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Painting a bright future Visually impaired senior lifts spirits with her artwork

By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

Courtesy Rita Meury

THOUGH ROCKVILLE CENTRE resident Rita Meury, 74, is visually impaired, she has a knack for painting, and used her skill to help others stay positive during the coronavirus pandemic.

Despite having no sight in her left eye and hindered peripheral vision in her right, Rita Meury spent most of the coronavirus quarantine painting, and giving many of her works to others to help lift their spirits in a trying time.

“It’s just wonderful,” she said of using painting as an artistic outlet. “It raised me up during Covid. The last time I was traveling before I started painting, I didn’t notice nature.

Last time I went to South Carolina and saw a tree down there called Angel Oak, I wanted to make everyone stop so I could paint it, but they didn’t stop.”

Meury, 74, said she was never interested in painting until a few years ago, when she and a neighbor, Alice Malta, went to Michael’s, in Oceanside, for a lesson. The instructor was a no-show, so the store offered them art supplies at a discount. Though she didn’t expect to fall in love with the hobby, Meury found that she CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

Trio honored for their support of Catholic education

By TOM CARROZZA tcarrozza@liherald.com

Rockville Centre residents Nick and Cathy DeMartini were honored at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception’s 17th annual Seminary Golf Classic on July 19 for their support of Catholic education at several schools on Long Island. Bishop Andrzej Zglejszewski, who has served several Long Island parishes and the Diocese of Rockville Centre, was recognized as a co-honoree.

The day got off to a gloomy beginning, with cloud cover threatening the outing’s noon start time at the Garden City

Country Club. But the clouds parted, and the participants completed their rounds, raising money for the seminary.

“People were so excited to return back to their routines,” Zglejszewski said. “As you can feel and see, there’s a great level of excitement, joy and happiness for us to come back to celebrate the greatness of the seminary, our faith and our Catholic identity.”

Refreshments were served around 5:30 p.m., and guests mingled amid a jovial atmosphere.

Zglejszewski (pronounced zglay-SHEV-skee) was born and raised in Poland, and studied philosophy and theology in Bial-

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eople were so excited to return back to their routines.

ANDRZEJ ZGLEJSZEWSKI Bishop, Diocese of Rockville Centre

ystok. He came to the U.S. in 1987, and completed his studies for the priesthood at the Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington. He was ordained by then Bishop John R. McGann of the Diocese of Rockville Centre in 1990.

After spending the 1990s and

2000s serving parishes across Long Island, Zglejszewski was named chaplain to the pope in 2010. In 2014, Pope Francis appointed him an auxiliary bishop in the Rockville Centre Diocese. He now serves as the vicar of the Western Vicariate as well as the diocesan vicar for liturgy and worship.

He spoke of the importance

of the Huntington seminary’s work for the diocese. “The seminary is the heartbeat of the diocese, so if we are here to protect and revamp our diocese after the pandemic, why not start with the heart?” Zglejszewski said. “And for me personally, the seminary was a home, so I wanted to give back to the seminary what they CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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Senior used art to connect during pandemic had a knack for it, and now she gives out her paintings as gifts to friends and family members and uses the activity as a form of relaxation. She uses wood, tile, canvas and anything else she can get her hands on to continue honing her craft.

As she sat in her apartment at Halandia Courts in Rockville Centre, surrounded by many of her works hanging on the wall, Meury explained how she uses her computer to magnify images so that her lack of vision isn’t a hindrance.

She was born with retinopathy of prematurity, or ROP, an eye disorder caused by abnormal blood vessel growth in the lightsensitive parts of the eye (such as the retina) in premature infants. Meury sometimes has issues when she tries to paint because of her condition, she said, but she sticks with it and manages to find her way.

“I have trouble with colors, and if I get too excited and I want to paint something too fast, I’m not ready yet,” she said. “So sometimes I can’t find the color or paint or brush that I want, and it gets confusing. If I want to paint something and I don’t see it well, I just put it in the computer and make it big. I couldn’t paint without my computer.”

When she was born, Meury was placed in an incubator, and the oxygen in it destroyed the retina in her left eye and made her right retina fold over. Many people with her condition, including Stevie Wonder, go blind, she said, but she can still see straight ahead with her right eye despite the loss of peripheral vision. She said she frequently can’t find things around her home, and bumps into things from time to time. Nevertheless, she paints with obvious skill.

And she uses it not only to relax, but also to lift others’ spirits. At the height of the pandemic, she gave many of her cre-

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Courtesy Rita Meury

MEURY SAID THIS painting was one of her favorites. It depicts the four seasons, one in each frame. ations to friends. She and her neighbors frequently met for socially distanced gettogethers at a gazebo at the apartment complex, and she would come with an armload of paintings and tell each person to choose one for free.

“I knew right away that she had a tremendous talent,” Malta said. “It was the original pictures that she brought to me, and I was like, ‘Oh my God.’ It was one of the first ones that she painted, and we knew she was a talented lady, and didn’t want to see her talent go to waste.”

Rich Malta, Alice’s husband, recalled that at the beginning of the pandemic, Meury frequently woke up late at night and walked around the complex to pass the time, and then she started painting, and found a constructive way to get through the night.

“Her experience with the art supplies has awakened a talent she was not aware of,” Rich Malta said. “Now life has a new meaning. Most of her time is spent exploring her God-given talent. It has

opened a new world for her, and everything she sees inspires her to put her brush to the canvas, creating her masterpieces.”

Meury wanted to go to a writing workshop with Alice on the fateful day she discovered her artistic talent, but Malta said she persuaded her to go to the painting lesson instead. Meury said she only painted once in high school, but noted that her siblings also had a knack for it. She said her favorite paintings include bamboo with flowers, birds, horses and the ocean with seashells.

“This is what saved me during Covid,” she said. “I was so bored. I needed something, and I realized that during the quarantine it was a life-saver. If you’re not working, you’ve got to find something to keep you going.”

Meury, who has never married, grew up and spent most of her adult life in Queens, where she worked as a secretary, including at Citi Bank and Elmhurst Hospital Center. She moved to Rockville Cen-

tre in 2011 after she retired. Now her cat, Mickey, and painting consume much of her life. A dozen of her works hang in her apartment, and she keeps at least 30 others in a closet.

“When I die, they’re going to have a fit because they’re going to have to get rid of all the stuff that I have,” she joked. “After a while, you have too many.”

Meury said she had plenty of other hobbies before painting, including skiing, dancing, writing and poetry. But for now she is drawn to painting, and she said she hoped to continue lifting others’ spirits by giving away her art.

“My favorite part is that it makes me calm, because I’m a raving nut if I don’t paint,” she said with a laugh. “I listen to music, and sometimes I have it on a little too loud and I sing, even though I can’t sing, and I paint and I’m in another world.

I’m just doing what I’m doing, and I get pretty messy sometimes.”

Dozens attend outing honoring three from RVC CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE gave me when I came here from Poland.”

