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After nearly six months away, students in the Rockville Centre School District began returning to school in person this week. The doors opened at all seven school buildings on Tuesday, with teachers and principals eager to welcome students back. “We’re finally coming back, and we’re excited,” Darren Raymar, principal at Covert Elementary School, said. Things are very different this year, however, from the

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A Q&A with trustee candidates Howard and Scalere By BRIANA BONFIGLIO bbonfiglio@liherald.com

Michael Scalere, a small business owner, is challenging incumbent Trustee Nancy Howard for a seat on the Village of Rockville Centre board of trustees in next week’s election. The Herald sent the candidates five questions about their qualifications for the role and goals for the village, and they provided their answers, below, via email. Their responses have been lightly edited. Voting will take place on Sept. 15, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., at the John A. Anderson Recreation Center. Residents can also

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Nancy Howard

Trustee Nancy Howard, 60, was previously elected twice, in 2011 and again in 2015. She served as deputy mayor from 2011 to June 2017, when she stepped down to move to Florida, where her husband, Dave, was working. They returned to Rockville Centre in January 2019. They have lived in the village for more than 25 years, and have raised their four children here. Howard was a human resources recruitment and management-training executive at RH Macy’s and Solomon Broth-

ers. She left work to take care of her children. She has held leadership roles in the PTA, the South Side High School Booster Club, the Rockville Centre Education Foundation and the Community Fund. In Florida she consulted on the campaign of a mayoral candidate in Fort Lauderdale, and was asked to serve on a civic advisory group on infrastructure and smart growth.

Michael Scalere

Scalere, 47, is a lifelong resident of Rockville Centre and a co-owner and executive producer at Soul Kitchen Creative, a television production company. He

graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in 1995, and worked at HBO and then A&E Television Networks, where he spent 12 years in the marketing department as the History Channel’s senior creative director. Scalere’s parents, Thomas and Florence Scalere, owned and operated Long Island Bed &

Brass, in Rockville Centre, for nearly 20 years. Michael’s wife, Catherine, is a toy designer and has worked for Mattel, Entertainment One and Hasbro. The Scaleres have three children, all graduates of Riverside Elementary School now enrolled in South Side middle and high schools. The Scaleres are memCONTINUED ON PAGE 4

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Nancy Howard: I share the concern that developing every available large parcel in our village would change the character that has drawn most of us to live here. Increasing minimum lot size in new developments would limit the number of houses and units allowed. Furthermore, it’s vital that we continue to encourage capital improvements to homes to meet the needs and preferences for a more contemporary lifestyle. Both variables need to be considered carefully in crafting new zoning codes. At the same time, we must consider all current state and county regulations that would supersede village code. Otherwise, the consequence to the village and its residents would be expensive, lengthy and ultimately unavailing legal battles. Michael Scalere: First, I would embolden the Historic Preservation Task Force to work closely with the Architecture Review Board when approving projects. Together these two groups can maintain the historic integrity of Rockville Centre. Second, I would identify neighborhoods ripe for preservation and support laws that could pave the way for homeowners to seek landmark designation for their homes. Finally, I will always support the beau-

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NH: These challenging times have directly affected the role of our elected village officials. First, we needed to become intimately involved in guiding how our village departments function on a daily basis. We have a wonderful management team, but they required oversight on how the services were best offered to our residents at our recreation and community centers, Village Hall and all service departments. Nearly everything had to be reinvented and restructured. We needed to be informed and reactive on almost a daily basis on federal and state directives to keep the village in compliance. A more creative and immediate problem-solving approach was necessary. Knowing the importance of a healthy business district, I agreed that a temporary modification of restrictions on outdoor seating was important while still adhering to social distancing guidelines. Not everyone sees this time and protocols the same, and as someone who’s here to serve every constituent, I believe it is best to adhere to social distancing guidelines to ensure the safety of our employees, first responders and residents while listening to residents’ concerns and adjusting where possible to keep our local businesses functioning as optimally as possible. MS: The responsibilities of the board of trustees have never been more important. Because of the pandemic, many of us are working from home, myself included. When the power went out village-wide recently, it didn’t just turn our TVs and CONTINUED ON PAGE 18

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to being in school. The middle school and high school are operating on a hybrid model this year. “Every school will look different,” Raymar said, “but we’re all following the same protocols.” At Covert, for example, there are no buses, so students’ temperatures will be taken once they arrive at school. Children who ride buses will have their temperatures taken by matrons on the buses. Additionally, parents are asked to fill out a questionnaire using a district app once a week, to screen students for any signs of Covid-19. “Before anyone even walks into the building, we’re doing everything we can to make them safe,” Raymar said. Wilson School will also have some changes this year, accordJAMES DUFFY ing to Principal James Duffy. In Principal, the past, he said, Wilson did not Wilson Elementary have any desks. “All of Wilson’s classrooms had tables to allow for group work,” Duffy said. “This year we put away the tables and brought in 430 new desks that will all have partition dividers.” Additionally, he said, all “specials” — art, music, Spanish and enrichment/library — will be held in the classroom. Phys. ed. will be held outside as often as possible. The library, art room and music room will be used for small-group reading and math and special-education services. The school has also converted space into addi-

