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Vietnam War veteran Lawrence Schnabel, 72, of Rockville Centre, was treated to a big surprise during a game between the Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 21. During the seventhinning stretch, Schnabel was escorted out onto the field and introduced with a publicaddress announcement, honored for his service. “It was a big surprise,” Schnabel said. “I was out on the field, and they showed me on the big screen and on TV. It was

awesome.” Schnabel has five children, Brian, Meghan D’Angelo, Caitlin, Paul and Casey, and two grandchildren, Caeleigh Kourie and Siena D’Angelo. His kids arranged for him to be honored at the game, in what turned out to be a multi-year plan. “My children put in a request for it, and it took about three years to go through all the paperwork,” he explained. “It’s a very nice thing that the Yankees do. Every game, in the seventh inning, they honor veterans.” The short ceremony was Continued on page 7

Schools mum on $30M judgment against former teacher Byy DANIE DANIEll oFFNER doffner@liherald.com

A court awarded a former Hewitt Elementary School student $30 million last month over sexual abuse claims dating back to 1979. The judgment went against David Savage, a former fifthgrade teacher at the school, who had been accused of molesting Michael Malvin when Malvin was 10. Now in his 50s, Malvin filed a suit under the state’s Child Victims Act, which allowed anyone with abuse claims to have one last chance to sue, no matter how long ago the alleged activity took place.

Malvin named not only Savage in his 2019 filing with the Nassau County Supreme Court, but also the Lynbrook and Rockville Centre school districts, claiming they were negligent in protecting students like Malvin from abuse. But the school districts didn’t make it to the end of the case. The Lynbrook Union Free School District was dropped from the suit in April, while the Rockville Centre Union Free School District was removed in August. Both districts were removed “with prejudice,” according to court documents, meaning Malvin would not be able to re-file

against them. While documents state the districts were removed “without costs to any party,” it’s not clear if the districts settled with Malvin, or simply were removed. “We cannot comment on the outcome of the allegations that were made against the school district,” said Fredrick Aranki of Block O’Toole & Murphy, one of the lawyers who represented Malvin in his suit. Michael Cibella, who represented Savage, did not return calls seeking comment. Also mum about any potential settlement are the school districts themselves. A number of school board members and

administrators contacted by the Herald declined to comment. But that’s not enough for Jeff Greenfield, a Rockville Centre resident and Nassau County Planning Commission member, who has already contacted the school districts seeking answers. “It’s my experience, when there is a settlement, one that uses taxpayer money, that

amount of money has to be disclosed to the public,” Greenfield said. “We have a right to know how the school board spends taxpayer money. They have no right to sign away the rights of the taxpayer.” Greenfield believes school board members may be under non-disclosure agreements in Continued on page 22

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he Rockville Centre Police Department opened its doors to the public on Saturday morning, for its first-ever open house event at its new state-ofthe-art headquarters located at 142 Maple Avenue. After more than 125 years of serving the village, the Rockville Centre Police Department has grown from a one-man operation to a full 56-member police force. “Our police have a long history of protecting all who live, work and visit our beautiful village,” Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray said during its grand opening event on Oct. 29. “With our growing need for a larger facility we as a board acted with very quick diligence and the end result is what you see behind me today.” It was announced back in June that the department had officially relocated into the newly redesigned 10,000-square-foot facility. Over the weekend, elected officials joined members of the brass to commemorate the new facility with a ribbon cutting. Following the ceremony, members of the community were invited to take a tour of the new police HQ. “This project, as the mayor was saying was an enormous undertaking and it could not have been accomplished without the teamwork of all of our partners or vendors or politicians everybody that make it made it work that I’m very grateful to everyone involved,” Police Commissioner James Vafeades said. “This building will allow our department to grow and be in a better position to serve the people of Rockville Centre like they deserve.” Vafeades led the tour around the department headquarters, walking the group into the communications and dispatch center, training areas, conference rooms, booking, the armory, and the holding cells.

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Panel teaches seniors about cyber security and scams Assemblywoman Judy Griffin sponsored an event that gave out free flu shots and educated senior citizens about scam calls on Wednesday, October 19. This event took place in the Sandel Senior Center. It was in coordination with Mount Sinai South Nassau and the New York Attorney General’s Office. Griffin said she was “proud to coordinate a smart Senior presentation with New York State Attorney General Letita James and the Long Island Director of Governmental Affairs, TJ Hatter.” She is also thankful for Dana Sanneman, vice president of public affairs and development from Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital for offering free flu shots at the event. “Not only did Director Chris O’Leary and Co-Director Nancy Codispoti coordinate the afternoon with us to offer this impactful program to 100 members, but they also delivered this presentation to their at home audience,” Griffin said. She applauded their efforts in imple-

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South Side’s strength in numbers proved too much for the competition at the Nassau girls’ cross-country championships last Saturday at Bethpage State Park. The result was a third straight county title for the Cyclones. Senior Cameron Colletti, junior Claire Bohan and sophomore Lana Jewett finished 3-4-5, respectively, in the 13-school Class II 5K race and all five South Side scorers earned All-County honors as part of a dominant performance. “We went into the race favored, but every team has a few super-fast kids,” coach Chris Webster said. “You don’t win a county championship without a deep roster and we have 10 talented runners. It was perfect weather and I just said to the girls, ‘do what you’ve been doing all season,’ and that’s exactly what they did.” The Cyclones went 13-0 during the regular season and bested runner-up Calhoun by 34 points on last Saturday’s big stage led by Colletti. A major contributor for four years and South Side’s top runner for a second straight season, she set a personal best at Bethpage with a time of 19 minutes, 27.43 seconds, good enough for third overall behind only Great Neck South’s Isabella Spagnoli and Valley Stream North’s Melissa Innocent. “Cameron is a talented runner and a great captain,” Webster said. “She’s very in tune with the entire team and I designed practices with her input. So much of our success is because of her.” Bohan, a third-year member of the varsity who earlier this season set a school record on the 5K course at Eisenhower Park, ran 19:37.79 at the county meet. “Claire is quiet and modest, but on the course she’s aggressive and unstoppable,” Webster said. Jewett wasn’t far behind her two teammates and also set a personal best of 20:05.53. “Lana is one of the most competitive athletes I’ve ever coached and I knew we were in great shape when I saw her right behind Cameron and Claire,” Webster said. “It was great to see three red shirts in a row. Those three girls want to

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ner and she developed quickly,” Webster said. “Each race she became faster and more confident.” Sophomore Kate Palya and junior Noelle Prince, two other first-year varsity runners, gave the Cyclones seven finishers among the top 27. Senior captain Olivia Scalere, junior Emma Sitterly and sophomore Hannah Reilly were also key pieces throughout a campaign that continues this Saturday with the state qualifier meet at Bethpage at 3:45 p.m.

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Larry Schnabel honored for military service especially meaningful for Schnabel, who’s a lifelong Yankees fan. Not only did the Yankees dominate the Pirates, 14-2, but it was also the first time he had ever been publicly honored for his service. Schnabel, a member of American Legion Post 246 for 10 years, was born in Franklin Square, and when he was 5 his family moved to Rockville Centre, where he has lived for 68 years. He served in Vietnam for two years, having been drafted into the Army. “When I was on the ground it was just a difficult time,” he recalled, “especially because it was a long way from home.” The Army supported an orphanage in Vietnam, a mile from where Schnabel was stationed. “There were a lot of Vietnamese war babies and a lot of American babies, and we used to bring over some wood to help with fencing,” he recounted. “We had a bunch of guys with younger kids, brothers and sisters at home, and they’d have their parents send over some clothes and we’d give them to the orphans. Once or twice a week, we’d bring over food from the mess hall after lunch. We were very proud of that.” He recalled the reception he received when he came home from the war. “You didn’t have any support when you came

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Schnabel Said he wanted more veterans to be recognized for their service. back,” Schnabel said. “It was a hard time for Vietnam veterans coming home.” His wife, Regina, was happy that he was honored for his service on such a big stage in the Bronx. “He wasn’t given the rightful appreciation and welcome home when he came back from Vietnam,” she said, “and on Sept. 21, he got the right welcome home.”

