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18, is about $1.3 The district million — or 1.16 u nve i l e d t h re e percent — larger potential budgets t h a n t h i s ye a r ’s during its initial budget. presentation on The proposed Feb. 4, based on diftax levy is roughly ferences in the way $92.3 million — $1.3 t h e c o r o n av i r u s million more than pandemic might 2020-21. The plan af fect schools in assumes that taxes S e p t e m b e r. T h e paid by the Long adopted budget is DR. PeteR Island Power considered to be a Authority remain GIARRIzzo “new normal with the same. In No- North Shore modifications,” vember 2019, LIPA representing a midsuperintendent and Nassau County dle ground between reached a tentative a nor mal opening agreement to reduce property and one still affected by the taxes on the authority’s Glen- pandemic. The district will wood Landing power plant, in continue to make adjustments large part because it was razed and repurpose resources if the in 2015. The agreement has yet pandemic continues into the to be finalized.

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State study: Public water is feasible Municipalization is ‘in the public interest’

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According to a report issued on Monday, a study ordered by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and conducted by the state Department of Public Service found that the municipalization of New York American Water’s Long Island infrastructure is not only viable, but also in residents’ best inter-

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The DPS recommended that the State Legislature act now to remove the “onerous property Continued on page 9

e start this process saying a budget tells a story, demonstrates our values, and this one is no different.

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New capital reserve also on ballot “We start this process saying a budget tells a story, demonstrates our values, and this one is no different,” North Shore Superintendent Dr. Peter Giarrizzo said.

The adopted budget saw about $1 million in cuts from its first draft. Cuts were made mainly by eliminating certain jobs throughout the district, including reductions in teaching and clerical positions. Board President Dave Ludmar said he is confident the budget is what is best for the community’s children, and he hopes it will pass.

The budget “gets resolved through our electorate,” Ludmar said. “That’s what democracy is, and that’s what we’re going to do in this community, as we have year after year. I believe that what we are putting forth is sound, is responsible, and I look forward to seeing the community respond to that on the vote, which is May 18 this year.”

The community will also have the Mike Conn/Herald opportunity to vote on a second referThe NorTh Shore Board of Education adopted its 2021-22 budget on March 25. endum to establish a new capital reserve to maintain various aspects of opposing teams’ stadiums. T hose the district’s infrastructure. If the games are “awesome,” he said, but he reserve were to be established, the pub- wishes he could see more NSHS fans, as lic would have to vote on whether it opposed to people rooting for their approves of how the district would opponents. spend the funding in the future.

“Day games are great, but there’s The North Shore Board of Education recently adopted the district’s roughly $111.6 Ludmar said the reserve’s probable nothing like football or any other sport million budget for the 2021-22 school year, which is about $1.3 million more than 10-year term would expire on June 30, under the lights…It would bring the this year’s budget. The spending plan breaks down as follows: 2031, and would not exceed $8,275,000. North Shore community together,” LedThe board passed the motion unani- den said. “Especially with the hard ■ Instruction: $66.2 million (up $741,211) mously. times recently for everyone, it would be Stadium lighting for the something for everyone to ■ Employee benefits: $27 million (up $586,342) North Shore High School enjoy.” field is listed as a part of ■ General support: $10.1 million (down $198,034) Several community memthe reserve and is estimated bers, most of whom said ■ Debt service/tax anticipation notes and EPC: $5 million (up $281,679) to cost roughly $1.5 million. they live near the field, Talks of stadium lights took wrote in to say that they did ■ Pupil transportation: $2.7 million (down $85,388) off in October 2019, after not approve of stadium which a task force of 39 peo■ Community service: $33,500 (stays the same) lighting, citing reasons ple, which includes district such as noise and light polstaff, residents, civics leadlution, tailgating, inadeAdditionally, the budget’s proposed 2021-22 tax levy is roughly $92.3 million, which ers and more, was formed to quate security and an irreis $1.3 million, or about 1.4 percent, more than that of 2020-21. research such a project. sponsible use of taxpayer Last month, the district money. One resident, Rosesent out a community-wide ann McMahon, said mems urvey t o g a u g e p u bl i c bers of the North Shore interest in stadium lighting, Coalition Against Subwhich concluded March 24. stance Abuse believe stadiAccording to Giar rizzo, um lighting could bring loiroughly 88 percent of the The second referendum to be voted on by the community would be for the estabtering and substance abuse 1,055 responses to the surlishment of a new capital reserve to maintain the district’s infrastructure, with the to the area. However, CASA vey favored stadium lighttotal estimated costs coming out to roughly $8.3 million.

President Alison Camardeling, which could be used for la said the organization has a variety of spor ts and Jack LeddeN not taken a position on the ■ North Shore High School field lighting: $1.5 million other programming.

NSHS senior issue.

Senior Jack Ledden, who ■ Turf fields: $3 million Trustee Marianne Russo plays wide receiver and said the opposite would ■ Wellness centers: $750,000 safety for the NSHS football team, said likely be the case. Night games would stadium lighting would benefit stu- give students something to do on cer■ Weight and cardiovascular equipment: $100,000 dents, as athletes would love it and it tain nights, she said, which would dis■ Renovations to each building’s gymnasium floors: $1.5 million would enhance school spirit. suade them from drinking or doing “I feel like it would be great thing for drugs.

■ High school storage and additional bathrooms: $75,000 the school,” Ledden said. “You always I f s t a d i u m l i g h t s we r e t o b e dream about playing under the lights installed, the district would use LED ■ Track: $750,000 in front of all your friends and family lighting, Giarrizzo said, which reduces ■ Wooded trails on NSHS property for cross country training: $100,000 on Fridays, and we just haven’t had the light pollution by up to 90 percent when opportunity to do that.” compared to most other means of light■ Fencing: $100,000 Ledden said almost all of the team’s ing. He added that lights would only be games are played during the day. Night on during events.

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Inside LI to host college information webinar

WATER MAIN FLUSHING NOTICE

By Nicole AlciNdor nalcindor@liherald.com

Herald Inside LI will host a live Zoom webinar called, “Staying Local for College,” on April 8 at 7 p.m.

Panelists from local colleges and universities will discuss admissions processes, precautions taken on campuses, accommodating students during a pandemic, and student retention and expansion.

The panelists will include Marguerite Lane, the assistant vice president of enrollment management at Molloy College; Christine Murphy, the vice president for enrollment management at St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn; Robert Oliva, the assistant vice president of enrollment management at St. Francis College; and Joseph Posillico, the vice president for enrollment management at the New York Institute of Technology.

Oliva, who will share more information about St. Francis College during the webinar, said when the pandemic hit, the recruitment process at St. Francis College changed in major ways. He also said the school has had to adapt to the pandemic by creating an online visitation program—which went from having in-person to online appointments involving engagement with students over Zoom during times that were most convenient for them.

