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RVC residents to be honored by foundation think they understand the need for the education to be provided to young people at a young age, Two philanthropic Rockville so that we can instill some good Centre residents will be recog- habits in them to help reduce nized at the Maurer Foundation their chances of developing Gala next month for their efforts breast cancer as they get older.” to increase breast cancer awareSchaefer’s late mother, Gigi ness among stu Toomey Schaefer, dents. went to school with The MelvilleMaurer, and he has based foundation is served on the founrun by Dr. Virginia dation’s board of Maurer, and its misdirectors since 2019, sion is to save lives and also on its Golf through breast Committee. He is the health education chief executive offithat focuses on cancer of the Rockville cer prevention, Centre-based Better h e a l t hy l i f e s t y l e Home Health Care choices, early detecAgency. Though the tion and risk reducfoundation is intion. The Oct. 1 gala, volved with many at 7 p.m. at the Gar- SUSAN s c h o o l d i s t r i c t s, den City Hotel, will Schaefer works to kick off Breast Can- SAMAROO contact other disc e r Aw a r e n e s s tricts to set up educaExecutive director, Month. Rockville tional seminars for Centre residents Maurer Foundation students. Donald Gelestino Schaefer said he and Greg Schaefer was “shocked and will be the guests of honor. ecstatic” to be selected as an hon“Both of these men are believ- oree, and that he looked forward ers in our mission of bringing a to having several family memlife-saving message to young peo- bers at the gala, including his ple in our local high schools,” wife, Michelle, and their daughMaurer Foundation Executive Director Susan Samaroo said. “I CONTINUED ON PAGE 15
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Honoring those we lost Members of the Fire Department’s color guard led the way to the newly refurbished 9/11 monument at the village’s Sept. 11 memorial ceremony on Sunday, the day after the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, in which 49 Rockville Centre residents died. Story, more photos, Page 3.
‘May his memory live in our hearts’ Teen raises money for Tunnel to Towers By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com
Eleni Maria Panaghi, 13, was not yet born when her uncle, George Merkouris, died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, but that didn’t keep her from collecting money in his memory to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his death. Merkouris, who was 35, was working for the financial firm Carr Futures in the north tower September 16, 2021
of the World Trade Center when it was struck by American Airlines Flight 11. In her uncle’s honor, Eleni, an eighth-grader at South Side Middle School, decided to raise $3,500 — $100 for every year her uncle lived — for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. “I wasn’t born during the attack on our nation on 9/11, but I heard many stories about that terrible day from school, and especially my family,” Eleni
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE FIREFIGHTERS and police officers marched side-by-side into the Village Green at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony.
RVC remembers those lost in 9/11 attacks By TOM CARROZZA tcarrozza@liherald.com
On Sunday, residents gathered at the Village Green in Rockville Centre in front of the recently renovated 9/11 memorial to continue their promise to never forget the lives lost on that fateful Tuesday morning in 2001. Residents lit candles to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people that died that day, including 49 from the village. Rockville Centre firefighters and police officers marched into the park through the entrance by the Fire Department building on Maple Avenue, and walked along the path that was inundated with small U.S. flags and arrived in front of the refurbished memorial to salute those whose names are etched into the stone. There they stood guard throughout the rest of the vigil. “Few communities suffered more than Rockville Centre,” Mayor Francis X. Murray said in his introductory speech. “As we have always done in the face of adversity, the invincible spirit of the people of this village was on full display. We lifted each other up and responded with good will and generosity. We truly showed the world what is meant when we say, ‘Rockville Centre Strong.’ “ Matt Geyer lost his father, Jimmy, a Rockville Centre native, on 9/11. In his remarks, Geyer talked about the generosity his neighbors displayed. “While I have very painful memories of 20 years ago, I also remember the simple acts of kindness that members of this community showed to me, my family and each other in those days after 9/11,” Geyer said. “Even the small things, like people stopping by our house just to check on us, the endless supply of food that made its way to the front door, or the simple acts of extending open arms and open doors so we would never feel alone.” Geyer continued: “It is that sense of compassion and community that makes Rockville Centre such a great place to live.” After Geyer’s speech, officials read the names of the 49 Rockville Centre resi-
dents who were killed as candles were distributed among the crowd and lit in their memories. Rabbi Michael Cohen from Central Synagogue came up to the lectern dressed in a modest camouflage hoodie with “NYPD” emblazoned on the back. “During a time of danger, fear and uncertainty, the world witnessed men and women in and out of uniform act as guardians,” Cohen said. “We must remember the actions and sacrifices of our firefighters, medics, nurses, doctors, police officers and the countless civilians in an attempt to save people they never met.” American Legion Post 303 Commander Frank Conlon led his fellow members in a 21-gun salute and then played the Taps on his trumpet in a solemn moment of reflection for residents. Guitarists Peter Garrity and Tom McNicholas then performed an acoustic rendition of “America, The Beautiful,” as members of the crowd sang along.
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THE RECENTLY RENOVATED 9/11 monument at the back of the Village Green.
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SOUTH SIDE MIDDLE School eighth-grader Eleni Maria Panaghi, 13, raised more than $6,000 for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation in honor of her uncle George Merkouris, who died in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Teen collects money in honor of late uncle CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE she handed out jars to friends and family members to fill with loose change, and also launched an online campaign on the Tunnel to Towers website. She ended up dramatically surpassing her goal, raising $6,428 as of last Sunday for the foundation, which honors the memory of firefighter and Rockville Centre native Stephen Siller, who died in the attacks. Tunnel to Towers pays off home mort-
gages for families of those who have died in the line of duty. Because she collected more donations than she expected, Eleni decided to buy pins and thank-you cards for members of the Rockville Centre police and fire departments, which she delivered to them on Labor Day. She said she would continue to raise money until Sept. 30. Eleni’s parents, Koula and Christopher Panaghi, have frequently talked
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Instead she waited all night as the with her about what happened on Sept. 11, and have told her about Merkouris, family hoped they would receive news and about the first responders who died that Merkouris had escaped. The next in the effort to help others. Their stories day, some of her family members gathinspired Eleni to give back. ered in Levittown, while others headed “I am beyond proud,” Koula said. to Lower Manhattan and searched area “Words can’t express how hospitals in the hope of proud I am of her that she finding Merkouris. Evencame up with the idea, tually they came to terms that she went through with the fact that he had with the idea and that died, but vowed to keep his she’s passionate about it. memory alive. We’re very family-orient“It’s very important to ed, and she wanted to do see his legacy continue,” this in his memory, and we Koula said. “George was support the police and firean incredible man. He lit man and the first respondup the room. He would ers. I’m very, very proud of help anyone. We kept sayher.” ing, ‘George is OK because Though Merkouris was he’s helping people down actually married to Kou- MERKOURIS, 35, WAS at the towers.’ That’s la’s older cousin, who is working on the 92nd floor something he would do. He also named Koula, Eleni of the north tower. His would do anything for anyrefers to him as her uncle. family has spent the past one.” Her mother met him when 20 years finding ways to Eleni said she hoped to she was 6. On Sept. 11, keep his memory alive. have her late uncle’s spirit, 2001, she was 25 and taught and that she was honored at a school in Brooklyn to be able to give back by that had a view of the World Trade Cen- raising funds for Tunnel to Towers. “It ter from her fifth-floor classroom. She makes me proud that I’m able to help our said she thought it was an accident when nation’s heroes who have sacrificed their the north tower was hit, but began to lives for our safety and freedom,” she panic 17 minutes later when the south wrote. “I can’t think of a better way to tower was slammed by United Flight 175. show my love and to pay respect for my She recalled frantically calling her fami- amazing uncle. May his memory live in ly, and while she was unable to get our hearts forever.” through initially, they eventually connected. Her cousin was living in Levit- To learn more about Eleni’s fundraiser or town at the time, but Koula couldn’t get to donate, visit bit.ly/3tFQSnu. out there because of road closures.