While his experience in the war and after he returned was difficult, Schnabel said, he is proud that he was able to serve his country. “I was proud to defend our country and do my job,” he said. After his service, he worked for the technology company Avaya for 40 years. He met Regina in 1979, and they have

been married for 41 years. After retiring in 2009, Schnabel spent time with his wife and grandchildren, but had a series of heart problems. He suffered a heart attack, underwent triple bypass surgery and finally required a heart transplant in 2014. “It was a long five years from the time everything started to the time we finally got a new heart,” he said. Eight and a half years after the transplant, he said he has been in good health ever since. “The wife has been taking good care of me,” Schnabel said. He is happy, he said, that there is more appreciation and support for veterans these days. “People realize what you did, and there’s a lot more respect from people now,” he said. He plans to attend the Rockville Centre Veterans Day parade, and the ceremony at the recreation center. He will turn 73 on Nov. 12, the day afterward. It is always important to honor those who served, Schnabel said — and not just the men. “With Veterans Day coming up, you see the men all wear the hats from World War II, Vietnam and Korea, but the women, you never see,” he said. “They’re a very unrecognized group, and they deserve a lot more recognition. Even today there are a lot of women in the armed services, and it’s important to honor everybody who served.”

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A new poll called “Truth in Medicine” conducted by Mount Sinai South Nassau since 2017 has just concluded. Its findings were that more than onethird of residence on Long Island who sought mental health services found it challenging to find a provider, even if they have insurance coverage. The poll, which was sponsored by Bethpage Credit Union, also found that anxiety, depression, social isolation and fear of contracting Covid-19 are the prevalent issues among those who have accessed professional mental health care services since the pandemic began. In this survey of 600 Long Island residents, 92 percent have active health insurance policies. Of those respondents who have sought care, 36 percent said getting the help they wanted or needed was “challenging,” predominantly due to difficulty scheduling an appointment or lack of coverage by their health insurers. A significant percentage of poll respondents also feel that institutions like government, municipalities, and schools could be doing more to increase the scope of mental health services in the community. Forty-six percent said that the government does not do enough to help, while just 32 percent say that it does. “We have a crisis on Long Island when it comes to the lack of mental health services,” says Adhi Sharma, president of Mount Sinai South Nassau. “The poll results strongly indicate that providers are working at or beyond capacity. This calls for an aggressive expansion of mental health screening, prevention, and intervention services to meet the present and future demand for them.” Since the start of the pandemic, about 84 percent of mental health providers have seen an increase in demand for treatment of anxiety, compared with 74 percent a year ago, while 72 percent of providers have seen an increase in demand for treatment of depression, compared with 60 percent in 2020. School officials have reported spikes in demand for mental health services among students, even among elementary and middle-schoolers. Meanwhile, some psychiatrists and psychologists report high demand for services but difficulty finding adequate staff to meet demand. Some local school leaders have called on government officials to do more to address mental health needs in the schools and local communities. In the Rockville Centre school district, Jeanne Love, assistant superintendent of special education and pupil personnel services said the school has a two-part strategy of how to confront these issues. “Our view in Rockville Centre is very strategic, we have a very strategic plan in place. In one vein, we want to make sure students have access

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988 Lifeline Regardless of the mental health problem, residents across Long Island can call or text the nationwide “988 Lifeline” if you, a friend, or loved one needs emotional support. The Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week and provide free and confidential support to anyone in emotional distress. to mental health care if they need it through community partnerships we have with our local hospitals.” In the second part, Love said, “In another vein its preventative and proactive care, we’ve looked at working with our mental health staff, looking at things like self-advocacy, identifying their self-worth, hope, having hope for the future and stability.” Shari Camhi, the Baldwin schools superintendent, said that the district attempts to look at the issue through the eyes of the children. “We have to think about what the experience was for kids, so life is going on as normal and come March of 2020 everything stopped, everybody went home, routines are completely disrupted, there were parents’ home,” she said.

For a while it was almost idyllic, she continued, “At least initially what we saw was the young people going back to what I would describe as my childhood, you had a community again, you played at home you rode your bicycle in the neighborhood but overtime what we saw was these disruptions continue.” Disruptions such as the constant negative broadcasts portrayed in social media and the news started to become too much for many, “We started to see that anxiety build and build because the rhetoric was nothing but unsure and uncertain.” Kishore Kuncham, schools superintendent in Freeport also weighed in on youths’ mental health, saying while the issues are not new per say, it’s heightened because of the pandemic. “We have been facing the concerns of fear, anxiety, depression even before the pandemic and during the pandemic and now it has compounded and putting pressure on the school system.” District preparedness before the pandemic lessened the initial blow, Kuncham said, but it’s only the start. “We were kind of ahead of the game being able to address the increased needs that arose during the pandemic and post pandemic but that’s not enough, a lot more needs to be done on an ongoing basis,” he said. Recognizing that many children with psychiatric disorders remain unidentified and untreated, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently issued a

recommendation calling for anxiety screening of asymptomatic children ages 8 to 18 who have not been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and screening of children ages 12 to 18 for major depressive disorder. “The key to knowing when to seek out help is to determine how the symptoms are affecting overall functioning,” says Stanley Reddy, Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. “Marked decreases in functioning at work, school, and home should be evaluated by a professional promptly before it becomes an emergency.” The poll found in the event of a mental health emergency, 64 percent of respondents and 80 percent of respondents with children agreed that they know where to find services, while just 20 percent disagreed, and 17 percent were unsure. Opinions were highly mixed as to whether or not mental health services on Long Island are adequate. Thirty-six percent said they are satisfactory, 29 percent said they are not, and 35 percent were unsure. Approximately one-half of respondents from households that have used mental health services say they are adequate. Mount Sinai South Nassau has a 36-bed inpatient mental health unit and offers behavioral health services at its Mental Health Counseling Center in Baldwin, as well as its Center for Primary and Behavioral Healthcare in Hempstead.

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By MICHAEL MALASZCZYK mmalaszczyk@liherald.com

It’s been a decade since Hurricane Sandy devastated Nassau County. Yet, instead of showcasing what could’ve easily been the worst moments of many people’s lives — instead it displayed their perseverance. “We saw the very best in people,” said Hempstead town councilman Anthony D’Esposito, who was chief of the Island Park Fire Department at the time. “We saw the very best of the people that wear a uniform — whether as a career or as volunteers — putting their community first.” D’Esposito joined Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Nassau County Police Department commissioner Patrick Ryder and others during a commemoration ceremony last week, recalling many of those heroic stories in the face of a horrific storm. The councilman recalled one specific incident where a house burned in the middle of a flooded street. He had to do everything he could to stop the whole block from igniting, so his Island Park firefighting unit had no choice but to drive their truck straight through the house to destroy it. That allowed floodwaters to drown what remained of the blaze. Ryder remembers October 2012 as a very difficult month for the county police force after already losing Officers Joseph Olivieri and Arthur Lopez before being called up to help with Hurricane Sandy rescue. The commissioner recalls sitting in church with his family when that alert came. At first, Ryder was only given command of roughly 100 officers. But when the Sandy’s major surge hit, Ryder found himself in command of National Guardsmen, detectives, police officers and state troopers. With the chance another storm could pummel Long

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NASSAu CouNtY ExECutIvE Bruce Blakeman delivers remarks on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, joined by Tatum Fox, Steve Rhoads, Anthony D’Esposito, Rabbi Shalom Axelrod, and the Rev. John Tutone. Behind them are Girl Scout Gold Award recipient Emerson Lucatorto and Liz Ryan of the Nassau County Police Department. Island, Blakeman ran an emergency drill through his executive management office. “We had people thinking outside the box, working together as partners to make sure that people in Nassau County were safe,” Ryder said. “That’s the message and lessons that we’ve learned from Sandy. We know the next one will come, but we will be better prepared.” Fire Marshal Mike Uttaro looked back at the actual Sandy response, remembering the camaraderie. “We worked with teams we’ve never had before,” he said. “We had fire departments from the Adirondacks coming down in shifts to help the fire departments of the South Shore.” That was a team that included Richard Corbett, now

the emergency management office commissioner. “It was like a snow storm of concrete,” Corbett said. “It’s not the sand you walk in when you first get off the boardwalk. It’s the rock-hard sand down by the water, that you yell at your kids for throwing at each other.” With all the looking to the past, elected leaders like Blakeman have to keep a constant eye on the future. Especially when there are other storms — maybe not at Sandy levels — but storms like the remnants of Hurricane Ian last year can be just as devastating. “Three things keep me up at night,” Blakeman said. “Blizzards, active shooters and hurricanes. So, on two hours notice, I ran an emergency drill at the OEM Center. And I have to tell you, I felt a lot better.”

