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North Shore relaxes Covid protocols Some parents say they are wondering why the district distributed home tests in the first Last week, based on updated place if they won’t be accepted recommendations from the Nas- as proof that a student or staff sau County Departmember is fit to ment of Health, the retur n to school.

North Shore School Others questioned District updated its why it took so long Covid-19 protocols, for the district to diswith the intention of tribute the tests. getting “students “[I’m] curious why back to school fastthese tests weren’t er,” according to given to the school interim Superintendistricts a month dent Dr. Tom Dolan. ago, in anticipation Students are no of the surge,” Sandy longer required to Fochi, a North Shore produce a negative parent, said. “They PCR test to return to expire in two school after testing weeks.” p o s i t ive fo r t h e The kits were provirus, because North vided by Gov. Kathy Shore will now Hochul’s office, with accept results from DR. TOM DOLAN directions that they rapid tests given at North Shore were to be distributd o c t o r s ’ o f f i c e s, School District ed to any students urgent-care centers and staff member and phar macies. superintendent who wanted them.

Ne g ative results “Frankly, the disfrom at-home tests, however, will trict received many confusing not be accepted by the district. messages over the recent recess At the Jan. 20 Board of Edu- about these kits, and ours were cation meeting, Dolan said that not even available to be picked the district’s refusal to accept up until after we had returned to home test results is consistent school,” Dolan said. “We did diswith Health Department regulations.

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THE STATE PUBLIC Service Commission approved the sale of NYAW to Liberty on Dec. 16, outlining a specific timeline and path to public water for North Shore municipalities, including Sea Cliff.

Liberty Utilities finalizes purchase of NYAW

BY ANNEMARIE DURKIN adurkin@liherald.com

With Liberty Utilities finalizing the $608 million purchase of New York American Water on Jan. 3, North Shore residents are expressing hope for better service and lower rates.

Liberty, a subsidiary of Canadian company Algonquin Power & Utilities, is a regulated water, wastewater, natural gas, electric and propane utility company, provid-

ing local utility management, service and support to small and mid-sized communities across North America.

The Public Service Commission approved the sale of NYAW to Liberty on Dec. 16, outlining a specific timeline and path to public water for North Shore municipalities, while providing $23.5 million in direct customer benefits, including an immediate base rate reduction. The funding from Liberty would, ideally, limit the impact of past rate

hikes that NYAW agreed to delay because of several factors, including the coronavirus pandemic.

“Customers of New York American Water have long been burdened by high rates for the water they use on a daily basis, driven largely by costs that have nothing to do with the provision of water,” Rory Christian, chair of the State Public Service Commission, said. The “agreement includes a rate freeze that will CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

e’ve all seen a few ‘revolving’ protocols this year, and I’ve been influenced by those experiences.

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Residents look forward to water rate freeze be of immediate assistance to customers, establishes other much-needed consumer protections and creates a pathway for future municipalization.”

The sale to Liberty came after many residents complained over the years about what they deemed unfair rate hikes and a lack of quality service from NYAW. With the takeover, Liberty agreed to freeze rates through 2023 as part of a settlement with the PSC, which approved the deal last month. Liberty will also keep current NYAW employees and managers for at least two years.

Liberty’s acquisition of NYAW’s operations comes amid the North Shore’s transition to public water — the culmination of a fight by residents and local activists dating back to 2016.

“Local civics in Glen Head have been trying to get NYAW out of the North Shore for six years. We’re elated it came to fruition this year,” said George Pombar, president of the Glen Head-Glenwood Civic Association. “When you live in this community, the rates today are outrageous. Priority number one for us has always been to lower the rates. Sometimes Jericho’s rates can be $15, but ours come to $240 the same month.”

Pombar also noted he and his fellow civic group members were originally confused by the purchase of NYAW properties by Liberty, as the assets purchased have been authorized by the state to be allocated toward the new, soon-to-be-established public authority.

“In a perfect world, this sale should have not been allowed to go through; however, I understand the reasons behind it,” said Agatha Nadel, founder and director of North Shore Concerned Citizens, an

advocacy group started in 2017 to fight tomer service.

“The problem is, knowing the history NYAW and advocate for municipalization of how these water companies work, we of the North Shore’s water system.

The PSC approval of the sale also want to make sure it’s going to be included a stipulation that Liberty negoti- enforced, it’s going to be followed ate in good faith with localities, including through,” Agatha Nadel said. “It’s now in the Village of Sea Cliff, in their efforts to the hands of the politicians to appoint members to the North take public portions of Shore Water Authority the Nassau Water System, Board that is going to which serves more than carry the ball over the fin4,500 customers on the ish line and get this North Shore. done.”

Lloyd Nadel, Agatha’s In a release sent to husband and counsel for NYAW ratepayers, Liberty the Glen Head-Glenwood stated the sale would not Landing Civic Associaaffect that path to public tion, said she is hopeful water, and the settlement the stipulations included set the conditions that in the sale will allow the Liberty agreed to enable transition to public water that transition to happen. to go as planned, and rate“Combined with the payers will come out on recent bills passed by the the other side with affordAGATHA NADEL state and signed by the able public water. gover nor to for m the “When the NYAW case Founder and director, N o r t h S h o r e Wa t e r was settled with the PSC, North Shore Authority, we now have a the goal for NSCC and the Concerned Citizens straightforward path to G le n Head-Glenwood for m our own public Civic Counsel was to water district or possibly merge with obtain public water,” Lloyd said. “Part of the settlement was an agreement that Lib- another public district,” the release said. erty would negotiate in good faith with “Liberty will be our private water compathe board members of the newly formed ny for now, continuing under the NYAW name, but we will be moving ahead with North Shore Water Authority.”

Board members are to be appointed by plans to have public water within a year.”

The approval sets forth a specified political leaders of the Town of Oyster Bay, City of Glen Cove and Villages of Sea timeline for municipalization negotiaCliff, Old Brookville and Roslyn Harbor tions to begin in which the companies

by Feb. 1. That board will be responsible and the interested municipalities will for bringing about the purchase of the exchange information, enter into goodnow Liberty assets and hire the necessary faith negotiations, conduct expert evaluapeople to provide water at discussed, rea- tions and appraisals, and execute a pursonable rates, with increased local cus- chase agreement. The joint proposal also

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f there’s a glitch, it would not be the first time these private water players pulled shenanigans to prevent municipalization.

preserves a municipality’s right to pursue eminent domain proceedings if they decide to do so.

“It is critically important that this outline be enforced and followed through to affordable public water,” Agatha Nadel said. “If there’s a glitch, it would not be the first time these private water players pulled shenanigans to prevent municipalization.”

