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Making masks by the hundreds Volunteers put sewing skills to use to help protect nurses about the nurses we knew who were directly affected, and wondered how we could help,” Early last month, two groups MaryLou Laurie said. “We went of moms were busy sewing cos- from sewing sequins onto costumes for their tumes to making daughters’ Red and surgical masks and Blue competition at caps in the course South Side High of a month.” School. For the past Laurie has two week, these women daughters at the have joined forces to high school, and create fabric masks sewed costumes for for local health care the Blue team, while professionals. In her cousin Amy about a week, 60 Sherlock sewed for women in Rockville the Red team. The Centre had sewn t wo wo m e n a n d more than 500 their respective sewmasks. ing groups collaboNot long after the rated, researching annual competition designs and fabrics that has been a for masks. Since Rockville Centre each g roup had tradition for more already developed a than 100 years, the system, they simply women kept their moved from coscontacts a n d TRICIA tumes to masks, momentum going, MAHONEY d iv i d i n g u p t h e shifting their focus tasks. Nurse and SSHS from sewing decoraAccording to tive sequins to mak- graduate Laurie, some voluning practical protecteers wash, trace tive gear. and cut the fabric “After seeing more and more and deliver it to others who do news reports about the lack of the sewing, while others create personal protective equipment for nurses, we started thinking CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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THE SCHAEFER FAMILY waved at passersby during a community car parade celebrating the final spinal tap and chemotherapy treatment for 5-year-old Aiden Schaefer, far left.
Five-year-old celebrates last cancer treatment with parade By BRIANA BONFIGLIO bbonfiglio@liherald.com
After three years of spinal taps and chemotherapy treatments for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, 5-year-old Aiden Schaefer, of Rockville Centre, underwent his final procedure on March 25. It was a day that his parents, Denise and Patrick, had been looking forward to for a while. They had planned to bring cupcakes to thank the nurses at Mount Sinai Hospi-
tal in Manhattan. Aiden would give them all high-fives one last time. And his twin brother, Mason, would give him kisses at the elevator and say, “I’ll make your booboo better,” like he always did. The family would go out to dinner, and have a gathering with close friends and family to celebrate. But all that was upended by coronavirus restrictions. Aiden was allowed to have only one parent with him for his last treatment, so it was
just Denise and Aiden that day. “We were all supposed to go in together, and had matching shirts,” Denise said. “This was his last [spinal tap] out of 26. It took so long, and we w e r e d e v a s t a t e d . H e ’d endured so much.” “We waited three years for that moment,” Patrick added. Judy Schaefer, Aiden and Mason’s grandmother, knew this treatment was a huge CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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Police, fire departments adjust to crisis bbonfiglio@liherald.com
Rockville Centre Police and Fire Departments are adapting in the time of the coronavirus while still giving 100 percent to their duties, top officials said. Both departments are exercising social distancing within their buildings, as well as thorough, daily disinfectant cleansing of all buildings and vehicles. But that’s not all — as first responders who are on the frontlines of emergencies, extra precautions must be taken to ensure everyone’s health and safety during the pandemic. When reporting to incidents, village police officers screen all people at the scene to see if they are potentially infected, said Police Commissioner James Vafeades. The officer asks if the person is symptomatic, has been out of the country in the last 14 days and/or has had contact with an infected person. Officers also wear personal protective equipment, or PPE, when necessary. This includes masks, eye protections and gloves. “If an officer is symptomatic, they do not come to work,” Vafeades added, “and they will stay out of work for at least seven days and need to receive two negative test results before returning to work.” The village’s team of 56 police officers is limiting contact with the public, while its 36 civilian members are staying home and available for essential duties only. “We are asking that the public not come to police headquarters if at all possible,”
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THE ROCKVILLE CENTRE Fire and Police Departments now conduct field interviews during every incident to determine the health of the people they are responding to. Vafeades urged. Citizens can make reports via phone calls or email, and most police meetings and trainings have either been canceled or take place via conference call. “Take every precautionary measure possible,” Vafeades offered to the community. “Follow guidelines set forth by government officials, and exercise patience and common courtesy when dealing with your fellow residents. The police depart-
ment is providing special patrols to areas in need, such as closed businesses, schools, houses of worship and municipal buildings.” Officers also wear personal protective equipment, or PPE, when necessary. This includes masks, eye protections and gloves. Fire department workers, volunteers and emergency medical technicians are doing the same. “While we continue to respond as nor-
mal,” Fire Chief Eric Burel said, “the times we operate in are not.” The fire department has enacted Emergency Order 2020-1, which covers many of the de-contamination, social distancing and self protective wear that keeps members safe, Burel said. That means all trainings and meetings have been canceled, and all information is sent electronically. When responding to calls, there are added field interviews to determine if occupants may be infected with the coronavirus. If they are or may be, responders wear extra gear, such as N95 respirators, special protective eyewear, protective suits and gowns and EMS gloves. “We must think of all additional safety measures and procedures with regard to the pandemic,” Burel explained. “That happens to be a lot to think about when you are moments away from a scene. This goes on normally every call we get, but now we have added the field interview of the occupant, which will help us determine the next steps.” Burel noted that social distancing, washing hands regularly and heeding the advice of authorities are how the community will get through the crisis. “Take a long, hard look at the people in your immediate household,” he said. “Remember grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends young and old and those who may have impaired immune systems and ask, with the limited information known about COVID-19. Is it worth the risk?”
Students adjust to remote learning in RVC By JILL NOSSA jnossa@liherald.com
During a school vacation, activities are plentiful, and play dates are a welcome relief. This hiatus, however, is no vacation. Not only are schools closed, but so are all of the places parents rely on to educate and entertain their children: libraries, art studios, museums, recreation centers, and as of last week, playgrounds. The Rockville Centre School District rolled out remote learning on Wednesday, March 18, and Dr. Christopher Pellettieri, assistant superintendent for curriculum and technology, said it has been going smoothly. “So far we are getting positive feedback from many of our families on what’s being provided,” Pellettieri said. “The sense of partnership between teachers and parents has been amazing. Parents are also offering suggestions, which we are taking a look at and making adjustments.” Schools are expected to remain closed through at least April 15. Elizabeth Cavanaugh’s son is in kindergarten at Jennie E. Hewitt Elementary School and said the class participated in a Zoom video conference chat this week, which was a good way for him to stay connected to his teacher and to his peers. Rockville Centre resident Deborah Dean, 65, is dealing with life at home with five of her grandchildren. “Life changed overnight,” she said, “and I’m concerned about the Domino effect—it’s not just one household.” Her grandchildren, ages 11 to 15, are used to a routine that includes going to school, visiting friends and going to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center after school. “Now, the routine is broken, and we didn’t have a plan B.”
Dean said that she feels lucky that she is retired and can be at home with the kids all day. With the iPads they received from school, and the various video game platforms the children have for entertainment, she said, they don not mind being at home too much. Still, she has to be cautious letting them go outside and make sure they are keeping their distance from others. And as a senior citizen, she worries about her own health and is taking preventive measures to keep her immune system strong. She said the school district has been very supportive, with different teachers calling to check in with her. “I’m okay, the kids are okay,” she said, “but life is not normal. I just hope it gets better soon.” Chanel Harris has been home with her three children since the MLK Center, where she works, is also closed. “It’s been kind of hard,” she said, “and they have tons of schoolwork.” She has a second-grader and fifth-grader at Watson Elementary school, and her oldest is in sixth grade at South Side Middle School. She said they all feel overwhelmed by the amount of work sent home, and unprepared for the situation. They have been trying to make the most of it, taking short walks around the neighborhood and playing board games together. “We’ve been making the most of it, trying to do what we can do indoors,” Harris said. “But they really want to see their friends.” The lack of recreational and social activities is difficult, and she said her fifth-grader worries about whether her fifth-grade graduation ceremony will happen. “This week was fine,” she said, “but I’m not sure what next week will be like.”