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ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ARE kept safe in the classroom with Plexiglas shields around their desks. tional health offices for the nurse to separate students who may be sick from those who have bumps and scrapes. “A lot of work has gone into our reopening plan,” Duffy said. “I’m excited to get the students back into the building and back into the classrooms with the teachers. This will be a different start to the school year, but I do think that once we get started, it will begin to feel more and more natural, and we’ll create a sense of normalcy for our students and faculty.” One aspect of this new normal is the requirement that students wear masks throughout the day. Superintendent June Chang emphasized the importance of allot-

ting time for “mask breaks.” While students do have to keep them on during recess, he is encouraging teachers to schedule a mask break for them when they return to the classroom. The breaks will coincide with screen breaks for online learners. Chang also stressed the need to remain flexible and the importance of keeping lines of communication open. He said he would continue to give his weekly update via livestream at 1 p.m. on Thursdays. This is important, he said, because with students back in classrooms, things that do not work as well as planned could change. “Until we live this,” Chang said, “it will be a work in progress.”

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CAROL RUCHALSKI SPOKE on behalf of the Mary Ruchalski Foundation at the Sept. 1 lighting of the gold tree in Rockville Centre. She is bringing the initiative to other towns in hopes of raising greater awareness about pediatric cancer, and raising funds for research. CROWDS GATHERED OUTSIDE Village Hall for the Gold Tree lighting in honor of Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month.

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Dozens gathered outside of Village Hall in Rockville Centre last week for the annual lighting of the “gold tree” in honor of Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month. The community has lost several children to the disease over the past few years, and efforts are underway to increase funding for pediatric cancer research while also raising awareness. Rockville Centre Mayor Francis X. Murray, who lost his great niece, Kimi Schroeder, to cancer in 2019, spoke about the statistics of the disease, and proclaimed September as Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month in the village. The community can participate in various ways to both light up the village in gold throughout September and help raise money for the Mary Ruchalski Foundation. Mary Ruchalski, a seventh-grader at St. Agnes Academy School, died of cancer at age 12 in March 2018.

Mary’s mother, Carol Ruchalski, hopes to spread the awareness to neighboring villages and lighting as many towns with gold lights as possible this month. Murray called her the “champion who made this all happen,” as she brought the idea to the village last year and has a handful of other towns committed to a similar ceremony this year. “We raised over $4,000 last year,” Ruchalski said, “and were trying to beat that this year.” During the tree lighting, a table was set up where people could purchase lanterns. Rockville Centre resident Jaime Madden started the push to have luminarias light the village streets for three nights this week to raise awareness, and the proceeds will go to the Mary Ruchalski Foundation. Art Flower and Gift Shoppe is again selling gold bows to help raise money for the foundation. The bows can be purchased at the shop for $10 and luminarias can be purchased at Jeannine’s Gifts for $5.

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With students retur ning back to school this week for the first time since Covid-19 struck in March, the role of school nurses has become more important than ever. Tara Algerio-Vento, family nurse practitioner at Rockville Centre School District, is rising to meet the time’s most pressing challenges. Algerio-Vento came to the district in 2008 and is also the school nurse at South Side High School. She oversees the district’s 10 school nurses and provides medical care for staff and students throughout the district. Now, with health and safety being a top priority for reopening schools, Algerio-Vento has taken a lead role in forming plans to welcome students back. She served on several reopening committees and helped create the district medical plan. “My role has changed dramatically,” Algerio-Vento said. “We have come up with a medical plan to ensure the safety of staff and students.” Locating personal protective equipment (PPE) was difficult, she added, “but we did it, and now we’re distributing it district-wide.” Another challenge was dividing nurse’s offices and creating more space for health-related matters in school buildings, which now each have a section for students using nebulizers, for

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TARA ALGERIO-VENTO, FAMILY nurse practitioner at Rockville Centre School District and nurse at South Side High School, has played an instrumental role in crafting the district’s medical plan for reopening. students isolating because they exhibit Covid-related symptoms and a general health area. “To find two additional spaces that are near the nurse’s offices and have direct ventilation was very tough to do,” Algerio-Vento said. “The principals, nurses and I all worked together to find areas that met those accommodations. We had

to shuffle staff around and think outside the box. We had to find supplies — say, a folding cot, so if a child is sick they can lay down. We’ve only ever had that in the nurse’s office. So there’s lots of changes.” In addition to developing health and safety protocols, Algerio-Vento has spent the summer creating educational videos for students. She’s also fielded questions

from staff, students and parents via livestreams. Algerio-Vento recalled steps that she and the district took in March, when coronavirus first forced them to shut down on March 17 and 18, just before New York State mandated that all schools closed indefinitely. She set up an email address for any staff or student to inform the district if they contracted Covid-19. One South Side High School staff member reported testing positive, and the school community quarantined for 14 days. As students return to school, a challenge will be determining whether symptoms are from a common illness or Covid19. “How do we differentiate a child with a stomach virus from Covid?” she said. “That’s our biggest challenge.” The thought of students or staff catching the virus could cause anxiety for many, Algerio-Vento noted. Therefore, among the educational materials she’s been distributing to the community are mental health resources. She also held an informational meeting with staff members to explain protocols in more detail, such as daily temperature checks, as well as how contact tracing works if someone becomes ill. “It’s a lot of uncertainties,” she said, “but with time we will grow comfortable being uncomfortable.” For more information on Rockville Centre School District’s medical plan, visit rvcschools.org.

