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‘Wild about Harry’

By Karen Bloom kbloom@liherald.com

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arry Chapin’s tragic death is now decades

behind us, but his music and philanthropy are forever enshrined in Long Island’s collective consciousness. Stuart Markus, a longtime fixture on the local folk and acoustic scene, maintains his role as guardian of Chapin’s legacy, organizing the yearly memorial concert in Eisenhower Park.

Markus, who is based in Malverne, remains just as When: passionate about Chapin’s Monday, July 18 music and his humanitarian 7:15 p.m. zeal as when he began this Admission is free tribute event 19 years ago.

Where: Now in its 17th year at Harry Chapin Chapin’s namesake theater in Lakeside Theatre, the park, some 30 musicians Eisenhower Park, will gather with fans on East Meadow Monday, July 18, for “Just Wild About Harry.”

Despite the years that have passed since Chapin’s death on the Long Island Expressway en route to his ill-fated performance in Eisenhower Park in July 1981, the man and his music still resonates — especially here on Long Island.

In fact, several show regulars were among the crowd, according to Markus, when what was supposed to be a joyous event turned into a vigil.

“Harry is so beloved in memory on Long Island,” Markus says. “You don’t have to look too hard to find someone who met him, whose school he did a benefit for, or someone who’s been helped by one of his charities. It’s so meaningful for the music community to come together and, in effect, do the concert he might have given.”

And come together they do — year after year. “I never

‘All Shook Up’

It’s 1955, and into a square little town in a square little state rides a guitar-playing young man who changes everything and everyone he meets. Loosely based on Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night,’ this jukebox musical is surefire fun for rock ‘n’ roll rebels of all ages, featuring such classics as ’Heartbreak Hotel,’ ‘Hound Dog,’ ‘Jailhouse Rock,’ and ‘Don’t Be Cruel.’

Originally produced on Broadway, it arrives at the Madison Theatre, Thursday, July 14, through July 31.

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Desert Eagles tribute band Highway rocks Eisenhower heats up, Park as summer 8 p.m. Their Saturday, July 16, is acclaimed performance through a nonstop journey Top 10 hits, numerous radio solo works singles and favorite the from — Eagles of The “Take It Easy” country-inspired rock to the soaring guitar anthem “Hotel California”.

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RVC sky is lit up once again Village hosts first July 4 fireworks show since 2019

By RAYANNA ShwoM Intern

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FiRewoRkS BURST iN the sky over Barasch and Pette fields for the first time since 2019.

A beloved tradition returned to Rockville Centre last week, as the village held its annual Fireworks Celebration and Concert for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.

For decades, residents and visitors from surrounding communities have gathered on the first Saturday after the Fourth of July to celebrate with a fireworks show and a live sympho-

ny orchestra performance. The last two shows were canceled due to Covid-19 regulations, but this year, on July 9, the tradition came back strong. Thousands brought lawn chairs, blankets and snacks to watch the show and enjoy an evening with their families, neighbors and friends.

Rockville Centre’s own South Shore Symphony began playing at 7:45. The orchestra, which brought roughly 50 of its 120 musicians for the event, Continued on page 10

John A. Anderson Recreation Center gets a facelift

By ToM CARRoZZA tcarrozza@liherald.com

The past few years have not been easy ones for the John A. Anderson Recreation Center in Rockville Centre, but in the past few weeks, those who’ve passed it on North Oceanside Road have probably noticed some changes.

The coronavirus pandemic kept children away, reducing revenue by nearly $1 million in 2021, but a decrease in Covid numbers has coincided with work done to both the interior and exterior of the building, a fixture of the community, and helped revitalize it.

After all the waiting, Superintendent of Recreation Karen Polito has said that her office has been inundated with positive calls and texts about the building’s new look. It got a coat of fresh paint, and the façade and insignia by the front entrance were redone.

The insignia of the village’s Pa rk s a n d Re c re at i o n Department now matches the “Rec Blue” of the shirts that summer campers and staffers wear.

Polito has worked for the village for over 20 years in various capacities, including running the center’s nursery school program.

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Village administrator the summer camps and the eventual construction of the inclusive Anthony Brunetta Playground, she is overseeing the Rec Center’s turnaround as the pandemic fades.

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as many people as possible to come and visit us, and I think this and the inclusive playground will involve a lot of people coming and getting to see what the Rec Center offers,” Polito said. “We have everything from baby programs to dog obedience.”

In 2020, the center shut down from March to June, returning that summer with small youth prog rams, which Polito called “Rec to the rescue.” She said she believed the cleaning protocols helped restore parents’ confidence in small gatherings, and called it one of her proudest moments.

The center is in its peak season now, with a summer

nursery, gymnastics, sports camps going on through August and nursery school registration for the fall approaching.

Nancy Howard was a village trustee in 2019, and became village administrator in September 2020. Now she is excited to see the village capital plan project finally make its mark, literally, on the building. “To reflect what goes on inside the building,” Howard said, “the building needed to be beautified.”

Polito collaborated with Howard, Deputy Mayor Kathy Baxley and Mayor Continued on page 9

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Sharks across South Shore raise concern

ROCKVILLE CENTRE HERALD — July 14, 2022

By KARINA KOVAC kkovac@liherald.com

Several weeks of shark sightings has made beach goers a little wary of the water, but attacks shouldn’t deter swimmers’ officials say. The first suspected bite happened on June 30, when a 57-year-old man was swimming off Jones Beach and was injured is what Nassau County Police described as a “possible shark bite.”

Although only the first incident, it prompted officials to form the “shark patrol,” after a fisherman then spotted a 10-foot Mako shark thrashing on the beach of Point Lookout on Memorial Day. Smith Point Beach and Cupsogue Beach were then closed “due to dangerous marine activity” when a 17-year-old lifeguard was bitten by a tiger sand shark on July 7. An increase in boat and helicopter patrols, also including more drone surveillance, will be occurring during the next few weeks.

Warming ocean temperatures caused by climate change are likely to blame, research indicates, pushing sharks into northeastern waters. While sightings are becoming more common unprovoked attacks are still rare.

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer sent a letter Monday to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration administrator Richard Spinrad asking for resources to be sent to Long Island to assist local gover nments with the increased shark presence.

An excerpt of the letter reads: “The latest shark attack occurred last Thursday morning, where a shark bit a lifeguard off Ocean Beach. The lifeguard, who was bitten on the left foot, is expected to make a full recovery. Local officials say with cli-

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ShARKS mOVINg ClOSeR to northeastern waters most likely due to climate change, but swimmers shouldn’t worry. mate change upon us, sightings and human interaction will only increase these occurrences. National statistics and scientific experts echo the same narrative nationally.

In consideration of the aforementioned, and out of an abundance of caution for beachgoers, I am urging your agency to deploy additional resources to Long Island to assist locals. This could include increased monitoring and surveying of shark populations, education initiatives, and information sharing with local government. Moreover, working with localities to explore newer earlywarning technologies—from sensors, to specific buoys—must also be a priority.

The federal government must lead the way in working with local governments to use new tools and options to detect sharks

as climate change warms waters. Whether increasing non-lethal geo-tagging or installing other shark attack prevention technologies, your agency should help locals navigate options and ideas.”

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman addressed the situation while wading into the surf at Lido Beach on Sunday as he sought to assure wary beachgoers that they had nothing to fear in the water.

“We have great lifeguards, follow their instruction, follow their lead and make sure you can see our lifeguards so they can see you.” Also saying residents should only swim when lifeguards are on duty.

Hans Walters, a scientist with the Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium, told the New York Times that concern over sharks was “very over-

blown” because sharks are not interested in beachgoers. Saying in addition that, “If anyone’s been in the ocean, they’ve already swum with sharks…they just don’t know it.”

On average globally there are only five shark fatalities per year according to the International Shark Attack File. Between 1958 and 2016 there were 2,785 confirmed unprovoked shark attacks around the world, of which 439 were fatal. And in more recent years, between 2001 and 2010, an average of 4.3 people a year died as a result of shark attacks.

100 million sharks are killed every year by the fishing industry reports American Oceans, an organization that educates the public about marine species, ecosystems and the dangers our oceans face.