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KINDERGARTNERS IN MR. Ferrone’s class at Hewitt Elementary School participated in a Zoom video conference.
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Car parade marks milestone for local boy CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE milestone, and she had to do something. She saw teachers driving by students’ houses and birthday car parades on the news and thought, “Why can’t we do that?” she said. What started as a plan to have a few friends and family members ride by the Schaefers’ house on Intervale snowballed to involve more friends, family and neighbors, and eventually several Rockville Centre Fire Departments trucks, bagpipers and more than 30 cars full of residents rallying behind Aiden and his family. “My son and his wife probably need a cast on JUDY SCHAEFER their arm for all the waving they Grandmother did,” Judy joked. “It was amazing the people that turned out that didn’t even know them. Within 24 hours, this thing was organized. There are really too many people to thank.” Patrick O’Connor, of East Rockaway, a family friend and a member of the NYPD Pipes and Drums, helped organize the parade. It started at Gutterman’s funeral home on North Long Beach Road, passed the Schaefers’ house and ended at Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, so the motorists could show their appreciation for health care workers. Participants honked their horns, waved signs and cheered as they went by, and the Schaefers stood on their front lawn waving back. It wasn’t the celebration Denise and Patrick had imagined, but it kept Aiden and Mason smiling, and that was what mattered. “It was overwhelming and humbling,” Denise said. “Throughout all of this, our friends and neighbors have been the biggest support. Now, with everything going on, to see them out there for our two guys was just incredible.” Aiden will continue taking daily chemo pills at home, and he will officially complete his treatment in June.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE FIRE Department trucks sounded their sirens as they drove by to show their support for the family. Photos courtesy Doug Z. Goodstein
DENISE AND PATRICK Schaefer and their 5-year-old twins, Aiden and Mason, watched the car parade from their front lawn on Intervale in Rockville Centre. MOTHER AND SONS — that’s Aiden on the left — wore matching shirts that read “Aiden’s Final Spinal.”
Stay-at-home directive continues By SCOTT BRINTON sbrinton@liherald.com
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, speaking Sunday in Albany, extended a directive that keeps all non-essential workers at home through April 15. The order came as the total number of COVID-19 cases statewide reached more than 75,000 as of Tuesday morning. The USNS Comfort made its way into New York Harbor on Monday. It will not treat coronavirus patients, but rather will take other pressing cases to relieve pressure on New York City hos-
pitals, a number of which are struggling to keep pace with the influx of COVID-19 patients. Some 76,000 retired medical professionals had volunteered to help treat patients, the governor said, praising their bravery. Cuomo noted that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had issued a travel advisory, asking that New Yorkers engage only in essential travel. Cuomo pointed out that New Yorkers are under a stay-at-home directive mandating that that they travel only when necessary.
Physical, mental impact of coronavirus
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Health officials continue to place a strong emphasis on the physical and mental wellbeing of the community as coronavirus cases continue to soar across Nassau County, leading to fear and a lot of unanswered questions. As of press time on Tuesday, the county had more than 8,500 confirmed cases. Overall, there have been 63 coronavirus-related deaths in the county.
Flattening the curve’
Dr. Adhi Sharma, the medical director for Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside, described the influx of patients to the facility as “nonstop,” but said the community can do its part to help keep coronavirus cases down by heeding the warnings of health professionals. “I can’t stress how important social distancing is,” Sharma said. “We have two full units full of sick people, so it’s not overblown. This is an extreme situation.” Sharma said it was against policy to comment on the number of cases the hospital has and how many people are being tested. He did note, however, that physicians are keeping patients who are suspected of having the virus or confirmed to have it in a different environment than others. According to Sharma, people practicing social distancing and frequently washing their hands is the best way to flatten the curve of cases and could help against health officials’ forecast that the peak of the illness in the U.S. may be more than a month away. He added that people can contract the illness and start spreading it instantly despite not feeling symptoms for as long as five to six days. While the majority of patients who die from the virus tend to be senior citizens, Sharma noted, it does not mean that younger people are immune. “If people think their age is going to protect them, they may be in for a horrible surprise if they contract the virus,” he said. Sharma said that anyone who feels mildly ill should self-isolate rather than go to hospitals or doctor’s offices, which are inundated with sick people because of the virus and it being flu season. He added that if a person exhibits symptoms and feels that they should get tested because there is an at-risk person at home, they should call ahead and make an appointment. Doctors do not recommend retesting after a person is diagnosed with coronavirus because they want to conserve tests. Sharma said the wait time for results has improved because the hospital was initially sending tests out to a lab in North Carolina, but now sends one to a high-volume lab in New Jersey, and may soon be able to send tests to Mount Sinai in Manhattan, which could make results available daily. Sharma added that he was proud to see the staff at MSSN step up during a time of crisis. “It’s been an amazing
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thing to see how people are banding together, working together and putting themselves in the line of fire,” he said, “and the dedication and commitment is really heartwarming.”
The mental toll
Anthony Santella worked in downtown Manhattan during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and was a student at Tulane University in New Orleans at the height of Hurricane Sandy. Now an associate professor of public health at Hofstra University, he said he plans to use those experiences to help others cope. “While I don’t have any formal education in emergency pre paredness and response,” he said, “it has guided the work that I do Dr. Adhi and the response I have to man-made or natural disasters.” Santella is using his training in public health and infectious diseases to help younger people understand the pandemic. He developed two free webinars, one for children and teens in elementary and middle school on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 4 p.m., and the other for high school students on Thursdays and Sundays at 7:30 p.m. The webinars, which Santella is conducing alongside his two nieces, who are 12 and 10 respectively, will feature a half hour information session about what the coronavirus is, followed by a question and answer session. Those looking to register can do so at anthonyjsantella.com. William Sanderson, a professor of psychology at Hofstra and the director of its anxiety and depression clinic for two decades, said he is taking a threepronged approach to helping his students. Sanderson said he is telling them to keep the risk in perspective and realize
that not everyone who contracts the virus will die, to limit their media and social media intake significantly while sticking to a few sources for information so that it is not overwhelming, and to keep a normal routine as much as they can. To practice social distancing, Sanderson communicates with students and colleagues via Zoom video chat, and has fostered a positive message for them. “This will change and this will go away,” he said of the virus. “It will certainly leave a lasting impact like 9/11 did and like Hurricane Sandy did. It may even be more profound than either of those two, but engaging in a c t iv i t i e s a n d l o o k i n g toward the future will be helpful.” Psycholo gist Dr. Paul Sharma Engel, of Oceanside, said he is now treating patients over the phone or via video chat and noted that while there have been some adjustments, most have found it helpful to continue to be able to speak with him. Engel is part of Queens Long Island Community Services, a counseling program under the umbrella of the Flushing Jewish Community Counsel. He speaks with clients from temples and churches in Nassau and Queens, including the Oceanside Lutheran Church and the First United Methodist Church in Oceanside. Engel said he has witnessed a range of reactions to the virus, and has noticed that a large number of people are depressed and agitated. He said fear over the virus, a loss of income due to work closings and anxiety among those who are not used to being homebound have been the most common issues he has seen. He added that he tries to keep the video and phone conversations at the routine time he met with patients in-person before the outbreak.
“I stress the idea of doing some sort of exercise, maintaining a good diet and getting rest,” he said. “Those things are essential and also what’s important is to reach out and interact with people, if not in person, then through the various technological ways you can.”
Banding together
Though businesses are being hurt by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s ruling that they can only offer takeout, it did not stop Bonbino’s Pizza, on Lawson Boulevard in Oceanside, from delivering free food to the staff at MSSN on March 18. “They did so unsolicited,” said Joe Calderone, the hospital’s senior vice president of communications. “I think that the community is seeing that the health care workers here are on the front line of this crisis.” Calderone said he was grateful to the pizza shop and to his staff for rising to the occasion during a crisis. Two weeks ago, a crew of workers moved the hospital’s oncology infusion center to conference areas on the first floor so that the existing space could be used to house coronavirus patients. Another conference area was also converted to a sleeping area for the staff. “This has been an all hands on deck situation and every staf f member knows that this is a crisis that we really haven’t seen in our lifetime before,” he said. Sharma said the community needs to stick together, and that if people wash their hands and practice social distancing, things can return to normal soon. “Times of crisis are times when Americans do their best,” he said. “They band together and show the strength that they have as a community. We’ll get through this like we have every other crisis, and we’ll find the bright light on the other side, hopefully in a few weeks. If people take this seriously and do the right thing, we can flatten the curve.”
