Rockville Centre Herald 07-09-2020

Rockville Centre

HERALD Mailman retires after 40 years

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RVC welcomes new schools superintendent cate to Rockville Centre. The Rockville Centre district, he said, would continuously June Chang became superin- monitor the progression of the tendent of the Rockville Centre coronavirus crisis and “look to School District last week, taking the guidance of our public over at a time of uncertainty health and safety agencies in all amid the coronavirus pandemic, our decisions throughout this but coming in with an initial pandemic.” outline of the disOver the next few trict’s plans for the weeks, he explained, fall, as well as a rethe administration entry plan for staff and staff will take over the summer. part in a series of Administrative staff planning sessions began returning to that focus on safety, school buildings this instruction, socialweek, and will begin emotional learning preparing for the and mental health, 2020-21 academic and cocur ricular year. activities. Addition“We’re taking a ally, the Board of methodical ap-proEducation will creach,” Chang said, ate a reopening comnoting that safety mittee, with subcommeasures are in mittees focusing on place that include JUNE CHANG each of those four social distancing Superintendent, areas. and alter nating “Safety is our RVC Schools work days in the first and foremost buildings. “In order concer n,” Chang to have success for our students, said. “Regardless of the direcwe need to lay the foundation for tives that may change, we will our staff as well.” have our key focus on the safety The 40-year-old Chang, whose measures that we need to follow salary will be $290,000, was the and implement to provide a safe superintendent of Summit Pub- environment for all students and lic Schools in New Jersey for the members of the school district.” past five years before coming to Additionally, he said, the disRockville Centre. He earned a trict is committed to “the quality bachelor’s in English from Rut- educational experience for all ger’s University, a master’s in our students.” education from St. Peter’s Uni“The pandemic has put us in versity and an MBA from unusual circumstances,” Chang Columbia Business School. He said. “We will reflect and learn and his wife, Sophia, plan to reloCONTINUED ON PAGE 3

By JILL NOSSA

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THREE MURALS, CREATED in separate community projects, were installed on July 1 in the Mercy Medical Center employee cafeteria as a way to thank front-line workers.

At Mercy Medical Center, murals of hope and thanks By JILL NOSSA jnossa@liherald.com

Soon after the coronavirus pandemic hit the area in March, residents be g an dreaming up thoughtful and creative ways to show their support and appreciation for hospital workers on the front lines. Most of it came in the form of food, masks and car parades, but as the crisis wore on, community members sought a more permanent way to say thank you. Rock-

ville Centre resident Beth H a m m e r m a n , a fo r m e r Mercy Medical Center employee, decided that art would be a nice to way to show appreciation, in the form of a tile mural for the hospital employees, which was installed on July 1. “I wanted to create a lasting memory, something that hopefully would be there forever, so no one would ever forget what the employees went through during this pandemic,” Hammerman said. “They

risked their own lives to save others, and that should never be forgotten.” She envisioned something similar to the 9/11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan — something that the public could see, and that would help people remember what happened during the pandemic. Hammer man, who was Mercy’s director of planning from 1994 until 2014, said she wanted to focus on health CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

t is prudent for us as a district to begin planning while awaiting further directives from state and local officials.

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Don Clavin The Hempstead Town Board

Road to Recovery

The Hempstead Town Board invite you to

for the

2020 FREE SUMMER DRIVE-IN CONCERTS July

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All concerts start at 8 p.m., at Town Park, Point Lookout Town residents only. First-come, first-serve basis.

It is “Urgent” for you to see Double Vision - The Foreigner Experience. Decadia performs the soundtrack of your life with all the greatest hits from the ‘80’s, ‘90’s & today. “One Way or Another” you will love Sunday Girl – A Blondie Tribute Experience. There will be “Something in the Air” as PseudoSsudio performs the hits of Phil Collins. You’ll hear the sounds of “Sweet Home Alabama” as FREEBIRD plays the hits of LYNYRD SKYNYRD. Take a “Holiday” with Material Girl featuring Amber Ferrari in a tribute to Madonna & Lady Gaga. You will “Feel the Love Tonight” as Sir Elton plays the hits of Elton John. It will be a magical night when Hokis Pokis takes the stage. “That’s Amore” with Jenna Esposito…Featuring Italian favorites song by such artists as Connie Francis, Jerry Vale, Rosemary Clooney and more. There will be “Nowhere to Run” when the Ladies of Motown hit the stage. You will be “Dancing in the Dark” with Badlands – A Bruce Springsteen Tribute. You will want to “Take It Easy” as Desert Highway plays the hits of the Eagles. “You’ve Got a Friend” as Hour Glass plays the hits of James Taylor.

2020 FREE SUMMER DRIVE-IN MOVIE SERIES Movies will begin at sunset, and attendees are urged to arrive early. Town residents only. First-come, first-serve basis.

Daddy’s Home

Sonic the Hedgehog

Tuesday, July 14 at Rath Park 849 Fenworth Blvd., Franklin Square

Thursday, July 23 at Western Beef, Town Parking Lot R-1 322 Nassau Blvd., Roosevelt

Mamma Mia

Footloose

Thursday, July 16 at Hewlett Point Park 130 Hewlett Point Ave., Bay Park

Tuesday, July 28 at Oceanside Park 3800 Mahlon Brower Drive, Oceanside

The Lion King (2019)

Grease

Tuesday, July 21 at Veterans Memorial Park 1700 Prospect Ave., East Meadow

Thursday, July 30 at Niest Field 298-304 Jerusalem Ave., Levittown

For a complete list of concerts and movies, including August dates, please visit hempsteadtownny.gov

Donald X. Clavin, Jr. Supervisor

Frank Zangla Commissioner, Parks & Recreation

Council Members Dorothy L. Goosby Bruce A. Blakeman Anthony D’Esposito Dennis Dunne, Sr. Thomas E. Muscarella Christopher Carini