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Panelists on the latest Inside LI webinar gave crucial advice for homebuyers and sellers in a market that’s been heating up all summer. On Sept. 3, Inside LI, produced by RichnerLive, hosted its third virtual panel discussion on topics related to “new normals” in different aspects of life. It featured real estate experts who discussed Covid-19’s impact on the market and gave tips for buying and selling homes. The 45-minute webinar included panelists Steven Dubb, principal of The Beechwood Organization; Bryan Karp, real estate salesman at Coach Realtors; Annie Meneses, associate Broker at Signature Premier Properties; Joseph G. Milizio, attorney and managing partner of Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP; and Deirdre O’Connell, chief executive officer of Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International.

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thiS SPlit-level hoMe in Glen Cove is on the market for $839,000. able no matter what the price point.” Karp agreed, noting a large shift of people moving from Manhattan to the boroughs, from the boroughs to Nassau County and from Nassau to Suffolk counties. However, there is low supply for all that demand, the panelists agreed, because sellers may be uncomfortable having people tour their homes and risk spreading the virus. Realtors and real estate agents have taken this into account, and most house tours are by appointment only. The low supply and high demand is causing the most fast-paced market that some have ever seen, and there are often bidding wars for homes. “It is probably the best seller’s market that I’ve seen in many, many decades,” Karp said, “but we don’t have an unlimited time for this.”

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take advantage of this hot market do? O’Connell noted that although there are bidding wars, that doesn’t mean sellers should slap a high price tag on their home “just because.” “While we are seeing bidding wars and over-asking, [buyers] are not going into that huge aspirational price point,” she said. “People still will pay market value and slightly over for homes that are in beautiful condition.” Karp advised sellers against doing any major renovations to the home before selling; because the market is moving so quickly, time is of the essence. “As long as you don’t have water pouring down in the kitchen, just sell it the way it is,” he said. “In this market, it’s about time. The quicker you can get to market, the better chance you have to scoop up as much equity as possible.” Meneses noted that in this fast-paced market, the process for sellers typically

takes two to three weeks.

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For buyers, the experts emphasized working with a team of real estate professionals to help with all aspects of the purchase. This includes a local real estate agent and real estate attorney who know the ins and outs of the local market — “do not hire a litigation attorney, do not hire a divorce attorney,” Karp said. “You want someone who is knowledgeable about today’s market and what is OK and what is not OK.” Even after an offer is accepted, Milizio noted, there are still many problems that can arise in the contract phase. The purchase or sale of a home is the largest and most important transaction in most people’s lives, and its purpose isn’t merely transactional—it’s to create a home for a family,” he said. “What I would like to Continued on neXt page

Northwell invests $30M in Covid-19 testing the nation, Northwell Health recently purchased high-throughput diagnostic testing analyzers from Hologic, Roche and Abbott, as well as cartridge-type tests from Genmark, Cepheid, Diasorin, Biomeme and Abbott. Northwell also is using “best-in-class,” in-lab, wet antibody chemistry tests from Roche, Ortho, Abbott, EuroImmune, Diasorin and others. Northwell Labs currently processes about 7,000 molecular nucleic acid amplification tests and an additional 3,000 antibody tests per day, with the capacity for increased volume. Northwell Labs is also focused on eliminating false positives, which at this stage of the pandemic has the potential to close schools, by developing a two-step algorithm for retesting isolated positives versus clustered positives. “Most testing today is for screening purposes, so we need to mitigate the potential effects of sporadic false-positive results,” said Dr. James Crawford, senior vice president of laboratory services at Northwell. “These are more likely to occur now that the New York area positivity rate is below 1 percent.” Northwell Health Labs officials said they are committed to providing ongoing testing during the pandemic, no matter its length or severity. Anyone in need of a Covid-19 test can get one though Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care, Northwell Health Labs patient service center (with a doctor’s prescription) or via inhome testing through the LabFly app.

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Northwell Health Labs announced last week that it has increased its ability to ramp up the number of coronavirus tests it can conduct and reduce disruptions to its laboratory supply chain should a second coronavirus wave strike, this despite New York’s currently low Covid-19 infection rate. Northwell Health has spent more than $30 million since the beginning of the pandemic on Covid-19 testing equipment and lab supplies, including a variety of new automated machines this summer to ensure diagnostic and antibody testing could continue in the event of a new surge this fall or winter. The lab processes tests for 19 Northwell hospitals, 52 urgent care centers and more than 800 outpatient facilities — along with the needs of strategic partners — across Long Island, New York City and the Hudson Valley. “Our goal has been to deploy at scale as much testing as possible, as quickly as possible, so we were among the first labs to implement, validate and evaluate performance characteristics for most of these tests,” said Dr. Dwayne Breining, executive director of Northwell Health Labs. “Early in the pandemic, it was unclear which manufacturer would be able to supply quality testing at scale, so we ran with them all. As various supplychain issues have emerged, maintaining multiple testing platforms has been a successful mitigation strategy.” As one of the largest investors in Covid-19 testing by a hospital-based lab in

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Northwell health labs has made a multi-million-dollar investment in Covid-19 laboratory testing equipment and supplies, and continues to make that investment in the event of a second wave of infection this fall or winter.