Each year, New York American Water flushes the water mains in its distribution system. This essential part of our system maintenance program helps us to provide you with high-quality water service. When crews are in the area, customers may experience a drop in water pressure or discolored water. If this happens, simply let your water run until it is clear. Customers are also encouraged to check for discolored water before doing laundry. Any changes due to weather will be posted on our website at newyorkamwater.com (on the home page, click on Alerts Notifications).

NOTE: In observance of Shavuot and Memorial Day, no flushing will be conducted May 16 through May 18; or May 31.

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“We became even more intentional about literally meeting students where they were at…in their neighborhoods and at their homes…celebrating students during one of the most challenging times we’ve ever been through,” he said. “These adjustments have kept us stronger together — and we are much better prepared for a return to the new normal in the fall.”

Posillico said the most extensive change caused by the pandemic is how many colleges and universities have become test optional, such as New York Institute of Technology.

“This change has helped students apply to colleges that previously they may have felt reluctant to consider, and it has also reduced the stress levels associated with test-taking,” he said.

Other changes at New York Institute of Technology, Posillico said, include how admissions events have become virtual throughout the pandemic, allowing students from across the country, even the world, to attend.

For more on this topic, watch the webinar Staying Local for College on April 8, sponsored by Adelphi University, Molloy College, New York Institute of Technology, St. Francis College and St. Joseph’s College.

To register for this webinar and to submit questions for the panelists in advance, visit liherald.com/college.

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Duncan C. Sahner

Duncan Sahner is a partner at Abdiel Capital, an investment firm in Manhattan. He graduated from Princeton University with an A.B. in history and extensive coursework in art and architecture. He works with several organizations as a trustee, among them the Horticultural Society of New York, and serves as president of his college class.

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Preservation of Cultural Materials, and a B.A. in Women’s Studies. Alongside her part-time role as archivist at the Foundation, she works part-time as archives assistant at the Queens College Special Collection and Archives. The archivist position at Planting Fields Foundation is named in memory of Yale anthropologist and Chairman Emeritus of Planting Fields Foundation, Michael D. Coe.

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Planting Fields Foundation has announced the election of Duncan C. Sahner to the Board of Trustees and two new additions to the staff. Caitlin Colban-Waldron joins the organization as the Michael D. Coe Archivist and Doris Del Valle will assume the role of Fundraising and Events Manager.

“I am pleased to welcome Duncan to the Planting Fields Foundation Board of Trustees and our new staff, as these appointments directly advance the goals outlined in the strategic plan initiated earlier this year,” said Planting Fields Executive Director Gina Wouters. “Duncan’s enthusiasm for the vision of Planting Fields as well as his passion for horticulture and history aligns seamlessly with our long-term plans. The addition of Caitlin and Doris in the areas of archival collections management and fundraising events, respectively, are essential to our goals of preserving our archives and making them accessible to the public and growing our revenue streams.”

“Planting Fields is not only a historic landscape of extraordinary scale and integrity, but also a vibrant resource for our community and the New York region.

This is truer today than ever as the need for public green spaces has become so crucial,” Sahner said. “I’m thrilled to join the Board of Trustees at this pivotal moment. The depth of vision evident in their long-term plans for Planting Fields is exhilarating.”

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community update Friday, April 2

Race to Reduce Waste A virtual event through the Locust Valley Library, 7 p.m. Lisa Zimmerman, founder of Evolve Wellness, will provide tips on reducing your trash and getting as close to the goal of zero-waste as fits your life style. Know how to reduce, reuse, recycle, repurpose, and refuse.

Register at www.locustvalleylibrary.org.

For more information, call (516) 6711837.

Spring Egg Giveaway The City of Glen Cove Recreation and Youth Services will host a drive-through egg giveway from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Use the Highland Road entrance to the municipal garage and follow the signs to the rear entrance of City Hall. Easter goodie bags will be delivered to children in their cars. For Glen Cove residents only.

Thursday, April 8

Saturday, April 3

Virtual Bus Trip

Indoor Winter Farmers Market Village Square, 100 Village Square at Bridge Street, Glen Cove, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Sea Cliff/Glen Cove Winter Market offers a selection of locally grown vegetables, eggs along with fresh baked bread and sweets, honey, maple syrup and other local goods.

All products are grown or produced on Long Island or by Long Islanders.

Market is operating safely under state guidelines. For more information, call (516) 318-5487.

Sunday, April 4 Community Easter Dawn Service The fifth annual Community Bilingual Easter Dawn Service will begin at 7 a.m. in Glen Cove’s Morgan Park.

Attendees are asked to arrive 15 minutes early. The 30-minute service will also be streamed on Facebook Live.

Mini photo sessions at T.R. Park Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park, 25 West End Ave., Oyster Bay. Starting at 9 a.m., participants can capture themselves and their loved ones, including pets, with a free 30-minute photoshoot at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park with one local photographers. For more information, call (973) 281-4503.

Sundays with Shakespeare Every Sunday through April 18, join the Sea Cliff Village Library for a virtual discussion on the works of William Shakespare at 1 p.m. Register at seaclifflibrary@hotmail.com.

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Become an Oyster Gardener Info Session Through Bayville Free Library, Monday, April 5, at 7 p.m. Since 2017, hundreds of volunteers have helped to raise tens of thousands of oysters in community gardens located throughout our local harbors, including at Bayville’s West Harbor Beach. Raising oysters improves water quality and enhances marine habitat while establishing a sustainable oyster population. Learn how to become part of this adventure. Register at bayvillefreelibrary.org to receive the Zoom information.

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laTakeNMake. For more information, call (516) 922-1212.

Evening yoga with Donna Harragan

Tuesday, April 6

Join the Glen Cove Library on Zoom at 6 p.m. as Donna Harragan leads an hour-long yoga session. Register at www.glencovelibrary.org. An email containing information about joining the meeting will be sent after registration.

For more information, call (516) 6762130.

Take and Make Story Craft Children ages 2 to 6 can have a story read to them through Oyster Bay-East Norwich Library on Zoom, and then make their very own umbrella craft that can be picked up at the library. Register with a valid email address so that the YouTube link can be emailed to prior to the start of the program. Registration can be made at www.bit.ly/Umbrel-

Virtual Program: Estate Planning W. Zehava Schechter, Esq. will discuss how to prepare for the inevitable by planning your estate to make matters easier for your family and minimize estate taxes. Topics to be discussed include: Power of Attorney and Health Care Proxy; ensuring your Last Will and Testament actually reflects your desire for what happens to your property after you pass; the importance of monitoring beneficiary designations and the estate/probate administration process.