Bay Park Conveyance Project making progress The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced the successful completion of the Bay Park Conveyance Project’s first microtunneling operation. The project is a partnership between New York State and Nassau County to improve water quality and storm resiliency in Long Island’s Western Bays by upgrading existing wastewater management infrastructure through utilizing older pipes by sliplinning new pipes within the old ones.

Microtunneling began in April earlier this year and in March, the Western Bays Constructors, the project’s design-builder, has accomplished a total drive length of approximately 1,437 linear feet between Bay Park Shaft 2 and Bay Park Shaft 1.

The microtunnel boring machine MARSH-MELLOW, named by students at Fulton Avenue Elementary’s school in Oceanside, will continue underground from Bay Park Shaft 2 to Bay Park Shaft 3, and then continue north to complete the two-mile tunnel route from the South Shore Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) to Sunrise Highway. On the east side of the project corridor, a second microtunneling route extends more than 1.5 miles

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BAy PARK mICROtuNNel machine before deployment in October 2021. from Sunrise Highway to the Cedar Creek Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP).

In addition to microtunneling, the project is using sliplining to repurpose an existing aqueduct beneath Sunrise High-

way. Western Bays Constructors began sliplining activities in March and has successfully installed more than 6,500 linear feet of pipe. Sliplining will continue to progress at more than 20 work sites,

called pits, along Sunrise Highway.

The Bay Park Conveyance Project will reduce nitrogen pollution in the Western Bays by redirecting treated water from the South Shore WRF in Bay Park to the Cedar Creek WPCP to be discharged approximately three miles offshore in the Atlantic Ocean through an existing ocean outfall that diffuses the water and disperses it. In total, the Bay Park Conveyance Project will construct 10.9 miles of new pipeline using microtunneling and sliplining. A new pump station will be constructed at the South Shore WRF. The Bay Park Conveyance Project builds on 830 million dollars in State and federal funds previously invested in the multi-year resilient rebuild of the South Shore WRF. These projects, combined with other State and County investments in resiliency, support the restoration of the Western Bays, protect important marine resources, and boost local economies with the added benefit of better protection to coastal communities against future damage from storms.

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July 14, 2022 — ROCKVILLE CENTRE HERALD

Pamela Sanders to head diocese schools

Courtesy Odette Perelta

Mayor Francis Murray, Riverside Principal Erik Walter and Deputy Mayor Kathy Baxley celebrate Riverside Elementary School’s 100th anniversary on June 14.

Riverside celebrates 100 years On June 14th (Flag Day) the entire school community came together to honor this milestone beginning with a ceremony in the gymnasium. Mayor Murray and Deputy Mayor Baxley presented the school with a Proclamation and a Commemorative Flag was raised outside as a culmination to the celebration!

Riverside families, staff, students, special guests, local legislators, central office administration and our Board of Educa-

tion were in attendance for this very special moment in time while the entire Riverside Student Body sang “You’re A Grand Old Flag” and the South Side High School String Quintet played commemorative Flag Day music.

“We are honored to turn 100 and look forward to many more years of excellence in education to come!” Principal Erik Walter said.

The Diocese of Rockville Centre and the Morning Star Initiative announced the appointment of Pamela Sanders as the Superintendent of the Department of Education in the Diocese of Rockville Centre on July 7.

“I am extremely grateful to Bishop Barres and the MSI team for this tremendous opportunity,” Sanders said. “I am eager to work alongside the professionals in the Department of Education, pastors, principals, and faculty in our diocese in serving the families and students in our Catholic schools.”

Pamela Sanders has twenty years of experience in education in the diocese and worked most recently as the principal of Holy Name of Mary Catholic School in Valley Stream. She will assume her new position on August 1. In 2021, Sanders helped start a partnership as a pilot school under the Morning Star

Initiative, a plan between the diocese and the Marianists to revitalize Catholic elementary school education on Long Island.

Previously, Sanders spent 14 years at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic School in Syosset, serving in the roles of assistant principal, director of religious education, director of the Confirmation program, middle school religion teacher, and kindergarten teacher.

She began her career in Catholic education as a teacher’s aide at Trinity Regional School in East Northport.

Sanders earned her bachesanders lor’s degree in elementary education from St. Joseph’s College, and her master’s degree in school building leadership from LIU Post. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in theology at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington.

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Courtesy of the New York Islanders

More than two-dozen military mothers were celebrated at the baby shower held inside the UBS Arena on July 6.

Islanders honor military moms for service know these people.”

Hyacanthe already shares a 5-year-old daughter with her husband, and are ore than two dozen mothers expecting another daughter in Septemand moms-to-be who are ber. And she’s already making friends, either active-duty service like Samantha Cudmore, who recently members or the spouses or moved to Nassau County, and who also partners of deployed members of the has a husband in the service. Cudmore U.S. military were celebrated at a baby already has a 15-month-old child at shower at UBS Arena last week. home, and are set to welcome a sibling The hockey-themed gathin August. ering was hosted by the New This year marked the secYork Islanders and the nonond time the Islanders Chilprofit Operation Shower, dren’s Foundation hosted which provides such events the baby shower. The founfor military families who are dation — which the NHL often separated from loved team founded in 2003 — ones for milestone events aims to support and enhance like this. the lives of children and It was held inside the UBS families, specifically when it Club and featured a catered comes to health, wellness leann lunch, raffle prizes, and a and education.

MorriSSey “Shower in a Box” — gifts “The Islanders are proud donated by various nonprofit founder, to partner with Operation groups.

Shower as we express our Operation Shower “It’s out of this world,” appreciation to these couraexclaimed Maxwell Renaud, geous military moms-to-be who found out about the event from a for their service and sacrifice on behalf posting at New Jersey’s McGuire Air of our country,” said Ann Rina, the Force Base, where he’s stationed, and Islanders’ community relations senior jumped on the opportunity. His wife, director, in a release.

Andrea Sariah, is expecting their baby “For women who are expecting a boy soon, but hadn’t planned to host a baby and whose spouses are deployed — shower since family and friends were so and especially for expectant moms who far away. are active duty — the impending arrival “We weren’t expecting to have one at of a child can be both exciting and all, so having one this amazing — and to stressful,” said LeAnn Morrissey, the share it with other families — blows our founder of Operation Shower, which has mind,” Sariah said. provided baby showers for more than No one probably understands that 6,800 military moms since 2007. distance better than Theresa Hyacanthe, Delta Children, a Manhattan-based whose family is in Germany, but lives in company that produces cribs and other the Northeast with her active-duty husfurniture and accessories for kids, band. donated items for the shower because “It makes me cry that they want to they recognize the importance of ensurgive me gifts,” she said. “I don’t even ing new and expecting mothers are

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Many newBorn children of military couples attended a baby shower at UBS Arena, sponsored by the New York Islanders and the nonprofit Operation Shower. equipped to raise their children amid the stresses of deployment and military life.

“We acknowledge their service and the sacrifices they have made,” said Joseph Shamie, Delta’s president.

And it’s those sacrifices that are often-overlooked, and shouldn’t be, Operation Shower’s leader stressed,

because mothers are the cornerstone of miliary families.

“Operation Shower was created because typically military moms are the ones who hold it all together at home,” Morrissey said. “These moms deserve our support, our appreciation, and an opportunity to celebrate this wonderful milestone together.”

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He has perfected his passion over the past few years and has created an atmosphere that can be enjoyed by friends and family, while enjoying delicious food and making great memories. Dine in the restaurant or enjoy an “elegant night in” with pick up or home delivery. Da Nicola also caters events, saying no event is too big or small to enjoy a fine feast with fresh food and ingredients.

SALT Casual Waterfront Escape can make your summer dreams a reality. There’s nothing quite like enjoying seafood by the sea, and at the waterfront SALT restaurant you can do just that. Get social, celebrate old and new friends, or make a romantic evening with dinner and a watery sunset. Fresh fish or summer salads, like watermelon and feta, will be sure to satisfy.

Don’t fear missing out this year and make some fun, “SALT-y” memories.