The DeMartinis are longtime supporters of St. Agnes Cathedral School, Sacred Heart Academy, Molloy College, St. John’s University and the seminary. “We are strong supporters of the mission of the seminary,” Cathy said. “We are devout, practicing Catholics who have an interest in educating our priests for the future.”

Nick has worked at the Fidelity National Title Insurance Company for over 15 years, and is now senior vice president and managing counsel. The company was one of the early sponsors of the golf outing.

The DeMartinis have been members of St. Agnes Cathedral Parish since 1997.

Both went to Catholic schools, with Nick starting at Immaculate Conception Elementary School. Their two daughters, Grace and Clare, have attended Catholic schools as well.

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“Both my husband and I were products of Catholic education in both grammar and high school, and that was an important part of our lives and families growing up,” Cathy said. “We were blessed to have parents that instilled in us the values and the importance of Catholic education, and we’re passing it on to our own children.”

After remarks from the honorees, there was a silent auction, another fundraiser for the seminary. Items on the list included Andrea Bocelli concert tickets, a signed New York Islanders jersey, a twonight stay at the Cliffside Resort in Greenport, and several golf outings for threesomes or foursomes at local courses.

Beverly Malone, of the seminary’s development office, said that this year’s event was one of the most successful in its history, with 34 foursomes on the course throughout the day. As of press time, the seminary had not added up all the money that had been raised.

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HONOREES NICK AND Cathy DeMartini and Bishop Andrzej Zglejszewski were honored for their support of Catholic education at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception’s 17th annual Seminary Golf Classic.

Former F.S. physician denied bail by Nassau judge GEORGE BLATTI, CHARGED in March with five counts of second-degree murder, was denied bail on June 23 by a Nassau County judge.

By ROBERT TRAVERSO rtraverso@liherald.com

George Blatti, the former Franklin Squarebased physician charged with five counts of second-degree murder in 2019 for overprescribing opioid to five drug-addicted patients who died between 2016 and 2018, was denied bail on June 23 by a Nassau County judge.

Blatti, 75, who also sold prescriptions at a hotel in Rockille Centre, was remanded in March to Nassau County jail with no possibility of bail by the acting State Supreme Court Justice.

At a bail hearing on June 23, Blatti’s defense attorney, Nancy Bartling, argued that the former physician is no longer a danger to the public because he is no longer able to prescribe medication. Bartling proposed bail of $250,000 or more, along with home confinement, electronic monitoring and passport surrender.

“This is not a violent murderer with a rap sheet a mile long. This is a man who was a respected physician … and with no criminal record,” Bartling said, arguing that Blatti, the former physician who is originally from Malverne, had been overcharged.

Blatti was charged with five counts of second-degree murder and 11 counts of reckless endangerment, as well as 22 counts of criminal sale of prescriptions for a controlled substance, six counts of second-degree forgery, two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, two counts of second-degree reckless endangerment and 22 counts of fourth-degree criminal diversion of prescription medications that he was previously charged with in November 2019.

Throughout Blatti’s case, Nassau prosecutors have noted that Blatti is the first doctor to face second-degree murder charges in New York State under the theory of a defendant acting with depraved indifference to life.

“He is a serial killer in our opinion,” said former Nassau County DA Madeline Singas in March. “His prescription pad was as deadly as any lethal weapon.”

Blatti formerly practiced from a makeshift office inside what was one a Franklin Square RadioShack that still contained merchandise racks on the walls and outdoor store signage.

Then, when Blatti lost access to that space in 2019, he began prescribing medications from the parking lot of a Rockville Centre hotel he was living in at that time.

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ment’s Asset Forfeiture and Intelligence Unit began investigating opioid overdoses in August 2018, it found that several individuals had obtained prescriptions from Blatti, then a general practitioner with no specialized training in pain management, Singas said in March.

Four other patients died under the care of Blatti, who is originally from Malverne; his victims were residents of Valley Stream, Hempstead and Floral Park, according to prosecutors.

“If his drug-addicted patient asked for more drugs, he simply wrote them more scripts,” Singas said at a news conference, alleging that this practice led to the premature deaths of Sabatasso, Michael Kinzer, Robert Mielinis, Sean Quigley and Diane Woodring.

“They’re our neighbors, they’re our family, they’re our loved ones,” Singas said of the five victims. Blatti prescribed his patients a “staggering amount of opioids,” Singas said, adding that “no amount of willpower could overcome” these drugs.

Blatti pleaded not guilty to the charges – second-degree murder and reckless endangerment – brought against him in March. The Nassau County district attorney’s office has been investigating whether Blatti’s prescriptions led to further deaths. He faces 25 years to life in prison.

Blatti’s attorney Bartling, who said at Wednesday’s hearing that “The facts do not support a murder charge here by any means,” said that Blatti intends to see his case through to a trial.

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Heralds honor Business Women of L.I.

By Lee Meyer lmeyer@liherald.com

July 14 was a banner day for Long Island’s women of business. The Herald Premier Business Women of Long Island Awards, originally planned for 2020 and delayed more than a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, were held at The Heritage Club at Bethpage and recognized women for their excellence in various fields.

The awards kicked off with a cocktail hour at which guests and honorees met and networked with one another. The mood was bursting with positivity, with honorees excited and grateful to be able to meet in person for the first time in over a year.

Honorees said they were thrilled to be among their peers and acknowledged how much harder it is, even in this day and age, for women to succeed and advance in their careers compared to their male counterparts. “I think it’s harder for women to reach the same business goals as men,” said honoree Lisa Rispoli, partner at Grassi Advisors & Accountants. “There’s still a difference.”

“I really appreciate this honor, and I’m thankful to the Herald and Richner for recognizing women in business. I think it’s very important for younger women to have women in business as mentors to look up to,” said honoree Dr. Eve Lupenko-Ferrante, of the Glen Cove City Council.

“I am a humble businesswoman, so when I was asked to be an honoree it meant a lot to me,” said Lisa E. Boglione, founder, president and CEO of Accu-Serve Process Service, LTD & Publications Elite Company Inc. “I come from the generation of change, when women were coming out of the home and into the business world.

Starting a business from scratch was very tough. Everyone should be recognized for what they do, but moms that are business owners or in the workforce juggle something men couldn’t understand. I give kudos to all women.”

Another honoree, Director of Nursing at Mount Sinai South Nassau Eileen Mahler, said it was important to be able to gather together after the rough year that was 2020. “Being in health care, we’ve had such a rough year,” she said. “It’s nice to be able to get together and to recognize the things they’ve done is great.”

Guests gathered for the awards ceremony and sit-down dinner. Opening remarks

by Richner Communications President and CEO Stuart Richner expressed great joy in hosting the Premier Business Women of Long Island Awards and recalled the founding of Richner Communications by his parents, Edith and Robert Richner, expressing the profound impact his mother had on the business and its success.

Richner added, “It is my deep belief that women must be represented equally in every profession, that they should have access to every rung on the career ladder, to every seat in the corporate boardroom and to every opportunity to earn equal pay.

