Rockville Centre Herald 07-13-2023

And the rockets’ red glare

Hundred from all over Long Island gathered at the Pette and Barasch ball fields in Rockville Centre to see the annual fireworks celebration on July 8. Story, more photos, Page 3.

Molloy trains next-gen business professionals for the future

By Cl ARE GEHlICH

Intern

Molloy University invited 44 high school juniors from across Long Island to attend its annual business boot camp June 26-30.

The weeklong program is designed to train the next generation of business professionals with a series of seminars, interactive events, group projects and real-world scenarios.

Facilitated by Molloy’s School of Business, the program exposes students to a range of topics, including economics, finance, accounting, marketing and business management.

Dawn DiStefano, associate dean of the universi-

ty and director of undergraduate programs at the business school, helped guide students such as Charlotte Viola, of East Meadow High School, and Emily Kightlinger, of St. Francis Preparatory School, as they dived into a series of hands-on business activities.

Kightlinger said that the “Shark Tank” pitch meeting, which was a favorite among students, made a lasting impression on her. Kightlinger’s team had the winning concept, a trackable luggage company. “It was really interesting and exciting to present that to the professors and hear what they had to say about it,” she said.

To do well in the competition, Viola explained,

By DANIEl oFFNER doffner@liherald.com

Volunteer firefighters lined up outside St. Agnes Cathedral on Tuesday morning to pay their respects to Eric G. Burel, a former chief of the Rockville Centre Fire Department who died on July 4, succumbing to a long illness. He was 59.

Burel was the superintendent of the Plainview Volunteer Fire Department for the past 26 years.

His storied career in the volunteer fire service began when he was 18. He grew up in nearby Malverne, where he attended school before enrolling at Nassau Community College.

In 1982, Burel joined the Malverne Fire Department, where he served as a line officer for 10 years before transferring to the Freeport F.D. in 1992. He spent nine years in Freeport, five of them as a line officer, before being promoted to captain.

After moving to Rockville Centre, Burel joined Woodland Engine Company No. 4 in July 2000. He served the RVCFD for six years as a line officer, from

2005 to 2011, and as captain of the company from 2009 to 2011.

“Chief Burel served as a fireman for over four decades and as Chief of the RVCFD from 2019 to 2021,” Mayor Francis Murray and the village board posted on social media. “He was an exemplary public servant who dedicated his life to protecting others. Our prayers and condolences go out to his family and friends, as well as his family at the Rockville Centre Fire Department and especially Woodland Engine Company 4.”

Burel was also a key member of the Woodland Engine Company drill team. Through the years, he helped lead the company to 10 New York State Old Fashioned Drill championships. The New York State Team Captains Association honored him as a lifetime member in 2010.

Burel was elected second assistant chief of the department in 2015, and first assistant chief in 2017 before becoming chief in 2019.

He is survived by his wife,

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Fireworks light up the night in RVC

Crowds of people gathered at the Pette and Barasch ball fields near the Mill River bank in Rockville Centre on Saturday night to find the perfect spot to revel in the light and sound of the annual fireworks celebration and concert.

For the last three decades, this free event has been hosted by the Rockville Centre Guild for the Arts and the Village of Rockville Centre in celebration of our nation’s independence. And this year’s festivities were no different.

Hundreds enjoyed a rousing performance by the South Shore Symphony Orchestra, as they performed a medley of pop hits, show tunes, and patriotic renditions for the crowd. The performance marked one of the first for the orchestra following the recent departure of Scott Jackson Wiley, the 25-year veteran music director and conductor, who passed the baton to maestro Adam Glaser of Hofstra University and the Juilliard School, back in June.

The annual event provides a funfilled evening for the whole family, especially for the kids, who enjoyed the chance to frolic, play and make new friends while eagerly awaiting the big fireworks spectacle.

Fireworks by Grucci, considered one of the nation’s premier pyrotechnic companies, have put on the fireworks display in Rockville Centre since 1993. Located in Bellport, the company set a world record for the largest fireworks display ever-recorded in Dubai back in 2013. Founded in 1850, Grucci has had a hand in several Olympic Games opening ceremonies, U.S. Presidential inaugurations, World’s Fair expos, the Statue of Liberty Centennial and many more.

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Fireworks by Grucci have been putting on the annual fireworks celebration and concert in Rockville Centre since 1993.

The South Shore Symphony performs a medley pop hits, show tunes, and patriotic renditions for the crowd.

Back: Christian Castillo, Lawrence Pette, Ryan Cook, Luca Dipietro. Front: Siena Moneta, Alessia Lopez, Siena Castillo, Ruby Smith, Matteo Lopez enjoy the fun and excitement of the evening.

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Hundreds gathered at ball fields near the Mill River bank in Rockville Centre for the annual fireworks spectacular.

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Increasing Your Emotional Intelligence

The philosopher Epictetus said “Men are disturbed not by events, but by the views they take of them.” Arising out of “The Good Life”, previously reviewed here, comes the W.I.S.E.R. model for reacting to emotionally challenging situations.

Watch. Initial impressions are powerful but may be incomplete. There is usually more to see. When the impression and the emotional response start to interact, take a moment to pause and thoughtfully observe the situation to prevent a potentially harmful reflexive response. As they say in psychiatry “Don’t just do something, sit there.”

Interpret. We are all seeing the world through our own eyes -- what is happening, why it is happening and how it affects us. Our reality is not necessarily that of others. Thinking that a situation is all about us often leads to misunderstanding. When your emotions start to bubble up, it indicates you have something important at stake -- a goal, an insecurity or a vital relationship. Figuring out what’s at stake will allow you to interpret the situation better.

Select. Having watched, interpreted and re-interpreted, you must select your response. Instead of reacting reflexively out of stress, slowing down allows us to choose from more options. As “The Good Life” says “Given what’s at stake and the resources at my disposal, what can I do in this situation? What would be a good outcome here? And what is the likelihood that things will go well if I respond this way instead of that way?”

Engage. Now you are ready to respond more purposefully -- aligning with who you are and what you want to accomplish. You’ve observed and interpreted the situation, taken some time to consider the possibilities and their likelihood of success, and you then execute your strategy.

Reflect. “How did that work out? Did I make things better or worse? Have I learned something new about the challenge I’m facing and about the best response? Reflecting on our response to a challenge can yield dividends for the future. It’s in learning from experience that we fully grow wiser.”

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Crime

arrest

Jonathan Tassani, 18, of Salem Road in Rockville Centre was issued a Village Court appearance ticket for violating Rockville Centre’s Social Host Law, on July 6, after police officers were assigned to a call about a loud house party at his residence. Upon arrival, the reporting officer observed approximately 20 to 30 underage youths consuming alcoholic beverages in the rear yard. Tassani, who is alleged to have knowingly allowed the consumption of alcoholic beverages in the backyard of the residence, hosted the party.

assault

A resident of Milford Place reported on July 4, he was assaulted in Municipal Parking Field No. 3 in Rockville Centre.

larCeny

A resident of Riverside Drive reported on July 4, someone stole his vehicle, which was unlocked with the keys inside, while it was parked at the LIRR Rockville Centre station.

A resident of Merrick Road reported on July 8, someone stole his motorcycle while it was parked next to his apartment building.

A resident of Roxen Road reported on July 9, someone stole the catalytic converter from his vehicle while parked in the driveway of his home.

A resident of Reeve Road reported on July 9, someone stole the catalytic con-

verter from his vehicle while it was parked in the driveway of his home.

leaving the sCene of an aCCident

A motorist reported on July 3 that a car struck her vehicle and then fled the scene while she was driving on Peninsula Boulevard.

harassment

A motorist reported on July 8 a driver of another vehicle threw a bottle at his vehicle while driving on Sunrise Highway.

narCotiCs destruCtion

Rockville Centre police transferred 11 lbs. of pharmaceutical from its drug take-back box on July 5 to Nassau County police for destruction.

unusual inCident

A resident of Hempstead Avenue reported on July 4, someone used her personal information to rent property in Texas.

A resident of Driscoll Avenue reported on July 8, someone fraudulently withdrew money from his bank account using a fraudulent check.

A resident of S. Marion Place reported on July 8, someone used his personal information to purchase a cell phone and open three cell phone accounts.

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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Senior health expo geared for young at heart

The Sunny Atlantic Beach Club opened its doors June 28 to eager guests for Herald Community Newspapers’ Senior Health & Beyond Expo presented by UnitedHealthcare and produced by RichnerLive. It was the third in a series of expos designed especially for senior citizens this year.

More than 35 diverse businesses as well as innovative services shared their products and refined knowledge with attendees to improve wellness and heighten their lifestyle.

Free on-site health screenings were provided by Mount Sinai South Nassau as well as vaccines administered by Parker Jewish. There were also hearing screenings from Dr. Lawrence Cardano of Hearing Center of Long Island — who was also one of the speakers on the expo’s afternoon panel.

Goody bags and tons of raffles were also a plus for those making their way to Atlantic Beach.