The Total Wine Certified Professionals are incredibly knowledgeable in the wine world. The experts can find what wine will best suit your taste or for the best pairing for your parties or dinners. With a vast collection of red, white, rose, champagne, as well as various other liquors to expand your palate this summer, Total Wine has you covered for party planning or getting a bottle for a night in.

BEST SEAFOOD: Bigelow’s New England Fried Clams 79 N Long Beach Rd Rockville Centre, NY 11570 (516) 678-3878 www.bigelows-rvc.com

BEST ROMANTIC RESTAURANT: Remy’s Italian Restaurant 10 Franklin Ave, Hewlett, NY 11557 (516) 758-7555 www.remysitalianrestaurant.com

BEST WINERY/LOCAL WINE: Jamesport Vineyards 1216 Main Rd NY-25, Jamesport, NY 11947 (631) 722-5256 www.jamesportwines.com

In 1939, Russ Bigelow went to RVC to open a seafood restaurant after he picked up the New England art of frying seafood. The Ipswich clam, a softshell clam Bigelow introduced to LI, and his restaurant became a local favorite; and has remained as such for nearly a century. The staff at Bigelow’s remains true to Russ’ standards, using fresh ingredients daily and changing the frying oil daily — which is crucial when trying to reach optimal quality. Feast on fresh seafood and indulge in the rich history.

With 30 years in the business, you know something is being done right. At Remy’s they ensure that their customers enjoy quality food and service, feel at home, and leave happy. Passion is the main ingredient at this fine Italian restaurant, and locals come back time and time again. For a romantic evening or a family gathering Remy’s will treat you like one of their own and create the perfect atmosphere.

A father and son duo established Jamesport Vineyards in 1986, making it one of North Fork’s oldest vineyards and one of the only third generation wineries. Overseen now by Ron Jr. and his family, who transformed the 165-year-old barn into a winery and tasting room to accommodate the increasing number of visitors, making it a novel experience. The establishment also features a full-service kitchen year round, Little Oak Wood Fired Kitchen. Private event spaces with scenic views of the vineyard are available for parties or small gatherings.

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Bringing local sports home every week

Herald sports Ducks carry momentum into second half

By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

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or the first time under thirdyear manager Wally Backman, the Long Island Ducks enter the second half of the Atlantic League Baseball schedule without the security of a playoff spot.

The four-time league champion Ducks completed the first half July 5 with a record of 36-30, but that left them more than a dozen games off the pace of North Division runaway winner Southern Maryland.

“We made some changes with our pitching staff and I’m pleased with how we finished the first half,” Backman said.

“We were 10 games over .500 in June and we’re going in the right direction.

“We’re not satisfied with our record and we know we’re capable of much more,” he added. “We know we’re better going into the second half. Southern Maryland had a great first half. We played them tough head-to-head. It’s just a lot of teams that beat us couldn’t beat them.”

Entering the second half, Backman said the Ducks’ five-man starting pitching rotation is comprised of Stephen Tarpley, Scott Harkin, Akeel Morris, Joe Iorio and Anderson DeLeon. Brett Kennedy, who had a team-leading 3.03 ERA, had his contract purchased by the Boston Red Sox on May 24. Iorio and DeLeon, who began the season in the bullpen, were both members of the Ducks’ 2019 championship team.

“Joe and Anderson have made our rotation better,” Backman said. “We’re going with five guys for now and I may even bump it to six with Bennett Perry coming back from injury.”

Tarpley, a lefthander who appeared in one game for the New York Mets last season, split six decisions in the first half with a 3.59 ERA and a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 53 to 13.

“We had a cold start to the year, but we’ve picked up our game a lot and we have a lot of promise,” Tarpley said.

“Everyone is exciting about what we can accomplish in the second half.”

The Ducks’ closer on a given night varies based on matchups. Tyler Webb (2.33 ERA) has 6 saves, and Sandy Baez (1.71) and Nick Goody (2.45) both have 5.

Regarding the offense, Backman said: “Right now our lineup is pretty set. We don’t have a big bopper who’s going to hit 30-40 home runs and can change a game on one swing of the bat.”

The Ducks went deep only 43 times in 66 games, ranking 9th in the 10-team league in the category.

“Our ballpark is tough to hit homers in regardless,” Backman added. “So we have to continue to manufacture as much offense as possible and we have the personnel to do it.”

Photos courtesy Long Island Ducks

STEphEN TarpLEY carrIES a 3.59 ERA into the second half of the season to go with 53 strikeouts against only 13 walks.

First baseman Sam Travis has been Long Island’s most consistent hitter, Backman said. In the first half, Travis batted .314 with a team-leading 8 home runs and 53 RBIs. “Sam’s been hitting very well for us after not getting a lot of playing time in AAA in recent years,” Backman noted. “He’s playing every day for us and he’s right up there among the league leaders in RBIs despite missing a couple of weeks.”

Ten-year MLB veteran Alejandro De Aza, who played 108 games with Lancaster last season, is raking at the plate in his first year with the Ducks. The 38-year-old outfielder had a team-best .325 average in the first half with 5 homers, 32 RBIs and 34 runs. He’s part of a deep outfield that includes Johnni Turbo, L.J. Mazzilli and Dustin Woodcock.

The infield took a hit when the Mets purchased the contract of shortstop Deven Marrero, who anchored the Ducks defense. “We lost Deven who was by far the best shortstop in the league,” Backman said. “Good for him, but that’s a hard position to fill.”

Kevin Whatley made his Ducks debut

FIrST BaSEMaN SaM Travis, No. 26, has been the Ducks’ most consistent hitter and has 8 homers, 53 RBIs and a .314 batting average.

July 5 and will see time at shortstop along with Vladamir Frias, the primary second baseman so far. Joe DeCarlo also plays second and splits time at catcher along with Austin Rei. Deibinson Romero returned at third base and had 7 homers and 30 RBIs in the first half.

“We just have to go out there and play the way we’re capable of playing,” Backman said. “When all is said and done, we should be right there in contention in the end.”

2012 championship team honored

The Ducks hosted a 10th anniversary celebration of their 2012 Atlantic League championship team on July 2.

In attendance were two integral parts of the championship club. They included

shortstop Dan Lyons, who was named the 2012 Championship Series Most Valuable Player after his walk-off bunt single in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game Five won the title for Long Island, and outfielder Kraig Binick, a native of Hicksville, who was an Atlantic League All-Star that year and batted .405 during the playoffs. Lyons threw out a ceremonial first pitch to Binick prior to the game against York.

“Our run to the championship in 2012 is one of the most memorable stories in Atlantic League history,” said Ducks president/GM Michael Pfaff. “On this milestone anniversary of that incredible season, we welcomed back some distinguished alumni and celebrated their accomplishments.”

Rockville Centre youth flock back to the Rec Francis Murray on the plans for the building. As the project continues, more improvements are on the way. LED lights will illuminate the façade, door and window lintels we be replaced, and a new HVAC system will be installed in the fall.

Safety will be Courtesy Karen Polito enhanced with the addione of the new fish tanks in the lobby, a dream of longtions of new emergency lights and exit signs. time center Superintendent Anthony Brunetta’s, will be Panic buttons will be cleaned and maintained every month. installed for staff members, and keypad entry and have been used in schools as a quick systems have already been added to doors. break from classes that gets students “We’re grateful those are not really active. Another Eagle Scout, Will Devey, things we’ve ever faced, but we’re all look- installed bat boxes around the center’s ing at the world a little differently,” How- paths, in the interest of controlling the ard said. “And so we’re very cognizant of mosquito population.

“It really is a reflection of the care the who’s in our building, and (having) overcommunity feels and their allegiance to sight over that.”

Young residents have also helped to the building,” Howard said. “When they transform the center’s grounds recently. give back to the community they go back Liam Psass, a village resident, planted to the Rec Center because of how many trees there as part of a community ser- positive feelings they have towards it.”

Howard has seen that devotion firstvice project. Eagle Scout Ryan Varley painted a colorful sensory path on the hand, as her four children grew up at the walkway that leads children from the center, taking part in Rec Nights, basketmain building to the playgrounds with a ball, flag football and many other progame of hopscotch. Sensory paths are typ- grams.