The honorees before you this evening represent the progress we have made as a society on this front, but there is much more

Photos by Christina Daly/Herald

SupporterS caMe out in force for the women honorees at the Herald Premier Business Women of Long Island Awards last week.

work to do.”

Director of New Business Development Eric Feil gave brief remarks as well, and introduced the upcoming Long Island Choice Awards, a reader’s choice program that launches July 28.

Special guest speaker Nassau County Executive Laura Curran — the first woman to hold the position — spoke on the importance of honoring and recognizing women for their significant and important contributions to business. “It was an honor to attend the second annual Premier Businesswomen Awards Gala,” Curran said. “We celebrated high-level women business leaders making a difference both professionally and in their respective communities. Their contributions are notable and worthy of praise, and as they take on more substantial roles, I’m confident that their impact will continue to grow. I thank the Long Island Herald for hosting such a beneficial event.”

Amy Amato, executive director of corporate relations and events for Richner Communications, said, “We were originalContinued on neXt page

eiLeen MahLer accepted the award for Excellence in Healthcare from Richner Communications Inc. President Stuart Richner and the evening’s emcee, Antoinette Biordi of News 12.

Kerri anne ScanLon received the award for Excellence in Healthcare with Richner and Biordi.

MicheLe dean accepted the award for Trailblazer of the Year with Richner and Biordi.

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continued from PreViouS Page ly supposed to have this celebration in March of 2020, and I’m so glad we were finally able to meet in person to honor these fabulous and powerful women.”

The awards were announced by News 12 anchor and Emmy winner Antoinette Biordi. Awards were given in categories such as health care, real estate, education, government, legal, finance and more. Suffolk Federal Credit Union CEO Michele Dean, who won Trailblazer of the Year, said, “To be in the class of all these accomplished women...it’s such an honor. In the banking industry, there are not many female CEOs, especially on Long Island.” Dean, who started her job during the pandemic, said, “It’s been such a rewarding experience.”

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ROCKVILLE CENTRE HERALD — July 22, 2021

The Bristal All-Stars, softball players in their 80s and 90s who play two doubleheaders per week in the New York Senior Softball Association, recently played their annual All-Star Game on Field A at Cantiague Park in Hicksville. Among them was Rockville Centre resident Frank Gordon, 80.

The players commemorated the 60th anniversary of Ro ger Maris breaking B ab e Ru t h ’s s i n g l e - s e a s o n h o m e r u n record by slugging 61 round-trippers for the Yankees in 1961 and Hall of Famer Willie Mays’s 90th birthday.

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Outdoor Storytime

For grades K to 5. Pick up a kit at the RVC Public Library to build a tabletop butterfly feeder.

For ages 18 months to five years. Join others on the front lawn of the RVC library and enjoy this special librarianled storytime as they read stories and sing songs. Bring a towel and a blanket.

Register online at the RVC library website. Event starts at 11:30 a.m.

The Constitution and Current Affairs Professor James Coll lectures on What Did the Declaration Actually Declare?

The program will take place on Zoom through the RVC Public Library. Register at the library website. Starts at 1 p.m.

Outdoor Intro to STEM Get into STEM with these outdoor activities, led by a Girl Scout Gold Award contender. For grades K to 3. Event starts at 2 p.m.

Cook and Share Make something at home and talk about it. Discuss ingredients, measuring and how your family liked it. For grades 5-6. Event takes place live on Zoom through the RVC Library. Starts at 7 p.m. Registration required.

Distant World: Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Discussion Read and discuss A Song for Arbonne

by Guy Gavriel Kay. This program takes place on Zoom through the RVC Library.

Register online to receive link. Event starts at 7 p.m.

Hip Hop Dance Learn different movement styles at this dance party with Ms. Toni of the RVC Library. Register online to participate in this Zoom event on the library website.

For grades 4-10. Starts at 7 p.m.

Friday, July 23 Drop In, Pick Up Craft: Olympic Bracelets Pick up bracelet craft kits celebrating the Olympics and Team USA. No registration required. Pick up bracelets in the Children’s Room.

Book Buddies Readers Community service for teens in grades 7-12. Pair up with young children to share some great books on the RVC Library front lawn. Register online at the library website. Starts at 10:50 a.m.

Monday, July 26 Chef Rob: Cooking and Baking Camp Join Chef Rob for a virtual guide for making roma tomoatoes stuffed with mozzarella cheese, garlic, and herbs.

Register at the link on the RVC library website. Event starts at 7 p.m.

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MaryClare Chiofalo leads this meditation class designed to help you destress, relax, and focus. Zoom registration available through the RVC Library. Starts at 7 p.m.

The Village of RVC hosts Friday night bites and live music at the Village Green on July 30 at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, July 27 Chi Gong with Marianna Farina Farina’s exercise class returns for a session of ten classes. Registration required through the RVC Library on Zoom. Starts 10:30 a.m.

Outdoor Toga for Kids Relax on the fornt lawn of the RVC Library with a beginner-friendly yoga flow led by MaryClare. For ages 5 to 12. Registration required, event starts at 10:30 a.m.

Sleep Better and Wake Refreshed Explore the world of sleep and learn how to overcome the nightly struggle to achieve a good night’s sleep with Dr. Penny Stern, Northwell Health. Register online at the RVC Library website.

Starts at 12 p.m.

Yoga with Joe Certified yoga instructor Joe Cilmi leads the class designed to accommodate the needs of people who may have difficulty with more traditional approaches. Registration required. At the Rockville Centre Library, 12:15 p.m.

Lord of the Rings Role-Playing Game Venture to Middle-Earth, get immersed in the story, and emerge a hero.

Register online at Roll20.net and the RVC Library website. Event takes place at 4 p.m.

What to Watch?

Join moderator Michael Matuszewski and library staff member Rob Siegel in a discussion about what everyone is currently watching on television, through the Rockville Centre Public

Library. The discussion will take place over Zoom and registration is required.

The link will be emailed one hour prior to the 7:30 p.m. start time.

Wednesday, July 28 Simply Stronger Enhance strength and flexibility in this popular exercise led by highly motivational, certified instructor Marilyn Bunger through the Rockville Centre Library, 9:30 a.m.

Current Events discussion Stay up-to-date with current affairs and discuss what’s on your mind with facilitator Richard Skolnik, through the Rockville Centre Public Library. The discussion will take place over Zoom and registration is required. The link will be

HAVING AN EVENT? Items on the Community Update pages 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 rvceditor@liherald.com

Session C of the summer program at the Center for Science Teaching & Learning starts on July 26.

Pajama Storytime for ages 3 to 6 takes place via pre-recorded video on July 26.

Page Turner Pet Detective returns to the RVC Library with a pre-recorded video on July 26.

Community service opportunity: read stories to children at the RVC Library on July 28 at 11:20 a.m.

The Village of RVC hosts Family Night on the Village Green July 30 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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MICHAEL J. VALVERI, center was the Alumni Honoree at the Molloy College Golf Classic on July 12. He was also recognized by Assemblywoman Judy Griffin and State Sen. Todd Kaminsky.

