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RVC schools collaborate with Northwell grant from New York state in April 2021 to fund the Rockville Centre Behavioral Health CenMental health plays an essen- ter, an outpatient facility at 100 tial role in students’ social and Merrick Road. Now the program emotional growth, is in full swing, with affecting the way hundreds of district they think, act, feel, students getting the make decisions, hanhelp they need. dle stress and relate Love said that to their peers.

Northwell has this That’s why the kind of relationship Rockville Centre with only a few NasSchool District is sau County school once again partnerdistricts — including with Northwell ing East Rockaway, Health on a mental Freeport, Hewletthealth pro g ram, Wo o d m e r e a n d which aims to help Oceanside — and ensure that students expressed her gratiget the support they tude for the proneed in the face of g ram. “We were challenges and very lucky to get potential crises. into this program Jeanne Love, the early on,” she said. district’s assistant JEANNE loVE “It allows us to call superintendent for (Northwell Health) Assistant special education and help our parents and pupil personnel superintendent, make appointments, services, told Board Special Education and send parents of Education trust- and Pupil Personnel directly to the ees on Oct. 6 that the behavioral clinic.” district had agreed Services The health neton a contract with work’s connection to Northwell Health that will make the clinic will eliminate obstait easier to refer parents to a cles that those seeking mental local behavioral clinic. health treatment might otherNorthwell received a $100,000 Continued on page 12

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Courtesy Martha Krisel

FRANk E. YANNElli, with his late wife Roberta, was a respected and beloved member of the Rockville Centre community who passed away Oct. 3.

Village mourns former justice Friends, colleagues remember Frank Yannelli

By DANiEl oFFNER doffner@liherald.com

Frank E. Yannelli, of Rockville Centre, died on Oct. 3, at age 85. He was a husband, a father and a community leader who served as village justice for 25 years.

Mayor Francis Murray said that Yannelli was beloved by the community for his kindness and generosity. “He was respected by his peers and the legal community for his fairness and knowledge of the law and was a fixture in the courtrooms of our county and village,” Murray said. “He will be

truly missed. My deepest sympathies to his family and friends.”

Yannelli was born on April 1, 1937, at South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside, to Dr. Frank V. Yannelli and Marguerite Yannelli, of Baldwin. He routinely spoke of the joys of growing up in Baldwin, and the time he spent with his parents and sisters, Jane and Pam. He attended St. Christopher’s School, Chaminade High School and Georgetown University, where he excelled academically and was a member of the swim team. He went

on to serve in the U.S. Army, spending time at Fort Dix, in New Jersey, and Fort Knox, in Kentucky. He was also a member of the U.S. National Guard, while continuing to pursue his education. He earned a master’s and a law degree from Fordham University.

Yannelli began practicing law in 1964, and he and his wife, Roberta, were married in 1966. They raised three sons, Christopher, Michael and Thomas, and eventually settled in Rockville Centre.

Frank enjoyed being an attorney, and practiced law for Continued on page 4

here’s a location right here in Rockville Centre . . . there’s a tab on the (schools’) website for the Northwell Health behavioral clinic program.

Local businesses ready to Eat, Shop, Rock

The annual street fair, presented by the Chamber of Commerce, returns this Sunday Park Avenue will be closed down between Sunrise Highway and Lincoln Avenue in Rockville Centre, for the annual Eat, Shop, Rock event on Sunday, Oct. 16, hosted by the RVC Chamber of Commerce.

Dozens of local shops and restaurants will set up booths across the downtown business district, from noon to 5 p.m., to provide guests with a taste of the local cuisine, as they explore the many local shops and boutiques that Rockville Centre has to offer.

Chamber of Commerce President Lisa Umansky, who owns Polka Dot Pound Cake at 217 North Long Beach Rd., said the annual event has been held every fall for at least the last eight years and serves as a great way for local businesses to showcase their products and goods.

“It’s a great day for all the businesses,” Umansky said.

“There is always a lot of foot traffic.”

During the event, people can sample some of the food from local restaurants, spend an afternoon shopping, or take in some of the live musical performances presented by the School of Rock. There will also be raffles, prizes, and a free kids’ zone featuring bounce houses, games, face painting, and a lot more.

Partners and sponsors this year, include Maple Lanes RVC, Making MemorEase, Dr. Doug Orthodontics, Prudential Borrowing, Bitton Orthodontics, the Lions Club International, the Herald Community Newspapers, Xpress Coups, Living Large, LI Prime, Jovia Financial Credit Union, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, The Grand Pavilion, Signature Premier Properties, Long Island Dental Excellence, Polka Dot Pound Cake, and Cabo.

For details and more about the event, visit eatshoprockrvc.com.

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Vocalist reimagines American songbook

By BEN FIEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com

Rockville Centre native Celia Berk had a natural calling to sing. When she was growing up, she made it a goal to seize any and every opportunity to participate in every music-based program that the school had to offer.

Her earliest memory of music is her father playing Al Jolson recordings. “He really instilled in me a love of the Great American Songbook,” Berk said.

Her mother, who she describes as a “wonderful pianist” would take her to the Metropolitan Opera. Berk’s grandmother’s sister was an opera singer so music influenced her life right away.

When Berk got older, her grandmother gave her a classic 1926 Steinway piano so she could take lessons.

“I wish I could say I played well, but it wasn’t really my instrument,” Berk said.

Berk’s instrument is, in fact, her voice. By the time she was in high school, she began taking the Long Island Rail Road into the city to take voice lessons with professional teachers. Even now, decades since she graduated from Hofstra in the late ‘70s, she continues to take voice lessons to perfect her craft.

As an award-winning vocalist, Berk blurs the line between classical and contemporary music as she creates her own renditions of early 20th century American songs.

Inspired by the Great American Songbook and classic Broadway musicals, she composes her songs based around their foundations. Her inspiration stems from the influence that her family had on her early life, which helped shape the way that she makes music today.

Although she recognized for her musical renditions, many of listeners aren’t aware of the extent of work that goes on behind the scenes. To ensure her music does not break any copyright laws, she does a lot of research to make sure her sound is distinct.

“It can be scary waiting for those custom licenses to come through after you’ve already recorded something and have invested so much in it emotionally and financially,” Berk said.

She said that she feels fortunate that all of her renditions have fallen in line with copyright laws. However, this process takes time and involves multiple people working together.

Sometimes Berk needs to go to the songwriter directly for permission or other times she needs to ask for the rights from their publisher.

“For example, on ‘Manhattan Serenade,’ I did the first commercial recording of ‘The Broadway Song’ by Cy Coleman and David Zippel,” Berk said. “I worked directly with their lawyers, who drew up custom licenses for me.”

Berk needs to get mechanical licenses to make her covers, which she usually obtains through a clearinghouse like

Courtesy Helane Blumfield

CElIa BERk pERFoRmINg live at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, at West 42nd Street in midtown Manhattan, earlier this year.

Berk’s third album, out now on Apple Music, Spotify, iTunes, Pandora, and Amazon music.

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CElIa BERk posEs for the album artwork on her third studio album, released on Sept.

1, 2022. the company, Easy Song.

Paperwork isn’t the only thing that Berk has to deal with, however, as she also has to figure out which songs would be perfect to cover in her album.

“For the albums, there is always some kind of theme,” Berk said. “For example, ‘Manhattan Serenade’ is about my love for the city and how I personally experience it. So those songs convey that.”

She said that her most recent album, “Now That I Have Everything” is about

the ways we try — both successfully and unsuccessfully — to connect our heart to someone else’s.

She also meticulously chooses certain songs that make her covers more unique.

“But the thing that really distinguishes my song choices is that I tend to choose ‘hidden gems’ by great songwriters,” Berk said. “In other words, not the usual suspects.” This is one way she is trying to make her covers stand out.

“There’s always a reason why I have

chosen the song — what it means to me, what it says to me, and about me,” Berk said. She hopes this is what makes her music distinctive for her listeners.

The Covid-19 pandemic also posed a major setback in her process, but she managed to work through it by using Zoom and FaceTime. And, at the height of the pandemic in 2020, she created and released three new singles.

Berk began recording her new album in June 2021. Thanks to the quick thinking of her producer, Scott Lehrer, they managed to find away to assemble the jazz musicians without needing to be in the same room together.

“Scott found a studio in Brooklyn called, ‘Big Orange Sheep’ which had lots of individual isolation booths. So, we found a way to make it all work safely,” Berk said.

Despite the hard work she must endure, Berk said she couldn’t imagine a world where she was not singing. She couldn’t even remember a time when she wasn’t interested in music and doesn’t see it ending anytime soon.

“I did three singles and an album in the last two-and-a-half years,” Berk said. “But I have lots of ideas and wonderful collaborators to work with when I’m ready.”

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Former Justice Frank Yannelli dies at 85 continued from front page nearly 50 years, focusing on criminal defense. Those who knew him best said that his professionalism and devotion to civility were his trademarks, both inside and outside the courtroom.

Martha Krisel, a former village attorney, told the Herald that Yannelli was the kind of person who spoke to everybody in the same way, whether they were family, a fellow criminal defense lawyer or a client.

“He was fair, but he was stern,” Krisel said. “He would always try to have people come to terms without judicial interference. He believed in the best of people. He was a kind-hearted and passionate attorney who was one of a kind, and we will miss him terribly, as will the profession.”

