021 behind us, I’m trying hard to be optimistic about 2022. When you’ve lived past your 70s, you have the benefit of having seen multiple ups and downs in our country, and those experiences give you some insight into what might lie ahead.

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a big toll on most of America.

Our daily rhythms have been scrambled. We’ve been forced to work from home, and have patiently suffered through JERRY lockdowns and the loss of social KREMER interaction. But because we are such an innovative nation, by the end of 2022, it’s likely that we will have tamed this disease and possibly be better prepared for any new health challenge.

Last year was a tough one for the business world. The lockdowns around the world and the constant flare-ups of Covid-19 caused shortages of critical products. Some manufacturers who have

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ample inventory have taken advantage of the shortages and have raised their prices unnecessarily. Oil refineries with large inventories have joined the parade and jacked up the price of gasoline. Millions of small businesses have been forced to close, and in many cases they will never return.

2022 promises to be a better year for our long-suffering industries. Our strangled shipping ports are likely to catch up with the backlog of containers, and the uncontrolled buying of 2021 will slow down. By midyear, many members of the workforce who stayed home will finally find new job opportunities, or bargain their way into better-paying positions.

I’m thinking optimistically about the challenges we face, except for one. Surveying the scene from Minnesota or Montauk, I am most pessimistic about the political world. I have served over 30 years in state and local government. I have seen bold new programs, and marveled at political stars in both the Democratic and Republican parties.

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elected officials is as different as night and day from my time in state government. Once upon a time, leaders in my political world were willing to sit down and discuss the needs of the people, and got things done with simple handshakes.

The backroom meetings were about the next 10 years, not the next 10 minutes. Quite a few of today’s incumbents, especially those in Congress, are interested only in getting re-elected, and are willing to say and do whatever it takes to hold on to power.

It doesn’t make you a socialist if you believe in child care tax credits, more day care, pre-K programs and relief for young people struggling with college debt. Pollsters will tell you how widely accepted these initiatives are. But a handful of entrenched politicians will tell you they aren’t worth the cost or are being abused.

Those same ideologues will eagerly vote for tax cuts for the rich and the purchase of more military equipment, needed or not.

The biggest threat of 2022 will be the ongoing attacks on our voting system.

Republicans in more than a dozen states

’m thinking positively about the challenges we face this year, except for one.

have passed laws putting state legislatures in charge of their voting systems.

Dedicated independent professional election workers are being supplanted by party hacks whose only job is to protect their political base. It’s possible that hundreds of actual winning Democratic candidates will be denied victories under these new systems. These machinations should be the target of a real 2022 Stop the Steal campaign.

Do we have any political heroes left on the national stage? Some of the 10 Republican House members who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump have been willing to give up their seats in the name of protecting the nation. A few in that brave group are seeking re-election, and were willing to take the risk.

These are just random thoughts about the new year from a mostly optimistic columnist. I am eternally hopeful that the better angels will prevail in 2022.

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.

Readers tell their Covid stories in 50 words, or more

n the Dec. 2-8 issue, I invited readers to say how they were getting through the coronavirus pandemic so far, noting that all eyes were on the Omicron variant, and that our stories would surely evolve. Thank you so much for sharing these snippets of your lives. * “Friendship got me through Covid.

I would not have made it through this unexpected plot change in life without my peers.

The sudden death of my dog put a wave of grief over me for months. My RANDI best friend KREISS brought light into my shadowy sadness.” — E.K. * “‘So far’ are the operative words. No crystal ball here but by late February [2020] you could see it coming. Was still shocked by the incompetent and misleading, politicized government response and the willing denial by so many that killed and threatened. Read ‘The Great Influenza,’ spent months on the terrace and stayed as isolated as we could. Got a puppy.” — T.G. * “During the early days, I would take long walks in the early morning to clear

my thoughts. As time went on, I would run into other walkers, with many of us stopping to say hello and ask if everything was OK. On Thanksgiving 2020, a group of us got together outside and set up our tables six feet apart. We couldn’t be with family, but were happy to have found new friends.”

