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JUNE 25 - JULY 1, 2020

RVC businesses prepared for Phase Three

By SCOTT BRINTON, JILL NOSSA and BRIANA BONFIGLIO sbrinton@liherald.com, jnossa@liherald.com, bbonfiglio@liherald.com Richard Law/Herald

Middle-schoolers move up Teachers and staff at South Side Middle School greeted eighth-graders with a drive-by graduation celebration on June 16. More photos, Page 10.

District says goodbye to Johnson Superintendent gets special sendoff at last meeting

By JILL NOSSA jnossa@liherald.com

Dr. William H. Johnson is in the final days of his 40-year tenure with the Rockville Centre School District, but his legacy will remain. The day after his retirement, on July 1, the district’s administration building will be renamed the William H. Johnson Administration Building, a decision made by the

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Board of Education to honor the retiring superintendent.

The building, on the campus of South Side High School, houses the district’s Central Administration, which includes the superintendent’s office as well as the offices of special education, curriculum and instruction, and business. During Johnson’s time in the district, including 34 years as superintendent, he worked from the office on a daily basis,

leading the district through decades of educational decisionmaking and goal-setting.

“Our administration building is the heart of the district,” Board of Education President Tara Hackett said. “It has been Dr. Johnson’s home, and our home in turn. It’s a place that represents leadership, stability, growth and family. It will be the home of all of our future leadCONTINUED ON PAGE 14

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Rockville Centre was eager to begin Phase 3 of New York state’s reopening protocols on Wednesday.

During the third phase, restaurants will be permitted to open for indoor, in-person dining at 50 percent capacity, provided employees and patrons wear masks and tables are spaced six feet apart, with no more than 10 people per table. Spas will also be allowed to reopen.

“We’re thankful for everyone’s support so far,” Chamber of Commerce President Brian Croutier said, “and we encourage everyone to continue to shop local, eat local and stay safe.”

“We’re excited and are hoping people will feel comfortable enough to come inside the restaurant again,” said Suzanne Raspanti, manager of George Martin the Original. “We’re lucky enough to have a big floor plan, so we have lots of room to expand.”

The restaurant, on North Park Avenue, will have room for 18 tables on the main floor and seven more upstairs, in addition to the nine in its “parking lot

patio” at the back of the building.

The indoor space will be professionally cleaned and sanitized the day before it opens, and all tables will be sanitized between customers. They will be given single-use menus, and will be required to wear masks when they enter and when they walk through the restaurant.

“Most people are appreciative and understanding when they hear the rules,” Raspanti said.

“We have to build this into our normal routine.”

Since it began offering outdoor dining on June 10, George Martin has offered an abbreviated menu, which it plans to continue for the next few weeks before reintroducing some of its signature dishes.

“People have been coming here for 30 years, and we’re really looking forward to seeing our regulars again,” Raspanti said.

San Remo is also preparing to serve customers inside, with 10 to 12 tables six feet apart. “We’re eager — we can’t wait,” owner Ralph Mekic said. “Outdoor dining helped for those couple weeks. And this will help, too.”

Throughout the pandemic, Mekic said, paying the bills has been the biggest challenge. “And CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

MSSN reopens to visitors, under guidelines

By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

With a steady decrease in coronavirus cases, Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital began welcoming back visitors to the medical center last Friday, but under strict guidelines.

While the hospital had welcomed visitors 24 hours a day before the pandemic, it is now following guidelines recommended by the state’s Department of Health, which means only one visitor per patient between 4 and 8 p.m. Visitors are not permitted to split the four-hour block among different

visitors; only one person can come to see a patient each day.

The hospital’s other visitation rules include:

toms of Covid-19 within 14 days of the visit.

■ Visitors must be 18 or older.

■ A surgical mask must be worn at all times; one will be provided if needed.

■ Visitors will be required to provide their names, the name of the patient they are visiting and their contact information.

■ Visitors will undergo a symptom and temperature check upon entering the hospital.

■ Visitation will be denied to anyone who reports significant exposure to or symp-

■ Thorough hand hygiene must be performed before entering and upon leaving the patient’s room.

■ Additional personal protective equipment will be provided, if indicated.

■ Once in the facility, the visitor must remain in the patient’s room throughout the visit, except when requested to leave by the staff.

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not accepting visitors, and the Behavioral Health Unit is only permitting visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. Because there is a statewide ban on nursing home visitation and the hospital’s Transitional Care Unit is a licensed nursing home, visitors are prohibited there at all times.

“This is visiting hours in the post-Covid era,” said Joe Calderone, the hospital’s vice president of corporate communications, “meaning it’s not going to be the way it was before Covid. Now, when you come to the hospital, on order of the Health Department, we have to collect people’s contact information, and when they come to the hospital, a number of things are going to be different.”

Calderone added that visitors must practice social distancing, check in when they arrive at the hospital and fill out their contact information on an iPad, so that staff can conduct contact tracing in the event of a second wave of infection.

The hospital continues to monitor the coronavirus pandemic, and its visitor policy may be altered as the need arises. The new visiting rules are in effect to keep all patients safe from infection. If a visitor has cold or flu symptoms, hospital administrators said they should stay home.

“We recognize that patients who have visitors generally do better and make a faster recovery,” said Richard Murphy, the hospital’s president and CEO. “We are as [eager] as our patients to reunite them with their loved ones. This is another important step toward returning our hospital to more normal operations. We always operate with our patients’ needs foremost in all we do, and having family members present at the bedside is at the top of our list.”

The hospital is taking measures to provide a safe and sterile environment for patients, visitors and staff, thoroughly cleaning and sterilizing all units and departments (as well as its comprehensive network of outpatient specialized health care centers). As of Friday, there were only 10 confirmed Covid-19 patients being treated at MSSN, and they were isolated from non-coronavirus patients. The Emergency Department is also screening patients seeking emergency treatment, so non-Covid patients and staff can be in a safe environment.

Patients visiting the hospital for any procedure, oncology or infusion treatment, or surgery are required to undergo pre-procedure Covid-19 testing at a new drive-up testing site in the hospital’s Washington Avenue parking lot. The test must be performed no more than two days before the procedure.

Though there are strict guidelines in place, Calderone said enabling visitors to come to the facility again was a major milestone for the hospital, and he urged residents not to put their health on hold.

“It’s been three months since we’ve had visitors in the building,” he said. “It’s good for everyone . . . Emotionally, no one wants to be in a hospital where you can’t have outside visitors, so the connection with family and friends is critical to the healing process, and we recognize that and embrace it.

We’re very excited to open up our doors again to the community.”

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Village restaurants can offer indoor dining you know, there’s a lot, trying to keep the guys, trying to pay the workers, payroll, pay the rent,” he said. “In the long run, I would not be able to survive. But if we start reopening and getting back to normal, and everybody is doing what they’re required — wearing masks, gloves, everything that needs to be done to keep infections down on a daily basis — then we’re OK. But we have to behave. That is key.”

Spas will also only be able to open at 50 percent capacity, with safety protocols.

Waiting rooms will be closed.

Seven New York regions had already entered Phase 3. Only Long Island, New York City and Mid-Hudson had not.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at his nextto-last daily briefing on June 18 that he

was in a “happy-go-lucky mood” because New York had tested 68,000 people overnight and found an average infection rate of .9 percent — the lowest it had been since the coronavirus pandemic began in mid-March. New York City’s infection rate was 1 percent, while Long Island’s was .7 percent. By contrast, the infection rate had earlier reached 20 percent in New York City and 16 percent on Long Island.

The governor insisted that businesses must keep up coronavirus safeguards. He issued an executive order that day giving local authorities the power to immediately shut down businesses that do not maintain safety protocols. Bars and restaurants that do not can lose their liquor licenses.

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DINERS HAVE BEEN enjoying the “parking lot patio” at George Martin the Original, which was set to begin offering indoor dining this week.

Diocese to close three L.I. elementary schools Because of the financial impact on parishes and schools within the Diocese of Rockville Centre created by the coronavirus pandemic, three Catholic elementary schools will close at the end of this school year and not reopen for the fall 2020 academic year: Holy Family Regional School, Commack; Our Lady of Wisdom Regional School, Port Jefferson and Saint Peter of Alcantara Elementary School, Port Washington.

Changing demographics and increased competition from public and secular private schools have contributed to ongoing declines in Catholic school enrollment nationwide, according to the diocese. In schools that have faced significant enrollment declines, there has been a growing requirement for parish financial support to the school. While these financial pressures existed before the coronavirus pandemic, the impact of the crisis on the Catholic school families and parish communities has placed significant burden on already struggling schools.

Following much analysis and discussion with stakeholders at both the diocesan and parish levels, the pastors of the parishes that support each school have made the difficult decision to close, the diocese said.

“We are deeply saddened by the clos-

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THREE CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY schools on Long Island will close due to the financial strain of the coronavirus pandemic. ings of these three elementary schools,” said Sean Dolan, director of communications for the Diocese of Rockville Centre.

“Covid-19 has had a significant financial

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impact on all of the parishes and schools within the diocese, resulting in the difficult decision to close these three Catholic elementary schools in order to eliminate

the unsustainable financial stress on their parishes.”