No matter who you asked, those who knew Yannelli they would say much the same thing, that he treated everyone with the utmost respect, and never had a harsh word for the opposing counsel, witness or defendant.

“Over 25 years of daily interaction, I never heard him swear — not once,” Stephen Civardi, one of Yannelli’s longtime associates and a former law partner, said.

“He never had anything bad to say about anyone. He was a remarkable person who gave a tremendous amount to his profession.”

Civardi recalled how Yannelli would call his parents every day at 5 p.m., a practice he continued with his children.

“He taught me as much about being a

professional as he did about being a his death is a great loss to the community.

“He was probably the nicest, classiest father,” Civardi said.

Yannelli became village justice in 1982, kind, professional person that I’ve ever and served for 25 years. He was known for met,” Croutier said. “He set the example finding a balance of enforcing laws in a on how to treat people. How, when you’re manner that benefited all litigants. “No in a position such as his, you have to be one can win every case,” he would say, “but fair to everybody and make sure that every person involved in the court system everybody gets a fair shake.”

Yannelli also served on the could be helped in some manboard of directors of the Rockner or fashion.” ville Centre Economic OpporHe served as president of tunity Council, and on the Zonthe Nassau County Bar Associing Board of Appeals. ation, the Criminal Courts Bar And as dedicated as he was Association and the Nassau to his profession, he was equalCounty Magistrates Associaly dedicated to his family and tion. his life at home. His son ChrisYannelli received numerous topher said that when he was awards over the course of his growing up, his father’s wiscareer, including, in 2007, the dom and friendship had a New York State Bar AssociaFrank E. Yannelli major impact on his life, settion’s award for attorney proting a high standard that he fessionalism, in recognition of his honor, integrity, civility and commit- has tried to emulate with his own family.

“As we got older and started looking at ment to the practice. He did not bask in the accolades, but was proud of the work he careers, he always stressed that we should do something that we enjoyed and that had did to modernize the village court system.

He also took pride in his work with the social significance,” Christopher Yannelli Confide Counseling Center, an outpatient said. “He was a smart guy. He was kind, drug and alcohol facility in Rockville Cen- caring, and nurturing. He was very genertre; the work he did in creating a free ous with his time and the money that he senior citizen law consultation clinic; and made. He gave us the freedom to make mishis work on the county Bar Association’s takes and to learn that way, too.”

After he retired, Yannelli was honored “creed of professionalism.”

William Croutier, a Rockville Centre vil- by the legal community with the dedicalage justice who spent 15 years as the vil- tion of an attorneys room at the Nassau lage prosecutor under Yannelli, said that County Courthouse, which now bears his

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He enjoyed vacationing with his family, particularly in Maine, where they had a cabin. He canoed, ran and swam in the “healing waters” of Belgrade Lakes. He also enjoyed skiing in Vermont, California and Utah, where Christopher now lives with his family.

Running was one of his many passions.

He would often run from Rockville Centre down to Malibu at Lido Beach, where he had a cabana. During the summer months, all three of his boys worked there as lifeguards. He kept meticulous records of his run times, and would strive to improve them. He took part in races across Long Island, and occasionally in New York City.

Yannelli was a proud grandfather of Caroline, Alex, Madison, Dylan, Zachary and Keira.

In 2007, Roberta Yannelli died after a 20-year battle with leiomyosarcoma, at age 71. And last year their son Thomas died in his sleep, at age 47. He had served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army, where he fought in two combat missions in Iraq.

Yannelli is survived by his sister, Jane, sons Christopher and Michael, nephews Greg, Andrew and Keith and nieces Jane and Brooke.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, Oct. 16 from 2 to 6 p.m., at Glynn Funeral Home in Rockville Centre. A Mass of Christian burial will follow on Monday, at 9:45 a.m., at St. Agnes Cathedral, followed by interment at Holy Rood Cemetery in Westbury.

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Where everyone knows D’Esposito’s name

By MICHAEL HINMAN mhinman@liherald.com

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t’s hard to find anyone within the Town of Hempstead who doesn’t know who Anthony D’Esposito is, and it’s even more difficult to find someone who hasn’t actually met him.

That’s because D’Esposito makes sure he’s anywhere and everywhere. Whether it was his time as a detective with the New York Police Department, to his volunteer work with local fire departments, to his current role as a Hempstead town councilman — D’Esposito can’t go anywhere without someone he knows running into him.

“I’ve been super active in my community, pretty much my entire adult life,” D’Esposito recently told reporters during a Herald Roundtable session. “People need to be able to see you. People need to be able to access you. And the only way that you can deliver the message — and the voices — of the people that you represent here in Washington is by hearing them.”

Wait, Washington? Yep. D’Esposito is ready to make the jump from town representative to a U.S. House representative, running to replace Kathleen Rice in the 4th Congressional District.

“You know, in the police department, we have a saying that even in the coldest of nights or the hottest of days, you always drive around with the windows down so you can hear the streets, smell the streets, and understand what’s going on,” he said.

“That’s exactly what needs to be done in politics and government. You need to have the windows rolled down so you can hear and smell the streets.”

D’Esposito wants to be the first Republican representing this part of Nassau County since Dan Frisa won the seat back in 1995. Since then, the 4th Congressional District spent nine terms under Carolyn McCarthy, and then the last four terms under Kathleen Rice — both Democrats.

If he wins, D’Esposito could likely find himself a part of the majority if the GOP takes control of the House as expected. But he doesn’t plan to steamroll his way through the chamber.

“It’s all about forging relationships,” he said. “It’s about mutual respect. During my tenure on the town board, I’ve worked with Democrats and Republicans to deliver real results. It didn’t matter if you’re a Democrat or if you’re a Republican. You’re a Town of Hempstead neighbor, and that’s what mattered.”

That doesn’t mean, however, he’s setting aside his conservative beliefs. Like the right to bear arms. But those rights also carry with them heavy responsibility.

D’Esposito remembers a program in New York City known as the “Trigger-Lock Program,” where anyone arrested for criminal possession of a weapon was immediately referred for federal prosecution. There, they were likely to face far stiffer sentences.

“That sends a message around the streets that maybe I should think twice about carrying an illegal firearm,” D’Esposito said. “We need to expand programs like that, and we need to take them into every community we can.”

D’Esposito also supports requiring firearm training, and for improved back-

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ANtHoNy D’EsposIto, A Hempstead town councilman running to succeed Kathleen Rice in the 4th Congressional District, told reporters like Ed Weintrob of The Jewish Star that he has worked hard over the years to build relationships with the Jewish community, and to fight back against antisemitism.

Anthony D’Esposito on the issues Anthony D’Esposito faces Democrat Laura Gillen in November to see who will succeed Kathleen Rice in the 4th Congressional District.

Among the positions he shared with Herald Community Newspapers: Florida, texas sending immigrants to other states “Do I want to see illegal immigrants coming into the city that we love?

Probably not, But as an elected official, I also understand their point, when you have places that have taken the position of being a sanctuary city. I mean, you are elected to do a job. You’re elected to deliver results and find solutions to problems, and they’re taking their problems and finding a solution.” providing aid to Ukraine “I’ve been supportive of sending aid to Ukraine, but I think there also needs to get to a point where we take a look at how much has been sent to Ukraine. We also need to start putting America first, when we have issues like parents and special needs caregivers not being able to get formula. But we have tons of ground checks. If it’s good for law enforcement, it should be good for everyone.

But unlike many Democrats, D’Esposito isn’t quite ready to turn his back on civilian ownership of military-grade assault weapons.

money going elsewhere.”

Creating bipartisanship “I have a unique background that is not just about working with people across the aisle. I saw in a car. I’ve been on crime scenes with people. I’ve sat across the interview room with people who have killed their family. And I’ve been able to establish a mutual respect to the point where I got that person to admit to killing their family. That is an education that you’re not going to get at any Ivy League school. That’s real-life experience.” pathways to citizenship “Everyone should have the opportunity and the right to come to America and live the American dream, but it should be done correctly. Now every state has become a border state. It’s not just the fact that we have open borders, it’s the fact that the illegal immigration is affecting every piece of industry, whether you’re a farmer, a local business owner.

Whether you’re a newspaper, whether you own a local restaurant, or whether you are in law enforcement.”

“I don’t think anyone and everyone should be able to purchase them,” the councilman said, “but banning them across the board and painting all assault weapons with one broad brush is not the answer, either. There needs to be increased

background checks. There needs to be a purpose” to purchase it.

D’Esposito also supports smaller government — but not necessarily through massive workforce cuts.

“Perhaps there’s spending cut opportunities through attrition,” he said. “Just because 10 people retire doesn’t mean that you need 10 people hired. We have the ability now, with technology, to do more with less. And that’s really the mantra.

“It’s very hard to take such a huge government and start just sitting at a table, picking off where we can increase or decrease spending. But if you take it piece by piece, and you bring real-life issues that you’ve dealt with — or I’ve dealt with — and you can deliver them in a larger scale, obviously, it’s going to take time.”

Like many Republicans running for office, D’Esposito has been characterized as someone who is anti-choice. But if he is elected to Congress, D’Esposito pledges he will never vote for a nationwide abortion ban. However, he is calling out what he claims are Democrats’ push to allow abortions up to nine months into the pregnancy — something the Associated Press described as a misrepresentation of a bill introduced by lawmakers that would allow for an extremely rare late-term abortion necessary to protect the health or life of the mother.