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Learn to Play Bridge with Anne Bass
Breakfast at Tiffany’s: A 60th Anniversary Celebration (Zoom)
Designed for players with a limited amount of knowledge of the game. All materials are supplied. Masks are required. Register online at the RVC library website. Event will take place in the Helen Kraus Room at the library. Starts at 10:30 a.m.
Join film historian Max Alvarez for this glamorous look at the iconic and controversial romantic comedy and the literary source which inspired it. A Zoom link will be emailed upon registering at the RVC library website. Starts at 2 p.m.
Author Event with Laurie Frankel Laurie Frankel is a New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of four novels. Register online at the RVC library’s website. A Zoom link will be provided. Starts at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 18 Third Annual Jamison Novello Bake Sale Come to 35 Burtis Avenue at 9:30 a.m. for the bake sale. All funds raised will benefit the Jamison Novello Scholarship Fund at Broadway Dance Center. Rain date is Sept. 19 at 9:30 a.m.
Evening Yoga with Maryclare Certified yoga and meditation instructor MaryClare Chiofalo leads this traditional format yoga class. Discover the health and wellness benefits of practicing yoga. Register online at the RVC library website. Starts at 7 p.m.
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Monday, Sept. 20 Meditation with MaryClare MaryClare Chiofalo leads this meditation class designed to help you destress, relax, and focus. The new session starts on Sept. 20. Register online at the RVC library website. Starts at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 21 Chi Gong with Marianna Farina Farina returns in person to the Rockville Centre library with her exercise class. Register at the library website for the session that runs from Sept. 7 to Nov. 9. Starts at 10:30 a.m.
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Playing on the Porch returns Artists will perform in RVC on Sept. 18 at 3 p.m. For details, visit liherald.com/rockvillecentre. Tuesday Yoga with Joe Certified yoga instructor Joe Climi leads the class designed to accommodate the needs of people who may have difficulty with more traditional appraoches. This class is hybrid, with in-person and Zoom options. Register online at the RVC library website. Starts at 12 p.m.
How Netflix Changed the Entertainment Industry Join Brian Rose to explore the history of Netflix. A Zoom link will be emailed upon resgistering at the RVC library website. Starts at 1 p.m.
What to Watch? Join moderator Michael Matuszewski and library staff member Rob Siegel in a discussion about what everyone is currently watching on television,
through the Rockville Centre Public Library. The discussion will take place in-person. Starts at 7:30 p.m.
Library Board of Trustees Meeting All are invited to attend the monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. Starts at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 15 Simply Stronger with Marilyn Bunger Certified instructor Marilyn Bunger leads this exercise class to enhance strength and flexibility. Starts at 9:30 a.m.
Chef Rob Chef Rob prepares autumn sausage
and chicken with apples sheet pan dinner. Register online at the RVC library website to receive the Zoom link to this virtual class. Starts at 10 a.m.
Mothers’ Center Circle A Mother’s Center Circle is a great way to connect with other moms. At each meeting, facilitators help connect on the joys and challenges of motherhood. Register online at the RVC library website. Starts at 10 a.m.
Current Events discussion Stay up-to-date with current affairs and discuss what’s on your mind with facilitator Richard Skolnik, through the Rockville Centre Public Library. The discussion will take place over Zoom and registration is required. The link will be emailed one hour prior to the 10:30 a.m. start time.
Sunday, Oct. 3 RVC Lions Duck Pluck The RVC Lions host their annual charity event.
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The RVC Farmers’ Market will be at Parking Lot 12 every Sunday from 7 a.m. to noon. Watson Fall Flower Sale orders are due on Sept. 17. George Martin hosts Psychic Night Dinner on Sept. 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. The RVC Library virtually hosts a planning for long-term care webinar on Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. The RVC Library hosts outdoor storytime on its front lawn on Sept. 22 at 10:30 a.m.
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Lynbrook Fire Department volunteers will once again host their annual Concert and Block Party for Wounded Warriors on Sept. 25 from 4 to 10 p.m. at Greis Park . The event will benefit Nassau County Firefighters Operation Wounded Warrior, a nonprofit charity comprising volunteer firefighters that has worked since 2004 to help wounded servicemen and women, including locally at the veterans’ hospital in Northport. It is not affiliated with the Wounded Warrior project, and volunteers receive no compensation for their work. This year will mark the 10th time Lynbrook has hosted the event, which was canceled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Rockville Centre firefighters will also be in attendance to help support the wounded warriors. While Lynbrook firefighters host a concer t, other Nassau County fire departments host Doo Wop shows, spaghetti dinners, golf outings, road races, motorcycle runs and other events. In the previous nine years, Lynbrook’s firefighters have raised nearly $200,000 from the concert and block party to benefit the wounded. And, each year, wounded soldiers still receiving treatment at Fort Belvoir, in Virginia, and Bethesda, in Maryland, travel to
Lynbrook to attend the event. The Rockville Centre Inn on Sunrise Highway provides free rooms for the guests and their families. There will be at three bands that will play during the concert, all of them donating their time and talents for the cause. The cost of admission is a $20 donation and will include food. There will also be about 150 prizes raffled that evening, thanks to the generosity of members of the Chamber of Commerce and many stores and shops, as well as other major corporations that donate prizes. Additionally, JetBlue Airways is a g ain continuing to suppor t Lyn brook’s efforts to help the wounded by donating two round-trip tickets to anywhere they fly, which will also be raffled separately that evening. There is a second prize as part of that raffle for a Traeger Pro Series grill, and a third prize of a Yeti cooler. The raffle cost is $10. The event will take place in front of the Recreation Building at Greis Park, the entrance for which is on Horton Avenue between Mer rick Road and Sunrise Highway. People seeking additional information can contact former LFD Chief Kevin Bien at (516) 993-6074. Those that cannot attend, but wish to make a donation can mail checks to NCFF-OWW, P.O. Box 295, Garden City, 11530.
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GAMES TO WATCH Friday, Sept. 17
Girls Volleyball: Lynbrook at South Side ................4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer: Uniondale at Baldwin.......................4:30 p.m. Boys Soccer: Elmont at Calhoun...........................4:45 p.m. Boys Soccer: Hewlett at South Side......................4:45 p.m. Girls Volleyball: Carey at Long Beach ......................... 5 p.m. Football: Farmingdale at Oceanside .......................... 6 p.m. Football: Hicksville at Freeport ................................... 6 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 18
Girls Soccer: Mepham at South Side........................ 9 a.m. Girls Volleyball: Clarke at West Hempstead .............10 a.m. Girls Soccer: Seaford at V.S. South .........................10 a.m. Girls Soccer: Long Beach at Lynbrook ....................10 a.m. Football: Glen Cove at Baldwin ................................. 2 p.m. Football: Sewanhaka at Elmont...................................... 2 p.m. Football: Carey at Calhoun ............................................. 2 p.m. Football: MacArthur at V.S. Central ................................. 2 p.m. Football: South Side at V.S. South .................................. 2 p.m. Football: Wantagh at Bethpage....................................... 2 p.m. Football: V.S. North at Hewlett ........................................ 2 p.m. Football: West Hempstead at Seaford ............................ 2 p.m. Football: Malverne at Clarke ........................................... 2 p.m. Football: Carle Place at East Rockaway .......................... 2 p.m. Football: Westbury at East Meadow................................ 2 p.m. Boys Soccer: Farmingdale at Oceanside ....................... 5 p.m.
