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These neighbors rock Playing on the Porch returned to Rockville Centre last Saturday, and the band Those Damn Neighbors jammed on Linden Street. The musical outing, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, showcased local artists while promoting local businesses.

Three for mer South Side High School soccer players and two coaches will be inducted into the Nassau County High School Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 29 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. Former girls’ soccer teammates Kim Conway-Haley, Dina Grossman-Case and Traci Sofsian-Maier will be recognized, along with girls’ volleyball coach Cheryl Scalice and longtime official and volleyball coach Dotty Lynch. They will enter the hall as part of the 48-member class of 2020, after the event was post-

poned last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. This year’s inductees are the sixth class to enter the Hall of Fame.

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Conway-Haley, 49, helped South Side capture its first girls’ soccer state title in 1987 as a defender. She graduated in 1990, and went on to play at Virginia, where she became a finalist for the Herrmann Trophy, which is awarded to the top female college soccer player in the country. After that, she played in Holland before joining the United Soccer League’s women’s league and CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

As expected, village trustees opt out of retail sale of weed By TOM CARROZZA tcarrozza@liherald.com

After listening to public comments by several residents in a meeting outside Village Hall on Sept. 13, the village board of trustees unanimously voted to prohibit the retail sale of cannabis and the operation of dispensaries in the village. The decision prompted reactions from those who had made the final public comments before the vote. Joe Adipietro, the program director for the RVC Youth Coalition, spoke in favor of the optout. Adipietro, a licensed mental health and substance abuse pro-

fessional for nearly 30 years, spoke about what he has seen in his patients that cannabis use may have contributed to. “The majority of the patients that I have seen over the years with severe mental health conditions — prior to that diagnosis, they most all have one thing in common: they started using marijuana,” Adipietro said. “It also sends the wrong message to youth. They think that if something is legal, nothing is wrong with it.” Resident Mary Ellen Nofi said she was also pleased to see the village opt out. “I always felt that people trying to make money at the expense of young people is

very unfair and unnecessary,” Nofi said. “I’m happy. I feel like they’re in our corner. They care about their children and grandchildren.” Corey Anderson was the lone dissenting voice, arguing that officials should allow cannabis dispensaries. “In five years, when you realize that another town has repaved their roads with their $5 million tax revenue,” Anderson said, “I think we’re going to look and say we might’ve made a mistake here.” Commenting on whether the sale of marijuana would lead to more criminal activity in the village, Anderson noted the occasional alcohol-related incidents

on weekend nights, and said he wasn’t arguing to make alcohol illegal instead of cannabis. When former Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation to legalize marijuana on April 30, New York became the 15th state to make its recreational use lawful. In early March, the U.S. cannabis industry hit a record $17.5 billion in sales, increasing 46

percent since 2019, according to a report by the cannabis sales data platform BDSA. The 128-page Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act addressed everything from enforcement and criminal justice reform to how taxes would be levied on marijuana producers and retailers and how the CONTINUED ON PAGE 19

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THE NOVEL FOCUSES on Nell, a woman living in New York City who witnesses the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire that killed 142 people on March 25, 1911.

Army Corps reveals plan to mitigate storms By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently released a draft report for the Nassau County Coastal Storm Risk Management Study, which outlines a tentatively selected plan. It would include elevating more than 14,000 homes and floodproofing more than 2,500 industrial and commercial properties across the South Shore to mitigate the risk of flood damage during storms. Before moving forward, the plan must be approved by several authorities, including Congress, after engineers engage with the community to gather feedback on their ideas. “This is a tentatively selected plan, and it’s part of the process where we release our findings and socialize with the public and stakeholders and affected constituents of the proposed plan,” said Scott Sanderson, a project manager for the Army Corps of Engineers who works in coastal planning in its Philadelphia District. “This is part of an ongoing process to get feedback on the findings and really evaluate the feelings on it and what revisions may need to be made as we go forward, or what refinements need to be made depending on the types of comments we get.” The Army Corps, in partnership with

the state’s Department of Environmental flood-proofing homes, businesses and critConservation and the county, is conduct- ical infrastructure in order to ensure our ing the feasibility study in Nassau’s Back residents’ safety in the years ahead.” The study team prepared Bays area, which includes all the draft report to present the tidal bays and estuaries findings and technical analyconnected to the South Shore. ses and outline the plan. The The study is investigating document describes engineerpossible solutions to reduce ing, economic, social and damage from coastal storm environmental analyses, and flooding, which affects popuincludes: lation, infrastructure, facilities, property and ecosys■ Elevation of 14,183 tems, especially after Superhomes across the county. storm Sandy. ■ F lood-proofing 2,667 The study, begun in 2016, industrial or commercial cost $6 million, half of which structures from the ground the DEC and federal proup. Flood-proofing involves grams funded. The estimated sealing all areas of a struccost to elevate homes is $3.8 ture from the ground level up billion, funding for which has to about 3 feet. The measures not been finalized because the would help make walls, doors, plan is still tentative. Sanderwindows and other openings son said the engineers hoped LAURA CURRAN resistant to surge waters. to finalize the study by June Nassau County The study team will con2023, and noted raising homes executive tinue to evaluate natural feais voluntary for homeowners tures, as well as local floodand many may opt out, so a walls to protect critical infrastructure, timeline is unknown at this time. “The Nassau County Back Bays Study such as power stations and wastewater outlines important strategies to protect treatment plants, including the Bay Park our South Shore from the next major Water Reclamation Facility, to help comcoastal storm,” County Executive Laura munities recover faster and improve resilCurran said in a statement. “We need to ience. According to Sanderson, the engineers continue hardening our shorelines and

e need to continue hardening our shorelines and floodproofing homes, businesses and critical infrastructure.

