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RVC goes gold for Pediatric Cancer Month vided them with gold lights if they promise to light them every year.” In September, the goal for sevLast year, a tree in the village eral Rockville Centre residents green was decorated with gold is to see the village lit up with lights and a ceremony honored gold in honor of Pediatric Can- those affected by pediatric canc e r Aw a r e n e s s cer. This year, gold Month, and several trees will be lit in campaigns are takfour other villages ing place to get oth— East Williston, ers involved in the Mineola, Malverne effort. The second and Williston Park annual lighting of a — as well as at two gold tree was schedarea high schools, to uled for Tuesday at bring awareness to Village Hall, and the disease. efforts are under Ruchalski said way to have the she wanted a special streets lit with lumiway to honor her narias later this daughter. “Mary and month, with proI a lw ay s l ove d ceeds going to the Christmas, and we M a r y Ru c h a l s k i wanted to do someCAROL Foundation. thing different, so I Village resident RUCHALSKI had the idea of lightMary Ruchalski, a Mary Ruchalski ing a tree,” she said. seventh-grader at St. “Everyone has a tree Foundation Agnes Cathedral in their village, and School, died of canwhen no other lights cer in March 2018, just two days are on and people see a gold tree, before her 13th birthday. they’ll take notice.” “The foundation is trying to Finding strings of gold lights step up its awareness cam- wasn’t easy, she said, but the paign,” said her mother, Carol, foundation was able to provide the foundation’s director. “We 2,500 to 3,000 lights to each parreached out to other villages and ticipating village. The foundato several high schools, and proCONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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PARENTS AND STUDENT-ATHLETES held signs in support of holding a fall school sports season at rally on Monday. The rally, in Oceanside, was attended by RVC parents and students.

South Side sports postponed Parents, athletes oppose county decision By BRIANA BONFIGLIO and TONY BELLISSIMO bbonfiglio@liherald.com

Rockville Centre School District students will have to wait until January 2021 to play school sports, after a committee of Nassau County superintendents voted unanimously on Aug. 26 to postpone the fall season. The decision was met with disappointment from parents of student-athletes in Rockville Centre, including Eliza-

beth Arnott, the mother of a ninth-grader, Matthew, and an eighth-grader, Sean, who take part in sports throughout the school year. “With free time, these kids are left with a lot of boredom, destructive behaviors and bad choices,” Arnott said. “When they don’t have sports after school, all the stress they hold all day long just sits there and festers, and they don’t get the release that they need.” Arnott added that when Matthew heard he wouldn’t

be able to run cross-country in the fall, he asked if he could attend a different school so he could. “It’s tough and disappointing for them,” she said. The Arnotts attended a rally at Oceanside High School on Monday to show their support for holding a fall sports season. Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito was also there. “High school sports is not CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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Fall sports season postponed until January only about winning, it’s about getting on the field, getting on the court, making friends, making lifelong relationships,” D’Esposito said. “Learning how to win, learning how to lose, learning how to brush off a loss, move forward and get back out there and win again, and that’s what these kids need. “We were in quarantine for months,” he added. “We wore masks, we used our hand sanitizer, we kept our social distance, we kept out of restaurants, we supported local business. We did everything that we possibly can, we flattened the curve, and now we’re here. We flattened the curve, and now it’s time to let these kids play. It benefits them at home, it benefits them in the classroom. It benefits them physically, mentally, in so many ways.” At an emergency meeting on Aug. 26, seven Nassau superintendents voted to postpone all high school sports until Jan. 4, and Section VIII, the county’s designation for sports, became the first of the state’s 11 sections to do so. “I believe other sections will follow and pull the plug, but I can’t speak for anyone else,” said Pat Pizzarelli, Section VIII’s executive director of athletics. “We felt strong enough to make this decision now. We took the cautious route, but we believe it’s in everyone’s best interests. There are too many unknowns.

“It’s just not time to allow kids to play sports,” Pizzarelli continued. “And my first and foremost concern is the safety of our student-athletes.” The postponement came two days after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that lower-risk high school fall sports — soccer, tennis, swimming, field hockey and crosscountry — could begin practicing and playing on Sept. 21, while football and volleyball could begin practicing, but not competing. “It was never a consideration to try playing even the lower-risk sports,” Pizzarelli said. “Transportation is a big issue. There are a lot of issues.” The plan now, he explained, is to fit all three sports seasons in between January and June, when, school officials hope, the threat of Covid-19 will have declined. Each season will be condensed to nine weeks. “We’ll look to get started Jan. 4 with the traditional winter sports, including basketball and wrestling,” Pizzarelli said. The fall sports will be played in the second season, and spring sports will end the school year, as usual. He said that Section VIII would aim to limit season overlaps to one week at the most. The 2020 spring season was nixed March 16, after just one week of practice, as the coronavirus deepened. Andrew Garcia contributed to this story.

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SENIOR QUARTERBACK WILLIAM Pickett in a game last fall against Wantagh. This year’s fall sports season has been postponed until January.

Foundation raises funds for pediatric cancer CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE tion planned to light the tree in East Williston on Wednesday and the one in Mineola the following night, followed by Malverne on Sept. 10 and Williston Park at a date to be determined. Trees will also be lit at Kellenberg Memorial High School, in Uniondale, and Sacred Heart Academy, in Hempstead. “If this takes off, I think it will be a really great fundraiser,” Ruchalski said. “I’m thrilled that so many people jumped on the bandwagon.” New to the awareness campaign this year are the luminarias, weighted paper bags with battery-operated tea lights that will decorate participating neighborhoods. Rockville Centre resident Jaime Madden said she had heard about their use elsewhere, and was struck by the image. She said she had always felt connected to the Ruchalski family and to Mary’s story, and suggested the luminarias to her mother. “I thought it would be a nice way to raise awareness, bring the community together and raise funds,” Madden said. “It’s mind-boggling to me that the research is so lacking for pediatric cancer, and the medications used for treatment are the same as they were using decades ago. My vision is that it will be a beautiful way to . . . bring money to the Mary Ruchalski Foundation.”

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THE VILLAGE LIT the gold tree for the first time last September. The idea caught on quickly. Madden said that within 24 hours of posting on social media, she had nearly 40 inquiries from people wanting to participate. As of press time, the residents of 46 blocks in the village have committed to lighting up

their streets by placing the luminarias on their curbs Sept. 18 to 20 (rain date Sept. 25 to 27). For longer blocks, she said, people can team up. For example, she said, three mothers have formed a team to light up Harvard Avenue.

“The response to this campaign has been really amazing,” Madden said. The luminarias can be purchased at Jeannine’s Gifts for $5, or through Madden, who will deliver large orders. Participants can opt to become “block coordinators” and get their neighbors on board to light up an entire street. For more information, email rvcgoesgold@gmail.com. Residents can also purchase gold bows for their homes or trees at Art Flower and Gift Shoppe for $10. Store owner Keith Linsalata said his shop has raised funds for the foundation for several years. Two years ago, more than $7,000 in proceeds from the sale of roses went to the organization, and last year the store began selling the weather-proof gold bows, and raised $4,700. Linsalata said that members of the Ruchalski family have been longtime customers, and that Mary’s diagnosis and death “hit home really hard.” Selling the bows every year, he said, is a sustainable way to continue raising money for the foundation. “At the end of the day,” Linsalata said, “the last thing we want is for our children to suffer. We want to help any way we can.” “I’m blown away that in these hard times, the whole community is coming together,” Ruchalski said. “It’s such a tribute to Mary.”