A little more than four months removed from capturing the Nassau Class A championship and three days removed from more offseason adversity, South Side’s girls’ soccer team was thrilled to be back on the field Sept. 9 and opened its title defense in impressive fashion. Junior Maggie Colvin notched a hat trick and Anna Pennecke and Olivia Morin also scored as the Cyclones defeated host Wantagh, 5-0, in the Conference A-1 opener for both teams. Sophomore Nora Basile set up two goals, including Colvin’s first tally 5:54 into the game. Goalkeepers Avery Testa and Sofia Shakham combined for five saves and the shutout. “I think everyone was just excited to put all of the distractions behind us and get on the field and have fun,” South Side senior Emma Hospodka said. “It’s such a privilege to be a part of this team. Everyone just wants to put their best foot forward and play hard and win.” The Cyclones are under the direction of their third coach since the spring. Jenn Abgarian, who coached them to their first Nassau crown since 2014, wasn’t maintained by a Rockville Centre Board of Education vote. And Jude Massillon, hired in late August, resigned after one week. So, Judi Croutier, who guided the team to eight Long Island championships and five state titles before her retirement from coaching in 2010, returned to the helm and conducted one practice — on Labor Day — before rolling out the starting 11. In a letter obtained by the Herald, the Board of Education lauded Croutier for her willingness to step into the job on such short notice, and asked the community to greet her warmly. “For the sake of all of our student athletes — and especially our girls’ varsity soccer team — we ask that she be given the community’s full support to exercise her demonstrable professionalism,” the trustees wrote. South Side led Wantagh 2-0 at the half and added three goals in the second half, including a beautiful header by Colvin. “It’s a great start,” said Croutier, who played at South Side and graduated in 1985. “These girls have a lot of talent and there’s great chemistry. Hopefully we’ll keep building every day.
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SOPHOMORE NORA BASILE assisted on two of South Side’s five goals in its season-opening shutout victory at Wantagh on Sept. 9. “I’m looking at the season in three parts,” she added. “It’s a difficult schedule with strong competition. We have the first time through, then the second time around and then it’s playoff time.” Senior Cristina LiCalzi, who anchors a defense that includes Brenna Haynes, Kayla Hubler and Morgan Harloff, said there’s nothing like getting back into the action and is looking forward to the challenge of trying to repeat as county cham-
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HOLLYWOOD HEALTH CLUB in Long Beach owners are planning to open a similar facility in Hewlett next month.
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returning to a market he served 25 years ago with the Hollywood Atrium club in Lawrence, which Diamond sold. The Hollywood owners said they would renovate the Hewlett facility as they did in Long Beach and make it a premier fitness club. All new strength equipment will be brought in, private smart rooms will be built that includes the Mirror and spin bikes. A classroom for women-only classes, a childcare nursery (when permitted) and fully renovated locker rooms will all be part of the Hollywood Health Club in Hewlett. A pre-sale began in June with charter memberships being offered to the first 500 members. The anticipated grand opening is in mid-September. For more info call (516) 348-6377 or go to Hollywoodhealthclub.com.
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After successfully launching Hollywood Health Club in Long Beach, club owners, including Steve Diamond got a call from a real estate agent suggesting a “perfect location” for their next fitness facility. Diamond said expanding this quickly was the last thing on their minds, but when we saw the location, they could not pass it up. “We were blown away by the reception and reviews form the Long Beach community and felt it will be easier to repeat what we have already done once,” he said. The Hollywood Health Club in the Five Towns will make its home at the former site of Retro Fitness at 1255 Hewlett Plaza in Hewlett. The gym did not reopen after the Covid restrictions were lifted. The 13,000-square-foot building has two levels of parking, already set up as a fitness club, but will undergo what Diamond called “a major transformation.” He is
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An estimAted 2,000 people turned out for the Town of Hempstead’s 9/11 ceremony, held Saturday in Lido Beach.
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Hempstead Town salutes 9/11 heroes By JAmes Bernstein jbernstein@liherald.com
Sept. 11, 2021, dawned as a stunningly beautiful late summer morning, the sky an azure blue and the sunshine a bright yellow — just as it was on the same day 20 years ago. At the Hempstead Town Park at Lido Beach, there was a standing-room only crowd that gathered before a makeshift stage on the sand and also filled a wooden walkway leading from the parking lot. The crowd, estimated by officials at about 2,000, had come to observe a milestone anniversary — the 20th year since two commercial jetliners were hijacked by terrorists, who used them as missiles to slam into each of the mAriAnee twin towers of the World Trade tABorsky Center, killing almost 3,000 peoMerrick ple. The mood on the beach was somber. “It was the day America lost its innocence,” said Marianee Taborsky, of Merrick, who came with her husband, Kevin. They embraced before taking seats set up on the beach. She had heard reports of the attack that morning and turned on her TV. “I couldn’t believe it,” she said. “This doesn’t happen to us. This was America.” Speakers, including New York state’s new lieutenant governor, Brian Benjamin, a former state senator from Harlem, spoke not only about the terror of that day, but also of the sacrifice of 9/ll responders. Others, including New York City police officers and Long Island legislators, talked of losing fathers, nephews and other relatives. “I plan on being here every year that I am lieutenant governor,” Benjamin said. His predecessor, Kathy Hochul, now governor, had spoken at the Lido Beach ceremony last year. Some of the loudest applause of the day came for New York Police Department Detective Vincent DeMarino, whose father, also Vincent DeMarino, of Valley Stream, a deputy chief in the city police department, died of can-
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memBers of the Rockville Centre Fire Department served as the color guard at the Town of Hempstead’s 9/11 ceremony on Saturday to mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa. cer after working at the ruins of the World Trade Center. Detective DeMarino was 9 on Sept. 11, 2001. He sat in class while other students were pulled out by their parents after the attacks. When he got home, he said, his mother explained to him that two planes had hit the trade center. She told him his father was “fine.” “But she didn’t know that until he came home after 2 in the morning,” on Sept. 12, he said. He said he father had been “the Energizer bunny, always busy” and chatty. “But after that day, he just sat down,” DeMarino said. In 2018, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor “directly linked to his work at ground zero,” he said. His father died 13 months later. “He took his work at ground zero head on,” DeMarino said. “This was my dad. Share your story too.” The
crowd rose to its feet. Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin noted that last year the observance was held in the Lido Beach parking lot, and the crowd was limited because of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, he said, the event could safely be held on the beach. The 9/11 terrorist attacks “took a toll on the country,” Clavin said, but they also brought “unity and bravery.” Many of the first-responders sat quietly. Among them was Pat Antonacci, of Levittown, an NYPD detective who said he worked at ground zero for a few months. “It was horrific,” he said. His wife, Maryann, said, “It took a toll on him. He Continued on neXt page
Hempstead Town holds 9/11 ceremony didn’t talk about it. He didn’t even smile for months.” Hempstead Town Councilman Bruce Blakeman spoke of losing his nephew, Sgt. Tommy Jergens, a New York state court officer from Valley Stream. He died when the towers collapsed. “Some people dread this day,” Blakeman said. “We know we are going to have to relive the pain and the horror of that day.” He said his nephew joined the Boy Scouts, the U.S. Army and the state court system because “the kid always liked
amoNg tHe atteNdees was Todd Gleason, 61, of Island Park, a crane operator who removed the last piece of World Trade Center steel from ground zero.
to wear uniforms.” “We never got to say goodbye,” Blakeman said. Only his shield was found. At the end of the ceremony, a number of people tossed white carnations into the choppy surf of the Atlantic Ocean. One of them was Cara Donaldson, of Plainview, a psychologist. “Throwing flowers means casting my prayers to Mother Nature and God,” she said. The pain of 9/11, she said, “never ends, even 20 years later.”