Molloy College alum recognized Michael J. Valveri was recently recognized as Molloy College’s Alumni Honoree at the institution’s 2021 Golf Classic at the Seawane Club in Hewlett on July 12.

Valveri, who is a member of the class of 2010 and 2012, is an audit senior manager at Deloitte and Touche LLP.

Valveri was recognized by State Sen. Todd Kaminsky and Assemblywoman Judy Griffin at the event.

Courtesy State Sen. Todd Kaminsky; compiled by Mike Smollins

Rockville Centre resident Rob Doodi- ment, HR systems, compensation, benean has been named vice president, fits and internal communications. Before human resources at Catholic Health’s St. AMC Networks, Doodian served as Charles Hospital. senior vice president, HR, employee relaIn his new role, Doodian will oversee tions, talent acquisition and employee the daily HR activities, communications, as well as including employee and area director, cor porate labor relations, employee employee relations at eng a g ement and perforCablevision Systems Corpomance management strateration (now Altice) in Bethgies. In addition, the position page. He also held leadership will ensure a culture that HR roles at Pricewaterpromotes a high level of houseCoopers in Manhattan employee experience and and the National Grid in engagement through the Hicksville. effective delivery of HR serDoodian earned a bachevices. lor’s degree in science at the “We are very fortunate to Ster n Business School at Rob Doodian have Mr. Doodian as part of New York University and S t . C h a rl e s ’ l e a d e r s h i p completed the HR Executive team,” St. Charles President James Suite Connection Program at the HarO’Connor said, according to a news vard Business School. Additionally, he release. “Mr. Doodian’s extensive HR earned a certificate in Human Resources experience over the past 20 years, as well Studies from Cornell University. as his high level of business acumen, Doodian served as board chair of the critical thinking and solutions focus, will T. Howard Foundation, a nonprofit orgabe an asset to St. Charles Hospital and its nization dedicated to increasing diversiemployees.” ty in the media industry. Through his Before joining Catholic Health, Doodi- leadership, it expanded board represenan served as head of global HR for AMC tation from top entertainment and social Networks in Manhattan, where he led all media companies, increased board diverHR functions, including employee rela- sity and raised a record of more than $6 tions, talent acquisition and develop- million over the course of four years.

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he camp is different this year because we only have about 100 kids, when we usually have around 500. We’re also at Landing School, which is smaller, so we see each other more often than usual. We can’t go on as many trips as usual; we usually go on one or two a week. Instead a lot of places are coming to us. It is sad because a lot of the kids are returning campers and they know what it’s like, but we’re still able to go on one of our big trips, Adventureland, so I think a lot of kids are excited for that.

We’re trying to do as much as we can at the school campsite. I think that because it’s a smaller amount of people, it’s almost more fun because you do see everybody every once in awhile. We still tried to keep the traditions going, like tie-dye day.

I think that kids are definitely happy to be coming back because it’s a place where they can hang out with their friends that’s not in a school setting, they can just play around and have fun. Especially after this crazy hectic year, I think that kids are so happy to interact with each other, and I think the counselors are, too. I know I missed camp, and other counselors did as well. It’s fun because you have a lot of the same kids every year and not getting to see them for a year is weird and you miss them.

I think it’s good that we’re back and a lot of kids are having a great time just being able to interact with each other again. They get to hang out and just be kids again.

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ast year if Covid hadn’t hit it would have been my 50-year anniversary with the district. I’m a retired Locust Valley School District physical education teacher.

I started working with the district’s rec program the summer after I graduated from Locust Valley High School. I really enjoyed it and it set me on my path to my career, which I’ve loved almost every minute of.

Last year we didn’t have camp right after school got out like we usually do. When we did have it there were so many restrictions because of Covid. The kids couldn’t play on the equipment and we couldn’t take trips, which we can’t do now either. So, this year we brought things in, like a woman who will do yoga with the kids.

I’m helping with all of the Covid paperwork. Covid forms need to be filled out and parents can’t come

into the building. If kids come by bus they have to be masked but once they are in the building it is up to their parents if they wear a mask.

I do love being with the kids. Their stories are so funny and they are eager to learn. It’s fun working with them.

Our campers are usually younger, like from kindergarten to second grade. This year it’s different.

Mostly older kids are here. I’m not sure why but I know they usually go to sport’s camps and they aren’t all running.

When Covid hit it was tough for me. I’m going to be 69 and have a blood condition. So, I was housebound. I feel safe now that I got my vaccine.

But I still put on my mask in the grocery store and if I’m in close contact with kids I put it on too.

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ast year when Covid hit it was challenging here. I had to keep the kids 6 feet apart and maintain all the Covid requirements. Kids don’t like to wear masks because it is hard to breath.

I reasoned with them, telling them there is this virus going around that you don’t want to get or mess around with. They understood. They were 7 to 8 years old.

The parents wanted them to wear masks too.

Some parents even brought hand sanitizer to the camp, which we already had.

Last year we played old fashioned games like Simon Says, anything that did not have touching. We have a playground here. We would have a small group of kids play on it and then sanitized it afterwards before the next group played. I never found all the sanitizing and precautions inconvenient. I

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wanted the kids to have fun.

My brother got Covid first and three of my family members ended up getting it including me. I didn’t go to work. I was dizzy and had an inability to eat but I didn’t lose my sense of taste or smell like other people. No one in my family that got it had to be hospitalized.

I told the kids when I returned that I had had the virus. I told them that anyone could get it. We needed to be safe so we needed to follow the protocols.

This year at the camp it is more lenient since there is the vaccine. I still try to keep the kids 6 feet apart and urge them to wear masks for their safety, which is optional. If a kid doesn’t wear a mask they stay 6 feet away and don’t stand in front of someone when talking to them.

e sell bicycles, fitness equipment, service bicycles and service equipment. We have been in business for 64 years, since 1954.

We began as a general store, selling everything from tricycles to refrigerators. We then merged into solely a bike and fitness equipment shop.

The coronavirus has impacted our business in a few ways. Primarily, it changed the way people purchase their equipment. The majority of our customers began buying equipment online. A lot of customers now want bikes delivered to their homes and serviced in their homes. We also provide a service in which we pick up customers’ bicycles and service them in our store and then deliver them back to their homes.

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The pandemic has also led to more interest in electric bikes.

My hopes for the future are that the large amount of new people who took interest in cycling during the pandemic continue to pursue that interest after the pandemic. Even though Covid-19 is ending ... my staff and I found that people found a new activity that they like.

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Dr. Noreen Leahy recognized for commitment to schools addressing mental health issues with our students.”

Leahy was a champion for South Side High School’s Centre Stage program since its inception in 2008. That program, which sees talented performers in the special education program put on an annual play, continued through the past two years virtually.

“Everything that I’ve done over 20 years has been about kids,” Leahy said.

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There are place you go where there are obstacles put before you, and I just never felt that here.”

not open at all this summer, or some opened at the last minute.

Since I’m an educator and I’ve been a teacher for so many years, I have summers off.