Dolan said students from Holy Family Regional, Our Lady of Wisdom Regional and Saint Peter of Alcantara School will be welcomed into any Catholic elementary school in the Diocese of Rockville Centre. School officials and representatives of the Department of Education will assist parents and students in selecting and transferring to any of the Catholic schools on Long Island.

“The Diocese of Rockville Centre thanks each and every one of the dedicated and committed principals and teachers, both lay and religious, who have taught in these schools since their inception,” Dolan said.

Each of these schools has experienced a sharp decline in enrollment over the last several years. “Unfortunately, the enrollment decline combined with the impact of Covid-19 on both parish offertory collections and tuition collections, and fundraising efforts,” Dolan said, “has made it clear that it is not feasible to maintain these schools financially.”

Submitted by the Diocese of Rockville Centre; compiled by Jill Nossa.

RaisingVoicesUSA talks systemic racism

By BRIANA BONFIGLIO bbonfiglio@liherald.com

Andrew Cuomo’s recent signing of police reform bills. “This is just the beginning,” he said. “The state senate and assembly needs to build from here on out.”

Goyal also commented on Nassau County’s forming of the Police And Community Trust (PACT), a task force that will create a dialogue between police and justice advocates. “My personal opinion is it is way too heavy on police,” he said.

“We need people who have been directly impacted by police harassment and brutality on that task force.”

The task force members are:

RaisingVoicesUSA, a Rockville Centre-based community organization, gathered a group of panelists on Zoom video conferencing June 17 to speak about recent events regarding racial injustices and how to move forward.

Nearly 70 people joined the call to listen to the five speakers, all of whom have been advocating for racial justice and an end to police brutality. The virtual event was held “to listen and to learn,” said Emma Travers, co-director of RaisingVoices.

Raquel Pamas, of Rock■ Nassau County Execuville Centre, spoke about her tive Laura Curran (Co-Chair) experience organizing a protest in the village on June 13.

■ S o u t h F l o r a l P a rk She is founder of BIPOC Mayor and Defense Attorney Voices of Long Island, a Geoffrey Prime (Co-Chair) women-led coalition looking ■ Police Commissioner to amplify the voices of black Patrick Ryder and brown residents.

Pamas said the group ■ Three members of Nasorganized the protest to sau PD Community Affairs RAQUEL PAMAS bring awareness to systemic ■ President of Municipal racism locally. Along with BIPOC Voices of LI Police Chiefs Association Young Long Island for Jusand Garden City Police Comtice, they are working on a missioner Kenneth Jackson list of demands and reforms to help root out racism embedded in education, com- ■ Hofstra Law School Professor and formunity and policing in the village. “It’s a mer Prosecutor Fred Klein living, breathing document,” she said.

“We are hoping to incorporate people in ■ Student and Community Activist from Hempstead, Blair Baker the community to get their thoughts.”

The document looks into divesting ■ Community Activist from Roosevelt, from police and reinvesting in the black Tamica Cox community, cultural competency training for teachers, staff and police, more ■ Student and Community Activist community engagement and less polic- from Baldwin, Alexis Holt ing, reexamining punishment for stu■ Student and Community Activist dents in school and hiring black teachfrom Hempstead, Travis Nelson ers.

Pamas also hopes to hold a town hall Next, Jackie Burbridge, co-founder of with South Side High School students Long Island Black Alliance, spoke on the and administrators to speak about the call about starting the black alliance in issues people of color face. “This is the 2017 in response to violent white supremtime,” she said. “This is a life and death acist acts in Charlottesville, N.C. “We issue, and we owe it to our communities wanted to make sure that in Long Island, to be better.” there was an opportunity and a space for Nikhil Goyal, co-founder of Young people to come together and denounce Long Island for Justice, spoke about racism in all of its forms,” she said. “We actions being taken on the county, state clearly still have a long way to go.” and federal levels. He commended Gov. Burbridge said she plans on creating a

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RAQUEL PAMAS, OF Rockville Centre, spoke about her experience organizing a protest in the village on June 13. coalition of organizations that will ensure that real change happens on a local level to policing systems. This includes “convening a conversation around reimagining public safety as a whole,” she noted.

Rena Riback, a Rockville Centre resident who started the Anti-Racism Project about three years ago, joined the call to speak about the project. She and the other organizers hold an eight-week workshop about identifying white privilege and confronting implicit racial bias, as well as mini workshops on the same topics.

Now, the Anti-Racism Project is receiving national recognition, she said.

And the workshops have moved to a virtual format, starting up again at the end of the month.

Hon. H. Scottie Coads, the civic engagement chair and 2020 U.S. census coordinator for the NAACP NYS Conference, ended the evening’s discussion. She spoke about growing up in South Carolina as a child, when she felt afraid of police officers. “Racism was so preva-

lent,” she said. “With all of the police brutalities going on, it brings my mind back to the South. Now I find we have to be afraid all over again. It seems like history just keeps repeating itself.”

The NAACP is a 111-year-old civil rights organization. Coads spoke about the work they have done during the pandemic, including transitioning students back to school and helping to get people proper healthcare, housing and mental health treatment.

“All of these things in addition to fighting with, ‘when is the next black boy or black girl going to be murdered?’” she said. “And so we have a lot of issues — a lot of issues.”

She noted, however, that she is inspired by seeing so many organizations rise up for racial equality.

“We’re not in this alone,” she said.

“For a long time, it seemed that we were just the only ones making the noise.

Thank God we have all of you in our corners, in our communities, caring.”

For more information and resources, visit raisingvoicesusa.org.

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Rallying for September schools reopening

By MATTHEW FERREMI mferremi@liherald.com

Chants of “Classrooms not class Zooms” and “Classrooms are essential” could be heard through the crowd of roughly 50 parents and teachers from across Long Island who gathered on Franklin Avenue in Mineola to express their desire that schools reopen for in-person instruction in September.

The “Rally To Reopen Schools in September” took place on June 20 in front of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative building. The event was organized by East Setauket residents Maria Sanders, Amalia Makroglou and Aristea Lucas.

The three organizers are mothers of children in school, and Lucas works as an English as a second language teacher in the Sachem Central School District. Sanders noted that they chose Mineola as the rally location because it served as a “middle ground” location for attendees.

“Back in April, Cuomo said that the schools would be closed for two weeks to help our medical infrastructure and flatten the curve,” Sanders said. “Now we’re in June, and we’re still questioning September. [Gov. Andrew] Cuomo needs to act and tell us that schools need to open in September.”

Cuomo first closed all schools in the state on March 16 for two weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic. The governor continued to extend the closing, until on May 1 he announced that all schools would stay closed for the rest of the school year. The state has yet to release reopening guidelines.

Oceanside residents Steven and Randi Weinberg attended the rally with their two children, Noah and Stella. Randi noted how Noah, who is entering second grade in the Oceanside School District, has not enjoyed the distance-learning experience.

“He didn’t enjoy looking at the screen to learn and then having to turn to me for guidance,” she said. “I’m not a teacher;

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RALLY ORGANIZERS, FROM left, Amalia Makroglou, teacher Aristea Lucas and Maria Sanders spoke to the crowd about why it is important to reopen schools in September.

I’m trained to do something else. There’s also that boundary between being a mom and being a teacher that has been hard for me to follow.”

Teachers in attendance included Carolyn Schwartz, a Rockville Centre resident who teaches English in the Baldwin School District. Schwartz said she believes a social divide will occur if distance learning continues.

“You are creating the largest divide on the planet if this keeps going on,” Schwartz said of distance learning. “For me as a middle class mother, I can get my child a tutor. Others may not be able to do that, depending on their financial circumstances, and that may cause their children to fall behind in school due to that.”

The dissatisfaction with distance learning extends to college for East Meadow resident Marie Lombardi noted her 20-year-old son decided to continue college outside the state because of the uncertainty whether school will reopen here in September.

“My son just finished at Nassau Community and was set to attend Hofstra,” Lombardi said. “He decided to enroll at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut instead due to the u n k n ow n f u t u r e f o r schools in New York.”

Sanders added that the importance of school is beyond education. “I recognize that some school districts have better distance learning than others, but school is much more than learning ABC’s and one, two, threes,” she said. “It’s social learning, emotional learning and THE RALLY TO Reopen Schools in September was held building relationships. We outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative can’t teach them all of Building Mineola on June 20 to urge the state to reopen this in the comfort of our kitchens.” schools in September.

THE WEINBERG FAMILY, from left, Stella, Randi, Noah and Steven of Oceanside, said they hope schools reopen in September.

THE EDUCATORS IN attendance included Long Beach speech therapist Tammy Neumann of Oceanside, left, and Baldwin English Language Arts teacher Carolyn Schwartz, from Rockville Centre, right.

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NIKHIL GOYAL, OF Young Long Island for Justice, read a letter asking for senators to refuse police union donations and give funds to groups fighting for racial justice. ment. “Kaminsky knows no one is above the law and will continue to work tirelessly to ensure everyone receives equal treatment,” he said.

Last week Kaminsky voted in favor of police reform legislation that included the repeal of 50-a, banning chokeholds and the establishment of the law enforcement misconduct office, Smriti noted. He said that Kaminsky’s vote shows he “is beholden to no one and will always act with the best interest of his constituents in mind.”