“Nothing is changing in New York,” D’Esposito said. “Women’s rights are protected. But I am absolutely against the lateterm extreme measures that the Democrats have taken in New York.”

Gillen says to never count her out of a race

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By MICHAEL HINMAN mhinman@liherald.com

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aura Gillen is used to being the underdog. After more than a decade as a litigator with Uniondale’s Westerman Ball Ederer Miller Zucker & Sharfstein, Gillen decided to turn her attention to public service, eyeing the Hempstead town supervisor seat that hadn’t been held by a Democrat in a century.

“No one thought I had a chance,” Gillen told reporters during a recent Herald Roundtable event. “Most of the people who thought I would win were related to me, and it was very difficult to raise money because they all thought that, ‘If I give you money, then the other side’s going to know. And they’re going to get mad at me.’”

But Gillen did win, thanks to what she describes as grassroots support. And while her time leading the town lasted only until the next election, Gillen believes no one should underestimate her again. Especially as she looks to succeed Kathleen Rice in Congress.

“I’m the best representative for this seat,” Gillen said. “I grew up in this district. I went to school in this district.

Now I am raising four children. I own a house in this district. I go to the grocery store in this district. I really care about what happens here.”

It’s what pushed Gillen to seek public office in the first place, and why she said she worked hard as town supervisor, even when she felt others inside the government were pushing against her. Gillen still worked to make the Hempstead town government more transparent — putting contracts and other paperwork online — and says she even stopped taxes from going up.

Succeeding despite adversity is something Gillen says she’s ready for, especially in a Congress that is most likely to flip to Republican control come January.

“I went into the most challenging circumstances” as town supervisor, she said. “I went into the lion’s den, and I never back down. Ever. But that being said, it’s not about fighting. I found a way to build bridges.”

Like with Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican, where they tackled a number of issues like breastfeeding and ethics.

“I feel like I’m perfectly prepared to go to Washington,” Gillen said. “At least there I’ll probably have a few more friends that I had in the town. And I’ll reach across the aisle when appropriate, and still make things work.”

One of the things a new Congress could face almost immediately, however, is what appears to be an ever-growing immigration crisis, to the point where some seeking a better life in America are becoming pawns from the largest political factions within that America.

Gillen spoke to Herald reporters just as Florida governor Ron DeSantis sent a plane full of immigrants who had made their way to Texas, up north to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts.

Immigration has indeed been a mess,

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ForMEr HEMpstEAd towN supervisor Laura Gillen sits down to share her views as a congressional candidate with Herald Community Newspaper reporters, including executive editor Michael Hinman. Gillen faces Anthony D’Esposito for the 4th Congressional District seat in November.

Laura Gillen on the issues Laura Gillen faces Republican Anthony D’Esposito in November to see who will succeed Kathleen Rice in the 4th Congressional District.

Among the positions she shared with Herald Community Newspapers reporters: Gun violence in schools “I’m so frightened for the future that is ahead for my daughters. After one of the school shootings, I actually was researching bulletproof backpacks for my child. It’s crazy to think that’s the world we live in. When we were growing up, my mother never worried that something bad was going to happen to me in school. You were safe in school.” politization of issues affecting the country “There are smart people on both sides of the aisle. As a litigator, you have to spend your whole day talking to people who are being paid to disagree with you.

Gillen admits. But it’s also something that can be fixed, if only leaders will just set aside politics long enough to make it happen.

“We have been talking about this for decades, right?” she said. “We need a pathway to citizenship. It’s too convolut-

And generally, the best solution … is to settle the case. That’s what I spent a lot of my career doing.” police funding and reform “We have to have well-funded police forces. We need to build relationships between our police force and our community. Policing, in that respect, is better accomplished on a more local level than at a federal level, because on a federal level, you don’t know the community.”

Forgiving student debt “The cost of a college education has become completely unaffordable. We really have to build up our public institutions and public colleges. I mean, it’s getting harder and harder to get into public colleges, and more people are like, “I can’t afford private colleges. And I think there also has to be alternative paths where people can get into learning trades. ed for people who come here seeking political asylum. Or for people who are here — who are part of the fabric of our society, who our society probably couldn’t function without. If we took everybody who’s undocumented here and got rid of them, our society would

probably break down because we’re so used to having them here.

“They’re members of our workforce.

They contribute to our economy.”

Still, that doesn’t mean the border should be a free-for-all, Gillen adds. It’s important to know who is coming in, and ensuring the safety of those already here. But once they do get through that process, everyone should have a chance to contribute.

And then, of course, there’s the one topic that many political observers say might have the biggest impact on who wins control of Congress in the midterms: abortion.

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization essentially overturn the 50-year federal precedent that allowed women to end pregnancies.

Gillen says her position couldn’t be more clear: The only people who should be involved in reproductive decisions like this are a woman and her doctor.

“We have to preserve that a woman has the right to make her own health care decisions,” she said. “Look, I have four children. I’ve had complicated pregnancies. This issue hits home for me because I’ve had a lot of issues with pregnancies in my life. And I can tell you who had no business weighing in on that — who I am not inviting into my consultation room with my doctor. And that’s the government.”

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Lynbrook Senior Soccer a RaRe FoUR-spoRt athlete, Vuotto appears well on her way to a second straight All-County season on the soccer pitch. After scoring 9 goals last fall, she ranks second in Nassau in goals with 15 as the Owls remain in contention for a conference title. Vuotto, also an integral part of Lynbrook’s basketball, flag football and lacrosse teams, also has 4 assists. She opened October with 4 goals in a win over Jericho, marking the fourth time this season with a hat trick or better.

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Boys Soccer: Hewlett at Long Beach ......................... 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Calhoun at Clarke ................................. 5 p.m.

Football: Plainedge at Hewlett.................................... 6 p.m.

Football: Locust Valley at V.S. South ......................6:30 p.m.

Football: Hempstead at Farmingdale ....................6:30 p.m.

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Football: Clarke at Mineola ........................................ 7 p.m.

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Football: Baldwin at East Meadow ............................. 2 p.m.

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Football: Malverne at Seaford .................................... 2 p.m.

Football: Floral Park at Wantagh................................. 2 p.m.

Football: North Shore at West Hempstead ................. 2 p.m.

Football: Garden City at Calhoun ............................... 2 p.m.

Football: Roosevelt at Carey....................................... 2 p.m.

Football: Herricks at South Side................................. 2 p.m.

Football: Hicksville at Oceanside ............................... 3 p.m.

Football: Long Beach at Mepham .............................. 3 p.m.

After battling injuries during an up and down regular season, South Side girls’ soccer will look to thrive when it matters most in the postseason in hopes of returning to the state finals stage.

The Cyclones entered the last week of the regular season schedule at 5-2-2 in a challenging Conference A1 riding a three match winning streak heading into their final game Wednesday at Garden City after press time. The team clicked on all cylinders Oct. 6 in an 8-0 win at Mepham that featured five different goal scorers.

“The girls are great and have been working hard,” said South Side coach Judi Croutier, who returned last year more than a decade removed from the last time she led the program. “We are hoping to peak at the right time.”

Croutier brought South Side to major heights in her first stint as head coach leading the Cyclones to eight Long Island titles and five state championships before stepping down following the 2009 season.

South Side is fueled for a championship run after reaching the state finals for the first time since 2012 last year where it fell to New Hartford 2-1. The Cyclones captured a county crown during the delayed 2020 season held in spring 2021, but did not get a chance to compete for more due to logistical challenges caused by the Covid19 pandemic.

The defense has keyed South Side’s success this fall allowing only five goals with five shutouts. Kayla Hubler, Charlotte Rathjen and Morgan Harloff have led the backline in front of junior goalkeeper Avery Testa. The three-year starting netminder has stepped up with some big performances this season including 11 saves in a 1-0 win against MacArthur on Sept. 22.

“She’s had some clutch saves,” said Croutier of Testa, who started as a freshman when South Side won a county title. “She is coming up big when we need her to.”

On offense, the Cyclones have had a balanced scoring attack led by Nora Basile with four to go along with two assists. Maggie Colvin, Sienna Connolly

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JUNioR NoRa Basile, right, is helping lead a balanced offense for the Cyclones with 4 goals and 2 assists. and Reese Haley have also registered key tallies this fall.

Croutier credits the midfield unit of Caitlin Haggerty, Basile and Haley with being integral part of powering a team that graduated a number of seniors from last year’s 13-4-3 team.

In the Mepham victory, Colvin, Haley and Adira Wilson each registered two goals with Hannah Porter and Basile also tallying scores. Annie Madden also shined with three assists and the defense held the

Pirates in check with Testa only forced to make one save.

South Side is in third place in Conference A1 behind MacArthur and Garden City. The seeds and bracket for the Class A playoffs will be announced after South Side’s regular-season finale at second place Garden City and then next week the Cyclones will kick off a postseason they hope ends with another journey competing against the top teams in the Empire State.

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Abortion looms large at Gillibrand town hall

By KYLE CHIN kchin@liherald.com

It’s been nearly four months since the U.S. Supreme Court essentially overturned Roe v. Wade, leaving the decision on whether to allow abortions back to the states. Yet, women’s reproductive rights remain a primary issue for a number of voters, including those who visited Hofstra University last week to hear from U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

It was certainly on Francene Friedman’s mind.