Pharmacists band together to give back ing pharmacies. They can also be delivered to Ryan Medical Building on the campus of Mercy Medical Center, 2000 For the next week, a food collection North Village Ave., Rockville Centre, drive will continue at Long Island phar- from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sept. 13. Volunteers macies, culminating in a drop-off event will then deliver the donations to famiat Ryan Medical Pharmacy in Rockville lies in need. Centre on Sunday, Sept. 13. The event, Jacobson, who also owns Rockville called Pharm Aid, sponsored by The Centre Pharmacy and West Hempstead Long Island Pharmacists Society, the Pharmacy, is requesting all donations to New York Society of Health System be in aluminum cans, plastic containers Pharmacists and RockCanor boxes – no glass, and no Roll, is intended to help peodented cans. Additionally, he ple who have been negatively requested that dates be impacted by the coronavirus checked to ensure the food pandemic while also highitems are not expired. Items lighting the work pharmaneeded include: canned meat cists have done throughout and fish, peanut butter, jam, the past six months. soup, coffee and tea, beans, “Pharmacy workers have condiments, apple sauce, been on the front line since macaroni and cheese boxed day one of the Covid-19 pandinners, pasta, rice, snack demic,” Howard Jacobson, bars, healthy breakfast cereowner of Ryan Medical al, juice, Gatorade, pasta Pharmacy and organizer of sauce and cooking oils and the event, said. “From the spices. Personal items such delivery driver, stock person, as soap, shampoo, toothcashiers, pharmacy technipaste, diapers, wipes, tamcians, phar macists in all pons, napkins, lotion and practice settings have been deodorant, paper towels, disrisking our lives to continue infectant wipes, pet food and serving our communities.” medicines such as Advil and The aim of the collection Tylenol are also requested. drive, Jacobson said, is to HOWARD “The donations will be help put food and other donated to folks in need of JACOBSON necessities on the tables of assistance,” Jacobson said. Long Islanders in need and Pharm Aid organizer “Together, we can help some to highlight the fact that hardworking people who “pharmacists and everyone have fallen on hard times. who works in the profession of pharma- Some families have not only lost their cy, no matter what the setting, have been loved ones, they have lost their support providing front-line healthcare to our system.” communities since minute one” of the Collection boxes will be available at Covid-19 pandemic. pharmacies including Rockville Centre “We wish to honor those who contin- Pharmacy at 30 Hempstead Ave. in Rockue to risk their lives every day,” Jacob- ville Centre; West Hempstead Pharmacy son said, “and to memorialize those in at 490 Hempstead Ave. in West Hempour profession who paid the ultimate stead, Kings Pharmacy at 1054 W Beech price.” St. in Long Beach and Levins Pharmacy Several of Jacobson’s colleagues – at 364 Long Beach Rd in Oceanside. Volincluding Bill Mantell, a longtime resi- unteers from RockCanRoll will be weardent of Rockville Centre who owned a ing masks and gloves as they deliver the pharmacy in Queens – have died from donations, Jacobson said. Monetary complications of the virus. donations are also appreciated and From now through Sept. 12, donations accepted at www.RockCANRoll.org/ of canned goods and other nonperish- Donate or to P.O. Box 700, Jericho, NY able items can be delivered to participat- 11753.

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e wish to honor those who continue to risk their lives every day and to memorialize those in our profession who paid the ultimate price.

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HOWARD JACOBSON, OWNER of Rockville Centre Pharmacy, organized a food drive for those in need. Donations can be dropped off at various locations through Sept. 12.

CRIME WATCH Larceny

Leaving the scene

■ On Aug. 28 at 8:45 a.m., the manager of an auto rental facility on Sunrise Highway reported a license plate was stolen from a vehicle.

■ On Aug. 28 at 11:42 p.m., a motorist reported that a car struck his vehicle and left the scene while he was driving on Lakeview Avenue. No injuries reported.

People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.

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Rice proposes bill to combat impaired driving If signed into law, bill would establish annual $5M federal grant program U.S. Reps. Kathleen Rice, a Democrat from Garden City, and T roy Balderson, a Republican from Ohio, i n t ro d u c e d t h e b i p a r t i s a n D r u g Impaired Driving Education Act of 2020, which would establish an annual $5 million federal grant program for states to educate the public on the dangers of drug-impaired driving. The latest available data from 2018 indicates that impaired driving was a factor in roughly 11,000 traffic deaths nationwide, all of which were preventable, the Congress members said. Rice, who has fought drunken driving since her days as Nassau County’s district attor ney, introduced three pieces of legislation in 2019 to help end impaired driving. “Despite common misconceptions, drug-impaired driving is just as dangerous as driving under the influence of alcohol, and that’s why this bill to expand public education and awareness is so important,” Rice said. “I’ve been working on these issues for my entire career, and I have seen the immense pain and tragedy that they can cause far too many times. I thank Re presentative Balderson and the many advocacy groups who are supporting this legislation. We must keep working together until we can end i m p a i re d a n d d i s t r a c t e d d r iv i n g once and for all.” “When someone under the influence of drugs or alcohol gets behind the wheel of a motor vehicle, entire communities are put at risk,” Balderson said. “Sadly, this is a fact we know

“Too many Americans do not realall too well in the state of Ohio, where the opioid epidemic runs rampant. ize that driving under the influence of cannabis or prescripThis legislation takes critition medication impairs cal ste ps to educate our their ability to operate a communities about the vehicle safely, so efforts to risks associated with drugbolster information, educaimpaired driving, includtion and enforcement is ing those driving under the something we can all celeinfluence of opioids and brate,” said Michelle Kormarijuana.” smo, president and CEO of The Drug-Impaired Wine and Spirits WholesalDriving Education Act has ers of America. “WSWA been endorsed by Responremains steadfast in fightsibility.org, Wine & Spirits ing impaired driving in all Wholesalers of America, forms and commends Reps. the National Safety CounR i c e a n d B a l d e r s o n fo r cil, the National Organizatheir leadership and comtion for the Reform of Marmitment to the public on i j u a n a L aw s a n d t h e the health and safety of all National District AttorAmericans.” neys Association. “Impairment is a persisD a r r i n G ro n d e l , v i c e tent roadway safety issue, president of traffic safety and we know drugand government relations impaired driving is a growfor Responsibility.org, said, ing concer n,” said Lor“In Washington state, 44 raine Mar tin, president percent of drivers involved and CEO of the National in fatal crashes between Safety Council. “We need 2008 to 2016 tested positive public awareness and outfor two or more substancrage to move the needle to es, with alcohol and tetralives, and this bill hyd ro c a n n ab i n o l ( T H C ) KathLeen RiCe save [ wo u l d p r ov i d e ] i n i t i a l being the most common funding to this end. We combination. This legisla- U.S. representative appreciate Congresswomtion is a giant step forward an Rice’s ongoing leaderin helping the public to u n d e r s t a n d t h e d a n g e r s d r u g - ship and relentless commitment to impaired driving and multi-substance this important issue.” “Keeping our communities safe and impaired driving pose on our roadreducing fatalities on our nation’s ways.”

espite common misconceptions, drug-impaired driving is just as dangerous as driving under the influence of alcohol.

Nassau sees lowest infection rate since March Thursday, Aug. 27, marked the highest number of Covid-19 tests conducted in Nassau County since the beginning of the pandemic, with 9,814 test results reported by the New York State Department of Health, and 0.5 percent of tests were positive for the coronavirus. “Robust testing is key to successfully navigating the challenges we are set to face this fall,” County Executive Laura Curran said. “Nassau is still waiting for the federal Lauran government to provide the emergency aid required to prevent further economic catastrophe and gutting of essential services – including continued robust Covid-19 testing. I want to thank Governor Cuomo for

his leadership, including making sure New York continues to ramp up Covid-19 testing instead of slowing it down. We need more testing with quicker results – not less testing altogether. Nassau has the line on the coronavirus, with a 1 percent positivity rate, throughout the summer. “But,” Curran said, “September will be a new challenge. None of this is easy, but we have no choice bu t t o re m a i n v i g i l a n t against a virus that has Curran claimed the lives of 2,197 residents and now more than 180,000 fellow Americans. Let’s keep doing what has saved countless lives and allowed Long Island to reopen safely: wearing a mask and social distancing.”

roads remains a top priority for prosecutors throughout the country,” said Nancy Parr, NDAA president and the commonwealth’s attorney for the City of Chesapeake, VA. “NDAA supports and endorses the Drug-Impaired Driving Education Act of 2020, which [would] provide vital federal funding to state and local governments, nonprofits, and law enforcement agencies to educate the public on the dangers of impaired driving and protect our citizens across the nation.” “With the majority of U.S. states now regulating marijuana sales for either medical purposes or for adult use, it’s important that traffic safety laws and practices comport with this new reality,” said Paul Ar mentano, NORML deputy director. “Both lawmakers and the general public can benefit from evidence-based messaging and strate gies reinforcing and strengthening responsible behavior.” Congress previously funded efforts to train authorities to better detect and deter dr ug-impaired driving, but there remains a need for public education and awareness of this g rowing problem, according to Rice. The new federal grant program established by the Drug-Impaired Driving Education Act would provide funding to states to address this specific need. The legislation is yet to be voted on by the House of Representatives, and must be approved by both the House and Senate and signed by the president to become law.