The event was made possible thanks to Gold Sponsor Otsuka and gift bag sponsors Grandell Rehabilitation & Nursing Center and Oceanside Care Center. Silver Sponsors were Beach Terrace Care Center, Parker Jewish Institute Health Care and Rehabilitation, Long Beach Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Aetna, CenterLight and Hearing Center of Long Island.

The next expo is coming up fast — Thursday, Sept. 7, at the East Meadow Jewish Center. It runs from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

For more information, Visit RichnerLive.com.

1. Dr. Lawrence Cardano, middle, takes with Omar and Sandy about what the Hearing Center of Long Island can offer them.

2. Jacqueline Garguilo and Frank Garguilo, owners of Bikram Yoga Long Beach, showed some relaxing poses.

3. Nancy Lebron from presenting sponsor UnitedHealthcare was the keynote speaker.

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4. Josh Herzing and Taylor Malfin from Beach Terrace Care Center were among those attending.

5. Cori Hoberman, community marketer from Long Beach Rehabilitation & Nursing

6. Pablo Rendon of Parker Jewish shares some expertise as a panelist.

7. Jill Wassner from the state public services department, offers advice.

8. Sabrina Osmani from Sunharbor Manor chats with an attendee

9. Na Zhang, Abigail Fromm and Lisa SperlingLeicht at the Mount Sinai South Nassau table.

10. Mark Legaspi of Aetna, shares some of his expertise

11. Allison Burton from Otsuka was one of the several great business leaders to come out.

12. Shaun Ruskin from Centerlight discusses PACE eligibility.

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Nassau Athletics HOF class announced

By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

The Nassau County High School Athletics Hall of Fame will hold its 2023 induction ceremony Sept. 28 at the Crest Hollow County Club. For more information and tickets, go to SectionVIII. org. Here’s a list of local athlete honorees.

ROBERT ALABASTER

A man for all seasons, he played five sports at Baldwin starting in 1929. He was a three-time All-Scholastic football lineman and also a starter on the basketball, baseball, swimming and track teams. Won the county backstroke title in swimming.

RON ATANASIO

Regarded as one of the greatest Nassau County soccer players of all-time. Led Oceanside to three consecutive county and Long Island championships and starred on the Sailors’ 18-0 team in 1973 that outscored opponents 99-4.

THERESE DEVLIN

Among the best distance runners in Nassau history while at Wantagh and two-time state champion in the 1500 meters. She was the first female named Gatorade’s New York State track and field player of the year in 1986. She went on to star at Dartmouth and competed in the 1992 Olympic Trials.

BILLY DONOVAN

A Rockville Centre native, he played on championship basketball teams at St. Agnes and earned All-Long Island honors as a senior in 1983. Played collegiately at Providence and helped the Friars reach the Final Four. Thirdround pick of Utah Jazz in 1987 NBA Draft. Coached Florida to 467 wins, including a pair of NCAA titles. Current head coach of the Chicago Bulls.

ARTHUR DUNN

A tremendous distance runner at Sewanhaka and the first in the state to place in the top 10 four times in cross country. He won state championships in 1953 and 1954.

D’BRICKASHAW FERGUSON

Generational football player at Freeport who won the Thorp and Martone Awards as Nassau’s best player and linemen. Helped the Red Devils to a Long Island title as a junior. Starred at the University of Virginia and in the NFL for 10 seasons with the New York Jets. A member of the Jets “Ring of Honor.”

PETER HENNING

Long Island’s and New York State’s first wrestling champion. Wantagh’s Henning won the 98-pound title in 1963. After losing his opening match that season, he ripped off 25 straight victories on the way to the historic state crown.

EAMON MCENEANEY

A three-sport star at Sewanhaka (1973 grad)

who was a fearless football player despite his 5-foot-10, 155-pound frame. Also one of the greatest high school and college lacrosse players in state history, he led Cornell to two NCAA titles.

ANNIE PARK

She was forced to play on the boys’ golf team at MacArthur because there was no girls’ team. It didn’t matter. She became the top golfer in Nassau, beating all the boys and winning the county championship in 2012. Won the NCAA women’s title a year later while helping the University of Southern California capture the team championship.

DICK POILLON

A three-sport star at Valley Stream Central in the 1930s. Excelled in football and also played basketball and baseball. After playing college football at Canisius, he earned a spot on the roster of the then-Washington Redskins.

CLIFTON SMITH

Gatorade’s New York state football Player of the Year in 1988, Smith was a Thorp Award winner and also a finalist as a star linebacker for Freeport. He also played basketball and lacrosse. Was a standout at Syracuse and played in the NFL for Washington and Cleveland.

KEVIN SHIPPOS

An outstanding football player and wrestler at Baldwin, the 1997 grad was a two-time AllCounty fullback/linebacker and a three-time county wrestling champ and a one-time state champ. He also won the 215-pound national wrestling championship.

FRANK TASHMAN

A football and lacrosse standout at Sewanhaka, he teamed with future Heisman Trophy winner and Nassau Hall of Famer Vinny Testaverde to bring the school a county title in 1979 and unbeaten season in 1980. Tashman had 118 points as a senior lacrosse attackman.

NICHOLAS TINTLE

Rushed for over 1,000 yards in 2002 to help MacArthur capture its first-ever county football title. He then rushed for over 2,000 yards as a senior. One of the top lacrosse players in the state and earned Nassau Midfielder of the Year honors in 2004.

AL WILLIAMS

One of the greatest athletes of all-time at Hempstead. A four-year starter on the basketball court and three-year starting quarterback on the gridiron. Under his direction, the Tigers went 8-0 in 1967 and outscored the competition 245-46.

JAMES ZAFFUTO

A record-setting lacrosse player at Elmont, the 1977 grad set multiple Nassau scoring records that have stood for 45 years. Holds career records for points (498) and assists (288.) Played on three NCAA championship title teams at Johns Hopkins.

Photos courtesy Nassau Boces Athletics ROckvILLE cENTRE’S BILLY Donovan starred as a basketball player at St. Agnes and Providence College, as well as a coach on the collegiate and NBA levels.

MacaRThuR gRaduaTE aNNIE Park won the Nassau County golf championship, beating all the boys, in 2012, and also an NCAA title while at USC.

RVC Juniors headed to state tournament

Dedication drives Rockville Centre Little League Juniors Softball team’s success

By CLARE GEHLICH Intern

The RVC Little League Juniors Softball team catapulted themselves into the spotlight with a thrilling victory that secured their spot in the upcoming state tournament. After an impressive win against Floral Park on June 5, the team now finds themselves just a few games away from claiming the New York Section 4 Title.

Under the guidance of their dedicated coaching staff, led by team manager Colin Connelly, along with Tim Parliman, Carmine Iandiorio and Maura Ressegger, the RVC Little League Juniors Softball team has been preparing for this momentous tournament. According to Connelly, countless hours of hitting and fielding practices have honed the players’ skills, and now they are excited to compete for this coveted title.

“At this point in the season, the coaches are going to make the lineup and have the girl’s talents go out here, and there’s not a lot we can say at this point of the season as we’ve been coaching them, for now, three months or four months,” Connelly said as the team prepares for the New York state tournament. “Now, the girls’ talents are going to take over, and I think we can match any other group out there.”

In the second Sectionals game on July 3 at Rath Park in Franklin Square, the RVC Little League Juniors Softball team won the game against Floral Park with an outstanding 16-0 victory. Pitcher Molly Silecchia delivered a no-hitter to anchor her team’s success. Anne Parliman impacted both offense and defense, contributing a triple, three stolen bases, and a steal of home for the team’s first run. Clare McKenna shined with a double and three RBIs, while Michaela Ressegger contributed two hits, two runs scored, and two RBIs.

Continuing their winning streak, the RVC Little League Juniors Softball team secured another victory on July 5 at Bob Klein Field in Rockville Centre. With an

impressive 10-0 triumph over Floral Park, the team solidified their position in the highly anticipated New York state tournament. Pitcher Audrey Morrow delivered four scoreless innings, striking out nine opponents along the way. Alexis Zaremba added to the team’s success by delivering a home run and three RBIs, while Kaitlyn Ganly contributed two hits, including a triple.

The success of the RVC Little League Juniors Softball team has been a result of the combined efforts of the players, coaches, and parents. Tim Parliman, one of the

coaches, emphasized the dedication shown by the girls by attending frequent practices while balancing academics. Support parents have also played a major role in this seven-year journey, contributing to the team’s success on the field.

“It’s been very satisfying. With the parents as well –the parents have been going on this journey with us, and they’re a big part of this, bringing kids back and forth to practices, to games, and so forth,” Parliman said.

The upcoming New York state tournament, set to take place in New City in Hamlet, promises to be an exciting challenge for the RVC Little League Juniors Softball team. The group of 13- and 14-year-old players, all from Rockville Centre, will compete against other top teams from across the state, vying for the title of New York state champions. The team’s achievements have garnered significant attention, showcasing overwhelming community support and pride in Rockville Centre.