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New York Police Department Detective Vincent DeMarino spoke of his father, also Vincent, of Valley Stream, who died in December 2019 of a brain tumor directly linked by his doctors to his work as a first responder at ground zero in the months after the 9/11 attacks. HemPstead towN suPervisor Don Clavin led the ceremony.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE RESIDENTS Donald Gelestino, left, and Greg Schaefer will be the honorees at the Maurer Foundation Gala on Oct. 1. was planned to mark the foundation’s 25th year. Attendees this year will either have to show proof of vaccination or present a negative Covid-19 test. The event costs $450, and includes a cocktail hour, dinner, live music, dancing and raffles. “Individuals like Greg and Don do so much for the organization,” Samaroo said, “not in just being able to raise funds, but getting our message out there to people
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE LAURA Curran visited Rockville Centre on Sept. 8 to announce a countywide crackdown on reckless driving in work zones. “I would like to remind all drivers to obey the law and slow down when approaching all construction areas,” NCPD Commissioner Patrick Ryder said. “These men and women working at these sites watch out for us by improving our roadways, in turn, we should watch out for them by slowing down and paying attention. By doing this, we can ultimately reduce needless injuries and deaths. Our police officers will be intensifying their patrols around all roadway construction sites and will have a zero-tolerance approach toward anyone who violates the law.” The crackdown on reckless driving will include an increase in police patrols and enforcement near roadwork sites across the county. Curran and Ryder reminded motorists that fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone and convictions of two or more speeding vio-
lations in a work zone could result in the suspension of a driver’s license. The county helps ensure all contractors pursuing jobs that impact county roads follow the U.S. Department of Transportation & Federal Highway Administration’s safety requirements, which include guidance on protective measures such as signage, lane width and taper lengths, based on the roadway dimensions, volume of traffic and other factors. To enhance existing efforts, the DPW and Police Department will work to identify locations where more signage or digital speed indicators may be needed and help allocate resources. The county’s new text message service was activated on Sept. 13. To sign up, residents can text “roadwork” to 888777. The service will include a 6 a.m. recap via text message of daily road or lane closures due to county roadwork, as well as real time updates on changes to traffic patterns throughout the day due to accidents or emergency roadwork. Residents can also sign up for daily email updates on nassaucountyny.gov/trafficmanagement. “We want to take this opportunity to urge contractors and utility companies to renew their commitment to alerting the county of planned work impacting our roads, so we can make sure these alerts are as up to date as possible,” Curran said. Furthering her efforts to make residents aware of roadwork, Curran also announced that the interactive map at nassaucountyny.gov/roadwork has been updated to show which roads were resurfaced in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, and what projects are next. The site, initially launched by Curran’s administration in 2019, is aimed at increasing transparency. Courtesy Nassau County; compiled by Mike Smollins
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Local elected officials, representatives of the Nassau County Police Department, leaders of the county’s Department of Public works and other public officials recently came to the village to announce a crackdown on reckless driving in work zones throughout the county. The event came after a series of recent accidents near the Bay Park Conveyance project on Sunrise Highway, which resulted from speeding and distracted driving, despite the projects safety measures exceeding federal requirements. On the heels of Labor Day weekend, County Executive Laura Curran announced a work zone safety awareness campaign at a news conference on Sept. 8. “Drive like your family works here” aims at protecting workers and drivers as the county continues aggressive roadway and infrastructure improvements. As part of the campaign, the county will launch a new text message service to alert residents of daily lane/road closures and changes to traffic patterns due to construction and traffic accidents. “We are keeping our foot on the gas in Nassau, driving forward the most ambitious road repaving campaign in decades and getting residents back to work with largescale infrastructure projects across our county,” Curran said. “I am urging residents to drive through these work zones like your loved one works there because for many residents, they do. Our dedicated crews have a right to safety and our residents have a right to smooth roads and solid infrastructure — we can have it both ways. With our new text service, we are making it easier than ever to be notified of roadwork so residents can plan ahead.” Curran’s announcement took place in Rockville Centre because the county was finishing a roadway improvement project, resurfacing 2.11 lane miles of pothole-ridden roadway on DeMott Avenue from North Village Avenue to Long Beach Road.
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On Sept. 9, Nassau County’s acting district attorney, Joyce Smith, launched the Pre-arraignment Diversion Pilot Program, which allows those who have received a desk appearance ticket for minor, nonviolent offences to “perform tasks and receive community-based treatment and supportive services instead of jail, probation or other traditional sentences.” “With a backlog of more than 8,000 minor, non-violent cases because of the pandemic, this proven program will free our courts to focus on the violent and dangerous individuals who threaten our community, while providing accountability and a second chance for those accused of petty offenses,” Smith said. This program, which was initially proposed by former Nassau County district attorney Madeline Singas, partially mirrors the Project Reset, initiated in New York City in 2015 for people of color, and the Adolescent Diversion Program, implemented by the county in 2012 and discontinued in 2019, for 16- and 17-yearolds, which avoids the stigma, trauma and expense of navigating the adult court system and of missing work or
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NASSAU ACTING DISTRICT Attorney Joyce Smith, at lectern, announced the launch of the Pre-Arraignment Program, which applies evidence-based restorative justice measures toward those with nonviolent, minor offences, alongside, from left, Veronica Renta Irwin, Long Island Hispanic Bar Association; Livia Polise, Adelphi University School of Social Wor; Geoffrey Prime, Esq., Amistad Long Island Black Bar Association; N. Scott Banks, Legal Aid Society of Nassau County; Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds, Family and Children’s Association; Rodney Grayson, Community Partnership Program; and Brian Lee, deputy executive assistant district attorney for the General Litigation Division.