Kate Murray Town Clerk

Jeanine C. Driscoll Receiver of Taxes

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Community art projects thank front-liners care workers because she felt they were the most vulnerable to Covid-19, and chose the hospital because it is part of her community. “And I worked there for 20 years, so I know a lot of the staff and could feel and understand what they were going through,” she added, “so it made the project more personal to me.” To make the tiles, she got the community involved. She reached out to friends, local organizations and schools to see if they wanted to participate, and even delivered paper, cut to the correct size, to residents of her neighborhood. She then worked with ArtWare for Good, based upstate New York in Garrison, to create the tiles. “Regardless of your artistic ability, everyone had a message they wanted to give to the first responders, and so many felt they were isolated at home and couldn’t do anything to help,” Hammerman said. “This was a project they could do with anyone in their family, young and old, and there were no unique art supplies needed.” So many people responded, she said, that she had to put a limit on the number of tiles she accepted, since she was funding the project on her own. She created two 90-tile murals with common centerpieces. “The murals came out even better than I expected,” Hammerman said. “The messages on each tile really expressed the heartfelt thanks that the community wanted to give to the front-line workers. Residents were so appreciative of these health care heroes, and this project gave them a means to express their gratitude.” Separately, Hue Studio and the Facebook group Support for Local Businesses and Frontline Workers created a mixed-media canvas rainbow mural, also with community support. In April, Hue Studio owner Laura Montaruli said she got the idea after driving around and seeing all the rainbows in the windows of homes and businesses. She was inspired to make a “rainbow of hope,” and gave participants four-inch squares of canvas and assigned them colors. They were invited to use any media they wanted to design the squares; the finished product includes paint, pinecones, leaves, old toys, fabric, lace and ribbon. Michelle James Wettstein, the founder of the Facebook group, which worked for months to provide food to front-line workers while supporting local businesses,

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THE ROCKVILLE CENTRE-BASED Hue Studio teamed up with the Support for Local Businesses & Frontline Workers Facebook group to assemble a rainbow mural that now hangs in the cafeteria at Mercy Medical Center. From left were Kristen Conaty, Laura Montaruli, Michelle James Wettstein and Alida Almonte. helped fund the project. A second rainbow mural created by Hue Studio and funded by the Facebook group will be hung in Village Hall. Wettstein said it would serve as a “reminder of how much the community appreciates its front-line workers.” All three murals were installed on July 1 in the hospital’s employee cafeteria, to serve as a morale booster for staff members and a reminder of all they have been through. “It’s important to have a memento of this time of challenge,” said Eduardo Pacchioni, a Mercy Medical Center pharmacist. “These murals are nicely done, and standing in front of them instills the feeling of care that drove the hard work of everyone at Mercy to get through to the state of recovery we’re at now.”

The three murals were installed on July 1.

Rockville Centre schools prepare for fall CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE from our experience with remote learning. This means looking at all aspects of instruction, from our resources to our practices.” Continuing to provide mental health support, and identifying students who need support, will be a priority in the plan, and he said the district would also prioritize determining the best way to provide support for athletic and cocurricular activities. “It is prudent for us as a district to begin planning while awaiting further directives from state and local officials,” Chang said. “It is our hope that we will be able to welcome our students back to our schools in September, and we will earnestly work towards this goal.” Chang was sworn in at the district’s reorganizational meeting on July 1, as were the five Board of Education trustees — Tara Hackett, John O’Shea, Liz Dion, Kelly Barry and Christine Ferazani. Hackett was elected president, Barry, vice president, and Ferazani, secretary.

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JUNE CHANG, FAR left in middle row down, became the district’s new superintendent at a July Board of Education meeting.

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RVC native releases self-help book By BRIANA BONFIGLIO bbonfiglio@liherald.com

Rockville Centre native Christopher Connors is “a classic example of someone who was working in corporate America and realized they weren’t doing what they were passionate about,” he said. A 1999 South Side High School graduate who went on to earn his bachelor’s degree at Hobart College and master’s at University of Georgia, Connors, 39, had a career in government and business consulting for many years. However, Connors began writing when he realized he was unhappy in his professional life. Writing led him to new discoveries about himself and maintaining mental and emotional wellbeing. He’s now teaching these life skills in his new book, “Emotional Intelligence for the Modern Leader.” The self-help title follows his debut, “The Value of You: The Guide to Living Boldly and Joyfully Through the Power of Core Values,” which came out in 2017. At first, he didn’t intend to write self-help — he was simply exploring his own situation and feelings about his career. “I started writing about values and putting together a game plan to find success in a career,” he explained. Through that experience, along with others, such as coaching kids’ basketball, he became knowledgeable about emotional intelligence and its benefits, especially for professionals. “I wanted people to realize their potential,” he said. “I started blogging and that led to wanting to write a book.” The writer is now a full-time entrepreneur, writing, doing speaking engagements and executive coaching as his career, and he’s happy with this life he’s created. He lives in Mount Pleasant, S.C. with his wife, Tosha, and three young sons, Roman, Dominic and Ciaran. However, Connors said he misses Rockville Centre. His parents, William and Patricia, still live in the village. Before the coronavirus pandemic, he visited every few months. “I loved growing up in Rockville Centre,” he

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CHRISTOPHER CONNORS, A 1999 SSHS graduate, became a full-time writer, executive coach and speaker in 2018, after realizing he was unhappy in the corporate world. said. At South Side, Connors was captain of the basketball team in his senior year. He became good friends with fellow 1999 grad, and now-comedy star, Amy Schumer. He also wrote for the school’s student newspaper. Retur ning to his true calling of being a writer, Connors’ new book is a 140-page, “concise practical how-to book on how to integrate emotional intelligence both personally and professionally,” Connors said. “Emotional Intelligence for the Moder n Leader” has been endorsed by three New York Times bestselling authors. The book focuses on how to be an effective leader in the business world and have a positive impact on an org anization. This includes using empathy, self awareness, adaptability and social skills to create a culture of success. The book also provides exercises and assessments that readers can interact with to improve. To learn more about Connors and his books, visit chrisdconnors.com.

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CRIME WATCH Larceny ■ On June 29 at 7:37 p.m., a Rockaway Avenue resident reported a bicycle was stolen from his garage overnight.

Criminal mischief ■ On June 26 at 3:39 p.m., a motorist reported someone broke his car window and stole his wallet while the vehicle was parked in a lot near Merrick Road during the day.