Town teams with Northwell on testing The Town of Hempstead and Northwell Health are launching three Covid19 mobile testing locations. The initiative, town and Northwell officials said, will provide increased testing to highrisk and minority communities within the town, which have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. Each week, three to four testing sites will be available, free of charge, at different locations throughout the town. The testing facilities will be open Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. To find the nearest testing location, residents are asked to call (516) 821-2500. Town Supervisor Donald Clavin thanked U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer for helping to secure the federal funding needed for the testing sites. “This collaboration with Northwell Health is

one that the town is extremely proud of and will continue our region’s ability to keep driving the numbers of Covid19 cases down to the lowest we’ve seen since the start of the pandemic,” Clavin said. “We’re proud to partner with the Town of Hempstead to provide antibody and diagnostic Covid-19 testing and share prevention information at 16 sites within Hempstead town,” said Dr. Debbie Salas-Lopez, senior vice president of community and population health at Northwell Health. “Education and testing are the keys to fostering healthy communities and limiting the spread of Covid-19.” Walk-ins are accepted, but appointments are encouraged by calling 8212500. For more information, visit hempsteadny.gov/.

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COURTNEY MYERS, EVENT Coordinator, left and Stuart Richner, Publisher, from Herald Community Newspapers; Anton’s Car Care Center President Anton Parisi and Harry Redes, Vice President; and Rockville Centre Police Officers Ron Flood, Chris Martins and Phil Kouril.

RVCPD receives donation The Herald recently published a Salute to Hometown Heroes special section, recognizing and thanking essential workers across Long Island. We then partnered with local businesses to deliver meals, sweets and gifts to Long Island’s heroes using the proceeds of the section. One of our partners, Anton’s Car Care Center, donated a $15 gas coupon to every officer and staff member in the Rockville Centre Police Department. The donation was made outside of the

Rockville Centre Police Department headquarters on Aug. 28. “We thank the Rockville Centre Police Department for their service during this pandemic,” said Harry Redes, Vice President of Anton Car Care Center. Herald Community Newspapers is proud to support Long Island businesses and we thank all essential workers for their dedication to the health and safety of our communities.

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Councilman represents at GOP convention were there.” President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence spoke with the delegates on the mornTown of Hempstead Councilman Bruce Blake- ing of Aug. 24. “Vice President Pence came to thank man, a Republican covering the 3rd District, got to us for our vote and thank us for coming down,” be a part of what he described as the most unusual Blakeman said. “Around 11 a.m., President Trump convention he has ever attended. came down to speak in an informal disHe was one of six New York state delcussion on his accomplishments and his egates at the 2020 Republican National vision for the next four years. EveryConvention, which took place in Charbody was energized by that, and the fact lotte, N.C., and the White House from that he detoured his plans to thank the Aug. 24 to 27. Originally there were to be delegates in Charlotte was a very nice 94 state delegates, but the number was thing.” pared down to six because of the coroThe convention moved to Washingnavirus pandemic. ton, D.C. on Aug. 27 as Trump concluded “There are two types of ways to the festivities with a speech on the become a delegate: You can run for it in White House’s South Lawn, which your congressional district, and then Blakeman attended. “The crowd was there are a number of delegates the energized and excited and were moved state chairman can appoint,” Blakeman by the stories we heard from some of said. “I was one of the elected delegates the speakers,” Blakeman said. “I from the state’s 4th Congressional Disthought the president was really good in trict. When it was restricted from 94 to his speech, and he touched on everysix, I lobbied to [Nassau County Repubthing he needed to.” lican Chairman] Joe Cairo that I wanted Coming out of the convention, Blaketo go, and the squeaky wheel wound up man said he is “cautiously optimistic” BRucE getting the oil.” about the presidential election. “I feel New York GOP Chairman Nick Lang- BlAkEMAn that a successful candidate always has worthy said he was pleased to have run as if they were 10 points behind Town of Hempstead to Blakeman as a state delegate. “Although so we can’t take anything for granted,” I wish we could’ve been celebrating the councilman he said. “There has been movement in president’s nomination with all of our the past two weeks for the president in 94 delegates, I was proud to have Counswing states, and I feel good about the cilman Blakeman as one of the six state delegates,” numbers moving in the right direction for him.” Langworthy said. When looking back on the convention, Blakeman The process for the delegates to enter the conven- said he would remember the relationships he tion began a week before the pandemic, when Blake- formed with fellow delegates from across the counman said he was sent daily health questionnaires try. “We spent our time talking about what life was and a Covid-19 test. “I got to Charlotte on Sunday like in our own communities and the election,” he night, [Aug. 23], and it was pretty closed down,” he said. “The convention was very different but great. said. “Everything was consolidated around the con- The fact that it was historic because it was so vention center, as the Westin Hotel was like an restricted made it special for me to be one of about armed camp since the president and vice president 350 delegates there.”

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he fact that it was historic because it was so restricted made it special for me to be one of about 350 delegates there.

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ToWn oF HEMpsTEAd Councilman Bruce Blakeman was one of six New York state delegates at the 2020 Republican National Convention.

County executive serves as DNC delegate By BRIdgET doWnEs bdownes@liherald.com

Over four days, elected officials and delegates from around the country attended the Democratic National Convention — including Nassau County Executive Laura Curran — but this time, virtually. Many people streamed footage of the convention, which took place Aug. 17 through 20. Joe Biden accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, and Kamala Harris, for vice president. “I think it would’ve been a lot more fun to do it the oldfashioned way, in a convention center with balloons and the crazy hats and everything,” Curran, of Baldwin, said. “It would’ve been a good experience; however, like everything else these days, we’re doing things a bit differently, so we did it over Zoom, virtually.” It was the county executive’s first time attending the convention as a delegate. She had attended in 1992, before she was involved in politics and government, when Bill Clinton accepted the party’s nomination for president. Curran said she attended some Zoom meetings throughout the four days in addition to delegate meetings, and watched parts of the convention via YouTube like other viewers. “There were some meetings that I would go to, organized by the State Democratic Committee,” she explained, adding that she and other delegates voted by filling out a form and e-mailing it in. “So it was easy in

that I didn’t have to go anywhere or really take time off. That was one plus.” It’s a strange election this year, Curran said, between Covid-19 changing the rules and the uncertainties around voting. “I would just encourage anyone who’s listening that no matter who you’re voting for — I’m not going to tell you who to vote for — just make sure that you don’t get turned off by the differences in this election and get out and vote, whether it’s absentee ballot or however you’re doing it,” she said, adding that it’s “so important for everyone to make their voices heard.” “Being able to participate in the convention, even remotely, really reminded me of that,” Curran continued, “how important it is to vote, because that’s the thing that keeps our democracy alive. It’s the thing that keeps elected officials accountable to the people.” She also urged voters to cast their votes in local races as well. “It’s so important that we participate in this democracy because in the course of human history, it is a rare and beautiful thing, and we should not take it for granted,” Curran said, noting that voting helps hold policymakers accountable. “The best and easiest way to do that is to vote.” “Whatever is going on in the world, whether we can be there in person or not, democracy is still happening,” she said. “It’s just happening in a new way. Democracy persists.”