evaluated other flood-risk management measures during the study, including storm-surge and cross-bay barriers, floodwalls and natural features, but hydraulic modeling indicated that storm-surge and cross-bay barriers did not significantly reduce water levels and, in some cases, exacerbated flooding in certain areas. “It’s extremely important,” Sanderson said. “This particular study area was identified as a high-risk, vulnerable area, so this is a very important study, and the feedback from the public . . . it’s extremely important to get all that feedback over the next couple of months.” The tentative plan has been lauded by elected officials, including State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach. “It’s been nine years since Superstorm Sandy, and South Shore communities need meaningful storm protection,” he said. “This study, while welcome, needs to become more than just paper and evolve into funding and real deliverables as soon as possible. This must go from concepts to actual, physical storm hardening — and that’s what matters as sea levels rise and storms intensify. Time is of the essence.” The Army Corps will host public hearings to gather feedback on Sept. 29 and Oct. 6. To learn more, visit nap.usace. army.mil. Questions can also be submitted until Oct. 18 by email to PDPA-NAP@ usace.army.mi.

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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.

For grades 3 to 5. Learn the fundamentals of music through the ukulele at the RVC Library with Adam King from Reprise Music. Register online at the library website. Starts at 5 p.m.

By the Book: Historical Fiction with Sarah Siegel Join Sarah Siegel at the RVC Library or via Zoom to discuss Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead. Register online at the library website. Starts at 7 p.m.

History and Horticulture Join Jessica Damiano on Zoom for a tour of the White House Gardens. Register online at the RVC Library website. Starts at 1 p.m.

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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.

St. Francis Community Hospital Outreach Bus Professionals from St. Francis Community Hospital will be on hand in the RVC Library parking lot to conduct free cholesterol, blood pressure and diabetes screenings, and free flu shots. Goes from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with no registration required.

Tricia’s Flicks: The Truffle Hunters Come to the RVC Library for this screening of The Truffle Hunters (Rated PG-13) in the Helen Kraus Room of the library. Seating is limited.

Monday, Sept. 27 Medicare Made Clear Join Joy Poupko, a Medicare expert, on the basics of the program and get andwers to Medicare’s cost, coverage, options, and enrollment. Register online at the RVC Library website to receive the Zoom link 30 minutes prior to the start of the program at 7 p.m.

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.

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Tuesday, Sept. 28 Library Play Date For ages 15 months to 4 years. Enjoy free play with the RVC Library’s colorful toys in a fun environment. Register online at the library website. Starts at 10:30 a.m. in the Helen Kraus Room.

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.

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.

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.

Wednesday, Sept. 29 Simply Stronger with Marilyn Bunger Certified instructor Marilyn Bunger leads this exercise class to enhance strength and flexibility. Starts at 9:30 a.m.

Bible Study at St. Agnes Join Fr. Bright and other members of the study group each Wednesday morning either in-person or virtually at 9:45 a.m. The program meets in the second floor of the ministry building in the youth ministry room. Email Irene Vastola at iavastola@gmail.com for Zoom link.

Chef Rob Chef Rob prepares honey crisp apple snickerdoodle bread. 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

The RVC Lions host their annual charity event.

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GAMES TO WATCH Friday, Sept. 24

Boys Soccer: Wantagh at Lynbrook .......................4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer: V.S. Central at Baldwin .....................4:30 p.m. Boys Soccer: Sewanhaka at Calhoun ...................4:45 p.m. Boys Soccer: Elmont at Carey ...............................4:45 p.m. Boys Soccer: MacArthur at Long Beach ................4:45 p.m. Football: Plainedge at South Side.............................. 6 p.m. Football: Clarke at West Hempstead .....................6:30 p.m. Football: Hewlett at Wantagh ..................................... 7 p.m.

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Girls Volleyball: Wantagh at South Side...................10 a.m. Girls Volleyball: Kennedy at Carey ...........................10 a.m. Girls Soccer: Wantagh at MacArthur .......................10 a.m. Football: Glen Cove at Mepham................................ 2 p.m. Football: Elmont at Long Beach...................................... 2 p.m. Football: Garden City at Carey ........................................ 2 p.m. Football: V.S. Central at Sewanhaka .............................. 2 p.m. Football: V.S. South at Kennedy ...................................... 2 p.m. Football: Bethpage at Lynbrook ...................................... 2 p.m. Football: Seaford at Lawrence ........................................ 2 p.m. Football: Friends Academy at Malverne .......................... 2 p.m. Football: Manhasset at V.S. North ............................. 2 p.m. Football: Baldwin at New Hyde Park ......................... 2 p.m. Girls Soccer: Sacred Heart at South Side................... 4 p.m. Boys Soccer: Massapequa at Oceanside ...................... 7 p.m.