■ On July 3 at 8:34 p.m., a motorist reported someone damaged her vehicle while it was parked on Lincoln Avenue during the day. ■ On July 5 at 8:31 a.m., a sign in Reverend Morgan Days Park was found damaged.

Graffiti ■ On June 18 at 5:30 p.m., the manager of a store on Sunrise Highway reported finding graffiti on the building.

■ On June 21 at 11:25 a.m., the pastor of a church on Merrick Road reported someone broke a side window. People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.

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The Village of Rockville Centre Recreation Department’s Summer Playground program usually attracts about 500 children from multiple towns. This year, though, there are only 144 children — Rockville Centre residents only. Gov. Andrew Cuomo had announced in early June that summer day camps would be allowed across the state, so long as they have fewer campers, conduct health checks and follow safety measures. At that point, the John A. Anderson Recreation Center had been getting calls asking if its annual day camp program would take place. Also, a survey that the recreation department sent out to past campers revealed that many were still interested in the program, said Karen Polito, supervisor of the Summer Playground program. “We’re trying to bring a little bit of normalcy to these kids’ lives,” Polito said. The program looks vastly different than in the past, however, to ensure the safety of children and camp counselors, which the program calls its “leaders.” The program is running at less than 30 percent of its normal capacity and takes place only at the center, not at Wilson Elementary School like in previous years. All leaders are required to wear face masks. Children do not have to, but it is strongly recommended. When parents drop off their children, they have an option to drive up valet-style to have the campers’ temperatures checked. Or, parents may park and let the kids out. Either way, all campers must receive a temperature check each day with one of the camp’s six contactless thermometers. “We’re just trying to make it as easy as possible,” Polito noted. Drop off for students is also be staggered by grade level “to avoid any congestion,” Polito said. To further prevent large groups of kids playing together, the camp has been divided into “cohorts” of 10 to 12 children, each accompanied by two leaders. The cohorts spend the entire day together with their own bag of equipment. Each evening, the building and all equipment are sanitized. Also, the building and schedule for the day has been mapped out so that groups do not come in contact with one another, and there are designated “in” and “out” doors to the building. The theme for this year’s Summer Playground is “Rec to the Rescue.” Each cohort has their own team name based on that theme, such as Dynamic Doctors, Happy Heroes, Fire Company and Navy Nuggets, to name a few. Throughout the six-week program, which began July 6, children will engage in activities relating to the theme. Leaders have decorated capes and signs representing each group, and there will be a day when students can come dressed up as doctors, firefighters or whatever their group is. “We’re trying to keep them outside as much as possible,” Polito noted. Most activities are outdoors, including

kickball, scatterball and playing in the sprinklers. However, there will also be indoor activities, including movies, knock hockey and arts and crafts. In between each group, maintenance staff will sanitize the room. There are also hand sanitizing stations set up outside and inside. And, Polito said, what would Summer Playground be without ice pops? “Kids love ice pops at snack time,” she said. “That will be the most normal thing about their summer.”

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Summer Rec a go in RVC, with restrictions

LAST YEAR, 7-YEAR-OLDS James Muldoon, Kevin Benson and Drew Cowley cooled off with some ices at the Summer Playground program. This year, campers maintain six feet apart, among following other safety precautions, but there are still ice pops for the kids.

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Hofstra moves Jefferson statue amid outcries By VisVajit sriramrajan A statue of Thomas Jefferson, which has stood in front of Hofstra University’s David S. Mack Student Center for more than 20 years, has been relocated to Emily Lowe Hall, an academic building, amid renewed calls for its removal. “Over the past few years, the placement of the Jefferson statue, and the history it represents, has been a reminder and consistent source of pain for many of our black students and allies,” Hofstra University President Stuart Rabinowitz wrote in an email to the school community last month. Rabinowitz’s comments, though, have been met with criticism from students and faculty, who said the statue has been problematic for black students since its installment. Amudalat Ajasa, president of the school’s Black Student Union, said, “While it’s important to acknowledge that he was a founding father, [the Hofstra administration] has to possess a double vision and see that he also ran one of the largest plantations out of Virginia while simultaneously condemning slavery. “On top of that,” Ajasa said, “he engaged in a nonconsensual relationship with an underaged slave. How is that supposed to make black students feel on campus? Like our grievances are heard and considered? Not at all.” Jefferson enslaved more than 600 black people throughout his lifetime, subjecting them to physical and verbal torture. DNA evidence also concluded in 1998 that the nation’s third president fathered children with Sally Hemings, a woman he enslaved. She was the half-sister of Jefferson’s wife, Martha, according to Monticello.org. “When I think about the Thomas Jefferson statue being relocated, it’s not that I’d rather it have stayed where it was,” Ja’Loni Owens, alumna and founder of

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HOfstra UniVErsitY OfficiaLs have moved the Thomas Jefferson statue from its original location in front of the student center to an academic building across the street. the “Jefferson Has Gotta Go!” campaign, explained. “It’s that this moment requires so much more from institutions than I even knew to ask for when I was a student there. And that’s how organizers know that these gestures are performances, and pathetic ones at that.” Owens started a petition to remove the Jefferson statue from campus two years ago, which reached thousands of students and raised awareness of the issue across the Hofstra community. Rabinowitz, however, rejected the call for change, saying instead that the “founding fathers” had an “unprecedented vision of a free and equal world” and

called Jefferson “a defender of freedom in helping to create a new nation.” But in the wake of recent nationwide protests against racism and police brutality, university officials have changed their stance, instead moving the statue across campus. It was donated to the university by real estate developer David S. Mack in 1999. Hofstra’s Student Center is named for Mack, who graduated from Hofstra with a business degree in 1967, and currently chairs the university’s Board of Trustees. Mack could not be reached for comment. Members of the Hofstra community have said that relocation, rather than

removal, is a temporary solution that does not address the deep-seated racism in American institutions. Martine Hackett, an associate professor at the School of Health Professions and Human Services, who serves on the university’s recently reconvened Committee on Representation in Public Spaces, stressed that addressing the truth about Jefferson is a prerequisite to progressing toward a more just society. “An appropriate historical and contemporary context for the actions that one of our ‘founding fathers’ engaged in public and private life needs to be communicated to students and the general public,” she said, “so they are able to make past injustices visible,” and “once we know we can do better, we can do better.” Additionally, Ajasa said, as a majority white institution, the university should go out of its way to ensure black students feel safe and included. “I think Hofstra moving the statue instead of getting rid of it, like governors and mayors throughout America have been pressured to do, is pathetic and insulting,” she said. “We ask the administration to remove a symbol of black oppression, and their response is to move it.” The change comes as the Black Lives Matter movement has renewed calls for racial justice nationwide. “Over the last few weeks, whether you were in the streets or not, you’ve felt the difference in the air,” Owens said, “and it’s disappointing that what this moment has inspired is empty gestures from institutions that organizers have come right out and said are the problem.” “What’s most insulting about performative activism is that they think there is still hope for black people’s placation,” Owens said. “If I were a student at Hofstra right now, I would not accept what’s coming out of communications.”