Nikhil Goyal, an activist with Young

Long Island for Justice, read the letter that more than three dozen local organizations have signed asking for the six senators to refuse police union dollars and donate what they’ve received to causes for racial justice. It is addressed to State Senators Kaminsky, Kevan Thomas, Monica Martinez, Anna Kaplan, James Gaughran and John Brooks.

“We greatly appreciate your votes in favor of the recent, sweeping legislation passed by the New York State Senate and Assembly to address the scourge of police

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violence,” it reads, “and we look forward to each of you introducing, sponsoring and voting for more legislation to protect black lives.”

However, the letter also notes that the senators have received thousands of dollars from police and corrections unions.

“We are calling on you to take a public pledge that you will refuse and campaign contributions from police unions in the future to avoid a public of interest,” it reads. “Police unions have long opposed the most basic measures to root out corruption and misconduct within the force and address mass incarceration. They are among the greatest roadblocks to systemic changes to our criminal justice system.”

Throughout the demonstration, community leaders started chants of “Black Lives Matter” and “No Cop Money.” At the end, William Bailey, an organizer for NY Communities for Change, led the song “I Can’t Breathe,” which in recent years has become the rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement. The full song was written by the siblings of Eric Garner, a New Yorker who died by a police chokehold in 2014, and the lyrics are: I still hear my brother crying, ‘I can’t breathe’ Now I’m in the struggle singing, ‘I can’t leave’ We calling out the violence of the racist police And we ain’t gonna stop — ‘til our people are free!

By BRIANA BONFIGLIO Protesters joined in front of State Sen. Todd Kaminsky’s office in Rockville Centre on June 18 to demand that he refuse campaign contributions from police unions.

They also asked that he donate $102,450 in funds from police unions, accumulated since 2016, to bail funds for protesters and organizations fighting for racial justice.

They are asking this of six Long Island Democratic senators, but Kaminsky’s total amount is the largest.

“If [these senators] care about Black Lives Matter, they will not accept money from the very entities that are oppressing and harming our people,” said Danielle Donaphin, program manager of New Hour for Women and Children - Long Island.

Along with New Hour, several advocacy groups sponsored the event, including New York Communities for Change, Yo u n g L o n g I s l a n d f o r Ju s t i c e, S.T.R.ON.G. Youth and Long Island Black Alliance.

“The police unions, the police system, is seated in structural and systemic racism,” said Shanequa Levin, of the Long Island Black Alliance. “How can you take their money?”

In a statement to the Herald, Kaminsky’s press officer, Steve Smirti, said that as a former federal prosecutor, the senator has prosecuted corrupt law enforce-

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HERALD SPORTS Tiz the Law wins historic Belmont Stakes

By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

With most of the sports world still idle in the midst of Covid-19, horse racing grabbed the spotlight last Saturday evening with the Belmont Stakes serving as the opening leg of the Triple Crown for the first time in history.

And, for the first time since 1882, a New York-bred earned its way into the Belmont history books.

In striking distance throughout the 1 1/8-miles, Tiz the Law cruised past pacesetter Tap It to Win down the stretch and was never threatened by closers Dr Post and Max Player on the way to a 3 ¾-lengths victory in the 152nd running of the Belmont Stakes.

“I was pretty confident by the time we hit the seven-eighths pole,” said Tiz the Law’s jockey, Manny Franco, who secured his first career Triple Crown race win.

“He was so kind and relaxed for me,” he added. “He was so comfortable and never got keen, so I think that was the key.”

Franco, 25, the New York Racing Association’s leading rider the past two years, has piloted Tiz the Law to all four of his graded stakes victories, including three in a row. “It means a lot to me,” he said.

“This is my home track. I’ve been riding here for about six years already. One leg of the Triple Crown is the dream of any jockey. I’m happy with the opportunity that I have right now.”

Owned by Sackatoga Stable and trained by Barclay Tagg, Tiz the Law, bred in the Empire State by Twin Creeks Farm, returned $3.60 on a $2 win wager, increasing his career earnings to more than $1.5 million. The final time was 1:46.53.

“It’s tremendous [to win the Belmont with a New York-bred],” said Jack Knowlton, operating manager of Sackatoag Stable. “We buy New York-breds; that’s our game, and we don’t spend a lot of money.

We’ve been with Barclay Tagg for 25

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JOCKEY MANNY FRANCO earned his first career Triple Crown race victory.

TIZ THE LAW, the 4-5 favorite, became the first New York-bred to win the Belmont Stakes in 138 years.

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years, and I keep telling everybody, Barclay doesn’t get a lot of big horses, big opportunities, but when he does, he knows what to do.”

Tagg, who won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 2003 with Funny Cide, said his main concern leading up to the shortened Belmont was Tiz the Law’s 11-week layoff. But that proved a non-factor. “It looked to me like everything just went like clockwork,” he said. “That’s the way the horse likes to run and that’s the position the horse likes to be in. Manny knows the horse very well.”

Held without spectators and owners, and with limited media permitted to attend, Tagg thought the quietude was “very nice” and said the absence of crowd noise helped keep Tiz the Law calm, and it showed.

“About the five-eighths pole, my horse was so relaxed, so calm,” Franco explained. “From there, I knew I had so much horse to win the race. I didn’t want to move early. I knew I had the horse underneath. I was just waiting for the right time to move.”

Dr Post, trained by three-time Belmont winner Todd Pletcher, finished a lengthand-a-half ahead of Max Player for runner-up status. Both horses were making just their fourth career starts. The $1 trifecta returned $99.50. Pneumatic, Tap It to

TRAINER BARCLAY TAGG has mapped out future plans for Tiz the Law, who upped his career earnings to more than $1.5 million and is 5-for-6 lifetime.

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Win, Sole Volante, Modernist, Farmington Road, Fore Left and Jungle Runner completed the order of finish.

“He ran great,” Dr Post jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. said. “No excuse. He got beat by a good horse too. The winner is a nice horse, New York-bred and he ran great. My horse is improving. . . He just needs a little more time to figure things out.”

Linda Rice, trainer of Max Player,

said, “He got shuffled back a little after the break and had a wide trip through the turn, but he was still running on at the end of it. He hasn’t run in five months so it was a pretty good effort.”

Tagg said he will target the Aug. 8 Travers Stakes at Saratoga, followed by the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby and the Oct. 3 Preakness for Tiz the Law, who has five wins in six career starts.

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Editor’s note: Quotes attributed to Adam Selden are from an interview on June 8, 2020.

Many businesses have been forced to scale back aggressively since March because of the global coronavirus pandemic. A few, however, have been forced to expand.

For Adam Selden, 50, of Melville, a quick pivot in business direction during a crisis has created new possibilities for Albatross Manufacturing. The brand Albatross Manufacturing (albatrossmfg.com) falls under Selden’s company, Quality Specialty Projects, which he founded in 2008. His company has distributed any number of items, but now it is focused on facemasks, which are in high demand these days.

“We had been doing some clothing and receiving government contracting, so we were working to supply products for those clients,” Selden said. “Our biggest was actually the Army.”

Selden secured a contract with the U.S. Army to supply their weight room and gym equipment for military fitness centers. He also worked closely with the American Red Cross, as his company supplied tarp materials for the foundation.

The Bayside, Queens native and University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus was candid in saying business started to drop off in mid-2019.

“We had a really bad seven months from August 2019 to, really, March 2020,” Selden said. “There was no federal funding, really, and we were working on government contracts.” He went on to say that the onset of the coronavirus pandemic provided an opportunity to jump-start his business.

“When this whole thing kind of got started, the Red

Cross came to us and said we had to get started into looking into masks,” Selden said.

He and his business partner, Matt Delaney, of Manhasset, listened to that advice.

The pair scrambled to find manufacturers in China near the top of the year, but with the country facing serious pandemic restrictions, they were unable to secure a shipment immediately. Once the manufacturers were able to ship, though, Albatross received its first load, which it sent to the American Red Cross.

“Once we were able to, we switched over our company to do masks,” Selden said. “After we sent our first order to the Red Cross, we started taking orders for locals on Long Island.”

Selden, who had worked out of a Melville office with no warehouse to that point, then started shipping masks out of his home. After sending masks to roughly 8,000 homes, the Albatross founder knew he needed a new way to go about this.

With the help of Delaney, and the hiring of a few part-time employees, Albatross soon shipped hunCourtesy Adam Selden dreds of thousands of masks to residents across Long ALBATROSS FOUNDER ADAM Selden, 50, of Melville, has Island, with more than 100,000 of those coming to Nas- grown his business during the coronavirus pandemic by supsau County. plying personal protective equipment.

Albatross even began donating masks to local fire departments and essential workers. “We would give plan on hiring a staff to do that,” Selden said. “We the people at the gas stations masks; we donated hun- wouldn’t be able to do the business without it. Because dreds of them,” Selden said. the way we’ve been operating, in the office in Melville, it’s The company has since expanded. Selden said there just me and Matt.” are a few reasonable next steps, including distributing Selden said he would continue to build relationships hand sanitizers, hand wipes and wall-mounted automatic with distributors to stimulate business growth and be thermometers to take the temperature of any person who able to reach more people. walks past. The demand to expand in product and volume Selden finished with, “When we first started this, I has forced Albatross to look toward securing a warehouse didn’t think it would be end up being our business. We in Plainview. wanted to just give these out to the people. Then it turned “If we get this, we are going to need inventory, and I into the business.”