Perhaps closest to Polito’s heart is the ically designed to develop motor skills,

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LocaL youths heLped finish the new path to the playgrounds as part of Eagle Scout Ryan Varley’s project. installation of new fish tanks, which have captured the attention of many children.

Polito said they were a dream of Anthony Brunetta’s, the center’s superintendent for 40 years, who was affectionately

known as “Mr. B.” “They’re hard to maintain, but they’re like magnets for the kids,” Polito said.

“They just love them.”

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Fireworks and concert make their return continued from front page was conducted by Eileen Murphy, and perfor med everything from pop songs to “Star Wars” music to Broadway tunes to American classics. The music was simulcast on 89.7 FM for those who preferred to watch the fireworks from home.

At around 9:15, the fireworks show, which was staged by Grucci Fireworks, began. For 25 minutes, brilliant colors lit up the sky.

The orchestra continued to play during the display, and for about a half-hour afterward.

“It’s another opportunity for the residents to have a special, local event made up of people who live and enjoy coming here,” said South Shore Symphony President Wayne Lipton, a former deputy mayor.

“It’s a highlight — a real home event where you could literally walk from most of Rockville Centre to the fireworks if you’d like, and enjoy a nice evening out.

It’s something that speaks to the continuity of the village, and to what makes Rockville Centre very unique as a community.”

The fireworks were launched from Lister Field for the first time instead of their usual location, Tighe Field, due to new safety guidelines. Spectators watched the show from Pette and Barasch fields.

The event was sponsored by the village and the Rockville Centre Guild for the Arts, a nonprofit organization to which the South Shore Symphony belongs.

“It’s a really nice community event

that everybody looks forward to,” Deputy Mayor Kathleen Baxley said, “and a great way to be with your neighbors, celebrate Rockville Centre and our country, and enjoy each other’s company. It’s tradition, and I look forward to it continuing.”

For more about the South Shore Symphony, go to http://www.sssymphony.org or call (516) 766-0555.

Tim Baker/Herald photos

Residents watched the fireworks from the walking path along the back of Barasch Field. the south shoRe Symphony performed everything from pop songs to the “Star Wars” theme and patriotic tunes.

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Student-Athlete Clinic right next to RVC Last Saturday, the student-athlete development organization known as the L.E.A.D. held a training camp in Lynbrook. The event hosted on Ocean Avenue Soccer Field included a combine testing, 40-yard dash, and other types of clinics.

The tripod entity made up of the “Lead Academy,” the “Lead Athletics,” and the “Lead Coaching” will be back again on the island to spread its unique holistic approach to sports performance training.

Jeremiah Brown the founder and owner of the L.E.A.D. talked with the Herald about its great success and hopeful expansion into Long Island.

“We have a holistic approach in which we do that through sports performance training, understanding conditioning–the physical aspect of it and then the mental aspect, the social-emotional, leadership, [and] socialemotional intelligence,” said Brown.

Brown was a D1 football player out of Wagner College who signed a three-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars only to succumb to a concussion. The head injury tossed him out of the sport and out of his typical role as an athlete. He remarked he didn’t have a sense of identity outside of the sport, particularly because he’d been playing sports his entire life.

Brown believes that’s where the problem lies, saying “that experience from both being a student-athlete and being on the other side as an educator and coach, [is where] I found the L.E.A.D.” He had spent the past 10 years serving various roles from a special education teacher, athletic director, to school administrator. As a result, with his gained knowledge and experience he founded the L.E.A.D. or “Leaders Embracing All Dreams” in 2016.

The L.E.A.D. now is partnered with schools from Seattle, Los Angeles, Florida, New Jersey, and soon Long Island. The organization is based in Manhattan but hopes to expand further.

Brown said a resident of Lynbrook had been working with them for about three years, and people within the community started to notice the athletic gains. Prompting questions like “why are your kids so much stronger than everyone’s? Or why are they so much faster?” This led Brown to offer the free speed and conditioning clinic geared towards “run[ning] efficiently, and what it means to be a student.” At the core of it all, Brown presses on the potential of the young student-athlete and how to understand it and maximize one’s potential as an individual.

“You know, one day being not just a professional athlete or collegiate athlete, you’re gonna be someone’s father one day, you’re gonna be someone’s husband one day, you’re gonna be a CEO of a company one day,” said Brown.

He believes the COVID-19 lockdowns hindered the personal growth needed for our youth. “The kids, they lost a year of social emotional intelligence,” said Brown.

“Being at home for six to nine months, there’s a gap. So then the expectations can be that these kids should just know these things because they’re older and they should be wiser.”

His holistic approach focusing on the individual, his or herself, sets Brown aside from other trainers. The L.E.A.D. ‘s three-pronged method isn’t reserved for just the student-athletes either. Coaches and teachers are offered the alignment program as well.

The L.E.A.D. plans to host a week-long camp at the end of July, from the 25th to the 29th at eight A.M. to 11 A.M. Its next clinic will either be on the previously hosted Ocean Avenue Soccer Field or Greis Park in Lynbrook.

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Your Neighborhood

THE July 15

SCENE

Sounds of summer

Eagles tribute band Desert Highway rocks Eisenhower Park as summer heats up, Saturday, 8 p.m. Their acclaimed performance is a nonstop journey through numerous radio hits, Top 10 singles and favorite solo works of The Eagles — from the country-inspired “Take It Easy” to the soaring guitar rock anthem “Hotel California”.

Bring seating. Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre,Eisenhower Park, East Meadow.

The popular Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra, led by longtime Music Director Louis Panacciulli, welcomes summertime, on Friday, July 15, at 8 p.m., at Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. Enjoy an evening light classical favorites, medleys from the great Broadway shows such as “My Fair Lady,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “Les Miserables,” and more, along with music from the movies and TV, and marches by John Philip Sousa. The orchestra’s vivacious style appeals to all ages, drawing everyone into their performance with their intense energy and dynamic musical style. As always, bring seating. For information, visit NassauCountyNY.gov/parks.

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July 16 Splendid serpents Bring the kids to Long Island Children’s Museum for World Snake Day, Saturday, 12-2 p.m. Learn about ball pythons and create a snake bracelet to take home. Among the fascinating facts to be discovered: Ball Pythons are also known as Royal Pythons due to the fact that many African rulers were known to wear live pythons as jewelry. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or www.licm.org.

South Side High School IB summer writing workshop The SSHS IB Summer Writing Workshop for seniors, on Thursday, July 14, helps students prepare for college writing. It’s held at 140 Shepherd St. Visit the district website at RVCSchools.org or call (516) 255-8947 for information.

Hewitt Elementary School hosts a reading on the lawn event, Wednesdays, at 6:30 p.m. July 27-Wednesday, August 17. Join in at 446 Hempstead Ave. Call (516) 255-8913 for more information.

A film historian leads this film discussion at the Rockville Centre Public Library, 221 N. Village Ave., around the beloved tale of a silent film star falling for a chorus girl.

It’s on Friday, July 15, at 2 p.m.

Register online at the library website or call (516) 766-6257.

Take a meditative forest bathing walk, led by certified guide Linda Lombardo, and experience the lush preserve in a new way. Based on the Japanese tradition of Shinrin-Yoku, a wellness practice developed in the 1980s, this unique walk inspires mindful connections with the natural elements of the woods for a range of healthful benefits. As Lombardo explains: “Take this time to be present, lower the stress you may be experiencing, and connect with nature, which naturally boosts your immune system.” Saturday, July 16, 9:30–11:30 a.m.

Held monthly through December. Spaces are limited, for adults 18+, and pre-registration is required. 127 Middle Neck Rd., Sands Point.

Register online at sandspointpreserveconservancy.org or call (516) 304-5076.

Having an event?

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.

Farmers’ market at Eisenhower Park The Cornell Cooperative Extension hosts a farmers market every Saturday until October 29 at the entrance of Parking Field 8, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. The market runs from 9 a.m. to noon, It offers a variety of seasonal vegetables, herbs, flowers, honey, eggs and baked goods. In addition there will be locally grown and produced items from neighboring farms and local businesses. CCE Nassau Farm Stand accepts cash, debit/ credit, SNAP/EBT & FMNP.