Legislature helps restore NCC autism programs By tOnY BELLissimO tbellissimo@liherald.com

The Achilles and ASPIRES programs at Nassau Community College, designed to assist students with autism thrive in and out of the classroom, will be restored for the 2020-21 academic year after the Nassau County Legislature voted unanimously June 29 to approve the college’s budget. Citing finances as the primary reason, NCC sent a letter April 20 to the coordinators of both programs, Valerie Lagakis and Frances Viscovich, informing them the platforms for students with autism would not be offered this coming school year. As reported in the Heralds’ June 4-10 edition, the decision was met with a wave of concern, and members of the Legislature’s majority Republican caucus vowed not to pass the NCC budget until the pro-

grams were restored. The programs serve 35 to 40 students per semester. Legislators worked closely with educators, community members and college leadership to keep them going. Following the approval of the budget, Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello said, “I am very happy to see the Achilles and ASPIRES program restored at Nassau Community College. Nassau County prides itself on being a place that is welcoming and provides opportunity for everyone to excel, and these programs do exactly that. “I’m thankful for the professors and parents who raised awareness about the programs,” he added. “Their tireless advocacy led to the restoration. I would also like to thank NCC President [Dr. Jermaine] Williams for his personal efforts to find a path to continue the programs. We are proud that in these difficult times Nassau Community College continues to

be an invaluable resource for our residents.” Jeff Spiller, of Bellmore, said his son Jason, a 2018 Mepham High School graduate, benefits from the ASPIRES program, especially when it comes to assistance with organizational skills. “It’s a huge relief. I’m so happy the program is back,” Jason said. “I never got an ‘A’ in any high school class, but I’ve had three so far at Nassau.” The Achilles program has been around for nearly two decades and is for twice exceptional students — those who are gifted but learning challenged. Lagakis, an English and reading professor at NCC, has overseen the program since 2010. “Students are specifically attending our school because of the Achilles program,” Lagakis said. “The program didn’t exist for a few months, so this is great progress. I’m very grateful to the legislators.”

The ASPIRES program provides comprehensive support to students with ASD in weekly counseling sessions as well as programming designed to address executive-functioning and social-skill deficits. “The program started with one student six years ago,” noted Viscovich, who teaches environmental science. “Now we have a waiting list. The college can be a leading force in supporting this student population, and I’m beyond excited to see these programs restored.” State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, encouraged the college to reconsider its original decision to remove the programs and met with Williams in mid-May. “Our differently abled students have thrived under the ASPIRES and Achilles programs,” Kaminsky said. “Restoring their funding, and ensuring that it remains a source of support for future students was essential.”

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Nonprofit, county providing food aid By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

On Thursday, Island Harvest, in partnership with Nassau County, kicked off the largest food distribution event in the county’s history, with hundreds eagerly lining up on foot and in cars outside Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Thousands of boxes filled with 100,000 pounds of fresh produce, meat and nonperishable food items were distributed by hundreds of volunteers in the beating summer sun. Roughly 20,000 families — many struggling after the Covid-19 pandemic’s economic downturn — went home with a week’s worth of supplies. “We’re here today because of this pandemic that has forced so many people to question whether they can put food on the table for their families,” said Island Harvest President and CEO Randi Shubin Dresner. “There are tens of thousands of people across Long Island that we’ve met the past couple of months — volunteers of ours, contributors of ours, supporters of so many different causes — and the floor has been pulled out from underneath them. Now they find themselves on the other side of the food line.” “We’ve reached every corner of the county with our food distribution events, and we’re not done yet,” County Executive Laura Curran said. “We will continue putting food on the table for families in need throughout this summer with distributions large and small.” In an organized fashion, recipients on foot stood in line to have their bags and carts filled, while those in vehicles slowly drove up to one of dozens of distribution points. Green-vested volunteers ran every table, lugging supplies back and forth. The event is thanks to Nassau County’s $1 million investment into local food banks as part of the new Community Food Distribution initiative. Since late April, the county has held two dozen small and large distributions and will continue to partner with Island Harvest in the future. The need to provide food for residents is evidenced by the increased number of applications to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program. In April, the number of Nassau County residents seeking this assistance tripled, going from 1,095 in April 2019 to 3,786 in April this year. The number of SNAP applications increased 125 percent in May 2020 compared to May 2019, according to county records. In June this year, SNAP applications declined 35 percent from May, but that is still a 41 percent increase from June 2019. “And it’s not just Nassau County that’s seeing this food insecurity,” Curran said. “Nationwide, 40 percent of people who are utilizing food banks are new to utilizing food banks.” Nassau has set aside $1 million in federal Community Development Block Grants for food banks to collect, distribute and purchase food, while also working with school districts and community stakeholders to identify families in need.

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CouNty ExECutIvE LAuRA Curran kicked off the event, which was a partnership with the non-profit Island Harvest.

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RESIDENTS CLAPPED AND cheered for Bob Towns as he walked along a part of his route for the final time.