Nonprofits, municipalities urged to apply for aid On March 20, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that “federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of New York to supplement states, tribes and local recovery efforts” in areas that have been affected by the coronavirus. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is urging all local hospitals, nonprofits and municipalities to “dedicate staff to apply for this very important FEMA disaster assistance.” Laura FEMA reimbursements will fund actions retroactive to Jan. 20 that relate to “saving lives, protecting public health and safety, preventing damage to public health and safety and preventing damage to public and private property.”
Potential applicants must complete a webinar via WebEx. The webinar has a brief application process that can be found at https://bit. ly/2UDpC87. “We are experiencing an unprecedented situation that is causing an extraordinary financial burden on our local economy, especially essential operations throughout the County. I am strongly recommending all eligible organizations join this webinar as the first step to applying for the assistance available in order Curran to keep these essential operations going through this pandemic. We will continue to work with our state and federal partners to get as much support as possible,” said Nassau County Executive Laura Curran in a release.
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News briefs County seeking comment on business activity Nassau County’s Coronavirus Economic Advisory Council is asking business owners to fill out a confidential survey to gauge how the COVID-19 outbreak is hurting small, medium and big businesses throughout the county. Survey data will be sent to state officials, including Governor Cuomo, to ensure that Long Island receives future assistance dollars that it might be entitled to, Kevin Law, executive director of the Long Island Association, said Friday during a LIA webinar to help businesses survive the coronavirus outbreak. County Executive Laura Curran created the advisory council, and appointed Hofstra University President Stuart Rabinowitz and Nassau Industrial Development Agency Chairman Richard Kessel to
head it up. The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete, and asks questions on how the COVID-19 outbreak has affected businesses’ employees, finances and operations. “Working together as a business community will be critical to our future success once the crisis subsides,” said Kessel, who added that the IDA is reviewing proposals from development firms to advise the county on economic recovery. The survey may be found at hofstra. edu/economicimpact, with responses due by April 1. For more, go to nassauida.org. For more, check liherald.com for daily updates. –Scott Brinton
Non-essential construction grinds to a halt Governor Cuomo on Friday halted any “non-essential” construction work, and at any work site where construction continues, social distancing must be maintained. Essential construction, Cuomo said, is defined as “a project necessary to protect health and safety of the occupants, or to continue a project if it would be unsafe to allow to remain undone until it is safe to shut the site.” Other essential construction includes work on roads, bridges, transit facilities,
utilities, hospitals or healthcare facilities, affordable housing and homeless shelters. Any sites where social distancing cannot maintained must close, and the state, working with local officials, will enforce the requirement, including with fines of up to $10,000 per violation, according to the governor. The order does not include a single worker who is the sole employee on a job site, Cuomo said. –Scott Brinton
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Sewing group makes 500 protective masks masks from start to finish. Others run errands, picking up and dropping off materials. All of the finished masks are delivered to Laurie’s house for distribution. To date, her list of recipients has included various units at Mercy Medical Center, Mount Sinai South Nassau, NYU Winthrop Hospital, St. Francis, New York Presbyterian and Cohen Children’s Hospital. “Anyone who’s asked for them is on our list,” Laurie said. “We’re trying to get them out as soon as we can, but it seems like we can never get ahead.” The cotton fabric was either donated by community members or purchased by group members from Joanne’s Fabric, which of fers curbside pickup. Unlike their work on the Red and Blue costumes, when the women could sew together and socialize, they now have to coordinate tasks using the GroupMe app and sew in their own homes. And they are careful to keep the masks hygienic. “We’re really trying to keep it as streamlined as possible,” Sherlock explained, “so there aren’t too many hands on the material.” Sewing a mask takes about 20 minutes, she said, but washing, tracing and cutting lengthen the process. “Those of us without jobs are spending a lot of hours on this, because we can,” Sherlock said. “But others are working fulltime, then coming home and spending their evenings on this. “We made more than 500 in a week,” she added, “and we’re still going strong.” “It’s amazing that we’ve made so many in such a short time,” Laurie said, “but people are still in desperate need.” Laurie said she had heard from nurses that there are so few masks that many of them are wearing the same paper mask for days on end. With the fabric masks, which fit on top of hospital-issued N95 or paper masks, they have more protection, and the paper masks can be better preserved. “Rockville Centre is such a wonderful community, because when people asked for something, 60 people were willing to help and make it happen,” Laurie said. “It’s unbelievable.” She noted that she has had positive responses from nurses. “It brought tears to my eyes because they’re so appreciative,” she said, “yet they’re the ones out there working so hard, away from their families, every day.” Tricia Mahoney, a 2015 SSHS graduate, is a nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at New York Presbyterian Cornell. She graduated last year from the University of Scranton, and never imagined having such an “interesting” first year on the job. As a former captain of Red and Blue, she also never thought the two worlds would intersect. “I never dreamed that the woman who made my Red and Blue costume would be making surgical masks for me in the middle of a pandemic,” she said. Typically, Mahoney said, before the pandemic, she was required to wear a
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HEALTH CARE WORKERS, above, sported the varying designs of fabric masks. MARYLOU LAURIE, LEFT, is one of dozens of volunteers who have been busy working on the masks for the past week. She has also been coordinating delivery efforts to hospital staff. THE FABRIC MASKS can be washed and reused, unlike the paper variety. Below, two medical professionals showed their appreciation for the extra protection.
mask only for certain patients. Now, all hospital employees and visitors are required to wear them. On top of that, the paper masks are supposed to be disposed of after each patient interaction. With the shortage, one mask has to last for an entire 12½-hour shift. Mahoney said she appreciates the fabric masks, because they can be washed and worn again. Mahoney, who lives in Rockville Centre, didn’t ask for the masks. One day, she said, she simply found 30 to 40 of them on her doorstep. “I was very surprised and grateful to receive this generous donation,” she said. She told coworkers on her floor, and passed the masks out to those who needed them. “Leave it to our own RVC community to come up with a plan like this,” she said. Those in need of masks can call or text (516) 319-1925, and the volunteers say they will do their best to accommodate requests.
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Congregation celebrates Purim in RVC Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David in Rockville Centre celebrated Purim at the synagogue on the evening of March 9. Children and adults alike wore costumes for the celebration, which commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from the Persian Empire.
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complies with all HIPPA disclosure standards, and the patient signs up with their email address. Although more people are staying Then, they enter a virtual waiting home due to the coronavirus, Central room at the time of their appointment. Orthopedic, a practice in Rockville Cen- When the doctor is ready, they will begin tre, has “taken a medical oath a video call with the patient. to treat our patients,” said Dr. During the video call, the docJordan Kerker. tor will assess the patient’s The N. Centre Avenue pain or injury as best they office, which opened in 2014, can and prescribe medication is one of Central Orthopedic or home physical therapy as Group’s two satellite offices. needed. At the same time, The other is in Massapequa, telemedicine has its challengand both are temporarily es. Orthopedics is often a closed due to a steep decline “hands-on” approach to mediin patients, who are social discine, Kerker noted, and more tancing and canceling complex issues can be diffiappointments, Kerker said. cult to evaluate with visuals Dr. Jordan Kerker However, the group’s flagonly. If patients need to visit ship office in Plainview is the office in Plainview, he open and doctors are offering telemedi- emphasized that it is open, and the staff is cine, a virtual means of treating patients. taking extra precautions to screen every “We started telemedicine to continue patient at the door, take their temperato serve patients who can’t or don’t feel tures, and clean the building thoroughly. comfortable coming to the office or need Coronavirus has taken a hit on the to quarantine or self isolate,” said Kerker, group, which has had to lay off nearly 90 who has been at the practice for 10 years. percent of its 200-person staff. “We want the community to know we are With this “dramatic impact,” Kerker still here for them and treating patients.” said telemedicine has “offered us a bridge For an appointment, patients receive that allows us to see patients and allows an email to download an application on us to thrive, and we hope it will get us to a their device. The app lives on a server that fully functioning office again.”