Patrick Corvetti has come full circle. The 1991 South Side High School graduate and soccer standout landed his “dream job” coaching the Cyclones after recent stints at the helm of Sewanhaka and Elmont, as well as SUNY-Old Westbury from 2016-2018. His first game on the South Side sideline didn’t come without drama, as Division scored twice while playing a man down Sept. 10, but the Cyclones held on for a 5-3 road victory in the Conference A-III opener for both teams. Sophomore Stephen Nelson had two goals and senior Christian Iacobellis notched the eventual game-winner. “I went to South Side and played here so it’s exciting,” Corvetti said. “We have a large roster and high-character kids. We had an encouraging scrimmage against Oceanside and offensively we played unbelievable against Division. We probably could’ve had seven goals if we finished just a little bit better, but we’ll take it.” The Cyclones, who led 3-1 at halftime, increased their lead early in the second half before the Dragons showed their resiliency despite losing a player due to a red card and got within 4-3. “We got way too comfortable and to their credit, they played hard,” Corvetti said. “Some of the little things we didn’t do well are fixable for sure.” Senior Chris Hallick and junior Ryan McNicholas also scored for South Side, which features a roster that’s 25-deep. “It’s the biggest team I’ve ever coached but we’re going to go deep into the bench,” Corvetti said. Nelson and McNicholas work in the center of a talented midfield and Corvetti believes both are capable of playing at an All-County level. McNicholas sometimes moves up front to join junior Gavin Goodlad, who plays at a fast pace. “Stephen and Ryan are creative and skillful and dangerous around the goal,” Corvetti said. “We play with five midfielders but they can attack at any time.” Senior middie Lukas Anisansel is a captain and someone the coach said made his transition to the program easier with his leadership qualities. “Luke has size and skill and is a true leader,” Corvetti said.

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South Side’s James Fahy elevated over Kennedy’s Jaden Waldinger during the Cyclones’ 1-0 road victory in Conference A-3 action on Sept. 13. “He ran practices with the other captains from 6 to 8 in the morning during the summer and did a great job getting all the guys on the same page.” Iacobellis and fellow senior Natan Rubin are starting outside midfielders, while junior Danny Walter brings a high-motor to the center. Senior center-back James Fahey and senior goalkeeper Brian Livingstone are the other captains. Fahey was Honorable Mention All-County last spring and a big reason why South Side went undefeated (6-0-3) in conference games. Livingstone

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On Sept. 10, Wilson Elementary School commemorated the 20th anniversary of 9/11, gathering outside to thank firefighters and police officers for the work they continue to do. “We must never forget, and we must teach the next generation about this horrific day in American history,” Murray said. “We lost mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers and friends. That day ordinary people turned into heroes. That day, firefighters, police officers, EMS workers were going into the buildings while people were going

out.” The mayor also highlighted those who worked at ground zero in the aftermath, risking injury and illness in their rescue efforts. After Principal Jim Duffy then presided over a moment of silence, students presented Second Assistant Chief Tony Rugolo of the RVC Fire Department with a letter giving thanks for his service. Students also presented letters to RVC Police Lieutenant Michael Vickery, former South Hempstead Fire Department Chief Charles Sadler, and Dr. Janine Sampino of the school district.

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Around Halloween, seeing someone drop off a package on your stoop, ring the doorbell, and run, one may tend to think they are being pranked. But a new Rockville Centre movement called “Ninjas 4 Vets” is putting a positive spin on that process by anonymously dropping off candy and presents to local veterans to help brighten their days. O n N ov. 1 0 , t h e movement will empower children and their families to stealthily deliver a “thank you for your service” poster tailored to their assigned veteran along with some leftover Halloween candy. This year, the participants will meet at the fire house on Maple Ave. nue for pizza before organizing where they will go and staying PETER WADKINS safely together. Gene Vassel, the 4 Vets in 2018. Ninja 4 Vets founder, said he was inspired during his time working with an organization in Long Beach called Waterfront Warriors about a decade ago. Vassel befriended a veteran from Arkansas named Levi Crawford there who sustained several injuries during his service. Crawford gave a TED Talk style lecture that got Vassel even more invested in the struggle many veterans face when returning home. “I got to learn about his story, his sacrifice, his grit and perseverance,” Vassel said. As a teacher in at Woodland Middle school in East Meadow, Vassel was also inspired when he learned that one of his students had moved seven times before his 11th birthday. This experience gave Vassel some perspective on the family side of those who go away to war. Vassel’s children helped him come up with the name “Ninjas 4 Vets” as a theme that lets them have fun while also recognizing and celebrating local veterans. Vassel’s neighbor Tom Heptig was the first to receive a poster and candy in 2015. Heptig is a Navy veteran. Little by little, the movement spread by word of mouth and today, it serves 45 village veterans annually. The goodie bags contain a pamphlet for veterans to fill out and return to help give background to their service that can go on the posters and serve as an educational element for the kids involved. As a teacher, Vassel also knew he would have to make the movement fun by gamifying the activity while still teaching children about Veterans Day. “It’s just a simple way of acknowledging and celebrating what these men and