Mailman retires after 40 years in Rockville Centre For 36 years, he was on the “overtime list” and worked six days a week, so his customers “always saw me.” Four years After more than 40 years, one of Rock- ago, he said, with his children grown and ville Centre’s most favorite mail carriers out of college, he asked to be taken off the has retired. To mark the occasion, cus- list and now just works five days a week. tomers on Bob Towns’ route gave him a “Time is more important than overtime proper send-off on July 1, near the end of to me now.” his shift, to show Being a mail how much they car rier has its have appreciated share of challenghis service. es, and over the “I was in years, Towns delivs h o c k , ” Tow n s ered mail through said upon seeing hurricanes, blizthe people waiting zards and rainto celebrate with storms. him. “A lot of “It gets rough these people have in the winter,” he become personal said. “When I was friends at this younger, I thought point.” of it like an advenTo w n s , w h o ture. Now, I don’t lives in Elmont, think of it that began working for way. I’m looking the United States forward to the first Postal Service on snowstorm of the Oct. 6, 1979, and AFTER SAYING CONGRATULATIONS, Michael winter, looking out took over his curthe window and Marmorale took a selfie with Bob Towns. rent route, consistsaying, ‘I don’t ing of 358 houses, have to walk in in March of 1989. that.’” “I’ve seen kids grow up and some now The customers have helped keep his have their own kids,” Towns said. “I’ve spirits up, and throughout the pandemic, been to wakes, graduation parties and he said even strangers stop him to thank block parties. It’s a good route, with good, him for his service. He has witnessed childown-to-earth people.” dren and mothers eagerly awaiting the Towns, 63, said that being friendly and arrival of their school schedules in late outgoing helped him establishment rela- summer, and been accomplice to people tionships with the customers on his route, anxious to receive the credit card state“smack in the center of Rockville Cen- ments before their spouses could see tre,” which encompasses Dartmouth, them. Street, Princeton Road, Morris Avenue, Eighteen years ago, on the Fourth of and Marvin Avenue. While working, he July, he said, a good friend retired, and he said, he would often be invited to join any decided that would be a good date to mark celebrations going on in the neighbor- his own retirement. Last year, he made hood. the decision to make July 4 of this year

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AFTER 40 YEARS working for the post office, 31 of those on the same Rockville Centre, Bob Towns is ready for his retirement. his retirement date. “Independence Day will be my true personal independence day,” he said. For Towns, retirement will not be a time to sit down and relax – and moving to Florida is out of the question – but rather to spend time on his hobbies, such as gardening and woodworking, and traveling upstate to hike in the woods. “Being a couch potato is not in my DNA,” Towns said. “I’ll stay active, and I love the four seasons.” Those on his route will miss seeing him every day. “He is such a staple in the community,” Bryan Madden said. “Just a great guy. “He’s not your typical mailman,” said Pan Schaefer. “He looks out for people and

their pets. He would bring packages to your backdoor so they wouldn’t get stolen, and he brought back lost dogs.” His final day began with a good-bye breakfast, and culminated with a socially distant good-bye party. Residents on his route created thank you cards and posters, and waited for him to arrive at the corner of Morris and Dartmouth last Wednesday to greet him and cheer him on. They even pitched in to give him a retirement gift, which Towns said was very touching. At the celebration, many residents echoed a similar sentiment: Whoever takes over Towns’ route has “very big shoes to fill.”

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ur mission is to make Long Beach safe and healthy for children. So we had a $15,000 grant from the private Silvian Foundation to conduct Teen Nights, to show kids you can have a good time without drugs and alcohol. But with the coronavirus pandemic, we asked the foundation if we could re-purpose the grant to food distribution, and we got their permission. Some 37 percent of our students in Long Beach get a free lunch Monday to Friday.But what goes on during the weekend? So we now use some of the foundation money for food. I go to Trader Joe's every Monday. We are in our fifth week doing this. Each week, I buy different things. One week it was peanut butter and jelly, another it was mayo and tuna or rice and beans. The school district picks up the food on Friday. We are able to feed 100 families. We hope we can keep this going through the summer. Our coalition has been around since 2000. We have met every single month since then, except for the November after Superstorm Sandy in 2012. I was a therapist in the outpatient department at Long Beach Medical Center. My direct supervisor, Patricia Hincken, and I went to a seminar in White Plains, a training session, really, on drug and alcohol abuse and how to set up an organization. We came back to Long Beach and said that made sense. Now how do we go about this? Well, the very first thing we did was to tackle underage drinking in Long Beach. The cops would see a kid with an open bottle or can and hand him a summons. Nobody answered the summonses.

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Amber Wilkins, of Rockville Centre, is one out of a few dozen Nassau County Girl Scouts to receive the Gold Award this year. Wilkins received the award for her efforts to create a debate club at Malverne High School, where graduate this year. Although the debate club ultimately did not come to fruition due to circumstances out of her control, she put in the required hours and work that earned her the highest honor in Girl Scouts. “I wouldn’t be who I am today without the Girl Scouts,” Wilkins noted. “It taught me how to be a leader, how to be brave, caring and a lot of the skills that made me into the person I am today.” Wilkins’ life goal is to become a politician, and that is why she wanted to start a debate club at her school. “I always wanted to improve my public speaking,” she said. “[As a politician,] you have to be able to talk about topics you know well, and that’s what debate clubs are for.” The aspiring public official prepared a presentation and spoke in front of the Malverne School District’s Board of Education in April 2019, demonstrating the benefits of a debate club and how it could be imple-

mented in the high school. School officials and the Board of Education were in favor of Wilkins’ plan, and she went forward to find a teacher advisor for the new club. She’d also collected about 25 signatures of students who were interested in joining the group. However, Wilkins could not find an available teacher to be the advisor, and the Board of Education ran into budget issues for funding the club. She had hoped to begin club meetings in fall 2019, but it did not come to fruition. Regardless, because of her work on this and other projects, she received Girl Scouts’ Gold Award. “It was something that meant a lot to me because I would be able to voice my opinion more clearly by participating in a debate club,” she added. “If myself and other kids could come together and do that, that would be a good skill to have through the rest of our lives. You have to be able to speak up.” Wilkins also created a website that details step-by-step how students in other high schools could create their own debate clubs, which she hopes will help other students. Wilkins will attend Adelphi University Honors College in the fall, majoring in political science and minoring in English or journalism, she said.