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We hope everyone enjoys Passover and Easter with their families. Courtesy Mary Ann Mallady
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Our building may be closed, but our hearts, minds and virtual doors are wide open! The Malverne Jewish Center has been serving the area’s Jewish community for more than 65 years, and we’re here for you during this difficult time with online Shabbat services, classes, discussions and more.
Island Harvest Responds to COVID-19 Island Harvest Food Bank is a lifeline for people struggling to put food on their tables during this unprecedented public health crisis, but we need your help.
Wednesdays at 7:30pm • Torah portion of the week Join URL: https://zoom.us/j/804781720
Your generosity will allow us to continue to provide critical food and support for homebound seniors, veterans, working families, and children.
Fridays at 10am • Talmud discussion (English) Join URL: https://zoom.us/j/389986946
And, If you, or someone you know, needs food assistance, or to support our work on Long Island call 631-873-4775 or visit islandharvest.org.
Shabbat Morning Services, beginning at 9:30am Join URL: https://zoom.us/j/551762308 If you need technical assistance, visit Zoom.us
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Message from the Rabbi This year as we tell the story of Pass- one another so we reduce the spread of over, the concept of a plague will be ren- our tenth plague. In Hebrew the name for Egypt is dered meaningful through our own experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mitzrayim. The word also means from All of us have known the inconvenience narrow spaces. These days even our of sheltering in place. Some of us have spacious homes begin to feel narrow, we suffered illness and recovered; others are limited from go out and about, physare grieving, unable to offer final fare- ically socializing. Our space is narwells to loved ones or feel rowed. the comforting embrace of Our need for strict physifamily and community. This cal distancing does not virus will forever alter our mean that we ought to sucunderstanding of the word cumb to the plague of darkplague. ness. We can make social Three associations come connections by using our to mind with respect to our technology. Schools are traditional Passover story. of fering remote classes. The ultimate plague Our congregation still has described in Exodus is the classes on-line and services slaying of the firstbor n. using an interactive video abbi Although the cases of those platform. We are making aRc RubeR connections and feeling one stricken by the corona virus are no longer limited another’s pain. We are to elders, those older than offering support and pro60 years are at a higher risk than young- viding strength. Through our coming er people. I pray that we fare better together remotely, we are maintaining a than the ancient Pharaoh. sense of community. We are redeeming The Rabbis query about the penulti- our anxiety by transforming into a mate plague, darkness. Why is this the meaningful presence. plague that precedes the brutal killing This year, for holidays and every day, of every first born? Our Sages teach make connections with others who need that this darkness was the worst type of your touch. Use video chats and phone darkness. It was not just the absence of calls, text a photo. Let the technology light. It was a palpable darkness that serve our human needs to socialize. prevented one person from seeing When we transform our outlook, we another. We could not see our neighbors will hasten redemption, as we flatten distress; we could not empathize with the curve of Covid-19. Observe all pretheir suffering. This inability to empa- cautions for a joyful holiday season. thize with one another and, certainly May God bless you with patience, not with the Hebrew slaves, led to death strength, hopefulness, and good health. in every family. We must isolate from
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As Passover draws near, Jewish families are forced to consider new ways of celebrating the holiday this year. A festive holiday that centers around a traditional family meal—one which often includes friends or acquaintances who have no family nearby—many had to scramble to change plans, cancel flights and accept that this year, things are vastly different. “It’s always a time when our family gets together,” Nancy Hochhauser said. “But this year, we’re staying home and are asking people not to get together.” Her seder will consist of a shared meal in her home with her husband and one of her two daughters. The other daughter will join virtually from California, either through Zoom or FaceTime, and they will try to coordinate with other family members as well. Hochhauser’s holiday will be impacted further by the fact that her kitchen has been under renovation, so she cannot cook. The week of Passover, she said, is the one time of year she normally cooks and keep kosher. “We’ll go to the kosher butcher and
see what we can stock up on for the week,” she said. She noted that the idea of a seder is to welcome people into your home who do not have a place to go. “It’s going to be very different,” she said, “but we’ll all have to adapt.” Martin Skolnick, president of the Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David board, said his guest list has been cut in half, as it will just be his immediate family at home, with in-laws on Zoom. He said he had already been shopping for food in preparation of the meal, and he has been active with the synagogue to help reach out to the congregation. Every Friday, the cantor and rabbi send out a video message, and a phone committee has been created to help reach out to those who may not be very tech savvy. “We’re all doing the best we can do keep everybody engaged,” Skolnick said, “and keep the positive waves flowing through this tough time.” Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David is holding workshop on how to hold a virtual seder, through Zoom. Visit the website or call (646) 876-9923 to find out how to host.
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PETER KAMBITSIS SAID he is happy to make deliveries and help cheer up those on the front lines. March 17, after the executive order announcing all restaurants could only be open for takeout and delivery. Deliveries from Sugarberry have included drop-offs to the emergency rooms of Mercy Medical Center and Mount Sinai South Nassau, as well as to the Rockville Centre Police Department and the Rockville Centre Fire Department. The bakery is also offering a 50 percent discount to all first responders.