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Drive-by graduation at South Side Middle A drive-by moving up ceremony was held at South Side Middle School on June 16 to celebrate all of the eighth-graders who will be heading to high school in the fall.

Principal Shelagh McGinn, along with administrators, teachers and staff members, held signs to congratulate the students as they drove by the school and handed out T-shirts while wishing them well on the future. A ceremony was also recorded and is posted on the school’s website. McGinn recognized students individually and teachers shared messages.

“Trust in your ability to overcome obstacles and be successful,” McGinn said. “You are filled with resilience you don’t even know you have and a sense of purpose we know you will fulfill.

“I miss you and all of yo u r s h e n a n i g a n s , ” McGinn added. “I believe in you and can’t wait to hear all of the good that you are destined to do.”

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TEACHER’S AID FILOMENA Guttilla and art teacher Monica Rzewski congratulated the graduates.

ON JUNE 16, eighth-graders celebrated their graduation from South Side Middle School with a drive-by parade.

STUDENTS DECORATED THEIR cars and waved to teachers and staff as they rode by the school.

PRINCIPAL SHELAGH MCGINN handed out T-shirts to the eighth-grade graduates.

CJ’s Coffee Shop: A family tradition

By SCARLETT LIRIANO CEPIN CJ’s Coffee Shop in Rockville Centre prides itself in being family owned and operated. As the daughters of the owner, Chris Lawrence, sisters Loreen, Jennifer, and Kerri Lawrence have spent a lot of time in the Long Beach Road eatery throughout the years. The “Family Restaurant” is, in fact, owned and operated by the Lawrences. It was founded by Chris and his brother John in 1979. The sisters have worked alongside their father for as long as they can remember. Some of their favorite moments with Chris have CJ’s as a backdrop.

“Opening with my dad at five o’clock in the morning was definitely my favorite,” Jennifer said, “the quiet, and connecting with him. We’d catch up on the day and what’s going on in my life. From politics, to religion, to drama when I was a teenager.”

Loreen was almost brought to tears when talking about all of the good times she’s had with her father at the restaurant. Although Chris Lawrence has played the role of both dad and boss to Loreen, Jenn, and Kerri for years, the sisters have nothing but positive things to say about the way their father juggles those titles. They partly attributed the friendly atmosphere CJ’s is known for to their dad’s sense of humor and approachability.

“Humor is a big part of what my father is and does, and people come to CJ’s for his humor,” Loreen said.

“Working as a family, humor has been used in all different [types of] situations,” Kerri said. “That’s something my dad is known for.”

Even if you haven’t been to CJ’s to experience Chris’ humor firsthand, a quick visit to the restaurant’s social media pages and website would let you know that humor is an integral part of this business. The company’s

recent Instagram stories and promotions have featured various funny gifs. If you look further back to late March, you’ll see videos of Loreen dressed as an egg in an attempt to promote the business, reminding us the importance of not taking yourself too seriously. The company slogan, “If you don’t eat here, we’ll both starve,” also indicates just how deep-rooted the humor is.

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, people have not been able to experience the joy of a traditional CJ’s service. The restaurant has not been open for dine-in service. However, the Lawrences have started offering their customers the option to have CJ’s food delivered, and the restaurant is open for take-out as well. So although they aren’t able to have the “Cheers”-like atmosphere in person, at least they’re able to have the food they love delivered.

Eventually, the sisters hope that CJ’s gets passed down to ensure as many people as possible, whether it be within their own family or the customers they would be serving, get to bear witness to the magic of a family-owned business. Jenn and Kerri’s children have already started living the experience.

“I dream that it just continues on forever,” Jenn said, “so that everybody gets to experience CJ’s Coffee Shop.”

“I hope that we continue to be the same staple that we are, and I hope we continue to serve the community in the best way that we can,” added Loreen.

The coffee shop has been supporting the Rockville Centre community since it opened its first location here in 1990. Since then, Chris and John Lawrence – and their families – have worked very hard to make sure eating at their restaurant is an overall enjoyable experience. To Loreen, Jenn, and Kerri, Chris Lawrence is more than just a

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Jendy Hernandez Nicholas Hernandez Kayla Hubler Thomas Iannone Andre James Breanna JeanMarie Isabelle Jocelyn Harrison Johnson Matthew Jovel Cayla Katz Jacqueline Kearns Kallen Kennedy Ryan Kennedy Kieran Kenny Anne Kiernan Griffin King Ryan King Emily Koluch Eva Kopelman Matthew Kopelman Jordan Koziarz Michael Kramer Julia Kufta Kristen Lane Bernadette Lee Noah Leff Owen Lennon Tatiana Letlowflood Riley Levine Sam Levy William Livingston Christopher Long Jadynn Lopez William Lora Diana Loveras Jack Lozito Thomas Luvin Andrew Lyons Anne Madden Luke Maier Isabelle Maina Madelyn Maina Olivia Maliner Trevor Marigliano Connor Markey Paul Marquardt

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Keiro Marshall Jake Martin Olivier Martineau Matthew Mata Iyanna Mateo William May Mylie McCabe Erin McCarthy Lily McGrath Morgan McKenna Molly McKeough Sean McManus Sydney McManus Aidan Medeiros John Medidha Erica Meindl Michael Melkonian Daniel Mendez Amauri MezquitaRobinson Gavin Miceli Kayleigh Miller Margaret Miller Griffin Mills Nicholas Miranda Nathaniel Modico Amaya Mohammed Matthew Monroy Tychawn Moore Andrew Morrow Caitlin Mullen Mae Mullen Patrick Mullin Colleen Murphy Emma Murphy Kyla Murphy Juliana Murray Michael Murray Michael Muscarella Robert Namnum Stephen Nelson Zanai Northington Sebastian Olivares Bianca Onorato Nicholas Papadopulos Ava Parker

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Chloe Shimkin Jack Shrimpton John Siliezar Dasan Silkiss Alexandra Sim Emma Sitterly Natalia Skrodzki Grace Slade Madeline Smith Joseph Souto Kiernan Souto Madeline Steere James Sullivan IV Sophia Swain Francis Sweeney Jude Taran Ronan Tarpey Alexa Tavarez Ryan Taylor Sarah Tear Julio Tejada Avery Testa Alberto Toribio Medina Leann Truesdell Allana Turner Keven Varela Alex Vargas Sofia Vargas Sydney Varvaro Keira Vasconez Jovel Velasquez Nicolas Vergara Derek Villalta Jack Viscovich Jillian Waller Ryan Walsh Liam Wang Michael Ward Owen West Matthew Young Richard Zamor Laura Zervas Jacob Zwick

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SENIOR CLASS 2020 SUPERLATIVES

Readers nominated graduating seniors for bragging rights as the best in Nassau county .......here are the WINNERS

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Most Likely to

Be At The Beach

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Winner Winner Imani Walcott

Joane Watkins Lawrence High School

from The Buoy Bar 72 Bayside Drive Point Lookout, NY 11569 (516) 432-3975

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Baldwin

Freeport High School

from

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Tyler Pierce

Sewanhaka High School

oceanside High School

from Residential and Commercial Water Filtration

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Dylan McDonnell East Meadow High School

from Sacred Heart Academy 47 cathedral Avenue Hempstead, NY 11550 (516) 483-7383

Congratulations, GRADUATES!

St. AgneS CAthedrAl SChool Maura Ahern Christopher Alflen Brooke Baldwin Elizabeth Barr Emily Bautista Colin Brosnan Camille Cabrera Carly Caputo Luca Carusone Keira Chaffee Keira Chase Brady Connors Lauren Correa Patrick Cummings James Curry Elizabeth Darcy Paul Davi Ivy Davy Tyler DeMilt Edem Desir Kathleen Dunster Paul Durnan Ivan Epps Nicholas Erben Daniella Espina Mel Farrell Ryan Feile Benjamix Fox John Hyland Thomas Jack William Jackson Patrick Kear Liam Kearns Emma Lagasse Grace Macaluso Meghan Mahar Christian Mahoney Cecilia Martin Isabella Masterson Aidan McGauvran William McManus Victoria Messemer Colin Mills Kenneth Noe

Caitlin O’Connell Alyson Paulino Frank Petrone Nicole Phelan Michael Puscaso Ciaran Regan Colleen Reichel Ava Rella Paul Rooney Rayven Rospide Joseph Russo Aidan Shaughnessy Thaddeus Springer Zoe Stemas Aidan Sullivan Bridget Swanson Riley Trani Jessica Walsh Kevin Woram Floyd B. WAtSon elementAry SChool William T. Alterson Artemis Aslanis Jake J. Baez Leila Benisty Jake V. Bivona Owen C. Bodkin Santiago M. Burgos White Amira C. Calhoun Timothy J. Cooney Thomas F T Cox Colleen E. Coyne Sadie C. Davidoff Daniel J. DiGiovanna Avery J. Dodd Caitlin R. Ferrari Derek J. Fessler Adelaide A. Fox Margaret G. Fox Jaeshawn L. Greene Javian G. Harrigan Alycia J. Harris Christian M. Harris Naeem Hassan