Through the Glen Cove Library, 6 p.m.

Register at www.glencovelibrary.org. the library. For more information, call (516) 676-2130.

Alexander Calder completely redefined sculpture when he created his mobiles, which move freely and interact with air currents and passersby. As philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre wrote, “One of Calder’s objects is like the sea...always beginning over again, always new.” Focusing on his endless creativity, this exhibition surveys Calder’s diverse career, from the early wire and wood figures to later monumental abstractions. The lecture is led by Art Historian Lauren A. Kaplan, who has been teaching classes at Hunter College, adult programs at the Museum of Modern Art, and school programs at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Tale of a Titanic Survivor Historian Leslie Goddard portrays Titanic survivor Violet Jessop in a virtual program through the Bayville Free Library at 7 p.m. Register at www.bayvillefreelibrary.org. For more information, call (516) 628-2765.

Wednesday, April 7 Randirobics Enjoy a family fitness adventure that blends easy to follow children’s singalong and low-impact aerobics with original lyrics, music, and choreography to get everyone moving through the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Library at 4:15 p.m. For ages 5 to 8, with an adult.

Register at www.oysterbaylibrary.org.

For more information, call (516) 9221212.

Glen Cove Board of Education will meet on Zoom on April 7 at 7 p.m.

Town of Oyster Bay will resume yard waste collection the week of April 5.

Village of Sea Cliff is holding its reorganizational meeting on April 5.

City of Glen Cove will hold a pre-council meeting on April 6 at 6:30 p.m.

Sea Cliff Yacht Club is looking to hire qualified junior sailing instructors.

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NSHS students to return full-time this month

By Mike Conn mconn@liherald.com

North Shore High School students are expected to return to in-person learning this month, Superintendent Dr. Peter Giarrizzo announced via a district-wide email on March 26. The proposal was brought up by NSHS principal Eric Contreras at the March 25 Board of Education meeting, during which Giarrizzo said the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its social distancing guidelines from six feet to three feet in schools.

Seniors and juniors will return on April 19, and sophomores and freshmen will follow suit on April 26. Contreras said the timetable was chosen based on providing students with two full weeks after they return from spring break, as Covid-19 cases tend to rise following school breaks. He added that seniors and juniors are returning first because they could use the extra preparation time for AP and IB exams, as well as to allow students to gradually adjust to their new schedule NSHS students have been operating on a hybrid learning model since the beginning of the school year. They were split into two cohorts based on last names in alphabetical order, alternating between being in school or remote every other day Monday through Thursday. All students have been remote on Fridays. Students can remain fully remote throughout the rest of year, and the district will send out a survey to find out which students would need such accommodations.

The students and staff have done about as well as possible throughout the pandemic, Contreras said, which is a testament to the courage and creativity of the teachers.

Students have missed over a year of schooling, he said, and if the district does not take deliberate action soon, students could go through further emotional struggles and learning loss. He added that NSHS has the lowest rate of all-remote students in Nassau County at 10 percent, something which he said shows that students want to be in school.

“Our kids actually want to come in, they value the inperson experience,” Contreras said. “They think that school matters and to see teenagers express with their actions that school matters [shows] they want to come into the building. I believe there is no place like brick and mor-

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norTh Shore high School will hold nearly all of its students for the first time since March of 2020 starting on April 26. tar schools and there is no learning experience like actual teachers in front of you five days a week.”

Contreras said students will be separated by at least three feet in all rooms and that outdoor learning will be strongly encouraged for all class types. Assistant principal Jennifer Imperiale said classrooms are being adjusted to accommodate more students per room. The school is doing its best to keep teachers in one room as much as possible, she said, but some classes may have to switch to larger spaces to bring in more students. She added that in some cases, the rooms themselves may have to be remodeled in minor ways, such as removing furniture to fit more desks.

Dan Doherty, the district’s director of counseling, said there are likely going to be differences in how certain students react to coming back to school full time. He said some will hit the ground running with no issues. Others could be more hesitant to return, he said, and certain students could be very anxious as a result of the change. He said the district’s counselors and social workers are prepared to work with students on all levels of return-preparedness. The district also plans on running a parent

program during the week of the return to work with students on adjusting to their schedule, he said.

“As we return, the counseling department and social workers are here to work with you and support students and staff in any way we can,” Doherty said.

Senior Jules Firouztale said she is excited to return to school full time. She said it will bring a sense of normalcy back into students’ lives. School spirit will also return, she said, something which most students have not felt throughout the year.

“I’m looking forward to seeing everyone in the halls that we haven’t seen for the entire beginning of the school year,” Firouztale said. “We’ll be reunited, which will be nice.”

Fellow senior Jack Levin also said he is excited to see his all classmates again, as he has only been around half of them throughout the year. One of the biggest enjoyments of high school is seeing friends every day, he said, so students have been missing out on a sense of unity.

“I want the last half of my senior year to memorable and I think this will be a big part of that,” Levin said.

Easter: A celebration of being alive Jesus was praying in the Garden of Gethsemane during a time of emotional stress and sorrow to the point of death.

He was asking his Father if there was any way for this cup to pass from him, yet he was willing to do whatever God was asking of him.

At this time one of his closest followers, Judas, betrays him into the hands of the authorities. Jesus is beaten, mocked, and whipped within an inch of his life. Then they march him, half naked, up a hill where they nail him to a cross and let him hang there until life slowly oozes out of him.

Three days after Jesus was buried some women went to his tomb to anoint him with spices. They did not find his body. It was gone.

Instead, they found two angels that asked them this question, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?”

(Luke 24:5). Jesus had risen from the dead just like he said he would. Jesus was no longer in the tomb because Jesus was longer dead…He was alive!

Why do we look for the living among the dead? Why do we look for life in

wealth, activity, accomplishment, or ing, talking, and breathing you feel like even in religion, when living is only you are not truly living. The same spirit found in Jesus? If we are looking for life that raised Jesus from the dead can anywhere except Jesus then we are bring life to you as well. looking for the living among the dead.

One of my favorite verses in the What does it mean to us here over Bible is John 10:10 where Jesus says, 2000 years later that Jesus is “The thief comes only to alive? How does that relate steal and kill and destroy; I to us today? What is the have come that they may point of celebrating the reshave life, and have it to the urrection of Jesus each year full.” In this verse we see on Easter Sunday? two different purpose stateI think the Apostle Paul ments. The purpose of who wrote the majority of Satan is to “steal and kill the New Testament in the and destroy”. The purpose Bible addressed that quesof Jesus is to give you “life, tion in Romans 8:11, “If the and to have it to the full”.