Real-estate market heats up across Long Island continued from PreViouS Page impress upon buyers and sellers is to consult a real estate attorney at the beginning of the process, not the end, which ensures a smoother, quicker and often less costly process.” “We do need a team of professionals to support each other so we can give necessary advice to buyers,” Meneses added. “You don’t have an accepted offer until your contracts are fully executed.” During the virtual event, viewers sent in questions, which Ostreicher read to the panelists. One asked how low-income buyers could navigate the real estate market, especially those who might be unemployed during the pandemic. Panelists agreed that the market is heating up in all areas, from upstate New York to Shelter Island, at all price points, including as low as $200,000. However, some buyers have chosen to wait out this period of low inventory so they have more options, Meneses noted. Meneses also said there are new down-payment system programs available for those with a tight budget. Ultimately, it’s an exciting time for the real estate industry, the panelists said. Though they lost about three months of business in the spring, this change in the market has allowed them to bounce back quickly. “The opportunity is now, the opportunity is in front of us,” Karp said. “It will probably run another six months.” To watch a recording of this webinar, visit richnerlive.com/insideli-realestate. To suggest a topic for a future Inside LI webinar, send an email to insideli@liherald.com.

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've been involved with the Long Beach Soup Kitchen 10 or 12 years now. I had retired from my job as a sales executive at Take-Two Interactive. They published popular video games like Rockstar. My wife, Joyce, was involved with the soup kitchen for many, many years. I saw an ad in the Long Beach Herald after I had retired that said the soup kitchen was looking for a cook. I love to cook, so my wife said, ‘You should apply.’ We're seeing an increase in guests these days, even though the Covid-19 infection rate is low and some people have been able to go back to work. But many others have not. We serve six days a week and we see 40 to 50 people a day. There is a look of desperation on the faces of many of our guests. We see many of the same faces every day. When I first became involved, I worked one day a week. But since Sandy, I've been with it pretty much every day. There are so many stories. I went to a meeting once recently and a guy came up to me and said, ‘I recognize you. I used to go to the soup kitchen. Now, I got my degree and I'm working.’ He said, ‘You people saved my life.’ The food comes from Trader Joe's, Long Island Cares and Long Island Harvest. The community helps also.

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hen I think about how life has changed over the past six months, the word that comes to my mind is unfathomable. As an emergency manager at a hospital, pandemics are the type of “disaster” for which we prepare. We develop emergency preparedness plans, facilitate tabletop exercises to talk through how we would manage the situation hour by hour, day by day, and we physically practice our response by using volunteers to simulate a sudden surge of infectious patients arriving at the hospital. Theoretically, I was ready for this. I recall going out to dinner with friends shortly before cases were identified in New York. We were discussing the current situation in Europe and Asia and the sprinkling of cases in the U.S. When asked how I thought this was going to affect us in New York, I calmly told them to expect their daily routine to change drastically. Schools will close, public events will be canceled, and many people will be confined to their homes. I recall telling them that this is probably the last time we will be going out to dinner together for a long time. They told me I was overreacting” and “it will not get to that point.” It was unfathomable, even to me! But the unfathomable was also the inevitable. On the day we had our first patient in the hospital test positive for Covid-19, we escalated our emergency plan and shifted preparedness efforts to full response mode. As the cases rose exponentially, we worked hard to stay a few steps ahead.

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n Friday, Aug. 21, we finally had the opportunity to celebrate a more traditional graduation ceremony for the class of 2020. As we were finalizing plans for reopening of school for the 2020-21 academic year, we felt it important to take the time to recognize the accomplishments of the class of 2020 with a formal baccalaureate mass and commencement program. The graduates and their families were invited to the 12:10 p.m. Mass at the Church of Our Holy Redeemer to give thanks to the Lord Almighty for the gift of their Catholic education. Our school community then gathered back at the church that evening in their caps and gowns to commemorate the class of 2020 with a formal graduation ceremony. Awards were presented and diplomas distributed. It certainly was a beautiful and memorable occasion. Of course, all social-distancing guidelines were followed. Good luck to the class of 2020! May their life's journey continue to be unique, filled with curiosity and hope. May they always be graced with the knowledge of God's presence and love. As we make our final preparations to open our school and welcome home our students, we will ensure that classrooms are de-cluttered, cleaned and sanitized, ready to begin the new school year.

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Howard, Scalere vie for trustee seat CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE ACs off, it turned our conference calls and Zoom meetings off. Immediate and constant communication was essential, and residents heard a deafening silence from the current administration (with one trustee’s posts to social media heralded as an exception). The decisions the board makes not only affect people’s lives, but also their livelihoods.

How will you ensure transparent communication between Village Hall and residents? NH: With a previous career in management development and communications coupled with guiding principles of integrity and honesty, I consider a transparent and open government to be paramount. I

would not tolerate anything to the contrary. The village currently communicates via a website, TV station, Facebook page, Twitter handle and Instagram account. We hold three public meetings monthly (currently by Zoom): Two are mostly work sessions, and the third is when we vote on items before us. Meetings are noticed publicly, and residents are welcome to attend, speak and ask questions at the first meeting of each month. Every meeting agenda is posted prior to the meeting, and all public and legal notices are in the Herald and on our website. On our website’s home page, you can see our meeting schedule calendar, agendas for upcoming meetings and view recordings of prior meetings. There you can also sign up for E-Alerts and Swift