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Thomas Fochetta Lucy Foley Quinn Galvin Stratis Georgilis Owen Gruner Sophia Grunfeld James Hubler Matthew Iannone David Kassap Michael Kaufmann Christopher Kiernan Skye Korten Kay Kozlik Reese Long Quinn Lowry Michaela Maier George Mateo Gabriella Mattei Matthew McElhone Ryan McElhone Francesca McKenna Casey McManus Max Miceli Cassidy Morris Luke Mullen Emery Murphy Lyla Murphy Nina Napoli Alec Notaro Jayden Nunez Bodden Emilia Ochoda Ryan Perry Liam Pfaff Anneliese Picchioni Henry Preston Daniel Quinn Luis Reyes Charles Schneider Mya Shapiro Emma Siegel Ryan Solomon William Stalzer Jason Varley John Villanueva Lyla Walker Stellan Zangari

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SENIOR CLASS 2020 SUPERLATIVES

Readers nominated graduating seniors for bragging rights as the best in Nassau county .......here are the WINNERS

OF

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from

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from

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Sophia Puccio Alejandro Ramirez Caitlin Reid Angelo Resciniti Andrew Rodriguez Sofia Rosa Blake Rossner Noah Samedy Sienna Scarpelli Edahn Shapir John Slade Maxim Slaiby Michael Stanaway Eli Wenner Emmett Whalen Victoria Wilber Kelly Zeron-Argueta Jennie e. heWitt elementary SChool Jaylene Alvarado Sean Arevalo Darcy Behan Ella Brakstad Jack Broegg Zachary Burdier Aliyah Cadogan Vivienne Caracciolo Sierra Carrier Daniel Coffey John Coletti Aidan Conlon Kiera Connolly Brady Connolly Emma DiCerbo Brendan Duffy Caroline Dunham Jake Ellwood Ryan Endy Matthew Erickson Kameron Falber Hailey Fernandez Austen Finegan Jaylen Fletcher Samuel Fox Aiden Gaffey Nicholas Gerolemou Brooke Giblin

Sandra Giblin Viviana Haley John Hubler III Lily Iandiorio Sophia Jackson William King Kathryn Kitlowski Matthew Lindsay Lauren Lozito Ryan Madden Remi May Aiden McEneaney Anne McFeely Riley McMahon James McNally Liam McNamara Kasey McRae Helena Miller Maximus Millien Nicholas Mitchell Bishop Moore Andrew Morizio Audrey Morrow Katelyn Mullen Sabrina Nardela Jake Nowak Ronan Orilia Anne Parliman Kylie Pearson Cole Perna Reagan Petrone Noah Porter Joseph Pottanat Cameron Rhodes Evelyn Schmitt Bridget Smith Aidan Sullivan Connor Sullivan William Sullivan Taylor Truesdell Harrison Von Essen Trevor Walsh Kyle Weisenburger Alexia Zangari riverSide elementary SChool Isabella Amador

Tejas Arora Jacob Bolanos David Boyd Alessandro Bracco Jared Burrell Molly Canty Keneth Carranza Olivia Crafa Abigail Crespo Connor Doughty Luke Euerle David Fernandez Tiernan Ferrick Roger Genao Canela Jimm y Gillen Quinn Heptig Jayden Hernandez Basim Jamal Angelina Kilarjian Richard Lanciers Rehnia Mars Anthony Martinez Jack Merlo Christopher Monroy Diana Murillo Abelardo Peralta Olivia Price Abraham Rivas Gavin Scalere Kai Schimenti Shea Souto Ashley Stillwagon Olivia Toney Addison Wilson Chaminade high SChool Brendan Arleo Sean Cavanagh David Creo Robert Doster James Jacovetti Brendan Kearns Gavin Kelly Jonathan Kelly Daniel Kirley Kyle Klugewicz Owen Lawless Charles Lorenzo

Davis Luckner Kevin Lynch Luke Lynn Harrison MacRae Brendan McCabe Shane McCabe Kyle McLean Jake Murphy Charles O’Brien Christian Romeo Matthew Tomlinson Matthew Trani Cesar Valdebenito Ryan Walsh Andrew Woram SaCred heart aCademy Alana Baldari Meghan Barry Daniella Bivona Abigail Bruno Bridget Coyne Kathleen Curry Kathryn Eschmann Katherine Fitzpatrick Madeline Fitzpatrick Caroline Giacone Marie Jack Emily Maher Kayla Martello Abigail McEnerney Erin Murphy Maeve O’Brien Claire O’Connell Margaret O’Connell Maeve O’Leary Meghan Palmer Julia Perna Mairead Quinn Meaghan Rising Jacqueline Schiefelbein Kelly Sullivan Megan Tierney Erin Thornhill Carolyn Wiedenhoft

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from

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Readers nominated graduating seniors for bragging rights as the best in Nassau County .......here are the WINNERS

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Brooke Panzavecchia

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Kellenberg Memorial High School

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from Sacred Heart Academy 47 Cathedral Avenue Hempstead, NY 11550 (516) 483-7383

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Long Beach High School

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I KNOW THAT THE CHOICES we make today will create the future that we are dreaming of.

Hannah Walz, West Hempstead High School I HOPE THAT AS A NATION, we will be able to emerge from the political and economic turmoil we are currently experiencing having learned valuable lessons and grown as a result. I hope that the people and opportunities that I and other students in this graduating class will encounter in college help us reach our full potentials, rather than putting us on a bad path.

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RVC administration building to be renamed CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE ers, who will be honored to know they are working from the very place where Dr. Johnson led the district, created an atmosphere of equity, designed a sense of family and made decisions that impacted the students of the past, present and future.”

Hackett said that, since the building is the “center and heart of everything we do” in the district, “we found it befitting that it should bear his name.”

“We know that every person who walks through those doors will forever feel Dr. Johnson’s influence, his everlasting presence and his love for all of the children in our community,” she added.

During Johnson’s final board meeting on June 17, the board presented a video tribute to him. Teachers, staff and administrators offered recorded messages of “what I learned from Dr. Johnson” — many echoing the lesson “Never solve a problem with a problem” — and his encouragement of professional growth and development.

“I’ve learned the importance of having patience when dealing with a problem,” Athletic Director Carol Roseto said, “I’ve learned the importance of two-way open communication, and I’ve learned the value of respect.”

Riverside Principal Erik Walter said, “Dr. J has taught me to always stay positive, be confident in myself and to never give up on working hard to achieve my dreams.”

Covert Principal Darren Raymar said Johnson had taught him to “Be yourself, do the right thing and don’t micromanage — hire people who are great and let them do the job they are meant to do.”

Johnson will officially retire on June 30, but will take a new position as a state monitor for the Hempstead Union Free School District on July 1. “I’ll have a

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15-minute retirement,” he joked. “I’m retiring from Rockville Centre, but I’m not ending my career.”

He said he hoped to take what he has learned in Rockville Centre and use it in Hempstead, where he was appointed by the State Education Department to monitor the academic performance and finances of the district for the next five years. He said he was looking forward to the new role, but would miss Rockville Centre, particularly since he has been running the district from

his basement for the past few months and hasn’t had the opportunity to see people.

“This spring has been a real challenge,” Johnson said. “What I’ve missed most is seeing people. Over the years I’ve become very closely aligned to the staff, and we’ve worked well together. It’s painful to walk away and not be able to wish them well in person, with a handshake or a hug.”

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KOLLNER’S PRIME MEATS at 320 Sunrise Highway is celebrating its 90th year in business. The butcher shop, established in 1930, is a fourth-generation family business that prides itself on offering quality products.

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RVC Lions to hold drivethrough food collection Responding to the increased need for food assistance during the Covid-19 crisis, the Rockville Centre Lions Club will be accepting donations of non-perishable food items at the RVC Recreation Center parking lot on Saturday, June 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The items collected will be distributed to local food pantries assisting those who are experiencing food insecurity. Anyone wishing to donate can drive up to the collection point and pop open their trunk. Lion volunteers wearing gloves and masks will collect the items while maintaining social distance.

Among the items requested are canned meats (chicken, tuna, ham), hearty soups and stews, pasta, jarred sauce, canned

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In 1930, William Breidenbach found his calling, and paved the way for his son, grandson and great-grandson by starting a business that has remained in the family for 90 years. The popular butcher shop, Kollner’s Prime Meats, has been a mainstay of Rockville Centre for generations, and is said to be the oldest family run business in the village.

Owner Bill Breidenbach said he is thrilled to be celebrating this milestone. In the 1920s, he said, his grandfather had been an apprentice for Max Kollner, soon becoming the store manager and eventually taking over the business. Breidenbach’s father, William the second, joined the business in 1959, and Bill began working full time after graduating college in 1980. The store moved from Village Avenue to its current location at 320 Sunrise Highway in 1982. Bill and his father become partners in 1988, and after his father died in 1990, the business became his. Now, he runs it with his son, Thomas.

The shop offers a wide selection of “well aged” prime meats, as well as poul-

try, fish, pork and lamb, and Breidenbach attributes the longevity of the business to both its employees and the quality of its products.

“Everybody here has a good disposition; customer service is number one for everybody, and the product is second to none,” Breidenbach said. “We serve the best – that’s our bottom line.”