“Having survived two ectopic pregnancies many, many, many years ago, I would like to know what would happen if, God forbid, my granddaughter decides to go that way,” the Cedarhurst resident said.

“How would she able to survive?”

Gillibrand, one of the state’s two Democratic representatives in the upper chamber of Capitol Hill, characterized the court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization as a broader attack on personal decisions.

“The challenge we have is that the Dobbs decision said that women in reproductive years do not have a right to privacy,” Gillibrand said. “Which is a shocking decision.”

A pregnancy is considered ectopic when a fertilized egg is prevented from entering the uterus, which could damage nearby organs and even threaten the life of the would-be mother. Such a condition could require dilation and curettage, Gilli-

brand said — removing tissue from inside the uterus to help clear a path.

Yet, such a procedure “might be considered an abortion in some state laws’ analysis,” the senator said.

“You might have to go to court to get your D and C. Well, you’ll be dead by then.”

While those advocating to maintain reproductive rights established through Roe v. Wade are disappointed by the court’s reversal, Gillibrand did acknowledge the decision has rallied more voters behind the Democratic Party ahead of the crucial midterm elections where Gillibrand’s party hopes to retain control over both the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate.

Still, the senator encouraged voters at her town hall to make their voices heard on the issue.

“I think for both of your grandchildren, their rights and privileges are at risk,” she said. “We should fight for those rights and privileges back.”

But should Congress hold the U.S. Supreme Court more accountable? That’s something Hofstra student Nicholas Isaacs asked Gillibrand, especially since a number of justices who voted for Dobbs told senators during their confirmation hearings Roe was watertight precedent.

“I think that the Supreme Court justices did lie,” Gillibrand said. “I think that they intentionally misled the senators in these hearings to believe that they would not overturn precedent.

“They should be held accountable. The only way we can do that is through

JoHN Durso, CHattED with U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand about a number of issues, including whether U.S. Supreme Court justices should have term limits.

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impeachment, which would take too much time and is not the priority of the American people. I don’t recommend that, but I do think the House can do an investigation and publish all the statements so people know for sure that these men and women were not honest.”

Gillibrand also is for exploring term limits for Supreme Court justices, although such a move would likely require a Constitutional amendment.

“I think that the idea that Supreme Court justices and all other judges who are appointed to life will make them nonpolitical just isn’t true,” Gillibrand said.

“Now they’re appointed to life and they’re 100 percent political. That idea that they deserve a lifetime appointment, I think,

should be discontinued. I just don’t believe it.”

Gillibrand also fielded question about the economy, mental health care, and the upcoming midterms. She also received a thank you from representatives of Moms Demand Action for the passage of gun reform legislation over the summer.

Like other lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, Gillibrand says she finds town halls like the Hofstra one as a crucial part of democracy.

“I think this is one of the most important things I do as a senator: Listen to my constituents,” Gillibrand said. “Hear what’s on your mind. Answer your questions.

“It allows me to do my job much better.”

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Dr. Cohen’s office strives to provide optimal healthcare options with the latest and state-of-theart facility and techniques within a warm and caring environment. Dr. Cohen has information available so people can understand medicine, science, treatments, care dosages and so much more within the pediatric world. Open seven days a week with 24-hour on-call services, the practice specializes in general pediatrics with emphasis on well-child and urgent care issues.

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wise face. “It’s very frustrating to be in a situation where you have a child who needs to be seen by a mental health provider and the parent can’t get an appointment or there’s some type of roadblock due to insurance,” Love said.

Dr. Vera Feuer, the head psychiatrist at Northwell Health, helps give parents recommendations on how to help their children struggling with mental health challenges. “She’s been absolutely wonderful,” Love said. “We can call her and get advisements as to how to make sure that our families and our children get the support they need.”

Thanks to this direct line to Dr. Feuer, there are other ways that parents can get information about how to help their kids.

“Additionally, [Northwell Health] has programs for parents that you can attend with varying topics month to month, but they also meet with us here,” Love explained. “They meet with myself and other administrators from other school districts to see what the patterns are with students, what we’re seeing, and the type of help they need to provide.”

Members of the Northwell Health staff meet not only with the administration and parents, but also with the mental health staff of district schools. According to Love, this is “to make sure that we have all the most up-to-date information on the rates of admissions, how many students are seeking appointments with them, how many parents have brought students in to get appointments, and then to also give us training on various mental health initiatives.”

And even though the district’s partnership with Northwell will limit the time it takes to make appointments, there is an even faster way for students to find help. Because the clinic is so close to the schools, students can just walk into the facility and ask for help.

“If you walked in and for some reason they couldn’t see you or help you in that moment, they would advise you on where to go,” Love said. If it’s an emergency situation, the Northwell staff might send a student to a hospital emergency room. If the situation is less urgent and if the clinic is simply busy, a student will be given a time to come back.

According to the state Department of Health, one in five New Yorkers have symptoms of a mental disorder. This statistic alarmed district administrator in 2016, where they first implemented mental health education in the schools’ curriculums. And the result, six years later, is the partnership with Northwell.

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one-man show returns, showcasing his seasons of love and loss

By Michael Hinman hrough the late, great Jonathan Larson, we learned how much can happen over the course of 525,600 minutes. So, one can only imagine what Anthony Rapp must have been up to over the past 4,730,400 minutes, when the actor and singer last performed on the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center stage.

We’ll find out Sunday, Oct. 16, when Rapp returns, ready to bring his memoir, “Without You,” to life at the very school Larson once attended.

It’s a story that begins in 1994. Although he’d already made a name for himself as a teen actor in film hits like “Adventures in Babysitting” and “Dazed and Confused,” Rapp found himself making ends meet working at Starbucks when he got a chance to audition for a rather unusual play.

It was a modern take of “La Bohème” called “Rent”— and it would change Rapp’s life forever. With a little help from R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion,” Rapp won the role of struggling filmmaker Mark Cohen squatting in an apartment with his friends in East Village’s Alphabet City.

But Larson would die suddenly just shy of his 36th birthday — when “Rent” was about to begin Off-Broadway previews. It turned Rapp’s world upside-down.

“Sometimes, we would talk to each other,” Rapp later told NPR’s Jeff Lunden. “But sometimes, we would just sit in silence and shock and, like, there was sort of nothing to say. We would cry.”

Rapp would finally find the words in his 2006 memoir “Without You,” that not only detailed those early days on the “Rent” stage, but also shares his grief over losing his mother, Mary Lee Rapp, from breast cancer a year after Larson’s death.

Never forgetting his ties to the stage, Rapp turned the book into a one-man show not long after, mixing songs from “Rent” along with some of his own musical creations.

“Without You” feels more personal than one might expect from such a production, but that’s because it is personal. It took Rapp years to perfect the book it’s based on simply because of how personal the material is.

Even the title has special meaning, pulled straight from the “Rent” score. Because without you, the ground thaws. The flowers bloom. The breeze warms. Yet, “life goes on, but I’m gone. ‘Cause I die, without you.”

Rapp has resurrected his show from time to time, and brings it to Larson’s alma mater on the very stages he himself had performed while a student there. Larson’s presence is still felt to this day, especially with Adelphi’s annual Larson Legacy Concert Series, which features many of the recipients of Jonathan Larson Grants from American Theatre Wing.

Those winners have included future Pulitzer Prize winner Michael R. Jackson, as well as Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who created “Dear Evan Hansen” and the music for the Hugh Jackman film “The Greatest Showman.”

But Sunday, it will be a bit of a quieter affair, even with a five-piece band.

“It’s like holding up a mirror to the experience of what it means to be alive,” Rapp told Playbill’s Raven Brunner earlier this year. “In everyone’s case, at some point or other, you’re going to lose someone very close to you. It’s not just a piece of sorrow. It’s also a piece of joy and love — and connection.”

Anthony Rapp takes the stage at the Adelphi Performing Arts Center in Garden City, Sunday, Oct. 16, at 2 p.m. For tickets, use promo code “Herald5” to get a $5 discount.

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Jeff Beck is joined by Johnny Depp on his current tour. Depp and Beck will highlight songs from their newly released musical collaboration, ‘18,’ which debuted at No. 10 on both the Billboard Top Albums and Top Current Albums charts. This marked the first top 10 for both Beck and Depp on the 31-yearold Top Album sales chart. The legendary guitarist found a kindred spirit in the actor-musician when the two met in 2016. They bonded quickly over cars and guitars and spent most of their time together trying to make each other laugh. At the same time, Beck’s appreciation grew for Depp’s serious songwriting skills and his ear for music. That talent and their chemistry convinced Beck they should make an album together. Depp agreed and they started in 2019.

Friday and Saturday, Oct. 1415, 8 p.m. $149.50, $99.50, $79.50, $59.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington.

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‘Without You,’ Anthony Rapp’s one-man musical, returns to the stage at the Adelphi Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., in Garden City, on Sunday, Oct. 16 at 2 p.m.

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• For more information, visit Adelphi.edu/pac, or call (516) 877-4000.