Bruce Kennedy, Sea Cliff Village administrator and president of North Shore Concerned Citizens, said he expects mayors and the Oyster Bay Town supervisor to nominate directors for a new North Shore Water Authority board in coming weeks. After that, he said, the authority will notify the new [Liberty] entity of the village’s intent to take over the North Shore operation.

“We’re looking to put together a rather robust team that can move this forward,” Kennedy said. He has been in contact with existing public water utilities, including those in Jericho, Roslyn and Massapequa, to determine whether the North Shore authority will contract out management of the system or take on the work itself.”

While Agatha Nadel said she is optimistic the fight for public water in Sea Cliff will end sooner rather than later, she is hesitant to celebrate a victory until she sees municipalization for herself.

“We consider this a big win for the community, earned through a lot of hard work, which will lead to lower bills, better service and more community control,” she said. “American Water will finally be gone and public water is on its way.”

Mike Smollins contributed to this story,

Shorter isolation time, more access to testing CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE tribute them as quickly and efficiently as possible . . . more test kits are available now, and are scheduled to be in our hands later this week, with a more appropriate expiration date.”

The district said it would arrange opportunities for parents to pick up the next round of free at-home tests after school hours at all five schools. Parents can pick up tests at Glen Head, Glenwood Landing and Sea Cliff elementary schools from 3 to 6 p.m., at the middle school from 3:30 to 8 p.m. and at the high school from 3:30 to 11 p.m. Monday through Friday. They will need to identify themselves and indicate who their children are.

Students who test positive can now return to school after five days of isolation, provided they have had no fever for 24 hours and do not require fever-reducing medication.

“I need to acknowledge that I implemented the second of those changes a couple of days after some of our neighboring districts, perhaps overcautious in making these changes,” Dolan said. “That is because we want to make sure that [these protocols] change once, and not have to be reeled back in. We’ve all seen a few ‘revolving’ protocols this year, and I’ve been influenced by those experiences. To be clear, we always rely on

the Nassau County Department of Health on these matters, because they are our local health agency.”

Another change that went into effect this week was the opportunity for staff who test positive to return, like students, after a five-day isolation period, provided that, like students, they are fever-free for 24 hours and don’t require medication.

While students and staff will be allowed to return to school sooner, they will not be required to. Anyone who is not healthy enough to return after five days should not come back until they are healthy, Dolan said. “That is in everyone’s best interest,” he added.

Lauren and Marc Healy, parents of two Sea Cliff elementary students, said they were content with how the school board and district administrators have dealt with the pandemic thus far. “We appreciate everything that’s been done with ventilation, keeping the windows open and the time the kids get to spend outdoors,” the couple said in a statement that was read by board President Dave Ludmar at the Jan. 20 meeting. “. . . We know not all families share the same view, but we have been happy with the choices the school has made thus far and hope they will continue in the same way.”

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THE NORTH SHORE School District updated its Covid-19 guidelines on Jan. 20, looking to get students and staff who test positive back to school faster, but healthy.

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Septic system grants improving water quality Is your septic system or cesspool failing? And even if it’s not, do you want to help improve water quality on Long Island?

You might be eligible for Nassau County grant for up to $20,000 if you replace your conventional septic system or cesspool with a new clean water septic system.

In November, the county successfully installed its first nitrogen-removing clean water septic system. After Hurricane Ida flooded a Sea Cliff home’s basement and collapsed the cesspool, the homeowner began research on how to upgrade to a clean-water septic system. This resident was able to take advantage of the county and New York state funding and paid significantly less for a clean water septic system compared to a conventional cesspool and septic tank. It was a win-win for the homeowner’s wallet and Nassau’s water quality. Since November, the county has been able to help homeowners install three more systems with many more coming up in the next few months.

For decades, the North Shore has been plagued by harmful algal blooms, dense invasive seaweed, fish kills and beach closures. All these ailments are the result of excess nitrogen from untreated wastewater in septic tanks and cesspools. To meet water quality targets, more than 32,000 septic systems on the North Shore need to be upgraded with clean water technology.

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RESIDENTS MAY BE eligible for a grant to get a new water septic system.

In addition to reducing nitrogen in our bays and harbors, it is critical that we treat septic wastewater before it contaminates our drinking water. Parts of the county sit directly above a major Special Groundwater Protection Area where freshwater replenishes into a deeprecharge aquifer. Any untreated wastewater that flows into the aquifer will eventu-

ally make its way into our drinking water.

Clean water septic systems can remove up to 90 percent of nitrogen from wastewater. Clean water septic systems convert harmful nitrogen in wastewater into a harmless gas by harnessing natural processes.

“It is imperative that we upgrade our septic tanks and cesspools now,” said

Katherine Coughlin, the North Shore Land Alliance and the Nature Conservancy’s water quality improvement coordinator. “The longer we wait the longer it will take and the more expensive it will be to fix water quality.”

Since last May, Nassau County homeowners and small businesses owners have been eligible for grants through the Nassau County Soil and Water Conservation District’s S.E.P.T.I.C. Program for up to $20,000 for the installation and, in some cases, design of clean water septic systems.

The county has funding for 200 available grants, and to date more than 140 applications have been received and 20 clean water septic tanks are on their way to being installed. With support from the North Shore Land Alliance’s Water Quality Improvement Program, the Nassau S.E.P.T.I.C. Program successfully secured an additional $2 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan, bringing the total S.E.P.T.I.C. grant to up to $20,000 per applicant.

If interested in applying for a clean water septic grant go to www.nassaucountyny.gov/septicreplace or reach out to the North Shore Land Alliance at www.

UpgradeYourSeptic.org for free assistance through all steps of the grant application and installation process.

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Uttaro advised residents to be sure the heater has an auto-shut off to turn the heater off if it tips over or is knocked down by a child or pet.

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Nassau CouNty ExECutivE Bruce Blakeman and Fire Marshal Chief Michael Uttaro hosted a space heater safety demonstration on Jan. 12, following a deadly fire in the Bronx just days prior in which a space heater was to blame. off to turn the heater off if it tips over.

■ Keep space heaters out of the way of foot traffic. Never block an exit.

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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

COMMUNITY UPDATE racially prejudiced barriers along the way.

Register online at glencovelibrary.com for the zoom link.

Friday, Jan. 28 Movie at the Library: “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?”

Thursday, Feb. 3

In the midst of the Great Depression, a manipulative emcee enlists contestants for a grueling dance marathon. Jane Fonda, Red Buttons, and Susannah York star. The movie will begin at 2 p.m. at the Gold Coast Library.

“Catch the Sparrow” book discussion

Saturday, Jan. 29 Sip n’ Sew: Placemat Edition In this fun workshop, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hive, 100-102 Audrey Ave in Oyster Bay, you’ll make friends, learn a new skill, and go home with a set of placemats you created yourself. This is a beginner friendly workshop. All materials and instruction are included in the workshop’s $65 fee. Register online at hivemarketob.com.