“People from the baseball side come to the softball games, which is great,” Parliman said about the second Sectionals game in Rockville Centre. “It was a big crowd, and you know, these girls were ready. We just got a ton of support from Little League and from friends and family in town and that makes a big difference on the field.”

The journey of the RVC Little League Juniors Softball team began two years ago when Rockville Centre revived the juniors team because of the efforts of the board members. As they enter the New York state tournament, the coaches must prepare the team for the challenges that lie ahead as they face opponents they have never played before. The dedication of volunteers and parents, some of whose children no longer play, has contributed to the team’s success. Among those supporters is Paul Sewell, the head of softball on the board.

“It’s all smiles in the dugout in the field,” Connelly said. “Nobody’s there because their parents are making them go. The girls are all there because they want to be there and they just love it. So that’s the best thing to see all season.”

Photos courtesy Tim Parliman

RVC Little League Juniors Softball team won hard-earned Section 4 Championship in a historic testament to their teamwork and dedication to the game.

RVC Little League Juniors Softball Team joined forces in a team huddle during the Sectionals game.

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Professor oversees financial literacy grant

Hofstra Professor Marsha Iverson of Rockville Centre is helping prepare public school students for a rewarding professional life and long-term economic security.

Iverson, who has been named a personal finance specialist, will help implement a next-gen personal Finance Equity Empowerment grant across public schools in New York City.

Over the next three years, she will support the development and execution of a plan to increase financial education among New York City public schools, with the goal of ensuring that all students are financially literate by the time they graduate.

“I look forward to leading the effort to increase financial literacy instruction to all students in New York City,” Iverson said in a release. “This is a part of Chancellor David Banks’ North Star vision. In addition, we will be creating opportunities for New York City parents to become financially literate. Citywide events for Financial Literacy Month and 529 Day will be a part of the effort.”

Iverson is an associate professor and

program director of business education, family and consumer sciences at Hofstra. In her new endeavor, Iverson will be working with Eileen Marks, director of innovation and 21st century skills in the New York City Office of Student Pathways.

Objectives include determining the status of financial education in public schools, increasing qualified facult to teach personal finance, building a coalition of committed stakeholders, and increasing participation in financial coursework and equitable skill attainment.

Iverson has extensive experience in financial education. She was a field associate for New York City’s Career and Technical Education at the Technical Assistance Center from 2011 to 2022. She has also published three textbooks and has provided professional development advice across the country.

She has also collaborated with the state Education Department, the United Federation of Teachers and other educational organizations to enhance financial education instruction.

Marsha Iverson of Rockville Centre will help lead the effort to increase financial literacy in New York City schools.

Courtesy Hofstra Unviersity

Teen attends prestigious Boys State program

Kenneth Andorfer sets his sights on a becoming a US Navy pilot

By DANIEL OFFNER doffner@liherald.com

Kenneth Andorfer of Rockville Centre was nominated by the members of American Legion Post No. 303 to attend Boys State at SUNY Morrisville from June 25 to June 30.

“My experience was very insightful,” Andorfer said. “Being at Boys State gave us the ability to make a change in our state and the way we see it.”

Each year, members of the American Legion choose qualifying high school juniors to attend Boys State — one of the country’s most respective and selective educational programs for government instruction.

Founded in 1935, the American Legion’s Boys State serves as a participatory program that immerses students in local, county and state government operations. Throughout its 88-year history, many noteworthy men have attended Boys State, including Neil Armstrong, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Bill Clinton, Michael Jordan and more.

Andorfer, 16, a member of the junior fire department and a Boy Scout with Troop No. 40 in Rockville Centre, was picked to be one of the nearly 700 students from all over New York to participate.

“He wanted to go because he had heard a lot about the program through the

junior fire department,” Frank Colon, commander of American Legion Post 303 in Rockville Centre, said. “He did very well. It’s a great credit to him and what he wants to do.”

Colon said that about 70 percent of cadets who attend Boys State are currently in military academies.

Throughout the weeklong course, participants learn about the rights, privileg-

es and responsibilities of franchised citizens.

Training focuses on the structure of city, county, and state governments. Students are elected to different offices where they learn about passing legislation, court proceedings, law enforcement and more.

“I was able to get elected into our senate, where we doubled the record of bills

passed in previous years, from 8 to 16, which will go to the New York State Senate for them to vote on and possibly be put into actual law,” Andorfer said.

He said that acting as a Senate, the group was able to adopt legislation that will be presented to state lawmakers to be voted on in the next session.

Before attending the Boys State program, Andorfer also attended a summer seminar at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland back in May.

“I’ve always wanted to fly and be a Navy pilot,” Andorfer said. “I’ve always loved the idea of flying off the runway of an aircraft carrier.”

He also participated in the Sea Cadet Corps, the Navy’s youth development program, where he learned about maritime services and a wide variety of career fields in the US Navy and Coast Guard.

During Fleet Week, from May 24 to May 30, he had the opportunity of traveling on board the USS Wasp from Norfolk, Virginia to New York City. While on board, he participated in a number of training exercises and drills.

“I’m trying to reach my goal of becoming a naval aviator,” he said. “I plan to go into the service and be able to fly planes.”

For now, Andorfer plans on finishing his education at South Side High School in the fall, when he will be entering his senior year.

Courtesy Kenneth Andorfer

Nearly 700 participants attended Boys State at SUNY Morrisville this June.

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STEPPING OUT

Action along the midway

A bustling scene at the

STEPPING OUT

Creative advocacy

By Karen Bloom

Cotton candy, zeppole, the ubiquitous Ferris wheel. Of course, it must be time for the fair. That summertime staple is back again, taking over the Nassau Coliseum grounds, through July 16.

By Karen Bloom

Circus-type spectacle, an old-school “oddity” sideshow, exotic animals, along with plenty of thrill rides for all ages and midway action, all combine for an extravaganza that entices all ages.

Step right up everyone: The Royal Hanneford Circus carries forth with time-honored circus traditions refreshed for the 21st century. Producers Adrian Poema and Nellie Hanneford Poema — along with their four talented children, Catherine, Mariana, Adrian Jr., and Tommy — are focused on bringing a fresh new take on circus arts under the Big Top.

The Hanneford Family, long considered the “Royal Family of the Circus,” can rightly claim an unbroken span of circus history fast approaching three centuries. Beginning with Edwin Hanneford in the late 1600s to the present, they have consistently amazed, amused, thrilled and delighted audiences everywhere with their exploits and skilled acts. From aerial high-wire feats, to illusionists, freestyle motocross, the human cannonball, the big cats, and more — this surely is an edge-of-your-seat experience.

Film Expo

out the red carpet once again for the Long Island International Film Expo, now in its 26th year. LIIFE is proud to present 133 films — 75 of them from New York filmmakers, and 30 of them by Long Islanders. Even more statistics of note: LIIFE World premieres, five U.S. premieres, short- to feature-length, moviegoers can partake of a diverse group of 156 independent films this year include: ‘1,000 Years A Witness,’ to their youth; ‘Across,’ in which three young American World War II

widows take a day trip to celebrate the younger sister’s bittersweet engagement, when a corrosive and dangerous secret from the past reemerges; ‘The Concertgoer,’ the tale of a couple who, when finding the Shostakovich concert they had planned to see is sold out, are guided to an obscure garden where they find the elusive concertgoer, silent and still, lying on a brick slab.

Wednesday through Sunday, July 19-23. Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. Tickets and information available at LongIslandFilm.com.

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Comic showcase

Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale

• Now through July 16, 5-11 p.m. weekdays; noon-11 p.m.

• Saturday and Sunday, noon-4 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Emily Lowe Hall Gallery, South Campus, Hempstead. For information and to RSVP, call (516) 463-5672, or visit Hofstra.edu/museum

Saturday and Sunday

• $10 (free for kids under 36 inches tall with paying adult); unlimited ride wristbands (for riders 36 inches and taller) are $35, $40 FridaySunday.

“When We All Stand,” Hofstra University Museum of Art’s new exhibition, examines the collective power of the arts in society.

Curated by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director of exhibition and collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence.

• Ride tickets are also available at the carnival for $1.50 each, $30/20 tickets, or $60/50 tickets plus 1 free ride (rides take 2 or more tickets each)

More animal antics can be found at Eudora Farms Exotic Petting Zoo, where kids can get up-close and personal with a variety of exotic animals from the four corners of the globe. Kids can meet and greet the animals — and feed them.

Be sure to check out the World of Wonders sideshow, new to the fair this year. Visit the colorful tent and be drawn into the scene involving 10 sideshow acts, under the watchful eye of Tommy Breen — aka The Great Gozleone. Sword swallower extraordinaire, his antics are boundless, including fire-eating and stunts with a guillotine that are not for the faint of heart.

“It highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that promise equality and freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivating unity,” Giordano says. “Artists often lead the charge and expose truths that may otherwise be ignored. The artists in this exhibition take a stand and call out injustices through their art and activism on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, voting rights, racial bias, gun violence, and promises unfulfilled. They all combine the making of art with public service that has a grassroots approach in the hope of mobilizing their communities and the nation to ignite movement, create awareness, and inspire others to stand with them.”