Meditation with MaryClare MaryClare Chiofalo leads this meditation class, on Monday, July 18, starting at 7 p.m., designed to help you destress, relax, and focus. Register with the Rockville Centre Public Library on their website for this virtual series or call (516) 766-6257.

Hewitt Reading on the lawn

Find your zen at Sands Point Preserve

Singin’ in the Rain turns 70!

‘One of these nights’

Planning Board Meeting

3rd Annual Golf Outing benefiting Anchor Program Fund Sign up for this golf outing at the Rockville Links, 600 N. Long Beach Rd., with the proceeds going to Camp Anchor programs. For information and to register visit CampAnchor.org.

The Rockville Centre Village Planning Board meets at the Sandel Senior Center, Tuesday, July 19, at 7 p.m. 50 S. Park Ave. (516) 678-9350.

Board of Education meeting The Rockville Centre Board of Education and new superintendent Matthew Gavin hold a board meeting, Wednesday July 20, at 7:30 p.m. it takes place at the South Side High School auditorium 140 Shepherd St. For information, call (516) 255-8947.

RVC Trustees midmonth meeting The mayor and village board of trustees meet for a midmonth meeting at the Sandel Senior Center, on July 14, at 6 p.m., 50 S. Park Ave. Call (516) 678-9350 for information.

Mindful mornings Practice the “art” of looking at art at Nassau County Museum of Art, Wednesday, July 20, 10:30-11 a.m. Mindful looking invites you to observe and calmly reflect in a relaxed and supportive environment free of distraction. Join an educator for a new opportunity to experience and enjoy the art in the galleries or sculpture garden, together. Registration required. Also July 27. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor.

(516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

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It’s 1955, and into a square little town in a square little state rides a guitar-playing young man who changes everything and everyone he meets. Loosely based on Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night,’ this jukebox musical is surefire fun for rock ‘n’ roll rebels of all ages, featuring such classics as ’Heartbreak Hotel,’ ‘Hound Dog,’ ‘Jailhouse Rock,’ and ‘Don’t Be Cruel.’

Originally produced on Broadway, it arrives at the Madison Theatre, Thursday, July 14, through July 31.

1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 3234444 or MadisonTheatreNY.org.

Forever

‘Wild about Harry’

By Karen Bloom kbloom@liherald.com

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arry Chapin’s tragic death is now decades behind us, but his music and philanthropy are

forever enshrined in Long Island’s collective consciousness. Stuart Markus, a longtime fixture on the local folk and acoustic scene, maintains his role as guardian of Chapin’s legacy, organizing the yearly memorial concert in Eisenhower Park.

Markus, who is based in Malverne, remains just as When: passionate about Chapin’s Monday, July 18 music and his humanitarian 7:15 p.m. zeal as when he began this Admission is free tribute event 19 years ago.

Where: Now in its 17th year at Harry Chapin Chapin’s namesake theater in Lakeside Theatre, the park, some 30 musicians Eisenhower Park, will gather with fans on East Meadow Monday, July 18, for “Just Wild About Harry.”

Despite the years that have passed since Chapin’s death on the Long Island Expressway en route to his ill-fated performance in Eisenhower Park in July 1981, the man and his music still resonates — especially here on Long Island.

In fact, several show regulars were among the crowd, according to Markus, when what was supposed to be a joyous event turned into a vigil.

“Harry is so beloved in memory on Long Island,” Markus says. “You don’t have to look too hard to find someone who met him, whose school he did a benefit for, or someone who’s been helped by one of his charities. It’s so meaningful for the music community to come together and, in effect, do the concert he might have given.”

And come together they do — year after year. “I never

expected it would go on this long,” Markus says. “It is such a wonderful concert and everyone has a great time, which is a tribute to what a great man Chapin was.”

The troubadour’s song catalogue is creatively interpreted by each act, who make it their own, while honoring Chapin. “We’ve had some amazing arrangements, from folky to country, torch-song style to hard rock,” adds Markus. “It’s really interesting to see what they do. I encourage them to make songs fresh. They’re not just reproducing them the way Harry did.”

This year’s lineup includes staples of the area’s music community; returnees Roger Street Friedman, Frank Walker, Patricia Shih & Stephen Fricker, Robinson Treacher, Debra Lynne & Lora Kendall, Joe Iadanza, MediaCrime, Judith Zweiman, Martha Trachtenberg, Robin Greenstein, Christine Solimeno, Grand Folk Railroad, and Russ Seeger. They are joined by Markus, who performs with his longtime folk trio Gathering Time, and newcomers country guitarist JD Leonard and the Famous Dr. Scanlon Band, who are popular for their acoustic Americana sound.

As is their signature, Markus and Gathering Time will once again perform “Taxi.” “It’s such an epic ballad,” he says, “and his breakthrough song. It’s just a masterwork of songcraft.”

Besides Chapin’s big hits, his lesser works are also given their due, and other favorites, including “Shooting Star” and “Story of a Life.” And, as always, in the true spirit of Harry Chapin, the show concludes with the entire group on stage in a rendition of “Circle,” Chapin’s traditional closing.

More than just a concert, the free event involves a food drive. Concertgoers are asked to bring donations of nonperishable items to support Long Island Cares, the regional food bank and humanitarian organization founded by Chapin in 1980.

“The annual Harry Chapin tribute concert is always a very special event for all of us at Long Island Cares because so many of Harry’s fans attend and are extremely supportive of Long Island Cares and the work we do to assist the more than 316,000 Long Islanders struggling with domestic hunger and high food insecurity,” Paule Pachter, the organization’s chief executive officer, said in a statement.

The concert, held rain or shine, will be livestreamed on Facebook.

Photos courtesy Robert Berkowitz, RSB ImageWorks

Top left: Gathering Time’s Stuart Markus leads his fellow musicians in the spirited tribute.

Bottom right: Everyone gathers to salute Harry Chapin during the rousing finale that closes the concert.

Jessie’s Girl Drag out that neon and give your hair its best ‘80s ‘do. Those crazy days return — as only Jessie’s Girl can pull off. The band of NYC’s top rock/pop musicians and singers gets everyone into that ‘Back To The Eighties!’ vibe. With a lineup including four pop-rock vocalists, this is the definitive ‘80s experience.

Throw on top of that: Exciting choreography, audience participation, props, costumes and confetti — and you have a party that audiences don’t want to leave. Jessie’s Girl has mastered over-the-top renditions of some of world’s most unforgettable songs, all while dressed up as the iconic characters of that decade.

Theater meets live music, covered in ‘80s glitz.

Friday, July 15, 8 p.m. $30, $25, $15. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or TicketMaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

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Crime watCh

Inspired by and featuring the songs of

ELVIS PRESLEY

Book by JOE DIPIETRO

ALL SHOOK UP

Assault

Leaving the Scene

■ On July 5 at 7:32 pm, a pedestrian reported he was assaulted while walking on N. Centre Avenue.

■ On July 4 at 1:45 am, motorist reported her vehicle was struck by another auto that left the scene while traveling on Merrick Road.

Unusual Incident

■ On July 4 at 6:00 am, a motorist reported parking his vehicle in MPF #12, and upon returning he observed damage to font passenger side of his car.

■ On July 7 at 3:04 pm, a business owner reported she was in a dispute with a customer during a phone conversation.

During the conversation, the unknown caller made comments that caused the complainant to be concerned.

Larceny ■ On July 8 at 2:56 pm, a motorist reported someone stole his wallet from his unlocked vehicle while parked in his driveway.

Arrest ■ On July 6 at 10:54 am, a police officer received a license plate reader notification for a motor vehicle with a suspended registration. The vehicle was stopped, and upon investigation it was determined that the motorist had an open Nassau County Bench warrant. The defendant was subsequently arrested.

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Nominate yourself or another deserving legal professional who has achieved excellence and given back to their communities.

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Buckingham Place Fire Wakes Lynbrook

By BRiAn PFAil bpfail@liherald.com

An electrical short in a large ceiling fan in the attic of a home on Buckingham Place led to a fire that Lynbrook firefighters responded to early last Wednesday morning.

Lynbrook firefighters were called out on June 29th at 3:47 AM for a reported house fire at 130 Buckingham Place between Ocean Avenue and Oak Street.