Artisan Jules “Cash Mob” Join North Shore Biz Network at Artisan Jules Gifts & Goodness, 215 Glen Cove Ave. in Sea Cliff, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a “Cash Mob.” Cash Mobs are events where people agree to patronize a specific local business on an appointed day and time. They not only have a positive impact on the business, but also spread public awareness about local businesses and their positive impacts in the community.

Deep Roots Winter Market Offering locally grown produce, eggs, meats and dairy, fresh baked bread and sweets, honey, maple syrup, grab-andgo as well as bake-at-home prepared foods and other locally made goods, the Deep Roots Winter Market will take place on Saturdays through April, at 100 Village Square, on Bridge Street, in Downtown Glen Cove from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Curvebreakers virtual SAT practice test Taking the SATs this year? Take a virtual practice exam with Curvebreakers at the Locust Valley Library from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Become comfortable with exam

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Wheel of Life Workshop: Health at O.B. Yoga A visual representation of 12 areas of your life, the wheel of life is a tool that is used to understand and recognize which areas of your life feel out of balance and how to guide yourself into more alignment. Each participant will identify what health means to them and create action steps to utilize in the coming months. This workshop, beginning at 2 p.m. and is a blend of a 50 minute yoga flow and post-yoga meditation and coaching session. $40 per person. Register online at oysterbayyoga.com. restrictions and section timing. Each student will receive their cumulative score and an optional diagnostic score.

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Sunday, Jan. 30 From 1 to7 p.m. head to the Gold Coast Library to donate blood and save up to three lives with your donation. Visit nybc. com/donate for more information and to schedule an appointment to donate.

The Super Bowl is coming up, but have you ever thought about how it started and the impact that it has? Beginning at 7 p.m.

Evan Weiner, a veteran sports broadcaster will take attendees on a journey from the birth of the Super Bowl, its origin in the Civil Rights movement, halftime shows and everything in between. Register online at bayvillefreelibrary.org for the Zoom link.

Monday, Jan. 31

Filling our hearts with love through meditation

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Last Mondays film discussion The Sea Cliff Library, Located at 300 Sea Cliff ave in Sea Cliff, is hosting a film discussion each month on the last Monday to watch and dicuss a film. To register, and find out the movie chosen for discussion, send an email to seaclifflibrary@hotmail.com.

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Join Arvind Naik as he explains and demonstrates the practice of meditation to transform the heart. The workshop will include how to incorporate more love and peace in your life, which will have a profound transformation on your overall wellbeing. Learn how to let go of anger, fear and worry to create more harmonious relationships, improve work and home environments and experience a deep sense of personal peace and love. This virtual event begins at 6:30 p.m.

and those interested can register online at glencovelibrary.org.

Wednesday, Feb. 2 The Basics of Medicare - Medicare Made Clear This webinar beginning at 3 p.m. will cover your Medicare options -- “What does Medicare cost?” “When can I enroll and how do I choose the right options?” Registration required for this online Zoom event, presented by the Locust Valley Library.

Glen Cove City Schools Board of Education meeting The Glen Cove City Board of Education will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Glen Cove High School.

Groundbreaking Black comedians In this unique presentation by the Glen Cove Library, attendees will celebrate the contributions Black comedians brought to the world of comedy. Each, in their own distinctive voice, introduced an incomparable style of comedy to the world, breaking

The next Oyster Bay East Norwich Board of Education meeting is scheduled for FEB. 8 at 7:30 p.m.

The City of Glen Cove will hold a City Council meeting on FEB. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall.

The North Shore Board of Education’s budget presentation will be on Feb. 3 at 7:45 p.m. at NSHS Library The Oyster Bay Town Board’s next meeting will be Feb 8 at 10 a.m.

The Sea Cliff Board of Trustees will hold their next meeting on Feb. 14 at 7 p.m.

Growing up, writer Rachel Rear knew the story of Stephanie Kupchynsky’s disappearance; her mother had married Stephanie’s father after the crime. Rear grew up in the shadow of her stepsister’s legacy and wrote “Catch the Sparrow,” a gripping story of a young woman’s murder, unsolved for over two decades, investigated and reconstructed. At Theodore’s Book’s, 17 Audrey Ave. in Oyster Bay, this discussion begins at 7 p.m.

Rear will discuss this true crime story, take questions and autograph copies of “Catch the Sparrow,” purchased at Theodore’s Books. Call to reserve your spot at (516) 636-5550.

Virtual valentine storytime As Valentine’s Day approaches, join the Locust Valley Library for a virtual Valentine storytime where attendees will read lovefilled stories and sing a valentine song. The Zoom link will be emailed out the week of the program. Go to locustvalleylibrary.org to register.

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he week is set aside to promote the unique nature of the Catholic schools in each community. Schools typically observe the annual celebration week with Masses and open houses to thank parishioners, to welcome visitors and to introduce new families to the benefits of a Catholic education. It frequently kicks off with a Mass and open house on the first Sunday (Jan. 30), and a series of events designed to recognize the contributions of students, parents and faculty during the course of the week. Many schools offer additional open houses and opportunities to visit during the week as well.

Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our communities and our nation. In addition to the internal events (teacher and parent recognition events, school ‘spirit’ days, special assemblies, etc) it is also a week where the schools open their doors to the families of their Parish/Parishes they serve, and to the general public who might be considering the benefits of a Catholic education.

As a family considering a Catholic education, how do I learn more? Catholic Schools Week features Open Houses at the schools where parents and students can visit the school(s) they think they might be interested in and get a tour of the facility, be introduced to the teachers, meet some of the current families and children and generally learn about the academic, spiritual, social and physical development programs.

The benefits of a Catholic education As a prospective family, do I have an ‘assigned school’? One of the first differences you will notice about Catholic school is that you get to select the school that you believe your children will be most successful in. There is no direct ‘assignment’ based on where you live and most school districts provide busing to the school of your choice within a 15-mile radius.

Is there a difference in tuition to attend a different school? Long Island’s Catholic Elementary schools set their own tuitions, so they vary slightly, but there is no penalty for choosing a school outside of your Parish or town if you are a parishioner in the Diocese.

The system of schools is an asset here on Long Island for all of the families of the Diocese and for all of the families of Long Island What should parents look for during their visit? Many parents of current students tell us that their decision was emotional and based on a feeling of warmth and caring they got during their visit. Others are more analytical and make direct comparisons based on the results on standardized test scores and high school admittance history. Regardless of how you make your decision, the schools are

‘open books’ during this week, providing whatever information prospective families desire to support their decision.