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his commitment deepened and his path became clearer. He sat on the board of the Jewish Family Service and various comThis summer has seen a turnover in munity youth and young professionleadership at Congregation B’nai Sholom- al committees, and did private tutoring in Beth David in Rockville Centre, with a all areas of Judaics. new rabbi and cantor joining the temple During this time, he enriched in August. Rabbi David J. Lerner took the his learning and religious/spiritual pracreins from Rabbi Howard Diamond, who tice by spending a year at Darche Noam retired in early August after 10 years. Yeshiva in Jerusalem. Alexandra Weiser started at the same Then, he was recruited to the seminary time, becoming the congregation’s first to become a rabbi, which he began in the female cantor. fall of 2015. He spent the first year of the Lerner and his family moved to Rock- five-year program at Pelham Jewish Cenville Centre in early August, just days ter in Westchester, followed by a year in before he took over as rabbi. Technically, Israel. He and his wife, Alexis, got married the family moved from Toronto, though in the summer of 2016, before heading to due to the pandemic, they spent the Israel; the couple returned to spring in his native city of Toronto in late spring, where Detroit, shifting between the their first child, Magda Rose, homes of his parents and his was born. In 2018, he was in-laws. Ler ner, 37, was awarded the Tanenbaum Felordained this spring at the lowship at Beth Tzedec ConJewish Theological Seminary, gregation in Toronto, which where he concentrated his evolved into a formal rabbinic studies in Talmud and Rabinter nship. In 2019-2020, binics, and received the preshis rabbinic position at Beth tigious Cyrus Adler Prize for Tzedec was extended with academic excellence. renewed focus on young famiHe did not always know Rabbi David Lerner ly engagement. His son, Levi, that he would take this path. was born last year. When Lerner began college at Before coming to Rockville the University of Michigan, he was pre- Centre, Lerner said he interviewed with a med. But his chosen career, he said, “was lot of synagogues, but the search committruly a calling.” tee had a “strong impact” on him. “I felt a Though raised with a religious nice energy, a good rapport,” he said. upbringing that included attending a Jew- “What they were saying about the comish Day School in middle school and high munity was exactly what I was looking school, he stopped practicing until his for.” third year of college, when, he said, he Lerner said he applied to synagogues felt like there was “something missing” of all sizes, but loved the size and closefrom his life. He began going to syna- ness of Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth gogue and soon became a ritual leader – a David and loves the “dedication and pascommitment he was paid to do. “I felt sion of congregants and how they supmore enriched,” he said, “plus, it was pay- port one another.” ing my bills.” The support was given to him immediThis inspired him to keep studying the ately, as board members and congregants Torah, and he said he found “deeper came by, with their children, to help Lernmeaning in the world” through his work er move in to his new home. “I felt the at the synagogue. warmth and love since day one,” he said. “I felt really grateful, “ Lerner said. “I “It’s a very warm community.” was fulfilling my calling from God and An official welcome will take place on this need to give back.” Sunday, when the Sisterhood of the conThen, as he was preparing to start gregation will present the family with a medical school, he was offered a full-time mezuzah, a scroll containing Bible verses, position as the director of youth program- to hang on the front door post. ming at Congregation Shaarey Zedek. Lerner said he is looking forward to “It was a big decision,” he said, noting getting to know his congregants, and that that he had invested a lot of time and he and Weiser have been working well money into his undergraduate degree together in crafting the services. with the goal of becoming a doctor. Ulti“I love people, both interacting with mately, he took the job, despite his moth- them one-on-one and from the pulpit,” er’s initial disappointment. Lerner said. “My goal is to meet as many “I told my mom, ‘I’m still going to be a people as I can, get to know them and healer, just a different kind,’” he said. learn what they’re seeking and how I can And from there, his knowledge grew, help them.”

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THE NY MARINE Rescue Center has released preliminary findings in the death of a dolphin that was trapped in Mill River for a few weeks.

Early findings in dolphin death revealed By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

The dolphin that was trapped in Mill River in East Rockaway and eventually discovered dead may have been killed after getting struck by a vessel, according to the preliminary findings of the NY Marine Rescue Center. A necropsy, or animal autopsy, was performed on the dolphin after it was found dead in Mill River, south of Lazy Lobster in East Rockaway. Previous reports that claimed the dolphin was found in Far Rockaway, Queens were false. “The following are the preliminary findings: lacerations consistent with a vessel strike, muddy substrate with sticks and non-embedded fishing hook found in its gastrointestinal tract, and possible parasitic infection of the brain,” the center wrote on its Facebook page. “Samples were collected for pathological examination to further investigate these findings as possible causes of death. We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.” The dolphin was discovered trapped in Mill River in late July. On Aug. 13, rescuers were to begin a herding operation to bring the dolphin out of the shallow river and into the ocean, but they were unable to find the mammal. It was later found dead and recovered by the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society. Maxine Montello, the director for the NY Marine Rescue Center, said that when searchers went to find the dolphin on Aug. 13 and couldn’t find it, their team surveyed the site via land, water and air, but could not locate the water animal. “We didn’t attempt intervention until [Aug. 13] to give the animal a chance to move out of the area on its own,” she explained last week. “Due to the location of the animal and its active behavior, stranding network biologists, dolphin experts and veterinarians determined

that safe intervention options for this care were very limited.” Over the last few weeks, campers at Rolling River Day Camp in East Rockaway were able to catch frequent glimpses of the mammal after it emerged in the river in late July. It was determined that during high tide, the marine animal went under the East Rockaway Long Island Rail Road station bridge into Mill River, while following a school of fish, but the water level did not rise again, so it was stuck there. Earlier this month, the tides rose again and the marine center waited to intervene based on expert recommendations and due to how active the dolphin appeared to be. After it was initially discovered, camp administrators kayaked out to assess the situation and placed calls to wildlife conservation and rescue organizations, including the rescue center, which continued to monitor the dolphin in the ensuing days. Marissa Goodman Allaben, a director at Rolling River, said that the experts told her after it first happened that the dolphin appeared healthy and energetic, and that attempting to rescue or move it could cause more harm than letting it find its way back to the ocean in time. The East Rockaway Fire Department also came to the camp to assess the situation from Rolling River’s marina. While it brought much excitement to the campers, administrators took a cautious approach to not disturbing the dolphin, including banning the use of motorized boats near it. “The campers have been excited and have been trying to spot it throughout the day,” Goodman Allaben said last month, “but at the same time, as a camp, we want to make sure we’re doing our best not to injure or disturb the dolphin. It’s been a special week at camp for all of our campers and staff to have such a rare sighting in our river.”

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hen the severity of the pandemic required that most activity needed to shut down, the commissioners of Oceanside Sanitation District No. 7 immediately implemented a comprehensive system to ensure the safety of the workers and the public in order to provide one of the most essential public services. The first step was to schedule each truck with the same team of workers. Normally, workers rotate the routes with different loaders and drivers. This single step mitigated the risk of a potential spread of the virus to the entire workforce. If someone came down with the virus, only the members of that team would be at risk. They would be isolated, and testing would be done immediately. We used to go inside headquarters to get ready for our shifts, but two important recommendations for avoiding transmission of the virus are social distancing and being outdoors. So we waited outside, well apart from each other, before starting our workday. Our trucks were also sanitized and sterilized after each pickup. Our commissioners made sure that we had everything we needed to stay safe, so we never had to request personal protective equipment because it was automatically given to us. It was an adjustment having to wear a mask while moving quickly to lift and load the garbage, but we knew how important it was to protect ourselves and each other, so we adapted to our new normal quickly.

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Though his undergraduate studies are complete, Rockville Centre resident and 2016 Kellenberg Memorial High School graduate Kyle DeVerna will continue to play basketball as a graduate student in England. DeVerna graduated from The University of Scranton Kania School of Business with a finance degree in May, and accepted a basketball scholarship to Northumbria University in Newcastle, England, where he will pursue a master’s in business administration in finance. DeVerna has also been selected to play for the Teesside Lions in the National Basketball League Division 3, based in Middlesbrough, England, for the 2020-21 season. Courtesy University of Scranton In January, DeVerna scored his KYLE DEVERNA OF Rockville Centre is heading to 1,000th college career point in his England to play basketball as a graduate student. standout season at The University of Scranton, making him the 45th The CHSAA Nassau/Suffolk Co- Player of basketball player at the university to The Year in 2016. achieve this milestone in the school’s 105At the University of Scranton, he year history of playing college basketball. earned All-Conference honors in the Deverna is only one of two players in Landmark Conference his junior and Kellenberg Memorial High School’s senior years, was a three-year starter and 33-year history to score 1,000 points or team captain his junior and senior years. more and is the first to achieve this DeVerna received the Landmark Men’s accomplishment in high school and col- Basketball Sportsmanship award, voted lege. While at Kellenberg, he was a first by the Conference Coaches during his team All CHSAA Player and was named junior and senior seasons.

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Be on the lookout for signs that your child is stressed about Covid-19

he Covid-19 health crisis has brought about many changes to daily life, and kids know that things are different. Like adults, kids and teens experience stress too. While small amounts of stress are a normal part of life, some young people may have worrisome responses to disrupted routines, social distancing, event cancellations, missed milestones, and especially the affect of the pandemic on schooling. Reacting negatively to current events, school stress or other common stressors can lead to decreased academic performance, social isolation and even declines in mental health. Parents, family members and mentors are often the first to recognize signs of stress in children and help them learn coping skills to navigate challenging times. Signs and symptoms Kids and teens may show physical, emotional and/ or behavioral signs of stress. These signs are relatively consistent throughout children of all ages; however, some indicators are less obvious than others. Pay special attention to any sudden shifts in behavior or unusual complaints your child brings up to you.