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usinesses are family. Many times, that comes simply by the closeness of everyone involved. But then there are businesses that truly are families. RichnerLive and PSEG Long Island celebrated those amazing companies that keep the economic engines running in our communities at its annual Herald Family Business Awards last week over dinner, photos and networking. The Business Award — hosted by Jill Nicolini — serve as a chance to honor entrepreneurial families who manage successfully growing businesses. This includes everything from small mom-and-pop shops, to multinational and multigenerational corporations. The event was held at the Heritage Club in Bethpage, and brought business owners from all over the island to enjoy a meal, fine drinks and celebrating numerous awards in a wide Mark CronIn range of categories. Mark and John Cronin were co-founder, John’s happy to be back at the Heritage Crazy Socks Club in Bethpage. They are the father-son duo behind John’s Crazy Socks, and were happy to come out on the other side of the Covid-19 pandemic stronger than ever. “It’s wonderful,” Mark Cronin said. “It’s nice to see family businesses recognized after all that’s happened.” It’s also a sign that — hopefully — the pandemic is now in the rearview mirror, allowing many — like Anne Shybunko-Moore — to focus on the future. The owner and chief executive of GSE Dynamics, did take a moment to reflect on the legacy of her late father, who had founded and built the company, and how great it would have been to share this particular evening — and success — with him. “He was the legacy that we’re honoring tonight, so this is very timely to pause and think about the founding of this company,” Shybunko-Moore said. “Now I’m a mother of four sons, and we’ve just been talking about trying to get to the next level and pass the baton on to the next generation.” Stew Leonard Jr., president and chief executive of the popular supermarket chain that bears his name, delivered a keynote reflecting on the joys — and occasional headaches — of running a family business. “You know, in family business, you got to love it, and you got to hate it,” he said, jokingly. “To be able to work with your family is such a rich experience. I love it, and hopefully we’ll be able to pass that on to the next generation.” Family is exactly what Stuart Richner, publisher of Herald Community Media, also knows all too well. “Leading a family company myself, I know how important it is to create an environment where everyone in the business is part of the family,” Richner said. “These are bonds fostered in achieving success, and making it meaningful.” In between drinks at a rotating wheel of hors d’oeuvres, attendees shared with each other different ways they had managed through the darkest days of the pandemic. “Family businesses are the lifeline to every community,” David Lyons, president and chief operating officer of PSEG Long Island said, told the crowd in a statement. “In addition to creating jobs and providing employment and career opportunities, they put money back into our local community through paychecks and taxes, supporting local businesses and services. They also contribute to the

t’s wonderful, it’s nice to see family businesses recognized after all that’s happened.

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MaPle FaMIly Centers picks up their Herald Family Business Award during last week’s gala at The Heritage Club.

WPIX-Channel 11 rePorter Jill Nicolini. at left, led the way to honor more than 40 Long Island businesses that have made being family the most important. Family businesses like the popular grocery store chain led by Stew Leonard Jr., that bears his name. identity and character of our communities, providing a hometown feel.” Christina Armentano is a third-generation leader at Paraco Gas, which has delivered propane across Long Island for decades. The camaraderie, grit and creativity found in family businesses, she said, can’t be replicated anywhere else. That ability to stick together and come up with solutions under pressure is what makes family-run companies so unique. “I think for those that are here today it is very much a celebration of being able to cautiously be back together, in-person, but also a way to show respect for what we’ve had to persevere through,” Armentano said, “whether it’s been supply-chain issues, issues with their work-

force, or just general challenges from Covid.” The presenting sponsor for Herald Family Business Awards was PSEG Long Island, with Easy Tax Credits as a major sponsor. Partner sponsorships included Vishnick McGovern and Milizio, Lessing’s Hospitality Group, Whitmore Agency, The Bruderman Family of Companies, Maple Lanes RVC, PBI Payroll and Paraco Gas. Supporting sponsors were GSE Dynamics, A&C Pest Management, Sunny Atlantic Beach Club, Charles Krull and Son Inc., C&L Plumbing Supply Inc., Otto’s Sea Grill, Bell’s Brooklyn Bagels and Bialys, SVS Fine Jewelry, Good Old Gold Jewelers, Nunzi’s and Empire. Special thanks to Olive It Boutique. more photos, NeXt page

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hundreds ventured out to The Heritage Club in Bethpage to honor those winning Herald Family Business Awards, presented by RichnerLive and PSEG Long Island. Mark and John Cronin, at bottom left, were among those honorees sharing their stories as the owners of John’s Crazy Socks. Also sharing a few thoughts bottom right was Matthew Bruderman, talking about the challenges — and joys — of working with his family.

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Christina armentano shares her Herald Family Business Award with her entire team from Paraco Gas, one of more than 40 businesses that were honored by RichnerLive and PSEG Long Island last week.

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James Coll has never held a political office before, but everything inside him makes him feel he’s in it for all the right reasons. “I’m running because I’m concerned about the direcgood education. You want them to have opportunity. And tion of the state,” Coll told reporters during a recent Hermostly, you want them to be treated equally in the eyes of ald Roundtable event. “I have two kids in high school, and the law.” I want them to grow up in Nassau County. I want them to In addition to addressing the affordability crisis on raise their families here, the same way that I did. Young Long Island — which he says has chased hundreds of people aren’t doing that anymore. They’re leaving where thousands of people away from New York — Coll is ready they were raised — and now their parents are following to take on bail reform laws, which he believes set a dangerthem — and we need to figure out a way to reverse that.” ous precedent for the state justice system. The 49-year-old Republican candidate is a retired New “The first thing we need to do is with any piece of legisYork Police Department detective from Seaford who spent lation, we should be listening to multiple voices in order to 21 years on the force. Today, he teaches constitutional law pass laws,” Coll said. “When it came to criminal justice at Nassau Community College. reform in our state over the past few yearsDist. — all20of which Member of Assembly Dist. 13 Congress Dist. 3 Member of Assembly While Coll has yet to find political office, it’s not that he was supported by my opponent — there were left Miembro de Asamblea Vote for One (1) Vote for One (1) Miembro de Asamblea Vote for Onevoices (1) Tim Baker/Herald out. Certainly, law enforcement was not part of the equahasn’t sought it before, running previously for the AssemDEM, WFP REP, CON REP, CON REP, CON hOpEs the third time’s a charmDEM, as heWFP looks tion. Who should we bly seat now held by John Mikulin,Charles and before that, for a JAmEs COLL have listened to? The cops, the proseD. Lavine Ruka Anzai George A.D. Santos Michael A. Delury Eric AribeBrown seat as a Nassau County legislator. This time, with the to take over a state senate seat covering an area he — cutors, lawyers. We should listening to people that are support of the Republican Party, Coll is looking to topple and his opponent — no longer live in. He says the cost of critics of the police. We should be listening to victims. an incumbent to become a state senator. Everybody should have a seat at the table.” living is pushing people out of New York, and he wants to of Member Assembly Dist. 21 Congress 4 Member ofviolatAssembly Dist. 14 Coll believes stateDist. lawmakers like his opponent In order fix the problems with bail reform, Coll would change that in Albany. Miembro de Asamblea Vote for One (1) for One (1) de Asamblea Vote for One (1) ed their oath toVote uphold the stateMiembro constitution when they grant judges more discretion to determine who can be DEM REP, CON DEMin a way benefitting REP,shifted CON to not only exclude where Coll lives, but granted “cashless bail” based on the level of the offense. REP, CON voted to gerrymander district lines It also Judy were A. Grifﬁn Yet, Coll doesn’t see Brian F. Curran Democrats earlier this year. eye-to-eye with his fellow RepubliDustin Scott Ginsberg the incumbent David he’s G. McDonough Anthony P. D’Esposito running against as well. They “They broke the law when it came to redistricting,” he both given a one-time exemption, meaning that by next cans on every issue. For instance, he describes abortion as said. “Every level of the court system in New York state election, the winner will either have to move, or find a a settled issue, which he has no intention to alter. Member of“For Assembly Dist. 22 said that they broke the law.” me, it’s an issue for women and their doctors,” new senate district. Dist. 5 Member of Assembly Dist. 15 Miembro de Asamblea Vote for One (1) Thanks to a lawsuit led by the GOP, an independent Coll said. While the demographics making up the constituency Vote for One (1) Miembro de Asamblea Vote for One (1) DEM, REP, CON third party was called in to redraw the lines based on 2020 of the senate district have changed, the message He is also in support of renewable and affordable ener—WFP at least REP, CON DEM REP, CON Michaelle C.gy Solages Cara J. background Castronuovachecks for gun census data. As a result, the boundaries of this particular as far as Coll is concerned — has not. alternatives, reasonable Steven D. district Rhoadswere shifted to include Amanda FieldcomJake Ryan Blumencranz senate SouthR.Shore “Wherever you come from in this county, you want owners, and working to shut down the pipeline of illegal munities like Baldwin, Freeport and Rockville Centre. your kids to be safe,” Coll said. “You want them to have a guns flowing into the state.