Tommy Lanham Spirit of him who raised Satan wants nothing Pastor, Glen Cove Jesus from the dead is living more than to steal, kill and in you, he who raised Christ destroy everything that is Christian Church from the dead will also give good in your life. Your posilife to your mortal bodies tive relationships, your life through his Spirit, who lives changing impact, and your in you.” The same power that raised devotion to Jesus are targets for Satan.

Jesus from the dead is available to us as Whatever is good and alive in you Satan well. Have you ever felt that you are not wants to slaughter it. really alive? Like something is missing Jesus wants nothing more than to in your life? Even though you are walkbring you life to the full. Jesus not only

seeks to give you life more abundantly here on earth he desires to give you eternal life in heaven with him. Jesus is where a real, abundant, eternal life comes from.

Easter is not just a celebration of something that happened 2000 years ago. It is a celebration of the aliveness we can experience right now in Jesus. It is about following a Jesus that overcame death so that we could have victory over death!

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DPS says State Legislature should act now tax burden” on NYAW’s ratepayers, and to establish a new public authority, likely called the Nassau County Water Authority, with the power to purchase all or parts of NYAW’s assets in the county, or to obtain them through eminent domain proceedings. If the authority is established, it could choose to operate the infrastructure itself, contract operations to established public-water providers or merge all or parts of NYAW’s assets into existing water providers.

The report advised that time is of the essence in establishing a public water authority. The state Public Service Commission is still reviewing NYAW’s proposed sale of its Long Island infrastructure to Liberty Utilities for roughly $608 million. The report also noted that NYAW’s rates are scheduled to rise as much as 26 percent on May 1.

NYAW currently serves the Sea Cliff Water District, which includes Sea Cliff and Glen Head as well as parts of Glenwood Landing, Glen Cove, Old Brookville and Roslyn Harbor. It also serves select areas in the Town of Hempstead and Massapequa.

“This is a comprehensive report,” said NYAW President Lynda DiMenna. “As always, our number one priority is our customers, and we will be reviewing the details of the report to understand the impact on them. We are gratified to see that the governor’s press release and the report acknowledges what we have been saying for years: that the special franchise tax is overly burdensome for New York American Water customers, and tax reform is key to providing affordability for our customers.”

State Sen. Jim Gaughran, a Democrat from Northport whose district includes Sea Cliff Water District communities, has been a staunch advocate of public water since he took office in 2019. Last year he authored a bill to establish a public North Shore Water Authority, which

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Public-water advocates say the study conducted by the state Department of Public Service shows that all of Nassau County could be a step closer to municipal water. was passed by the Senate but not by the Assembly by the end of the year, so it must be reintroduced this year.

However, Gaughran said that the governor’s study offers another path to public water.

“I’m actually very supportive of it,” he said, “and I’m pushing for it to be adopted this week as part of our final budget vote.”

Cuomo has maintained that a public water authority should encompass all of Nassau County, Gaughran said, whereas the bill last year was created to serve the North

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Shore. A Nassau County Water Authority, he said, could work similarly to the Suffolk County Water Authority, which he chaired from 2010 until he was elected to the Senate in 2018, in that it might consolidate some of the county’s smaller water districts in the future. This could also be a crucial step toward a Long Island-wide water authority, Gaughran said, which could deal more effectively with water-quality issues, an aging infrastructure and the protection of underground aquifers.

Additionally, Gaughran said, a Nassau County Water Authority could provide the North Shore with a public entity to negotiate with the Jericho Water District. Joining Jericho has been one of the preferred methods of bringing public water to the Sea Cliff Water District for several years, but negotiations have been informal, because the Village of Sea Cliff does not have the authority to negotiate with entities outside the village.

Agatha Nadel, a director of the public water advocacy group North Shore Concerned Citizens, said she was shocked and elated to see the results of the study appear three days before its April 1 deadline.

“I just think that that’s a testament and a credit to the special counsel,” Nadel said. “It appears they really took everything into consideration. There’s so many pieces to this puzzle, and it’s rewarding because we know our voices were actually listened to and not just heard.”

Nadel characterized the news as “absolutely earthshattering.” It covered every point the public had been pointing toward for years, she said, and she hoped there would be no roadblocks in the way of bringing public water to the North Shore.

“It appears that dreams really do come true,” Nadel said. “I just can’t think of another issue for this community that could be solved that could be so gratifying and rewarding.”

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Raynham hall muSeum historian Claire Bellerjeau, on screen, taught students about Long Island’s involvement in the American Revolution.

Learning about the American Revolution at Glen Head Throughout February, fourth-graders at Glen Head Elementary School studied the American Revolution through the lenses of historians, readers and writers. They learned all about the causes of the revolution and why the colonists wanted to fight for their freedom.

“Our students looked at this period through many different perspectives to understand why someone might choose to be a Loyalist, a Patriot or remain neutral,” said teacher Theresa Derasmo.

“We held debates in our classrooms where children selected a stance and then used factual evidence to support their thinking.”

Although the unit saw students engage in a variety of activities, one of the highlights was a virtual field trip with the Raynham Hall Museum in Oyster Bay. The trip built upon their knowledge by teaching them all about Long Island’s involvement in the American Revolution. Through this virtual learning program, the students eagerly learned about some of the spies that operated during the American Revolution, such as Nathan Hale, Robert Townsend and Benedict Arnold. They also researched different spy codes and even had a chance to write their own messages using the white crayons and watercolor paint to create invisible ink.

StudentS uSed white crayons and watercolor paint to write their own messages in invisible ink.

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“Even when it hasn’t been easy politically,” Curran said, “I’ve advocated for businesses that have followed the rules and are just trying to get by, and I’ll continue to advocate for common-sense reopening.”

Curran also used the speech to tout her accomplishments, before she faces Republican Town of Hempstead Council-

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“I believe government can work for the people, but only when it’s honest, transparent and responsive,” Curran said, “and for too long, that was the opposite of what we had here in Nassau.”

The county has reduced the timeframe for project approvals from the Department of Public Works, and increased the annual average lane miles of roads repaved between 2019 and 2021 by more than 70 percent when compared to the average lane miles of roads repaved in the three years before Curran took office.

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“Standing here now, I see a future brighter than ever,” she said in her State of the County address, which she gave from the stage of Elmont Memorial High School March 24. “And tonight, I’ll tell you exactly how Nassau County is seizing this once-in-a-century opportunity to come back stronger than we ever imagined.”

Nassau has steadily worked to rebuild its economy in the year since Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that all schools and businesses would have to shut down to stop the spread of the coronavirus, she said. The county has provided more than 200 restaurants with grants of up to $10,000 and more than 35,000 families with food at a time when many New Yorkers have been out of work.