Physical indicators include: √ Headaches √ Upset stomach √ Chest pain √ Heart palpitations or increased heart rate √ Insomnia √ Nightmares √ Bedwetting √ Decreased appetite, comfort-eating, or bingeing √ Pretending to be sick to avoid activities Emotional indicators can include: √ Anxiety √ Mood swings √ Restlessness √ Clinginess √ New or recurring fears √ Increased crying, anger, stubbornness, or aggression √ Decreased concentration or motivation √ Emotional overreactions to minor incidents √ Regressing toward comforting behaviors from early childhood (i.e. thumb-sucking, nail-biting, sleeping with a stuffed animal) √ Social isolation, withdrawal, or unwillingness to participate in formerly enjoyed activities

What affects children and teens If you notice any of the physical, behavioral or emotional symptoms of stress, take a minute to consider what may be causing these reactions. Stress in children is commonly caused by significant life changes, both positive, like starting a new grade, and negative, like family turmoil or classroom bullying. Remember that all kids are unique in what they find stressful. Younger children, preteens and teens react differently to triggers in their environment. So, an incident causing stress to an 8-year-old boy may not trouble his 15-year-old sister. Potential stressors for kids of all ages: √ Conflict with friends, bullying, and peer pressure √ Changing schools √ Struggling in school (i.e. curriculum, grades, homework, socializing) √ Balancing responsibilities (i.e. school and extracurricular activities) √ Disappointing their parents √ Parental divorce or separation √ Financial difficulties within the family √ Unsafe or precarious living situation Potential stressors for children: √ New experiences and places √ Being away from home √ Performing in front of others (i.e. sports, speeches, recitals) √ Perceived dangers (i.e. kidnapping, fires, burglars, natural disasters, the dark) Potential stressors for preteens and teens: √ Going through puberty and bodily changes √ Poor self-esteem and negative thoughts about themselves √ Fear of the future (i.e. going off to college, getting a job) √ Cyberbullying √ Romantic relationships and dating √ Pressure to try drugs and alcohol with friends Strategies to alleviate childhood stress Ensure that your child feels safe. It’s important to Continued to Is my child ok? Above photo: Kids, like adults, can struggle with emotional impact of the pandemic, especially now that they are headed back to school.

Now more than ever focus on health as your child heads off to class School is many things — a place where kids learn and grow cognitively, develop social skills, and become independent individuals. It can also be a place where they pick up germs and illnesses and bring them home. Especially, in our Covid-19 world, germs have taken on a new focus with terrifying intensity. Now more than than ever, reinforcing essential health practices is imperative for a positive outcome — both at school and at home. Teach your child proper hand washing We all know that hand washing is one of the most important ways we can prevent the spread of illness in the classroom and elsewhere — even prior to the coronavirus pandemic it mattered. Now it’s even more vital. Remind your children that when they come in contact with germs, they can easily spread those germs — especially if they rub their eyes or scratch their nose. Then, it’s only a matter of time until the rest of the family is sick as well. But frequent hand washing can help slow this spread of germs. By teaching your kids how to wash their hands properly — and to especially wash after blowing their nose, using the bathroom, and before eating — you can help them reduce the risk of getting sick, and keep them from infecting others if they catch an infection or illness. Boost the immune system Clearly, keeping your child’s immune system strong is an important way to stay healthy and ward off illness during the school year. Getting enough sleep, maintaining a healthy diet, managing stress, exercising, making time to laugh, and the all-important hand washing can help reduce your child’s risk of getting colds, flu, and other infections._ But even with preventative measures, most kids will get between six and eight colds per year as their immune systems continues to develop. And with Covid-19, the need to prevent illnesses during the 2020–2021 school year is more important than ever. Of course the most effective way to prevent disease is through vaccination.

But there is growing interest among parents in giving kids supplements like vitamin C and elderberry. However, you should always consult with your child’s doctor before giving them supplements. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend multivitamins for healthy children who eat a varied diet. It’s best that they get their vitamins from foods. Maintain healthy habits Does your child know the importance of healthy habits to prevent colds, flu, and other infections? Try to keep our “new normal” from becoming even more complicated by taking preventative measures to avoid getting sick. Healthy habits include remembering not to touch eyes or to refrain from sharing cups and utensils with friends. Kids may even need to learn not to share their face masks or to play with them while they are in school. Whether your school district will resume fully inperson or operate under a hybrid model, it’s still important that kids get a refresher on healthy habits like covering their cough and avoiding touching their face. Some other things kids need to be reminded of is remembering to use a tissue instead of an arm sleeve, letting mom and dad know when they don’t feel well, and avoiding close contact with their friends at school. Establish good sleep hygiene Making sure your children get enough sleep is a crucial part of keeping them healthy. In fact, studies show that missing sleep can impact kids in a number of ways. For instance, lack of sleep can lead to poor concentration, obesity, depression, suicide ideation, and injuries. Not only is sleep an important part of a child’s physical and emotional health but it also can play a role role in how well they do in school, too. And to make matters worse, research suggests that kids Continued to Healthy habits Above photo: With the start of a new school year, take a proactive approach to your family’s well-being so everyone can learn and thrive without raising the risk of spreading Covid-19.

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Continued from Is my child ok? reassure the child that you will keep them safe and loved, and then take the necessary steps to ensure you can uphold your promises. Talk to your child. Communicate in an open, supportive manner. Ask your child directly how they’re feeling and really listen to their answers. No matter what they tell you, remember to stay calm and avoid making them feel judged or selfconscious. Also, don’t get upset if your child can’t or won’t open up. Some kids need more time and encouragement than others. Younger children typically don’t have the vocabulary necessary to say “I feel stressed,” so they will use other words like “scared,”“sad,”“confused,” or “mad.” Meanwhile, preteens and teens may say dismissive things about themselves like “I can’t do anything right,”“no one likes me,” or “I have no friends.” Gently prompt the child to keep talking and try to pinpoint the driving force behind these statements. Emotional check-ins can be fun and easy too. Develop healthy coping methods. Kids often aren’t equipped with the tools needed to lower their stress levels. Teaching mindfulness techniques or breathing exercises can be very beneficial in promoting relaxation. Additionally, you can explain how physical exercise can help combat the feeling of stress. Promoting a healthy lifestyle with balanced meals, time outdoors, and limits on their screen usage, including TV, cellphone, and laptops, is also recommended — especially when distance learning places more demands on screen time. Spend quality time together. If your child is going through stressful changes in their life, show them that you’ll always be their pillar of support. Try to reduce their anxiety by planning fun activities together and regularly offering

praise, hugs, and affection to boost their feelings of self-worth. Having family routines, like weekday dinners together or Sunday movie nights, can also bring stability and comfort to a child’s week. Manage your own stress. Children often follow the emotional cues of the adults in their lives. If you’ve been going through a stressful time and you’re feeling the negative effects of stress, anxiety or depression, don’t forget to take care of yourself. Parents and caregivers need to prioritize their own happiness too, so they’re able to serve as loving, attentive presences in their children’s lives. Finally, don’t pressure your child into immediately telling you what’s wrong. If they are feeling scared or anxious, they may take longer to confide in you. Remember to always be loving and patient, and allow your kid to talk openly when they’re ready. With younger children, they may truly not know or understand why they’re feeling stressed. In these cases, consider speaking to their teacher or after-school youth mentor if you’re unable to pinpoint a stressor in your child’s home life. When to seek professional help Despite the best efforts of parents and loved ones, some children may still be unable to open up. If your child or teen won’t disclose the source of their stress or you observe their symptoms worsening, it’s time to seek out professional help. Don’t hesitate to contact your family doctor or get in touch with a trained therapist who specializes in treating children and adolescents. A child in crisis deserves your immediate help and support so they can return to enjoying their childhood to the fullest.

Eye on wellness One test every child needs before going back to school

hether the classroom is in-person, virtual or a combination of both, however your child attends school this fall, eye exams remain essential for success with their academics. While Covid-19 remains at the forefront of our health concerns, it’s still important to prioritize a visit to the eye doctor. “An annual comprehensive eye exam is essential for optimal wellness, as well as ensuring your child reaches his or her full academic potential,” says opthalmolgist Dr. Jennifer Wademan. The incidence of visual impairment in preschool children is expected to increase 26 percent over the next 45 years, affecting almost 220,000 children, according to a recent study by the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute. What’s more, kids have more demand on their eyes and vision than ever before due to the increased use of digital devices. Not only will an eye exam help provide the clear vision necessary for a child to see the blackboard and work on digital devices without straining, but this essential visit can also detect a broad range of issues related to eye health and overall wellness. Kids — and adults for that matter — don’t always know they are experiencing a vision problem. As a result, they may be compensating for vision issues by turning their head to the side, squinting or holding reading material up close or far away.