Early on in the pandemic, the shop was struggling with getting its orders from suppliers, and the prices were fluctuating daily. In recent weeks, Breidenbach said, things have calmed down, and mostly are back to normal, in terms of offerings and prices.

The shop has been busy with curbside pickup for the past two months, and about two weeks ago, it opened its doors to customers, allowing just three people at a time to comply with social distancing guidelines. Staff and customers are required to masks inside the store, but he said people are understanding and compliant, and he has been grateful for the regular customers, as well as those new to the shop.

“We’re a small business,” Breidenbach said, “and we’re fighting our way through.”

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40 years of legal expertise. He Bishar is a graduate of has spent significant parts of Georgetown University and his career in both private Fordham University School practice and as general counof Law. He currently serves sel for institutions. He had on the board of directors of been a partner in the law the Long Island YMCA and firm of Cullen and Dykman on the Board of Governors of LLP, serving as managing Touro Law School. partner for 10 years and as a “We are pleased to have member of the firm’s execuJohn Bishar, Jr. added someone as talented tive committee. and committed as John to our Bishar has also served as general counsel of National Grid U.S.A., Board of Trustees,” said Dr. James one of the largest distributors of electric- Lentini, President of Molloy College.

Village launches 2020 tree program The Village of Rockville Centre is now accepting order forms for trees to be planted in residential areas. Trees are $250 for the tree only or $350 for the tree with planting.

Residents can fill out and submit an order form now through Sept. 11. Trees will be delivered and planted in late November through early December. While the village can only plant trees on the strip between the sidewalk and the curb, residents are welcome to purchase trees, which will be delivered directly to the home, to be planted elsewhere on the property.

All trees are guaranteed for one year. If a purchased tree dies within a year, it will be replaced with a new tree for free. After the first year, the homeowner is responsible for all maintenance of the trees.

Courtesy Village of Rockville Centre In fall of 2019, funded by a grant from the New York State A YOSHINO CHERRY tree was recently planted Department of Environmental along Maple Avenue.

Conservation, ArborPro an Urban Forest Management ComIt is recommended that planting of these pany, completed a tree inventory of the types of trees be discontinued. village’s park and curbside trees. About Suggested small to medium trees for 92 percent of the village trees were new plantings include Canada Red Select observed to be in fair or better condition. Cherry, Plum, Hornbeam, Cornelian The village will contact homeowners Cherry Dogwood and Japanese Tree with poor or dead trees that were recom- Lilac. Suggested large trees for new mended for removal. plantings (not recommended for curb “A healthy urban forest is essential to strips) include Horsechestnut, Black maintaining the character of the village Alder, Northern Catalpa and Gingko. and benefits the environment as well as The village offers trees that are 2 to 2 property values,” village officials wrote ½” in diameter. Once planted, tree mainon an FAQ page about the tree planting tenance, including mulching, watering initiative. “Planting new trees will help and pruning, is very important. The ensure that the village has a healthy online order form details proper tree urban canopy for years to come.” care.

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Maple and ornamental pear trees, which leaves the village trees susceptible to Courtesy Village of Rockville Centre; comfuture outbreaks of insects and diseases. piled by Briana Bonfiglio.

“John is a proven leader whose dedication to the Long Island community will strengthen Molloy as we continue to grow in the coming years.”

Molloy College, an independent Catholic college based in Rockville Centre, was founded in 1955 by the Sisters of Saint Dominic in Amityville, NY. The College serves a student population of approximately 4,900 undergraduate and graduate students. Molloy students can earn degrees in a variety of outstanding academic programs, including nursing, business, education, social work, music therapy, computer studies and many more.

Courtesy Molloy College; compiled by Briana Bonfiglio.

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LEGAL NOTICE Village of Rockville Centre Nassau County, New York Notice of Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing Date: July 1st, 2020 Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 340 Rockville Centre Village Code NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Appeals of the Village of Rockville Centre will hold a Zoning Appeals Hearing via videoconferencing and will be recorded LEGAL NOTICE July 1st, 2020 at 7:00 PM Case # 09-2020 Terrence & Melissa Vetter To construct a second story rear addition with proposed lot coverage of 37.15% where 30% is the maximum allowable, proposed impervious surface coverage of 53.47% where 40.0% is the maximum allowable, proposed F.A.R of 52.81% where 50% is the maximum allowable, and with a proposed side yard setback of 4.6 feet where 8.0 feet is the minimum required within a Residence A district.

Premises known as 155 Sherman Avenue Case # 10-2020 - Brian Carlstrom To rebuild a detached garage with a proposed side yard setback of 1 feet 3 inches, and a proposed rear yard setback of 1 foot 6 inches within a Residence A district.

Premises known as 67 Nottingham Road Dated: June 17, 2020 BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE, Rockville Centre, New York J. Robert Schenone, Chairman Patrick D. O’Brien, Secretary Information and records for appeals cases are available at the Office of the Secretary of the

Board of Appeals, 110 Maple Avenue, RVC, NY 122184

LEGAL NOTICE Public Notice to Bidders Sealed Bids will be received by the Village of Rockville Centre Purchasing Department for the matter stated below.

Bids must be received at the Rockville Centre Police Department, 34 Maple Ave., Rockville Centre, New York 11570 until 11:00 am prevailing time on July 16, 2020. Bids will be opened that day and read aloud in the Village Court Room. In accordance with Executive Order of the Governor of New York, the bid opening will be recorded, and the recording will be available on the Village website on July 17, 2020.

The contract will be awarded as soon thereafter as practicable for: Electric Building Rehabilitation Department of Public Works 10 Sunrise Highway Bid No. 2006E1(986) The contract documents, specifications and plans can be examined on the Village’s website at www.rvcny.gov.

Follow the link to the Purchasing Department. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, bank check or bid bond payable to the Incorporated Village of Rockville Centre in the amount of (5%) of the gross amount of the bid.

All questions should be directed to the Purchasing Department.

Please contact Kathy McMahon via email only at k m c m a h o n @ r v c n y. u s.

Questions must be submitted no later than July 2, 2020.

Award of Contract will be made in accordance with applicable provisions of the law.

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bidders or reject all bids, or make such determination as in the best interests of the Village, as provided by law.

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LEGAL NOTICE Public Notice to Bidders Sealed Bids will be received by the Village of Rockville Centre Purchasing Department for the matter stated below.

Bids must be received at the Rockville Centre Police Department, 34 Maple Ave., Rockville Centre, New York 11570 until 11:00 am prevailing time on July 14, 2020. Bids will be opened that day and read aloud in the Village Court Room. In accordance with Executive Order of the Governor of New York, the bid opening will be recorded, and the recording will be available on the Village website on July 15, 2020.

The contract will be awarded as soon thereafter as practicable for: Miscellaneous Concrete Improvements (Various Locations) Bid No. 2006DPW1(988) The contract documents, specifications and plans can be examined on the Village’s website at www.rvcny.gov.

Follow the link to the Purchasing Department.

All questions should be directed to the Purchasing Department.

Please contact Kathy McMahon via email only at kmcmahon@rvcny.us.

Award of Contract will be made in accordance with applicable provisions of the law.

The Village reserves the right to split awards between multiple bidders or reject all bids or, make such determination as in the best interests of the Village, as provided by

LEGAL NOTICE Public Notice to Bidder Sealed Bids will be received by the Village of Rockville Centre Purchasing Department for the matter stated below.

Bids must be received at the Rockville Centre Police Department, 34 Maple Ave., Rockville Centre, New York 11570 until 11:00 am prevailing time on July 16, 2020. Bids will be opened that day and read aloud in the Village Court Room. In accordance with Executive Order of the Governor of New York, the bid opening will be recorded, and the recording will be available on the Village website on July 17, 2020.

The contract will be awarded as soon thereafter as practicable for: Skid Steer Loader with Cold Planer Bid No. 2006DPW2(989) All questions should be directed to the Purchasing Department.

Please contact Kathy McMahon via email only at k m c m a h o n @ r v c n y. u s.

Questions must be submitted no later than July 8, 2020.

Award of Contract will be made in accordance with applicable provisions of the law.

The Village reserves the right to split awards between multiple bidders, reject all bids, or make such determination as in the best interests of the Village, as provided by law.

Purchasing Department Kathy McMahon Purchasing Agent 516-678-9213 122181

HERALD COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS — June 25, 2020

John Bishar, Jr., of Garden City, is the newest member of Molloy College’s Board of Trustees. He is an addition to the board; he is not replacing any of the current members.

Bishar is executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., based in Uniondale. He is responsible for all legal activities relating to Arbor’s business, including corporate matters, litigation, employment law, regulatory affairs and all other legal issues. He is also responsible for managing Arbor’s outside legal counsel relationships.

In addition to his duties as General Counsel, Bishar served as a director on the board of Arbor Realty Trust from

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HERALD

Q. I read your column about insulation, and wonder why foam insulation is better, why not everyone uses it, why it’s so expensive and whether there are different kinds. We just had insulation put in the walls between our family room and living room to muffle the sound when my parents play the TV too loud, and we noticed the package said R-15. What does that mean? Also, the label had tiny lettering saying there is formaldehyde in it.

Should we be concerned?

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A. We live in an era when computers and science accelerate our knowledge and choices.