“When I was 14, I decided I wanted to run away with the sideshow,” Breen says. “I started teaching myself sword swallowing and some other stunts out of the back of a book I found. I didn’t think there still were

This exhibit, which runs through July 28, is in conjunction with Hofstra’s 13th presidential conference on the Barack Obama presidency coming up in April.

sideshows around, I figured I could perform in bars with bands or something. But then, when I graduated college, I saw Ward Hall was hiring for his World of Wonders show. I was shocked it was still on the road and that I had the chance to work for the King of the Sideshow. So, I quit my job and got rid of my apartment and joined the carnival. It was what I had always daydreamed about, and once I got here, I just never left.”

Breen proudly carries on the sideshow tradition, with his fellow sideshow folk.

Strongwoman Luella Lynne emcees the show and astounds visitors with feats of strength, bending metal, ripping phone books, and breaking metal chains with her bare hands. Other “talents” include Sam Rezz, who performs with hula hoops, needle swallowing and contact juggling. And don’t miss out on Lucy Lovett, the electric lady, with her painproof woman act.

And, of course, don’t miss out on the rides. The midway features plenty of attractions that all ages will enjoy, including the Dream Wheel (one of the largest Ferris wheels on the fair circuit), the Grand Carousel, Super Cyclone roller coaster, Wacky Worm family roller coaster, Storybook Fun House, super slide, and bumper cars.

And, yes, in case you’re wondering, you can still take a spin in those tea cups. Some things never go out of style.

“We were interested in the idea that the artist has a civic responsibility,” says museum director Karen Albert. “The initial idea for this exhibition was inspired by an Obama Administration White House briefing that took place on May 12, 2009, where more than 60 artists and creative organizers met with administration officials to

Pat McGann is quickly rising as one of the sharpest stand-ups on the comedy scene. A relative latecomer to comedy, he began doing standup at 31 after realizing he was not very good at selling packaging. He hustled his way to become the house emcee at Zanies Chicago, where he distinguished himself as especially adept at working the crowd. A husband and father of three young children, McGann’s appeal stems from his quick wit and relatable take on family life and marriage. In 2017, McGann began touring as the opening act for Sebastian Maniscalco, moving with him from clubs to theater, to arenas, including four soldout shows at Madison Square Garden. McGann’s relatively short, but impressive resume, includes Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs Festival, Gilda’s LaughFest, The Great American Comedy Festival, and more. McGann still calls Chicago home.

Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. $40, $35, $30, $25. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

Laugh the night away at Mom’s Night Out, presented by Long Island Comedy Festival. You’ll enjoy witty standup delivered by four clever comics. Ellen Karis, known as the ‘Greek Goddess of Comedy,’ performs at venues throughout North America. She’s described as the ‘little dynamo’ given her petite stature, strong improv skills and ability to build a quick rapport with any audience. New York City-born and raised in a traditional strict Greek home, her brand of sarcastic, observational humor is along the same lines as comedy legends Joan Rivers and Richard Lewis. She’s joined by Maria Walsh, ‘America’s Naughtiest Mommy,’ whose quick wit, combined with coordinating facial expressions, give her a memorable and commanding stage presence. Kendra Cunningham, a Boston native who absconded to New York to peruse performing, who whines too much in her dreams. And Maureen Langan, acclaimed for her high-energy, versatile style that highlights her warmth and razor-edge repartee.

Thursday, July 20, 8 p.m. $35$40. Madison Theatre, Molloy University, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 323-4444 or MadisonTheatreNY.org.

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From daring sideshow acts featuring fire-eating to circus spectacle and everyone’s favorite rides, plus new enticements, plenty of summer amusements await at the latest edition of the Empire State Fair.

Can art change the world? It’s a question that’s been at the focus of our collective culture for centuries. Now as society navigates the complexities of modern life, art as a path for social change is at the forefront of artistic expression.

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The folk rocker is back on tour, appearing on the Tilles Center stage, Friday and Saturday, July 21-22, 8 p.m. Singer, songwriter, producer, activist, humanitarian, best-selling author — Brandi Carlile has done it all. Since the release of her breakthrough album “By The Way, I Forgive You in 2018,” Carlile has won Grammy Awards, earned Billboard’s Women in Music Trailblazer Award, and received several Americana Music Association accolades. She won her seventh, eighth and ninth Grammys this year, winning for best Americana album with ”In These Silent Days.” Her song “Broken Horses,” won both best rock song and best rock performance. A versatile performer hailed by Billboard for her “impressive vocal range” and “captivating presence,” Carlile has topped the Americana and Rock charts with solo hits, co-founded the country supergroup The Highwomen, and collaborated with legendary artists including Elton John, Alicia Keys, Dolly Parton, and Miley Cyrus. Don’t miss an evening of iconic songs such as “The Story,” “That Wasn’t Me,” and “The Joke.” Seemingly everywhere, Carlisle has transitioned from an Americana powerhouse to a major headliner beloved by the industry and the public. Carlile’s career has been on a steep upward trajectory and her “Bramily” has her fans are known, are with her every step of the way. LIU Post campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville. Tickets are $51.50 -$481.50; available at TillesCenter.org or (516) 299-3100.

On exhibit

View the landmark exhibition “Modigliani and the Modern Portrait,” opening at Nassau County Museum of Art, Saturday, July 22. Devoted to the way that Modigliani powerfully re-defined the art of portraiture, the show includes his masterworks along with paintings and drawings by his Parisian contemporaries (Picasso, van Dongen, Laurencin). Modigliani’s enduring influence on artists even in our own time is shown in a selection of Contemporary paintings by such important figures as David Hockney, Eric Fischl, Elizabeth Peyton and others. The exhibition is being curated by Dr. Kenneth Wayne, founder of The Modigliani Project, which authenticates paintings and drawings (two of the works in the show have been recently approved by the committee). Through Nov. 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Kids ages 6-9 can tour Old Westbury Gardens and examine how science is all around us in nature, Thursday, July 27, 2 p.m. Learn how plants grow and take home your own plant, as you participate in experiments of the water cycle and how we can use science to change the color of a flower both naturally and artificially. 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or contact (516) 333-0048.

Speed dating for singles 50 to 65

Join 7 in Heaven Singles at Cabo, Sunday, July, 16, to meet singles ages 50 to 65. Registration is $45 and includes the cost of speed dating, one free drink, and appetizers. 3A N. Park Ave. in Rockville Centre. To. register visit 7InHeaven.com or contact Gail at (631)-5929804.

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Write on: College essay workshops

Not sure how to get started on your college essay? The Hofstra University Admission Office is offering virtual workshops to help high school students learn the skills to tell their story in a way that helps them stand out. The workshops, Thursday, July 20 and Aug. 17, 4-5 p.m., are free and open to the public, but advance registration is required. Hear from Hofstra Admission counselors about how to brainstorm topics, and compose a thoughtful essay that shows your personality, talents and interests. For more information about Hofstra Admission’s other virtual summer workshops, go to Admission.Hofstra.edu/ portal/virtual_admission_ webinars. To schedule a

Breastfeeding Support Group

Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support and resources, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year) to the informal group setting. All new moms are welcome, regardless of delivering hospital. Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 705-2434 to secure you and your baby’s spot. Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.

Farmers market

Find all sorts of goodies at the Rockville Centre Farmers Market, every Sunday, from 7 a.m. to noon. LIRR parking lot between Long Beach Road and Sunrise Highway. Through Dec. 24. Info at LongIslandGrowersMarket. com.

Having an event?

80s Rock Camp

The School of Rock in Rockville Centre invites students ages 7 to 18 with some previous experience to come and learn how to play 80s hits from artists like Billy Idol, Devo, Cyndi Lauper, Van Halen, Flock of Seagulls and more. Camp runs Monday to Friday, July 17-21, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The program will consist of rehearsals, practice time, fun music-based activities and more, leading up to the final day, when students will give a live performance on the music they have been working on throughout the week. 197 N. Long Beach Road. For more information visit SchoolofRock.com.

Keeping up with the schools

The next meeting of the Rockville Centre Board of Education is held, Thursday, July 20, at 7 p.m. in the commons room at South Side High School. 140 Shepherd St.

Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@liherald.com.

On stage

Plaza Theatricals brings the iconic musical “Rent,” back to the stage, Friday, July 21, 7:30 p.m. The acclaimed reimagining of “La Vie Boheme,” loosely based on Puccini’s opera and set on East Village streets, fire escapes, tenements, and cafes. This groundbreaking roller coaster ride depicting the joys and sorrows of an eclectic, diverse group of young artists and activists is always captivating. It’s performed at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. $35, $30 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, call (516) 599-6870 or visit PlazaTheatrical.com.