First Assistant Chief Danny Ambrosio was first on the scene. He entered the home and made his way up to the second floor and found fire racing across the ceiling beams of the room and fire surrounding the attic fan. He immediately broadcast to the already responding fire units a “Signal 10” for a working fire at the location.

Engine Company 1 was first on the scene and dropped a hose line at the house and proceeded up the block to a hydrant.

Truck Company 1 and Tally-Ho Engine 3 arrived right behind them. Engine Company members brought the first attack line into the house and up to the attic while Tally-Ho members stretched a second back-up hose line. Truck Company raised its ladder to the roof while their members went to the attic to help with overhaul. They also laddered the house in

Photos courtesy Steve Grogan

BuRnT FAn lying in the driveway after firefighters removed it from the attic of the Buckingham house.

the rear.

The other Lynbrook fire companies and the department’s Emergency Medical Company ambulance and a Northwell ambulance were at the scene and stood-by.

Second Assistant Chief Scott Bien directed the firefighters in the attic. The fire however was quickly extinguished with the first hose line, and the exhaust

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LEGAL NOTICE SURROGATE’S COURT NASSAU COUNTY PROBATE CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent File No. 2022-1309 To: Michael Serie and Gail Sherman and any and all unknown persons whose names or parts of whose names and whose place or places of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained, distributees, heirs-at-law and next-ofkin of the said LOIS ANN BENEDETTO aka LOIS BENEDETTO, deceased, and if any of the said above distributees named specifically or as a class be dead, their legal representatives, their husbands or wives, if any, distributees and successors in interest whose names and/or places of residence and post office addresses are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained.

GREETINGS A PETITION having been duly filed by David S. Shor, residing at 6 Stonehenge Road, Great Neck, NY YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, on Sept. 14, 2022 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of

that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of LOIS ANN BENEDETTO aka LOIS BENEDETTO, lately domiciled at 50 Maine Ave, Rockville Centre, NY admitting to probate a Will dated November 11, 2011 a copy of which is attached, as the Will of LOIS ANN BENEDETTO aka LOIS BENEDETTO, deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that [X] Letters Testamentary to DAVID S. SHOR [ ] Letters of Trusteeship to ____________ [ ] Letters of Administration c.t.a. issue to ________ [ ] Further relief sought (if any): ________________ HON. MARGARET C. REILLY, Surrogate Debra Keller Leimbach, Chief Clerk Dated, Attested and Sealed, 6/14/22 This Citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear, it will be assumed that you consent to the proceedings, unless you file written verified objections thereto. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you.

Name of Attorney: Salem Shor and Saperstein LLP Address: 3000 Marcus Avenue, Suite 1W6, Lake Success NY 11042

david.shor@lakesuccessla w.com Phone No. 516-472-7030 A TRUE COPY OF THE WILL OFFERED FOR PROBATE MUST BE ATTACHED TO THIS CITATION Notice: 22NYCRR 207.7c: Proof of Service should be filed on or before the second day preceding the return date.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE CERTIFICATES, FIRST HORIZON MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES FHAMS 2005-FA9, BY FIRST HORIZON HOME LOANS, A DIVISION OF FIRST TENNESSEE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, MASTER SERVICER, IN ITS CAPACITY AS AGENT FOR THE TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, Plaintiff, vs. LESTER I. CROCKETT A/K/A LESTER CROCKETT A/K/A LESTER ILLISTINE CROCKETT, et al., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on January 7, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the

north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on August 17, 2022 at 3:00 p.m., premises known as 1214 Woodfield Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 38, Block 109 and Lot 414.

Approximate amount of judgment is $436,133.85 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #14-002194.

This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Ralph Madalena, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No. 201363-1 132773

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van was pulled down by Truck Company and removed from the building.

When Assistant Chief Ambrosio first broadcast the Signal 10 it automatically put into motion the mutual aid assistance set up with FIRECOM to dispatch neighboring help. Rockville Centre’s Truck Company arrived to assist but others were given a disregard after firefighters quickly

FiReFighTeRs AnsweR A call at a Buckingham house. knocked down the fire and assistance was no longer needed.

Fire damage was contained to the ceiling and interior roof area. There was also some water damage from extinguishing the fire. There were no injuries to the homeowners or the firefighters. Firefighters were at the scene for just over an hour.

First Central Savings Bank comes to Lynbrook

By TOM CARROZZA tcarrozza@liherald.com

On July 7, in front of their new branch at 303 Merrick Road, First Central Savings Bank held the grand opening for its ninth location aiming to bring back “banking the way it used to be, only better” in Lynbrook.

Dozens packed into the entrance area of the Pistilli Corporate Building, to celebrate the occasion with local officials like Mayor Alan Beach showing up for the ribbon cutting.

Tom Carrozza/Herald “We are a true community FiRsT CenTRAl sAvings Bank Chairman of the Board bank, so for us to serve a comJoseph Pistilli, center, cuts the ribbon opening the munity such as Lynbrook really aligns to the mission is Lynbrook location with Mayor Alan Beach and C.F.O here at First Central Bank,” Raymond Ciccone and C.O.O. Paul Hagan.

Executive Vice President and the building and the main conference Chief Administrative Officer room in the bank’s first floor residence is Michael Serao said.

In the first week of business, the bank dedicated to him.

“It’s a great feeling to bring a good saw 50 accounts opened and over $14 million put into it. Part of their mission of thing to an area that truly needs the spirit community-based banking has seen them and services of a true community savings bring back account opening gifts for those bank,” Pistilli said. “And I think that our competition, which is very close by, needs starting their first account with the bank.

Joseph Pistilli, the chairman of the to open their eyes and see what moved bank’s board of directors, helped build the onto the block.”

As a gesture to new neighbors, First building which now bears his name back in the 1970s when it became home to Central presented several Lynbrook orgaJamaica Savings Bank. Pistilli now owns nizations with $1,000 checks.

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Q. We have been looking for real wood kitchen cabinets, and they really run the whole spectrum, from semi-reasonable to very expensive. A salesman told us that well-made cabinets and doors cost more because they’re made better, with more pieces fit together instead of from single panels. He told us that we’ll regret picking the cheaper doors, saying they won’t last. I know that over the years, our closet doors bind up from the changes in humidity, but is it really a significant cause to have to buy more expensive cabinets?

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A. Yes. The most important factor when selecting materials for any type of construction, whether it’s a building or a cabinet, is to keep in mind that everything has movement, both internal and external. As I have written many times, wood was once the center of a tree, never intended in nature to be cut up and exposed. Once the wood is onte eeper taken from the heart of a tree, it begins to change shape based on temperature and moisture content.

Wood that is intended for structural use, like a common 2 x 4 wall stud, is typically dried to about 19 percent moisture content. This is done by laying the lumber outdoors in a covered area. Indoor lumber products are kiln dried to around 8 percent to balance out with indoor humidity, but the wood will not just stay at that moisture level. As the seasons change, wood products continue to adjust to the humidity they are subjected to.

It used to be that craftsmen let the finish trim moldings remain stored indoors, on site, to adjust to their final indoor installation. Unfortunately, most people are in a hurry to get the job done, and move on so the wood doesn’t get the chance to acclimate. Every so often I am asked to explain why there is cracking in sheetrock at corners or around doors. Most of the time, people suspect that it’s a structural problem, when it actually is the twisting and expansion or contraction of lumber that still has a different moisture level than the building.

The dynamic movement can split the lumber and crack the walls easily.

The same kind of movement can occur in cabinet doors, so to adjust for this internal movement, doors are often configured with what is referred to as “rails and styles” surrounding the center panel.

A well-crafted cabinet door will have movement if you place your hand on the center panel and move it up or down or side to side. The movement allows the door panel to expand or contract without binding, twisting or warping. Many doors imitate the look of multi-part doors, but are routed panels made from a single board. This kind of door can warp from typical moisture changes in a kitchen, from boiling water on a stove, a cross breeze on a summer day or when the heat comes on and the house gets dry. Good luck!