When parents select Catholic elementary school, what are the most frequently cited reasons? The reasons that are most frequently mentioned are: academic excellence, the reinforcement of the values lived at home, Catholic religious identity, a safe, nurturing environment for learning, more individualized attention to each student’s learning needs, an outstanding extracurricular program and the level of partnership established with parents. `Will attending Catholic elementary schools help my child get into a prestigious Catholic high school? Attending a Catholic elementary school isn’t the only way to get into a Catholic high school, but it is still the best way. The Catholic high schools are open to all students and typically have a very significant number of students from a public school background. Students qualify for Catholic high school through a test for 8th graders that is administered in October of

Catholic Schools Week is upon us — Jan. 30-Feb. 5 — with the goal of raising the awareness of Catholic schools as an outstanding educational option.

each year. Typically the students from Catholic elementary schools are best prepared for the academic rigor, the integrated program of faith and values, and the service orientation of the high schools. Virtually all of the students from Catholic elementary school (99 percent) are admitted to a Catholic high school with the vast majority getting into the school that is their first choice. You can learn more about the high school entrance exam, and about the Catholic High Schools at http://chsee.org.

Are non-Catholics welcome in the schools? The schools are welcoming places to everyone without regard to race, religion or national origin. A religion class is a requirement, students participate in Liturgies, and faith is an integrated part of daily activities, but many schools have a significant population of students who attend because of the quality of the education alone.

How can I learn more or choose the school(s) I would like to visit? There is a resource for families on the Internet that provides a very complete picture of the Catholic elementary school experience. It features an interactive map that is your guide to each of Long island’s distinctive Catholic schools, and that lets you view the geographic options for your children at http://licatholicelementaryschools.org.

Above photo: In this unique community environment, children are surrounded by other children, families and a parish that serve to reinforce moral values and beliefs.

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The room where Elly Vega lay in repose at Dodge Funeral Home was dark on Jan. 2 when Carol Waldman arrived. It was near closing, but she needed to say one last goodbye to her friend. Waldman said she was relieved when the funeral director gave her permission to go inside.

“I didn’t expect to have private time with Elly, but we had a quiet, intimate time together for 15 minutes,” Waldman said. “I have so many memories in my head, and said them out loud.”

Josepha Vega, who preferred to be called Elly, died on Dec. 29, in her Glen Cove apartment, at age 104, while waiting for an ambulance. Her daughter, Ivonne Dorton, said her mother had been at Glen Cove Hospital for two days in December, suffering from shortness of breath. The diagnosis was valve blockage in her heart, but because of her age, doctors thought it best not to operate. Dorton took her home on Christmas Eve, but another bout with shortness of breath led to Vega’s death.

Two days before she died, she had gone to the Glen Cove Senior Center to play bingo, her favorite pastime. She had met Waldman there 18 years ago, when Waldman was the center’s director, and they

Courtesy Carol Waldman

eLLy Vega, right, always attended the events at the Glen Cove Senior Center. In her later years, her daughter, Ivonne Dorton, would accompany her. Vega died on Dec. 29. struck up a lasting friendship.

“Elly was a force — she had what most people wish they had, that love of life,” recalled Waldman, who retired from the center in 2019. “As people get older, they go in a lot of different directions, with some becoming closed off and angry. Elly had a sparkle in her eyes and cared a great deal

about other people.”

The senior center was Vega’s second home. She was a volunteer in the kitchen for 17 years, arriving every morning at 7 to make sure the coffee was ready. When she was no longer able to volunteer — well into her 80s — she continued going to the center every day, and took part in whatever activi-

ties were offered.

Vega was born without a right hand, but that never stopped her, Dorton said. “With one hand she could sew buttons on a shirt and iron,” her daughter said. “She cooked and loved to bake, and brought her cakes to the center. She had a strong will to do things.

That’s what kept her alive.”

If anyone told her she couldn’t do something because of her disability, Vega would be sure to do it. “She was a good example for people with disabilities,” Dorton said.

“She’d prove to them that they could do it.

She was also a good example for me.”

Vega was born in Puerto Rico in 1917, one of nine children. She came to the U.S. seeking a better life when she was in her 20s. By then she was already a widow and single mother: Her husband had died in World War II, and they had a daughter.

Vega initially settled in the Bronx, living with a sister. Although she had been a nurse in a hospital in Puerto Rico, she could not pursue her career in the U.S. because she could not master English. She volunteered at a hospital instead.

Ivonne was 6 when she came to America, and she went to school in the Bronx. When her mother moved to Glen Cove in the 1960s, however, she stayed in the Bronx. She married Homer Dorton, and they had two sons.

When the family visited Puerto Rico, Homer

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uary loving daughter.”

Although Vega was a centenarian, her death surprised some. “I was shocked she died, which I know is ridiculous, because she’s 104, but I just thought she would never die,” said Glen Cove Mayor Pam Panzenbeck, who knew Vega well. “She was stunningly beautiful, and happy all the time.”

Former Glen Cove City Councilman Gaitley Stevenson-Mathews said he never saw Vega not smiling, and he found it hard to fathom that she was over 100. Although their backgrounds were different, he said he felt connected to her.

“She was one of the kindest people I ever met,” Stevenson-Mathews said. “What was important to her was family and caring and looking out for one another. She was a great beacon for so many people.”

Rice described Vega as the most loving and happy person she had ever met. Other senior center members gravitated toward Vega, Rice said. They were protective of her.

Dorton is now going through her mother’s belongings, and said she would make sure they go to people who need them or those who helped her mother. She said she is fulfilling her mother’s wishes.

“My mother taught me to be good to people, to care and to love everyone,” Dorton said. “And she taught me to help someone if I could.”

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said he wanted to move there and they did.

During one visit, when she was in her 70s, Vega, who had had three operations on a leg, told her daughter she didn’t feel well.

But she was very independent, and didn’t want to move back to Puerto Rico, Dorton said.

When Dorton visited her mother in Glen Cove when she was 98, Dorton could see that she could no longer live by herself. Not wanting to put her in a nursing home, and with her own sons grown, Dorton moved in with her.

“She needed to stay in her apartment,” Dorton said. “A lot of older people get set aside and are taken to nursing homes, and they deteriorate there. That’s no life for a person who gave you life.”

But Dorton’s husband, she said, was the real hero. Homer supported her decision and stayed in Puerto Rico, visiting her whenever possible.

“Caring for Mom was nice,” Ivonne said.

“We always got along. She was my best friend, a good listener. I miss everything about her.”

Waldman said it was Dorton’s love that kept Vega alive. Laurie Huenteo, secretary to Christine Rice, the senior center’s executive director, said Dorton was devoted to her mother. “Elly and her daughter were inseparable,” Huenteo said. “Ivonne was a very

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BY MARC FISHKIN sports@liherald.com

Last season’s North Shore wrestling campaign almost didn’t exist.

Amid the pandemic, the Vikings returned for a shortened season that became even shorter. After three dual-meet matches, their season was cancelled because of a Covid-19 outbreak on the squad.