I was a camper and a counselor at one time, so I learned the camping industry at a young age. Having summers off, I decided to open up my own program in 2003. You have to have a certification and degree to operate a summer camp, so it was something I needed, anyway.

My favorite part of this is the children get to travel to different places on Long Island that they’ve never seen living here their whole lives and parents can't take them too. Wantagh Pool and Park, Seamans Neck Park, Newbridge Road Park and Eisenhower Park — all the spots we visit, these children have never been to before.

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“Dr. Leahy has dedicated her life to educating, guiding, and inspiring students specifically as the assistant superintendent of pupil personnel services and special ducation, where she positively impacted the lives of so many students and families,” Griffin said. “I am also grateful for her important role on the Rockville Centre Coalition for Youth and appreciate her leadership in

e’re a traveling camp. The kids get picked up on air conditioned minibuses from their houses and they head out different trips based on our calendar. We operate Monday through Friday.

It's a lot of fun. It keeps them busy and on the move, plus they’re not bored with being in the same location all the time.

We travel all over the place! We offer swimming, barbecues, arts and crafts, paddle boating, talent shows, s’mores day, pie-eating contests. ... We visit a lot of pools and parks across Long Island and go on local trips.

Last summer, many parents were home, so there wasn’t a huge need for a children's camp. But this year we were told two weeks before we were set to open, in June, that we’d be able to operate. I think it made many camps

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DR. NOREEN LEAHY was awarded a proclamation from Assmeblywoman Judy Griffin for her efforts over the past two decades in the RVC school district.

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have a lot of seedlings that will hopefully be able to make it to maturity.”

While the radish is not as widely Tyler Bissoondial, a rising junior at grown as other crops, Bissoondial chose John F. Kennedy High School in Bell- to focus on it because of its availability more, is a finalist in an international as a food source in developing countries, science competition in Rockville Centre which rely on it. In developing nations, that challenges students to find practi- poor irrigation systems can also cause cal solutions to some of the world’s high salinity in crops, according to Bismost vexing environmental problems. soondial.

It is the 2021 Spellman Clean Tech Bissoondial said he hopes, however, Competition, hosted by the Center for that his findings can be applied to other Science, Teaching and Learning, based crops. He plans to continue his research in Rockville Centre. This year’s chal- and potentially map the radish’s mutalenge was “Preserving Planet Earth.” tion, which will help identify the gene Hundreds of competitors were win- that causes a high-salt survival rate and nowed down to 60 semifinalto re plicate it in other ists, 20 of whom entered the plants. It is a long process, final stage of the competihowever, Bissoondial said, tion. Finalists will compete that requires a high-tech lab. for a share of a $60,000 prize.

Bissoondial will make a While many of the comfinal presentation in the petitors are members of competition Aug. 5, after teams from around the which the winners will be world, some go solo — about named. His father, Terrence, a quarter, estimated Dr. Ray a research teacher who acted Ann Havasy, CSTL executive as a team leader only to subdirector — including Bismit the project (someone soondial, 15, who completed over 18 was needed), said he Tyler Bissoondial his project on his own. In was proud to see his son’s total, it spanned more than independent work find a three years of hands-on research. practical solution to a global problem.

In his backyard, Bissoondial planted “He learned that at a very early age dozens of radishes to find ones that — find something that people can relate could grow in high-salt conditions. The to and that is very practical,” Terrence research mimicked what may happen to said. the environment both near and far — by Finding a practical solution also 2050, it is estimated that more than 50 extends to Bissoondial’s other research percent of arable land will be salinized, project, which he is tackling as part of a condition unsustainable for most the Advanced Science Research class at plants. The damage is exacerbated by Kennedy. Many ASR students are choclimate change and superstorms, such sen as semifinalists and finalists for the as Hurricane Sandy, and even during annual Re generon Science Talent the normal upkeep of roads, when salt Search competition. is used to counter snow.

Bissoondial is researching liver dis“Land that we have allocated for crop ease, specifically non-alcoholic steatodevelopment is going to be unable to be hepatitis, or NASH. When diagnosing used, because it’ll have salt pollution in liver diseases, a biopsy of the liver is it,” Bissoondial said. “The problem is taken. Bissoondial’s research is assessonly going to get worse.” ing whether microRNA molecules found His project, titled “Development of in the liver can be used for diagnostic salt-tolerant radish for increase crop testing, which could circumvent the production or phytoremediation in need for an intrusive biopsy. regions of high salinity,” started in a Bissoondial is now preparing to petri dish. Bissoondial screened thou- make his final presentation for the sands of mutagenized seeds to find CSTL competition, which will be made three that would grow in high-salt con- the same day as international competiditions. Those that did were bred tors, including students from the Philipthrough multiple generations to yield a pines, Indonesia, Singapore, Spain and radish plant that is more durable than elsewhere. its counterparts.

“At CSTL, we have a simple mission: Checking on the seedlings became a help people learn more about science,” daily endeavor for Bissoondial, who Havasy said. “We want to encourage watched the plants grow in a controlled people to want to know more.” environment over the three years.

The need for science, technology, When he started, less than 1 percent of engineering and math professionals is the radishes grew in high-salt condi- “critical,” Havasy added, as the number t i o n s. B y t h e e n d , t h at nu m b e r of job openings outpaces the number of increased to 17 percent surviving, and prospective job candidates, she said. that number will likely increase “I wasn’t trying to do anything superthrough more generations of the plant, complicated using a lot of technology,” Bissoondial estimated.

Bissoondial said. “All I wanted was to “That’s a major finding, because in find a plant that would be able to help this new generation a much larger per- people. You can do it using a lot of techcentage were able to grow,” Bissoondial nology or a little bit, as long as the job said. “It’s still looking promising — I gets done.”

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SEEDS BRED TO survive high-salt conditions, far left, were able to grow, while normal seeds, near left, could not.

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LEGAL NOTICE At a meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, held at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Village and Town of Hempstead, New York, on the 1st day of July, 2021.

P R E S E N T: Hon. Donald X. Clavin, Jr., Supervisor Dorothy L. Goosby Bruce A. Blakeman Anthony P. D’Esposito Dennis Dunne, Sr. Thomas E. Muscarella Christopher Carini, Council Members.

A B S E N T: C o u n c i l m a n Carini -----------------X ORDER CALLING PUBLIC HEARING IN THE MATTER - of THE INCREASE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE OYSTER BAYHEMPSTEAD JOINT COMMUNITY HALL AND SWIMMING POOL DISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK ------------------X WHEREAS, the Commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation, has proposed an Improvement Project for the Oyster BayHempstead Joint Community Hall and Swimming Pool District, and has requested that the Town Board hold a public hearing regarding such improvements; and WHEREAS, said Commissioner has submitted to the Town Board an estimate of cost relating to said improvements; and

WHEREAS, the Town Board has determined, pursuant to Provisions of the State Environmental Quality Review Act and Article 8 Part 617.5(c)(1) and 617.5(c)(5) the N.Y.C.R.R. that such increase and improvement is considered to be a “Type II Action” and does not have a significant effect on the environment and does not require an environmental impact statement or any other determination under the State Environmental Quality Review Act; and WHEREAS, it is in the public interest that the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead consider the proposition herein set forth and to call a public hearing thereon; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED, that a public hearing be held by this Town Board at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Village and Town of Hempstead, New York, on the 3rd day of August 2021, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of the day, on the increase and improvement of the Oyster Bay-Hempstead Joint Community Hall and Swimming Pool District at an estimated maximum cost of $1,000,000.00 to be financed by the issuance of obligations of the Town of Hempstead.