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: RICOED SOLUTIONS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 08/27/20. NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to:443Lafayette Avenue. Rockville Centre, NY 11570. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. 123033 LEGAL NOTICE Public Notice to Bidders Sealed Bids will be received by the Village of Rockville Centre Purchasing Department for the matter stated below. Bids must be received at the Rockville Centre Police Department, 34 Maple Ave., Rockville Centre, New York 11570 until 11:00 am prevailing time on September 23, 2020. Bids will be opened that day and read aloud in the Village Court Room. In accordance with Executive Order of the Governor of New York, the bid opening will be recorded, and the recording will be available on the Village website on September 24, 2020. The contract will be awarded as soon thereafter as practicable for: 2020 LIGHTING INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE Bid No. 2009CP2(998) The contract documents, specifications and plans can be examined on the Village’s website at www.rvcny.gov. Follow the link to the Purchasing Department. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, bank check or bid bond payable to the

Incorporated Village of Rockville Centre in the amount of five (5%) percent of the gross amount of the bid. All questions should be directed to the Purchasing Department. Please contact Kathy McMahon via email only at k m c m a h o n @ r v c n y. u s. Questions must be submitted no later than September 16, 2020. Award of Contract will be made in accordance with applicable provisions of the law. The Village reserves the right to split awards between multiple bidders or reject all bids or make such determination as in the best interests of the Village, as provided by law. Purchasing Department Kathy McMahon Purchasing Agent 516-678-9213 123039

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LEGAL NOTICE Public Notice to Bidders Sealed Bids will be received by the Village of Rockville Centre Purchasing Department for the matter stated below. Bids must be received at the Rockville Centre Police Department, 34 Maple Ave., Rockville Centre, New York 11570 until 11:00 am prevailing time on September 23, 2020. Bids will be opened that day and read aloud in the Village Court Room. In accordance with Executive Order of the Governor of New York, the bid opening will be recorded, and the recording will be available on the Village website on September 24, 2020. The contract will be awarded as soon thereafter as practicable for: 2020 ROAD PROGRAM Bid No. 2009CP1(997)

The contract documents, specifications and plans can be examined on the Village’s website at www.rvcny.gov. Follow the link to the Purchasing Department. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, bank check or bid bond payable to the Incorporated Village of Rockville Centre in the amount of five (5%) percent of the gross amount of the bid. All questions should be directed to the Purchasing Department. Please contact Kathy McMahon via email only at k m c m a h o n @ r v c n y. u s. Questions must be submitted no later than September 16, 2020. Award of Contract will be made in accordance with applicable provisions of the law. The Village reserves the right to split awards between multiple bidders or reject all bids, or make such determination as in the best interests of the Village, as provided by law. Purchasing Department Kathy McMahon Purchasing Agent 516-678-9213 123017

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: On the RoAd Errands, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 04/29/20. NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to:31 St.Marks Avenue., RVC, NY 11570 Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. 122679 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Public Hearing Village of Rockville Centre Nassau County, New York Meeting Date: September 14, 2020 Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 330 Rockville Centre Village Code NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Exterior Design Review Board of the Village of Rockville Centre will have a Public Hearing via VIDEO CONFERENCING LEGAL NOTICE September 14, 2020 at 9:00 AM Case No. 07-2020†††† †† Mark Pender 11 Rodney Place Rockville Centre, New York 11570† Description:††† Construct additions and interior alterations. Premises known as: 11 Rodney Place Case No. 08-2020†††† †† Spiro Alushani 46 Raymond Street Rockville Centre, New York 11570† Description:††† New single-family dwelling. Premises known as: 46 Raymond Street *Please see Rockville Centre Village website, RVCNY.GOV, calendar for videoconferencing information* The Exterior Design Review Board OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE Eugene Murray Village Hall, Rockville Centre, New York George Bella, Chairperson of the consultants to The Exterior Design Review Board Thomas Domanico, Secretary to The Consultants Information and records for Exterior Design Review cases are available the Office of the Secretary, 110 Maple Avenue, RVC 123026

911, a system that we use to disseminate information during an emergency via email and phone calls. Meetings are recorded and aired multiple times a day on our television channel. Nothing is done, and not a single board vote is ever taken, outside of this public and transparent process. We have many engaged and informed residents who regularly participate and make use of our communication resources, but we are always striving to improve. I’m always happy to hear from my fellow residents on how we can better promote the resources we have in place. MS: Transparency is my single biggest issue. I will make myself available to the residents in a way my predecessors have not. Social media has proven effective, but the village needs to understand that you can’t post into a void. [The RVC Moms and Dads Facebook group] is a valuable asset, because members know the communication is a twoway street. Trustees need to have a space like that for an ongoing conversation with residents — both on social media and in real life. For residents who aren’t online, I would hold town hall events prior to board meetings, when they’re most valuable.

What will be a top priority for you if you are elected? NH: My priority will be focusing on protecting the fabric of our community. Infrastructure improvements have received steady attention; we’ve made great strides, which bolster our home values. Projects either completed or ongoing since I first became a trustee in 2011 include roads and the aging subterranean infrastructure, a new iron infiltration plant, refurbishment of all water towers, and electric plant and system upgrades. Many of these projects have been accomplished with grants awarded in response to applications by the village. I will continue seeking grant opportunities, which have helped us keep village taxes down. I’m now working with my fellow trustees to create regulations to beautify our downtown. I believe creating an upgraded and more unified commercial appearance that matches the charm and

identity of our residential areas is important. For most of us, our home is our greatest financial asset. I want to ensure that we do everything in our power to increase home values. MS: As a creative, I learned to work with people. Someone may have a seed of an idea, then someone else ratchets it up, and then someone else adds another idea to it that drives it up further. We work better in groups. I have many ideas ready to enact once elected, but I’m most energized to work with the residents from every part of Rockville Centre to take those ideas to the next level. I believe good ideas can come from anywhere. We need “out of the box” thinking.