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GENERAL ELECTION Candidates Governor Governor Gobernador Gobernador

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Kathy Kathy C. C. Hochul Hochul

Lee Lee Zeldin Zeldin

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Antonio Antonio Delgado Delgado

Comptroller Comptroller Contralor DEM, DEM, WFP WFP

Thomas Thomas P. P. DiNapoli DiNapoli

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Letitia Letitia A. A. James James

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Diane Diane Sare Sare

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Joseph Joseph Nocella, Nocella, Jr. Jr. Arieh D. Schulman Arieh D. Schulman

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Steve Steve Hackeling Hackeling Lisa Lisa A. A. Cairo Cairo

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Frank Frank A. A. Tinari Tinari Fran Ricigliano Fran Ricigliano

Michael Michael A. A. Montesano Montesano

Representative in Representative in Congress Congress Representante en el Congreso Representante en el Congreso

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Jackie Jackie Gordon Gordon

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State Senator State Senator Senador estatal Senador estatal

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Kevin Kevin M. M. Thomas Thomas

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State Supreme State Supreme Court Court Justice Justice Vote for up to Six (6) Juez de la Corte Suprema del Estado Hector Hector D. D. La La Salle Salle Stacy D. Bennett Stacy D. Bennett

Norman Norman A. A. Sammut Sammut Marie F. McCormack Marie F. McCormack Geoffrey Geoffrey N. N. Prime Prime

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John John E. E. Brooks Brooks

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Joe Joe Pinion Pinion

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Eileen J.J. Goggin Goggin Eileen Sylvia A. Cabana Sylvia A. Cabana

District Court District Court Judge Judge Juez de la corte de distrito

Representative in Representative in Representante en el Congreso Robert Robert P. P. Zimmerman Zimmerman

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Charles Charles E. E. Schumer Schumer

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Teresa Teresa Corrigan Corrigan

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Michael Michael Henry Henry

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Jaclene Jaclene Agazarian Agazarian

Attorney General Attorney General Procurador General Procurador General

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Paul Paul Rodriguez Rodriguez

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Andrew Andrew R. R. Garbarino Garbarino

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Anna Anna M. M. Kaplan Kaplan

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Charles Charles D. D. Lavine Lavine

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Dustin Dustin Scott Scott Ginsberg Ginsberg

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John John K. K. Mikulin Mikulin

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Michael Michael A. A. Delury Delury

Jake Jake Ryan Ryan Blumencranz Blumencranz

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David David G. G. McDonough McDonough

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Patricia Patricia M. M. Canzoneri Canzoneri -- Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick

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Paul Paul R. R. Kaminsky Kaminsky

Jack Jack M. M. Martins Martins

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James James L. L. Coll Coll

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BRIaN CuRRaN has been out of the Assembly for a few years now, but in that time, the world has changed — so This much, is henot an a believes of it’s the Hera by your edition time voters he wants to at LIHer Herald may be found represents give him another shot at Albany.

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Democrats aren’t bringing to the table concrete solutions to key issues, so Brian Curran is stepping in with plans to change that. cars within the next decade or so. In his efforts to become the next “I haven’t found a scientist that said Assemblyman representing a solid por- that there’s technology that’s going to November 08, 2022 tion of communities within the Town of allow us to have solely electric cars by NASSAU COUNTY Hempstead, Curran had focused on public 2035,” Curran said. “If there’s one out BOARD OF ELECTIONS safety, lowering taxes, and bettering the there and they have a plan to do it, I’ll be educational system. And even if Demo- on board. But the cost associated with BALDWIN crats maintain control of the Assembly as that is high.” expected, Curran remains optimistic he With families already dealing with can push his agenda forward. Especially high taxes and inflation, Curran doesn’t since he was doing it in Albany before. believe many of them could pay roughly “Getting back to being a minority $60,000 for an electric car. Tesla, Ford, and Governor County Court Judge Representative member in the Assembly is tough,” Cur- others offer electric cars Gobernador Vote for One (1) for less Juez than de la corte del condado Vote for Three (3) Representante en el Congreso ran told reporters at a recent Herald $50,000, while the Nissan Leaf DEM, sells REP, for CON DEM, WFP REP, CON DEM, WFP Roundtable session. “But we were able to Lee less than $30,000. Kathy C. Hochul Zeldin Helene F. Gugerty Teresa Corrigan Robert P. Zimmerman do things when we were able to pass the Curran also wants to make sure govRhonda Erin Fischer property tax cap,” calling that one of the ernment oversight won’t drive utility and “biggest pieces of tax legislation to hit water bills higher. Lieutenant Governor Representative Long Island in the last 30 or 40 years.” Crime remains forefront of the Teniente Gobernador Voteat forthe One (1) Family Court Judge Representante en el Congreso ButDEM, there are other issues on Long November elections, especially Tim Baker/Herald WFP REP, CON JuezNew del tribunal de familia Vote for Four (4) DEM Island that still need plenty of work. Espe- Alison York’sEsposito cashless bail system — something Antonio Delgado DEM, REP, CON cially with one area that seems to be hit- Curran voted against while an Assembly- afford bai can “find out what other type can return. For him, there a lot of work Laura A.isGillen Joy M. Watson Eileen J. Goggin ting the wallets of his neighbors hard. of collateral could be instituted to make that needs to be done. man the first time around. Colin F. O’Donnell Sylvia A. Cabana “Utility costs (are) something that has sure that the person arrested comes back” “I was against it because every single “It is not the same district — or at least Comptroller Contralor Vote for One (1) to be dealt with,” Curran said. He believes law enforcement agency, along with every to court. the very same characteristics of what it State Senator DEM, WFP REP, CON that “green” legislation could ultimately Although he doesn’t agree on all used DEA association, came to us and District said that to1be — where it was safe and more Court Judge Dist. Senador estatal be a good goal toP.work toward, but the Paul points, Curran generally sides with Dem- Voteaffordable,” thisRodriguez was a bad bill,” he said. “IfJuez you’re he said. “There are not the Thomas DiNapoli de la corte de distrito for One (1) DEM, WFP current legislation in front of lawmakers going to reform the system, this bill ocrats that universal pre-kindergarten is same characteristics in District 21 from needs DEM, REP, CON John E. Brooks addressing climate will only increase util- changes. In its current form, this would a good idea. when I left and when I was asked to run. Jaclene Agazarian ities costs. That includes plans from Gov. It’s been a few years since Curran repwreak havoc in the communities.” “That’s the reason why I decided to do Attorney General Generalonly to electrical Vote forpeople One (1) who cannot Kathy Procurador Hochul to switch resented this area in Albany, but hopes he it.” Curran believes DEM, WFP REP, CON State Senator District Court Judge Dist. 2