Unfortunately, with so many more choices, we can still use the wrong insulation without knowing. Basically, insulating isn’t just the material; it’s the molecular configuration that traps air in the onte eeper material. Foam has the highest resistance per inch thickness.

Air entrapment keeps cool or warm molecules from directly slamming against the next air molecule and transferring temperature. By computersimulating configurations, engineers and scientists have formulated better ways to slow transfer, keeping us warmer or cooler and our rooms quieter, but only if the right material is installed the right way.

Among the many kinds of insulation are fiberglass, cellulose fiber and polyisocyanurate foam.

R-value refers to resistance. The higher the number, the greater tested resistance to thermal loss capability. If you use the wrong type or install incorrectly, it won’t accomplish the job. Foam insulation can be rigid boards or liquid-applied. Depending on the chemical composition, when the compressed liquid foam contacts air, it reacts or oxidizes, developing open- or closed-cell configurations. Less costly open-cell has half the ability to trap air as closedcell, and is soft and spongy, while closed-cell, which contains greater amounts of dense foam, will harden, trapping more air in smaller, closer cells, also forming a water barrier.

All insulation must be uniformly and fully installed, or cold air will get in. Most installations are incomplete, with gaps where cold air gets through. A non-uniform application can’t be expected to act uniformly. A quarter-sized gap is like leaving a window open, according to the Department of Energy, which funds, studies and regulates how much insulation you were supposed to have, according to the building code.

Sound insulation works differently, does a different job and is configured differently. Did I mention that it’s different? No matter how much educational material is available and considering, with most adults having the entire world at their fingertips on their cellphones, installers often can’t get the concept right. You have thermal R-15 insulation in the family room walls instead of sound-rated insulation, so you don’t have the sound reduction you thought you would get. It’s possible to get waterbased or inert insulation instead of toxic, formaldehyde-containing insulation and the thermalresistance(R) insulation should be replaced with sound-rated batting or even better rigid insulating board that goes on the outside of the wall studs, under finish sheetrock, to avoid sound vibration transfer through the wall studs.

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hen it comes to race relations, there is no doubt that we are at a crossroad. Events dictate what our conduct must be going forward, and there is no doubt that the recent killings of unarmed black men have forced America to come to grips with the fact that many of our fellow citizens suffer because of ingrained racism. President Trump has admitted that there is some systemic racism, but he doesn’t have the mind or heart to acknowledge that it is rampant in this country, and little has been done to bring it to a halt.

JERRY In my years in KREMER the Assembly, I learned a lot about racism from my colleagues, who told chilling stories about their sons or daughters being singled out for arrest just because the color of their skin invited different treatment. They spoke about failed health care systems that contributed to a higher mortality rate among black children. They spoke of overcrowded school classes with inferior teaching and a lack of basic supplies. While these stories were chilling, nothing they said prompted any dramatic action by the state.

A lot of us in office tried to find ways to help children of all kinds with pre-kindergarten programs, funding to reduce child mortality and extra state aid for school districts in heavily minority communities. But looking back over the years, these actions were a drop in the bucket, and didn’t really make a dent in the system that shortchanges millions of people.

If anything has forced us to confront the issue of race, it’s been the invention of the cellphone. It is showing us how minorities are abused on a daily basis in many different ways, including police officers shooting unarmed black men in the back. That’s recorded testimony to systemic abuse.

The demonstrations in the streets of this country and around the world bring out millions of young people of all races who are willing to speak out about conditions their elders have ignored. Police shootings that once were an occasional story that faded with time now go viral within minutes. The assault on a crowd outside the White House so the president could have a photo op showed how tone-deaf the leaders of this country are on issues of equality.

The questions we now face is, what do we do to uproot this ugly system?

I understand the opposition to statues that glorify public officials who were slave-

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holders or generals from the South who fought for slavery. Most are symbols that no longer belong in the public space. Doing away with the Aunt Jemima syrup brand or Uncle Ben’s Rice is pure tokenism, and doesn’t help a minority student get a job or stop a racial profiling incident. Congress and local governments around the U.S. have to come up with programs that defuse the tensions racism causes.

If you listen to the debate going on about banning chokeholds and a national system of reporting police conduct, you can see that there is still deep-rooted racism that dates back to the Civil War. There are probably some senators whose forebears were slaveholders, and growing up in a racist system has poisoned their hearts.

Take a trip down to Richmond, Va., and you’ll see statue after statue glorifying generals who fought for the South. Elsewhere, some of our military bases do the same.

The two houses of Congress have to come together to pass laws that attack the problems that the policing of minorities creates. The suggestion that police departments be “defunded” is an overreaction by a relatively small number of people who don’t understand the challenges that law enforcement faces every day, but those departments have to be reorganized to deal

ongress must attack the problems that the policing of minorities creates.

more effectively with spousal abuse and rape allegations.

Policing in America hasn’t changed enough in the past 50 years. A commission appointed by President Barack Obama produced a road map for fairer policing, but federal law enforcement ignored its recommendations.

Now, in a very short period of time, local governments have sprung into action, passing laws banning chokeholds and acting against policemen who have serious disciplinary problems. Incidents captured on smartphones showing the use of unnecessary force have resulted in firings and suspensions. The New York State Legislature has passed a series of bills to address faults in the policing systems. Only time will tell whether they are all appropriate.

There is no doubt that passing new laws, firing rogue cops and funding important programs to stop racism are all important steps forward. Unfortunately, you can’t legislate what’s in people’s hearts. We can only hope that more open eyes will change enough people’s thinking to make a difference in the years ahead.

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.

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ou probably haven’t read “Teaching as a Subversive Activity” by Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner.

“What is it that students do in the classroom?” the authors ask. “Well, mostly they sit and listen to the teacher. Mostly they are required to believe authorities or at least pretend to such belief. It is practically unheard of for students to play any role in determining what problems are worth studying . . .”

“Teaching as a Subversive Activity” was published in 1969. The war in Vietnam was RANDI ablaze. The antiKREISS war movement in the United States was galvanized, and militants were taking over university offices, bombing draft offices and picketing ROTC buildings. In the midst of this civic unrest, when it seemed as if the country was so divided it might never come together again, Professors Postman and Weingartner wrote their book, which was called a “no-holds-barred assault on outdated teaching methods.”

They were two obscure and uncelebrat-

ed professors who taught at Queens College during the Vietnam War years. As it happens, I was a student in Weingartner’s class in secondary school education in 1968. I studied with him that year, and then took another class with him while working on my master’s degree in education, all at Queens College. The background noise was Vietnam 24/7. In fact, during the worst of the protests, students commandeered our dean’s office and threw his furniture out the window onto the quad.

I was a bystander to the drama, just trying to get my degree and get on with my life as a newly married woman and a newly hired English teacher.

I never forgot Weingartner’s class and his “subversive” approach to education.

He and Postman were captivating and provocative, and although many of their suggestions proved to be impractical, we knew inside that they were right. They were right to say that schools needed to stop the rote teaching and testing. Their emphasis on critical thinking and process was spot on. They said schools needed to do away with grades, tests, textbooks, courses and full-time administrators. They said teachers should be more like life coaches

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(although the term didn’t exist at the time) and not authority figures.

I thought about Weingartner’s theories all the time I taught English. I was a good teacher, but we were constrained by a stagnant system in which students passively listened to teachers present “course content.”

Now, in the midst of a global pandemic, we accomplished the unthinkable: We shut down the nation’s schools and changed how kids learn.

Postman and Weingartner taught before the internet and devices and virtual teaching. It’s hard to know what they would make of this. They might be glad kids were liberated from the classroom, but their vision of educating children was more dynamic than sitting down with screens. I remember Weingartner telling us future teachers to get our kids out of the classroom and into the world, where they could experience art and music and literature firsthand, with us along as guides.

Our school shutdown is a unique opportunity. If we can do that — and we did — why can’t we task our best and brightest with making learning a process and not a product, as David Hill proposed in an arti-

t took a pandemic to shut down the nation’s schools and change how kids learn.

cle in Teacher magazine in 2000?

Teachers, Weingartner said, should ask provocative questions. “What bothers you most about adults?” “How would you distinguish good from evil?” “What are the most dangerous ideas floating through our lives today?” “Why do you think so?”

The professors encouraged students to be creative and tolerant, and to learn to deal with ambiguity and failure. They encouraged teachers not to be in the business of giving answers, but to let students think through problems on their own or in peer groups.

This problem-solving approach to teaching has found traction in recent years. But too much dead wood anchors our education system. Too many classroom experiences are based on lesson plans and note-taking and tests. “Don’t plan a lesson,” the professors wrote in their book. “Confront your students with some sort of problem that might interest them. Then allow them to work the problem through without your advice or counsel.”

We are at a tipping point in education because of the pandemic, and we have an extraordinary opportunity to improve the public-school experience for our students and teachers. We could make some lemonade from this lemon.

Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Why we must commemorate Juneteenth

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n April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia, ending the Civil War, the bloodiest conflict in American history, in which an estimated 498,000 soldiers died in battle. With the surrender of the South, slavery ended with the stroke of a pen.

But not quite. News of the emancipation of slaves did not reach Texas, a slaveholding state, until June 19, 1865. On that day, Union forces arrived on Galveston Island to free Texas’s slaves, who rejoiced in the streets. Since then, Juneteenth — a blend of June and 19th — has been celebrated in Texas.