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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 21, 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 22, 2020. The contract will be awarded as soon thereafter as practicable for: 2020 Water Main Program – Install New Water Mains, Fire Hydrants & Water Services on Various Roadways Bid No. 2007W1(993)

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 kmcmahon@rvcny.us. All questions must be received by July 14, 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 or 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 122290

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 23, 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 24, 2020. The contract will be awarded as soon thereafter as practicable for: SCBA Fill Machine for the Village of Rockville Centre’s Fire Department

Bid No. 2007FD1(992) 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 k m c m a h o n @ r v c n y. u s. Questions must be submitted no later than July 15, 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 or 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 122289

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While still awaiting guidance and direction from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Education Department on how schools could operate this fall, the state Public High School Athletic Association Covid-19 Task Force held two meetings in June to discuss multiple scenarios for sports. At its June 30 meeting, the 24-member NYSPHSAA Task Force reviewed six potential return-to-school proposals, including a full return, a combination of in-person and virtual learning, a full distance learning model and a regional differences model. A full return to athletic participation, potential adjustments of seasons and/or the condensing of seasons are all on the table. “Right now, so much is contingent upon guidance from the governor’s office and the state education department,” NYSPHSAA Executive Director Robert Zayas said in a phone interview July 2. “We are trying to take a proactive approach while we wait and see what the guidance is going to be. We hope to know by mid-July how schools are going to be able to open and how athletics will fit in.” The Board of Regents is scheduled to meet July 13 and could offer some level of guidance. Zayas urges everyone not to move on rumors and rely only on information from the NYSPHSAA or his own social media platforms. Zayas estimated schools would need at least six weeks to prepare for the 2020-21 academic year. “First and foremost is the safety of students,” he said. “We’re working as diligently as we can now so we’ll be ready to move forward with a plan for athletics once we know more.”

Fall sports are scheduled to begin Aug. 24. However, if there is any level of virtual learning in place, and based on the severity of social distancing restrictions, there is a chance higher risk sports, such as football, soccer and wrestling could be played in the spring of 2021. “Season Adjustment ‘A,’ as we’re calling it, has three traditional seasons with low-risk sports taking place in the fall, moderate risk sports in the winter and then end the school year with high-risk sports,” Zayas said. Under that scenario, the fall season would tentatively run from Aug. 24 through Dec. 5 and include baseball, softball, girls lacrosse, girls tennis, track and field, swimming and golf. The winter season would tentatively run from Nov. 16 through March 20 and feature basketball and volleyball, while spring sports would be conducted March 15 through June 12 with football, wrestling, soccer, boys lacrosse, boys tennis, field hockey and cross-country. “The definition of worst-case scenario has been redefined,” Zayas said. “We don’t want to move sports around unless we have to, but that’s certainly better than telling someone their season is cancelled.” Season Adjustment “B” has sports being played in five compressed seasons. In this outline, none of the major sports (football, basketball, wrestling, soccer, baseball, softball and lacrosse) would happen in the fall. Other items on the radar of the task force include fan attendance, practice requirements, procedures if a studentathlete or coach becomes sick, screening for athletes and coaches, invitational tournaments and extending the spring season into July.

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Q. We’re in the middle of construction, and our contractor has been giving us bills for the work that make us think we’re way ahead of him. It just doesn’t look like he’s 50 percent done, but we have already paid more than 60 percent, according to our contract. We keep having conversations about the percentage due, but it seems like we’re being treated more like an ATM machine than a customer. Every time we try to find out when the winAsk The dows will be in, for example, Architect he tells us they’re “on order.” The roofing was supposed to be done two months ago, but the pandemic was the excuse, even though every Friday we had to pay another bill. With nothing going on, the contractor still kept calling us every Thursday for a Friday payment. How do we straighten out this mess? We haven’t seen the contractor onte eeper for three weeks, there is construction garbage piled up in the backyard and he’s telling us he’ll be sending people back but needs another check. What do you think we should do?

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grew up on Long Island, and like so many local kids, I made the pilgrimage to Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt’s stately Cove Neck mansion, full of Americana and animal heads and skins. As a child, I thought, Wow, an actual American president lived here. I was in awe. In high school, I learned about Roosevelt’s exploits as a Rough Rider in Cuba in 1898 and his Big Stick diplomacy during his presidency, from 1901 to 1909. As president, he oversaw construction of the Panama Canal. He was the SCOTT “conservationist BRINTON president” who founded 150 national forests and created the U.S. Forest Service. He received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in negotiating a treaty in the RussoJapanese War of 1904-05. He helped found the Boy Scouts of America. For goodness’ sake, the teddy bear was named for him. Locally, the community of Roosevelt bears his name. So do BSA’s Theodore Roosevelt Council 386 and the Nassau County Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola. Roosevelt was, no doubt, a monumental

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figure — literally, carved in stone on South Dakota’s Mount Rushmore. He was, and is, a hero to many, many Americans. Our 26th president was also an unabashed racist. I learned this while recently reading “Theodore Roosevelt’s History of the United States” (Harper, 2010). Daniel Ruddy selected short takes from Roosevelt’s voluminous writings — 35 books and a multitude of essays and speeches — and compiled them into a historical timeline of the U.S. according to Roosevelt. I happened to be reading the book before the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day, and before the American Museum of Natural History asked permission of New York City in June to remove the bronze statue of Roosevelt that had stood on the museum’s steps since 1940. The statue depicts Roosevelt looking glorious atop a massive horse, with a Native American man and an African-American man standing, in positions of subjugation, to his right and left. The statue was originally intended, museum officials said, to celebrate Roosevelt “as a devoted naturalist.” Seen through a 2020 lens, however, it appears to portray him as a conqueror. And so it will come down, like so many statues of late.