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Charles E.colleagues Schumer in the lower Diane Sare District Court Judge Dist. 4 Her Republican DEM, theWFP Assembly because REP, CON Juez de la corte de distrito Vote for One (1) chamber might not agree, but AssemblyAnna M. Kaplan all voters have to do is Joe Pinion DEM, REP, CON woman Judy Griffin remains devoted to take a look at her her social reform agenda. you won’t be allowed to have a gun,”Michael Grif- A. Montesano record and As she prepares for what she hopes will fin said. “That’s pretty easy, and I think State Senator State Supreme Court Justice accomplishments. Still, be a third term, the Democrat already has that’s a good measure. But (Republicans) Senador estatal Juez de la Corte Suprema del Estado Vote for up to Six (6) Representative in Congress Dist. 2 there is more work to outlined several key priorities. Those all voted no.” DEM, WFP en el Congreso Vote for One (1) REP, CON includeDEM, criminal justice reform, improvGriffin says she’s confused asRepresentante to what be done, and she says Kenneth M.toMoore REP, CON Frank A. Tinari Hectorsystems, D. La Salle ing education dealingSteve with Hackeling the Republicans believe safety to be,DEM, but WFP she she’s ready go. Stacy D. Bennett Lisasmall A. Cairoadds “people Franlike Ricigliano opioid epidemic, bringing in new Jackie Andrew R. Garbarino me work really hard on Gordon businesses, opening up more affordable safety policies, and the work involves huge housing, increasing funding in mental negotiations.” health services, and making roads like the One safety measure in particular is Southern State Parkway less dangerous. road safety. Griffin says she’s concerned Yet, with bail reform remaining a hot with the amount of flowers from memoritopic on the campaign trail, Griffin als she sees along the Southern State Parkbelieves Republicans are simply unaware way, and is working to make that particuabout what transforming a criminal sys- lar highway safer. tem to not just favor the wealthy means. “I’ve lived in Nassau for over 30 years, “I think what we often hear from the so I’m used to the curves on the Southern other side is that it’s kind of a uniformed State,” she said. “But you get some people position where the GOP is always rallying that come here and never driven on this Tim Baker/Herald against bail reform,” Griffin told reporters road before. They’re driving it like it’s a pre-K on Long Island,” Griffin said. at a recent Herald Roundtable session. straight road — like an expressway — and these road safety bills this year.” Bills like that will become more imporGriffin isn’t worried about a “red “They continue to say they’re going to get you can’t do that.” elected and repeal bail reform. But, if you Griffin talked at length with Suffolk tant, especially as more people move onto wave,” saying her record speaks for itself. “I work with the police, which is why I take a look at 2021, they did not repeal bail County assistant district attorney Mau- Long Island. “Going back to Baldwin, there’s people have their endorsement,” the Assemblyreform.” reen McCormick to get insight into bills And if it’s not the claims of higher she authored intended to help police crack there that would love for their kids to move woman said. “I have the endorsement of out of their house and live somewhere all these labor unions, Planned Parentcrime based on not incarcerating those down on drunk drivers. hood because I believe in the woman’s charged — but not convicted — of crimes, “She regularly speaks with lots of peo- right there in Baldwin,” Griffin said. But all education requires a top-to-bot- right to choose. I have a wide tent of then it’s guns. ple on Long Island that lost a loved one due endorsements because I really am on all “We just had this summer bill where if to drunk driving,” Griffin said. “So it tom focus from legislators. “We got record funding for universal those issues.” you were accused of domestic violence, would be really important to implement

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Bring on the Let’s talk turkey By Karen Bloom ow that the candyfest (aka Halloween), spooky outings and fall fairs are behind us, the holiday season kicks into high gear. And that means it’s time to think about that upcoming feast. We’ve all heard about this year’s turkey shortage, so doing some advance prep is a smart move. Everyone strives for the “Perfect Thanksgiving.” It can be anything you want it to be: so traditional it makes you homesick, or so creative and nouvelle that it results in special new Thanksgiving memories for all who attend. Still, certain traditions remain. Especially the centerpiece of the Thanksgiving meal: turkey. If there is one annual event where the same succulent dishes are demanded by diners, it is Thanksgiving. What would this celebration be without the smell of roast turkey wafting through the house? What would “Uncle Jim” say if he could not slather cranberry sauce over the top of the brown meat? There must be gravy and mashed potatoes! And stuffing! These are the dishes that make Thanksgiving a memorable repast.

Roast Turkey with Cranberry Fruit Dressing Turkey: • 14-16 pound whole turkey, fresh or frozen (thawed) • Salt and freshly ground black pepper, as needed • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter • 2 medium onions, chopped • 16 ounces jellied cranberry sauce • 1/3-cup light brown sugar

Remove giblet (discard liver), neck and any visible fat from turkey; reserve for stock. Rinse turkey with cold running water and drain well. Blot dry with paper towels. Season inside and outside of turkey with salt and pepper. Tie drumsticks together and twist wing tips behind the back. Place turkey, breast side up, on a wire roasting rack (sprayed with non-stick cooking spray) in shallow pan. Cover loosely with foil. Roast turkey in a preheated 325-degree F oven about 2-1/2 hours, basting with pan juices. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat and cook onions with salt and pepper, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes or until very soft. (If onions begin to brown, lower heat.) Stir in cranberry sauce and sugar; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes. Remove foil and pour glaze over bird. Continue to roast ½ to 1-¼ hours or until the thermometer registers 180-degree F in the thigh and 170-degree F in the breast. Remove turkey from oven. Allow turkey to rest for 10-15 minutes before carving.

sauce, sage, thyme and turkey broth. Coat a 2-quart oven-proof dish with nonstick vegetable cooking spray. Spoon dressing in dish and bake uncovered at 325-degree F for 40 to 45 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165-degree F.

Dressing: • 3 cups herb-seasoned stuffing mix • 2 cups mixed dried fruit, chopped • 1 cup celery, chopped • 2/3 cup onion, chopped • 1 cup whole cranberry sauce • 1/2 teaspoon ground sage • 1/2 teaspoon thyme • 1-1/2 cups turkey broth or reduced-sodium chicken bouillon • Vegetable cooking spray

Wash off the cranberries and look for any that may be past their prime and discard. Bring the water and sugar to a boil in a saucepan. Stir to dissolve the sugar completely. Add the cranberries and allow the water to return to a boil. Reduce the heat and allow the mixture to cook until the cranberries burst. Stir until the mixture resembles a thick sauce with chunks of fruit. Allow to cool, then place in the refrigerator. The sauce will thicken as it cools further.

In medium-size bowl combine stuffing mix, dried fruit, celery, onion, cranberry

Classic Cranberry Sauce This year skip the canned cranberry jelly and go for fresh sauce. It’s very easy to make. • 1 cup water or orange juice (or pomegranate juice) • 1 cup sugar • 4 cups fresh cranberries

Friday, Nov. 4, 8 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury, Tickets are available at TheTheatreAtWestbury.com or LiveNation.com or call (516) 247-5200.

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Join L.I. Cabaret Theatre for a ‘Musical Cabaret Cruise,’ in this spirited show about a group of cabaret performers on a world cruise who encounter a rogue captain, a tropical island, and a band of pirates, among other surprises. ‘Cruise Directors’ Barry Greenfield and Erica Iacono, with Captain Keith, and a cast of 35 keep the action moving along, with a live band. The cast of singers and dancers performs current hits, oldies and also tunes from the Broadway stage. Seating is nightclub style at round tables; refreshments are available. Enjoy dancing after the show with Mixmasters DJs. Saturday Nov. 5 and Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m. $25. Temple B’nai Torah, 2900 Jerusalem Ave., Wantagh. (516) 946-7207 or licabaret@aol. com.

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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.

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Dubbed “the best singing band in the world” by Eagles founding member the late Glenn Frey, Little River Band visits NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury, bringing their boundless energy to their timeless hits, Saturday, Nov. 12, 8 p.m. LRB’s distinctive harmonies and smooth musical stylings earned chart-topping success throughout the ‘70s and ‘80s with hits that live on today, such as “Reminiscing,” “Cool Change,” “Lonesome Loser,” “The Night Owls,” “Happy Anniversary” and more. For information/tickets, visit TheTheatreAtWestbury.com or LiveNation.com or call (516) 247-5200.

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Sing your heart out It’s karaoke night in Rockville Centre. Show your stuff at the Taqueria and Tequila Bar, 19 N. Park Ave., every Wednesday, 7 p.m.-11 p.m. featuring Dave G.

The Mount Sinai South Nassau Vaxmobile, in partnership with the Town of Hempstead, expands outreach to seniors to provide no-cost flu and Covid-19 booster vaccines. The remaining schedule includes: Thursday, Nov. 3, Levittown Senior Center; Friday, Nov. 4, Merrick Senior Center; Thursday, Nov. 10, Uniondale Hempstead Senior Center; Tuesday, Nov. 15, Bellmore Senior Center; Friday, Nov. 17, Uniondale Merrick Senior Center. The Vaxmobile offers the Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent vaccine to individuals 12 and older. Current CDC guidance says that it is safe to get both the Covid and flu vaccines together, even during the same visit to doctor or pharmacy. All vaccine recipients must show proof of age; ages six months to 17 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. For information, visit SouthNassau. org or Facebook @ MountSinaiSouthNassau. To schedule an appointment, go to SouthNassau.org/sn/ vaxmobile, call Mount Sinai South Nassau Community Education at (516) 377-5333 or emailvaxmobile@snch.org.