Get a comprehensive eye exam While 76 percent of parents said sight is the most important sense, only 50 percent take their kids for an annual eye exam, according to a recent survey conducted by YouGov and VSP Vision Care. It seems that many parents are under the incorrect impression that the vision screening conducted by the school nurse or at the pediatrician’s office is sufficient. Although many schools offer abbreviated vision screenings throughout the year, they can miss up to 80 percent of vision problems, including serious conditions like amblyopia (lazy eye), which can lead to vision loss if not treated. An annual comprehensive eye exam is the best way to detect vision problems, as well as other conditions related to the eyes that can affect overall health and wellness. “How a child’s brain processes visual information is complex, and a screening alone isn’t a substitute for a comprehensive exam, nor is it the most reliable way to track a child’s eye health,” says Dr. Wademan. “A comprehensive eye exam with an eye doctor however, evaluates multiple aspects of vision, including the closeup skills essential for reading, tracking and focusing.” Don’t wait for complaints Among those parents who do not bring their children to the eye doctor annually, 72 percent of moms and 48 percent of dads said they would be motivated to do so if their child complains of discomfort or changes in vision.

Don’t wait for that first complaint! Certain changes to eyesight can happen gradually, and children may not realize that their vision is impaired. Dr. Wademan points out that catching problems early is important. “When a child’s visual system is not given a clear and focused image, and if his or her eyes are not working together, the child could fail to

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ever achieve normal visual acuity,” she says. “These patients end up struggling to see well in adulthood, even with contacts or glasses.” Above photo: Vision and learning are directly connected, as approximately 80 percent of what a child learns is presented visually. For success in the classroom, the sports field and more, start the school year right with a comprehensive eye exam.

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Stay active with Tai Chi which promotes relaxation and calm through flowing movements. Tai Chi involves a series of movements performed in a slow, focused manner and is accompanied by deep breathing. These meditative movements employ balance and weight shifting, breathing techniques, and cognitive tools such as visualization and focused internal awareness. Numerous studies have shown that Tai Chi can improve balance, strength, relaxation, lower blood pressure and promote deeper breathing, among other benefits. That is why it is beneficial to patients at Lynbrook Restorative. Tai Chi encourages and promotes a quicker healing process for our patients who come to us for many different reasons. If you are interested in trying Tai Chi, you can look for Adam’s Tai Chi video on the Lynbrook Restorative Therapy and Nursing Facebook page, under videos. Adam demonstrates both standing and sitting Tai Chi skits.

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THE COACHES KEPT their students busy this summer, while making extra efforts to stay safe.

RVC children stay active at CATS Despite the restrictions and delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, Children’s Athletic Training School in Rockville Centre was able to hold a successful summer program. The school held programs on site at the school on Maple Avenue and also provided home sessions. According to director Jami Madison, social distancing and health and safety protocols were enforced, with the school putting a greater emphasis on the importance of hand washing, sanitizing and checking temperatures. The school is now registering students for fall classes.

CHILDREN WERE SEATED six feet apart during the outdoor game sessions. MIKEY MADISON, 2, practiced using the thermometer on his classmates. HUDSON GLECKER, 3, of Rockville Centre took the safety protocols seriously and happily washed his hands. THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, children had the opportunity to play games with their classmates.

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Molloy uses tech to support new protocols Molloy College demonstrated new temperature kiosks that are designed to help support Covid-19 procedures on campus for this fall, one of several initiatives that will be in place for the start of classes this year. The temperature kiosks have been installed at the entrances to buildings and residence halls on campus that take the forehead temperature of any person entering the building. If someone fails a temperature check, they are given instructions on the kiosk on how to seek medical attention. Medical isolation rooms have also been established to immediately handle students who display symptoms of Covid-19. Molloy plans to welcome students back to campus with a combination of in-person, HyFlex/hybrid and online classes. The College will also reopen its three residence halls to students for on-campus living, limiting students to single and double rooms, installing increased signage to address social distancing guidelines, and requiring face coverings in public spaces. Molloy previously announced a tuition freeze for the 2020-21 academic year, and refunded more than $1 million to students for fees associated with the pandemic lockdown that forced schools and businesses to close through the end of the Spring semester. Courtesy Molloy College

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an Order granted by Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 7th day of August 2020 bearing the index number 422-20, a copy order may be examined at the Office of the Nassau County Clerk located at 240 Old Country Road, Nassau, New York, grants me the right to assume the name of Jay Aston Foehr. My present address is Jermaine Anthony Brown, 180 Maple Ave, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. The date of my birth is December 2nd 1971, the place of birth is New York, NY the present name is Jermaine Anthony Brown. 122952

LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Rockville Centre (Village) will hold a public hearing with respect to the following proposed local laws: RVC 2020F. A local law to enact a temporary moratorium on certain awnings and signs in commercial or retail establishments. Date of Hearing: September 14, 2020 Time of Hearing:9:00 am Place of Hearing: The meeting and public hearing will be conducted virtually pursuant to Executive Orders issued by the Governor. Interested persons may access the virtual meeting a t :

https://zoom.us/j/972684 86648. Audio of the meeting may be accessed at 646-558-8656, Meeting ID: 972 6848 6648. Pursuant to Executive Orders, the Village Hall is closed to the public. The proposed local law is available for public inspection on the Village website at www.rvcny.gov . Please check the Village website for any possible changes with respect to the hearing or propsed law. All interested persons will have an opportunity to be heard with respect to the public hearing (a) prior to or during the public hearing by email to feedback@rvcny.us or by written submission to the Village Administrator, One College Place, PO Box 950, Rockville Centre, New York 11570-0950, or (b) during the hearing by email to feedback@rvcny.us or by oral comment or Chat comment using the Zoom website. 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:August 26, 2020 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE 122951

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LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Rockville Centre (Village) will hold a public hearing with respect to the following proposed local laws: RVC 2020F. A local law to enact a temporary moratorium on certain awnings and signs in commercial or retail establishments. Date of Hearing: Setpember 14, 2020 Time of Hearing: 9:00 am Place of Hearing: The meeting and public hearing will be conducted virtually pursuant to Executive Orders issued by the Governor. Interested persons may access the virtual meeting a t : https://zoom.us/j/972684 86648. Audio of the meeting may be accessed at 646-558-8656,

Meeting ID: 972 6848 6648.

Pursuant to Executive Orders, the Village Hall is closed to the public. The proposed local law is available for public inspection on the Village website at www.rvcny.gov . Please check the Village website for any possible changes with respect to the hearing or propsed law. All interested persons will have an opportunity to be heard with respect to the public hearing (a) prior to or during the public hearing by email to feedback@rvcny.us or by written submission to the Village Administrator, One College Place, PO Box 950, Rockville Centre, New York 11570-0950, or (b) during the hearing by email to feedback@rvcny.us or by oral comment or Chat comment using the Zoom website. 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:August 26, 2020 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE 122950 Search for notices online at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

Ellen Beryl Davis, a longtime Rockville Centre resident, died unexpectedly on Sept. 19, 2019, in Indio, CA, at age 71. Davis was born in Manhattan on Nov. 19, 1948, the beloved only child of Mark and Fanchon (Silverberg) Davis. She grew up in Rockville Centre, graduating from South Side High School in 1966. She attended Adelphi University and the Fashion Institute of Technology. During her career in marketing and sales, she lived in New York City and in

California. She will be remembered for her generosity and shared family holidays on Long Island and Brooklyn. She enjoyed traveling, political banter and is remembered for her quick wit and humor. She was a fabulous cook, an animal lover and a loyal Mets fan. Davis is survived by her cousins and will be sadly missed by the Jed family and dear long time friends.

Paul Schimmenti dies at 71 After a six-year battle with cancer, Paul A Schimmenti, DDS, died on Aug. 3, at age 71. Schimmenti lived in Rockville Centre, where he owned a dental practice for 40 years. His wife, MaryAnn, assisted him as a dental hygienist. Schimmenti was a graduate of Chaminade High School and received a bachelor of science degree from C.W. Post College, where he studied chemistry and graduated summa cum laude. He then went on to SUNY Buffalo, where he received his DDS and was awarded the Academy of Anesthesia Award. Schimmenti was an attending dentist at Nassau County Medical Center and served on the Board of Directors of the Nassau County Dental Society for more than 25 years. He spent three years of active duty in the Army, in Amberg, Germany, and spent 13 years in the

Army Reserve. He was the youngest commander of a deployable dental unit. In his free time, Schimmenti loved to sail, according to his wife, and was a member of the Hempstead Harbour Club. He was the son of the late James and Josephine Schimmenti. His father owned St. James Pharmacy on Brower Avenue for almost 40 years. In addition to MaryAnn, his wife of 39 years, Schimmenti is survived by his sister Barbara Erhartic of Merrick, brother James of Florida and his sister Linda Abram of Pennsylvania, and sister-in-law Eileen Fox-Luciano of South Carolina. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Donations may be made in Paul’s name to St Jude’s Children Hospital or the Wounded Warrior Project.