It has made this successful season that much sweeter for the maroonand-white grapplers. The Vikings had soared into last weekend’s Division II Nassau County dual-meet championships with an unbeaten conference record.

“They put in the work and took advantage of this full year,” secondyear coach Anthony Facchini said.

“They’re one of the hardest-working kids I’ve seen. We might not be the most technical, but it’s one of the toughest. We wrestle tough every day.’’

The squad was laden with 12 seniors, led by tri-captains Matt

O’Donnell in the 110-pound class, Andrew Noak (172) and Mark Russo (189.)

In the lightweight class, North Shore dominated with O’Donnell at 110. He has weaved a 15-4 record with his diligence at cutting weight from his normal 120-pound frame.

“He’s just tough, he does everything right, eats right, works hard,’’ said Facchini, in his second season after taking over for Mike Emmert.

“He goes into every match with a “you’re-not-going-to-stop-me” mentality.’’

Noak, who played on the historic North Shore football team, battled back from a pair of finger injuries to post a 13-3 record. He’s considering wrestling in college.

And Russo, who moved last year to Minnesota, returned to Long Island to be the Vikings’ vocal leader in compiling a 9-2 record. “He’s the guy that gets our team pumped up, gets them going,’’ Facchini said.

The club features 10 players from North Shore’s epic Long Island cham-

pionship football squad.

“We had a great football team and great football payers usually make great wrestlers,’’ Facchini said.

“Great wrestlers make great football players.’’

Other senior standouts included Joe Zuccarello (152 lbs), Gavin Goss (145 lbs), Matteo Kanakaris (118 lbs), Nick Sucari (160 lbs) and Aaron Baversa (172 lbs).

A wave of injuries hit the club at the county dual meet tournament at Clark last Saturday as North Shore sought its first-ever Nassau title.

Missing four starters, favored North Shore wound up losing in the semifinals to Seaford.

“It was a tough loss - some of the underclassmen were brought up and couldn’t pull off the upset,” Facchini said. “But they wrestled tough. The boys went into it excited because we had never won it.”

The season is not done. On tap is the Nassau County tournament at Cold Spring Harbor Feb 12 when North Shore hopes to be healthier.

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VIKINGS’ CAPTAINS, FROM left, Matt O’Donnell, Mark Russo, Andrew Noak, lead the way into the county tournament Feb. 12.

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF BROOKVILLE NOTICE IF HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by and for the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Brookville to consider the advisability of entering into a one (1) year fire protection contract with the Roslyn Fire Companies.

Said hearing is to be held on February 15, 2022 at 6:30 P.M. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the public will only have virtual access to the meeting through the use of the Zoom application, a platform which will enable residents to watch a livestream of the meeting on the platform in compliance with the Executive Order 11.2, as subsequently extended.

Full access details are listed below. A link to the hearing will also be posted the Brookville website (www.villageofbrookville. com) in advance of the hearing which can be accessed from the homepage of said site and then following the instructions. If you have any questions about accessing this hearing, please contact Winsome Citarella, the Village Clerk, at 516-626-1792 or clerk@villageofbrookville. com. Please note that although all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the hearing, all microphones will be muted until such time as the particular individual is authorized to speak.

Anyone wishing to comment on the proposed local law, but who cannot join the Zoom Meeting, can submit comments to Winsome Citarella in advance of the hearing.

Public comments received prior to the commencement of the public hearing will be made part of the public record.

Please call 516-626-1792 if you wish to schedule an appointment to view the application.

Zoom Meeting Information via link or the Zoom app.

Meeting ID: 587 436 5601 Passcode: 417095 At said time and place interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard.

By Order of the Board of Trustees.

Winsome Citarella Village Clerk Treasurer January 19, 2022 129364 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED LOCAL LAW C-2021 INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF BROOKVILLE BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before and by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Brookville, Nassau County, New York on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

Due to COVID-19 concerns, the public will only have virtual access to the meeting through the use of the Zoom application, a platform which will enable residents to watch a livestream of the meeting on the platform in compliance with the Executive Order 11.2, as subsequently extended.

Full access details are listed below. A link to the hearing will also be posted the Brookville website (www.villageofbrookville. com) in advance of the hearing which can be accessed from the homepage of said site and then following the instructions. If you have any questions about accessing this hearing, please contact Winsome Citarella, the Village Clerk, at 516-626-1792 or clerk@villageofbrookville. com. Please note that although all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the hearing, all microphones will be muted until such time as the particular individual is authorized to speak.

Anyone wishing to comment on the proposed local law, but who cannot join the Zoom Meeting, can submit comments to Winsome Citarella in advance of the hearing.

Public comments received prior to the commencement of the public hearing will be made part of the public record.

Please call 516-626-1792 if you wish to schedule an appointment to view the application.

Zoom Meeting Information via link or the Zoom app.

Meeting ID: 587 436 5601 Passcode: 417095 The hearing will be on whether to enact proposed Local Law C-2021, entitled “StreetsRights of Way,” which will add new Chapter 178, entitled “StreetsRights of Way” to the Code of the Village of Brookville to prohibit the erection, placement or maintenance of obstructions in the rights of way of public streets within the Village, and to provide procedures for removal of such obstructions and reimbursement to the Village for the cost and expense of such removal.

A copy of the proposed

Local Law B-2021 is on file at the Village Hall located at the Village Hall located at 18 Horse Hill Road, Brookville, New York 11545, where it may be reviewed between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. during usual business days until the time of the hearing.

All interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard at said hearing.

Dated:January 19, 2022

By Order of the Board of Trustees Winsome Citarella Village Clerk/Treasurer 129363

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED LOCAL LAW B-2021 INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF BROOKVILLE BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before and by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Brookville, Nassau County, New York on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

Due to COVID-19 concerns, the public will only have virtual access to the meeting through the use of the Zoom application, a platform which will enable residents to watch a livestream of the meeting on the platform in compliance with the Executive Order 11.2, as subsequently extended.

Full access details are listed below. A link to the hearing will also be posted the Brookville website (www.villageofbrookville. com) in advance of the hearing which can be accessed from the homepage of said site and then following the instructions. If you have any questions about accessing this hearing, please contact Winsome Citarella, the Village Clerk, at 516-626-1792 or clerk@villageofbrookville. com. Please note that although all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the hearing, all microphones will be muted until such time as the particular individual is authorized to speak.

Anyone wishing to comment on the proposed local law, but who cannot join the Zoom Meeting, can submit comments to Winsome Citarella in advance of the hearing.

Public comments received prior to the commencement of the public hearing will be made part of the public record.

Please call 516-626-1792 if you wish to schedule an appointment to view the application.

Zoom Meeting Information via link or the Zoom app.