Scottish Chamber Orchestra From re-imagining the classical masters and romantic greats, to sharing contemporary commissions, the world-class musicians of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra are passionate about playing: and with inspirational young conductor Maxim Emelyanychev at the helm, these live performances are anything but predictable. The SCO is joined by superstar Scottish violin virtuoso and long-time collaborator, Nicola Benedetti, who will delight the audience with Bruch’s everpopular violin concerto, when the renowned orchestra visits Long Island on its 10-day U.S. tour. Their program also includes Anna Clyne’s Beethoven-inspired work, ‘Stride,’ and Mendelssohn’s evocative ‘Scottish Symphony,’ inspired by the composer’s travels around Scotland.

Sunday, Oct. 16, 4 p.m. $79, $59, $44. Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, C.W. Post Campus, Route 25A, Brookville.

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Fresh food at the farmers market Visit the Rockville Centre Farmers Market each Sunday through Dec. 18, from 7 a.m. to noon, in the parking lot across from Bigelow’s Clam Bar on Sunrise Highway and Long Beach Road. Operated by the Long Island Growers Market, vendors include Norman’s Best Pickles, Orwashers Baked Goods, Natural Hounds Wet Dog Food, and Lithology Brewing Co. For more information, call (631) 323-3653.

Meet journalist Joe Calderone, author of “Don’t Look Back,” a thriller that takes readers into the hearts and minds of a FDNY family who lost their son during 9/11, and set out on a mission to find out what really happened to him and the other 342 firefighters who perished, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 6-9 p.m.

Hosted by Tony Cancellieri and Mike Sapralcone, at the Coral House, 70 Milburn Ave., Baldwin. For information, call (516) 672-3205.

Homecoming Pride Show your South Side Cyclones pride on Sat. Oct. 15, beginning with a parade at noon starting at South Side High School. And afterwards, be sure to check out the big game.

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The versatile songstress-musical theater star brings her powerful voice to NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, for her latest cabaret turn, Friday, Oct. 28, 8 p.m. A best-selling recording artist with 14 solo albums to her credit, Eder brings a diverse repertoire spanning Broadway, standards, pop, country, and jazz. When Eder performs live in concert, audiences are awed by the ease of her transitions between genres, effortlessly displaying the full range of her incredible vocal gifts. For information/tickets, visit TheTheatreAtWestbury.com or LiveNation.com or call (516) 247-5200.

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Garden Potpourri The 45th annual Garden Potpourri fundraising event will be held at St. Agnes Cathedral School’s Field of Dreams from Noon to 4 p.m. It promises to be a day full of fall fun that will include hand painted pumpkins, a Christmas market, local vendors, food at the Calico Café, homemade baked goods, STAGS Spiritwear, raffles, flowers, hot pepper jam, and a kids corner with games, pumpkin decorating and a DJ. The event is open to all, rain or shine.

Helping Thru Humor Molloy University the national comedy fundraiser for special needs charities, Saturday, Oct. 15, 8 p.m., at the Madison Theatre. With Derrick and Julie Tennant and headliner Bobby Collins. Tickets are $45 and the show will be recorded live. For more information visit HelpingThruHumor.org or call (516) 323-4444.

Art has access to worlds beyond the one we know.

Explore the next dimension as seen through eyes of artists throughout the centuries, at Nassau County Museum of Art’s current exhibition,“Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art,” now through Nov. 6. The exhibit summons a celestial realm of demons, ghosts and extra-sensory phenomena as conjured by such Surrealists as Dalí, photographers who specialize in the occult, Old Masters including Goya, contemporary talents including Betye Saar, Luc Tuymans, Michaël Borremans and many others. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

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CSTL’s Spooky Fest 2022 Celebrate the Halloween season at the Center for Science, Teaching and Learning’s Spooky Fest, weekends, through October, rain or shine, at 1450 Tanglewood Rd., in Rockville Centre. With a series of events including a “Spooky Walk in the Woods” and new animatronic “Zombie Dinosaurs” as well as some friendly Halloween characters.

Family actives also include arts and crafts, meet-and-greets with merry monsters, fortune telling, a DJ dance party, jugglers and more. Tickets can be purchased online and admittance is limited to a first-come, first-served basis.

Visit CSTL.org/Spooky-Fest for more information.

Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@liherald.com.

Splish Splash…Animal Baths Hang out once again with some of Long Island Children’s Museum’s “residents,” Saturday, Oct. 15, noon. Join an animal educator in the Yellow Studio in the Feasts for Beasts Gallery to learn what goes into the care of LICM’s beloved animals. Observe animal bath time. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org.

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Join Nassau County Museum Director Charles A. Riley II, PhD, for a Director’s Seminar, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 4 p.m. He’ll discuss “The Persistence of Surrealism,” which highlights the drama and poetry of the Surrealist movement, along with masterworks of painting and sculpture. Participation is limited; registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

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Blakeman reluctantly supports ‘safe zones’

By MICHAEL MALASZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

The U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in on a number of controversial topics as of late. But while a lot of attention is paid to the overturn of Roe v. Wade, another salient issue has seemingly been overshadowed: gun rights.

The court ruled last summer to expand access to concealed carry permits in a case originating here in New York, declaring unconstitutional laws they say could impede on Second Amendment rights — like people being required to show proper cause before they could carry a gun in public.

This latest case — New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen — loosened restrictions on concealed carry permits, ruling that both the Second and 14th amendments guarantee the rights to carry firearms publicly.

But Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers responded to that ruling with new laws requiring permit renewals, firearm safety training courses, and most of all, the creation of “safe zones” — places where firearms are not permitted at all.

Here in Nassau County, Bruce Blakeman says he’ll enforce laws, but only until they are ruled unconstitutional.

“We are very concerned about the restrictions that might make law-abiding citizens who choose to carry into criminals,” the county executive told reporters

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NASSAu CouNtY ExECutIvE Bruce Blakeman, flanked by Nassau County Police Department Commissioner Patrick Ryder and Tatum Fox, the deputy county executive, pledged to support New York’s new gun laws while still hoping they are ultimately overturned, during a news conference last week. during a news conference last week.

“You can’t carry in government buildings. You can’t carry in places of worship.

We have churches, synagogues and mosques in Nassau County where lawabiding citizens want guns for their own safety and the safety of their religious institutions.”

Blakeman believes the state’s new laws

won’t stop dangerous individuals from carrying and using illegal guns, but rather will stop ordinary people to legally carry them.

Yet, Blakeman says he’s also not for a completely unrestricted Second Amendment, either.

“We would do background checks, regardless of what the state law requires,”

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the Republican said, if such actions were left strictly up to local governments. “We certainly want to see if someone has a propensity for criminality or violence. We would do social media checks as well.”

But not everyone inside the county government agrees with Blakeman’s stance.

County Legislator Kevan Abrahams praised Hochul’s new law, saying it protects anyone who doesn’t want to be near guns in public spaces. The Democrat also believes it makes the job of police easier.

“I don’t think anyone is infringing on anyone’s Second Amendment rights,” the minority caucus leader said. “The Supreme Court just allowed them to enhance those rights. The state law is just saying that there should be safe zones, where I couldn’t imagine why anyone would want to bring a gun unless their goal was to inflict harm.”

Abrahams named churches, malls and parks as places where he couldn’t imagine the need for a gun, and added he trusts law enforcement’s ability to protect the public from danger in those kinds of places.

“Removing safe zones makes the police’s job, which is already one of the toughest jobs in the country, even harder,” Abrahams said. “The safe zone legislation is, to me, just common sense.”

A federal judge last week put a temporary halt on the law — including a part it that would ban weapons in New York City’s Times Square — while legal challenges to that legislation proceed.

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OBITUARIES Peter Gregory Kunkel of Chester- and appreciation for his team of cotown, Maryland died peacefully in his workers and employees.

He created a culture in which people home on September 28, 2022, at the age cared deeply for each other and the cliof 71.

An avid martathon runner, he fin- ents they served. Although Pete retired in 2015, many of his work ished life much how he associates continued to finished each one of his 30 rely on him for sound marathons—strong and advice, which he was more with passion. than willing to provide.

Peter was born in RockPete loved the Yankees, ville Centre to the late had a fondness for aniGregory Peter and Marmals, dessert, and well-cut guerite Griffin Kunkel. grass, but his true hobby H e g r a d u at e d f ro m was his family, especially Southside High School in his grandchildren.

1969, after which he went In addition to his wife on to attend school at Hofsof 48 years, he is survived tra Unviersity, where he by two daughters, Chrisgraduated in 1973. He went Peter Gregory Kunkel tine Elise Chisolm (Chrison to marry his wife, Elise topher) of Centreville, Pesce on March 9, 1974, Maryland, and Ellis Luisa and together they made their home in Rockville Centre, where Quinn (Megan) of Wyoming, along with he was a member of St. Agnes Cathe- his grandchildren, Kayla, Kelsie, and dral. He also served as a past Captain of Corban.

Services will be held on Saturday, Reliance Hose Company No. 3 of the October 15, 2022 at 11:00 am at Fellows, Rockville Centre Fire Department.

Pete began his career in 1973 at Mutu- Helfenbein, and Newnam Funeral Home al New York in the group insurance 130 Speer Road Chestertown, Maryland. department. There he rose through the Relatives and friends may call from 10 ranks in the financial services industry, a.m. to 11 a.m. The family will be receivretiring in 2015 as the president and ing visitors at their home following the CEO of Transamerica Retirement Solu- service. In lieu of flowers, contributions tions. He cared deeply for his co-workers may be made to Compass Regional Hosand their families, and colleagues pice at 160 Coursevall Dr., Centreville, always stood impressed by his humility Maryland, 21617.