It officially became a state holiday in 1980, but as of last year, only Texas recognized Juneteenth as a paid holiday for state employees.

Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed

an executive order proclaiming Juneteenth an official New York holiday, on which state employees will receive a paid day off, starting next year. It was the right move.

If you think about it, June 19, 1865, was effectively the day when all Americans were at last free. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution applied to all white people, but not to all black people. Millions were held in bondage, beaten and defiled into subservience. According to the 1860 census, there were 4 million slaves in the U.S., accounting for 12.9 percent of the country’s total population of 31 million.

For centuries, the U.S. held Fourth of July celebrations — as well it should have — but rarely, if ever, did we recognize that the hard-fought freedoms won during the Revolutionary War did not apply to millions for 76 years after the Constitu-

Mark July Fourth by reading the Declaration

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ext week, the Herald Community Newspapers will publish the Declaration of Independence and a likeness of the American flag.

The Declaration will appear here, on our Editorial Page, as it long has during the week of the Fourth of July, and the flag will appear in the center of the paper.

We encourage families to stand on their stoops and front lawns and read the Declaration together, as messengers did across the 13 colonies in 1776.

For 39 years, the Merrick Historical Society, led by President Lawrence Garfinkel, gathered on July Fourth at the Merrick Library and the Long Island Rail Road station to read the Declaration. All from the community and beyond were invited to attend, and the event attracted

many families with small children.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, however, the society decided against the public reading, and is instead encouraging people to read the Declaration with their families at home. What a wonderful idea, we thought. What better way to learn about and teach our history — about the very moment our nation was conceived — than by reading the Declaration, line by line.

If you do so, take a photo and email it to us. Check Page 4 for details on how.

The Signing of the Declaration ushered in an entirely new era in history, when colonies would rebel against their sovereign, in our case the mighty British Empire.

That rebellion brought forth a new era in government, when democracy — rule by

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tion took effect.

Juneteenth — celebrated in Texas with cookouts, rodeos and street fairs — reminds us of that horrid reality, at the same time that it celebrates the victory over the evil of slavery.

We must remember and reflect on our nation’s long history of enslavement if we are to understand our present-day systemic racism — and someday soon, we hope, overcome it.

The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day unleashed a wave of hundreds of peaceful protests and a handful of riots. It was clearly an inflection point in our history, a moment that, it appears, will move the needle further toward freedom and justice for all, regardless of skin color. New York, we are pleased to say, is playing a leading role in that movement.

LETTERS Defunding police isn’t an answer To the Editor: The actions of the Minneapolis police officers implicated in the death of George Floyd were sickening and disgusting. The officers were fired and criminally charged, and I pray that justice will be served in this humiliating chapter in our nation’s history.

In the wake of this shameful incident, demonstrations continue to take place in large cities, suburban areas — both wealthy and economically disadvantaged — and ethnically and racially diverse neighborhoods. Some rallies have been marked by violence, vandalism and looting, while others have been peaceful and respectful. As a father, former police officer, current local elected official and former civic leader, I believe the most dangerous proposal that has come forth in response to Mr. Floyd’s death is the call to defund the

the people — began after thousands of years of monarchial rule in Europe and around the globe.

Thus began the great American experiment, as we like to call it.

For sure, it has been an imperfect experiment. As noted in the editorial above, not all were freed by the American Revolution that followed publication of the Declaration. Millions remained enslaved for the better part of a century.

The American experiment, however, has moved steadily toward greater freedom and justice for all people. It is up to our generation now to carry the mantle forward and form a more perfect union than that which we were given by working to eliminate systemic racism in all its forms.

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Here’s how: First, stay connected. Call ost people don’t like going to your doctor’s office and ask about the the doctor. The truth? Even options for a visit. There are two comdoctors don’t like going to mon options: the virtual visit, conducted doctors. And now, in the time by video chat or phone, and the traditionof the coronavirus, people’s willingness al in-person visit. In either case, many of to see their doctor is at an all-time low. the same rules apply. Come prepared to It’s not a surprise, considering that the pandemic has many worried not only ask questions and complete any required tests (like blood work) that are needed to about themselves, but also about catchmake the time with your phying Covid-19 and bringing it sician the most beneficial for home to their loved ones. both of you.

Still, while you may tell yourIf a virtual visit is the self that the crisis is a good right option for you, ask your reason not to see your physidoctor’s office for any special cian, it’s a mistake that could instructions. What technoloprove costly to your health gy is needed? Will a smartand well-being. phone or laptop work best? Do Whether you suffer from you need to download an app an illness that requires testor program? Will the doctor ing and close monitoring, or ANIKA call or send a website link via have symptoms that are new, SAGAR text or email? Make sure the it’s important to continue to battery for your phone or see your doctor. With Covidcomputer is fully charged and 19 widespread, the best way that, if the consultation takes places durto access health may seem unclear at ing the day, you sit facing a window or first, but just as you continue relationplace a lamp in front of you so the doctor ships with friends and family by followcan see you clearly on his or her screen. ing safety protocols, your relationship If an in-person visit is the right option with your doctor is one that can also be for you, ask your doctor’s office for any maintained safely.

LETTERS police.

Defunding police in response to a violent and disgraceful death in Minneapolis that involved bad law enforcement officials would have only negative consequences for the public, including the promotion of chaos and lawlessness.

Redirecting funds away from police departments would reduce the number of police officers on our streets, lead to increased 911 response times and make Nassau County less safe. During my time as a New York City police officer and Town of Hempstead councilman, I have been committed to government’s primary responsibility to keep residents safe and protect property.

The events of the last few weeks have underscored the need for allocating police resources to preserve our communities as safe and desirable places to live and raise our families. Instituting new programs, incorporating technology, expanding community outreach and exploring innovative ideas to improve policing should be priorities, as opposed to slashing police funding.

In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio has pledged to shrink the NYPD budget.

The city’s police commissioner has disbanded the plainclothes anti-crime units, which were instrumental in transforming Gotham from one of the most dangerous cities in America to one of the safest. It is illogical and dangerous to disband plainclothes anti-crime units while homicides and shootings have gone up.

Defunding the police would also take resources away from community-policing initiatives when we need to enhance the relationship between police officers and

community members. Nassau learned its lesson on the negative impacts of making cuts to community policing a few years ago. After cutting Problem Oriented Policing units, Nassau’s administration acknowledged the adverse impacts of this ill-conceived policy decision. Indeed, the county reversed course and restored its POP units. Clearly, Nassau’s impressive and responsive police force is one of the reasons that the county boasts one of the lowest crime rates among all major suburban areas in the nation.

George Floyd’s horrible death rightly focused the attention of the nation on the extremely few bad police officers who wear uniforms. However, any call to defund police officers would not effectively address this problem.

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can reduce fear and anxiety about seekspecial instructions before you head to the office. Some may ask you to call them ing medical care.

One more thing: If you don’t have a from the door when you arrive to make sure you don’t have to wait in the waiting primary-care doctor, it’s important to area. If you have a fever, cough or cold, find one who can help you on your health going fo or otherwise aren’t well, please let the journey. Ask friends, family members or the rec office know so proper precautions can be your insurance provider for recommen- have fo taken to care for you. Remember to wear dations. The best time to meet a new doc- the fact a face covering and follow the social-distor is before you fall ill. This gives your suffer b tancing rules of the office, doctor the chance to underwhich will require you to be stand who you are and how he six feet away from others and can help achieve your goal: to be in an area with fewer than be the healthiest version of 10 people. Wash or sanitize you. your hands both before and Remember, although many after the visit and when you things have changed as a arrive back at home. And result of the virus, we’re in once you’re at home again, this together. Relationships put your clothes in the launremain essential — and that dry. includes your relationship MARIA No matter which option is with your doctor.

CARNEY right for you, make sure you call the doctor’s office to folDr. Anika Sagar is a primary low up or schedule other care physician for adults and appointments, and remember to keep the an assistant professor of medicine at the colleag doctor up to date on how you’re feeling. their so Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ If at any time you feel ill, let your physiNorthwell Health. Dr. Maria Carney is a for arre cian know right away. geriatrician and palliative medicine phy- skin in By having a plan and a strategy, and sician for older adults, and a professor of spoke a exercising control of the situation, you contrib medicine at the Zucker School. among crowde ing and these s said pr state.

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CHRISTOPHER CARINI Hempstead town councilman, 5th District Carini served as a police officer with the NYPD, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department and the Port Authority Police Department for 22 years.

Let business owners reopen To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Thank you very much, but I prefer to remain alive” (Jun 18-24): Kreiss is entitled to her opinion, and common sense certainly dictates that one must be cautious during the coronavirus pandemic.

Sherbet skies and silent sands — Long Beach

I don’t know Kreiss’s age or financial stability, but I think the owner of the bridge club is entitled and smart to open his establishment.

My family has two medical professionals, and we have a cancer survivor in our household, so I don’t treat medical issues in a cavalier manner. However, we must try and restore some sense of normalcy and let businesses operate and allow people to earn a living. This will allow mort-

gages, rent, utilities, taxes and food to be paid. It will also allow people the opportu-and mi nity to recoup savings lost during the lastoffices, ROTC three-plus months.

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