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on September 14, 2021, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the Malverne Union Free School District, in the County of Nassau, New York, is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this Notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the publication of this Notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution. Lisa Ridley District Clerk REFUNDING BOND RESOLUTION OF THE MALVERNE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, NEW YORK, ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 14, 2021,
AUTHORIZING THE REFUNDING OF CERTAIN OUTSTANDING SERIAL BONDS OF SAID DISTRICT, STATING THE PLAN OF REFUNDING, APPROPRIATING AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000,000 THEREFOR, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $10,000,000 REFUNDING SERIAL BONDS OF THE DISTRICT TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION, AND MAKING CERTAIN OTHER DETERMINATIONS ALL RELATIVE THERETO. Object or purpose: refunding of all or a portion of outstanding bonds issued in 2012 Period of probable usefulness:thirty (30) years, commencing on the date of original issuance of the first note or bond issued for the purposes for which the outstanding bonds were issued. Amount of obligations to be issued: not to exceed $10,000,000 A complete copy of the refunding bond resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the District Clerk, Malverne Union Free School District, 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, New York. Dated: September 14, 2021 Malverne, New York 127453
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school, officials said. Ninety-five percent of those in Project Reset avoided going to court ,and 93 percent of those in ADP had their cases dismissed, with less than 1 percent ending in incarcerations. While recidivism was reduced in Project Reset, no difference in rates was observed in ADP, however. “For the Latino community on Long Island, this program will greatly reduce the harsh impact of contact with the criminal justice system,” said Veronica Renta Irwin, president-elect of the Long Island Hispanic Bar Association. According to Nassau County Police Department reports, Black and Hispanic residents are more likely to have more interactions with the police and the courts than their white counterparts. Likewise, Geoffrey Prime, with the Amistad Long Island Black Bar Association, said, “In line with Amistad’s mission, PAD seeks to address critical legal issues, such as the disparate impact that the criminal justice system has on communities of color.” The Community Partnership Program, where the announcement took place, will notify those eligible of the opportunity to participate in PAD. Those interested can connect with graduate social work interns intake specialists from Adelphi University’s School of Social Work, who guide participants through the next steps of the program. Individuals can also contact the Legal Aid Society of Nassau County at no cost for consultations. Per the program guidelines, nothing any eligible individual says to the intake specialists can be used against them if the case goes to court, participation has no impact on immigration status, and there is no adverse impact to any eligible individual who declines to participate in
PAD. Eligible individuals will have between 60 and 90 days, depending on the charge, to complete the program, at which point the charge will be dismissed and the person is never arraigned. However, individuals who fail to complete the program will be required to appear in court on the scheduled desk appearance court date, and the case will proceed without penalty. Pre-arraignment diversion programs for adults with behavioral health needs have met with success. Jim Parsons, research director and vice president at Vera, which along with NYC Health + Division of Correctional Health Services implemented a pilot program in 2015, found that “the results of the pilot program are clear: More adequate medical screening is necessary to address health disparities across the justice system and reduce the overrepresentation of people with physical and behavioral health needs in our city’s jails.” However, these types of mental health-centered programs are mostly referral based, and the help the participants received varied in time, from an average of 90 days for inpatient treatment to 12 months for outpatient. These programs are also well-staffed and -funded through various greater systemwide channels. Individuals are disqualified or not eligible for PAD if they have an arrest involving offenses against individual victims, arrests for any driving while intoxicated offenses, open pending criminal cases, voluminous misdemeanor or violation convictions, prior felony convictions; whether the person is on probation or parole, existence of outstanding warrants or any re-arrest for any offence.
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Cedarhurst Real Estate Management Office. Light Accounting, Computer Skills, Yardi Exp. Preferable, Excel/Word. Spanish Helpful. $35-$50K. 516-216-9139 Send Resume: harry@hhrmc.com
Business Analyst. Analyze business data and help clients drive business performance. Bachelor in business management or related. Worksite: Ronkonkoma, NY. Send Resume: HR, Todo International Inc., 2190 Smithtown Avenue, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
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Baldwin $495,000 Laurel Avenue. Expanded Cape. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room. Den/ family room and home office. First floor master bedroom. Taxes: $10,227.37
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Bellmore $640,000 Hewlett Lane. Split Level. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. Updated eat-in kitchen with maple cabinets and granite countertops. Formal dining room. Den with sliders to deck. Cathedral/vaulted ceiling. Many updates. Near Newbridge Road pool and park. Taxes: $13,060
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United Telecom USA, Inc., dba Your Wireless Management LLC – Westbury, NY is seeking a Market Research Analyst to Research local & regional market conditions & prepare reports of findings, illustrating data graphically & translating complex findings into written text for internal teams across the company’s multiple locations.Gather information to determine potential sales of products & services. Req’s a Bachelor’s degree or its foreign equivalent in Business Administration, Economics, or a related field of study. To apply, MAIL resume to: United Telecom USA, Inc. dba Your Wireless Management LLC, Attn: Harpreet Katari, 1250 Shames Dr, Westbury, NY 11590.
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Eldercare Needed HOME HEALTH AIDE Needed- Rockville Centre. Monday -Saturday, 1pm-7pm, Assist Senior, Including Cooking Dinner. CNA and HHA Required. Call Hyacinth 516-476-8954.
REAL ESTATE Real Estate Attention Sportsmen! NY-VT Border, Minutes to Bennington, VT. 30 acres, Only $99,900! Open and wooded, trails throughout property. Abundant wildlife, great views with southern exposure. Town road, power, telephone, Owner Financing 802-447-0779
Open Houses EAST ROCKAWAY BA 54 Rose Lane, NEW! PROPERTY LOVERS DELIGHT! 3 BR, 2.5 Bth Split on Over 1/2 Acre Parklike Property in Waverly Park Area.Updtd EIK, Den/Fpl/Vaulted Ceiling, FDR & Mstr Ste/Updtd Bth & Sitting Rm. 2 Car Gar. SD#20...$899,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299 EAST ROCKAWAY BA, 33 Murdock Rd, NEW EXCLUSIVE! 5 BR,3.5 Bth Col on Beautiful St in SD#20. Large Gran/Wood EIK,LR/Fpl ,FDR/Fpl ,Den & Sun Rm .Mstr Ste w/ Vaulted Ceiling, New Bth, WIC & Terr. Bsmt....$999,000 Ronnie Gerber, Dougals elliman 516-238-4299 HEWLETT 9-19, BA 11610 Hilary Ct, REDUCED! Beautifully Gut Renovated 4600 Sq Ft Colonial in Cul de Sac. 5 BR,3.5 Bth with Full Fin Bsmt, 2 Car Att Gar. SD#20. Tax Grivance Filed.....$1,225,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299 VALLEY STREAM 9/19, 12-2, 74 Gibson 1B, FIRST TIME ON MARKET! Lovely 1 Bedroom Coop on First Floor. LR, DR, Kitchen & Bath. HW Flrs. Convenient to LIRR & Shops. SD#24...$199,000 Ronnie Gerber 516-238-4299 WO O D M E R E BA 4 C L U B S I D E D r, Renovated 3 BR,3.5 Bth Townhouse in Cedar Glen. Updtd Gran/Wood EIK & Bths. HW Flrs. Fin Lower Level. Att Gar.Commun i t y P o o l & Te n n i s . N e a r A l l . SD#14...$685,000, Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299
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Franklin Square $672,500 Fendale Street. Expanded Cape. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Finished basement. New kitchen and bathrooms. First floor master bedroom. 2 car garage. Taxes: $13,262.06
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East Rockaway $625,000 Mallow Road. Expanded Cape. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. New eat-in kitchen with cherrywood cabinets, quartz countertops and stainless steel appliances. Open concept living room with stone fireplace. Formal dining room with wood plank ceiling and crown molding. Oversized family room. Master bedroom with walk-out deck. Rear deck and stone patio with inground swimming pool. Taxes: $16,749
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East Meadow $935,000 Hilda Street. Colonial. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with custom cabinets, granite countertops, stainless stel appliances and center island. Spacious living room. Formal dining room. Family room with fireplace. Oversized master suite with walk-in closet, master bath with Jacuzzi and his/her sinks. 2 bedrooms on first floor. Fenced backyard with patio and gazebo. Security system and central air conditioning. Close to all. Taxes: $16,006
Hewlett Bay Park $1,800,000 Veeder Drive. Colonial. 7 bedrooms, 4.55 bathroms. Gourmet eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, butler’s pantry and breakfast room with fireplace. Formal dining room. Den/family room with wet bar and home office. All large rooms with high ceilings. Sweeping staircase and 6 fireplaces. 1.1 acres of park-like property. Security system. Convenient to shopping and LIRR. Taxes: $39,072 Lido Beach $915,000 Regent Drive. Hi Ranch. 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms. New eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Open layout with living room with gas fireplace. Den/family room and home office. 3 season room overlooks inground heated pool with slide and patio. Near beach and close to all. Taxes: $11,500 Merrick $634,000 Lincoln Boulevard. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Finished basement. New open-concept eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Wraparound balcony staircase overlooks living room with granite fireplace. Formal dinig room. Spacious den with French sliders to deck and lush yard. Home office and many updates including newly finished parquet/herringbone floors. Master bedroom with walk-in custom closet. Security system. Close to all. Taxes: $11,489.38 Source: The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island Inc,, a computerized network of real estate offices serving Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, and Brooklyn.