Why should people vote for you? NH: I believe I’m an important part of the board of trustees. I have professional experience in management and communication skills and productivity analysis. I’ve held a multitude of leadership positions in community service organizations throughout our village and beyond, gaining knowledge and experience. I was raised to believe community service is both a responsibility and privilege, and I have always taken that to heart. My integrity, approachability, honesty and commitment to gain a clear understanding of my neighbors’ opinions and concerns all drive my decision-making process. I have the time and devotion to give much more than three monthly meetings. I promise to continue to work tirelessly to keep our wonderful village’s charm and identity while meeting the needs of a contemporary community. MS: I will be an independent voice on the board. While I’m a lifelong resident, I’m not politically affiliated with any of the trustees or the mayor. While we agree on many of the issues the village faces, I will be a fresh voice in the mix. I will come to every decision as a father, a coach, a resident, a business owner, a neighbor and a friend.

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n Sept. 15, village residents will vote on one of two trustee candidates for the Rockville Centre Village Board — incumbent Trustee Nancy Howard or challenger Michael Scalere. To us, the choice is clear — Howard receives our endorsement. Howard has been involved in the Village of Rockville Centre for nearly a decade as one of its most enthusiastic and committed elected leaders, and that alone would be reason enough to endorse her. At the same time, in several discussions with Howard over the past month, her intelligence and warmth shone through. In many ways, Howard has been a face of the village during her time in office, ever at the forefront of important propos-

als and projects to benefit village residents. Scalere said he would work to bring greater transparency to village government, but anyone who knows Howard understands she is as transparent as they come, regularly communicating with residents on the issues. Both Scalere and Howard said they would do all they could to maintain the village’s historic charm, and we believe them both. Howard, though, has a longproven track record on the zoning issues that will ultimately decide the look and feel of the village in the coming years, even decades. Howard has served on the village board for a total of seven years — she was elected as a trustee in June 2011 and

again in 2015, serving as deputy mayor of the village from 2011 to June 2017, when she stepped down to move to Florida. She and her husband returned to Rockville Centre in January 2019, and she was appointed to the board last year upon the retirement of trustee Ed Oppenheimer. Howard has lived in the village for more than 25 years, raised her four children here, and been active in a number of leadership roles in the schools and the community. Even during her short time in Florida, she was heavily involved in her local community, consulting on the campaign of a mayoral candidate there and serving on a civic advisory group on infrastructure and smart growth. Vote for Howard next Tuesday.

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LETTERS Randi’s too generous in praise of ‘peace plan’ To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Kudos for peace plan, but the prez still needs to go” (Aug. 20-26): Kreiss praises the announcement of the completion of a recent “peace initiative” by the governments of the United States, Israel and the United Arab Emirates. She credits President Trump, Jared Kushner, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed with supporting a “path toward peaceful coexistence” between Arab countries and Israel. It should be pointed out that the United Arab Emirates has never been at war with Israel, and before this recent agreement — exchanging recognition of Israel for what may be only a temporary suspension of Israel’s plans to annex the West Bank — there was already important covert cooperation between the governments of Israel and the UAE. The UAE’s air and missile defense systems are manufactured in Israel and are probably even controlled from there. After the announcement of the agreement, Kushner mentioned that the deal made it more likely that the UAE would receive the F-35 jets the country is hoping to buy directly from the U.S. This deal seems more of a cynical business deal than a peace accord. It also furthers the military alliance between the U.S., Israel and the UAE against Iran. The trilateral deal between the two Middle East nations and the U.S. is actually an impediment to real peace in the region, as were the Trump administration’s decisions to move our embassy to Jerusalem and to support the continued building and expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. It isn’t surprising that the Palestinian National Authority has denounced this most recent development and recalled its ambassador to the UAE.

Making self-serving deals with anti-democratic, repressive, absolute monarchies isn’t the way to peace in the Middle East. Unless there’s real justice for the Palestinian people with agreements that restore full rights and sovereignty to them, no true and abiding peace will ever come to Israel and Palestine. JIM BROWN Island Park Brown is secretary of the Green Party of Nassau County.

The MTA’s fiscal viability To the Editor: Financial viability, in dealing with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s $12 billion deficit, is a four-way dance among fare-box revenue, City Hall, Albany and

Washington. There are $12 billion worth of Federal Transit Administration funding projects and programs in active open grants. The MTA has never initiated and completed a forensic audit to determine unspent available balances. The FTA issued guidance on March 13 that gave all transit agencies, including the MTA, permission to reallocate federal funding from capital projects in existing grants to Covid-19 expenses. The FTA made available $1.4 billion worth of annual formula funding in 2020. It can program these funds toward Covid-19 expenses. The MTA has already received $3.9 billion in CARE Covid-19 funding. On Oct. 1, an additional $1.5 billion in 2021 funds will become available. (This assumes Congress completes passage of a transportation funding bill on time for a change and sends it to the president so he can sign it.) The MTA can program these funds to