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While most of the village has slowed down and learned how to adjust to a virtual life, Peter Kambitsis, owner of Sugarberry Bakery in Rockville Centre, has been working extra hard—but not for himself. When more and more people started staying at home, he got creative, finding a way not only keep his staff employed, but to also show appreciation for those out on the front lines. “We started by getting the emergency room staff fed,” he said. “They’re putting their lives on the line, so we figured giving them some sweet treats and coffee could help keep their spirits up.” Across his four businesses in Rockville Centre, Oceanside and Forest Hills, he has more than 150 employees, all of whom, he said, want to come to work and are happy to be a part of giving back. To minimize risk of exposure, he handles the bulk of the deliveries, and is cautious about keeping a distance, but is concerned most about the well-being of local first responders. “I feel for them, being constantly in that situation, and we hope we can cheer them up with some sweets and coffee,” Kambitsis said. “And it’s a nice feeling for me, knowing they can get fed and don’t have to leave.” The deliveries began on Tuesday,
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LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE LA ELECCIÓN ANNUAL DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR Y LA BIBLIOTECA DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE UNIÓN DE ROCKVILLE CENTRE CONDADO DE NASSAU, NEW YORK AVISO SE DICE QUE la reunión Anual de los votantes clasificados del Distrito Escolar Libre de Unión de Rockville Centre, Condado de Nassau, New York se llevará a cabo el 19 de mayo del 2020 en la Secundaria South Side, 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York para los siguientes propósitos: a) Votar sobre el presupuesto anual de la Escuela y el presupuesto de la Biblioteca para el año escolar 2020/2021 y autorizar la imposición de un impuesto sobre la propiedad imponible del Distrito para los propósitos anteriores; b) Elegir, por tres años, dos miembros de la Junta de educación a partir del 1 de Julio de 2020; c) Para elegir, por un periodo de tres años un Fideicomisario de la Biblioteca a inicio del 1 de julio del 2020; d) Votar sobre otras proposiciones que puedan presentarse debidamente antes de la reunión y llevar a cabo otros negocios según lo autorizado por la ley. AVISO SE PROPORCIONA, que la Junta de educación del Distrito Escolar Libre de Unión de Rockville Centre, Condado de Nassau, New York llevara a cabo una reunión publica con el propósito de discutir los gastos de fondos para el año escolar 2020/2021 a partir del 1 de julio de 2020. Dicha reunión puede dar lugar a cambios o modificaciones en los gastos de este presupuesto y se llevara a cabo en la Secundaria South Side, 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York, el 21 de abril de 2020 a las 7:30 de la noche. Las copias detalladas del presupuesto escolar propuesto estarán disponibles en cada edificio de administración y la Biblioteca Pública. AVISO SE PROPORCIONA que la Junta de Educación celebrará una audiencia pública el 6 de mayo de 2020 a las 7:30 P.M. en la Secundaria South Side, ubicada en 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, Nueva York, con el propósito de presentar los gastos de los fondos y el presupuesto, por lo tanto, en relación con la consignación de los fondos necesarios para cumplir con los gastos necesarios de dicho Distrito Escolar para el año escolar 2020/2021, momento en el que todas las personas interesadas en el tema de los mismos tendrán la oportunidad de ser escuchadas. No se
pueden realizar cambios en los gastos en este momento. AVISO SE PROPORCIONA, que la Junta de la biblioteca celebrará una reunión pública con el fin de discutir los gastos de los fondos y la presupuestación, por lo tanto, para el año fiscal 2020/2021 a partir del 1 de julio de 2020. Dicha reunión puede dar lugar a cambios o modificaciones en los gastos de este presupuesto y se llevará a cabo en la Biblioteca Pública del Centro Rockville, 221 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre, Nueva York el 20 de abril, 2020, a las7:30 P.M. Las copias detalladas del presupuesto propuesto de la Biblioteca estarán disponibles ahí. Y AVISO ES SE DA TAMBIÉN que la Junta de Bibliotecas celebrará una audiencia pública el 6 de mayo de 2020, a las 7:30 P.M. en la Biblioteca Pública de Rockville Centre ubicada en 221 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre New York, con el propósito de presentar los gastos de los fondos y el presupuesto por lo tanto en relación con la consignación de los fondos necesarios para cumplir con los gastos necesarios de dicha Biblioteca para el año escolar 2020/2021, en el que todas las personas interesadas en el tema de la misma tendrán la oportunidad de ser escuchado. No se pueden realizar cambios en los gastos en este momento. Y AVISO SE DA TAMBIÉN que la Reunión Anual y la Elección se llevarán a cabo votando propuestas y candidatos en las máquinas de votación el 19de mayo de 2020 a partir de las 7:00 a.m. y terminando a las 9:00 p.m. en la secundaria South Side ubicada en 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York. Y AVISO SE DA TAMBIÉN que una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente para fines escolares (presupuesto escolar) excluyendo el dinero público, y las proposiciones que implican el gasto de dinero y el funcionamiento del sistema escolar para el año subsiguiente, pueden ser inspeccionadas a partir del 5de mayo, 2020 hasta la fecha de la Reunión Anual excepto sábados, domingos o festivos, en cada escuela en la que la escuela se mantenga durante el horario de 9:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m. Y AVISO SE DA TAMBIÉN que una copia de la declaración de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente para propósitos de la Biblioteca (presupuesto de la
Biblioteca) excluyendo el dinero público, y las proposiciones que implican el gasto de dinero y el funcionamiento de la Biblioteca para el año siguiente, pueden ser inspeccionadas en la Biblioteca a partir del 4 de mayo de 2020 hasta la fecha de la Reunión Anual, excepto los días festivos. POR FAVOR TOME NOTA ADICIONAL de que las nominaciones para el cargo de Miembro de la Junta de Educación y la Junta de Bibliotecas, a menos que la ley disponga lo contrario, se harán por petición suscrita por al menos cuarenta y dos (42) votantes calificados del Distrito. Las peticiones se presentarán en la oficina del secretario del Distrito Escolar entre las 8:15 A.M. y las 5:00 P.M. hora prevaleciente del 20de abril, 2020. Dicha petición indicará la residencia de cada firmante e indicará el nombre y la residencia de los candidatos. Los candidatos que reciban el mayor número de votos serán considerados elegidos para cubrir las vacantes. Cuando los términos sean de diferente duración, el candidato que reciba el voto más alto será elegido para el período más largo. Sin embargo, una nominación puede ser rechazada por la Junta de Educación si el candidato no es elegible para el cargo o declara su falta de voluntad para servir. Y AVISO SE PROPORCIONA TAMBIÉN que el registro de electores será permitido en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito en el Edificio de Administración de Rockville Centre, 128 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York, durante el horario de 8:15 A.M. y 4:30 P.M. en días hábiles escolares hasta el 14 de mayo, 2020. Y AVISO SE PROPORCIONA QUE el registro de electores incluirá (1) a todos los votantes calificados del Distrito que se p r e s e n t a r á n personalmente para el registro, y (2) todos los votantes previamente calificados del Distrito que habrán sido previamente registrados para cualquier Reunión Anual o Especial del Distrito o Elección y que habrán votado en cualquier Reunión Anual o Especial de Distrito o Elección celebrada o conducida en cualquier momento dentro de los cuatro años calendario (2016 a 2019 ) antes de la preparación de dicho registro; y (3) los votantes se registraron permanentemente en la Junta Electoral del Condado de Nassau.
Y AVISO SE DA ADEMAS que los registros que contienen los nombres de todas las personas con derecho a voto en las Elecciones Anuales que se celebrarán el 19 de mayo, 2020 se presentará en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito en las Oficinas de Administración, 128 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York, y estará abierto a la inspección por cualquier votante calificado del Distrito cinco días antes de dicha Elección Anual, excepto el domingo, entre las 8:15 A.M. y 4:30 P.M. de lunes a viernes y con cita previa el sábado. El registro también estará abierto a inspección en las urnas el día de dicha elección anual, el 19 de mayo de 2020, entre las 7:00 a.m. y las 9:00 p.m. Y AVISO SE PROPORCIONA QUE la Junta de Registro se reunirá durante las horas de votación en la Reunión Anual de Distrito y Elecciones el 19 de mayo de 2020 en el lugar de votación con el propósito de preparar un registro para las reuniones o elecciones del Distrito que se celebrarán más de treinta días después del 19 de mayo de 2020. Dicho registro incluirá (1) todos los votantes calificados del Distrito que se presentarán personalmente para el registro, y (2) todos los votantes previamente calificados del Distrito que habrán sido previamente registrados para cualquier Reunión Anual o Especial del Distrito o Elección y que habrán votado en cualquier Reunión Anual o Especial del Distrito o Elección celebrada o conducida en cualquier momento dentro de los cuatro años calendario (2016 a 2019) antes de la preparación de dicho registro. POR FAVOR TOME NOTA ADICIONAL de que las solicitudes de votos por correo para la elección del Distrito Escolar y la Biblioteca pueden solicitarse en la oficina del secretario del Distrito, 128 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. Las solicitudes de votos por correo deben recibirse no antes de treinta (30) días antes de la elección. Si una boleta debe ser enviada por correo a un elector elegible, la solicitud debe ser recibida por el secretario del Distrito por lo menos siete días antes de la elección o una solicitud puede ser recogida en persona en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar el día antes de la elección por el votante o su agente designado. Al recibir una solicitud oportuna para un voto en ausencia enviado por correo, el secretario del Distrito enviará la boleta por correo a la dirección establecida en la solicitud a más tardar seis (6) días