ALL persons desiring to be heard concerning the subject of the abovementioned hearing will be given an opportunity to be heard at the time and place aforesaid.

Dated:July 1, 2021 Hempstead, New York ___________________ Donald X. Clavin, Jr., Supervisor _ __________________ Dorothy L. Goosby ___________________ Bruce A. Blakeman ___________________

Anthony P. D’Esposito ___________________ Dennis Dunne, Sr. ___________________ Thomas E. Muscarella ___________________ Christopher Carini Members of the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead 126806

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE RENEWAL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Rockville Centre on August 5, 2021 at 10:30 am at which time all interested persons will be heard with respect to a proposed cable television franchise renewal agreement between the Village and Cablevision Systems Long Island Corporation, for a term of ten years, commencing upon confirmation of the agreement by the New York State Public Service Commission.

Copies of the proposed agreement are available for inspection on the Village website at www.rvcny.gov, or at the office of the Village Clerk located at One College Place, Rockville Centre, New York during the hours of 9 am and 4 pm.

Please call the Village office at 516-678-9212 for appointment.

The Village complies with the Americans With Disabilities Act. Persons with special needs should contact the Village Clerk’s office at 516-678-9212 at least three business days prior to the hearing, so that reasonable efforts may be made to accommodate such needs.

Dated: July 16, 2021

By Order of the Village Board of Trustees Nancy Howard, Village Administrator 126821

ROCKVILLE CENTRE HERALD — July 22, 2021

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A. My solar experience started when I began working with panels in 1977. The new president, Jimmy Carter, had solar panels installed on the White House, and I naively thought we were moving toward energy independence after the terrible years of the early-’70s oil embargo, with long lines at gas pumps.

But it didn’t last. Carter’s onte eeper successor, President Ronald Reagan, had the solar panels removed because of a roof leak, and that ended the recognition of alternate-energy sources for many years.

There’s a picture in my office of me standing with Gov. George Pataki after I gave him a tour of the first residential solar panel installation on Long Island. It became part of the Lilco energy program, in which you could get a $1,000 reduction on your annual electric bill, and the state rebate was signed into law at that event. Because I was there at the beginning, I have a foundation of belief in solar, but my realistic vantage point may not sit well with solar consumers or sellers. I was the one who sat in meetings with Lilco researchand-development personnel, and sold the idea that solar investment made sense, because they could buy generated power for less than 10 cents on the dollar from people’s solar panels and still sell it back for $1 and not have to spend tons of money on new power plants. Let the people generate the power for them. They loved the idea when I explained it that day.

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Even though more burdened systems, like California and Massachusetts utilities, have policies that rebate and encourage utilizing your own battery backup power in an essentially off-the-grid manner that allows the utility to avoid major power failures, your local utility, so far, has no such program that I’m aware of. At $8,000 to $10,000 for each pack, I have yet to see one installed locally. Good luck!

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he New York Times published a number of articles on July 10 on the impact of climate change on our lives today. Collectively, they are frightening, though none made the front page.

I’m writing a book on “Teaching Climate History” (Routledge), and every time I see articles like these, I’m compelled to update the book as new information emerges.

The July 11 Times had even worse news, this time on the front page. The structural stability of ChiALAN cago, the country’s third-largest city, is SINGER threatened by new erratic water levels, record highs and lows, on Lake Michigan, caused by climate change, which has altered rainfall patterns in the region. Beaches have disappeared, and the foundations of buildings could flood, causing catastrophic events like the deadly building collapse in Surfside, Fla. Together, the articles show that climate change is a national crisis, not one confined to any region. The target audience for my book is teachers, but I hope it will also be used in high school and college electives and generate support for climate activism.

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Here are some headlines and brief excerpts of articles on the impact of climate change in the U.S. from July 9 to 11.

■ “Flood in New York’s Subway Points to Problems of Future,” July 9: “When fastmoving storms flooded parts of New York City’s vast subway system on Thursday, they stranded some rush-hour commuters and underscored just how vulnerable the city’s underground transportation lifeline is to water. Even before the latest deluge, the centuryold subway had a longstanding water problem that required work crews to be routinely dispatched to plug leaks.

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and endangered laborers in fields and warehouses. Excessive heat warnings were in effect across inland California and the Southwest through the weekend, and the National Weather Service predicted that temperatures would approach an all-time high by Saturday in Las Vegas. A high of at least 130 degrees — which would be one of the highest temperatures reliably recorded on earth — was forecast for Death Valley.”

here’s been no shortage of sobering environmental news in recent weeks.

“Bored through layers of rock, the subway system snakes through stopped-up natural springs and is surrounded by the groundwater that runs beneath the city. In fact, about 14 million gallons of water are pumped out of the system on a dry day. But now, the subway’s water woes are likely to get worse as more extreme rains become increasingly common with the changing climate.”

■ “Heat Warnings and Worries About Workers as the West Swelters Again,” July 10: “Western states braced for another extreme spike in temperatures this weekend after a recent heat wave in Oregon and Washington State killed nearly 200 people

■ “It’s Not Just the Days.

Nights Are Sultrier, and Deadlier,” July 10: “Last month was the hottest June on record in North America, with more than 1,200 daily temperature records broken in the final week alone. But overlooked in much of the coverage were an even greater number of daily records set by a different — and potentially more dangerous — measure of extreme heat: overnight temperatures. On average, nights are warming faster than days across most of the United States, according to the 2018 National Climate Assessment Report. It’s part of a global trend that’s being fueled by climate change.”

■ “Water Gives Little Shelter as Tide Pools Turn to Stew,” July 10: “Dead mussels and clams coated rocks in the Pacific Northwest, their shells gaping open as if they’d been boiled. Sea stars were baked to death.

Sockeye salmon swam sluggishly in an overheated Washington river, prompting wildlife officials to truck them to cooler areas. The combination of extraordinary heat and drought that hit the Western United States and Canada over the past two weeks has killed hundreds of millions of marine animals and continues to threaten untold species in freshwater, according to a preliminary estimate and interviews with scientists.”

■ “A Battle Between a Great City and a Great Lake,” July 11: “Chicago is built on a shaky prospect — the idea that the swamp that was drained will stay tamed and that Lake Michigan’s shoreline will remain in essentially the same place it’s been for the past 300 years. The lake may have other plans. Climate change has started pushing Lake Michigan’s water levels toward uncharted territory as patterns of rain, snowfall and evaporation are transformed by the warming world. The lake’s highwater cycles are threatening to get higher; the lows lower. Already, the swings between the two show signs of happening faster than any time in recorded history.”