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s the new school year begins, students, teachers and parents are understandably focused on the immediate issue of how schools are reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. But the pandemic doesn’t let us off the hook. Long Island’s schools are highly segregated and becoming more so, and it is time that we addressed that, too. Long Island is one of the 10 most segregated metropolitan regions in the nation, and the problem is on the rise. As ERASE Racism revealed in 2017, dramatically more ELAINE Black and Latinx GROSS students on Long Island attended segregated schools then than 12 years earlier. Underlying that segregation is structural racism — the historical and ongoing racial discrimination, segregation and marginalization of African-Americans, in particular, that is typically instigated or sanctioned by government. In this case, it is perpetuated by the fact that Long Island’s two counties have 124 school districts. That fragmentation is not justified by educational priorities; it

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is terribly inefficient and wasteful. It simply mirrors Long Island’s segregated residential jurisdictions. As we, as a nation, continue this year’s remarkable public discussion of race in the wake of the tragic killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, we need to come together and plan to end the segregation that has defined Long Island schools for so long. Fortunately, there are steps that we can take, and Long Islanders are already leading the way. ERASE Racism’s Student Task Force, which consists of 47 high school students from 20 school districts in Nassau and Suffolk counties, convenes monthly in an effort to deepen its understanding of structural racism and to develop ways to reduce it in Long Island schools. While it is an extracurricular activity, the students’ insights into how to make curricula more culturally responsive have attracted national attention. The Student Task Force’s members were invited this summer to create and present six culturally responsive virtual lesson plans in the prestigious, four-day Reimagining Education Summer Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. Three of the students were fea-

tured in a sold-out plenary session, titled “Rewriting L.I. Curriculum: Structural Racism,” watched by 1,000 educators nationwide. Before the pandemic, the task force met in person. Its members now convene on Zoom and, in doing so, highlight another opportunity: using distance learning as a vehicle for integration. While distance learning is being implemented by individual school districts, it provides an extraordinary mechanism for bringing together students from across school districts. Students from multiple districts can study together without being constrained by the geographic jurisdictions imposed on them by previous generations and their prejudices. Students might come together, for instance, to take Advanced Placement courses or International Baccalaureate classes. They could broaden their understanding by sharing insights with students from other backgrounds. They would enhance their education by benefiting from a variety of perspectives. In that context and more broadly, new curricula should be developed that are culturally responsive, reflecting the

istance learning is actually an extraordinary way to bring students together.

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cover deficits as a result of the coronavirus. Riders and Washington have already done their part. City Hall and Albany must do likewise. LARRY PENNER Great Neck Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office. His work included the development, review, approval and oversight of billions in dollars of capital projects and programs for the MTA, New York City Transit, Long Island Rail Road, Metro North Rail Road and MTA Bus, along with 30 other transit agencies in New York and New Jersey.

CORRECTION The biographical notes at the end of Senior Editor Timothy Denton’s column last week, “A safe return to class should be the goal,” misidentified the Heralds that Denton edits. They are the Seaford and Wantagh Herald Citizens, not the Herald Gazettes.

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diversity of race, ethnicities and cultures in our nation and our region. Fortunately, the State Education Department has already developed a “Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework,” into which ERASE Racism had input. It helps educators create student-centered learning environments that affirm diversity, while preparing students for rigorous, independent learning and elevating historically marginalized voices, among other goals. To tackle structural racism in education on Long Island, there must also be engaged faculty, and this is another asset to build on. Over the past three years, 87 Long Island educators from 15 school districts and 37 schools have been named Rauch Foundation Fellows, and have been sponsored to attend the Reimagining Education Summer Institute at Teachers College. There they focused on teaching and learning in racially diverse schools and demonstrated a commitment on which Long Island can build. Long Island has a long way to go to eradicate the structural racism in its educational system, but it has resources to draw from, including student and faculty leaders pointing the way. Elaine Gross is president of ERASE Racism, the regional civil rights organization based on Long Island.

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The economy needs emergency attention now

hree-quarters of a year into 2020, let’s all pray that the end of Covid19 is mercifully within view. Great progress is being made on fasttracking a vaccine, and once it is readily available, mass immunizations can begin, hopefully putting this scourge behind us. Let’s hope, too, that the nation can make some real progress in race relations. Everyone should want peace in our minority communities, with better relations between police and the public they are sworn to serve. But even after Covid-19 is defeated and law and jusALFONSE tice advanced, D’AMATO there will remain a huge challenge to America’s leaders. Despite the mainstream media’s fixation on the pandemic and the unrest across our cities, the long-term test we will face is creating a broad-based and sustainable economic recovery. Make no mistake, it’s the economy that New Yorkers are especially worried about. A recent poll listed it as their No. 1 concern. That’s not surprising, given that the latest unemployment rate for New York was 16 percent, compared with 10.5 percent for the rest of the country. In New York City the jobless rate was a stagger-

ing 20 percent. These are deep-recession unemployment numbers that will strain our state’s economy for the foreseeable future. And they hurt our poorest minority communities most. How do we climb out of this economic hole? The first rule should be not to dig ourselves deeper into it. At the height of the greatest recession since the 1930s, economists of all political stripes generally agree that this isn’t the time to slap big new taxes on struggling taxpayers and businesses. Instead, over the past few months, Congress and President Trump — along with the Federal Reserve — have pumped several trillion dollars into the economy to keep Americans afloat. That prevented the economy from falling into a second Great Depression. There’s broad-based agreement in Washington that more economic assistance will be needed to see the nation through the next few financial quarters. The president has indicated that he would support it, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has repeatedly signaled he is ready to negotiate a realistic package with Democratic congressional leaders. This could pump another trillion dollars into the economy, including more help for ordinary Americans to pay for rent and food, and additional assistance to