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he summer is well under way and, happily, the U.S. Congress has gone home. While in D.C., they didn’t do much beyond a watered-down gun-control bill, with lots of other critical issues pending. With Washington quiet, all the action shifts to Fulton County, Georgia, where a grand jury may decide the fate of everyone from former President Donald Trump to other big names like Sen. Lindsey Graham and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Some people JERRY imagine that any county down KREMER South is a small municipality with a sheriff who spends most of his time chasing speeding cars driven by Northeasterners.

According to Wikipedia, Fulton County had the sad distinction of having 35 lynchings from 1877 to 1950, but today it is a large and bustling metropolitan area, encompassing most of Atlanta and 15 other cities. It has a population of over 1 million, very much like Nassau

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and Suffolk counties.

Fulton County is named after Robert Fulton, the creator of the steamboat. It is home to such enterprises as Coca Cola, AT&T, Equifax, EarthLink, Cox Communications, Porsche Cars of North America and Wendy’s/ Arbys. Cases of major magnitude are heard in its county courthouse, and the grand jury that has been impaneled to hear the Trump election charges is composed of jurors from all walks of life.

For the past month, the Jan 6 congressional committee has been airing evidence on the insurrection, with numerous witnesses who have offered some headline-grabbing testimony about Trump’s actions on that fateful day. But no one knows whether the committee will make any criminal referrals to Attorney General Merrick Garland. And even if does single out the former president and his cohorts, it isn’t certain that Garland will take any action.

Meanwhile, New York state Attorney General Letitia James is pursuing civil allegations against the former president and members of his family. She has dog-

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gedly gone after the Trump organization’s accountants and appraisers, along with present and former employees. It is possible that James will start a major civil suit against all of the Trump enterprises and family, but that would have no immediate criminal consequences.

So the real action is taking place in front a panel of grand jurors in Georgia who can indict anyone who they believe has committed a state crime relating to the 2020 election. Last month they heard from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who undoubtedly testified about his now famous conversations with Trump in which he was asked to “find” 11,780 votes.

In addition, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is seeking the testimony of Giuliani and Graham. Guliani testified at numerous Georgia hearings, claiming that the state’s election returns were fraudulent. Graham called the Secretary of State asking about absentee ballots, with the clear inference that those ballots might be fraudulent as well.

To date, there have been a small num-

he real action is taking place in front of a panel of Fulton County grand jurors.

ber of possible witnesses mentioned, but Willis has made it clear that she will call many people in the Trump orbit who made similar claims about the Georgia results.

Some of those potential witnesses will challenge the subpoenas they’ve received, but it is almost certain that Georgia courts will deny those efforts and force them to appear and testify.

Most of the American public’s attention has been focused on the Jan 6 committee hearings, and there is no doubt that in the coming weeks, there will be more testimony that may have an impact on Trump’s future political dreams, but nothing will emerge that will lead to any immediate criminal indictments. But Fulton County Court may be where a parade of well-known political names, including Trump himself, could face election-tampering charges.

History is made regularly in Washington, but a grand jury in Georgia may make some national history of its own.

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.

Come along with me on a trip Down East

re you traveling for real, or from your laptop? So many of us, passionate about getting up and going, have been making do with travel brochures and virtual tours these past two-plus years. Some folks who spent a lifetime saving for a special adventure or retirement trip are still waiting for it to be safe enough. On the scale of problems people are facing these days, travel plans pale, but taking to the road is still one of life’s abiding joys.

Over the years, you have jourRAnDi neyed with me KREiss around the world.

Whether or not you are travelers yourselves, if you turned to this page, you have visited dozens of countries, from Australia to Abu Dhabi to Tanzania to New Zealand to South Africa.

And I’m not hanging up my traveling shoes just yet. I am, however, staying stateside these days. The amalgam of unmasked crowds, canceled flights, war in Ukraine and concerns about getting sick in foreign lands has fixed our GPS to the USA.

If I wrote an essay called “What I Learned During the Coronavirus Pandemic,” it would emphasize traveling light and being ready to change plans.

Our plan this summer was to go to Maine, and so here we are.

We picked three locations, and various Airbnbs. I write now from Kennebunkport, which is a first-time visit for us, “us” being my husband and me and Lillybee, the traveling dog.

We’re in a small, 200-year-old house that has been beautifully kept and updated with lots of modern conveniences, including a tricked-out cook’s kitchen. It also has an old, narrow, steep stairway to the second floor, uneven floorboards, creaking banisters, low ceilings, and bells on the porch that move in the wind. This is a little strange, I know, but this house wrapped its arms around me immediately. We’ve stayed in lots of rental places, but this is a unique feeling, as if I could just stay forever. I imagine there are ghosts in the evening, and I say, welcome, sit by me, tell me your stories.

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locals when we can. We visited a local monastery, and found paths along the harbor that offered stunning seaside views. At the house, I can sit out back and read my books or do a crossword puzzle. The main tourist area is mobbed, and was crazy busy over the Fourth, but in general, the vibe is laid back.0 Yesterday we booked a day sailing trip. The ocean was rolling as we passed the Bush compound known as Walker’s Point. The Texas flag was flying under the American flag, which everyone here knows means the former president is in residence. Seals were bobbing just off the rocks.

It looked picture-perfect, and it was — and, like a picture, it was all surface.

Unbidden, intrusive thoughts rumbled through my head, like the problems of 43’s presidency, and his wars, and the misery of today’s politics, just an iPhone notification away. The world is always there, even on holiday. Even in a glorious moment.

We know we are lucky to have this getaway in a place that feels safe and close to nature and accessible to various kids and grandkids who may show up along

alling in love with a 200-year-old house where it’s easy to imagine ghosts.

the way. In the kids department, all the plans have changed many times due to Covid and Covid and Covid, as one after the other got sick and had to rebook. We roll with the changes; this is the lesson of the pandemic.

I confess to complicated feelings about the dozens of large, ornate historic summer “cottages” owned by people who come to Kennebunkport for brief stays in the hot weather. Like Newport. Like the Hamptons. Like the reverse in Palm Beach and Palm Springs. Some owners come for only a week or two. These outsized homes sit on vast parcels of land along the shore.

They require enormous upkeep.

These Kennebunkport beauties are a slice of history; some estates are owned by families who built them more than 100 years ago.

We tourists have a role to play. We bring cash, but some bring trash. I know we are outsiders looking in, and we try to behave ourselves; it is our good fortune to visit this community for a time.

The weather has been grand for a state that is notorious for foul, wet, chilly days, even in summer (which is said to be one week in July). It has been in the 70s and sunny, with a side of lobstah.

Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Don’t let shark mania ruin your summer

here are few sounds that can paint a more vivid picture than the ominous and simple theme created by composer John Williams for the 1975 film “Jaws.” If beachgoers weren’t afraid of sharks before Steven Spielberg released that thriller, they were after.

Yet despite recent attacks off Long Island beaches, sharks aren’t something we should lose sleep over. Not that we can dismiss these encounters — they are dangerous, and something we must pay attention to. The injuries, and the potential for deaths, are very real.

But at the same time, we can’t decide to cut the beach out of our summer plans with the discovery that the ocean does indeed include wildlife — and some varieties that might not take too kindly to swimmers.

Shark bites are rare. Very rare. Last year, the Florida Museum of Natural History tracked 73 unprovoked shark bites on people, with more than half of them in the United States. Nine lives were lost to sharks in unprovoked attacks worldwide, and just one here in America.

That’s in line with the past five years of data, including 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic lockdown reduced attacks significantly.

On Long Island, a shark attack was

something we’d talk about every 10 years or so, despite well over 1,000 miles of shoreline. But that has changed in recent years — and, according to experts, it will continue to change.

Christopher Paparo, who manages Stony Brook University’s Marine Sciences Center, told reporters that there are not only sharks off Long Island’s coast, but also whales and dolphins. But weren’t they always there? No, actually. The population of all three has grown dramatically in recent years — all up from virtually nonexistent in the 1960s.

That’s good news for the environment, even if it’s not so good for beachgoers. But that doesn’t mean people and sharks still can’t co-exist. It does mean much more diligence, and following some simple advice from the Florida museum, which has made sharks its focus for many years.

For example, swim with a buddy, since sharks are more likely to attack people alone in the water.