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.

Humble pie is back on the White House menu

e’re in the midst of a global reset in the wake of a pandemic that has humbled us all, reminding us how quickly a microscopic virus can send us hurtling off the rails. We feel it. We know this new humility.

I’ve been thinking about the appeal of public humility when it is demonstrated by leaders and how rare a quality it is.

Recently, we endured four years of the least humble president imaginable. Never have so many arrogant and RANDI narcissistic personKREISS alities gathered under one tent. We experienced a scorching drought of humility as the White House became ground zero for galloping egocentricity and cultish hero worship.

Now humble pie is back on the White House menu, with Jill and Joe Biden in residence. Every politician has some ego; even Abraham Lincoln, born in a one-room log cabin, somehow developed the self-confidence, ambition and political moxie to maneuver himself into the White House as our 16th president. I mention Abe because he is thought to be our must humble presi-

dent.

President Biden seems humble enough.

Observers say that the early, devastating personal losses of his wife and daughter curbed the usual hubris that comes with a political life. The death of his son Beau further tested his mettle.

Biden is a PB&J, Amtrakriding, ice cream-loving kind of guy. He’s relatable, a welcome attribute in a fractured culture.

Humility in public life is rare. Ours is a culture that celebrates the wolves of Wall Street and sports and entertainment predators who claw their way to the top and then shout their success from the high ground. “Me, me, me!

Look at me!” Winning at all costs — at any cost — still gets points.

Humility, defined as a sense of modesty and self-effacement, is a necessary but disappearing value. Mahatma Gandhi said, “Carefully watch your thoughts, for they become your words. Manage and watch your words, for they will become your actions. Consider and judge your actions, for they have become your habits.

Acknowledge and watch your habits, for they shall become your values. Understand and embrace your values, for they become your destiny.”

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dhi to Trump and his bragging, lying and chest thumping, from the $51,000 jacket Melania wore to Rome, from Ivanka taking a seat at the G20 table, to Trump throwing around presidential power like a Frisbee.

The hot shots at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. evinced no trace of humility or self-awareness or compassion. The deception of downplaying the coronavirus pandemic while lining up for their own vaccinations was galling, part of a pervasive sense of entitlement.

Jack Zenger, a contributor to Forbes magazine, wrote a piece about the difference between humble and egocentric leaders. He summarized research he had published in the Harvard Business Review. He said of the study, “Surprisingly, the most effective leaders consistently under-rated themselves. The more they underestimated their abilities, the more effective they were perceived to be as leaders. We assume this is caused by a combination of humility, high personal standards and a continual striving to be better.”

According to the American Psychological Association, humility creates a sense of “we-ness” in relationships. Being humble means being able to form cooperative alliances — a crucial component in strengthening connections, according to a Huffing-

iden is a PB&J, Amtrak-riding, ice cream-loving kind of guy. He’s relatable.

ton Post story. “Of any communal endeavor, whether it’s a business, a family or an athletic team, humility can make those relationships better,” the article states.

The Dalai Lama said of humility, “Our prime purpose in this life is to help others.

And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them. . . . the spiritual qualities of love and compassion, patience, tolerance, forgiveness, humility and so on are indispensable.”

Weighing in on the id, or anti-humility force in human nature, Sigmund Freud described it as the personality component made up of unconscious psychic energy that works to satisfy basic urges, needs and desires. The id operates based on the pleasure principle, which demands immediate gratification of needs. Hello, Former President. What could be more id-ish than compulsively tweeting your uncensored thoughts out to the world?

Humility is knowing you don’t have it all together. It is raising up others, taking responsibility for your actions and feeling gratitude for success. Observe the president as he fights for the underserved and the overburdened. Observe the Bidens as they meet and comfort the sick, the bereaved and the broken people in America. I see two grown-ups who bring humility to their work and their life.

Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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It’s time to address safety on the Southern State

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or many years, the Southern State Parkway has been known as one of the most dangerous thoroughfares in Nassau County, with the 10-mile stretch between Exit 17, in Malverne, and Exit 32, in Farmingdale, even gaining the nickname “Blood Alley.”

Traffic congestion near areas such as the Southern State’s Eagle Avenue exit, in West Hempstead, has also been of concern to residents. Another issue that has arisen recently is the unkempt condition of the highway. From broken lighting to car parts and other debris, the Southern State has become something of an obstacle course, while several lights need fixing.

In recent years, there have been discussions among state officials about the possibility of introducing new technologies that could be used along the most dangerous sections of the road, which runs from

the Cross Island Parkway, on the QueensNassau border, to the Sagtikos State Parkway, in Suffolk County. They are looking to collaborate with the Department of Transportation and law enforcement to make the infrastructure changes and identify the specific types of technology that can be used to reduce accidents.

Although the DOT conducted a study on the parkway’s safety issues in March, not all of the results have been shared with legislators.

While it is encouraging to see that concerns about the parkway are being aired, it’s time to see some real action. The Herald has reported on the dangers of the Southern State many times. In the most notable accident in recent years, an eastbound commercial charter bus slammed into the Eagle Avenue overpass at Exit 18 in April 2018. Six people were seriously

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n alarm bell sounded last weekend: The number of New Yorkers recently diagnosed with Covid-19 surged past 1,000 on Saturday for the first time since May. That was a warning sign that people should heed.

Coronavirus case counts are on the rise again, and it’s up to all of us, collectively, to control the spread of this potentially deadly virus. Foremost, that means getting vaccinated. As of last weekend, just over 80 percent of Nassau County residents had received at least one dose of a vaccine.

That’s high by most all standards. It’s not high enough, however.

That still leaves 20 percent of the county population — more than 271,000 people —

who are yet to be vaccinated. That’s a lot of people among whom the delta variant of the coronavirus can spread, and we know it’s moving rapidly among the unvaccinated.

With easy availability of the vaccine, and its efficacy and safety widely proven, we have to ask: If you’re not vaccinated, what in the world are you waiting for?

Why not receive this free inoculation? It could be a matter of life and death for you.

At the same time, it’s about restoring normalcy and fully reopening our economy.

Since Gov. Andrew Cuomo lifted most Covid-19 restrictions — including maskwearing — on June 23, it would be easy to assume the pandemic is over. It’s not. The

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hurt and were rushed to area hospitals, and three dozen suffered minor injuries.

At a height of just 7 feet 7 seven inches, the Eagle Avenue bridge has one of the lowest clearances of any structure on a Long Island parkway.

There have not been many changes to the parkway since it opened in 1927. The configuration of exit and entrance ramps, and their corresponding signage, has made the road one of the deadliest highways on Long Island. A 2016 study by the DOT found that in one five-year span, there were over 10,500 accidents on the Southern State, over 3,000 of which involved injury, and 32 were fatal.

It seems that the parkway’s conditions have only gotten worse. Let’s hope it doesn’t take another major accident to spark the push for immediate changes on an outdated and treacherous roadway.