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984 Singleton Ave, BA, NEW! Expanded 4 BR, 2.5 Bth Colonial on Oversized Lot in Old Woodmere. Bsmt & 2 Car Det Gar. Near All. SD#14 .......................................... $899,000 4 Clubside Dr, BA, Renovated 3 BR, 3.5 Bth Townhouse in Cedar Glen. Updtd Gran/ Wood EIK & Bths. HW Flrs. Fin Lower Level. Att Gar. Community Pool & Tennis. Near All. SD#14 ............................................................................... REDUCED! $685,000
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40 Heron Dr,BA, 10,000 Sq Ft Waterfront Property on an Acre of Parklike Grounds Tucked away in Cul de Sac. 5 BR, 5.5 Bth Contemporary. Soaring Ceilings. IG Pool, Hot Tub. 285' Vinyl Bulkhead Raised & Redone Dock. 3 Car Garage...REDUCED! $3,699,000
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33 Murdock Rd, BA, NEW EXCLUSIVE! 5 BR, 3.5 Bth Col on Beautiful St in SD#20. Large Gran/Wood EIK, LR/Fpl, FDR/Fpl, Den & Sun Rm.Mstr Ste w/ Vaulted Ceiling, New Bth, WIC & Terr. Bsmt ................................................................................. $999,000 54 Rose Lane, BA, PROPERTY LOVERS DELIGHT!3 BR, 2.5 Bth Split on Over 1/2 Acre Parklike Property in Waverly Park Area. Updtd EIK, Den/Fpl/Vaulted Ceiling, FDR & Mstr Ste/Updtd Bth & Sitting Rm. 2 Car Gar. SD#20 .................... REDUCED! $899,000
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74 Gibson Blvd #1B, 12-2, FIRST TIME ON MARKET! Lovely 1 Bedroom Coop on First Floor. LR, DR, Kitchen & Bath. HW Flrs. Convenient to LIRR & Shops. SD#24 $199,000
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395 Serena Rd, BA, 5 BR, 2 Bth Col on O/S Property. Updtd EIKs. 3 BR Main Level, 2 Upstairs with OSE. SD#14.Possible M/D with Proper Permits. Near All ........$799,000 1610 Hilary Ct, BA, Beautifully Gut Renovated 4600 Sq Ft Colonial in Cul de Sac. 5 BR, 3.5 Bth with Full Fin Bsmt, 2 Car Att Gar. SD#20. Tax Grievance Filed .. REDUCED! $1,225,000 1390 Broadway #102, BA, 2 BR, 2 Bth Coop in Luxurious Hewlett Townhouse. LR/ DR, Updtd Kit & Office/Den. Elevator, 24 Hr Drman, Valet Pkg, Pool. Priv Storage Area. Great Location Near Shops & Trans ............................................... REDUCED! $349,000 1534 Broadway #103, BA, NEW! Spacious 2 BR, 2 Bth Condo in Luxurious Jonathan Hall. LR/DR, Large EIK, Laundry Rm, & Pantry. Terrace Facing into Courtyard. Doorman Bldg with Elevator. Indoor Garage Pkg & Storage ............................. $599,000
Q. Our central air conditioning unit sits next to the rear corner of our house, and even though it’s 25 feet from our patio, where we entertain, it still makes a lot of noise when it runs. During a recent barbecue with friends, it became the topic of conversation, and my friend recommended either building a “sound wall” around it or moving it to the side of the house, just around the corner, which makes me wonder why they didn’t just put the unit there in the first place. It doesn’t make sense, and really would have solved the problem. What do you think? A. I think you’re lucky to be inquisitive and not take the first advice you got, because your friend’s advice may have caused you a lot of needless aggravation. For a few decades, the rules in most local communities have not only restricted where a central air conditioning condenser unit can be placed, but also require a building permit onte eeper and a zoning hearing process if the unit is intended to stay where someone who should have known better installed it. In the process of starting a large design project with new residential clients, we architects are stuck with having to check for extraneous issues that will hinder a smooth permit process, and those units become a sticking point. Unless there will be 5 to 8 feet of clearance to a side property line, depending on the community, you may want to avoid the extra couple of thousand dollars and wasted time detouring through a zoning variance process just because a friend or uncaring air conditioning company recommended putting the unit where it has been clearly discouraged from being placed for the last 30 years. I see this problem nearly every day, and realize that the installers either know about the problem or must have recently emerged from living under a rock, because there’s almost no way not to know if you do this for a living. The sound wall can work, but be sure to check with a manufacturer about air clearances, because the unit needs air flow to properly dissipate heat. Walls also require foundations, and can be expensive if the wall will be built to last. Also, the wall or fence requires a permit at the same time as the A.C. unit, no matter where you place both. Even fences around A.C. units require permits. The reason for keeping side yards clear is the noise echo between houses. Neighbors must have once brought this to the attention of their local government, because this wasn’t always an issue. Units hinder emergency workers who need access to side yards with fire hoses to prevent flames from spreading. You could also research and replace old equipment with a new, quieter model for a lot less money than a wall or permit — or just turn up the music and talk louder to mask the sound, for no cost at all. Enjoy your barbecues!
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y wife called soon after 9 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, her voice measured but tense. I was halfawake, preparing myself for the day, while our then 1½-year-old daughter slept in the next room of our Long Beach apartment. “Turn on the TV,” Katerina said. There were the twin towers ablaze in fireballs, black smoke pouring from the structures. Like so many of us, I could only stare, mouth agape, in stunned disbelief. My wife was at SCOTT Lawrence Middle School, where she BRINTON teaches to this day. The teachers didn’t have a TV to know precisely what was happening, so she called me to find out. She was sitting with a colleague whose husband worked at the World Trade Center. I stuttered as I relayed what I was seeing. I can’t recall which station I was watching, but I remember the frantic, frightened voice of a telecaster in a helicopter that whirred from a distance above the twin towers. Then, suddenly, the unexpected happened at 9:59 a.m.: The south tower col-
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lapsed. The image of its shiny metal exterior cascading down, and then a massive gray ash plume spiraling back up hundreds of feet into the air, was seared into my mind. It haunts my thoughts to this day. I gasped. Then I had to explain to my wife what had just happened, and she had to tell her colleague, who was overcome by fear and sorrow. As I write this 20 years later, a chill radiates up my spine into my brain. At 10:28 a.m., the north tower fell. We, as a nation, had just witnessed the mass murder of 2,606 people in the twin towers live on TV. I’ve been covering the aftermath of the attacks since that day. Last Saturday I photographed the Town of Hempstead’s moving 9/11 ceremony, held, as it always is, at Lido Beach Park, where people gathered by the Atlantic Ocean on the day of the attacks to catch a glimpse of the smoke plumes from the towers. NYPD Detective Vincent DeMarino, whose father, also Vincent, of Valley Stream, an NYPD officer who died in 2019 of brain cancer because of his time spent at ground zero, encouraged attendees to tell their stories of that terrible day. In doing so, we keep the collective memory of the attacks alive so we “never forget.”