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RECEIVED a welcome surprise from Ninjas women have done for our country,” Vassel said. “That poster and that little goodie bag on the stop was way more personal and sincere of a thank you than a lot of other things that are out there,” Vassel said. Heptig added: “When someone puts that sign on your door and that little bag of candy and you know that the sign was handmade by kids, you know that there was some real thought behind that.” Heptig said that the veterans are especially thankful for the care and creativity that goes into these gifts, and the fact that children are so involved heartens the veteran community as it can serve as a learning experience, too. Heptig agreed, saying “I think that little bit of mischief creates this fun environment for the kids and they’re doing something good at the same time.” Heptig has joined on as a representative of the Navy veterans on the movement’s board. The movement will complete its sixth annual event this year, having not been affected by Covid-19 because of the nocontact delivery central to the night. Vassel said that there are hopes that the future could see new chapters in other locations like with Crawford in Arkansas or through another of his friends on Garden City. “My vision is for this to be a countrywide thing because why can’t this be in every town,” Vassel said. “Who knows where this can go in a few years.” Residents can email Vassel at genevassel@gmail.com to get involved in the movement or even start a new chapter in their communities.

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The Town of Hempstead began its “pothole patrol” in August, an on-call service that fills potholes on roads within the town. Crews were trained over the summer by the Highway Department to operate two “potholebuster” vehicles. In 2018, when the town marked its 50,000th pothole repair, Alan Jasper described the town’s method as “cut and paste,” with a small, square segment of the street being cut out and filled in with new pavement. He said this is a more efficient method than the former repair process, which often resulted in potholes reforming. The town’s new pothole-filling trucks, the BergKamp FP5 Flameless All-in-Ones, fill potholes quicker, keep the asphalt constantly heated through electric heating and are “able to easily pour out asphalt to continuously fill potholes.” Including the drive, crews operating the vehicles consist of three to four workers. Highway Department officials said they are already seeing an increase in the speed of pothole repairs. Hempstead purchased the vehicles through the Highway Department at a reduced price after careful consideration whether the trucks would be benefit the town. Originally valued at $350,000 per truck, the town purchased the two vehicles at the price of $190,060, or $95,030 each. The money to make this purchase came from the Highway Department’s vehicle acquisition budget, according to town officials. At the start of this initiative in August, the pothole patrol was receiving about 15 calls per day, but that figure recently dropped to five. Hempstead officials did not comment on the average time it takes to fill a pothole from call to filled pothole; however, in a statement from

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SOUTH SIDE HIGH School alumnae, from left, Kim Conway-Haley, Dina Grossman-Case and Traci Sofsian-Maier will be among the 48 people inducted into the Nassau County High School Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 29. They were major contributors to the Cyclones’ first girls’ soccer state championship in 1987.

SSHS standouts are Hall of Fame-bound CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE playing for the Long Island Rough Riders. “I’m very honored to be thought of and included,” Conway-Haley said. “I always get very nostalgic for my high school days with the Cyclones. I’ve played on many different teams, but that one is extremely special, because I played with classmates across many years and still have these lasting friendships with them today.” Conway-Haley said she had many role models at South Side, including her coach, Bob “Bigs” Bigalow, who she said “did an incredible job of being meticulous” about coaching, and empowered young women when he led the girls’ soccer team while also serving as the girls’ varsity basketball coach. Conway-Haley, Grossman-Case and Sofsian-Maier were inducted into the Long Island Soccer Hall of Fame together in 2017. Conway-Haley went on to a career in sales and marketing in New York City before transitioning to sports psychology consultant and mental performance coach at the Mental Edit. She administers at-home sessions with athletes and their parents to help them perform at optimal levels while still enjoying their sport. She and her husband, Ethan, have two daughters, Reese, a sophomore who Cheyrl plays soccer at South Side, and Viviana, a seventh-grader who also plays competitively. Conway-Haley and a group of alumnae from SSHS are working to develop a comprehensive database of all girls’ soccer players in school history. Anyone who has information on a former player or who is one herself can email the information to sshssocceralumni@gmail.com. Conway-Haley is also working with the RVC Soccer Club and the MLK Center to create soccer opportunities for young people of color. Anyone interested can email rockvillecentresoccerclub@gmail.com.

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Grossman-Case, 51, who was also a member of the historic first state champion Cyclones team, began playing soccer when she was 5. She played for South Side from 1984 to 1987, and went on to play at Cornell, graduating in 1992. She played midfield and defense throughout her career, including eight years with the Rough Riders. “It’s extra special and more of an honor to be in the same company as them,” Grossman-Case said of her former teammates. “I’ve played with them in high school, and we were on the Rough Riders together. I’m not just in the company of those amazing players that I played with,

but also amazing friends.” She said it was an exciting accomplishment to help South Side soccer win its first state championship, and she also helped the Cyclones win a state championship in softball as a left fielder in 1988. She is divorced and has two children, Zachary, a junior soccer player at Denison University in Ohio, and a daughter, Jordyn, a freshman lacrosse player at Stanford. Grossman-Case became a physical therapist after college, and now lives in Charlotte, N.C., where she is a director of membership for the National Premier Soccer League, a men’s amateur organization.