— Anonymous * “I was reminded of all the things I used to love about myself. I read more than I had in years. I had genuine conversations with my family, who, despite living in the same house for years, never were quite on the same page. Most important, I was aware of all I had taken for granted: I was finally satisfied with the life I had created for myself. I was reminded of the little girl who smiled and laughed and loved herself.” — R.G. * “I feel blessed just being here in Merrick with my mom, Rose, after losing my dad, Fred, to mantle cell lymphoma during the pandemic. As a resident of Australia, I had to secure a Travel Exemption from the Australian government to be allowed to board a flight to New York.” — L.H. * “I temporarily moved next door to my daughter and her family in July 2020.

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They were expecting a baby in August. I was there to help them out and they were there, providing precious moments at a time I would have been isolated and anxious.” — Anonymous * “We were three couples, close-by neighbors living in comfortable condos on the beach. We met every evening to talk, swim, have drinks and share extra supplies we were able to find. I painted every day. I have 42 completed paintings, three of which I sold. I let my hair grow out and am no longer a slave to my roots. My husband and I played board games.” — C.T. * “I not only ‘got through’ the pandemic, I rather enjoyed the peace and serenity afforded by the lockdown. My life revolved around a few people with whom I really love doing things. I enjoyed cooking, reading, card and game playing, long walks. I see a definite beauty in stepping off the world, albeit temporarily.” —A.C. * “At first I thought Covid would disappear quickly, but when I realized it was here to stay, I felt resentful. I’m 74, and I felt that a year and a half of my time was stolen from me while I locked myself inside. But I came to realize I was lucky.

My family was healthy, and I didn’t have

read more than I had in years.

I had genuine conversations with my family.’

to go off to work. I just had to stay alive!”

— B.C. * “Minus side: masking, no city, travel, theater, movies, felt restriction of movement. Plus side: more quality time to spend with family and friends, read, needlepoint, dining al fresco, a slower pace and longer phone conversations, spending less but giving more.” — B.G. * “Morning: television and telephone to family, friends. Afternoon: taking walks with husband through Cedarhurst. Evening: paint and write in a journal. I have kept seven journals — and I have tossed out two with the most negative thoughts.”

— L.M. * “Volunteering at the People Loving People Food Pantry in Oyster Bay was rewarding: It proved that during the most difficult times, people share with those less fortunate.” — K.G. * “Dealing with the pandemic is a slam dunk when you’re never alone. Lola and Mackenzie are my two small, hairy best friends. Never more than a few feet from wherever I am, they are great listeners.

We rarely disagree, and they think I’m a brilliant conversationalist.” — Anonymous Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

ROCKVILLE CENTRE HERALD — January 6, 2022

Some things to look forward to, and some to be scared of

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ruce Blakeman’s first public act as Nassau County executiveelect, in the second week of December, was one of rebellion.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, had ordered mask use in indoor spaces where people gather to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Blakeman, a Republican, said he would defy the order, refusing to enforce it once he took office Jan. 1. The governor had left enforcement to the counties.

We understand Blakeman’s reluctance to reinstate a mask mandate. People have grown tired of obeying orders.

Most of us just want our freedom back.

We want our old pre-pandemic lives. We crave normalcy.

Apologies for the blunt language, but the coronavirus doesn’t give a damn about our desire to return to the way things were before all hell broke loose. It is a virus. It has an innate need to replicate, and to replicate it requires host bodies. Nature has granted the virus a seemingly incalculable ability to mutate to avoid eradication.

That is why we must do all in our power to eliminate the coronavirus — including wearing masks in public spaces. That is why the state mandate is necessary.

Blakeman has said there is little scientific evidence to demonstrate that masking reduces transmission of the coronavirus. That is not true. He only need look to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Science Brief from Dec. 6, titled “Community Use of Masks to Control the Spread of SARS-CoV-2,” to find it.

The CDC cites numerous studies, conducted over the past two years in a variety of settings, demonstrating that mask wearing, when carried out properly, can reduce the transmission of Covid-19.

According to the CDC, at least 10 studies have “confirmed the benefit of universal masking in community level analyses.” The agency, considered one of the world’s leading authorities on infectious diseases, further states, “Each analysis demonstrated that, following directives from organizational and political leadership for universal masking, new infections fell significantly.”