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And so, I tell my story here. After collecting myself, I readied my daughter and headed to my wife. As I drove on West Park Avenue through Long Beach on the way to Lawrence, I spotted the smoke plumes through a break in the houses, just as I was entering the city’s West End. The plumes were like giant ribbons stretching to the heavens. “My God!” I said to myself, realizing that nothing would ever be the same. My wife was released from her duties after the children were sent home, and we met up on a side street in Lawrence. I could see the fear and horror in her eyes. We realized we had no cell service, but I told her that everything would be OK. I wondered whether that was true. My wife drove our daughter back to our apartment, and I went to work just down the street at the Heralds’ office at the time, in Lawrence. From there I took dictation from reporters who had been dispatched to train stations along the Babylon and Far Rockaway branches of the Long Island Rail Road. They were interviewing survivors who had hurried out of Manhattan, white ash and sweat coating their dark business suits. They poured out of the trains like frightened war victims. I worked until 3 a.m. the next day to
’ve been covering the aftermath of the attacks since that awful September day.
produce a paper. I remember stepping out of the office onto the empty sidewalk on Central Avenue around midnight and staring into the black sky. I heard F-16 fighter jets streaking overhead. They flew low, but I couldn’t see them. I felt drained and hollow. I was unprepared for the sense of sorrow that I — and the nation — would feel in the coming years. I reported on 13 funerals and memorial services in the months after Sept. 11, training my camera’s zoom lens on the grieving family members and friends of the victims. I hated shooting photos of those in such deep mourning. Now, though, my sense is that those pictures are an important part of history. They are documents that tell us about the price of terrorism. They show us, in no uncertain terms, why we must, as a nation, work toward world peace. I have reported on those annual ceremonies ever since. At last Saturday’s, I could hear the anger and sorrow of the family members and friends of 9/11 victims as they spoke. There is no peace that can come from such an attack, only acceptance. Never, ever forget. 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.
Season of fire and flood slips into September
t has been a season of extremes, but after the floods and the fires and the winds and the Covid surges and the ICUs getting slammed and the little ones getting sick, and the heat waves searing the country, north, south, east and west, one drumbeat persists: Get the vaccine. Wear a mask. Take a booster. It’s easy and necessary. I can’t offer wiser words than these. If everyone who could have gotten the Covid-19 vaccine had done so, thousands of lives would have been saved. FamiRANDI lies would have KREISS avoided devastating illness and loss and broken businesses. But there being no percentage in looking back, there is still opportunity for people who have been reluctant to step up now and make themselves and their families safer from the virus. As autumn spins into view, we are clearly in the crosshairs of various unprecedented forces, meteorological, medical, political and cultural. I don’t know anyone who isn’t feeling anxious. Please, if you are among the sanguine and
secure, let me know your secret. The meteorological stressors seem an apt metaphor for the general distress of observing our country in the clutches of destructive forces: a defeated president who won’t go away, a clutch of sycophants who will sell their souls for another year in office and, unbelievably, millions of folks who feel so angry and disenfranchised that they would rather risk a tussle with Covid — or possibly a fatal encounter with Covid — than get an inoculation that will keep them safe. The difference is that, unlike the random violence of tornadoes and floods that have plagued us this summer, the political disturbances in the field have intentionality. The past administration targeted climate change initiatives and women’s rights and diversity. For four years we suffered a vacuum of moral leadership; the center frayed, and we haven’t yet repaired the damage that was inflicted on our departments of justice and state and housing and health. President Biden, love him, hate him or ignore him, is pushing against a tide of irrational vitriol that would overturn a legal election and let chaos reign. In the
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name of “freedom,” people are rejecting a vaccine that can save the lives of the children they love. Somehow this all intertwines with the catastrophic weather we have endured this summer. When nature goes wild, some part of us knows to hunker down and ride it out, because when the storm passes, the sun will shine again. Order will be restored. But on the political front, there is no such guarantee. We are not done with hurricanes this season. As The Weather Channel warns: “We may still expect storms bringing exceptionally high waves … The sea may be white with driving spray; visibility very seriously affected…” It goes on to say that even large vessels may disappear for long periods of time in the deep troughs between the heaving seas. A fearsome description. But such storms can be survived. More frightening is our current political and pandemic cyclone. Our ship of state is also disappearing into deep troughs, and who knows if it can rise again? We must not take our eyes off this prize. Everything, including the actual weather, is conspiring to distract us from monitor-
lease, if you’re among the sanguine and secure, let me know your secret.
ing the attacks on voting rights and women’s rights. We need energy and focus to stay vigilant. We cannot do any of the important work that needs to be done unless we get the vaccine available throughout the country. Our hospitals and medical teams need relief, and we can help return to some normalcy if we get inoculated. If we get our kids inoculated. On the weather front, how many 500year storms do we need to survive before the anti-science refuseniks realize it is still within our power to curb the emissions and toxins that affect our climate? The storms, the pandemic and the politics seem pulled into a tightening vortex, playing out here and now. My sense is that our time, this particular time and place, autumn 2021, will stand out in history. It will be important, someday, to have the story of these troubling days set in print. What we can’t know, or even surmise, is how this unsettling season will evolve. The hurricanes will eventually blow out to sea. We will pick up the pieces. But after this season of political madness, who will remain standing? Each of us can do something: get the vaccine, wear a mask and, when it’s time, vote as if our democracy depended on it. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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ore than 80 percent of Nassau County adults have received at least their first dose of a Covid19 vaccine. That’s excellent. Overall, about 68 percent of Nassau residents who are eligible for the vaccine — that is, anyone over age 12 — are now fully vaccinated. That’s good, but not great. Not great because that leaves 30 percent — a sizable number — who are yet to complete their vaccination regimens. And here’s the thing: Not all communities are equal in the race to vaccinate as many people as humanly possible. The vaccination rate is just above 50 percent in Cedarhurst, Elmont, Freeport, Inwood, Lawrence, Mill Neck, Old Westbury and Uniondale. In other communities, it actually falls below 50 percent. In the 11549 ZIP code of Hempstead, it’s 26
percent; Greenvale, 35 percent; and Roosevelt, 48 percent. In any number of other communities, the rate hovers in the 60 percent range. Compare that with the rate in the 11020 ZIP code of Great Neck, where it’s 80 percent; Jericho, 78 percent; Plainview, 78 percent; the 11040 ZIP code of New Hyde Park, 75 percent; Mineola, 74 percent; Port Washington, 74 percent; Williston Park, 74 percent; Merrick, 73 percent; and Syosset, 73 percent. It becomes clear, based on these statistics, compiled by the federal and state governments, that there is a wide disparity in vaccination rates between many of the county’s more affluent communities and its low-income neighborhoods. County health officials must ask why people in working-class areas have fallen so far
behind in being vaccinated. Do they not have the time to get their shots because they are working three jobs? Do they lack access to health-care facilities? Is transportation a problem? Is English a barrier? In certain communities, Cedarhurst and Lawrence in particular, religious conviction may play a role, and Jewish spiritual leaders from throughout the Five Towns recently released a video, which is at times serious and others humorous, encouraging their congregants to get vaccinated. We applaud that effort. Such targeted campaigns are clearly needed in any number of neighborhoods throughout the county. The race to achieve herd immunity — when 75 to 80 percent of all county residents have been vaccinated — will be won one community at a time.