Traci Sofsian-Maier Sofsian-Maier, 49, was a star defender for the Cyclones who was instrumental in the 1987 state title run. She graduated from SSHS in 1990, and played at Princeton and then for the Rough Riders, alongside her fellow honorees. “That was a team of just awesome players, and it’s always nice to be recognized,” she said of her high school squad. “I just feel really grateful to my parents, my coaches and my teammates. We had this special bond, and it was always fun.” Scalice Sofsian-Maier’s life has come full circle: Her husband, Larry, grew up in Rockville Centre, and her sons, Finn, a high school senior, and Luke, a sophomore, both attend South Side and compete in cross-country.

Cheryl Scalice Scalice, 56, has been SSHS’s girls’ volleyball coach since 1990 — among her athletes was a future comedian named Amy Schumer — and accumulated 17 conference championships, eight county titles, five Long island regional championships, five state final appearances and one state championship to go along with 13 Coach of the Year awards. “It’s definitely a humbling honor, and it’s a bit overwhelming,” she said of the Hall of Fame. “People coach for their players, for their kids, for the experience that they’ve had . . . The sport is like a little microcosm of life, so my intention all of these years was to [instill] a lot of things in life that I think are important. Working as a team is something that kids have to do their whole lives, in terms of working as a team at your jobs and more, and so those were my intentions.” Scalice, who is not married, now lives in Freeport.

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SCALICE, SHOWN HERE in her playing days, has been the girls’ volleyball coach at SSHS for more than 30 years. She graduated from William Floyd High School, and went on to play volleyball at Hofstra. She retired from teaching phys. ed. at Riverside Elementary School last spring. For the past 12 years, she has spearheaded the Dig Pink fundraiser, which has raised more than $46,000 for cancer research.

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Island Park, New York This South Shore District in Western Nassau County, committed to Excellence in Education, is seeking qualified candidates for the following positions:

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SEEKING CANDIDATES FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: PART TIME LUNCH MONITORS 2-4 HOURS PER DAY Salary: $15.00 per hour

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his Lovely Tropicana Raised Ranch boasts a great flow from the point of entry to the living room to a formal dining room to a very inviting kitchen with custom cherry cabinets and granite countertops to a large family room with an electric fire place. Also on this 1st level is a very large master suite, self contained bedroom and a third bedroom. The lower level consists of a large bedroom being used as an art room/ office and the best of all there is a possible mother and daughter with proper permits. You must see to appreciate, too much to list. Schedule your private viewing today by contacting Mercia Perry at 718-812-4175 or mperry@coachrealtors.com

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Open Houses HEWLETT BAY PARK 9/26, 12-1:30, 40 Heron Dr, REDUCED!!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 R a i s e d & R e d o n e. D o ck . 3 C a r G a r age...$3,699,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

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Baldwin $449,000 Parsonage Place. Contemporary. 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms. Open concept kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Water views and room to dock boat. Master bedroom with private balcony overlooking water. 40 foot new Trex deck. Large outdoor shed. FEMA compliant. Taxes: $7,050 Bellmore $609,000 Surf Drive. Hi Ranch. 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room with skylights. Den/family room and exercise. Master bedroom with ensuite bathroom and dressing area. 2 fireplaces. Large deck and side yard. Nearby marina and park. Taxes: $14,430 East Meadow $680,000 Cadillac Drive. Split Level. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. Updated eat-in kitchen with quartz countertops, soft close cabinetry and new appliances. Formal dining room. Den/family room. Master bedroom with large his/hers closet. Large 4 car driveway. Large fenced yard. Close to parkways and shopping. Taxes: $12,897 East Rockaway $474,000 Baisley Avenue. Colonial. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Updated kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Spacious family room. Front porch and oversized yard. 2 car garage Taxes: $10,171.52 Franklin Square $1,050,000 Adonia Street. New Colonial. Dogwood section. 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with large center island and built-in wine cooler. Open floor plan. Formal living room. Formal dining room. Family room with fireplace. Master bedroom suite. Pre-wired Sonos surround sound system. Freeport $670,000 Rose Street. Colonial. 4 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms. Finished basement with outside entrance. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops. Living room with fireplace. Formal dining room. Den with fireplace and home office. Large front porch. Oversized property with deck, patio and pool. Separate 1,500 square foot workshop. Taxes: $10,951 Long Beach $765,000 Franklin Boulevard. Expanded Cape. Eastholme section. Updated eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, island and stainless steel appliances. Open layout. Formal dining area with sliders to yard. Ensuite master bedroom. Second floor family room with access to oversized deck. New landscaping. Many updates. Close to beach, boardwalk, shopping, dining, and LIRR. Taxes: $15,662.32 Rockville Centre $1,205,000 Raymond Street. Colonial. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. Partial finished basement. Custom eat-in kitchen with granite countertops. Formal dining room. Den/family room and home office. Master bedroom suite with large master bathroom. Walk-up attic with recreation room and bonus rooms. Lush landscaped property. Custom front porch. Central air conditioning and security system. 2 car detached garage. Taxes: $22,159.59

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IN BRIEF Coach Realtors is Proud to Announce Heather Norman as the New Branch Manager of Their Hewlett Office

Heather has been an active Realtor in the Five Towns area and beyond since the early 2000s. She handles all aspects of her life with a dedicated handson approach to service and client satisfaction. Coach Realtors proudly announced Heather's appointment to the Leadership team in August; Her responsibilities include managing and developing her sales team and overseeing all aspects of real estate transactions conducted through the branch. Whether your move is local or global, Heather can assist you! Contact Heather today for assistance in buying or selling property, for current market status, or information as to how you can join Heather’s winning team of Realtors! www.joincoach.com, 516-374-0100, hnorman@coachrealtors.com

RecRuiting a great sales team is Really simple. We hire the smartest people who can solve the hardest marketing objectives with an arsenal of solutions and a smile through the journey.