Anne Linkner, dead at 84 Anne Linkner, nee Kolibersky, of Hil- (John), Bud (Katie), Margie (Don), and ton Head Island died on Sept. 29, 2022 at Greg (JoAnne). Cherished grandmother of Tanya, MaryKate, Val, Johnny, the age of 84.

Tommy, Craig, Amanda, She was born on July Jaycie, Shea, Maeve, Kyle, 26, 1938 and was a dedicatLayna and Annie. ed physical education Beloved great grandmothteacher and athletic coach er of Alina, Isla, and for the Rockville Centre Easton.

School District for over 20 The Funeral Mass will years. be held at Saint Francis Anne enjoyed spending by t h e S e a C a t h o l i c time with friends playing Church on Hilton Head tennis, golf, and bridge at Island Friday, October Hempstead Country Club 28th at 10 a.m. Following and Palmetto Dunes Planthe Mass, there will be a tation. As an avid reader, lunch at the Family CenAnne participated in book Anne Linkner ter, just steps from the clubs, writing clubs, and church. was the author of her In lieu of flowers, feel free to donate memoir, “Elephants Never Forget.”

She was the beloved wife of Bill for to the Hilton Head Humane Association 60 years. Devoted mother to Debbie in Anne’s name.

It was raining cats and dogs on Sunday, Oct. 2. Despite the inclement weather caused by Hurricane Ian, several pets came out to the United Church of Rockville Centre at 430 Morris Ave. for the annual “Blessing of the animals” event.

These four-legged companions are a blessing to their families. That is why Pastor Scott Ressman blessed the animals. Owners and their furry friends departed with a certificate and a goodie bag with dog biscuits. Visitors also presented photos and videos of cats and dogs for blessings from afar.

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Peter Kunkel, dead at 71

Blessing of the animals

–Daniel Offner

PAstor scott ressmAn of the United Church of Rockville Centre blessed families and their four-legged companions on Oct. 2.

Photos courtesy United Church of Rockville Centre

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE CERTIFICATES, FIRST HORIZON MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES FHAMS 2005-FA9, BY FIRST HORIZON HOME LOANS, A DIVISION OF FIRST TENNESSEE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, MASTER SERVICER, IN ITS CAPACITY AS AGENT FOR THE TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, Plaintiff, vs. LESTER I. CROCKETT A/K/A LESTER CROCKETT A/K/A LESTER ILLISTINE CROCKETT, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on January 7, 2020, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on October 27, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 1214 Woodfield Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 38, Block 109 and Lot 414. Approximate

amount of judgment is $436,133.85 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #002194/2014.

This foreclosure sale will be held on the North Side Steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale.

Ralph Madalena, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff, Firm File No. 201363-1 134227

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. Bank NA, successor Trustee to Bank of America, NA, successor in interest to LaSalle Bank NA, on behalf of the Registered Holders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-AQ1 Plaintiff, Against Eileen Sweeney, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 09/25/2018, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau

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County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 11/2/2022 at 2:00pm, premises known as 15 Norcross Street, Rockville Centre, NY 11570, And Described As Follows: ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being In The Incorporated Village Of Rockville Centre, In The Town Of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.

Section 38 Block 165 Lot 28,29 And 30.

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $945,161.38 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 6975/16. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction.

Suzanne Levy, Esq., Referee.

SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES Attorneys at Law, 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. Dated: 9-13-2022 File Number: 32758 PCO 134360

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Jackie McManus Design LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 05/16/2022.

Office located in Nassau County.

SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 48 Arrandale Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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LEGAL NOTICE Application for Authority of SCP New York LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/6/2022.

The fict. name under which the LLC will do business in NY is SCP Apparel LLC. Formed in DE on 8/19/2022. Office loc.:Nassau County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The address SSNY shall mail copy of process to 66 Vassar Pl., Rockville Centre, NY 11570.

The office address required to be maintained in DE is Registered Office Service Company, 614 N. Dupont Hwy., Ste. 210, Dover, DE 19901. Cert. of Formation filed with the Jeffrey W. Bullock, DE Secy. of State, Division of Corporations, PO Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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This position is a provisional position and will require the selected candidate to take and receive a reachable score on the next scheduled Clerk Typist I exam given by the Nassau County Civil Service.

Teacher Aide -10 Months 8 am to 3 pm | 5 days a week $19,776-$24,894 *Proof of HS Required or Equivalent*

Those interested will be required to comply with Nassau County Civil Service & NYS fingerprinting requirements.

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Richner Communications - a rapidly growing multimedia company and publishers of the Herald newspaper group has several administrative job openings: Receptionist (F/T), Accounts Receivable/Billing Collections Clerk Multi-Media Coordinator (Hours Flexible) Qualified candidates are fast learners with good organizational and people skills - entry level ok.

Role requires working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn custom software programs.

If you would like to join a communitydriven, fast-paced environment, please send your resume to: careers@liherald.com.

A S S I S TA N T T E A C H E R / P R E SCHOOL: Monday- Friday. H.S. Diploma. Salary Commensurate With Experience. Far Rockaway. Contact Lynn 718-327-1141 Or Email Resume rhccclynn@hotmail.com CUSTODIAN FT/ PT Needed For Preschool in Far Rockaway. Salary/ $15 Hr. Call Lynn 718-327-1141 Or Email Resume rhccclynn@hotmail.com

CIRCULATION ASSOCIATE Full Time/Part Time Richner Communications, publisher of Herald community newspapers has an excellent opportunity for a FT/PT Customer Service Clerk in our busy Circulation Department.

Basic customer service and administrative responsibilities include: heavy computer work, answering phones, making phone calls, entering orders, faxing, filing, etc.

STRONG knowledge of EXCEL a must! Knowledge of DATABASE maintenance or postal regulations a big plus. Qualified Candidates must be computer literate, able to multitask, dependable, reliable, organized, energetic, detail orientated and able to work well under deadlines. For consideration, please send resume & salary requirements to: careers@liherald.com

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c SchOOl BUS DrIverS WanteD Must Have B License With PS Endorsement And NYS Fingerprints Required. Guaranteed 6 Hours/Day. 10 Month Position. Offering Benefits, Retirement Fund And Holiday Pay. $25.35/Hour With Contractual Increases.

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Come join the Lynbrook family!

The Lynbrook School District is hosting an in-person Job Fair on October 15, 2022, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Kindergarten Center. We are looking to fill the following positions:

The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team!

This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry.

To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to mhinman@riverdalepress.com

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HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Richner Communications is looking for a hands-on Human Resources professional to oversee all HR functions on a strategic and tactical level. Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding Garden City, Long Island media company. This position has a flexible schedule, part-time job share would be considered.

Responsibilities: Talent acquisition: Source, screen, and interview potential candidates and manage new employee onboarding Benefits administration: Liaise with brokers, providers and facilitate enrollment and updating of coverage. Manage annual open enrollment and employee benefits review. Administration of 401(k) plan. Employee relations: Provide day- today support and problem resolution in regards to employee concerns, questions and policy issues. Performance management: Coach, counsel and recommend disciplinary actions Compliance: Maintain indepth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance Payroll: Process biweekly payroll through payroll vendor for population of 150 employees Requirements: Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or HR, or equivalent experience Minimum 5 years HR generalist experience Knowledge of Federal, State & Local regulations governing employment Experience with payroll processing Self-motivated, ability to prioritize and work well under pressure Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion Excellent oral and written communication and quantitative skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: careers@liherald.com.

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Open Houses EAST ROCKAWAY BA 8 Acor n Rd, OPEN HOUSE By Appt, REDUCED! BR, 3 Bth Front to Back Split on Beautiful Quiet St in Lynbrook SD#20. Fin Bsmt, Att Gar. CAC, Gas Ht, HW Flr., ..$749,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299 HEWLETT 1534 BROADWAY #205, Open House By Appt, NEW TO MARKET! Extra Large 2000 Sq Ft, 2 Bedroom(Originally 3 BR), 2 Bath Condo in Prestigious Jonathan Hall with Doorman & Elevator.

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Terrace Faces into Courtyard. Garage Parking Incl ...... REDUCED $769,000 1534 Broadway #205, BA, Extra Large 2000 Sq Ft, 2 Bedroom(Originally 3 BR), 2 Bath Condo in Prestigious Jonathan Hall with Doorman & Elevator. Updtd Wood/ Quartz Kit, LR & DR. Washer/Dryer in Unit. Underground Pkg. Loads of Closets.

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Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen. Formal dining room.

Den/family room. Double sized driveway. Backyard basketball court. Central air conditioning.

Taxes: $7,528 Lynbrook $515,000 Mansfield Place. Cape. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen. Spacious formal dining room. Den/family room.

Enclosed porch in back.

Taxes: $13,087.68 Oceanside $754,000 Bayfield Boulevard. Split Level. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms.

Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Den/family room. Security system.

Taxes: $14,318.09 Rockville Centre $999,999 Arizona Avenue. Colonial. 5 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms.

Finished basement. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Den/family room and home office.

Taxes: $35,338.23 Valley Stream $549,00 Wyngate Drive. Cape. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms. New kitchen. First floor master bedroom.

Taxes: $10,939.50

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Oversized lot with 133’ bulkhead. Central air conditioning.