The county is now helping school districts access Federal Emergency Management Agency funds for investment in information technology and improved

Additionally, Curran said, she did not increase property taxes during the coronavirus pandemic, and instead used money left over from the 2019 budget to fund the unanticipated expenses of the pandemic last year. As a result, she said, Moody’s upgraded Nassau’s bond rating to positive for the first time in 15 years, citing “a third consecutive year of improved financial results” and “ongoing budget and management discipline.”

“My administration will continue policies of fiscal restraint,” Curran said, “so that the county can finally, after almost a decade, end the state’s control over county finances.”

The county is now seeing record-low crime rates, she said, and is seeking to improve the community’s relationship with the Nassau County Police Department by expanding community policing initiatives, creating more Police Activity Leagues and passing new legislation to reform the police department. It requires all police officers to wear body cameras and will include “unprecedented steps to increase police data transparency, provide additional de-escalation and antibias training and ensure our force reflects the diversity of our communities.”

“We should never be afraid to talk about ways to improve policing,” Curran said, “but there will be no defunding the police in Nassau County. Our law enforcement will always have my respect and I will always have their backs.”

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ast year, right about this time, we were prepping for what he hoped was a really exciting time. We had set up clinics, had our teams, ordered uniforms, and then everything was pulled out from us and we went into a stasis mode. In the summer, a couple of parents asked if they could put together a small summer season for the older girls, and we were able to put that together.

Planning for this spring, we’re really hoping for the best — that numbers get to a place where we could do it safely and get clearance from the state. We’re trying to keep in touch with other kids and trying to connect with parents. It’s almost like a blank spot, like a lost year.

We should be able to have a regular season this year. We generally play a couple of other

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local towns, and we’ve had our coordination meetings and everybody’s on board.

Unfortunately, some of the traditional things that we do, like the big annual parade and opening day kickoff, we decided not to hold as a committee. We hope that, maybe by June, we could do a year-end event, but the paramount concern is safety first.

You only get one run with your kids, so there’s a level of loss and maybe a little sadness personally because my son missed a year. But I’m feeling happy. The weather’s changing, and we look like we should be good to have a season. I’m looking at it from a real place of hope and excitement. It’s sort of like a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel, and this doesn’t happen without a lot of volunteer work from a lot of parents.

he pandemic pretty much changed every single thing in sports. I coach middle school soccer, junior varsity basketball and varsity softball, and literally everything’s changed: kids having to wear masks, temperature checks, and Covid testing before they come in to play.

They cannot participate in sports in the high school unless they have a negative Covid test.

But in the Little League, this is my first year in this role, and for everything that goes into it, I have to think about Covid. We’re running a free clinic ahead of the season, and I’m thinking of all the different ways to make it as safe as possible. It makes the job 10 times harder to organize and to keep it safe. We want to do the right thing by everyone and keep it as safe as possible. But everything we plan, we have to have Covid in the back of our

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I have found, though, that the kids are resilient. When my athletic director asked how it went after the first basketball practice, I told him that the kids would come in a hazmat suit, they were just so happy to be there. They play in their masks, they don’t take them off unless they need to, but they’re the toughest out of everybody. It’s amazing. I’m looking forward to the upcoming baseball and softball season and cannot wait to see the kids play.

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ast year in March, all I was thinking about was Little League. We had already assigned teams and had a schedule. We had to put everything on hold and wait for guidance from Little League International.

We waited until August, which by that time most leagues had canceled their season. We thought the kids really needed to play ball.

We were able to get the older kids to play in August, and they did so until the beginning of October.

It was interesting because we never played in the summer before. The problems were different. Due to Covid, only a certain number of cars were allowed in the parking lot. We couldn’t play on Saturdays. We had to social distance and make sure everyone had a mask on. We painted circles 10 feet apart on the

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field where spectators sit. If people wanted to come down to watch, they had to stay inside their circle.

The little guys lost out on the season.

Nothing pained me more. They are our biggest group, and I didn’t want to disappoint them.

That’s when kids fall in love with the game It was stressful for me. I’m a salesman in the city in restaurants and bars, and those businesses disappeared for a while. When you are a salesman, you get commission. It was stressful, worrying about if the city would ever come back. The city was a ghost town.

It was hard for my son to be in the house all the time. I put up a batting cage in the backyard for him. I told him this wasn’t the way it would always be.

his is a first-year Daisy troop, and we started in the beginning of this year. It definitely has been really interesting. Our girls never met in person until the Girl Scout cookie sale on March 20. We’ve only remote troop meetings at this point, because it’s been so cold out, and the local council has certain guidelines about meeting in person. It has to be outside, six feet apart, masks. We’re hoping as it gets warmer out, we’ll be able to transition to in-person meetings.

I was always looking forward to my daughter, Autumn, being in Girl Scouts. I was in a Daisy and Brownie troop, and I remember it vividly being a great experience. So I looked into how to get her involved, and it's such an in-demand thing in East Meadow that the only way to get into a troop is start a troop.

It’s been really going successfully, and they’re excited about it. We’ve been earning our little petals, which are the badges they earn their first year, and we’re making the best out of it and moving along. They’re really happy.

There are lots of fun things we can do as a troop, and in our East Meadow Girl Scout community so we’re excited for those things to come, and we’re trying to keep it interesting in its current state.

A way to support us is through the cookie sales we’ve had going on. The other way the community helps us is by coming up with ideas.

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Herald Inside LI held a free webinar called the 50+ Health+Wealth Virtual Event on March 25.

Sponsored by DoTerra, Emerge Nursing and Rehabilitation at Glen Cove, Glen Cove Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, United Healthcare and Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP, the webinar welcomed five panelists to discuss topics such as brain and heart health, breathing and core exercises, Medicare and Medicaid planning, and the use of essential oils for wellness, beauty, and health practices.

Cheryl Paris, an independent wellness advocate for DoTerra, has been involved in fitness and health for over thirty years. Paris shared that she found relief from heart palpitations, as a result of a condition she was diagnosed with at age 11, which involves improper closure of the value the heart’s upper and lower left chambers.

“One or two drops of an essential oil in a diffuser that runs all throughout the day gets the job done. We have a diffuser in every one of our rooms in our home, for various reasons.” said Paris.

The senior coordinator for the Cardiopulmonary Program at the Glen Cove Center for Nursing and

Rehabilitation, Ken Shah added that playing a harmonica--that anyone can breathing techniques could result buy from a toy supply store--can make in better heart health. Among other a huge difference in inner respiratory breathing techniques that Shah shared, strengthening.”