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I have visited the AMNH many times, and passed by that statue on numerous occasions, never seeing it for what it was — racist. As a teenager, I studied Roosevelt’s life without seeing him for who he was — a deeply conflicted figure who was at once progressive (he was the first president to invite a black man, Booker T. Washington, to dine at the White House) and yet racist. Roosevelt spoke of Native Americans as “squalid savages” and justified the taking of their lands by force as a means to spread white European civilization. He decried the evils of slavery but did not believe, nearly half a century after it ended, that black people were ready to vote. Racism is our national psychosis, and to overcome it, we must examine our collective psyche to root out the causes of this terrible affliction. That means looking honestly at our history, including at our revered national figures. To see how unapologetically racist many of them were is to understand how thoroughly ingrained racism was in our nation, and why it’s so damn difficult to rid our country of this scourge. So, I give you Teddy Roosevelt in his own words: Writing about war with Native Americans: “The most righteous of all wars is a war with savages, though it is apt to be also

’ve passed by one statue of him many times, never seeing it for what it was — racist.

the most terrible and inhuman . . . A sad and evil feature of such warfare is that whites, the representatives of civilization, speedily sink almost to the level of their barbarous foes.” On the annexation of Texas in 1845: “It was of course ultimately to the great advantage of civilization that the Anglo-American should supplant the Indo-Spaniard.” On slavery: “I know what a good side there was to slavery, but I know also what a hideous side there was to it, and this was the important side.” On African-Americans: “I do not believe that the average Negro in the United States is as yet in any way fit to take care of himself and others as the average white man, for if he were there would be no Negro problem.” On English colonialism: “I am a believer in the fact that it is for the good of the world that the English-speaking race in all its branches should hold as much of the world’s surface as possible. The spread of the little kingdom of Wessex into more than a country, more than an empire, into a race which has conquered half the earth and holds a quarter of it is perhaps the greatest fact in all of history.” Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.

We’re all in the room where it happened

e are blessed with the curse of living in interesting times, and our duty is to bear witness. Like the Greatest Generation, we are in the midst of a fight for our lives, and we don’t know yet how it will end. We are still Londoners in the dark days of the Blitz. For our wartime parents and grandparents, the battles were furious and deadly, but the good guys won and democracy prevailed. Americans sacrificed together, mourned together and danced together on VJ Day. Those of us RANDI born after the two KREISS world wars know about them because others told the story. In a strange and wonderful coincidence, the movie “Hamilton” began streaming online on July Fourth (of course). One line from it is, “Who lives, who dies, who tells the story?” The creator of the show, Lin Manuel Miranda, speaks to being part of history, and at the same time observing the moment. We know about World War II

because of writers like Stephen Ambrose, and we know about the founding of our country because Washington and Jefferson and Madison and Franklin and Hamilton took pen to paper. We experience the Holocaust on a visceral level when we read Elie Wiesel’s account of being a 7-year-old in Auschwitz in “Night.” We know their stories because they were willing to bear witness to the history they were living. Perhaps they were compelled. Bearing witness is both a gift to the future and a psychological release. We talk about our trauma and the burden is shared. Here, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and the catastrophe of the Trump years, we must tell our stories. To use another famous line from “Hamilton,” we are all, every one of us, in the room where it happened. We have lived the Trump years day to day, and suffered the assault on our American values, the evisceration of the governmental agencies that have kept us safe and the disregard for the very earth that sustains us. Whatever your talent or ability, keep chronicling these days so that others can know what happened during the pandemic.

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Write the stories, paint the pictures, take out your phone and start snapping photos. Build new furniture for this time or create new recipes that helped you cope. Begin a diary. I am imploring my own grandkids to keep a journal of these days. Their experience is unique because this is the only childhood they know, and it is trapped in the constraints of pandemic protocols. They are observing how the grownups in the room are coping, and they are learning how to behave during a protracted emergency. Someday, we hope, their children and grandchildren will want to know how they survived this moment. Whatever our skill set, we must bear witness, not just to the disease and how it shoved us, body and soul, so far off course. We must remember, and record for the future, the offenses of Donald Trump and his supporters. We saw the run-up to the 2016 election. Enough of us Americans were willing to elect Trump to the presidency, despite his lack of leadership skills, despite his toxic attitudes toward women and minorities, despite his disregard for old alliances and

n the midst of a pandemic and a disastrous presidency, we must all tell our stories.

friends abroad and despite his lack of basic decency. We did it for our “pocketbooks” or for a “shakeup” in Washington or because we heard the veiled racism and xenophobia in his speeches and it appealed to us. We were all in the room when he got elected, and we have been languishing in that room these past three years. But while we have been stuck in a bad place, we have been recording events of the day and turning them into memories, and we can share these with generations to come so that our history will not repeat itself. Next time a charlatan comes to town selling snake oil, perhaps the public will be savvy and principled enough to send him or her packing. When we wonder aloud “What could go wrong?,” when we think about electing another dangerous fool, perhaps we will be scared straight by an account of the pandemic of 2020 and the story of a president whose incompetence and indifference led to thousands and thousands of unnecessary deaths. Who lives, who dies, who tells your story? Bearing witness is an edge on immortality. We may be gone someday, but we won’t be forgotten if someone reads our book or sees our play or listens to our music. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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ith all the news of the coronavirus crisis, it would be easy to forget that we are more than a month into the Atlantic hurricane season — and now is the time to prepare for the possibility of a major storm. Thinking back on Superstorm Sandy, in 2012, reminds us of the destructive power of a hurricane — and the need to remain at the ready, even during times like this, when we’re distracted by other challenges. The American Red Cross annually publishes a hurricane-preparedness checklist. We present it here.

Before a storm ■ Listen to a NOAA Weather Radio for critical information from the National Weather Service. ■ Make sure you have a three-day supply of water — at least one gallon per day per person. ■ Be sure to have a three-day supply of food on hand. ■ Bring in anything from your yard that can be picked up by the wind, such as bicycles and lawn furniture. ■ Have a flashlight with extra batteries and a battery-powered or hand-crank radio. ■ Close windows, doors and hurricane shutters. If you don’t have shutters, board up windows and doors with plywood. ■ Check your first aid kit to ensure that it’s well supplied. ■ Turn the refrigerator and freezer to the coldest setting and keep them closed as much as possible so food will last longer if the power goes out. ■ Have a seven-day supply of medications and medical items (hearing aids with extra batteries, glasses, contact lenses, syringes, cane). ■ Turn off propane tanks and unplug small appliances. ■ Fill your vehicle’s gas tank. ■ Gather copies of personal documents (medication lists and pertinent medical information, proof of address, deed/lease to your home, passports, birth certificates, insurance policies). ■ Talk with members of your household and create an evacuation plan. Planning, and practicing the plan, will minimize confusion and fear during the storm. ■ Have cellphones and chargers on hand. ■ Create a family and emergency contact list. ■ Learn about your community’s hurri-