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ith all the highly necessary talk about the Covid-19 vaccine, it would be easy to overlook the flu shot, which each of us should get every year, but only about half of us do. With the coronavirus pandemic still raging, it’s more important than ever to get a flu shot this year. Then, if you do get sick, you can rule out the flu. Even if you do get the flu after receiving the shot, it’s likely to be a mild to moderate case, not the type that can knock you off your feet and send you to the hospital. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 12,000 to 60,000 people died of the flu in the U.S. each year between 2010 and 2020. That doesn’t come close to the more than
650,000 deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic since March 2020, but it is still a heavy death toll. Everyone 6 months of age and older should get a flu shot every season, with rare exceptions, according to the CDC. People with underlying health complications should be particularly vigilant about getting the vaccine. Throughout the pandemic, we have seen how those with medical conditions are far more likely to succumb to a virus. September and October are the best time to be vaccinated against the flu, the CDC says. Ideally, everyone should be vaccinated by the end of October. Flu vaccines are offered in many doctors’ offices and clinics, as well as at many pharmacies and urgent-care cen-
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LETTERS ‘I stand with Jude’ To the Editor: Re “New Rockville Centre varsity girls’ soccer coach resigns” (Sept. 9-15): In full disclosure, I have not been able to access the complete version of the Board of Education’s letter to district parents, but in the spirit of opening a dialogue around what seems like a closed conversation, I would suggest a few edits to the statements made by the board. The letter references the board having “no way of verifying [the] claims” of racist messages that coach Jude Massillon received. The board should have also noted that they have no reason to disbelieve him, either. In fact, it should say, “We have every reason to believe Mr. Massillon.” As a former player, I can corroborate that everyone who knows Massillon — even briefly — can attest to his character and integrity. He has been a steward in the community and a hero to numer-
ters. You need a flu vaccine every year for two reasons. First, your immunity protection from vaccination declines over time, so an annual inoculation is needed for optimal protection, according to the CDC. Second, flu viruses are constantly changing. The composition of flu vaccines is reviewed annually by CDC officials, and is updated to protect against the viruses that research indicates will be most common during the upcoming flu season. It takes about two weeks after your shot for antibodies to develop in the body and provide protection against influenza virus infection. That’s why it’s best to get vaccinated before flu viruses start to spread in your community.
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ears ago, my wife and I walked onto a Martha Vineyard’s beach with my Cornell University advisee and his parents, only to be confronted by a white man asking where we thought we were going. My advisee’s father, a professor at a prestigious medical school, who was African-American, replied, “I could ask you the same. I own this beach.” That wasn’t my first experience with racism, but it highlighted how education, expertise and wealth can be denied by the color of one’s ROBERT skin. My first memoSCOTT ry of how race can distort reality is of when a friend and I were wrestling on the sidewalk on Third Avenue in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on the way home from school. We were having fun, but a passerby told us to stop. “Blacks and whites shouldn’t fight,” she said, instead of just saying that kids shouldn’t fight. My neighbor and I were simply playing, and unlike that lady, we could see each other merely as friends. I’m not colorblind. I see color and shades of color, but I try to see people for who they are as individuals. This is called
respect. When I was at camp as a 9-yearold, I remember small signs that lined the paths. Each said, “Others,” meaning think of others, welcome others, respect others. We put similar signs around the Adelphi University campus when I was president. Respect is a two-way exchange. Racism denies respect. Racism rejects the humanity of another person or group. We should understand that demands for respect and dignity are not demands for privilege and standing. We should teach in our schools and houses of worship, and certainly in our homes, that others should be respected even when they look different from us. Respect is different from tolerance. Tolerance is passive acceptance. Respect is an active engagement with another person as an equal. Respect requires action, while tolerance requires no commitment. In our society, many people grow up in communities lacking diversity because of decades of laws and regulations that, even when overturned, had set a foundation for segregated housing and divided communities. Yet the children who grow up in these towns and villages will most likely one day supervise, or be supervised by, or be a neighbor of, someone of a different
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LETTERS ous student athletes, many of whom excelled well beyond their high school sports team to play in the NCAA, Olympics and World Cup. The board saying they have no reason to disbelieve him is weak, and undercuts the severity of the situation. Threats, slurs and harassment are a criminal offense in New York. By questioning the validity of Massillon’s claims, the board is placing the blame on the victim. Talk about sending a terrible message. Should a student not speak up if he/she/they is/are being harassed because of race, sexuality or gender? If there is no way of verifying a claim, should we just pretend it never happened? Should we just accept it, like the board accepted the former coach’s resignation letter? The letter also read, “Those who would engage in the harassment of a school employee demean themselves and poorly represent our community … worse, they send a terrible message to our girls’ varsity soccer team and, indeed, all of our student athletes.” The actor(s) behind the racial threats received by Massillon do far more than
ethnic or racial background. If they don’t learn the value of respect for others in their homes or schools, where will they? In 1944, the Carnegie Corporation funded research by Swedish Nobel Laureate Gunnar Myrdal to study race relations in the United States. In his report, entitled “An American Dilemma,” he noted the contradictions of American democracy. The “dilemma” refers to a nation torn between allegiance to its highest ideals and awareness of the cruel realities of racial discrimination. The U. S. military was still segregated in the 1940s. Myrdal was quoted as saying that Americans “of all national origins, regions, creeds, and colors” hold in common “the ideals of the essential dignity and equality of all human beings, of inalienable rights to freedom, justice, and opportunity.” And yet, he said, these ideals were compromised by the pervasive violations of the dignity of Black Americans by public policy and private privations. The legacy of slavery and restrictive covenants robbed Black people of wealth and opportunity. They were denied G.I. Bill benefits given to white veterans, which created much of the white middle class and ensured home ownership, the bedrock of American economic wealth.
FRAMEWORK by Joe Abate
poorly represent our community and send a terrible message to our student athletes. What’s worse to me is the vicious cycle that this type of behavior and lack of meaningful response/dialogue perpetuates. The message we are sending to our community is that this isn’t the first instance of racial bias in Rockville Centre, and it certainly won’t be the last. The blatant lack of leadership and wherewithal to address the difficult topic of racial inequity will only continue to make things more divisive. I stand with Jude. NOELLE MALONE Rockville Centre
CORRECTION The author of last week’s column “In celebration of teachers” was misidentified. The column was written by Robert A. Scott, not Alan Singer.
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Schools were segregated. There was a systematic denial of respect, opportunity and equal access before the law. A modern-day Myrdal would find many of these same dilemmas today. Housing and school segregation persist, restrictions on voting are flourishing, systemic racism is common, and respect as people and as citizens is refused to Black Americans. The history of racial discrimination is being denied even as it continues by those who deny it. Mutual respect is essential to social cohesion and civil discourse. To deny the humanity of millions of our neighbors is to limit our nation’s capacity to fulfill its ideals. These are difficult times. My hope is that, even in times like these, families, clergy and teachers will prepare children with the basic values of civility, sincerity and respect for others. We should each know that we are the “other” to some, and that others deserve the respect that we believe is due to us. Our national values — freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, democracy itself — will wither without mutual respect. Dr. Robert A. Scott is president emeritus and university professor emeritus of Adelphi University and author of “How University Boards Work” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018; Eric Hoffer Awardee, 2019).
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