Meeting ID: 587 436 5601

Passcode: 417095 The hearing will be on whether to enact proposed Local Law B-2021, entitled “Rentals,” which will amend Section 218-2(C), “Word usage; definitions” of the Code of the Village of Brookville and add new Section 218-20.1, entitled “Rentals” to Chapter 218, “Zoning,” to prohibit short term rentals in the Village of Brookville and require notification requirements and limitations for other rentals.

A copy of the proposed Local Law B-2021 is on file at the Village Hall located at the Village Hall located at 18 Horse Hill Road, Brookville, New York 11545, where it may be reviewed between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. during usual business days until the time of the hearing.

All interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard at said hearing.

Dated:January 19, 2022

By Order of the Board of Trustees Winsome Citarella Village Clerk/Treasurer 129362

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held as to the following matter: Agency:Planning Board, Village of Sea Cliff Date: February 9, 2022 Time:7:00 pm Place:Via Zoom videoconferencing Subject:Application of Owen McCrudden, 21 Club Road, Sea Cliff, New York, for site plan approval pursuant to Village Code Chapter 107, to change the topography in connection with a swimming pool and related improvements. Premises are designated as Section 21, Block M, Lot 559 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map. The meeting and public hearings shall take place at Village Hall, unless permitted to take place by teleconference or videoconference, in accordance with Governor Cuomo’s orders issued on account of public health and safety concerns related to COVID-19. If the meeting and the public hearings take place via teleconferencing and videoconferencing through Zoom, the meeting will be recorded and a transcription will be provided at a later date.

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North Shore Middle School presents ‘Footloose’ The North Shore Middle School Masquers are taking the stage to perform the popular musical “Footloose: Youth Edition”.

Footloose is the story of Ren McCormack, a city boy from Chicago who moves to the small town of Bomont, Texas, with his mother after his father abandons them.

Upon arriving, Ren finds himself at odds with most of the town, including Reverend Shaw – the voice of Bomont. The Reverend has convinced the town to outlaw dancing, which Ren finds unbelievable. With the help of Ariel, the Reverend’s daughter, and Willard, a country bumpkin who becomes

his best friend, Ren convinces the Reverend to let the teenagers dance. Through explosive choreography and invigorating songs such as “Holding Out for a Hero,” Ren challenges the community to reverse the rule that kept their hearts from dancing.

There will be three live performances: Friday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 5 at both 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at North Shore High School Theater. Tickets are available online at nsmasquers.org/tickets-andstreaming.

OBITUARIES Patricia Ann Daley

James Flood Stebbins of Muttontown, New York died from complications of COVID on Jan. 9 at the age of 90. Born in New York City to Theodore Ellis Stebbins and Mary Emma Flood Stebbins, a sculptor, Stebbins lived happily in his childhood home in Muttontown. Despite having dyslexia, he attended Salisbury School and graduated from Trinity College in only three years. Stebbins bravely handled his disabilities with dignity and determination.

An ardent patriot, Stebbins served in the Air Force. He was President of the Sons of the Revolution and Peace Officer in New York, a member of the Military Order Loyal Legion of the US, and Deputy Sheriff of Rockland County.

Like his father, Stebbins enjoyed hunting and fly fishing, especially at the Ausable Club. He also valued the camaraderie at The Brook, The Saratoga Reading Room, Meadow Brook Club, Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, and Piping Rock Club, where he was a member for over 60 years. His love for dogs and his commitment to their humane welfare led to his appointment as Chairman of the ASPCA, president of The Leash, and most proudly, treasurer of Westminster Kennel Club, to which he dedicated 50 years.

His career began at Hoppin, Watson Inc., before he and Walter L. Ross II founded Ross, Stebbins, Schellbach, Inc., a NY Stock Exchange firm.

Stebbins was predeceased by his beloved sister, Jane Stebbins Greenleaf. He is survived by his devoted wife, Cynthia; brother, Theodore E. Stebbins Jr.; sons, Edwin E. F. Stebbins and Richard R. Stebbins, from a previous marriage; granddaughter, Taylor S. Stebbins; grandson, Spencer J.F. Stebbins; and his dog, Cassie.

Gifts in Jim’s memory may be made to Historic Deerfield (P.O. 321 Deerfield, MA 01342) or Trinity College, class of 1955 (300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT 06106).

Whether the meeting will take place in-person or through Zoom will be posted on the Village website, under the calendar link for the Planning Board meeting.

Please continue to visit the Village website until February 9, 2022, for information on whether the hearing will be held in person or through Zoom.

Plans and other materials associated with the application may be reviewed and downloaded at www.seacliff-ny.gov.

held in person, the Board may render a decision on any hearing, after closing the hearing.

If the meeting is held by Zoom, the Board will accept and consider public comments submitted by email no later than 4:00pm on February 15, 2022. Such public comments are to be submitted to planningboard@seacliffny.gov. Public comments must identify the application to which the comments apply.

If the meeting is held by

Patricia Ann Daley, 82, of Glen Head, died on Jan. 25. Wife of Kenneth; mother of Pat (Paul), Laurie (Louis), Carol, Kenneth (Adrienne), MaryBeth (Rick), Brian (Connie) and John; grandmother of Erin, Emily, Michelle, Louis, Kristin, Samantha, Kathryn, Kayla, Kenny, Nicky, Ryan, Jessica, Brian Jacob and Mia; great-grandmother of Thomas, Matilda, Eva, Eleanor, and Cole. Visiting on Jan. 27, from 2 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. at Whitting Funeral Home in Glen Head. Funeral Mass on Jan. 28 at 11 a.m. at St Mary’s Church in Roslyn.

Interment following services at Locust Valley Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in honor of Patricia Daley to the Mercy League.

James Flood Stebbins

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Zoom, the Board will consider applications and may make final decisions at a meeting that will be scheduled to be held not less than six (6) days after the conclusion of a public hearing on an application held by videoconference.

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s a former state official, I get many questions from readers, clients and friends about our political leaders. Lately, the most frequent one is, what do I think of Gov. Kathy Hochul? The short answer is I think she’s great, but there’s more to it, based on the fact that I’ve been following state politics for almost 66 years.

Governors come and go, and many of them attract little or no attention.

I have seen a lot of governors, from afar and up close.

My first sighting was in 1959, when JERRY W. Averell Harriman attended a KREMER Democratic cocktail party in Lido Beach. While finishing law school, I was working as a part-time reporter for a weekly newspaper, and met Governor Harriman for a brief interview. He was a tall, patrician figure who held many government posts before becoming the state’s 48th governor, but he attracted little attention from the public.

Nelson Rockefeller succeeded Harriman. Rockefeller was a man of many tal-

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ents, and like Harriman, was the son of a billionaire. In his time he was a political rock star, and he brought a great deal of attention to the position. He built the Albany government complex, and spent your money like it was his. I met him frequently as a new state legislator and he had that rare quality known as gravitas.