The administrative program manager he demonstrated “four, seven, eight of Neurological Services breathing,” which involves Emerge Nursing and the practice of breathing Rehabilitation at Glen Cove, in for four seconds, holding Wendell Miller, who also that breath for seven works as a social worker and seconds and then breathing physical therapist, said that out for eight seconds. he aids in helping people “We help [patients] by who have had traumatic educating them about their brain injuries and strokes conditions and helping through the neurological them to breathe better,” program in Glen Cove, he said, referring to the which offers physical, Cardiopulmonary Program occupational and other at the Glen Cove Center for forms of interdisciplinary Nursing and Rehabilitation. therapy. Miller said the “My patients have had program not only aims to significant changes in help support those who their lives by just adding CONSTANTINA suffered from brain breathing exercises and PAPAGEORGIOU have injuries, but it also aims mindful meditation to their to support their families routines in combination Partner, by striving to inform them with pulmonary that they are not alone. rehabilitation and we also Vishnick McGovern Attendees were invited have free support groups Milizio, LLP to submit questions before over Zoom for people going and during the webinar; through cardiopulmonary programs,” Shah said. “We also have many questions involved planning for harmonica lessons, which help with inner healthcare later in life.

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they should plan ahead to have people that they trust like a health care proxy to make decisions for them in the event that they are too sick to make decisions on their own,” said Constantina Papageorgiou, partner at Vishnick McGovern Milizio, LLP. “A health care proxy and a living will are things that people should have in place, so that they can be well taken care of in the event that they need it.”

The regional sales manager for Long Island and Queens at United Healthcare, Johnny Espinal added that he strives to end stigmas about Medicaid.

“There is a stigma that if you are on Medicaid you should be embarrassed because you are getting a hand out or pulling a fast one on the government, and it’s not just the people living in the inner cities and in the Projects that are on Medicaid,” he said. “There are people that are on Medicaid that have been paying taxes and working hard too and just because they are on Medicaid doesn’t mean they should be ashamed.”

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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: April 14, 2021 Time: 7:00 pm Place: Zoom teleconference and videoconference, as provided below Subject: Application of Leonard and Naomi Bush, 15 Circle Way, Sea Cliff, New York, for site plan approval pursuant to Village Code Chapter 107, to permit construction of a swimming pool, and for a fence permit pursuant to Village Code Chapter 64, to permit a six (6) foot high fence. Premises are designated as Section 21, Block 222, Lot 87 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map. Application of Eileen Heimer, 138 Sea Cliff Avenue, Sea Cliff, New York, for a fence permit pursuant to Village Code Chapter 64, to permit six (6) foot high fencing.

Premises are designated as Section 21, Block 114, Lot 10 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map. Application of George, Bonnie and Adam Ganzekaufer, 10 Highland Avenue, Sea Cliff, New York, for site plan approval pursuant to Village Code Chapter 107, to permit construction of a swimming pool. Premises are designated as Section 21, Block 195, Lot 4 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map. Application of Paul and Cara Chartier, 190 Littleworth Lane, Sea Cliff, New York, to widen a driveway and modify an existing curb cut, which construction requires approval pursuant to Village Code Chapter 107.

Premises are designated as Section 21, Block, 186, Lot 143 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map. Application of Nino Luciano, 354 Carpenter Avenue, Sea Cliff, New York, for amended site plan approval pursuant to Village Code Chapter 107, to permit construction of a swimming pool, patio and outdoor kitchen.

Premises are designated as Section 21, Block 48, Lot 8 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.

The Zoom login information is: Meeting ID: 928 7017 7760 Password: 281817 Or dial by your location: +1 929 436 2866 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 April 14, 2021, 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.

Through Zoom, the public will have the opportunity to see and hear the meeting and hearings live.

Any interested member of the public may provide public comments by following the procedure herein.

If the meeting is in person, comments must be submitted by email prior to the meeting, at planningboard@seacliffny.gov, by mail for receipt not later than February , or made in person at the hearing. If the meeting is 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 April 19, 2021. Public comments are to be submitted by email to planningboard@seacliffny.gov. Public comments must identify the application to which the comments apply.

If the meeting is held by 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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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the North Shore Central School District, County of Nassau, State of New York, will be held at the District’s High School, 450 Glen Cove Avenue, Glen Head, New York, on May 6, 2021 at 7:45 p.m. for the presentation of the budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, and for the purpose of discussing the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of the School District during the ensuing school year, and for the transaction of such other business as is authorized by the Education Law. If the public hearing is held as a virtual meeting, due to continued public safety concerns and/or restrictions on gatherings, a link to the meeting will be posted on the District’s website (www.northshoreschools. org), prior to May 6, 2021.

NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes (Proposed Budget) may be obtained by any resident of the School District at each schoolhouse and at the District Office between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday during the fourteen (14) days preceding the annual meeting and election, and on the day of the election, together with the text of any resolution which will be presented to the voters.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that voting, by voting machine, will take place from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on May 18, 2021 at the Gymnasium of the North Shore Senior High School, on the following Propositions: PROPOSITION NO. 1 SCHOOL BUDGET 2021-2022 RESOLVED, that the North Shore Central School District budget for the school year 2021-2022 proposed by the Board of Education in accordance with Section 1716 of the Education Law shall be approved and the necessary taxes be levied therefore on the taxable real property of the District.

PROPOSITION NO. 2 ESTABLISHMENT OF A CAPITAL RESERVE RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the North Shore Central School District (“Board”), is hereby authorized to establish a capital reserve fund, known as the “2021 Capital Reserve Fund,” in accordance with the provisions of Education Law section 3651, for the purpose of financing district wide building and capital improvements, property acquisition, renovations

and/or alterations, including but not limited to construction and/or replacement of district facilities, athletic fields, field lighting, turf fields, tracks, wellness centers, equipment, gym floors, storage, bathrooms, wooded trails, fencing, dugouts, bleachers, structures, site work, and property, capital improvements related to future enrollment growth needs, other infrastructure improvements, district wide purchases, improvements and/or replacement of technology and telecommunications equipment, and similar projects and associated expenses. This capital reserve fund shall be for a probable term of ten (10) years, expiring on June 30, 2031, and shall be capitalized in a total amount not to exceed Eight Million Two Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand dollars ($8,275,000), plus accrued interest, during the term of the fund. The source of funding of the capital reserve fund will be an annual transfer of surplus monies, if any, from the District’s General Fund’s unassigned fund balance as may be available and designated by the Board as of the end of each fiscal year from June 30, 2021 through and including June 30, 2031, and any other sources permitted by law.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that at said election to be held on May 18, 2021, qualified voters shall also elect two (2) members to the Board of Education for three-year terms commencing July 1, 2021 and expiring on June 30, 2024. Candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education may be nominated only by petition. Candidates run at large and nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated.