Mindful mornings

Practice the “art” of looking at art at Nassau County Museum of Art, Thursday, July 27, 10-11 a.m., with NCMA Director of Education Laura Lynch. Mindful looking invites you to observe, question, and calmly reflect in a relaxed and supportive environment free of distraction. It’s an opportunity to experience and enjoy the art in the galleries or sculpture garden, together, making personal connection. $10. Space is limited and registration required. Also Aug. 3. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Nassau County Fire Parade

The 2023 Nassau County Fire Parade is Saturday, July 15, at 6 p.m. Starting at parking field 2 across from the RVC Fire Department headquarters at 58 N. Centre Ave., it continues down Maple Avenue to Front Street, ending at Village Avenue downtown. Following the parade, a block party will be held at 6:30 p.m. across from the fire department, featuring Jimmy Kenny and the Pirate Beach Band. Also that day, the Rockville Centre Volunteer Fire Department hosts the motorized drill, at 10 a.m., at Fireman’s Field, adjacent to South Side High School, at 140 Shepherd St.

LIIFE returns to the big screen, 26 years later

By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com

For 26 years, the Long Island International Film Expo has united filmmakers, producers, actors and actresses — and of course, moviegoers — right in the heart of Nassau County.

A great opportunity for people to network with professionals, learn about filmmaking, and watch some of this year’s best independent films, the expo — better known as LIIFE — returns to the Bellmore Movies and Showplace at 222 Pettit Ave., on July 19.

The expo has a lot in store for film fanatics this year, said Debra Markowitz. She’s president of the Long Island Film & TV Foundation, and is a co-creator of LIIFE, along with Henry and Anne Stampfel, owners of the Bellmore Movies.

Aside from 131 films — both shorts and features — which will be screened during this year’s expo, there are also a variety of panels and discussions ticket-buyers can attend. In particular, panels on writing, legalities and liabilities, and a director’s point of view on auditions, which are almost always fully booked.

The audition panel includes more than a half-dozen working directors, listening to actors who book themselves for 10-minute slots to read monologues.

“There are people who directors have seen during these auditions, and they might call them a year later or sometimes even two years later and say, ‘Hey, I’m casting this project. You’re great for such and such,’” Markowitz, a Merrick native, explained. “It’s a great way for them to get their face out there and practice auditioning.”

LIIFE receives support from celebrities who frequently make appearances and speak at panels during the expo.

Lukas Hassel — an actor, screenwriter and filmmaker known for roles in television shows such as NBC’s “The

Blacklist” — is again attending the expo.

“Filmmaking is hard,” he said last year. “It’s one thing if you have a studio backing you with $200 million and celebrity actors. But independent filmmaking is really hard. It’s all about reaching out to your colleagues, to your friends, to your community.”

Various venues have hosted LIIFE since its inception, including Hofstra University, Nassau Community College, and even Malverne Cinema on Hempstead Avenue. For the past 15 years — with the exception of 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic — Bellmore Movies

Want to attend LIIFE?

Visit LongIslandFilm.com to see the lineup of events at the Long Island International Film Expo, and to purchase a Gold Pass, which allows one entrance to every film block and event between July 19 and July 23.

It all takes place at the Bellmore Movies and Showplace, 222 Pettit Ave., in Bellmore.

has been the festival’s home.

LIIFE also receives support each year from Nassau County, to the point its financial sponsorship makes the expo possible.

The film festival attracts everyone, from students, to successful filmmakers, to those just getting started.

“You have people who have really made it in the industry, who maybe do their own projects and lots of shows,” Markowitz said, “but you also have people who are just starting out, who maybe haven’t made a film yet. They can sit in the panels and ask all kinds of questions.

“So we kind of make the place you know, for filmmakers big and small — to really come and be a film community. That’s what I really think we do better than pretty much anybody else.”

And even though the 2023 expo is just around the corner, Markowitz said the Film & TV Foundation is already hard at work, planning the next one.

“I can’t believe we’ve been around for 26 years, and everything we’ve gone through and the changes that we’ve made,” Markowitz said. “It’s an all-volunteer staff, which is a big-time commitment and work commitment. It feels great to be able to get it done.”

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Debra Markowitz, president of the Long Island Film & TV Foundation — and co-director of LIIFE — returns to bring yet another Long Island International Film Expo to the Bellmore Movies and Showplace on July 19.

Community helps donate ‘Pints for Petro’

By DANIEL OFFNER doffner@liherald.com

Anthony Petrocelli didn’t have a chance to finish his senior year at South Side High School, but is still remembered by those who knew him as a highspirited, fun-loving teenager whose favorite hobby was surfing.

Unfortunately, in 2017, he was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, and would receive treatment at the Stony Brook Children’s Hospital Oncology Department.

After two years, he lost his battle with cancer and died prematurely in 2019, at the age of 16.

In an effort to turn the past four years of grief into something more productive and meaningful, three of his close friends from school — Ryan Riccio, Brendan McCarthy and Mason VonEsson — organized the “Pints for Petro” blood drive, which was held on Friday afternoon at the New York Blood Center in Rockville Centre.

“We had 87 people give blood, which is double the average amount that the Rockville Centre Blood Center gets each day,” Riccio, 20, told the Herald. “Each donation saves three lives, so that’s about 261 lives saved.”

He said the idea for the blood drive was inspired by Petrocelli, who used to say, “the best way to help is to donate blood.”

Riccio explained that transfusions can be an issue for people with long-standing diseases and health problems, especially when there is a short supply of blood, and that many patients who can go a few extra days without it, will sometimes get put at the bottom of the list.

Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood or platelets, according to the American Red Cross,

which encourages donations to try and help meet patient demands.

“The biggest message we want to get out there is for people to donate blood,” Riccio said. “You can go and donate blood every two months. It’s a quick and easy way to help.”

To help honor the memory of their friend, who was an avid surf enthusiast, people who donated blood were automati-

cally entered into a sweepstakes to win a stand-up paddleboard.

They also raised more than $1,300 to help fund research on Ewing Sarcoma at the Cold Spring Harbor laboratories by making and selling 75 t-shirts.

“We’re pretty happy about that,” Riccio said.

Ewing Sarcoma impacts the bones or soft tissue around the legs, pelvis, ribs, arms or spine and can spread.

While it is considered the second most common type of bone cancer found in children in the United States, according to St. Jude Children’s Research hospital, it is very rare. Only about 200 children and young adults are diagnosed with it each year.

The cancer is treatable if it is caught in time and in some cases can be removed surgically, or in some cases, cured through chemo and radiation therapy. However, for teens between ages 15 and 19, like Petrocelli, there is a much lower survival rate of about 56 percent.

Riccio, McCarthy, and VonEsson said they are currently in talks about launching, “Petro’s Peers,” as a charitable nonprofit foundation. The goal is to continue to honor the memory of their friend by hosting more beach-related events that mirror and embrace Petrocelli’s identity.

For updates and more on the organization and its future endeavors, search for the username “PetrosPeers” on Instagram.

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Ryan Riccio, left, helped organize the event at the New York Blood Center on Sunrise Highway in memory of Anthony Petrocelli. Joining him is co-organizer, Brendan McCarthy, second from right, and friend, Anthony Pericolosi.

Former Chief Burel honored for his service

Donna, and his son, Eric Jr., a military veteran and an active member of Reliance Hose Company No. 3 in Rockville Centre.

More than 300 firefighters attended a Firematic service on Monday night at the St. Agnes Parish Center, which was followed by a funeral Mass at the cathedral on Tuesday morning.

“I didn’t expect to be here this early in my dad’s life,” Eric Jr. said at Tuesday’s service. “I wasn’t really sure what to say when I got up here. There are a million different stories I could tell. Many of you know them, and many of you were a part of them.”

After thanking his family, fellow firefighters and the clergy for all their help and support, Eric Jr. said that some of the fondest memories he had of his father were of waking up early or staying up late to watch the Woodlanders drill team compete in the annual tournaments.

“There’s even a picture of him holding me when I was 3 months old, after he won the state tournament with the Freeport Wide Awakes in 1997,” Eric Jr. said. “Needless to say, my dad taught me very early on how to hold a trophy and how to celebrate like a champion.”

Burel concluded by saying that he planned to compete in the Nassau County Old-Fashioned Drill tournament on Friday night, because that’s where his father would want him to be, and how he would want to be remembered.

“On behalf of Bishop Barres and Bishop Murphy and the other priests of the cathedral, we express to each of you our heartfelt and deepest condolences to the passing of a giant of a man,” the Rev. Michael Duffy told the congregation. “A man who leaves behind a legacy that any one of us should feel proud to carry upon

ourselves. That legacy of life and of love and of service. The members of our fire department who are gathered here today give a living testimony to this good man.”

After Tuesday morning’s service, members of the RVCFD escorted Burel to his final resting place at St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale.

photos William Schroeder, of the rockville Centre f ire department, above, rings the bell as eric Burel’s funeral procession moves past the firehouse on north Centre avenue.

members of the department carry Burel’s casket out of the cathedral, above left, before escorting him to his final resting place in farmingdale.