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alf hidden by shrubs and tree branches, there’s a bench in my backyard’s southeast corner, short and stout, its thin pine planks grayed by the elements and mottled with mint-green lichen. Weakened by age, it is a delicate little thing, which no one has sat on for years, but there it remains, my wife and I stubbornly refusing to part with it. We love that bench, survivor that it is. Superstorm Sandy sloshed through our Merrick neighborhood in 2012, flooding our yard with saltwater, liftSCOTT ing all manner of BRINTON lawn furniture from people’s yards and depositing it who knew where. That little bench — just large enough to fit two preschoolers — never budged. My wife bought it 15 years ago to give our daughter and son — then 5 and 3, respectively — a place to sit under the shade of an old flowering dogwood tree. I was marching to and fro on a recent balmy Friday evening, mowing the backyard lawn, when I was suddenly struck by how special that bench is, what it represents to my wife and me — years of happy memories wrapped up in an inanimate object. I

stopped and stared at it as the remembrances coursed through my mind. I’m feeling more emotional than usual these days. Covering the coronavirus pandemic for the Heralds has, at times over the past six months, shaken me to my core. Covid-19 devastated New York state, particularly the greater metropolitan area. Writing and editing stories about the deaths of so many good people takes its toll on your psyche. At the same time, my son, Andrew, graduated from Kennedy High School in Bellmore in June, and three weeks he later turned 18, officially becoming an adult. He began his studies at Hofstra University last week. My daughter, Alexandra, 20, started her junior year at NYU this week. I am no longer the parent of children; I am the parent of two adults, capable of driving, voting and earning their keep. It’s a strange thought that takes some getting used to. That’s why, I believe, my thoughts have more often turned to those long summer days spent in the backyard, lost in play with the kids when they were young, their giddy chatter echoing through the neighborhood as they bounced through the sprinkler, bobbed in the inflatable pool, played hideand-seek or badminton, or kicked the soccer ball around until their legs gave out from

fatigue. Always, the bench was there. I hadn’t noticed how it had aged until that recent Friday. Only the brown metal centerpiece across its backrest, depicting an African savanna with a lion, a monkey, a gazelle, an elephant and a giraffe, is seemingly untouched by time. Around the time our kids were in preschool, my wife and I planted 10 peegee hydrangeas, three dwarf cherry trees and two apple trees around our backyard, and later added two white pines in oversized pots beside the patio. Each set of flora was imbued with meaning. When we moved in 18 years ago, a line of forsythia bushes separated our yard from our neighbor behind us. Each spring it exploded in yellow for two weeks. Then the neighbor, who has since moved away, cut down the bushes, and there was no longer any vegetation, any color. So we ordered 10 one-foot-tall hydrangea seedlings for $3.50 each from the Arbor Day Foundation. They came packaged in clear plastic tubes, their fragile roots wrapped in wet paper towels to preserve them. These specimens weren’t much to look at at first; you hardly knew they were there. Each year they grew, though, and now they tower eight feet above our backyard, forming a tunnellike canopy along our rear fence line, burst-

or my wife and me, years of happy memories wrapped up in an inanimate object.

ing with puffy white flowers in mid-August. We planted the cherries in honor of my wife’s parents, who kept a cherry orchard in their home village of Rajdavitsa, in southwestern Bulgaria. The white pines we planted for my parents, who maintained a pine forest in the front and back yards of my childhood home in Yaphank, in Suffolk County. And the apples we planted for our kids, so we could watch the trees grow with them. They’re now 30 feet tall. The bench sits between the apples and the hydrangeas, their lush vegetation covering it in shade. The old dogwood died five years ago, and I cut off its branches then and chain-sawed its trunk down this summer. These days, my backyard is quieter than it was — the giddy chatter is gone. Often I sit on a much larger bench on the opposite side of this space, between the hydrangeas and a massive holly bush. It’s a sturdy bench, made of teak, the kind that feels like it might last a century. There I sit and find peace in the early morning or late evening, before or after a long day’s work, reflecting on all that was and all I hope will be. My backyard has long been my sanctum to escape the sound and fury of the world beyond its borders. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.

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hat if Sam Adams, John Hancock and the other colonists living in and around Lexington and Concord had thought that Paul Revere was spreading fake news on the 18th of April in ’75? That was the night Revere rode through the countryside, shouting that the British were coming, as indeed, 700 British regulars advanced toward the rebels. What happened next was different from the richly RANDI imagined version KREISS of history in Longfellow’s poem, but Revere did spread the news. And the citizens of Massachusetts believed him. And they believed the coverage of subsequent battles in the Boston Gazette. What if Americans, fixed to their radios, hadn’t believed FDR’s shocking announcement on Dec. 7, 1941, that the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor? He said, “It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many

days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time, the Japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.” Roosevelt declared war, thereby telling Americans that they would soon be sending their sons and daughters overseas to fight and to support the war effort. A few days later, Nazi Germany declared war on the United States, and the great ship of state moved into battle mode. People learned about FDR’s proclamations through the press and followed the progress of the war through our newspapers and the president’s radio addresses. What if a majority of Americans had suspected the news was unreliable? What if people had suspected that FDR might be leading the country into war for self-serving reasons, to get re-elected or to enrich himself and his family? I think, too, of the immense sacrifice that was asked of the British people by Winston Churchill during the Blitz. He fixed their courage to a sticking point with the sheer power of his moral authority and his magnificent words. What if they hadn’t

trusted or believed in him? What if a group within England had refused to abide by the draconian wartime rationing and restrictions because Churchill had been proven a liar or a fool? The citizens of London followed him through hell because they trusted him with their lives. We are not similarly blessed. There are two parts to this problem of veracity and authenticity in the public arena. One is that our president is not worthy of our trust. He suggested from his first day in office that his version of the truth, although it might be verifiably false (like the number of spectators at his inauguration), was the truth. That makes it impossible for thinking people to follow his directives or believe in his leadership. The second part is that the president uses the term “fake news” to delegitimize reporters and news outlets that challenge him. A society needs both a president who tells the truth and a free press that holds pubic officials to account. We have a fair and free press that, from right to left and left to right, reports the news and expresses a broad spectrum of views. Viewers and readers can read and

hat if Americans had suspected the news about Pearl Harbor was unreliable?

tune in, inform themselves and process the different points of view. The blight that has infected journalism is the president’s accusation of “fake news” for any reporting that questions him or his policies. The idea that the reliable news outlets are disseminating “fake” information undermines the basic constitutional guarantee of a free press. I know, because since Trump came into office, a fair number of readers have slung the “fake news” epithet my way when they don’t agree with something I write. Yet it is the press that has exposed the ongoing chaos in the Trump administration, the self-serving mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic and the continuing tragedy of a man ill fit and ill equipped to be president. If Donald Trump shouted that the British were coming, if he asked us to endure a blitz, if he declared war on another country, there would be a crisis of faith in his leadership. At the end of the day, I suspect we would need our free press to help us decide how to move forward as a country. And how would that go if millions of Americans had been encouraged by the president to perceive widely respected news sources as “fake”? Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

ROCKVILLE CENTRE HERALD — September 3, 2020

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The CDC’s Covid-19 back-to-school checklist

undreds of thousands of students will start school across Long Island next week amid the worst disease outbreak in the United States since 1918. It is indeed a time of fear and anxiety for many parents, who worry about their children contracting an illness whose cause is only loosely understood, whose symptoms can range from mild to debilitating, even catastrophic, and whose cure is months, if not years, away. In our annual back-to school editorial, we normally offer government guidance on topics from students’ study habits to bus safety. This time, we provide the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s best advice on keeping your kids safe amid the pandemic of 2020. According to the CDC, parents should: ■ Check their children each morning for signs of illness. Any child with a fever of 100.4 degrees or higher, sore throat, cough, diarrhea, severe headache, vomiting or body aches should not attend school. Any child who has been in contact with someone with Covid-19 should stay home as well. ■ Identify their school point person(s) to contact if a child is ill. ■ Know local Covid-19 testing sites in case their children develop symptoms. ■ Make sure their children are up to date with all recommended vaccines, including for influenza. All school-aged children should get the flu vaccine every season, with rare exceptions. ■ Review and practice proper hand washing at home, especially before and after eating, sneezing, coughing and adjusting a mask or cloth face covering. ■ Be familiar with how their children’s schools will make water available during the day. Consider packing a water bottle. ■ Develop daily routines before and after school — for example, what to pack for school in the morning, like hand sanitizer and a backup mask, and what to do when children return home, like washing hands immediately, washing masks and changing clothes. ■ Talk to their children about precautions

How parents can help kids wear their masks According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, parents should: ■ Have multiple masks for their kids, so they can wash them daily and have backups ready. ■ Choose masks that: n Fit snugly but comfortably against the side of the face. n Completely cover the nose and mouth. n

Are secured with ties or ear loops.