Data from 200 countries, including the U.S., demonstrated reductions in the death rate as well.

Furthermore, the CDC concludes, “increasing universal masking by 15 percent could prevent the need for lockdowns and reduce associated losses of up to $1 trillion, or about 5 percent of the gross domestic product.”

If Blakeman is sincerely concerned about protecting the interests of Nassau businesses, as we firmly believe he is, then he will enforce the mask mandate to ensure that they stay open. No one — no one — wants the type of lockdowns that we are increasingly seeing in other countries. At some point soon, however, they could become inevitable if patients were to overwhelm our hospitals once again.

The Omicron variant, clearly far more transmissible than previous strains, has spread like wildfire across the U.S. over the past month. As of press time Monday, Long Island’s daily positivity rate stood at nearly 25 percent — the

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LETTERS We must trust evidence, data To the Editor: Reading Ed Schwartz’s letter in the Herald has me questioning your journalistic decision-making. “Creating Covid chaos”(Dec. 23-29) ends by suggesting violence against politicians, physicians and Dr. Anthony Fauci because the letter writer is apparently tired of the changes to daily life brought on by the pandemic.

I get it: We’re all tired of the pandemic. If only there was a magic solution, but there isn’t. Science works on the accumulation of evidence and data, and to suggest that the medical professionals are doing anything but trying to mitigate and end the pandemic is shortsighted. But the culminating sentence of the letter promotes violence against politicians, medical professionals and Dr. Fauci. That is unacceptable, and beneath whatever standards the Herald purports to uphold.

MICHAEL LUDWIG Rockville Centre

highest in the state, despite our high vaccination rate.

Preliminary data indicate that Omicron, which is fueling this most recent surge, may be less virulent and less deadly than previous strains. Given the exponential growth of this new form of the virus, however, we are seeing hospitalization rates rising fast, which, once again, is straining our health care workers, who are already worn out by nearly two years of battling a relentless foe. At least one president of a major Nassau hospital has asked the public to consider staying home for two weeks to minimize spread.

When Hochul enacted the indoor mask mandate on Dec. 10, it was supposed to last until Jan. 15. She recently extended it to Feb. 1. We urge Blakeman to consider enforcing it.

The county mustn’t fine businesses that are earnest in their efforts to carry out the mandate — as many have been.

Without enforcement for egregious violators, however, there will be those who disregard the law entirely, and therein lies the problem.

To defeat this terrible, highly transmittable disease once and for all, we need a far greater sense of unity and resolve than we have shown to date. As a nation, we have always managed to summon our better angels and come together for a cause greater than ourselves.

Now we are faced with yet another crisis of epic proportions that requires us to think beyond ourselves and do what is best for the greater good.

Mask up!

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he 2019 documentary “Biking Borders,” chronicling the ninemonth, 9,320-mile cycling adventure of two college friends, Max Jabs and Nono Konopka, from Berlin to Beijing, opens with the pair struggling to stay upright as they pedal down a snowcovered road in eastern Turkey shortly after Christmas 2018.

These guys are just nuts, I thought. Immediately, I was hooked. I had to watch this travelogue — twice.

Following its opening scene, the SCOTT film, recently released on NetBRINTON flix, cuts to Germany and thereafter follows the pair’s journey chronologically, starting in the summer of 2018 at the Brandenburg Gate and ending at China’s Tiananmen Square in the spring of 2019.

Viewers quickly learn that their trek was far more than a sightseeing tour of Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It was fundraiser to build a school in Guatemala, which has the highest illiteracy rate in Central America — roughly 25 percent.

We also learn that the two, despite attending university in the biking capital of the world, the Netherlands, had barely

pedaled anywhere before their epic trek.

Apparently, Jabs had ridden a little while in school, but Konopka not at all. In fact, the two undertook no special athletic training for their journey. According to a Forbes article on them, they figured they would get in shape on the way.

As noted, these guys just seemed nuts — but in the best of ways.

The two 20-somethings, both German, graduated together with degrees in international marketing from Fontys University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands in 2018, and set out on their journey only months later, headed to some of the most remote, inhospitable, potentially dangerous places on the planet. Yet they were all smiles, veritable fonts of infectious positivity.