His successor, Malcolm Wilson, served for only a few months after Rockefeller resigned before losing to former Congressman Hugh Carey. Carey was a jovial and highly competent public servant who successfully took on many challenging projects, while occasionally battling with his own Democratic Legislature. His Irish charm made him well known around the state for two terms in office.

Carey was succeeded by Mario Cuomo.

Cuomo was one of the state’s most liberal governors, which often put him at odds with the Legislature. He was known for his brilliant oratory, and he turned down the chance to run for president as well as membership on the U.S. Supreme Court.

When I was chair of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, we sometimes butted heads, but always stayed friends.

Cuomo served three terms, but as is

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the case with all long-tenured officials, the public eventually gets tired of you, and, seeking a fourth term, he lost to Republican George Pataki. Pataki never gained the notoriety of his predecessor, but he was known to be a hardworking official. During his time in office, he supervised the takeover of the Long Island Lighting Company and helped set up the Long Island Power Authority.

Then, in the space of three years, New York had two new governors. In 2007, Eliot Spitzer came into office with a bold agenda, but personal issues drove him from power the following year, and Lt. Governor David Paterson succeeded him. A native Long Islander, Paterson was a bright, sharp-tongued elected official, but he failed to win his party’s nomination and he stepped aside for Andrew Cuomo.

Unlike many of his predecessors, the younger Cuomo quickly became a wellknown figure. He attracted national attention last year, when the coronavirus pandemic gave him the opportunity to be a television star. Whether they are pro- or anti-Cuomo, fair-minded people will acknowledge that he became another

he has the support of the state’s power brokers bcause they like her style.

Robert Moses, completing major projects that no other governor would dare undertake.

Last August, Cuomo resigned in disgrace and was succeeded by Hochul, his lieutenant governor and a seasoned western-New York political figure. She has swiftly embraced her new role as the state’s first woman governor. Her success to date is primarily due to the fact that she is experienced in handling people issues, both at a national and local level.

She has attracted strong financial support from the state’s power brokers because they like her personal style.

While few are counting, she has made over 75 appearances in downstate New York, and has displayed wit and charm while manifesting take-charge talents.

Upstate New Yorkers are big supporters, because she acts and talks like one of them. There is no doubt in my mind, based on all the governors in my life, that she is the right person for the job at the right time.

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.

Greatest hits from this month’s read-a-thon

very book ever written is about the pandemic — at least that’s what I’m discovering after trying to escape the here and now through fiction.

Honestly, I could read “Dick and Jane Go to School” and I would be thinking, not so fast, kids. Where are your masks?

Everything we do, everything we read, every plan for the future is now viewed through the prism of the ongoing health crisis. But that’s OK. We always bring our own lives to the RANDI first page of a new KREISS book.

Reading is a diversion, but alas, it is not an escape.

I read four books this month, which I chose specifically because I hoped to get away from the grind of the daily news and from other books featuring pandemics, natural disasters, environmental catastrophes and family trauma. Ultimately, my choices did not offer escape from the moment, but they did offer comfort, and the knowledge that painful life challenges are part of the human condition.

Because my attention span is a casualty of pandemic anxiety, I selected relatively short books. I want to read Jonathan Franzen’s “Crossroads,” for example, but I’m not yet up for a nearly 600page read.

My first choice was “Midnight in the Library,”

by Matt Haig. A young woman decides to end her life, and winds up in a kind of supernatural middle space called the library, managed by a kindly old librarian who may or may not be her former teacher, or God. She has the chance, then, to choose other lives she might have lived, and is transported into those lives to try them out.

Despite the serious theme, the writing is clever and entertaining. Naturally, it made me think about my own what-ifs.

Over the past two pandemic years, who didn’t feel like clicking their ruby slippers and going back to a pre-Covid world? Who didn’t romanticize other unlived lives?

I also read “Klara and the Sun,” by Kazuo Ishiguro. The story imagines a future in which parents can purchase artificial friend robots, or AF’s, for their kids. Children spend all their time indoors, learning on screens called

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“oblongs.” They attend special classes to learn how to socialize with their friends because their lives are so solitary.

I thought the robot story would be so removed from real life that it would offer distraction. However, the lives of the children in “Klara and the Sun” are prophetic of this exact time in history, when children are isolated and suffering from that isolation. Again, the novelist had his ear to the ground in a way no one could have predicted. His descriptions of a future dystopian society are prescient in many disturbing ways.

None of these novels can offer a flying carpet out of our own predicaments.

What they can do, and it’s worth the ride, is validate the richness of the human experience and offer hope.

My third suggestion is “Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line,” by Deepa Anaparra.

This story had the best chance of getting me out of my head and into the life of the 9-year-old Indian narrator who hopes to solve the mystery of disappearing children in his “basti,” or slum neighborhood. Strangely, the novel is buoyant and funny and ultimately hopeful, although it follows a tragic series of events. The joy was in the narrative “voice” of the

n ‘Klara and the Sun,’ the children’s lives are prophetic of this exact time in history.

young boy, whose observations of adult behavior are keen and funny.

I enjoyed the immersion in the sensory kaleidoscope that is India. The story depicts, too, the contrast of the “hi-fi” rich people who live in the “hi-fi” buildings outside the slums. So, before long, I was thinking about how our own homegrown disparities in wealth alter the experience of living through a global pandemic.

The last book I read this month was “Northern Spy,” by Flynn Berry, a thriller about the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the divisions within the population and the mistrust between the IRA and the Brits. Countrymen and women turned against one another. Families divided over politics. Governments abusing their power. Politicians lying to their constituents and choosing personal power over service to the voters. Sound familiar?

The descriptions of scenery along the coast near Belfast are stunning. And the story is a page-turner. Of course, it also brought home the destabilizing political division in our own country.

Perhaps we cannot read to escape. No matter. We read to know that others survive tragedies. We read for the comfort of knowing that we are not alone.

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

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peaking last Friday in Woodbury before the Long Island Association, Gov. Kathy Hochul devoted much of her speech, delivered with characteristically biting humor, to touting the array of projects now in the planning stages that were made possible by the Biden administration’s signature achievement to date, the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The measure, passed late last year, will mean tens of billions of dollars for infrastructure improvement across New York state, including here on Long Island.

For starters, Hochul said, New York will invest $1 billion in short order to fix potholes on our state thoroughfares. Potholes, she noted, cost New Yorkers an average of $635 a year in

repairs. “I have a personal experience with every single pothole,” the governor remarked, half-jokingly.

The infrastructure bill will also provide $32.8 billion to repair and restructure New York’s crumbling roads and bridges, including $103.4 million for Nassau County.