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Bellmore $670,000 Anthony Avenue. Colonial. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Family room/den with gas fireplace. All large rooms and ample storage. Entertaining-style backyard. Many updates, including Anderson windows.

Taxes: $18,03.82 East Meadow $660,000 Rowehl Drive. Expanded Cape. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms.

Finished basement with wet bar. Eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and center island.

Formal dining room with cathedral ceiling. Den/family room. First floor master bedroom. Paver patio and fire pit.

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Taxes: $15,541.55

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Q. We own an Airbnb upstate, in an area that has septic tanks and, on occasion, limited water supply, especially in a drought, so we turn the faucets off between guests using the place. One of the guests complained that a toilet kept running and that the plumbing made a high-pitched squealing sound. We hear the trickling sound and the squealing in the pipes, but haven’t been able to pinpoint the problem.

A handyman came in and got the squealing to stop by adjusting the water pressure, he said. This worked for a short time, but then another guest complained about the same thing. Before we get another plumber, for the third time, can you explain some reasons for why this is happening? It’s frustrating to hear guests complain or ask for a reduction.

A. The first thing I did after reading your question was to go to my own toilets, open the top and examine the mechanics of the flushing. There are really only a few working parts, and I know from experience, and from talking with plumbers over the years, that the flapper, the rubber stopper that lifts up when you push down on the lever, onte eeper deteriorates over time and must be replaced. The part is usually under $7, so you can get a couple at a time to save a trip.

When the flapper isn’t dropping correctly onto the ring that it seats on, there’s an improper seal, and that’s why you’ll hear the trickling sound. You should empty the tank of water by flushing, enough to expose the flapper and seating ring so you can check the ring. If it has deteriorated, it has to be carefully pried off. If you feel any resistance, call the plumber, because if you use tools the wrong way to remove the ring, you could crack the ceramic tank, and you’ll go from a $20 fix to a toilet replacement costing hundreds of dollars.

The squealing sound is partially explained by water pressure, and also by the type of fill valve, the vertical pipe and float that allows water into the tank. Generally speaking, the fill valve also becomes filled with impurities from everyday use, and the float that rises up as the water rises in the tank can be hindered over time. The parts aren’t expensive to replace, and it’s better to have the fill valve replaced than to take the time to try to clean it, try it out, become frustrated by the squealing sound of the water, under pressure, trying to squeeze up through the restricted fill tube, only to have to start over.

I wonder, though, whether you used the services of a real, licensed plumber, since I’ve never known a plumber who flunked out of potty training, and every plumber I know could have told you right away what the problem was. When in doubt, hire a professional. Good luck!

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urricanes are the world’s costliest natural disasters, and they’re intensifying because of climate change. Eighty-five percent of all hurricane damage is caused from Category 3, 4 and 5 storms. A hurricane with 150mph winds has the potential to do 250 times the damage of one with 75-mph winds. As the Earth’s climate warms, there has been a substantial increase in the proportion of Category 4 and 5 storms.

And wind isn’t the only problem.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projects ALAn that the rainfall these storms prosinGER duce will increase by about 15 percent by the end of the 21st century, leading to more disastrous flooding.

When Hurricane Ian slammed Cuba, it was a Category 3 storm, with top winds of 125 mph. The island’s entire power grid collapsed, leaving people without electricity and trapped in deadly floods. The following day, Ian struck the west coast of Florida with even more destructive force, having picked up strength from warmer ocean water. The Caribbean Sea is now about 1.8

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degrees Fahrenheit warmer than in the past. On Sept. 28, Ian was a Category 4 storm, with winds reaching 150 mph, just below Category 5. In the past 30 years, only two Category 5 hurricanes had made landfall in the U.S. Meteorologists report that before it hit Cuba, Ian became 67 percent stronger in under 22 hours, and it was further turbocharged as it headed from Cuba to Florida.

It was one of 30 Atlantic tropical storms since 2017 that gained so much destructive power in less than a day.

Climatologists predict that this phenomenon will become more frequent as the oceans and the Earth continue to warm.

According to University of Albany hurricane scientist Kristen Corbosiero, “This season could be a harbinger of sorts of what is to come.” Over the past 10 years, there were about 25 percent more rapidly intensifying storms in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific than were recorded 40 years ago.

Millions of people were forced to flee from Hurricane Ian, well over 100 people died, and according to a spokeswoman for the Insurance Information Institute, insurance modelers estimate that the damage it inflicted will total between $20 billion and

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$40 billion.

Even less intense hurricanes have devastating impact. In 2012, Superstorm Sandy left over $50 billion in damage, making it the second-costliest hurricane in U.S. history up to that time. At its peak, Sandy was “only” a Category 3 hurricane, and when it made landfall in New York City, its wind speeds had dropped to tropical storm force. The wind and the rate of rainfall were moderate for a hurricane, but flooding was extensive because a number of factors lined up: the size of the storm, its slow speed, its path from east to west and the fact that it made landfall during a full moon at high tide.

In May 2020, Cyclone Amphan struck India and Bangladesh, forcing the evacuation of over 2 million people. Four months later, the western Ionian Islands of Greece were battered

by Cyclone Ianos, which flooded streets, destroyed crops just before harvest, tore down buildings and caused millions of dollars in damage. Before the 1990s, hurricanelike cyclones in the Mediterranean, known as medicanes, happened rarely, because the climate there is generally dry.

In recent decades, the average speed of Atlantic hurricanes has slowed by more than 15 percent, making them more

ike this one, more storms gather more destructive power in less time.

destructive. In September 2020, Hurricane Sally stalled over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, absorbing warm water and gaining strength, and then flooded coastal communities in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi.

In Greek mythology, Cassandra was a priestess who rejected a liaison with the god Apollo and was condemned by him with the gift of true prophecies that no one would ever believe. Explaining the threat of climate change to Republicans like Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis is like being cursed with the power of Cassandra.

In a press conference last year, DeSantis dismissed scientific recommendations for addressing climate change as “a bunch of left-wing things” and announced that in Florida “we’re not doing any left-wing stuff.” He warned Floridians that if climate mitigation or adaptation policies were put in place, “gas would be six or seven bucks a gallon,” and his job was to make sure “people are able to have affordable energy.”

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.

There’s no escaping the division, in every arena

hy do you have to make everything a political issue? some readers ask, and then they sign off with, “[Expletive] Biden!” It’s too late for false indignation; everything is political, from the books in our schools to the vaccines we get, from abortion and contraception to who we marry, who we are, what we eat, where we live, whether we worship and how.

MAGA and the extreme right have hyper-politicized American life.

Their movement is fueled by hypocrisy — most recently, when it comes RAnDi to women’s rights, KREiss most particularly women’s reproductive rights.

The GOP led the charge to overturn Roe v. Wade, setting up the end play by recruiting several ultra-conservative justices, named to the Supreme Court by former President Donald Trump.

Most Republicans proudly take responsibility for this new restriction on women’s lives. The story takes a cynical twist, however. In the upcoming election, the GOP is backing former football player Herschel Walker for the Senate in Geor-

gia. Walker was anointed by the former president, and touted a radical anti-abortion position. Then, in an inconvenient turn of events, a woman came forward, saying Walker had paid for her abortion and asked her to get a second one, which she refused to do, according to The New York Times.

Walker disowns the proof, hospital receipts and a personal note allegedly written by him and made public by the former girlfriend.

I wouldn’t spend the ink on this except for the galling hypocrisy. How does Walker, a clearly unqualified candidate who is morally challenged and intellectually naïve, still enjoy the support of most Republicans? They say one thing and they do another. They pose as righteous, but they put forward candidates like Reps. Marjorie Taylor Green, Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz, extremists who pander to racists and antisemites.

The GOP embraces life except when it comes to supporting the lives of single mothers or early-childhood programs or many of the other social welfare initiatives that give people a helping hand. That is the living, breathing definition of hypocrisy.

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is, we know, a kind of psychological contagion. The self-appointed morality police in the mostly far-right GOP are actively supporting a corrupt, misogynistic man who should have been barred from public office years ago. Like you, I heard him on tape in 2016 saying he could grab a woman’s private parts because he was a celebrity. That was enough for me; the mystery is why the hypocrites are sticking around for a second act.

We are in October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

That is a women’s issue, too.

Every year, some 264,000 cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in the United States. The political piece is the laws deciding who gets access to screening and the best therapies.

In 2019, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 625,346 abortions were performed in U.S., meaning that more than twice as many women who get breast cancer will seek an abortion. Both breast cancer and abortions are significant health issues in women’s lives, and are best viewed through the lens of what is healthiest for the women. The deciders should be the women and their doctors, not politicians.

As president, Trump turned out to be

ow does Herschel Walker still enjoy the support of most Republicans?

worse than we feared, an unprepared and erratic man who undermined our peace of mind and peace in the world. He triggered a political lurch to the extreme right. At one point he threatened to defund Planned Parenthood, which, among its services, offers basic breast cancer screenings. He launched a renewed attack on women’s reproductive rights.

We live now in a political environment that feels increasingly hostile to me as an American woman. Breast cancer is, almost exclusively, a woman’s disease. It affects our morale, our confidence and our appearance. It brings us face to face with our own mortality.

Abortions are, exclusively, performed on women.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a good time to renew the fight for women’s rights, and access to decent health screenings and care.