Chalk it up to irrational exuberance or youthful naiveté, but they just went for it — and succeeded — continually promoting their trek via social media along the way to bolster donations for their cause.

If you watch anything on Netflix this winter, be sure to catch this film. For starters, it just makes you feel good. With so much pain in the world these days, it reminds us that there is hope for humanity, that we are not all irredeemably greedy, self-centered creatures. We can, through the power of belief and teamwork, do enormous good for the world.

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f you watch anything on Netflix this winter, be sure to catch this quirky film.

LETTERS ‘Covid chaos’ was over the line To the Editor: I appreciate how balanced the Herald generally is, and recognize its desire to represent various points of view in the letters to the editor.

However, Ed Schwartz’s letter (“Creating Covid chaos,” Dec. 23-29) really went over the line. As a health editor, I can tell you that he is spreading medical misinformation at a dangerous time.

And his last line? That’s basically a joke about sexual assault. Over the line, in my opinion.

LISA BAIN Rockville Centre

Where does the village board stand on masks?

To the Editor: Gov. Kathy Hochul has declared a mask mandate for New York state. New Nassau County Executive Bruce Blake-

Jabs and Konopka started out hoping they might raise 50,000 euros (about $56,500) to build a one-room, cinder-block school in Guatemala. By the time they reached Iran, they had collected that sum and more. As of press time, the project had raised 288,700 euros (about $326,400), enough to construct five schools.

Their new goal is a million euros — enough for 20 schools in Guatemala, Ghana and Laos.

Jabs and Konopka partnered with the New York City-based nonprofit Pencils of Promise, which builds the schools. Adam Braun, 38, a Brown University graduate who worked on Wall Street, started the organization in 2008, prompted by a conversation he had had with a little boy on a street in India while in college. The boy was begging for money. What he wanted, though, was a pencil so he could write and learn. Braun gave him one. Later, feeling unfulfilled in high finance, Braun recalled that chance meeting and left behind his safe, well-appointed world for international nonprofit work, starting Pencils of Promise with $25. The organization has since raised $75 million for education in the developing world.

I knew none of this before watching “Biking Borders.” When I learned the story behind the film and Pencils of Promise, I just had to donate to the cause,

which can be done at bikingborders.com.

The site is in German, but Google Chrome can translate it into English.

Whether or not you donate, you should watch this documentary. The scenery is stunning, and on the road Jabs and Konopka encounter many kindhearted people who offer them aid when they need it most. And yes, things go awry from time to time, despite all their optimistic planning.

Jabs and Konopka just embrace the people they meet, and people embrace them back. The two seem unafraid, no matter the circumstance, even in countries that are known to be hostile to westerners. In Iran they are met as something like heroes, with people waving to them, cheering for them and pouring food into their hands — and strangers welcoming them into their homes for a night’s rest and a rice-filled Persian meal.

As an avid cyclist, I am at once envious of and fascinated by their trip. You needn’t love cycling, though, to enjoy this hour-and-a-half-long film. At its core, it’s really about our shared humanity, and these days, we can use all the humanity that we can muster.

Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication.

Comments about this column? SBrinton@ liherald.com.

FRAMEWORK by Joe Abate

man said he will not enforce it. What does the mayor of Rockville Centre say?

Nothing.

Mayor Francis Murray had Covid-19, and declared that he only had mild symptoms because he was vaccinated. It was the perfect opportunity for him to encourage village residents to get vaccinated and receive booster shots. Did he take that opportunity? No, he did not.

Why the radio silence? The obvious answer is that the village is so divided on both of these issues that the mayor (and the board, for that matter) thinks that taking any position would alienate a portion of the electorate. Unwilling to do anything that would cost them votes, the mayor and trustees choose to say nothing.

We pay our elected officials to be leaders, not to sit quietly on the sideline.

So, Mr. Mayor and trustees, what is your position on these health issues? Please do not tell me (or the rest of the readers) that you have decided to politicize this crisis by not saying a word. The time for leadership is now.

MARC WIEMAN Rockville Centre

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