antes de la elección. Los votos por correo deben ser recibidas en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito antes de las 5:00 P.M. del 19 de mayo de 2020, el día de la elección. Una lista de todas las personas a las que se habrán emitido los votos por correo estará disponible para su inspección hasta el día antes de la Elección Anual en la oficina del secretario del Distrito, excepto los domingos, entre las 8:15 a.m. y las 4:30 p.m. de lunes a viernes y con cita previa los sábados. POR FAVOR TOME NOTA ADICIONAL de que los electores militares que no están registrados actualmente como votante calificados del distrito escolar pueden solicitar registrarse. Los votantes militares que son votantes calificados del distrito escolar pueden presentar una solicitud para una boleta militar. Los electores militares pueden designar una preferencia para recibir un registro de elector militar, una solicitud de votación o una boleta militare por correo, transmisión de fax o correo electrónico en su solicitud de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta. Los formularios de registro de votantes militares y los formularios de solicitud de papeletas militares deben recibirse en la oficina del Secretario del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 23 de abril de 2020.No se realizara una votación militar a no ser que sea (1) recibido en la oficina del secretario del distrito antes del cierre de las urnas el día de las elecciones y mostrando una marca de cancelación del Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos o del Servicio Postal de un país extranjero; (2) recibido por la oficina del Secretario de Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del día de la elección y firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo de la misma, con una fecha que se asocia a no más tarde del día anterior a la elección. POR FAVOR TENGA EN CUENTA que cualquier propuesta o pregunta que se coloque en las máquinas de votación se presentará por escrito por petición suscrita por al menos ciento cinco(105) votantes calificados del Distrito y presentada en la oficina del Secretario de Distrito entre las horas de 8:15 A.M. y 4:30 P.M., a más tardar el día 30 anterior a la reunión o elección en el momento en que se votará dicha pregunta o proposición, no se aplicarán a aquellas preguntas o proposiciones que deban indicarse en el aviso publicado de la reunión o a aquellas propuestas o preguntas que la Junta de Educación tenga
autoridad legal para presentar en cualquier Reunión Especial o Anual del Distrito. POR FAVOR TOME NOTA ADICIONAL que un Informe de Exención del Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles, preparado de acuerdo con la Sección 495 de la Ley de Impuestos sobre Bienes Inmuebles, se adjuntará a cualquier presupuesto provisional/preliminar, así como el presupuesto final adoptado del cual formará parte; y se publicará en los tablones de anuncios del Distrito mantenidos para los Avisos Públicos, así como en el sitio web del Distrito. POR FAVOR TOME NOTA ADICIONAL de que la Junta convocará una Reunión Especial de la misma dentro de las veinticuatro horas posteriores a la presentación ante el Secretario del Distrito de un informe escrito de los resultados de la boleta con el fin de examinar y tabular dicho informe de los resultados de la boleta y declarar los resultados de la boleta; y la Junta por la presente se designa a sí misma como un conjunto de secretarios de votación para las papeletas de casos y encuestas de conformidad con la Ley de Educación S2019a, subdivisión 2b en dicha Junta Especial de la Junta. Fecha: 25 de febrero de 2020 Rockville Centre, NY POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE UNION DE ROCKVILLE CENTRE CONDADO DE NASSAU, NEW YORK JACQUELINE WONG, SECRETARIO DEL DISTRITO 121463 Search for notices online at: www.mypublicnotices.com
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LIBRARY ELECTION ROCKVILLE CENTRE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of the qualified voters of the Rockville Centre Union Free School District, Nassau County, New York will be held on May 19, 2020 at South Side High School, 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York for the following purposes: a) To vote upon the annual School budget and the Library budget for the school year 2020/2021 and to authorize the levying of a tax upon the taxable property of the District for the foregoing purposes; b) To elect, for three-year terms, two members of the Board of Education commencing July 1, 2020;
c) To elect, for a threeyear term, one Library Trustee commencing July 1, 2020; d) To vote upon such other propositions as may properly come before the meeting and conduct other business as authorized by law. NOTICE IS GIVEN, that the Board of Education of the Rockville Centre Union Free School District, Nassau County, New York will hold a public meeting for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds for the school year 2020/2021 beginning July 1, 2020. Said meeting may result in changes or modifications to expenditures for this budget and will be held at South Side High School, 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York, on April 21, 2020 at 7:30 P.M. Detailed copies of the proposed school budget will be available in each school building, the Administration Building and the Public Library. NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Board of Education will hold a public hearing on May 6, 2020 at 7:30 P.M. at South Side High School located at 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York, for the purpose of presenting expenditure of funds and the budgeting therefore relative to the appropriation of necessary funds to meet the necessary expenditures of said School District for school year 2020/2021, at which time and which place all persons interested in the subject matter thereof concerning the same will have an opportunity to be heard. No changes to expenditures can be made at this time. NOTICE IS GIVEN, that the Library Board will hold a public meeting for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds and the budgeting therefore for the fiscal year 2020/2021 beginning July 1, 2020. Said meeting may result in changes or modifications to expenditures for this budget and will be held at the Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre, New York on April 20, 2020, at 7:30 P.M. Detailed copies of the proposed Library budget will be available in the Library. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Library Board will hold a public hearing on May 6, 2020, at 7:30 P.M. in the Rockville Centre Public Library located at 221 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre New York, for the purpose of presenting expenditure of funds and the budgeting therefore relative to the appropriation of necessary funds to meet the necessary expenditures of said
Library for school year 2020/2021, at which time and place all persons interested in the subject matter thereof concerning the same will have an opportunity to be heard. No changes to expenditures can be made at this time. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Annual Meeting and Election shall be conducted by voting on propositions and candidates on voting machines on said 19th day of May, 2020 commencing at 7:00 A.M. and ending 9:00 P.M. at South Side High School located at 140 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes (School budget) exclusive of public moneys, and propositions involving expenditure of moneys and the operation of the school system for the ensuing year, may be inspected commencing on May 5, 2020 through the date of the Annual Meeting except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at each schoolhouse in which school is maintained during the hours of 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for Library purposes (Library budget) exclusive of public moneys, and propositions involving expenditure of moneys and the operation of the Library for the ensuing year, may be inspected at the Library commencing on May 4, 2020 through the date of the Annual Meeting, except for holidays. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that nominations for the office of Member of the Board of Education and the Library Board, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be made by petition subscribed by at least forty-two (42) qualified voters of the District. Petitions shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of the School District between the hours of 8:15 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. prevailing time on April 20, 2020. Such petition shall state the residence of each signer and shall state the name and residence of the candidates. Candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be considered elected to fill the vacancies. Where terms are of different length, the candidate receiving the highest vote shall be elected to the longest term. However, a nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his/her unwillingness to serve.