New York will receive $9.8 billion to modernize public transportation systems, making them cleaner and more efficient. Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, for example, will receive $40 million to improve and further develop terminals, improving the flight experience of many Long Islanders there.

Some $500 million will go to develop sustainable offshore wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean, providing clean energy for New Yorkers for generations to come and helping to protect Earth

against climate change. The wind farms will also mean hundreds, even thousands, of high-paying, high-tech jobs for Long Islanders.

And New York is set to receive $175 million to build out a network of electric-vehicle charging stations across the state, reducing or eliminating gasoline costs for those with electric cars and helping to fight climate change.

We could go on and on.

The federal investment in New York transportation and electric systems will reap benefits for years, even decades, to come. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act tells us, in no uncertain terms, that good things happen when Democrats and Republicans work together. We, the people, expect — demand — more such examples of bipartisanship in Congress.

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Celebrate Black History Month To the Editor: We celebrate the month of February as Black History Month, a time of reflection on the history and accomplishments of our African-American brothers and sisters. We focus on progress and diversity as well as celebrating vast achievements and contributions that have been vital in building our strong and vibrant nation. In this month, we listen and learn from the brilliance of AfricanA m e r i c a n w r i t e r s, p o e t s, thought leaders, musicians, athletes, scientists, physicians, entrepreneurs, ministers of faith, as they speak with eloquence on the African-American experience of accomplishment in spite of struggle, pain, and inequality endured on the historical road to freedom. And in this month we celebrate Maya Angelou becoming the first African-American woman to appear on the U.S. quarter as the U.S. Mint begins distribution.

History can give us the answers to the questions we ask of one another. Black History Month is an opportunity to educate ourselves so we can have conversations that can help bridge the gap of inequality. Embracing this rich history can ensure that we don’t repeat hurtful injustices of the past, but instead, we can work together to create a story of love, hope and understanding as one humankind.

Black history is American history, and since

1976, when President Gerald Ford proclaimed February as Black History Month, we have become richer for what we have discovered and learned since that first proclamation.

We hold close the words of James Baldwin, African-American writer/poet and activist: “It is not a romantic matter. It is the unutterable truth: All men are brothers. That’s the bottom line.”

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‘Uninformed’ is too strong a word To the Editor: Re Dr. Michael Ludwig’s letter to the editor, “Blakeman’s decision is ‘misguided’” (Jan. 13-19): Dr. Ludwig’s unhappiness with the way the race for Nassau County executive went last November is apparent, with name-calling. Two dozen “blue” cities have defied federal law over

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efore I started working for the Heralds last year, a coworker raped me at a previous job. I didn’t immediately report it to police. I didn’t tell my family in Puerto Rico, or my then husband. I didn’t keep the torn dress or the photos of the bruises.

With only 31 percent of rapes reported to police, according to the Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network, we need to empower rape victims to seek justice in a system that they believe is fair and equitable — and one in which they feel CRISTINA ARROYO safe and supported.

Under the current RODRIGUEZ system, though, for every 1,000 sexual assaults that are reported, only 25 perpetrators will be incarcerated, according to RAINN. My story is not a 0.025 percent story.

Six months after I was raped, I received a screenshot from a different coworker in which my rapist mentioned me by name, saying he hadn’t raped me, that it was consensual. He also mentioned two other women, as if listing membership in a club one out of five women join against their will.

I reached out to the women. One answered. She said he had bought her

drinks, and she awoke the next morning, unable to remember the night before, to a text from him that read, “Thanks for sex, hope you remember.”

That was when I decided to call the police. Late one night, four male officers came to my home to write a report. I told them about the man who raped me and the other woman, that he had admitted two weeks after the incident that he raped me, and that I suspected he might have done the same to others, based on this woman’s report and the text he sent her.

The police dismissed my rape allegation as “sex,” asking, When did he have sex with you? Did anybody else witness you having sex? Had you had sex before with him? Finally, they offered me a counseling services number.

A few weeks later, I met with a specialcrimes detective for three interviews. I shared texts and named witnesses to the crime. The detective tried to contact my rapist but could not. I was offered counseling services pamphlets.

Not only did I relieve the trauma, but I also had to endure victim blaming, with police saying, “Maybe you agreed, but you don’t remember?” “Are you sure you weren’t in a relationship with him?” “You both made bad decisions that night.” “You should talk to someone — RAINN offers

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great counseling services.”

The detective interviewed witnesses who had told me they saw what happened, but no one would admit to authorities that they had seen anything. A year and half later, after I had quit my job because I didn’t want to run into my rapist, he posted on social media that he had exacted revenge on me, calling me a terrible person and himself a “genius.” I immediately went to the police. They said they could do nothing, because my rapist was never arrested and the harassment wasn’t chronic. I tried to get a restraining order but couldn’t, because he wasn’t related to me or my live-in boyfriend.

Police said I should’ve reported the rape when it happened, and again referred me to counseling.

Now my rapist still works in the same place. I walk with my keys between my fingers toward my car, and check the back seat. I pretend to be on my phone when I walk alone at night, having 911 pre-dialed.

And I keep an aluminum bat nearby at home.

For rape victims, no amount of therapy offers the healing that justice can. Our justice system and social institutions are fraught, however, with puritanical misbeliefs about female sexuality — the woman is almost always to blame — and a history

o hold rapists accountable, stop asking victims why they waited to report.

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enforcement of immigration laws, so let’s not be naive.

In his letter, Ludwig comes off like Hillary Clinton when she referred to conservatives as “deplorables.”

“Uninformed” is a strong grade to apply to anyone who isn’t a liberal. I’m not disappointed by such daily attacks. People should, however, use their brains before they engage their mouths.

We are Americans with some slightly different views.

The ballot box is the field of honor. We should not defame one another.

ROBERT F. CASALE Glen Head

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of categorizing women as property, both of which fuel rape.

New York made some progress in 2020 when the Democratically controlled State Senate passed a bill to prohibit a rape suspect from using an alleged victim’s intoxication as a defense in court. But the measure failed to pass the Assembly, also controlled by Democrats, signaling to women that our Legislature, dominated by men, cannot protect us.

Want to hold rapists accountable? Stop asking their victims why they waited to report. Instead, call out men when they objectify women; advocate for greater female representation in formal and informal organizations, especially in leadership; unionize for living wages and worklife balance; and vote for elected leaders that will support women’s autonomy.

Victims cannot trust systems that fail them, at best, and retraumatize them, at worst. Once women gain a degree of financial and workplace autonomy and equitable systemic power, particularly in government, our institutions will change. Then, we hope, our criminal justice system will become a safe place for women to come forward.

Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez is editor of the Baldwin Herald. She has also lectured in psychology at Baruch College and Bronx Community College in the City University of New York, and has taught Master Executive classes for NYPD leadership at John Jay College.

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