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See Moliére’s “Tartuffe,” the classic comic critique of religious hypocrisy, presented by The Ivy Lane Players, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 6, 1:30 p.m., at Levittown Public Library. The free performance takes place in the community room, 1 Bluegrass Lane, Levittown. Register for tickets online at LevittownPL.org. For information, call (516) 731-5728.

Nov. 5 A Night at the Races Join the St. Agnes Mothers’ Club and Fathers’ Club they team up with the Knights of Columbus Council No. 2548, Saturday, Nov. 5, 7 p.m., in the St. Agnes Parish Center, located next to the cathedral at 29 Quealy Pl. in Rockville Centre.

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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Art talk Join Nassau County Museum of Art Director Charles A. Riley II for “What’s So Funny About Art? Surrealists and their Jokes,” Sunday, Nov. 6, 3 p.m. From Salvador Dali’s ridiculous moustache to Marcel Duchamp’s irreverent treatment of the Mona Lisa and Magritte’s bowler hat, Riley will entertain visitors with examples of how the Surrealists were a bunch of smart-asses with a wicked sense of humor. $20, members free. Registration required. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

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.

Let’s Skate Celebrate the opening of Long Island Children’s Museum’s latest exhibit, “Snowflake Sock Skating,” featuring an indoor “skating rink,” Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12-13, 1-3 p.m. Make a winter wonderland scene complete with a moving skater, at the drop-in session. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.

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Visit the Rockville Centre Library, Friday, Nov. 4, 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m., 221 N. Village Avenue, for a presentation of the 2022 feature film, “Elvis,” starring Austin Butler as “The King” and Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker. Based on the life and music of Elvis Presley, the film charts the rise and tragic fall of the world’s most beloved rock ‘n’ roll icons. For information visit RVCLibrary.org.

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Former Hewitt Elementary student is awarded $30M continued from front page hopes of keeping any settlement payout under wraps, although no one from either district has acknowledged any such settlement exists. The state’s Committee on Open Government — designed to advise and oversee public records access in the state — has issued opinions in the past concluding any governing agency subject to Freedom of Information Law cannot withhold a settlement agreement, even if protected by a non-disclosure agreement. “Any limitation on access to the record must be governed by FOIL, and the public’s statutory right to access government records cannot be bargained away by contract or agreement,” according to one advisory opinion published by the committee in 2019. “Several controversies have arisen in which agreements or settlements included provisions requiring confidentiality. Those kinds of agreements have uniformly been struck down and found to be inconsistent with FOIL.” That has been interpreted to mean no governmental agency is granted carte blanche to withhold information, or sign agreements that would require them to withhold information — especially if it ultimately costs taxpayers money. Malvin accused Savage, now 69, of abusing him over the course of four years, beginning at Hewitt Elementary,

and continuing later to Lynbrook Middle School, where Savage ended up as a teacher. Malvin shared his recollection of those encounters on a social media post in 2017, claiming his interaction with his teacher escalated from “positive male role model” to one of an inappropriate sexual nature. “Nobody would understand our friendship between a 28- and now 11-year-old, and together we decided that we’d better keep the lion’s share of it a secret,” Malvin said, providing graphic details on how he claimed Savage groomed him for the years of sexual abuse that would follow. When Malvin made the posts, New York’s statute of limitations — both criminal and civil — had long expired. But that changed in early 2019 when Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Child Victims Act into law. It allowed sexual assault victims to file civil suits up until their 55th birthday, instead of 23. It also allowed for criminal prosecution up to a victim’s 23rd birthday, rather than their 18th. It allowed some to file suit over an extended “window” of time for some victims who might have otherwise fallen through the cracks. That window, however, closed last year. After leaving the Lynbrook school district, Savage continued to teach for another 24 years at schools in Elmont, Miller Place and Plainedge, before retiring.

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Public Hearing Village of Rockville Centre Nassau County, New York Meeting Date: November 7, 2022 Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 330 Rockville Centre Village Code NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Exterior Design Review Board of the Village of Rockville Centre will have a Public Hearing at the Sandel Senior Center, 50 South Park Avenue, Rockville Centre LEGAL NOTICE November 7, 2022 at 7:00 PM Case No. 12-2022 Shirley Durena 111 Rockaway Avenue Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Description: Additions and alterations to a single-family dwelling with attached garage. Premises known as: 111 Rockaway Avenue Case No. 13-2022 Paul & Elizabeth Bralower 20 Westminster Road Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Description: Additions and alterations to a single-family dwelling. Premises known as: 20 Westminster Road The Exterior Design Review Board OF THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE Eugene Murray Village Hall, Rockville Centre, New York George Bella, Chairperson of the consultants to The Exterior Design Review Board Thomas Domanico, Secretary to The Consultants Information and records for Exterior Design Review cases are available the Office of the Secretary, 110 Maple Avenue, RVC 135103

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU US BANK NATION ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR GSR 2005-5F, Plaintiff, v. LISA HYLAND F/K/A LISA WALSH, JOHN HYLAND, ET AL,

Defendant. NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Nassau County on April 24, 2017, I, Russell Burman, Esq. the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on November 17, 2022 at The North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, County of Nassau, State of New York, at 2:00 PM the premises described as follows: 67 Marlborough Court Rockville Centre, NY 11570 SBL No: 36-23601-23 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Incorporated Village of Rockville Centre, County of Nassau, State of New York. The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 010965/2012 in the amount of $622,939.23 plus interest and costs. Foreclosure Auctions will be held Rain or Shine. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Richard S. Mullen Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Plaintiff’s Attorney 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 134804

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. 134388

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU INDEX NO.: 613354/2020 DATE FILED: 11/18/2020 SUMMONS L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Plaintiff, -againstJOAN H. RUGGIERI, if she be living, if she be dead, her respective heirs-atlaw, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, or through JOAN H. RUGGIERI, if she be dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, including any right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of who and whose names and places of residence are unknown to plaintiff, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FNANCE; NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12”, the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the summons, to serve notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to

you within the State of New York), and in case of failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. David P. Sullivan, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered October 26, 2022 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office. THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a tax lien and to recover the amount of the tax lien and all of the interest, penalties, additions and expenses thereon to premises k/a Section 36, Block 187, Lot 271-274. Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject property. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the tax lien holder who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the tax lien holder will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: November 18, 2020 LEVY & LEVY Attorneys for Plaintiff 12 Tulip Drive Great Neck, NY 11021 (516) 487-6655 BY:JOSHUA LEVY, ESQ. #99889 135142

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William O’Neil “Bill” Connors, a loving husband and father of three, died peacefully on Oct. 5, 2022, at the age of 89 in Simsbury, Connecticut. Connors was born and raised in Ilion, New York. He is the son of Leo and Elizabeth Connors, and oldest brother of Dale Connors and Denise Brock. After graduating from St. Mary’s High School in Little Falls, in 1951, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War before being honorably discharged in November 1953. Following his service, he attended Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, where he graduated with a Bachelor of the Arts in 1961. He then embarked on an incredible 47-year career in marketing and public relations in New York City, working for The Interpublic Group of Companies, Icelandair, and Royal JorCourtesy of Kevin Connors danian Airlines. It was at Interpublic where he met his devoted wife, Pat, WIllIam connors, 89, died in his home in née Reilly, on St. Patrick’s Day in 1969. Simsbury, Connecticut on Oct. 5. He was 89. They married on May 8, 1971, before moving to Rockville Centre, where coached all three of his boys in youth basthey lived together for more than 50 years, ketball, attended virtually every one of raising three children William, Kevin, their South Side High School basketball and Christopher. games, and passionately guided them into His interests were many, but none sur- their professional careers. passed his passion for the golden age of Late into retirement Bill and Pat B ro a dw ay m u s i c a l s, s p e c i f i c a l ly moved to Simsbury, Conn., to be closer to “Camelot.” He was an unwavering Yan- family. Bill’s final wish was to return kees, Bills, and Syracuse fan. A voracious home, to where his heart always has been, reader, expert gardener, proud Irishman and was laid to rest at St. Mary’s Cemeand accomplished world traveler. tery in Little Falls. He will be so dearly Still, there was no love in Connors life missed in every way and will forever be that remotely compared to his family. He our “Buddy.”