Have multiple layers of fabric.

Allow for breathing without restriction.

Can be washed and machine-dried without damage or change of shape. n

■ Label their children’s masks clearly, with a permanent marker, so they are not confused with those of other children. ■ Practice with their children putting on and taking off masks without touching the cloth. to take at school. Students may be advised to: n Wash and sanitize their hands more often. n Stay

students.

physically distance from other

n Wear a mask. n Avoid sharing objects with other students, including water bottles, phones, tablets, pens, pencils and books. n Use

hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol. Make sure they are using a safe product. The Food and Drug Administration has recalled products that contain toxic methanol.

LETTERS In defense of the police To the Editor: I want to thank Brian Wells for his truthful and heartfelt op-ed defending the police, “Recent laws endanger the police and public” (Aug. 20-26). I encourage anyone with a rational

brain to read it and then ask yourself if you don’t think the current anti-police craziness is a misleading, or rather total, lie. As president of the Long Beach PBA, Wells makes a plea for people to understand what is being said about them, and he honestly states what police have to deal with on a daily basis, and not what the liberal media spews out to the public.

■ Explain the importance of wearing a mask and how it protects other people from becoming ill. ■ Consider talking to their children about other people who may be unable to wear masks because of medical conditions like asthma. ■ Model mask wearing, especially when physical distancing is difficult or impossible to maintain. ■ Praise their children for wearing masks correctly. ■ Put masks on stuffed animals. ■ Draw a mask on a favorite book character. ■ Show images of other children wearing masks. ■ Allow their children to choose their masks, as long as they meet the school’s dress requirements. ■ Provide their children with containers or resealable bags labeled with their names to store their masks when they’re not wearing them, such as when they are eating. ■ Develop a plan as a family to protect household members who are at increased risk of severe illness. ■ Make sure their children’s information is current at school, including emergency contacts and people who are authorized to pick them up from school. If that list includes anyone who is at increased risk for severe illness from Covid-19, consider an alternate.

OPINIONS

nyone who knows me knows that from the start, I have not been a fan of the current administration in Washington, D.C. I am likely to be in fundamental disagreement on almost every issue, from immigration to tax reform to health care. So I’m more than a little surprised to find myself agreeing with President Trump that we should do whatever we can to help our children return safely to their classrooms next month. I’m not qualified to write about medical issues. Those who are, like the president’s TIMOTHY new Covid-19 DENTON adviser, Dr. Scott Atlas, have left some significant caveats unaddressed in asserting that such a return is feasible. First, Atlas assumes children’s near total ability to resist the virus “where no comorbidity exists” — in other words, where there is no other underlying condition. Unfortunately, some children do have underlying conditions, and recent data shows as well that they are more susceptible to Covid infection than originally believed, as evidenced by the surge in pediatric cases in countries where children have already returned to school. Atlas also ignores the

sizable adult staff in any school that may be infected by asymptomatic children. And students’ and teachers’ daily interactions outside school are not currently subject to systematic contact tracing. I’m a former public school teacher. From 1988 to 1996, I taught English as a second language. I began teaching while living in Europe, where my students ranged from adults needing the language for a variety of professional reasons to students at the University of Vienna. After returning to the U.S., I taught adult basic literacy in the New York City schools. My students were from dozens of cultural and educational backgrounds — from the Estonian engineer who spoke six languages to the Honduran refugee whose schooling in her war-torn country stopped in second grade. I taught also taught ESL and communications at the La Guardia campus of the City University of New York. CUNY’s open enrollment policy presented similar challenges, although with fewer extreme educational differences. My curriculum had to take such diversity into account. During the 1993-94 school year, I took a seminar facilitated by mentors from the Barbara Taylor School in Harlem. Students at the school came from all over the

’m more than a little surprised to find myself agreeing with the president.

LETTERS I could not have added anything to Wells’s essay, and it is the best opinion piece that I have read in defense of the police. And yes, the police need to be defended — not defunded. Wells wrote, “The most important point that can be imparted to the public is that in almost every tragic police encounter, there is a common denominator: Catastrophes can be avoided by compliance. If you do not resist arrest, there is virtually no chance that you will be killed by a police officer.” So, very simply, do not resist arrest. Whether innocent or guilty, plead your case in court, not with the officer. The police are taught to use specific tactics when someone resists arrest, but they can be avoided if you do not resist. I believe people resist arrest because of a lengthy rap sheet rather than fear of the police. And if that’s the case, blame judges, not the police. The fact that not one political leader is defending the police is a disgrace. But the police will always have my support. They are in more danger than any of the people they are called to respond to. And thank you, Herald for printing a letter that is actually important. MARK VAN BRUNT Freeport

city, and many had been judged so incorrigible that they had been permanently expelled from public schools. Teachers from the Taylor School disagreed with the assessment that such children were “unteachable,” and set about proving it. They adapted pedagogical techniques pioneered by the biologist Lev Vygotsky, who worked with a variety of special-needs children in the early days of the Soviet Union. Vygotsky taught children who, under the old czarist regime, had been almost entirely neglected. What Vygotsky discovered — unsurprising to any experienced teacher — was that groups of students are much more than the sum of their individual abilities. Their achievements were measurably greater than that of students working alone, and the life experiences they brought to any learning situation provided raw material for a level of creativity not seen in individuals. Students learned from one another, even as teachers crafted lessons from their students’ real-life experiences. Teachers in New York City schools treated so-called incorrigibles as isolated problems. The Taylor School created an environment that met them where they were and that enabled them to stimulate one another. In most cases, the result was

a transformation that had been thought impossible, with students equaling or outperforming “mainstream” students. The weeks I spent with guides from the Taylor School completely changed my teaching. I learned to see my collection of individuals more as a collaborative whole. For the remainder of my teaching career, what I learned in that course inspired me. It still does. Students don’t simply learn facts in preparation for a life of productive work. They also learn to work collaboratively and to develop personal relationships — the social-emotional learning that is crucial to any child’s development, and that cannot be nurtured in isolation. They need to study together. Since the start of the pandemic, the president has often seemed to be living in a world of magical solutions. Simply asserting that students and staff are safe does not make them so. But that doesn’t mean schools can’t find real, sciencebased solutions. The safety of students and staff is paramount. But every professional educator I’ve spoken with agrees that collaborative learning in the classroom is superior to distance learning — if it can be done safely. We should make every effort to help them achieve this. Timothy Denton is the senior editor of the Seaford and Wantagh Herald Gazettes. Comments? Tdenton@liherald.com.

FRAMEWORK by Jackie Comitino

Police need oversight To the Editor: Re “Recent laws endanger the police and public”: The lament by Brian Wells, the Long Beach PBA president, that recent changes in New York law endanger the police and public, continues the baseless campaign of fear by police unions. The unions seem to believe that the uniform and badge should shield them from all oversight. The assertion that these reform measures are “antipolice” reveals the prevailing attitude that the police expect nothing less than total subservience. The repeal of Civil Rights Law 50-a finally permits some measure of accountability for past misconduct. Officers will now be subject to the same cross-examination rules as any other witness. It was absurd that officers who had engaged in prior bad acts, including falsifying reports, excessive force and yes, even lying under oath, could be shielded from having a jury consider these acts when judging testimonial credibility. I daresay Officer Wells would not support shielding a criminal defense witness from being “discredited because of unrelated complaints or incidents.” Indeed, well before Eric

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Garner and George Floyd, police departments were quick to release unrelated prior criminal records as a means of discrediting the victims of officers’ misconduct. To argue that placing restrictions on the use of force, and eliminating unique and special protections, strips officers of their civil rights is absurd. There is no right to use

excessive force or to be protected from legitimate cross-examination. Ultimately, what the police unions object to is that the State Legislature no longer panders to them, and has risen from its knees to protect the people of this state from continued abuse. JAY K. GOLDBERG Woodmere

ROCKVILLE CENTRE HERALD — September 3, 2020

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