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High school juniors get hands-on experience

teammates needed to get to know one another, their individual goals, and how skilled they were at presenting them.

“Everyone on the team had to get together to come up with an idea and put together a presentation,” Viola said. “The ideas they had really helped getting to know the team.”

In the Beverage Distribution Game, teams of students stepped into the shoes of hypothetical distributors, wholesalers and retailers while learning about supply chain management and logistics.

The participants also attended a seminar with Molloy Professor Daniel Ball, at which they gained valuable insights and practical knowledge. According to Ball, infusing fun into education is vital at any level.

“We can learn the same thing in many different ways,” he said. “It’s nice to see the students have a good time and get excited and wonder why supply didn’t come in and what happened there, and then get excited when they see their inventory start to balance off. So it’s just really rewarding to be part of that.”

To take part in the boot camp program, prospective students go through an application process facilitated by their guidance counselors. Volunteers from the Molloy faculty then speak with the students.

DiStefano, who has been involved with the program since 2015, emphasized

the importance of adapting it each year to accommodate students’ learning objectives. Program coordinators continuously tweak the activities as students’ needs and interests change, as reflected in a brief survey they’re asked to take. They benefit from the insights of professors who share industry experience and offer their advice to those heading into business.

“It’s really interesting how the professors can apply real-world scenarios to this game to help us really understand the concepts that they’re pushing in a way that we can understand it,” Kightlinger said.

Throughout the week, undergraduate ambassadors from Molloy’s business school accompany the students, getting to know them and guiding them in their

learning experiences. Several of the ambassadors said they were excited about building lasting relationships.

Hunter Mitchell, a senior accounting major, said he cherished the opportunity to mentor students by building close bonds. “It’s a great way to network, meet professors, see the different lectures of other things I may not have known myself,” Mitchell said. “It’s a great learning experience for not only the kids but also myself this way.”

For Krystal Raymond, a sophomore marketing major, guiding the high school visitors through the weeklong program helps her reaffirm her belief that Molloy is the perfect place for her. As a returning ambassador, she has seen firsthand the students’ different mindsets and unique qualities.

“I’m very grateful to be here as a business ambassador, and having the opportunity to work with the kids is great,” Raymond said. “But while I’m also learning, they’re learning, and there’s something new every day.”

The program costs $300, and the students earn a free elective that can be applied to any degree program they choose at Molloy.

“I’m just so glad that the students come first, rather than just the program,” DiStefano said. “Part of the mission of Molloy — it’s made me a better person, and I love to watch them grow right in front of my eyes in the beginning.”

Courtesy Molloy University

Juniors from all over Long island attended the business boot camp program at molloy university June 26-30.

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RESOLUTION NO.6592022 Adopted: May 24, 2022 Councilmember Carini offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION GRANTING THE PETITON OF THE GIAMBRONE ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST, AS OWNER, AND BOLLA EM REALTY, LLC, AS LESSEE, FOR A VARIANCE FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THE GSS DISTRICT, SITE PLAN MODIFICATION APROVAL, AND A MODIFICATION OF RESTRICITVE COVENANTS FOR REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1589 MERRICK ROAD, MERRICK, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK. WHEREAS, the petition of Bolla EM Realty, LLC, as lessee, with offices at 809 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, New York 11530, and the Giambrone Asset Management Trust, as property owner, with an address at 14 Kotfield Court, Melville, New York 11747, dated and acknowledged June 25, 2021, for site plan modification approval, a Variance from the GSS provisions and a modification of Restrictive Coveneants for property located on the northeast corner of Merrick Road and Central Boulevard, Merrick, New York, more particularly described hereinafter, was filed with this Town Board; and WHEREAS, Bolla EM Realty, LLC, as lessee, and the Giambrone Asset Management Trust, as a property owner, have submitted to the Town of Hempstead a Declaration of Restrictive Covenants dated August 25, 2022, and executed by Harvinder Singh, Member (Bolla)

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and John Giambrone, Trustee (Giambrone) (executed in counterparts) with reference to said overall parcel that modifies a Declaration of Restrictive Covenants recorded in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk on January 27, 1986; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the petition of Bolla EM Realty, as property owner, dated June 25, 2021, for site plan modification approval, aVariance from the GSS provisions and a modification of Restricitve Covenants at the hereinafter described property in Merrick, New York, is hereby granted and

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FURTHER RESOLVED, that said petition is granted subject to the provisions of Chapter 132 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead and the Building Zone Ordinance of the Town of Hempstead, and further approvals if required from the Board of Appeals or any other governmental entity and the submission of a Declaration of Restrictive Covenants acceptable to this Board and the subject premises shall be maintained in accordance with the site plan prepared by High Point Engineering, last revised on May 10, 2022 and filed with the Town Clerk; and be it further RESOLVED, that this inclusion shall become effective upon the issuance of a permit by the Department of Buildings of the Town of Hempstead. The forgoing resolution was seconded by Councilmember Dunne and adopted upon roll call as follows: AYES: SEVEN

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NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held on the day of June 20, 2023, by

the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead, on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead

Local Law No. 49-2023, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Local Law No. 49-2023, for the enactment of an amendment to Chapter 99 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead entitled “Registration and Permitting of Property” in relation to accessory structures and penalties.

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Lifelong Baldwin resident William Gillen, father of former Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, died on June 26.

Gillen died due to natural causes at age 84. Gillen, who was a former regional comptroller for Xerox’s Long Island Operations, was the youngest of his four siblings. He was born on July 13, 1938 and his parents Thomas and Ann Gillen.

After graduating St. Agnes Cathedral High School in 1956, Gillen joined the Marines in Paris Island, South Carolina. Afterwards, he joined the reserves and enrolled in Hofstra University. At Hofstra, he was a catcher on the baseball team and he tried out for the Brooklyn Dodgers’ farm team.

At Xerox, Gillen rapidly climbed up the management ranks. Around that time, he began dating Elaine Catanzaro. They

eventually married in 1968 and had five children. Xerox offered Gillen a promotion with a relocation to Stamford, Connecticut, but instead of making his family move, he opted for a long commute.

Gillen was a member of the St. Christopher’s Parish for 84 years and served on the parish council.

He also spent a lot of time at the Sands Beach Club in Lido and also coached baseball and softball. Gillen was also an avid golfer as his first job was a caddie at the Rockville Links Club in South Hempstead.

Gillen is survived by his wife Elaine and children Laura, James of Rockville Centre, Paul of Rye, Lisbeth of Garden City, and Peter of Malverne. He has 13 grandchildren.

–Ben Fiebert

Joseph Iavarone, 63

Joseph Michael Iavarone died on July 2, 2023.

Iavarone was born July 24, 1959 to Vincent and Joi of Brooklyn and grew up in Port Washington with his sister, Cynthia.

He married the incredible Lois Jean on July 17, 1988, and together they raised two amazing songs, Michael and Daniel, in Rockville Centre.

faithful fan of the New York Mets and Jets, and he spent many days out on the golf course with his family and friends. He was renowned for his thoughtful and beautiful letters, cards, and other writings. Many of them are kept in a hatbox in his house, which also contains the napkin Lois wrote her phone number on when they first met.

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From the young age of 13, Joseph lived with Type 1 Diabetes. He became a champion and fierce advocate for himself and others with this life-changing disease. During his career at Bloomingdale’s, he established a partnership between the company and JDRF to raise money and awareness for a cure, a relationship that still exists today.

He also led numerous support groups for newly diagnosed diabetics. Later in his career, he returned to his roots and joined the family business, Iavarone Brothers, as a store manager, where he was respected and admired for his hard work, compassion, and wit.

He was passionate about sports and writing in his personal time. He was a

Iavarone had a special warmth, charm, and humor that endeared him to all those around him — so much so that his Aunt Antoinette always found a way to bake and send a sugar-free apple strudel to wherever he spent Thanksgiving. He was a pillar of the extended Iavarone family and frequently rallied them together for picnics and reunions, most recently at Iavarone Kitchen in the fall of 2022.

His beloved parents, wife, sons, sister, cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, in-laws, and friends will infinitely cherish his memory.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to JDRF in Joseph’s memory. For more information visit Bit.ly/ JosephIavaroneJDRFMemorial.

Mary Jane Quigley, 87

Mary Jane Quigley died on June 16, 2023, at the age of 87. She was a wonderful mother to seven children, Meghan, Tim, Kevin, Tricia, Pam, Michael and Kerry; a proud grandmother to seven grandchildren, Colin, Kendall, Amanda, Connor, Kelly, Sam and Emily.

She was always there when we needed her. She adored the beach, reading and

working with kindergarten students in the Oceanside schools for more than 50 years. She had many friends at Malibu Beach Club, ABC and the RVC Library. She was a well-loved member of the Rockville Centre community.

Her Memorial Mass will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, July 21 at the St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre.

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A. You gave useful information that helps give me a clear understanding of the issues. There are many things to know about finishing a basement, because of building code safety requirements, thermal comfort, lighting levels and even the ceiling height. Hopefully you already know that you need a building permit, even though most people roll their eyes at this, because getting a permit isn’t as simple as it used to be, and because of the difficulties, many people avoid the process.