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AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that voter registration shall be permitted in the office of the District Clerk at the Rockville Centre Administration Building, 128 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York, during the hours of 8:15 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. on school business days through May 14, 2020. AND NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the register of voters shall include (1) all qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for registration; and (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any Annual or Special District Meeting or Election and who shall have voted at any Annual or Special District Meeting or Election held or conducted at any time within the four calendar years (2016 through 2019) prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) voters permanently registered with the Board of Elections of the County of Nassau. AND NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the registers containing the names of all persons entitled to vote at the Annual Election to be held on May 19, 2020 will be filed in the office of the District Clerk in the Administration Offices, 128 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District five days prior to said Annual Election, except Sunday, between the hours of 8:15 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. on weekdays and by appointment on Saturday. The register will also be open for inspection at the polls on the day of the said Annual Election, May 19, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. AND NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Registration will meet during the hours of voting at the Annual District Meeting and Election on May 19, 2020 at the polling place for the purpose of preparing a register for District meetings or elections to be held more than thirty days subsequent to May 19, 2020. Said register shall include (1) all qualified voters of the District who shall present
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themselves personally for registration, and (2) all previously qualified voters of the District who shall have been previously registered for any Annual or Special District Meeting or Election and who shall have voted at any Annual or Special District Meeting or Election held or conducted at any time within the four calendar years (2016 through 2019) prior to preparation of said register. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that applications for absentee ballots for the School District and Library election may be applied for at the office of the District Clerk, 128 Shepherd Street, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. Applications for absentee ballots must be received no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election. If a ballot is to be mailed to an eligible voter, the application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the election or an application may be picked up in person in the office of the District Clerk no later than the day before the election by the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth on the application no later than six (6) days before the election. Absentee ballots must be received in the office of the District Clerk by 5:00†P.M. on May 19, 2020, the day of the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection up to the day before the Annual Election in the office of the District Clerk, except Sundays, between the hours of 8:15 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. on weekdays and by appointment on Saturdays. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application
or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 23, 2020. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any proposition or question to be placed upon the voting machines shall be submitted in writing by petition subscribed by at least one hundred-five (105) qualified voters of the District and filed in the office of the District Clerk between the hours of 8:15 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., not later than the 30th day preceding the meeting or election at which time such question or proposition shall be voted upon, except that this rule shall not apply to those questions or propositions which are required to be stated in the published or posted notice of the meeting or to those propositions or questions which the Board of Education has authority by law to present at any Annual or Special Meeting of the District. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a Real Property Tax Exemption Report, prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, will be annexed to any t e n t a t i v e / p r e l i m i n a r y budget, as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part; and shall be posted on District bulletin board(s) maintained for Public
Notices, as well as on the District’s website. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board will convene a Special Meeting thereof within twenty-four hours after filing with the District Clerk a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said report of the results of the ballot and declaring the results of the ballot; and the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to case and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law S2019-a, subdivision 2b at said Special Meeting of the Board. Dated: February 25, 2020 Rockville Centre, NY BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK JACQUELINE WONG, DISTRICT CLERK 121462 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF COMPLETION AND FILING OF ASSESSMENT ROLL TAX NOTICE The Assessor of the Village of Rockville Centre, New York has prepared the completed and verified assessment roll for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2020. A copy thereof will be filed on March 31, 2020 in the office of the Village Administrator. The final assessment roll may be seen and examined online a t http://www.rvcny.us/Build ings/lookupsblfinal.html enter your section block and lot and click on select. Any person not able to view their assessment online may call the Assessor during business hours from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon Monday through Friday at 516-678-2313 for assessment information. The assessment roll it will remain online subject to inspection for 15 days from the date of this notice. Francis X. Murray, Mayor Kathleen Baxley, Deputy Mayor Nancy Howard, Trustee Michael Sepe, Trustee Emilio Grillo, Trustee Thomas Domanico, Assessor Dated: March 27, 2020 121447
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The Experience Pantry at The Experience Vineyard Church in Rockville Centre is one of the few food pantries still open amid the coronavirus pandemic, and to comply with the latest guidelines, is providing bags of food to those in need in a drive-through format. As of last Saturday, volunteers at the pantry put bags of groceries directly into the recipients’ cars. This is a change from the regular client-choice model. The pantry receives donations from Island Harvest Food Bank, Trader Joe’s and members of the community, and is also stocked through the church’s pantry budget. Due to the shortage of packaged goods at grocery stores in the area, Julie Longwood, the pantry director, said that this week the bags are filled with a lot of meat and produce. Additional items include milk, juice, bread and snacks. Experience Pantry was closed for six months for renovations, and relaunched in mid-November. Longwood said it typically supplies about 90 families with food every week, though last Saturday, only 66
families came. “I was surprised that last week was lower than normal,” Longwood said, “but I do anticipate a greater need in the coming weeks, based on the phone calls I’ve received.” The grocery bags are already packed and ready to be put into cars. Longwood said that team members take extra precautions by wearing gloves and masks and limiting contact with others. The Experience Pantry is open to anyone in need. Normally, Longwood said, they ask customers to sign in, using a point system for using the pantry. Now she said, they are just asked by Island Harvest to keep a count of the number of families. Those wishing to donate can contact The Experience Pantry at (516) 678-7888; the pantry especially needs canned goods and paper products at this time. “Although, anything is a huge a benefit,” Longwood said. The Experience Pantry is located at 251 Merrick Road in Rockville Centre and is open every Saturday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
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St. AGnES CAthEDRAL in Rockville Centre is among the many churches affected by change in services.
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How soap helps to destroy the coronavirus By DAVID LAROUSERIE, ERIC DEDIER and AUDREY LAGADEC A virus is a core of genetic material encased in a protective membrane. The virus reproduces itself by infecting other cells. The membrane is made up of molecules with weak connections. On contact with water, the membrane’s molecules adhere to each other to repel the water. Surfactants like soap, chemically similar to the membrane’s lipids, lead to the destruction of the virus’ protective envelope. A lipid is a soluble biomolecule.
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Hand sanitizers with at least 60 percent alcohol — or alcohol itself of the same or greater strength — cause the coronavirus’ proteins to deteriorate, as well as weakening the cohesion of the membrane, because the envelope does not work to repel alcohol as actively as it does water. Pall Thordarson, of Australia’s University of New South Wales, explained that “hand sanitizers and soap are equally efficacious.” –Le Monde, March 24
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No Catholic funerals, weddings permitted No further public liturgies will be permitted until further notice, the Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre announced on March 24. This includes funerals, weddings, baptisms, and any other cause for gathering people together in Catholic churches, other than private prayer. Emergency sacraments are permitted, but only while exercising the proper health precautions. Burial services may be offered if possible while observing all safe distance precautions, and should be done at the grave site. Wake services should no longer be conducted. Both wakes and funeral masses can be postponed. “We’re following the guidelines of the CDC and the health department,” said John Glynn, director of Thomas A. Glynn & Son funeral home in Rockville Centre. “Some families are choosing to just have the cremation and hold the wake at a later date when things calm down, while others are changing their minds about holding the wake.” Glynn said the new guidelines have been difficult for mourners, as more than 100 people often show up for visitations. However, he said, most people have been following the recommendations and posting their condolences online. “It’s important to have closure,” Glynn said. “We don’t want families to feel that they’ve missed out on something or have regrets about their decisions. We’re trying to keep it as normal as possible.” In the churches, private masses and
live streamed or recorded masses and devotions are still permitted. Pastors can have a very small group of assistants for filming if necessary while maintaining the proper precautions. Following instructions from Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office, churches can remain open for private prayer, while maintaining the proper precautions regarding distancing and groups of people congregating. Because Cuomo is permitting churches to remain open for private prayer, the Diocese is also permitted to have maintenance personnel keeping the churches clean. Since this may not be possible in every parish for various reasons, it is up to the judgment of the pastors to assess the particular circumstances for their parish and make appropriate decisions. Pastors are encouraged to keep churches open for prayer if possible. Only essential personnel for essential operations as defined in Cuomo’s executive order are permitted to work on premises. This may include outreach personnel. However, proper precautions must be observed. All others must work from home. Pastors should not plan to distribute Palms for Palm Sunday or make them available at this time. Palms will be blessed in parish churches on Palm Sunday and will be made available at a later date. –Jill Nossa
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Governor Cuomo, Main Street needs a hand
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ovid-19 has completely changed the way we all live. But along with worrying about keeping themselves and their families healthy, thousands of small business owners across New York state are losing sleep over how to keep this virus from killing the businesses they have worked so hard to build. At the same time, lawmakers in Albany are trying to craft a budget in the face of plunging revenues. Sales taxes — much of them generated by small business — brought in a whopping $73.6 billion last year. Our schools, as well as other vital government services, rely on these funds. When a business fails — and too many are on the precipice of failure right now — that sales tax revenue goes, too. We believe a simple proposal could help restart local business and bolster sales tax revenues, but swift action is required by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the State Legislature. Small businesses are the backbone of our communities. Everyone wants a thriving downtown where they can shop, eat or go to a movie. The good news is that small businesses have always been engines of innovation and entrepreneurship, and we are seeing that again today as they adapt
to the new reality. Local gyms are streaming personal training sessions. Restaurants offer free delivery and online happy hours. Medical practices are expanding their telemedicine capabilities. Car mechanics are making house calls that require no personal contact at all. Of course, it’s vital that these businesses let potential customers know about their services. That’s the role of advertising in all its myriad forms. But advertising costs money, and the sad truth is that advertising is one of the first things small businesses cut when times are tough. Put yourself in the shoes of a local restaurateur with a stack of bills and very little money coming in. By the time she finishes paying the most urgent bills — rent, food suppliers, payroll — there’s not much left for advertising. Whatever stimulus money she gets from Washington or Albany will most likely be needed to keep the door open and the lights on. Yet studies show that how well businesses survive a downturn is in large part determined by whether they continue to market and advertise during the hard times. Fortunately, there is a way for Albany to prime the sales-tax pump to keep revenue flowing to both small businesses and state coffers. Let businesses use some of the
money they would have sent to Albany, as sales taxes, to market their new offerings. The formula would be simple: Every dollar a small business spends on advertising (up to some reasonable limit) would be a dollar saved off that business’s sales tax bill. It would be a win-win-win. Local businesses would be healthier because the increased advertising would jump-start sales. The state would get more sales tax revenue because local businesses would be selling more. And media companies (like ours) would benefit from the additional ad revenue. We’d like to think that we, too, are vital to the character and strength of our communities, not to mention our democracy. Think for a moment of the critical role that journalists have played in getting vital local information out to your community during this unprecedented crisis. The Legislature has a lot on its plate right now, and the temptation will be to bury this idea, or to take the shortsighted view that we can’t afford to do it right now. But right now is when it’s needed. We’ve been impressed with Governor Cuomo’s levelheaded leadership in this crisis, and we call on him to back this innovative yet simple policy.