(We said it was simple. We didn’t say it was easy.) to join our outside sales team, contact Rhonda glickman. send your resume today. rglickman@liherald.com, 516-569-4000 x250. salary, commission, bonuses and benefits. must have own vehicle and valid driver’s license.

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Q. We want to re-insulate our house before winter while we renovate, and aren’t sure about which type to use. The costs seem to be very different between fiberglass and foam. What would you suggest we use, and why? Are there any other less costly choices? A. Insulation, of all building materials, has the highest return on investment when you consider the installation and material cost compared with the savings over the rest of the life of the building. Every second of every day, your building or home is losing temperature to the outside environment, heating up in the summer and cooling onte eeper down in the winter, at constant expense, so resisting that loss of temperature and money should be a high priority in the design and selection of materials. Choose the best material and have it installed correctly.

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The best choice is closed-cell foam, which has the highest return on investment and the highest initial cost but is worth every penny. Closed-cell foam is a complete cavity-filling barrier with the highest resistance to temperature changes. But it also does what other insulators cannot: It is a vapor retarder and resister.

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The two biggest problems buildings face are water and movement, and closed-cell foam is an excellent choice to resist both, because it adds rigidity to the walls and roof while slowing or stopping moisture. Open-cell foam is less costly, but can collect and hold moisture like a sponge does. Fiberglass not only does not expand to completely fill the floor, wall and roof cavities, it also collapses when wet. The only place I would use fiberglass, given a financial choice not to, would be in buildings that need to be stripped due to regular flooding, since foam would be hard to remove in a repair or remediation. With fiberglass insulation you must leave an air space to the outside of the insulation so that air can freely flow to carry moisture away, a sure sign that the cavities continuously have humidity, just like the outside air. From a cost perspective, you can look at the issue two different ways. Do you want to save money in one day and pay more the rest of the building’s life, or do you want to make the investment to save the money on rising utility costs for the rest of your life in the building? I reduced the insulation in an energy analysis for a home in the spring, when the client got a quote of $16,000 for closed-cell foam. We are now required to do formal energy analysis on each project, so working the numbers and using some creative changes with more resistive window and door ratings, which adds some cost, we were able to use closed-cell foam and save the owner around $8,000. In 10 to 12 years, all those savings will begin to reverse themselves as utility prices rise and continuous temperature is lost. Good luck! © 2021 Monte Leeper Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.

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n New York state, over 5,000 people hold titles such as mayor, supervisor, sheriff, chief of police and others, and these office holders are responsible for the good and welfare of their citizens. Other than New York City’s mayor, none are as powerful as the state’s 62 county executives. While some have small constituent bases, the downstate county executives have responsibilities with larger populations than several other states. While the public is largely unfamiliar with the role of county JERRY executives, in areas such as NasKREMER sau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, being a county executive is a very big deal. The current Nassau County executive, Laura Curran, is responsible for nearly 1.4 million residents. Her proposed 2022 budget is $3.3 billion. In her daily job, she supervises thousands of public employees, including one of the largest police departments in the state. In addition, she must deal with the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic

and a host of other municipal headaches. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone is charged with taking care of the needs of over 1.5 million residents in a territory that, combined with Nassau, has a population larger than 37 states. Like Curran, Bellone deals with the challenges of monitoring a large county workforce and a major police department, and overseeing dozens of agencies that provide critical services to Suffolk residents. With their wide-ranging experience, you’d think that county executives like Curran and Bellone would be on a fast track to higher political office. A look at the state’s political history, however, shows that no county executive has ever been able to successfully use his government experience as a springboard to the job of governor, attorney general or state comptroller. A number have tried, with no success. In 1968, Nassau County Executive Eugene Nickerson ran in the primary for the U.S. Senate, but lost that contest. Current U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi ran in a primary for governor against then Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, but failed. Political observers agree that if the late Nassau County

executive Tom Gulotta had run for governor against the late Mario Cuomo, he might have been elected. Instead, Gulotta yielded to State Sen. George Pataki, who beat the incumbent governor. Former executives in Westchester County have had mixed results in the quest for higher office. Al DelBello won a Democratic primary for lieutenant governor and served under Cuomo, who gave him few if any responsibilities during his four years in the job. DelBello was a bright and highly capable executive, but after his first statewide role he did not seek any other office. Republican Rob Astorino has run for governor a number of times with no success. Bellone is term-limited, and after this year he will be out of office. Curran is seeking her second term as county executive, and is an odds-on favorite because of her many successes and her strong administrative talents. She has run her office in a nonpartisan manner, and has the respect of Nassau County’s business and political communities. The question that Bellone currently faces, and that Curran will face, is what opportunities there will be for

he future looks bright for Nassau’s Laura Curran and Suffolk’s Steve Bellone.