Consider that you need an escape well from the main room, and you can’t exit through the office room to the exterior, because you can’t exit through a smaller space with a potentially closed door. Your thermal comfort, working at any hour of the day, is important, and your choice of wall metal studs can avoid potential moisture effects that can rot wood wall studs. In a recent conversation with a contractor, he said that he often sees wall studs rusted when he opens the walls to renovate, so be sure that the wall cavity has a water-resistant coating on the masonry or concrete wall surfaces. Although I recommend rigid polystyrene for the wall cavity, because it won’t sag if there’s moisture, rockwool is also a good choice if it can be secured from drooping when there is moisture buildup in the walls.

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Rockwool is a better sound insulator than fiberglass thermal insulation, but the better choice would be a specifically manufactured sound batting, also fiberglass, that comes in packages marked with the sound rating and labeled as acoustic insulation.

The choice to add heat or cooling is based on a few factors. One factor is related to the humidity level of the basement, which can be monitored with a humidistat. You may only need a humidifier to control humidity, since the ground is an excellent insulator that slows heat and cool air from radiating to the room because of the ground’s large mass. If you remember to insulate between the floor joists at the outside wall, the cool and heat should be under control. Vents in the interior walls will defeat the sound privacy purpose of the room and are not recommended. Good luck!

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Congestion pricing, a hole-in-the-head proposal

Everything in this world is a function of timing. Whether it’s sports or some other activity, timing is everything. And it will be a key issue when it comes to the state’s longplanned congestion-pricing plan, which is scheduled to start sometime in 2024. There is no doubt that drivers in New York City face challenges every day. As the coronavirus pandemic has faded, negotiating the traffic in and out of the city has become a disastrous experience. There are many more suburban private-vehicle commuters than anyone anticipated. Planning groups have been advocating for many years for a congestion-pricing plan. It has worked in London and Singapore, and it was hoped that it would eventually come to New York. But the key question is whether or not it’s the right time to impose this burden on scores of thousands of drivers.

I have always been an advocate of finding a way to cut down on congestion in the city. A number of mayors have grappled with ideas on how to improve traffic flow, but all of their ideas have fallen flat. With more bike lanes and parking restrictions as well as the traffic, it’s almost impossible to maneuver around the city at virtually any hour of the day.

Is it the right time to start the congestion pricing program? No. I think it’s the wrong time, for a variety of reasons. The Covid nightmare may be long gone, but the city hasn’t recovered. Many businesses suffered greatly, and are just beginning to recover from their losses. Charging trucks that make multiple trips to the city will just become a consumer tax.

The hearings on the congestion plan were a sham. Members of the public were given a chance to weigh in on whether they supported such a plan, but listeners sounded bored with the whole process. You can’t have a real hearing without knowing what it will cost to use the toll zone.

The Metropolitan Transportation

Authority says it will soon reveal the toll structure, but by then the plan will be a done deal. There is no way that car and truck owners will have an opportunity to express their concerns, ideas or opposition to the final announcement. Knowing the MTA from past experience, I expect the tolls to be arbitrary and unreasonable.

The agency has stated that tolls could be as high as $23. My guess is that they will be much higher. The real toll structure will depend on how much it will cost to set up the tolling system. Hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent to get the E-ZPass system up and running. If the construction contract runs over budget, and you can expect that it will, drivers who commute will end up paying to cover those costs.

Most people aren’t familiar with the term “bond covenants,” which relates to the guarantees in the congestion-pricing legislation. It means that the tolling costs will be covered by the tolls drivers pay. If the cost of erecting tolling devices is exceptionally high, the tolls will have to

rise to pay off the bonds.

The MTA has said that the tolls may be lower on weekends. But with drivers covering the no doubt excessive construction costs, don’t expect any bargain fares. Sadly, the more questions people ask about the details of the program, the more likely it will be to turn into a disaster, because those answers won’t come in time.

This program wasn’t launched by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration. It was created by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and Hochul has now inherited the plan. She is at the mercy of a bureaucracy that is rarely people-sensitive. If the MTA botches the toll structure and offers a confusing implementation plan, Hochul will have inherited a major political headache.

Congestion pricing is a good government idea. There is a need to control the city’s traffic nightmare. But those who drive into the city need this plan right now like they need a hole in the head.

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.

Journalists become targets for jihadists

The number of foreign correspondents has plummeted in the past 10 years, and most overseas news bureaus have either shrunk or shuttered their offices. At the same time, more reporters are being killed or kidnapped by extremist groups. No one knows the exact numbers, because families and news agencies are protective of information about individuals in captivity.

We may have come to a turning point in journalism, where the danger of reporting from jihadist strongholds has become too extreme to justify the presence of correspondents.

Steven Sotloff, 31, was the 70th journalist killed in Syria since civil war began tearing the country apart in 2011. That is a devastating number of fatalities for a noncombatant group comprising professional reporters who just want to get the story and send it home.

Despite a heartbreaking videotaped appeal by Sotloff’s mother, the terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, beheaded him and posted the video on YouTube. He was the second American reporter to die on his knees in a faraway desert in recent weeks. ISIS also recorded the murder of another reporter, James

Foley, sending those brutal images, too, out into the world.

Sotloff and Foley belonged to a courageous band of brothers and sisters who travel the world to tell the who, what, where, why and how of natural disasters and armed conflicts. They do the counterintuitive thing — running toward danger in order to see what is happening on the ground.

A driven group of professionals, they are willing to endure just about anything that life in the field can throw at them: deplorable living conditions, foul weather, loneliness, fatigue and violence. Their goal is to get the most accurate facts and interviews they can and transmit or broadcast the stories, often from the battlefield.

There is the glory, too, along with the guts. And there is glamour as well, and a storied history of dashing correspondents who covered wars by day, hunkered down with troops, and caroused by night in bars from Singapore to Saigon.

Dexter Filkins, author of “The Forever War,” wrote about reporting from Afghanistan and Iraq during those wars. He spoke honestly about the addictive quality of living on the edge every day. I’ve followed his career, watching him return again and again to whatever city happens to be in flames.

That’s what foreign correspondents have always done, from Ernie Pyle and

Ernest Hemingway in World War II to Dan

Rather and Morley Safer in Vietnam. They fly into danger, push toward the front lines and try to nail the story. They employ fixers and translators and locals who work both sides of the street. And, too often, they die.

In 2002, journalist Daniel Pearl was killed in Pakistan on his way to meet an informant. In 2011, CBS reporter Lara Logan was sexually assaulted by dozens of men in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on the day that rebels toppled the regime of Hosni Mubarak. In 2012, a 21-yearold British journalist, Natasha Smith, was also attacked in Tahrir Square, and barely escaped with her life. A year later, a female Dutch journalist, 22, was attacked and raped in Tahrir Square by five men, while a chanting mob stood by and watched.

The atmosphere has turned toxic for foreign reporters, especially in the Middle East. In the past, all sides in a conflict respected journalists’ neutrality and sought out reporters in order to tell their side of events.

Now, however, a reporter in the field, especially a Western journalist, is seen as a commodity, a bargaining chip in a kidnap scheme, a source of ransom money, and a target. ISIS doesn’t need a foreign correspondent to vent and rant. It has YouTube. Reporters are not only expendable; kidnapping them is profitable, both in dollars and propaganda.

Randi is on a brief leave. This column was originally published Sept. 11-17, 2014.

I watch Richard Engel, of NBC, reporting from the rooftops of Baghdad, and I see Anna Coren, an Australian correspondent, reporting from Mosel. I don’t know how they summon the courage to carry on in such a hostile environment, and I don’t know that they should.

Perhaps we need to rethink the model of sending journalists into war zones. CNN and the other major news organizations try to protect their people, moving them from safe house to safe house and changing their daily routines to discourage kidnapping. But the nature of war has changed. Freelancers, like Foley and Sotloff, are especially vulnerable; they don’t have an organization behind them. The risks they took outweighed any possible benefit.

It may have been worth the sacrifice in the 1940s to get news of faraway battles back to friends and relatives at home, and it surely was journalists who helped turn the tide of public sentiment against the war in Vietnam. But these days there are cellphones and social media to get the word out. Today’s wars in Iraq and Syria, in Gaza and Libya are turning reporters into coveted trophies, vulnerable to kidnappings that often end in death.

Copyright 2023 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Easy summer living? Not for some children

For many, summer is the time for camp, vacation and weekend barbecues.

However, for some children across the country — and even right here in Nassau County — summer leaves school-aged kids scrambling to find a healthy meal, since they can’t depend on the federally subsidized breakfast and lunch programs at their school.

It’s far more prevalent than many might realize. One report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that 12 percent of American households had children who weren’t getting enough to eat.

They call it “food insecurity,” but let’s call it what it really is: hunger.

And hunger is quite close to home, too. In fact, 1 in 4 people on Long Island who are hungry are kids. That’s 65,000 kids who are not getting three full nutritious meals every day, among more than 221,000 people overall.