People ask why get political, but politics has already saturated the fabric of our lives. Women’s rights have been politicized, not by women but by morality police who want to tell them who to be and how to be and if or when to have children. In the Herschel Walker case, the extremists are keeping two sets of rules, one for Walker and one for everyone else.

Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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n the days of ancient Rome, philosopher Seneca the Younger said that “every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” And that’s exactly what Valley Stream Presbyterian Church is facing as it says goodbye to its longtime pastor, the Rev. Kymberley Clemons-Jones.

It’s not that it’s simply a time to move on for the good pastor. Instead, she feels she has no other choice.

“My salary, you know, is a hit to the congregation,” Clemons-Jones said.

“It’s just something that we have to worry about every two weeks.”

Eliminating her salary would give the South Central Avenue church a little room to breathe financially, but it also means losing a pastor who, over the course of nearly 15 years, increased the size of the congregation four times over.

Yet, the Presbyterian church’s woes are hardly unique. While Covid-19 has exacerbated a lot of these issues, religious institutions have been under significant financial strain in recent years.

Churches and synagogues have been sold, congregations scattered or merged with other communities, staff cut.

While there are a number of factors involved in all of this, the one that stands out the most is also the one that

might be the hardest to fix: Many just aren’t joining their faithful brethren seeking to visit houses of worship.

Last year, for the first time in its 80-year history, Gallup found that more people didn’t belong to a church, synagogue or mosque than did. Just 47 percent of those polled frequented a religious institution in 2020, according to researchers, compared with 50 percent in 2018 and a whopping 70 percent in 1999 — a number that had remained mostly consistent since 1937.

Church membership has dropped because the number of people expressing no religious preference has been on the rise, Gallup found. The portion of Americans who didn’t identify with any specific religion grew from 8 percent in the late 1990s to 1 in 5 today.

Yet waning faith isn’t the only culprit here. That same Gallup poll also revealed a significant drop in church membership even among those who did identify with a faith. Between 1998 and 2000, three-quarters of religious Americans belonged to a church, synagogue or mosque. In the years leading up to the pandemic, that number had fallen to 60 percent.

That ultimately leaves churches like Valley Stream Presbyterian in the

lurch.

“People are still afraid to come out,” Clemons-Jones said. “Our tithes and offerings have taken such a huge hit.”

Valley Stream Presbyterian has served parishioners for nearly a century. Church leaders are scrambling to make the transition from having a pastor to not having one as smooth as possible, but it won’t be easy. While religious institutions offer their communities a range of services and activities — from youth outreach to food pantries to other charitable work — the spiritual leader still remains the central focus of each of them. Without that leader, an already struggling institution inches that much closer to non-existence.

The beauty of America is that it’s a country where all of us are free to believe, or not believe, what we want.

But for those who do still believe — a segment of our population that is still in the majority — let’s not forget the very institutions that are the bedrock of our faith.

Valley Stream Presbyterian may very well pull through this, just as it has past challenges. So many houses of worship aren’t so fortunate, yet we can create a new beginning from some other beginning’s end simply by showing up.

letters Stop blaming Columbus To the Editor: Democratic socialist Assemblywoman Marcela Mitaynes has introduced legislation to abolish Columbus Day. The famed Italian explorer has been honored for centuries, like many other 15th and 16th century explorers, for his brilliant navigational skills and bravery in helping Spain’s colonization of the Americas.

Now, centuries later, Columbus has become the target of leftist revisionist historians judging his actions by 21st century morals and values.

Mitaynes’s family originates from Peru, home of the Shining Path, and her major endorsements come from the Democratic Socialists of America and the leftist Working Families Party. So we should not be shocked that she and her fellow leftists always seem to focus their attacks mostly on Anglo-Euro people when it comes to the colonization of the New World. Their bias and prejudice are more than obvious in the targets they choose.

They intentionally attempt to erase the historical fact that it was the Catholic Spanish crown that destroyed the Maya, Aztec and Inca civilizations in the early 16th century. That it was they who mur-

dered, tortured, enslaved and decimated the indigenous populations. It was Spain that officially introduced the African slave trade in South America.

The biggest mass murders of that time were not Christopher Columbus, but the conquista-

dors, Cortez, Pizarro, Alvarado, Balboa and several others.

Time to separate fact from hateful propaganda as concerns history.

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ith the Jewish High Holy Days and Yom Kippur behind us, we in the Jewish community look forward to all that is to come in the new year, 5783 on the Hebrew calendar.

The Jewish people look to Israel and all the wonderful events, like the Abraham Accords, widening Israel’s circle of peace and the innumerable contributions Israel has made to the world. We also acknowledge the contributions of American Jewry to our wonderful country and the eriC place we have in the tapestry of post America’s multicultural landscape.

However, we cannot ignore the problem of antisemitism and all forms of hate in America. Hate crimes have skyrocketed for many of America’s diverse communities. Barely a week goes by when there isn’t a violent attack on an identifiably Jewish resident in Brooklyn.

The Asian-American community has

experienced a similar disturbing phenomenon.

On Long Island, for the most part, we have been spared a large uptick in hate, but there have been a number of disturbing incidents. Nazi swastikas and other symbols of hate continue to appear in public spaces from time to time. While these actions cannot be minimized and cause real harm to the Jewish community and all those of good will, it is often the work of adolescents who want to do something mischievous, but have no clue about the hate these symbols represent. Thankfully, these children can be educated, and are not inculcated to hate.

We have seen the Proud Boys, a farright, neo-fascist group that spews hatred and advocates violence toward many minority communities, brazenly march in several towns. We saw antisemitic flyer drops by the so-called Goyim Defense League this summer in several Nassau County communities. One person, under the cover of night, drove around the South Shore, leaving antisemitic leaflets

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espousing the notoriously antisemitic libel of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, and suggesting antisemitic tropes about Jewish power and control.

We are thankful that elected officials and community stakeholders have come together to denounce these acts as unacceptable and antithetical to the values of our counties and towns, and that law enforcement agencies are doing everything they can to protect Long Island’s Jewish community.

In addition to remaining steadfast in denouncing these acts, Nassau and Suffolk County and 10 towns and villages have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism. It is widely acknowledged as the authoritative definition by the U.S. government, most states, including New York, and dozens of countries. The definition is a non-legally binding tool to identify antisemitism, whether in its traditional forms, or the new antisemitism, which demonizes and attempts to delegitimize the State of Israel or holds Israel to double standards to

n Long Island, no surge in hate, but several disturbing incidents.

Letters One-seat rides?

Not for everyone.

To the Editor: Long Island Rail Road President Catherine Renaldi reminded me of Pinocchio when she said, “Fans who live east of Belmont now have a one-seat ride to attend Islanders and other events at the UBS Arena,” at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the westbound platform at the new Elmont UBS Arena station on Oct. 6.

That may be true for Oyster Bay, Port Jefferson, Huntington and Ronkonkoma branch riders, but it does not apply to Babylon, Speonk, West Hempstead, Long Beach and Far Rockaway branch riders. They will have to change at Jamaica before doubling back east to reach the UBS Arena. Port Washington branch riders have an additional Woodside transfer.

Renaldi neglected to mention that the source of funding for the station is the Empire State Development Corporation, which transferred $105 million from its budget to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. That financed the new Elmont station. The developers put in $30 million up front, and the state, $75 million. The developers will make payments, without interest, to reimburse the state over the next 30 years. They end up with an interest-free loan. So much for truth in advertising!

LARRY PENNER Great Neck Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, his-

which other countries are not held. We encourage other towns to follow suit.

Twenty-two Long Island municipal leaders have also signed on to the American Jewish Committee’s Mayors United Against Antisemitism Campaign, along with over 700 leaders nationwide, in a partnership with the U.S. Conference of Mayors. This campaign is a pledge to identify and properly deal with antisemitism if it appears in a municipal leader’s jurisdiction.

So, yes, at this holy time of year, the Jewish community acknowledges the wonderful freedoms America has afforded us. Many American Jews will agree that, to date, there has been no better place and time to live as a Jew than in America right now. But this is a tenuous statement, one that relies on every elected official, religious leader, community leader and resident to stand up to antisemitism and all forms of hate.

We wish those who celebrate a Happy New Year, and we thank all our non-Jewish neighbors for your friendship and everything you have done and will do to make sure Long Island remains a place for all to worship and live in harmony.

Eric Post is Long Island director of the American Jewish Committee.

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torian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration’s Region 2 New York Office.

For Randi, is even the Holocaust political?

To the Editor: I read Randi Kreiss’s column “When Nazis killed 6 million, where was America?” (Sept.

29-Oct. 5), on Ken Burns’s documentary “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” and I look forward to watching it. But I find it amazing that even when covering a historical topic from the 1940s, Ms. Kreiss cannot resist making it political and taking a cheap shot at Republicans and former President Trump.

If she really wants to experience prejudice in 2022, I challenge her to don a red Make America Great Again hat and attempt to walk on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, in SoHo, Greenwich Village or basically anywhere in New York City. She should let us know how far she gets before being confronted and assaulted by those she puts on a pedestal.

“Ignorance and fear create the gods, enthusiasm and deceit adorn them, and human weakness worships them,” the British novelist Graham McNeill wrote. Ms. Kreiss is worshipping false gods, and should be seeing someone about her severe case of Trump derangement syndrome.

TOM O’CONNOR North Bellmore

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