Irene S. Krescanko, 94 Irene Susanna Krescanko, 94, of Rockville Centre, died peacefully at the Good Shephard Hospice on Oct. 5, 2022. She was a cherished friend to many. She was born on Jan. 28, 1928, in New York City. Irene was a dedicated elementary school teacher in the Levittown School District for many years. She enjoyed traveling all over the world, visiting six continents and was an avid patron and supporter of the performing arts. Irene was a devout member of the parish of St. Agnes Cathedral for over 30 years and was an active and loyal member of the Sandel Senior Center of Rockville Centre. She was extremely generous and charitable to many organizations and to all who knew her. Irene will be greatly missed. She was the beloved sister to the late Joseph Krescanko and sister-in-law to Dotte Krescanko. Loving aunt to Robert Krescanko (Davia), Michael Krescanko, and Christina Whitaker (James), and a devoted great aunt to Caitlin Whitaker, Michael Krescanko Jr., Nicholas Whitaker and Sarah Whitaker. Her family held visitation on Monday, Oct. 10 at Macken Mortuary, 52 Clinton

Courtesy Christina Whitaker

Irene KrescanKo, 94, of Rockville Centre died on Oct. 5, 2022. Ave. in Rockville Centre, which was followed by a Funeral Service at 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at St. Agnes Cathedral, 29 Quealey Place in Rockville Centre. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital and UNICEF.

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e haven’t heard much from Vice President Kamala Harris recently. We heard and saw plenty from Harris during the 2020 campaign season, as well as during President Biden’s tumultuous first year. She was initially warmly received, but her approval ratings tanked along with the president’s. Perhaps Harris’s most notable moment was when she told Guatemalan migrants, “Do not come” to the United States. That only continued her ratings’ downward trend. And yet as pubMICHAEL lic opinion of the presidency MALASZCZYK Biden has generally improved in recent months, we still haven’t heard a peep from the vice president. Think about it. What does the vice president actually do? You probably learned in history class that he (and now she) presides over the Senate. And that’s about it. There’s nothing in the Constitution spelling out vice presidential duties except for wielding a gavel during Senate proceedings and, of course, becoming president if the president dies or resigns, which doesn’t happen much.

Yet it seems noteworthy that we haven’t heard from Harris much. We didn’t hear a lot from Mike Pence in the Trump years, either. So the question is: After a few administrations in which vice presidents took on larger roles, is the vice presidency returning to its original role of being, well, meaningless? We first have to understand the history of both the original role and the more recent model. The vice presidency was originally a job that had no relevance unless the president died, and the candidate was chosen as an ideological balance of the president in order to win the election. You probably can’t name many vice presidents, and those you can most likely either became president themselves or were in office more recently. John Adams, the country’s first vice president under George Washington, hated the job, calling it “the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived.” Thomas Marshall, V.P. under Woodrow Wilson, once joked that a woman had two sons: One of them went to sea, the other became vice president and neither was ever heard from again. John Nance Garner, who was Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first vice president, said the office was “not worth a bucket of warm spit.”

That changed in 1940. Roosevelt and Garner had a falling out, and FDR replaced Garner with a former cabinet secretary, Henry A. Wallace. Wallace had lots of government experience. Other vice presidents had been qualified too, but Wallace made the office into something more, given executive oversight over several committees and going on speaking tours nationwide. He was referred to by newspapers of the time as the “assistant president.” The vice presidency was changing. The Democratic Party replaced Wallace with Harry Truman in 1944, and Truman and Roosevelt never hit it off like Wallace and FDR did, but future vice presidents built on the Wallace model. Dwight Eisenhower’s second in command, Richard Nixon, had even more responsibilities than Wallace. Lyndon Johnson was John F. Kennedy’s liaison to the wings of the Democratic Party that Kennedy had trouble connecting with, and then Hubert Humphrey served in that same role for Johnson. While Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller didn’t have memorable vice presidencies, Walter Mondale took the role to new heights, and got an office in the White House. George H.W.

t seems that vice presidential momentum has come to a screeching halt.

Bush, Dan Quayle, Al Gore, Dick Cheney and Joe Biden all served as top confidants and advisers to their presidents, and maintained high national profiles. Then vice presidential momentum slowed with Pence, and came to a screeching halt with Harris. It seems that both Trump and Biden chose their running mates based more on the electoral disadvantages the top men had than their need for a good second-incommand. Trump never had a particular use for Pence, but needed him on the ticket to appeal to the more traditional wing of the Republican Party. Biden was thinking the same way, but about the less traditional wing of the Democratic Party. Neither was much concerned about who could best serve as their No. 2, and Biden’s diversity-related blind spot made Harris the right choice — but he apparently has little need for whatever she can bring to the table as a leader. All of this raises the question, after two lackluster V.P.s — unless something changes dramatically during the balance of the Biden administration — is the vice presidency returning to its historical role of being little more than a campaign pitch? Will we get an “assistant president” again any time soon? Michael Malaszczyk is a Herald reporter covering Wantagh and Seaford. Comments about this column? mmalaszczyk@ liherald.com.

An election that will move heaven and earth

ext Tuesday, the heavens will offer us an unusual astronomical spectacle: A lunar eclipse will turn the moon blood red during the very early hours of the day, as our celestial neighbor moves into the earth’s shadow. Next Tuesday is also Election Day, the 2022 midterms. This, too, promises to be an unusual event, with America teetering on its democratic foundation as forces social and political threaten to pull us apart. I couldn’t have imagined writing those words five RANDI years ago, but the KREISS earth is tilting on its axis in new and frightening ways. With the blood moon in sight, I hold two thoughts in my head at the same time. First, the election seems hyperconsequential. Everything — our freedoms, our privacy rights, our separation of church and state — seem to be riding on the choice of elected offices, from governorships to judges and from senators to representatives. As we draw closer to voting day, the urgency grows

more intense, the ads flood the internet and airwaves, and every word out of every candidate’s mouth is parsed and studied and defined for us by a ginnedup media. Every debate is a high-wire act. Fringe actors aligned with QAnon and other seriously crazy groups are emboldened to push the limits of civility and then step over the line. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, QAnon is an “umbrella term for a sprawling spiderweb of right-wing internet conspiracy theories with antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ elements.” Its power and efficacy are in play, and it has followers in the GOP, both in and out of office. What hangs in the balance on Nov. 8? Only our rights to reproductive freedom. Only the ability to go to the polls without being harassed and threatened. Only the assurance that enough people still care about democracy to vote their conscience. Only the knowledge that most voters condemn racism and antisemitism when they see it. Only the peace of mind of knowing that officeseekers who traffic in lies will be defeated by a savvy electorate. As we go to press, the atmosphere is

supercharged, with the Jan. 6 insurgency fresh in our minds and an attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband in their San Francisco home in the headlines. Like her or not, the woman is a rock. At 82, she survived the invasion of the Capitol just 21 months ago. Last Friday, a violent intruder broke into her home, calling, “Where’s Nancy?” He beat her husband with a hammer before being subdued. Somehow she is still standing, but the attack has poisoned the political atmosphere. The internet is crawling with extremist websites and incitements to violence in the name of authoritarian principles and leaders. How does the average voter figure out who are the truth-tellers and who are the unprincipled power players? How do we who support our democracy make our way through this? This is a tough time to face an election, either as a candidate or as a voter. Some days if feels overwhelming. When I feel overwhelmed, the other thought I summon is a calming one. Yes, the election is important, but the next day, whoever wins, the sun will still rise.

hat hangs in the balance on Nov. 8? Almost too much to enumerate.