‘Powerful’ Herald reporting To the Editor: Last week’s issue of my local Herald was a powerful one.

Thanks to Scott Brinton for his thoughtful column on antiracism, “A writer enlightens us on antiracism.” Brinton’s experience growing up as a child of parents who made a conscious attempt to raise their children in a way that allowed them to see the world outside their “tiny country hamlet of Yaphank, a nearly all-white community,” was unique, and afforded him a window into a world that many people do not have.

Reporter Jordan Vallone, in her article about the Merrick Board of Education’s July reorganization meeting, wrote that some parents oppose teaching diversity, equity and inclusion in the schools, because, they said, they “believed the district did not have a right to teach students about understanding differences” because “they believed that these lessons should be taught at home.” Parents who are teaching these lessons at home would likely welcome these lessons at school as well.

coronavirus still clearly lurks among us, as demonstrated by the steadily increasing infection rate.

In terms of the case count, we’re now about where we were last summer. With the infection rate hovering just above 1 percent, it’s true that the chance of getting infected is low at the moment. We must keep in mind, however, what happened after last summer’s lull in infections. The virus returned in late fall and winter with a vengeance. We could very well see the same scenario play out this year among the unvaccinated.

So, we’ll say it again: If you haven’t gotten a shot, do it now. Don’t dither. Don’t procrastinate. Just do it.

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workers are essential workers in frontfter my June 17-23 column, “The line service-industry jobs, compared with census is a wealth of enlightenjust 16 percent of non-Hispanic whites. ing information,” was pubThese front-line jobs were among the lished, I got to talking with my first to be cut last year. Overall, Black and friend Carly Hurdle about how fertility Hispanic unemployment is double that of rates are affected by race, according to whites, a gap that has persisted since data census data reported by the Long Island by race were first reported in 1972. When Association. Even before the pandemic, you look closely at economic Black and Hispanic families insecurity, including student were having fewer babies than debt, graduating in a receswhite families. sion and the inability to afford Carly was a student at Adela home, parenthood is viewed phi University while I was as an expense to be deferred. president. She said that a The consequences of a number of her married Black resulting population decline friends have little desire to are manifold for our country bring children into this world and region. With a decline, the because of the mental, physihigher ratio of retirees to new cal and emotional abuse to ROBERT A. graduates means that funding which they would be subjectfor pensions and health care ed. At the same time, the SCOTT will likely mean less support maternal mortality rate is sigfor education. With a decline, nificantly higher for Blacks and without a smart immigrathan it is for whites. And tion policy, we need to be concerned about Black babies are more than three times who will start new businesses and who more likely to die in a neonatal intensive will staff existing ones. Who will run for care unit. Consequently, life expectancy is school boards, town councils and other significantly lower than it is for whites.

With this as background, we decided to civic offices? Who will become the scientists and engineers so essential for our explore the issues further. Racial health disparities were laid bare by the coronavi- region’s economic well-being? Who will create the art and music that will inspire rus pandemic. On Long Island, three us? Who will study the past to expose its Black people died of Covid-19 for every lessons? white person, even though Blacks make A New York Times survey states, “This up only 11 percent of the population. One generation is as likely as not to earn less cause: 49 percent of Black and Hispanic

than their parents. Among people who did who attended schools with better funding.” These factors also affect parenting not plan to have children, 23 percent said it was because they were worried about decisions, because people know that their the economy. A third said they couldn’t children, especially sons, will be faced afford child care, 24 percent said they with racism and stress, both of which can couldn’t afford a house and 13 percent result in academic, behavioral and health cited student debt.” Among communities problems. of color, such apprehensions are exacerAs if these stresses weren’t enough, bated because of job and Black mothers wonder if their housing discrimination, and a children will have clean water fear of poverty. to bathe in and drink in 20 According to the Syossetyears. They are concerned based Erase Racism, as well about air quality and food as surveys elsewhere, housing safety as well as the political discrimination and racial segclimate that seems to grow regation not only affect increasingly contentious. employment prospects, housThe truth is that racism is a ing, wealth accumulation and public health issue. Babies intergenerational wealth have rights, and we need them CARLY transfer, but also employment for our nation’s economic and prospects and schooling for cultural security. Other counHURDLE children. One result is that tries support child care promajority Black and Hispanic grams to help reverse declinschools have 37 percent fewer ing fertility rates. We can Advanced Placement and International address the birth dearth by advancing Baccalaureate courses than in 70 to 90 opportunities for employment, housing, percent white schools. Additionally, the health care and child care for all, and by remote learning offered by schools during confronting and defeating persistent and the pandemic put a spotlight on unequal institutional racism. It just makes sense. access to Wi-Fi, bandwidth and computYes, Black lives matter. If we don’t sucing equipment. ceed in making progress in creating a Erase Racism also reports that “when more equitable society, we will all suffer. students are blocked from more challenging classes and other educational resourc- Robert Scott is president emeritus of Adeles, they face added challenges in pursuing phi University. Carly Hurdle is CEO of higher education relative to their peers Blaq Gurl Moves.

LETTERS Nicole Jean Christian’s guest column, “Affordable homeownership for all must be a priority,” rounded out the issue with a brief history of “strategic segregation across Long Island.” It’s almost impossible not to see the need for diversity, equity and inclusion in the schools. Our children deserve to grow up in a more just world.

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How seniors can protect against scammers To the Editor: Each year, millions of seniors fall victim to financial fraud or confidence schemes. Savvy criminals gain their targets’ trust by communicating with them via computer, phone and mail.

If you or your loved one have been scammed or are concerned that you might be the target of a scam, don’t be afraid to talk about it with someone you trust. Seek help, because doing nothing could have huge financial consequences.

The top five senior scams include: ■ Government impostor scams: Callers pose as employees of the Internal Revenue Service, the Social Security Administration or Medicare and threaten arrest or prosecution unless you agree to provide funds or other payments immediately.

■ Grandparent scams: A caller says something like, “Hi, Grandma/Grandpa, do you know who this is?”

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name of the grandchild, the scammer assumes the fake identity. The fake grandchild then asks for money to solve some unexpected financial problem (overdue rent, car repairs, jail bond) and will beg the grandparent not to tell anyone.

■ Medicare/health insurance scams: Perpetrators may pose as Medicare representatives to get you to give them personal information, or they will provide bogus services for elderly people at makeshift mobile clinics, then bill Medicare and pocket the money.

■ Computer tech support scams: A pop-up message appears on a computer or phone, telling you that your device is compromised and needs fixing. When you call the support number for help, the scammer may either request remote access to your computer and/or that you pay a fee to have it repaired.

■ Phishing scams: These usually involve emails or text messages that look like they’re from a company you know or trust, like a familiar bank, credit card company or online store. Phishing emails or texts request personal information, such as a login or Social Security number to verify your account, or ask that you update your credit card payment. That information is then used to steal your personal and financial information.

If you believe you have encountered an attempted scam, or if you become a scam victim, contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at (800) 244-8477. All callers remain anonymous. You can also report scams to the Federal Trade Commission at https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/.

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