them when they finish their terms. In 2022 there will be statewide contests for the three major offices. Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who has won all of his races by staggering numbers, is expected to coast to victory. Attorney General Letitia James may decide to challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul, which would leave an opening for an aspiring attorney. Neither Bellone nor Curran is a lawyer, so that eliminates that opportunity. So what’s next for these two Long Island rising political stars? Both are young and highly capable. It will take some time for there to be a major opening at the state or federal level, but it will come. Once upon a time, it was considered political heresy if one Democrat challenged another, but that’s now considered old thinking, and opportunities that no one ever thought about may surface. For now, the chiefs of both suburban Long Island counties will have to play the waiting game. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

Feel-good, do-good work: Here’s the plan

our teenager sets aside his phone, his iPad, his computer, his tricked-out sneakers, her makeup palette, her micro shorts, his ratty T-shirt, her addiction to Instagram, his obsession with TikTok, and they leave home for some weeks or months to trim trees, cut back brush, dig ditches, install solar panels, and otherwise work toward mitigating the devastating effects of climate change. They join a corps of similarly unprepared, illequipped teens and they get paid RANDI minimum wage to KREISS do their bit to keep the earth spinning. Just days after becoming president, Joe Biden signed an executive order providing for establishment of such a group — a Civilian Climate Corps. This would be the first-ever government-led initiative to put large numbers of young people to work fighting climate change. Democrats have expressed support for the idea, which is now incorporated in the $3.5 trillion spending bill bumping its way through Congress. Specifically, the CCC would “aim to conserve and restore public lands and

waters, bolster community resilience, increase reforestation, increase carbon sequestration in the agricultural sector, protect biodiversity, improve access to recreation, and address the changing climate . . . “. . . Projects could range from wetland restoration in Florida’s Everglades to building parks or installing solar panels in urban areas. Corps members would be paid minimum wage, receive health care benefits and possibly school credit for their service. Would parents get behind this idea? It makes sense that hard work could be a great benefit to our children. This generation of teenagers has survived pandemic shutdowns and isolation; a public-works experience could help them become more independent and resilient and educated in basic life skills. The idea would be to merge large cross-sections of teenagers from rural areas, urban zones and suburban communities and offer an opportunity for a rich social and cultural experience along with the physical work. The idea isn’t new. More than 80 years ago, my uncle joined the first CCC launched by FDR to put young men to work during the Great Depression. It was called the Civilian Conservation Corps,

and my uncle left Brooklyn to work somewhere out West for a summer clearing brush. I wish I had more details, but all I know is that as an old man, he recalled the experience as one of the best times of his life. He got paid, he got fed, he had a nifty uniform and he met people he never would have met in Brooklyn in 1934. The CCC operated from 1933 to 1942. The organization was semi-military, and some political leaders at the time urged increased military training as the drum beat of war in Europe was getting louder. Many of the young men in the program, which employed millions, became the fighting force for America in World War II. My uncle joined the Navy at 17 and served on a minesweeper. The new CCC has more modest goals, hoping to employ hundreds of thousands rather than millions, and it would be diverse in every respect, in contrast to FDR’s CCC, which was strictly segregated. According to a story in The Washington Post, the Depression-era CCC was more popular than any of FDR’s other New Deal plans, earning the respect of the president’s foes as well as his supporters. It is thought that FDR, who conceived of the program, got the idea from Har-

utting young people to work fighting climate change would be a new New Deal.

vard philosopher and writer William James. “If now there were instead of military conscription a conscription of the whole youthful population to form for a certain number of years a part of the army enlisted against Nature,” James once observed, “the injustice would tend to be evened out, and numerous other goods to the commonwealth would follow. Our gilded youth [would be] drafted off according to their choice [of work assignments] to get the childishness knocked out of them, and to come back into society with healthier sympathies and soberer ideas.” Even as a state legislator, FDR boosted conservation efforts. His CCC was a perfect plan to address widespread national unemployment in the 1930s. In his first inaugural address, he said, “I propose to create a Civilian Conservation Corps to be used in simple work, not interfering with normal employment, and confining itself to forestry, the prevention of soil erosion, flood control and similar projects.” Eighty-eight years later, it is still a winning plan. But it requires a zeal for hard work and an idealism that fueled other do-good programs like the Peace Corps. I hope we, as a society, still have the right stuff. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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In the meantime, you will find our coverage of the races in the main section of the paper over the coming weeks. We might cover a news conference convened by a candidate on a salient issue or issues. We will publish Q&A’s with candidates, asking them to opine on subjects relevant to our readers. In a Q&A, candidates are asked to respond to each question in a maximum of 250 words. When they exceed that limit, we cut the response from the end down. For the second straight year, New York will allow early voting, which will begin Oct. 23 and continue through Oct. 31. Voters can cast ballots at selected sites across Nassau County during that period. For a complete list of early polling places and their hours, go to the Nassau County Board of Elections website. If you need to file an application for an absentee ballot, you can call the Board of Elections, at (516) 571-8683, and ask for one; fax a request to (516) 571-2058; or mail