Those of us who find our hearts pounding with anxiety at the possible ascendancy of the former president and his acolytes must look past the moment. We can’t sustain high anxiety and remain productive and healthy. We go with the flow of history and do our jobs as best we can to support the decent people who want to serve. However the voters decide, I plan to get up before dawn and find the moon sailing across the sky. I hope to see some of the eclipse before the sun comes up on Election Day. Feet on the ground, I will hold onto the thought that our time here is brief. It would be good to leave this planet healthier and its people wiser than before we arrived, but our options are limited. The rarest of astronomical events is the total aligning of all the planets. The last time it happened was 949, and the next time will be 2492. Our lives are so small in terms of the universe that we are 1,073 years late for the first planetary alignment and 470 years too early for the next. What happens next Tuesday may change our lives, but over the arc of time, this election season is a blip on the celestial map. Deep breath. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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ooking to rent a two-bedroom apartment in Nassau County? Expect to pay a little more than $2,000 per month. Except for many, that expectation just isn’t realistic. To afford an apartment like that with healthy finances — meaning spending no more than 30 percent of your total income on housing expenses — a tenant would need to make over $39 per hour, or $81,400 per year. Even if that cost were split between two people, both would have to earn about $5 per hour above minimum wage in Nassau County, and work fulltime jobs. This might seem like a new problem to many, but affordable housing has been trouble for a long time. And we’re still waiting for the right legislative recipe to help get us on the right track. And it needs to come soon. The annual report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition reveals that while just 20 percent of Nassau households are rentals, that still accounts for more than 86,000 units. The typical hourly wage of these renters, however, is just above minimum wage, meaning they need to rent for much less — like $800. Paying for housing, for the very people who need it, would require them to work 2.6 full-time jobs — quite literally nearly every waking hour. Only a few places in

New York are worse: Rockland and Putnam counties, along with Staten Island would require three full-time jobs, and Suffolk is in the same boat as Nassau. Affordable housing means something we can pay for while still having money left over for all the other necessities in life. You know, like food, medical care, getting around. To make that work best, the federal government has determined that just 30 percent of a household’s income should go to housing expenses. Unfortunately, what people are making — and what they are asked to pay to live somewhere like Nassau County — just isn’t adding up. And it needs to. Yet it’s not from a lack of effort. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have made genuine efforts to create more affordable living. Their ideas for ways to achieve that goal might be different, but the outcome has been the same: affordable housing becomes mandatory in multifamily projects. And that’s good. What isn’t good is that once we hear “affordable,” we think the problem is solved. But it’s not — the variables used to determine affordability are far too broad, and cross over too much disparity in income. That means that wealthier households artificially inflate the income of a region, meaning that “affordable” rents are much higher rate than they should be.

For example, Nassau’s area median income is $129,900 — joined with Suffolk as the highest in New York. But that calculation encompasses 450,000 households — which include a handful whose income is well above $25 million. Most households are nowhere near that. Not even close. So trying to determine affordability with those kinds of incomes just isn’t fair. If we want to truly address affordable housing, area median income calculations are precisely where we need to start. These variables are far too broad, and need to be far more community-based. Real estate brokers rely heavily on “comps” — comparable prices of similar homes in the same neighborhood. Imagine if those comps were countywide. The housing market would grind to a halt. Sure, one alternative to renting is buying. Owning a home is the dream of so many — but is not always achievable. Housing prices have outpaced wages, and let’s not forget rising mortgage interest rates brought on by inflation. A solid economy depends on affordability, and there is no greater potential hit to affordability than housing costs. As we get ready to cast our ballots, choosing who will represent us locally, in Albany and in Washington, let’s look for the best ideas to keep Nassau not only beautiful, but affordably livable.

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letters RVC has serious traffic problems To the Editor: I have lived in Rockville Centre for nearly 30 years. I constantly ride my bike and walk around town. As a matter of fact, I don’t think a day goes by when I don’t. I’m also a driver. I’ve been quite aware of the flagrant abuse of traffic laws in the village for years now. The speeding is appalling, especially on through streets such as Long Beach Road, DeMott, Hempstead, Lakeview, Sunrise Highway, Merrick Road and Lincoln, but also residential roads like Princeton, Hamilton, Brower, North Village, Morris and Burtis. I have tracked cars, trucks and motorcycles speeding down the main thoroughfares at 10 to 20 mph over the limit. Very rarely do I see a car pulled over for speeding. I’d bet that cars go 50 mph on some of our roads like Sunrise and Merrick. Getting in or out of your car on those roads is dangerous, to say the least. Getting across streets like Hempstead to get on to my block is a

frightening experience, as cars round corners so fast that you don’t see them until the last second. I have nearly been hit numerous times while riding my bike by cars speeding, ignoring stop signs and just blasting through the village. One night I

had to jump off my bike to avoid getting hit by a car that came up the wrong side of the street to stop at a house. He actually drove over my rear wheel. If I hadn’t jumped off, I would have been seriously injured.

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rarely make snap judgments, because I don’t think it’s fair to the party who is the subject of my attention. I have known Donald Trump personally, and on three occasions I was his counsel. Professional standards do not allow me to talk about the subject of our relationship, so I will refrain from saying anything about business. But watching Trump’s actions over the past few years has driven me to say that no president has ever soiled the dignity of the White House as JerrY has he. I have no doubt kremer that the former president will seek another term in the White House. His hunger for power has no limits, and he learned over the course of four years that a president can get away with just about anything. Almost every day of the week there is a story detailing how, in one way or another, he bent the rules to serve his agenda. A recent House committee report described how the Trump organization overcharged the country

to house Secret Service personnel. That was just a $1.4 million drop in the bucket. Any discussion of the Trump experience has to start with the Charlottesville, Virginia, demonstrations in August 2017. Hundreds of anti-Black and anti-Jewish ralliers paraded Ku Klux Klan-style on their way to a Unite the Right event. The following day, when a car drove into a crowd of counterprotesters, a woman was killed. Afterward, Trump stated that “there were very fine people on both sides.” That was his wink-wink to the neo-Nazi, neo-fascist, white supremacist nation. Fast-forward to the weeks and months after the November 2020 election. Unable to accept his loss, Trump worked closely with lawyers and sycophants in an effort to prevent the results from being certified. No president in the history of this country has ever tried to stop an election from being certified with false delegate slates. At least members of the Trump legal team are facing the possibility of criminal charges recommended by a Fulton County, Georgia, grand jury.

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Let’s move on to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Numerous former Trump administration officials have testified under oath that Trump made no efforts to stop the marauding crowd from smashing its way into the Capitol and desecrating its halls. Four people died during that riot, and five law enforcement officers died in its aftermath. Despite pleas by Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, among others, the president refused to call the National Guard to end the melee. How about the sitting grand jury in Georgia? There are few people who haven’t heard the recording of Trump’s call to Georgia’s secretary of state, asking him to find “11,700 more votes,” which would have overturned President Biden’s win in Georgia. It is a fact that such calls are specific violations of the state’s election laws, which prohibit any attempts to undermine election results. No one knows what the grand jury will recommend, but there is little doubt that laws were broken. The media have reported countless stories about the classified documents

ven Richard Nixon had the wisdom to leave the political stage to avoid jail.

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Since Covid hit, I’ve also noticed a huge increase in the number of young kids riding bikes. Apparently, no one has taught them anything about safety or road hazards. One recent night, I saw six young girls riding down DeMott, spread across the entire street. Not one of them had lights on their bike. It was clear that no one had taught them a thing about safe biking. Someone is going to get hurt or killed. I’m also curious about the state law that prohibits excessive vehicular noise. I’ve never seen a vehicle of any kind pulled over for breaking this law. Why not? The noise from altered vehicles, and even new ones that are now being sold, is ear-shattering. One other note: The village and residents have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to build sidewalks. Why do residents think they live in the country, and walk in the streets — sometimes in the middle of the road — with their dogs and kids, instead of using the sidewalks? They could easily become victims of careless drivers, some of whom don’t even turn their lights on at dusk. I believe it’s up to the village to push the Police Department to start cracking down on speeders, those who run stop signs and vehicles that are excessively noisy. JIM PAyMAR Rockville Centre

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that found their way to Trump’s Mar-aLago estate. These papers are the property of the people, and not one man. Florida attorneys representing the former president are facing professional misconduct charges because they chose to repeat the lies Trump has told. There is a chance that the case pending in U.S. District Court could result in Trump’s indictment, but no one knows if that will happen. I have followed the actions of presidents dating back to Dwight Eisenhower. Not one of the men who succeeded him has ever had so many potential criminal charges hanging over his head. Richard Nixon was in deep trouble, but he had the wisdom to leave the political stage to avoid going to jail. The fate of Donald Trump is yet to be decided. He may walk free as a bird, or he may face a historic date in a criminal court, but one thing is certain. There is no way to whitewash our history books, and in the end, they won’t overlook one man’s ugly history. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

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