Vital items In your hurricane go bag, you should have: ■ A multi-purpose tool ■ Extra cash ■ Emergency blanket ■ Map(s) of the area ■ Tools and supplies for securing your home ■ An extra set of car and house keys ■ Extra clothing, hat and sturdy shoes ■ Rain gear ■ Insect repellent and sunscreen ■ Camera for photos of damage

After a storm ■ Continue listening to NOAA Weather Radio or the local news for the latest updates. ■ Stay alert for extended rainfall and subsequent flooding, even after the storm has passed. ■ If you evacuated, return home only when officials say it is safe. ■ Drive only if necessary, and again, avoid flooded roads and washed-out bridges. ■ Stay away from loose or dangling electric lines and report them to the power company. ■ Stay out of any building that has water around it. ■ Inspect your home for damage. Take pictures of any damage, both of the building and its contents, for insurance purposes. ■ Use flashlights, not candles, in the dark.

cane response plan. Plan routes to local shelters, register family members with special medical needs as required and make plans for your pets to be cared for. ■ Evacuate if advised by authorities. Be careful to avoid flooded roads and washedout bridges.

■ Avoid drinking or preparing food with tap water until you are sure it’s not contaminated. ■ Check refrigerated food for spoilage. If in doubt, throw it out. ■ Wear protective clothing, and be cautious when cleaning up to avoid injury.

■ Be certain to have baby supplies (bottles, formula, baby food, diapers).

■ Watch animals closely, and keep them under your direct control.

■ Check pet supplies (collar, leash, ID, food, carrier, bowl).

■ Use the telephone only for emergency calls.

■ Because standard homeowners insurance does not cover flooding, you should have a flood insurance plan. For more information on flood insurance, visit the National Flood Insurance Program website, www.FloodSmart.gov.

If your community has experienced a hurricane, or any disaster, register on the American Red Cross Safe and Well website, RedCross.org/SafeandWell to let your family and friends know about your welfare.

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t is an understatement to say that the coronavirus pandemic has had profoundly negative impacts on the health and well-being of Americans, as well as the job market, personal finances and the economy. The devastation has been particularly painful for the metropolitan area, including Long Island. The Town of Hempstead’s proactive approach to dealing with the crisis has helped us to secure resources to do so. What’s more, our partnership with neighbors across our communities has enabled us to DONALD expend those CLAVIN resources in a thoughtful and meaningful manner, providing needed assistance to individuals and business owners who have been hard-hit by the deadly virus. To be certain, we have accomplished much, but there is more that we can do together on the road to recovery from the pandemic. Hempstead Town’s Road to Recovery initiative is a comprehensive approach to safeguarding municipal employees, protecting the public and assisting business owners. It has also been acutely

focused on maintaining essential governmental services, restoring many welcome amenities that neighbors enjoy during these troubling times as well as providing life-sustaining food to neighbors. The town has even supplied funding to hospitals, which is being used to battle Covid19. Much of the work we have done has been made possible by $134 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES, grant funding, which U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer helped to secure. The challenges confronting the town have been significant, given the fact that our population is greater than that of several states. Indeed, the population density of our communities has apparently made us more vulnerable to the impacts of the virus than many other regions of New York and the country. In recognition of that, my administration created a Coronavirus Task Force, which was led by the town’s medical director, Dr. David Neubert, a certified Emergency Department doctor. As the only town in our region with a dedicated medical director, we were able to quickly and safely establish protocols that helped us maintain and resume services with minimal interruption. From

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continuing our sanitation and recycling services with minimal interruption to offering clean and sanitary drinking water to residents, we took our mission seriously. Our government officials adapted to the pandemic, revising methods of collecting taxes, processing marriage licenses and handling building permits. We continue to modify procedures to make our government accessible to neighbors while ensuring the safety of employees and the public. We have also taken steps to help members of the town’s family who are in need. We have spent millions of dollars to create “pop-up” food pantries to meet people’s nutritional needs. Free lunch programs are in place, and a new partnership with Island Harvest will provide for a $2 million food-delivery program for the at-risk population. Now that summer is here, we have worked hard to restore a sense of normalcy to the season for residents. From presenting drive-in movies and concerts to opening beaches, parks and pools with added safety protocols, the qualityof-life experience is being restored in the town. Businesses have been slammed by the pandemic and the restrictions placed on

ith more residents than several states, our challenges have been significant.

LETTERS Thank you for support To the Editor: On behalf of the Board of Trustees and staff of the Rockville Centre Library, I would like to welcome newly elected trustee, Rebecca Nothel and thank the residents for overwhelmingly passing the library’s 2020 - 2021 budget. Your unwavering support during these difficult times has ensured that the library will continue to be a vital cultural and educational center of the community. We are excited that curbside pickup service has started and are looking forward to reopening our doors for additional services. EILEEN BURKE BUCARIA Board President

New York needs voting poll workers To the Editor: State Assemblywoman Nily Rozic and I unveiled legislation on Monday to improve Election Day for millions of New Yorkers by addressing a lack of available poll workers across the state. The new bill would, if passed, allow college students to work at poll sites where they are not registered to vote, freeing up thousands of potential volunteers.

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In New York’s primary last month, an estimated one-third of trained poll workers stayed home because they worried they might contract Covid-19. Additionally, traditional polling places such as schools, libraries and firehouses refused to open because of the virus. Of 698 polling locations on Long Island, 344 were closed on Primary Day, June 23. This put tremendous pressure on the poll workers at the open locations, and reflected the need to expand the pool of potential volunteers. With so many uncertainties facing our election operations this fall, it is critical that polling locations have enough staff to ensure that the voting process happens as safely and smoothly as possible. Under current state law, poll workers are required to live in the election district where they work, which limits the potential new-volunteer pool and puts a strain on polling locations with increased demand. But many students attend college outside their normal election district, and so are ineligible to be poll workers near their schools. In 2018, nearly 60 percent of poll workers were over age 61, with more than 25 percent over 71, according to Pew Research. At the other end of the spectrum, 18- to 24-year-olds made up only 4 percent of poll workers, despite often having more flexible schedules than working-age adults. TODD KAMINSKY State senator, 9th District

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