Stay close to shore, and be extra careful near sandbars or steep drop-offs, since sharks like those areas. Swim during the day, and avoid low-light hours at dawn and dusk, when sharks are typically feeding.

Don’t wear shiny jewelry, and avoid areas where there is a lot of fishing. Try not to splash too much, because sharks

can hear the sound, and might think there is food nearby.

Sure, “Jaws” and other thrillers have led us to believe that sharks can sense human blood, but there’s no evidence to support that. Still, if you do have an open cut, maybe avoid the water.

And if a shark is spotted, don’t race out of the water. Slowly and calmly make your way to the beach.

Keep in mind that with 70 or so attacks per year on average, your chances of being attacked by a shark remain extremely low. Your chance of being killed in a car accident is 1 in 84, according to the National Safety Council. Your chance of drowning is 1 in 1,134. Your chance of being struck and killed by lightning is 1 in 79,746.

The odds of being fatally wounded in an unprovoked shark attack? 1 in 3.7 million.

So grab your towel and your suntan lotion. Bring something to eat and plenty to drink. It’s summer, and the beaches are calling your name. There will always be dangers out there.

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letters More delays for delivery of new LIRR electric cars To the Editor: The most recent announced additional delays associated with the Long Island Rail Road’s $734 million procurement of 202 new M9 electric replacement cars — a contract originally awarded in 2013 — is nothing new. When has there ever been any MTA LIRR, Metro North or NYC Transit Federal Transit Administration or locally funded commuter rail or subway car procurement completed on time, within budget and without contract change orders?

Ongoing problems with this purchase have continued for years. In 2020, the MTA’s own independent engineering consultant forecast an October 2022 completion date. The LIRR was more optimistic about meeting an earlier date. Over time, both were proven wrong. The LIRR now promises that all 202 of the cars will be delivered by September 2023.

This new 17-month delay, on top of the previous ones, will result in the completion of all deliveries three years later than promised. And who can guarantee that the

vendor will meet this latest schedule’s September 2023 date?

The oldest M3 cars scheduled to be replaced will continue in service far longer than planned before all new cars arrive and are ready for com-

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he right-wing majority on the Supreme Court has now issued decisions overturning abortion rights, weakening the wall of separation between church and state, limiting state and local firearm regulation, and interfering with federal Environmental Protection Agency regulation of climate-altering, coal-burning power plants.

In a concurring opinion in the anti-abortion Dobbs decision, Justice Clarence Thomas laid out the goals of the right-wing judges.

According to ALAN Thomas, “In future cases, we SINGER should reconsider all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents.” The right-wing group, including the three Trump appointees, seems determined to eliminate all protection for the personal right to intimacy and privacy and fundamental legal protections. This is the world of the dystopian novels “1984” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” — steps toward dismantling democracy and human rights and imposing the justices’ religious beliefs on the rest of the population.

When similar things happen in the Islamic world, the United States is quick to denounce Sharia law.

Blue states and the federal government must find ways to skirt the Supreme Court majority. Here are some suggestions.

■ Treat guns like cars. Cars are registered and inspected annually. Drivers are tested and licensed. Just as they do with cars and trucks, states and the federal gover nment should require that all gun owners be tested and licensed and insure their weapons, with steeper costs for automatic weapons and those that will be carried concealed in public places, and the highest cost for military-style weapons. Vehicles are taxed to support road maintenance and policing. Tax gun ownership as well.

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Green economy ‘is still decades away’ To the Editor: To the surprise of many, the European Parliament gave final approval on July 6 to a new policy that will allow some nuclear and natural gas energy projects to qualify as “green” for access to low-interest loans and some state subsidies. The new law will include qualifying projects on the EU’s list of environmentally sustainable economic activities, those that

■ To protect access to abortion for women living in states with Republican-controlled governments, we need to learn lessons from the anti-slavery campaigns of the 19th century. Underground railroads can take women to states and cities where health services, including abortions, will be provided free of cost. Constitutionally, at least as of now, states cannot charge women or health providers with crimes that did not occur under their jurisdiction.

ncluding ‘underground railroads’ to take women to states where abortion is legal.

■ Treat air pollution like any other toxic waste. If states and companies do not stop pollution from coal-fired power plants and the EPA is prevented from regulating them, the federal government should just order them shut down as health risks. If that doesn’t work, charge them for using the air as a waste dump. Meanwhile, neighboring states should sue the state governments and companies in bordering states for damaging their environments, and bill them for the medical expenses incurred by their citizens.

Individuals can also join in class-

LETTERS will continue operating a year beyond the opening of East Side Access to Grand Central in December. When it comes to this project, the LIRR 1960s moniker “Line of the Dashing Dan” should be changed to “Line of the Slow-Moving Sloth.”

action suits. This has worked against other toxic polluters. Flooded communities can flood the courts, charging polluters with adding to destructive climate change.

Public and private postal services, email, social media and the Internet can all be used to flood red states with the information women need to know.

Underground railroads will also have to work in reverse, sending pregnancy-ending medication, and possibly even birth control, into states that deny women reproductive freedom. Expect red states to pass new legislation outlawing all of these behaviors. Blue state governments will need to ignore these laws and protect their citizens from red state legal action, including refusing to extradite them.

Shoring up the wall of separation

between church and state will be difficult and meet local resistance, but it isn’t impossible. The Supreme Court ruled that government funds and programs provided to secular private schools cannot be denied to religious schools. The best way to block government subsidies of religious schools is to eliminate such subsidies, as well as vouchers, tuition remission, tax breaks, and direct aid, to all private schools.

This would also put a stop to the promotion of private schools to avoid school integration and the underfunding of public education.

Another strategy is to require that any schools that accept public funds fully comply with all civil rights diversity, equity and inclusion requirements, including the rights of members of the LGBTQ+ community.

It will not be easy to counter the rightwing, ideological Supreme Court majority that is attemting to rewrite the U.S. Constitution, but strategies like these can be employed until we have a new Supreme Court.

Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/AlanJSinger1.

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will both help solve Europe’s current energy crisis and help meet its energy targets for 2030.

Apparently the politically correct “narrative” of being anti-tech is more important than scientific fact when it comes to nuclear power and fossil fuels.

Meanwhile, the U.S., the world’s most advanced country, has built neither a nuclear reactor nor a new oil refinery in over 50 years! Reality is finally setting in Europe as the fantasy of going totally green meets reality.

Without oil/gas, how do we power tens of thousands of commercial trucks, container ships, non-electric railroad lines, airplanes, helicopters, farm equipment?

How do we produce fertilizer, insecticides, lubricants, plastics, many chemicals and even clothing materials? The fact is, a totally green, renewable economy is still decades away. now if only the environmentalists and this administration would finally admit the truth and adjust to the reality of our current situation. We should and must follow the pragmatic leadership of the EU and seriously rethink our national energy policies.

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195 N Village Avenue Rockville Centre, NY MLS# 3403232. $439,000.

6 McGann Drive Rockville Centre, NY MLS# 3373799. $1,335,000.

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25 Purdy Court Rockville Centre, NY MLS# 3367046. $702,000.

42 Gateway Rockville Centre, NY MLS# 3359890. $664,000.

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99 S Park Avenue Rockville Centre, NY MLS# 3367056. $598,000.

10 Lenox Road Rockville Centre, NY MLS# 3381698. $515,000.

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25 Fonda Road Rockville Centre, NY MLS# 3393663. $798,000.

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2974 Grand Boulevard Baldwin, NY* MLS# 3400863. $690,000.

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4 Huber Court Rockville Centre, NY MLS# 3387944. $1,100,000.

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95 Woods Avenue Rockville Centre, NY MLS# *1401759. $630,000.

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21 Dorchester Road Rockville Centre, NY MLS# 3411302. $1,998,000.

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18 Oakview Avenue Oceanside, NY MLS# 3402967. $598,000.

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35 East Drive Garden City, NY MLS# 3352537. $995,000.

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469 Ashland Avenue Baldwin, NY MLS# 3371578.$630,000.

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1871 Gardenia Avenue Merrick, NY MLS# 3408195. $849,000.

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10 Horton Street Malverne, NY MLS# 3390101. $598,000.

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