struggling small businesses to keep their doors open and provide desperately needed jobs. For the rest of this year and into 2021, avoiding mass evictions and further losses of small businesses along with their jobs should be priority No. 1. Americans will also have to decide, on Election Day, what type of economic policies they want to see in Washington for the next four years. Before the pandemic struck, the Trump administration’s lower taxes and regulatory relief had helped produce the highest employment and the best economy in decades. Minorities and women had been especially helped by the rising economic tide. If in 2021 we take a step back to higher taxes, more burdensome business regulations and pie-in-the-sky boondoggles like the Green New Deal, our economy could end up hobbled for years. If you want to see what damage such heavy-handed energy regulation can do, look to California, where radical green-energy policies have left the state without adequate electrical power to keep the lights on. Rolling brownouts like those that plague thirdworld countries have become common across California. Take that ill-considered approach nationwide and the current recession could last until the end of this decade, or

here should be more help for people to pay for rent and food, and for small businesses.

beyond. Raising taxes, imposing economically stifling new business regulation and strangling our energy independence with bans on new energy development would dramatically slow the economic recovery. What will be needed instead for the foreseeable future are economic incentives for businesses and individuals to spur growth. One promising incentive program I’d like to see more widely applied is the socalled Enterprise Zone initiative devised by South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott. This program has broad bipartisan support. It targets tax relief to job-creating investments in some of our nation’s most economically distressed areas, helping lift hard-pressed communities. It should be expanded to cover more of those communities with broader investment incentives, especially for new manufacturing jobs. Right here on Long Island there are pockets of economic distress that could significantly benefit from an Enterprise Zone program. And leaders in Albany should consider adding state tax incentives in these zones as well to amplify the benefit. Because the economy needs emergency attention now. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.

Deliver the letter. The sooner, the better.

eet at the mailbox, we told our kids when they walked up the block to wait for the school bus. Those were the elementary school years when the yellow bus hauled them off to Franklin and then Hewlett Elementary School in the Five Towns. Of course you met at the mailbox, the ubiquitous blue mailbox, whatever your community and your particular RANDI adventure that day. KREISS Those were the days, actually until very recently, when mailboxes were just there, as part of the landscape, a reminder of a service that delivered letters despite the climate, political or meteorological. My husband grew up in Lawrence, and he remembers getting mail delivery twice a day. Those were the days before mail sorters and USPS websites, and before mail-in voting became a controversial issue. With the acceleration of technology and advanced security measures, much has been lost, particularly the reassuring

notion we grew up with that the postal service was a dependable agency, not a victim of political infighting and a target of misinformation campaigns. Are mailboxes being carted away in the middle of the night to discourage voting? Is the postmaster general a decent CEO or a tool of a rogue administration? The world we live in is muddied with many disturbing questions. I am setting that aside and thinking today of the romance of mailboxes, which changed to brilliant blue in 1971 from red, white and blue. My first real letter exchange was with a pen pal I had in Israel. I still remember her name, Giza Shalev, and we wrote back and forth for a few years beginning when I was 10. It was the most thrilling and exotic connection in my life. I have love letters, and I have written love letters, and there isn’t a text or email that can compare to the ink on the paper and the intimacy of the handwriting from the person you love. I may have married my husband because of a love letter he wrote to me when we were seniors at Lawrence High School. He said he didn’t

understand his feelings, but he knew he couldn’t resist the “chemistry” between us. The guy wasn’t a writer, but this was real poetry. I still have that handwritten letter, which was delivered by our mailman in 1964. For one year of my life, my senior year in high school, the mail was the focus of all my ambitions. I deposited my college applications in the blue box, and received my answers in our front-door mail slot. How do we decide what to keep? I have a box of letters from other Lawrence High School friends from our first year away at college. Oh my, the drama and depression and yearning for home and for love and for what we had together before we opened our lives to a world away from best friends and yes, lovers. Everything came in the mail, from college grades to teacher’s licenses to job acceptance letters. My husband got his draft notice in the mail in 1967. I got my teacher’s license, and then, later, I branched out and sent freelance articles to newspapers and magazines and got my acceptances by mail.

hope these blue boxes continue to dot the land, and that we support the USPS.

One of the most significant letters I wrote was one to my Uncle Sidney, who was estranged from my family because my mother didn’t welcome his beautiful young wife. He declined the invitation to my wedding. But Uncle Sid had been my loving, funny uncle who took me to the Rockaway boardwalk to play Skeeball. I wrote to him — part supplication, part guilt, mostly loving memories — and begged him to come. He wrote back that he would, and he did. What was your best letter ever? Was there a letter that changed your life? When we married and had kids, there were impossibly worrisome camp letters referencing weird rashes and black snakes lurking in the freezing lake. Later, there were letters from our son’s bike trip in Denmark and our daughter’s long-haul hike in New Zealand. Eventually, sadly, email and texting supplanted personal letter writing. Still, I hope the big blue boxes continue to dot the landscape. I hope mail carriers and postal workers are supported in their work. And I hope every single person who needs to vote by mail can have his or her voice and choice heard. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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