LETTERS RVC is no place for hate To the Editor: It was with great dismay that we read the article “New Rockville Centre coach resigns” (Sept. 9-15), regarding the regrettable resignation of Jude Massillon after only one week as the girls’ varsity soccer coach. The article stated that Massillon, who is Black, resigned after reporting that he received “numerous anonymous phone calls, many of which were ‘racially derogatory.’” This sad and sobering situation should cause all residents to question the message communicated to our children about the kind of village we all aspire to live in. The Board of Education’s statement encouraging and supporting Massillon’s right to a formal investigation was welcome, and hopefully says more about who we are as a caring community than the hate directed at the coach. We also hope that this unfortunate incident leads to serious consideration of

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recently took part in a WABC-TV special, “Back to School: Learning During a Pandemic,” hosted by Lauren Glassberg. Participants included Roger León, superintendent of Newark Public Schools in New Jersey; Dr. Jennifer Lighter, a specialist in pediatric infectious diseases at NYU Langone Health; and Dr. Jill Emanuele, senior director of the Mood Disorders Center at the Child Mind Institute in Manhattan. Glassberg distributed questions among the panelists. Here are my ALAN responses, which have been edited SINGER for space. What do you think needs to be done in terms of catching kids up in learning? The Brookings Institute posted a preliminary study in December 2020 that projected that students would lose 30 percent of the expected learning gains in reading and 50 percent in math because of Covid19 disruptions. In June, the federal Office for Civil Rights reported that the pandemic widened pre-existing racial, ethnic and economic disparities in education. There will be pressure on school administrators, teachers and students to catch up as fast as they can. If performance is measured by standardized exams, that could lead to

intense test prep rather than a focus on the joy of learning, making school a dreary place for kids who are returning to school full of joy. Have you heard any stories that suggest kids can’t learn in different situations? I think the bigger problems are the adult political battles over vaccinations and masks, which will increase adolescent anxiety and can contribute to bullying in schools. We’ve seen Covid-19 spikes in Louisiana and Texas, where people have been most hostile toward vaccinations and masks. New York City is mandating that all school employees be vaccinated by the end of September, but the teachers’ union acknowledged that there are thousands of unvaccinated city Department of Education workers, including teachers. We want to be hopeful, but we also need to be prepared. Kids respond to what is going on and the anxieties of parents and teachers. Should children and parents know which teachers are vaccinated? Teachers have rights. People with disabilities have rights. People with religious beliefs have rights. This question may have to be resolved in court. There are studies reporting that online learning isn’t as effective as classroom instruction. Can you discuss this? I have two high school-age grandchil-

e must make school and learning fun. That must be the priority.

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‘Common-sense’ gun bill needed To the Editor: Back to school brings a lot of excitement, but it can also bring anxiety. Our children’s safety is impacted not only by Covid-19, but also by our other national epidemic — gun violence. While New York state has some of the best gun violence prevention laws in the country, keeping families safe takes commitment on the local level as well. As an advocate for gun violence prevention, I have long supported public education about safe gun storage. One way to prevent unintentional child shootings is to make sure firearms are stored securely in the home using a safe or a gun lock, and making sure the weapon is unloaded, with ammunition

dren who are now seniors. I worked with them on FaceTime. They received instructional packets from school, and sometimes they could do them and sometimes they couldn’t, but I was there to help. The reality is, though, that most students don’t have someone with whom they can work. Parents may not be fluent in English. Parents themselves may not be well educated. My grandson needed help with chemistry. I don’t know chemistry, but as an experienced teacher, I asked him to explain it to me, and through that process he figured it out. Many kids don’t have that, and they get lost and give up. That’s the problem with online learning. I virtually visited about a dozen metropolitan-area middle and high schools during the pandemic. Some had high attendance, while at others, less than 50 percent of students showed. With online learning, many students didn’t attend school, and even if they signed on, many weren’t required to turn on their cameras and weren’t there. Did some older students take part-time jobs to earn income during school hours? At one vocational school, many parents were out of work. Because the primarily young men at the school had job skills, they were working and signing into class on their phones, but the teachers were aware they weren’t really there. It was difficult, because the teachers didn’t

What are your final thoughts on where you think this school year is headed? First, for younger children, we must make school and learning fun. That must be the priority. For older children, the challenge will be to reaffirm the habit of hard work, even when the task is difficult or boring. That is preparation for future life. I’d like to propose a civics project for every school and student. We need to enlist our children as Covid-19 educators. This was done during World War II, when children were mobilized for recycling campaigns to educate their parents, and it was done by Mayor Ed Koch in New York City in the 1980s, when there was a water shortage. Our children should become active in their families and communities, educating parents, family members and neighbors on why they should be vaccinated. That would bring excitement to the schools, engage kids on many different levels and help address the pandemic. Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies. Follow him on twitter at https://twitter.com/AlanJSinger1.

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stored separately. When sending your child to a play date at a friend’s house, always ask about the presence of a gun and how it is stored, the same way you would ask about food allergies or other child safety issues. While such precautions may seem like common sense, the Republican majority in the Nassau County Legislature refused to even discuss a safe storage bill simply because it was filed by a Democrat, Legislator Ellen Birnbaum. For three years the majority kept the bill off the docket, until a statewide safe storage law finally passed in Albany. Why did the Republicans drag their feet on this bill? Child safety is not a partisan issue. Why let party politics intrude on legislation to keep Nassau’s families safe? This is simply one area where the majority is putting their party affiliation ahead of the people they have been elected to represent. LAURA BURNS Founder, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America Burns is running for the Nassau County Legislature in the 6th District.

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