no respect for expertise. It is truly frightening, and reflects poorly upon the values of Americans. The next time we’re looking for a person upon whom to bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom, I hope Fauci is the candidate. That might restore a little of the honor that this award is supposed to reflect.
I would like to publicly acknowledge Fauci and all of the doctors, nurses, therapists and associated medical care providers for their selfless dedication to others during a difficult time. Your efforts are deeply valued.
LETTERS Let’s respect authority based on knowledge To the Editor: In the early 1980s I was the director of one of two infusion companies who accepted AIDS patients for care in their homes. In that epidemic we saw that the combination of ignorance and fear could do real damage and cause enormous suffering. Dr. Anthony Fauci was a leader at that time who displayed courage, calm and wisdom. He drove the effort to ensure that facts were the basis of intervention and helped de-villainize the people who suffered, both from physical illness and social stigma. He is still serving this country today, helping to balance the misinformation and political spin being spouted by the politicians surrounding him. Thank God for his presence. If one good thing comes out of this whole pandemic, I hope that it’s a return to respect for authority based on knowledge. In today’s world of Google and social networking, it’s far too easy for people with no educational preparation or experience to assume positions of power and influence. This is always bad, but potentially disastrous in a true national emergency. As the ultimate example of this, we are facing the disaster of being led during a time that requires mature decision-making skills, humility and deference by President Trump, a man who is a willfully ignorant bully and has
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It’s time for colleges to graduate to the 21st century
he model of higher education today rests on a system created in the Middle Ages, when knowledge was highly concentrated in a few places and in a few hands. It has evolved only slowly over the centuries. And while that evolution has brought knowledge from the few to the many, it hasn’t kept pace with the rapidly changing world young people live in today. Today’s colleges and universities operate in a time warp where higher education is over-expensive and under-performing. They are too often run by ALFONSE administrators D’AMATO who sit on huge untapped endowments, and who fail to control costs, allowing tuition to climb at two or three times the general rate of inflation. They seem to assume that the willingness of parents and students to pay ever-increasing tuition is boundless. The same goes for too many of the professors who deliver their knowledge to students. It’s more than a bit ironic that the vast majority of college instructors tilt way to the left in their political and economic philosophy, but follow decidedly mercenary policies in how they expect to work and be paid. There are far too
many examples of professors teaching 10 or 20 hours a week while raking in six-figure salaries. In the meantime, their students will graduate with five- or six-figure college debt that will burden them for decades. They’ll postpone starting a family or buying a house because their monthly school debt payments will eat up their paychecks. That’s not the “better life” a college education should have provided. Politicians have responded to this spiral of high college costs and crushing student debt in predictable ways. For years they threw more and more money at colleges in the form of government student aid. Pell Grants, Tuition Assistance Program, or TAP, aid, and subsidized student loans funneled billions of dollars to institutions of higher learning without conferring any relief on their consumers. The result: College costs climbed along with college graduates’ debt. As this national student debt load has ballooned to over $1 trillion, today some politicians are proposing to forgive all or some of the huge debt with a massive federal bailout. It’s socialism come full circle, with government having helped fire up college costs and now “socializing” those costs with public dollars. All of this misses the point that the
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hey need to reduce their cost and embrace distance learning.
LETTERS We will be stronger To the Editor: Does anyone really know what’s happening? It seems we’re all going on a trip we hadn’t planned on taking. We don’t know where we’re going or what, exactly, is coming. I believe that whether we’re young, middle-aged or old, the world as we know it today will be gone. Will our new world be better or worse? Is the cup half empty or full? I was once nervous about the impact the internet would have on our youth. Would they be able to think for themselves and be capable of functioning in the world? With the craziness we’re now facing, I think the use of the internet and social media are the things that will help them survive. While some of the older generation will be cut off from what is happening in the world, the middle generation will be fighting to keep their world together and those who are younger will be keeping in touch with people all over the world to learn what is and isn’t working. They will want to be a part of the new world that is yet to come. I feel that when all is said and done, we will all be stronger to carry on. AUDREY CUPOLO East Norwich
way to reduce student debt is to bring college costs under control. Some colleges are finally catching on that $50,000-a-year tuitions are indefensible. They’re looking for ways to freeze or even roll back those tuitions. They’re embracing rather than rejecting online learning. They’re even holding their administrators and professors more accountable for the totality of their performance, including how their students fare after they’ve graduated. A good example of this more accountable approach has been pursued by Mitch Daniels, the president of Purdue University. Daniels was the governor of Indiana before he became a college president, and he devised innovative ways of running his state that kept taxes down while delivering services in costeffective ways. That may be why he was a good fit to run a university. At Purdue, Daniels has imposed financial discipline and academic accountability. When he became its president, he took a voluntary pay cut, and tied his future salary to “performance-based evaluation.” He has also frozen Purdue’s tuition the years he’s been there, and substantially reduced the university’s operating expenses. Under Daniels, Purdue has fully embraced online learning, boosting the ability of Purdue students to take advan-
tage of “distance learning” (which students at every level, starting with elementary school, are learning now, amid the coronavirus pandemic). And the university established an innovative highschool-to-college program that allows under-privileged high school students from minority communities to take a faster track to college. More colleges ought to follow Purdue’s lead, which recognizes that these institutions should enable different paths to a degree. Not everyone needs a four-year degree in subjects that offer little future employment opportunities. Many students would be far better off with technical college training that prepares them for jobs that actually need filling. To effectively support college education, let’s focus on reducing college costs and making that education more relevant. I’m all for making public higher education as low-cost or no-cost as possible. States as politically disparate as Florida and New York are making great strides in that direction. But I also think the leaders of our private colleges and universities need to come down from their ivory towers and show some empathy for their customers, too. Let’s bring higher education into the 21st century. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.
FRAMEWORK by Christina Daly
Pull us together, not apart To the Editor: If I weren’t so infuriated by their actions, I would pity people like Randi Kreiss, who are so blinded by their hatred of President Trump that they can’t see past it (“I wonder whether this will be our ‘year of wonder,’” March 26-April 1). At a time like this, when we see our lives turned upside down — people we know dying from this vicious virus, schools closed, work disrupted, streets deserted, Kreiss can’t resist insulting our president. Perhaps it took a little time to assess the situation, but Trump’s initial move to refuse entry to people coming from China was an important first step. Since then he has been praised for his strong leadership even by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, both political opponents. The president is very much involved, and he and his top staff give daily briefings with opportunities for questions. Kreiss never fails to make untrue accusations, and doesn’t back up with facts her opinions, such as, “He doesn’t have the capacity for the humane gesture.”
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Over and over, Trump has shown his love for this country and its people. Where is your humanity, Ms. Kreiss? Instead of trying to score cheap political points, how about encouraging people to pull together
in this unprecedented crisis and just be concerned with the well-being of all Americans, regardless of political differences. FAY SLADOWSKY Lawrence
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