While we can’t forget what it’s like to be hungry, there are even more lasting impacts beyond the sound of a grumbling stomach. Young people who are not eating properly and regularly are at a higher risk than their peers to experience behavioral issues such as anxiety, aggression and hyperactivity, according to experts. They often suffer from a reduced ability to learn social skills, impairing cognitive learning and possibly even incurring permanent brain damage.

A lack of food also raises the risk of becoming sick and possibly having to endure chronic illnesses such as anemia and asthma.

Kids who are eating healthy during

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the summer break are more than likely to retain what they learned during the previous academic year, and be better prepared to build on that foundation when they return to school.

The Summer Food Service Program administered through the state’s education department aims to fill the gap across New York. Locally, Island Harvest — a Melville-based hunger-relief organization — partners with roughly 35 community locations across Long Island — churches, health centers, libraries, recreation centers, parks and schools — to get food to those who need it.

Last year, Island Harvest served 75,000 meals to more than 2,500 children. To educate the kids on the value of eating healthy food, there were also hands-on nutrition lessons. Learning how much sugar was in their favorite breakfast cereal and drink was a “wow” moment for many of them.

Long Island Cares is another group battling hunger in Nassau and Suffolk counties. The Hauppauge-based organi-

The good and bad of pandemicdriven technological progress

To the Editor:

The coronavirus pandemic, without a doubt, changed the world — and one of its most notable effects has been the acceleration of technology initiatives as the public and private sectors seek to digitize more operations and communications. Many artificial intelligence products have come out of these advances, and many are being put to use by state and local governments with input from private tech companies.

Governments are adopting AI at an accelerating pace. New York City and state agencies have experienced a broad expansion of AI applications, such as chatbots. And now, with last year’s widespread introduction of AI tools that can create new content such as text and images, it appears that further changes are on the way.

It is imperative that the private sector and government institutions meet the moment by adopting comprehensive risk-mitigation strategies and effective AI governance

zation runs an array of programs from emergency response and recovery, to Baxter’s Pet Pantry for starving dogs and cats. There are also youth-oriented offerings such as the Kids Café, Pack It Up for Kids, and the summer food program.

As you sit back in your easy chair in the sunshine, you’re thinking, “OK, there are programs to feed the children. What can I do?”

Get involved. Getting food to the hungry takes effort — money or manpower.

Island Harvest has a food donor program. Neighbors and other groups can run a food and fund drive, and you can volunteer. For a teen looking to collect community service hours, this is a great way to earn that volunteer time while truly making a difference, maybe even for a peer.

Long Island Cares also has multiple avenues to help. There is corporate giving, individual donations, hosting a food drive, the Student Hunger Advocacy Coalition and, of course, volunteering.

These are but two of the organizations on Long Island that battle hunger. There are many local organizations that could use your time and support.

Ensuring children are properly fed through the summer is an investment we can’t afford not to make. Typically, every dollar donated equals two meals, according to Island Harvest.

Like that old commercial, “you can pay me now or pay me later,” we can help feed children now, or deal with the consequences of unhealthy young people in the near future. And that comes with a higher price tag for society, and for someone to grow up knowing all too well the pains of hunger.

Honor Harry Chapin’s legacy with action to end hunger

If you compiled the names of the most impactful Long Islanders in our history, you’d surely start off with the likes of Theodore Roosevelt, Walt Whitman and Marie Colvin — and in my estimation, Harry Chapin is a fitting fourth candidate to complete a cross-cultural Mount Rushmore of great Long Islanders.

In just nine years as a recording artist, Chapin released 12 albums that embodied his distinctive style as a musical storyteller. Thanks to timeless melodies and stirring lyrics that vividly told stories of everyday life, songs like “Taxi,” “W.O.L.D.,” “Circle,” “Sequel” and, of course, “Cat’s in the Cradle” became embedded in the soundtracks of our lives in the 1970s, and have endured in the decades since.

benefit concerts, and used his platform as a springboard for advocacy. He was involved in launching World Hunger Year (now known as WhyHunger) in 1975, and establishing the Presidential Commission on World Hunger during the Carter administration. But the food bank that now bears his name is perhaps his greatest innovation. When Chapin launched Long Island Cares in 1980, he created Long Island’s first food bank, and in doing so revolutionized our regional approach to addressing food insecurity and hunger.

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Using his remarkable gifts, Chapin also pursued a philanthropic calling: a mission to eradicate hunger, in the United States in particular.

As one of the world’s highest-paid entertainers at the time, he gave generously to charitable causes, hosted numerous

In 2021, Long Island Cares distributed 14 million pounds of food — the equivalent of 11.5 million meals — and it now has a half-dozen brick-andmortar storefront locations across the Island. The agency was instrumental in addressing crises like Superstorm Sandy and the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. And because no member of a family — included the four-legged and feathered ones — is spared from hunger, the seventh location, Baxter’s Pet Pantry, is dedicated to collecting and distributing pet food and supplies to families in need.

In this oft-derided age of the celebrity

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frameworks that prioritize transparency, accuracy and fairness.

Unfortunately, the ability to understand the risks involved with some AI products — and the strategies to reduce or eliminate those risks — has not kept up with the pace at which AI is being put to use. Numerous studies have shown a significant rise in AI adoption and investment, with most experts foreseeing a further boost in AI investment in the coming years. Alarmingly, organizations have made little progress in addressing wellknown AI-related risks such as bias, lack of transparency and safety concerns.

This concerning trend is also evident in government institutions. My recent report on AI governance in New York City found that the city lacks an effective AI governance framework. City agencies have been left to develop their own divergent approaches, resulting in ad hoc and incomplete measures that fail to ensure transparency, accuracy and fairness in AI systems.

This is concerning because while AI promises vast opportunities, it also carries inherent risks. Several incidents — even before the pandemic — illustrated the unintentional harm that can be caused by government AI systems designed or implemented irresponsibly. A faulty automated fraud-detection system in Michigan erroneously accused thousands of unemployment insurance recipients of fraud, causing financial ruin for many. Similar issues have plagued other systems related to Med-

icaid eligibility determinations, facial recognition, criminal justice, health care, teacher evaluations and job recruitment applications.

New York City has been a forerunner in examining the use of AI. It was among the first to establish a task force dedicated to examining the responsible use of automated decision-making systems, including AI systems. But the city’s efforts are no longer keeping pace with this rapidly advancing technology. Despite the task force’s recommendations and the expansion of AI applications during the pandemic, the city still doesn’t have an effective AI governance framework.

As we continue to embrace the technological leaps brought forth by the pandemic, we must ensure that we do so responsibly. Audits, such as the one my office conducted in New York City, can help drive change by raising awareness of where risks lie. Understanding these risks and identifying blind spots is a first step in the right direction, but the city must also take further action, such as implementing a robust governance framework to ensure that the use of AI is transparent, accurate, unbiased, and minimizes the potential for disparate impacts. I encourage my colleagues in government to join me in ensuring that AI systems work to further the greater good for all New Yorkers.

candidate, Chapin would have been a natural to run for the House of Representatives or another elected office, but not because he was a star. He would have been ideal because he did the work and cared deeply about the future we shared. Sadly, he never got that chance. On July 16, 1981, Chapin was driving his Volkswagen to a benefit concert at Eisenhower Park when the car was struck by an 18-wheeler on the Long Island Expressway and he was fatally injured.

The shock of his sudden, untimely death reverberated through the park on that summer evening, and through our society for years afterward. He would be cited as an inspiration for endeavors like USA for Africa and Live Aid, and countless memorial awards, theaters and humanitarian events would be named in his honor.

Neighboring municipalities like Suffolk County have declared July 16 Harry Chapin Day in honor of all he achieved in just 38 years. In Nassau County, I continue to pursue legislation I filed last year to establish a Harry Chapin Day of our own. While there has been no action by the legislative majority to date, I will never lose hope, or lose sight of the important mis-

sion in front of us.

Rather than wait for the gears of government to turn, I decided to immediately implement one of the tenets of my proposed legislation — after all, Chapin was the man who said, “When in doubt, do something!” Starting on July 16, my office will hold its second annual summer food drive, to benefit Long Island Cares and draw renewed attention to Chapin’s legacy.

Among the many lessons of the past several years, we have all been confronted with the hard truth that far more of our neighbors struggle silently with food insecurity than we ever knew.

If you would like to support this endeavor, you can make a contribution of nonperishable goods at the Plainview-Old Bethpage and Syosset libraries and Plainview’s Trio Hardware, or donate directly to Long Island Cares, through Aug. 16. Call my office, at (516) 571-6216, or email adrucker@nassaucountyny.gov, if you have any questions.

In Harry’s words again, “We all have the potential to move the world, and the world is ready to be moved.” This summer, as Nassau County residents and Long Islanders, let’s unite to move the world to a better and more humane place.

Arnold W. Drucker has represented Nassau County’s 16th Legislative District since 2016.

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