Each petition shall be directed to the District Clerk, shall be signed by thirty-nine (39) qualified voters of the School District, shall state the residence of each signer and shall state the name and residence of the candidate. Each such petition shall be filed in the District Clerk’s Office, located at 112 Franklin Avenue, Sea Cliff, New York 11579 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on or before April 19, 2021.

NOTICE is also given that persons must be registered in order to be entitled to vote. The Board of Registrars will meet to register voters on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., and on Saturday, May 8, 2021, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the

North Shore Schools Administrative Office, 112 Franklin Avenue, Sea Cliff, New York 11579.

Persons who shall have been previously registered for any District annual or special election and who shall have voted at any such District election held in the prior four calendar years (2017-2020), and/or persons who are registered to vote at general elections within the District pursuant to Election Law §352, need not register to be eligible to vote at said Annual District Election.

NOTICE is also given that the District Register will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the School District between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. during the five (5) days immediately preceding this Annual Budget Vote and Election, except Saturday when it may be inspected, by appointment, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., and Sunday.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots for election of school board members and for voting on the school budget are to be completed on a form prescribed by the state board of elections and may be obtained by visiting the New York State Education Department’s Website (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), or by contacting the District Clerk by email ciampib@northshorescho ols.org or phone (516) 277-7801.

Completed applications must be received at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the applicant, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the applicant or to his or her designated agent.

Absentee ballot applications will not be accepted by the District Clerk before April 19, 2021. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in the District Clerk’s office on each of the five days prior to the election except Sunday, and by appointment only between the hours 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 am on the Saturday prior to the election. Absentee ballots must be received at the District Clerk’s Office no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2021 in order to be canvassed.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Education Law §2018-d, any person serving in the military, including

spouses and dependents, may register to vote in the upcoming school district election.

A military voter who is a qualified voter of the District may obtain a registration form by contacting the District Clerk by telephone (516-277-7801), facsimile (516-277-7805), email (ciampib@northshorescho ols.org), mail (112 Franklin Ave. Sea Cliff, NY 11579), or in person (during regular office hours or between the hours of 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.) A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District by also contacting the District Clerk.

Completed applications must be personally delivered or mailed to the District Clerk and received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2021.

Military ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2021 if signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto with a date which is not later than the day before the election, or not later than the close of the polls on May 18, 2021 if postmarked or endorsed by an agency of the United States government. A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration form, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail in the request for such registration, ballot application, or ballot.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a Real Property Tax Exemption Report prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law will be annexed to any tentative/preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part; and shall be posted on the District’s website.

NOTICE APPROVED: March 25, 2021

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, NORTH SHORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AT GLEN HEAD, GLENWOOD LANDING, SEA CLIFF, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK ELIZABETH A. CIAMPI, DISTRICT CLERK 125341 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

LEGAL NOTICE AVISO DE VOTACIÓN Y ELECCIÓN DEL PRESUPUESTO ANUAL DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE NORTH SHORE, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK (18 DE MAYO DE 2021)

POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO de que una audiencia pública de los votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar Central de North Shore, condado de Nassau, estado de Nueva York, se llevará a cabo en la High School del distrito, 450 Glen Cove Avenue, Glen Head, Nueva York, en 6 de mayo de 2021 a las 7:45 pm para la presentación del presupuesto para el año fiscal 2021-2022, y con el propósito de discutir los fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos estimados del Distrito Escolar durante el año escolar siguiente, y para la transacción de cualquier otro negocio que sea autorizado por la Ley de Educación. Si la audiencia pública se lleva a cabo como una reunión virtual, debido a preocupaciones continuas de seguridad pública y/o restricciones en las reuniones, se publicará un enlace a la reunión en el sitio web del Distrito (www.northshoreschools. org), antes del 6 de mayo de 2021.

TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO DE que cualquier residente del Distrito Escolar en cada escuela y en la Oficina del Distrito puede obtener una copia del estado de cuenta de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año siguiente para fines escolares (Presupuesto propuesto) en cada escuela y en la Oficina del Distrito entre 8:00 am y 4:00 pm cada día que no sea sábado, domingo o día feriado durante los catorce (14) días anteriores a la reunión anual y la elección, y el día de la elección, junto con el texto de cualquier resolución que se presentará a los votantes.

TENGA EN CUENTA ADEMÁS que la votación, por máquina de votación, se llevará a cabo de 7:00 a.m. a 10:00 p.m. el 18 de mayo de 2021 en el Gymnasium of the North Shore Senior High School, en las siguientes propuestas: PROPUESTA N.º 1 PRESUPUESTO ESCOLAR 2021-2022 SE RESUELVE, que se aprobará el presupuesto del Distrito Escolar Central de North Shore para el año escolar 2021-2022 propuesto por la Junta de Educación de acuerdo con la Sección 1716 de la Ley de Educación y, por lo tanto, se recaudarán los impuestos necesarios sobre los bienes inmuebles sujetos a impuestos del Distrito.

PROPUESTA N.º 2 ESTABLECIMIENTO DE UNA RESERVA DE CAPITALES SE RESUELVE que la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar North Shore Central (“Junta”), por medio del presente, tenga autorización para establecer un fondo de reserva de capitales, denominado “Fondo de

reserva de capitales 2021”, de acuerdo con las disposiciones del artículo 3651 de la Ley de Educación, con el fin de financiar mejoras de edificios y capital, renovaciones, modificaciones o adquisición de propiedades en todo el distrito, lo que incluye, entre otros: construcción, renovación o reemplazo de instalaciones del distrito, propiedades y campos para deportes, que incluyen iluminación de los campos, campos de césped, pistas, centros de bienestar, equipos de ejercicio, pisos de gimnasios, depósitos, baños, senderos arbolados, vallados, casetas, gradas, estructuras y otras obras; mejoras de capital relacionadas con las necesidades futuras por aumento de inscriptos; otras mejoras de infraestructura; compras, mejoras o reemplazo de tecnología y equipos de telecomunicaciones en todo el distrito; y proyectos similares y gastos relacionados. Este fondo de reserva de capitales será por un plazo estimado de diez (10) años, hasta el 30 de junio de 2031, y se capitalizará en un monto total que no exceda los ocho millones doscientos setenta y cinco mil dólares ($8,275,000), más el interés acumulado, durante el plazo del fondo. La fuente de financiamiento del fondo de reserva de capitales será una transferencia anual de dinero excedente, en caso de que lo haya, proveniente del saldo de los fondos no asignados del Fondo general del Distrito, según estén disponibles y sean designados por la Junta al final de cada año fiscal, desde el 30 de junio de 2021 hasta el 30 de junio de 2031 inclusive, y cualquier otra fuente permitida por la ley.

POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO de que en dicha elección que se llevará a cabo el 18 de mayo de 2021, los votantes calificados también elegirán dos (2) miembros de la Junta de Educación por períodos de tres años que comenzarán el 1 de julio de 2021 y expirarán el 30 de junio de 2024.

Los candidatos para el cargo de miembro de la Junta de Educación pueden ser nominados solo por petición. Los candidatos se presentan en general y las peticiones de nominación no deben describir ninguna vacante específica para la cual el candidato está nominado.

Cada petición deberá ser dirigida a la Secretaria del Distrito, deberá estar firmada por treinta y nueve (39) votantes calificados del Distrito Escolar, deberá indicar la residencia de cada

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OBiTuARiEs Maria Cristina Pirotin of Matinecock died on March 15, 2021, at age 91.Beloved wife of the late Sherman. Loving mother of Sanford L. and Christine. Grandmother of Alexander Samide, Rachel Samide and Joseph Fernandez Visitation held at Dodge-Thomas Funeral Home of Glen Cove, www.dodgethomas. com. Graveside service and interment at Locust Valley Cemetery.

Francesco Bauco Francesco Bauco of Glen Cove and formerly of New Hyde Park, died on March 17, 2021, at age 95. Beloved husband of the late Teresa. Loving father of Anna Verrelli (Enrico) and Adriana Iori (Gino). Proud grandfather of Dino, Tony, Sandra, Tinamarie and Domenic.

Special great-grandfather of seven. Visiting held at Dodge-Thomas Funeral Home of Glen Cove, www.dodgethomas.

com. Mass held at the Church of St. Rocco on Tuesday. Entombment Holy Rood Cemetery.

Kathleen Marshall Kathleen (Kate) Marshall, of Glen Cove, died on March 9, 2021. Beloved wife of Thomas. Devoted mother of Thomas, Morgan and the late Maxwell. Loving daughter of Janice and the late Thomas C. White. Dear sister of Timothy, John, the late Thomas, James and Joseph.

Mclaughlin Kramer Megiel Funeral Home. Mass at the Church of St. Patrick.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her name to the Huntington Disease Foundation, www.huntingtondiseasefoundation.org

Dianne Abbondondolo Dianne Abbondondolo of Glen Cove passed away unexpectedly but peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, March 21,

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firmante y deberá indicar el nombre y la residencia del candidato. Cada una de estas peticiones se presentará en la Oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito, ubicada en 112 Franklin Avenue, Sea Cliff, Nueva York 11579 entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 5:00 p.m. el 19 de abril de 2021 o antes.

TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO de que las personas deben estar registradas para tener derecho a votar. La Junta de Registradores se reunirá para registrar votantes el Martes, 20 de Abril de 2021, entre las 9:00 a.m. y la 1:00 p.m., y sábado 8 de mayo de 2021, entre las 10:00 a.m. y las 2:00 p.m. en la Oficina Administrativa de las Escuelas de North Shore, 112 Franklin Avenue, Sea Cliff, Nueva York 11579.

Personas que hayan sido previamente registradas para cualquier elección anual o especial del Distrito y que hayan votado en cualquier elección del Distrito celebrada en los cuatro años anteriores (2017-2020), y/o las personas que están registradas para votar en las elecciones generales dentro del Distrito de conformidad con la Ley de Elecciones §352, no necesitan registrarse para ser elegibles para votar en dicha Elección Anual de Distrito.

TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO que el Registro del Distrito estará abierto para la inspección de cualquier votante calificado del Distrito Escolar entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m. durante los cinco (5) días inmediatamente anteriores a esta Votación y Elección del

Presupuesto Anual, excepto el sábado, cuando puede ser inspeccionado, con cita previa, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 10:00 a.m., y el domingo.

TAMBIÉN SE DA AVISO, que las solicitudes de boletas ausentes para la elección de miembros de la junta escolar y para votar sobre el presupuesto escolar deben completarse en un formulario prescrito por la junta electoral estatal y pueden obtenerse visitando el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del Estado de Nueva York. (http://www.counsel.nyse d.gov/common/counsel/fil es/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-english.pdf, http://www.counsel.nysed .gov/common/counsel/file s/absentee-ballotapplication-andinstructions-spanish.pdf), o comunicándose con la secretaria del distrito por correo electrónico ciampib@northshorescho ols.org o llamando al (516) 277-7801. Las solicitudes completas deben recibirse al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección si la boleta se enviará por correo al solicitante, o el día antes de la elección si la boleta se entregará personalmente al solicitante oa su agente designado. La secretaria del distrito no aceptará las solicitudes de boleta de voto ausente antes del 19 de abril de 2021. En la oficina de la secretaria de distrito estará disponible una lista de todas las personas a las que se les haya emitido el voto ausente en cada uno de los cinco días anteriores a la elección, excepto el

domingo, y sólo con cita previa entre las 9:00 am y las 10:00 am del sábado anterior a la elección. Las boletas de voto ausente deben recibirse en la Oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 18 de mayo de 2021 para ser contabilizado.

ADEMÁS SE DA AVISO que de conformidad con la Ley de Educación §2018-d, cualquier persona que preste servicio en las fuerzas armadas, incluyendo los cónyuges y dependientes, puede registrarse para votar en las próximas elecciones del distrito escolar.

Un votante militar que sea un votante calificado del Distrito puede obtener un formulario de registro comunicándose con la Secretaria del Distrito por teléfono (516-277-7801), fax (516-277-7805), correo electrónico (ciampib@northshorescho ols.org), correo (112 Franklin Ave. Sea Cliff, NY 11579), o en persona (durante el horario regular de oficina o entre las 8:00 am y las 4:00 pm) Un votante militar debidamente registrado puede solicitar una boleta militar solicitando una solicitud del distrito poniéndose en contacto también con la secretaria del distrito.

Las solicitudes completadas deben entregarse personalmente o enviarse por correo a la secretaria del distrito y recibirse a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. el 22 de abril de 2021.

Las boletas militares deben recibirse antes de las 5:00 p.m. el 18 de mayo de 2021 si está firmado y fechado por el votante militar y un testigo del mismo con

una fecha que no sea posterior al día anterior a la elección, o no posterior al cierre de las urnas el 18 de mayo de 2021 si tiene matasellos o endosamiento de una agencia del gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Un votante militar puede designar una preferencia para recibir un formulario de registro de votante militar, una solicitud de boleta militar o una boleta militar por correo, fax o correo electrónico en la solicitud de dicho registro, solicitud de boleta o boleta.

ADEMÁS SE DA AVISO de que un Informe de Exención del Impuesto a la Propiedad Inmueble preparado de acuerdo con la Sección 495 de la Ley del Impuesto a la Propiedad Inmueble se adjuntará a cualquier presupuesto tentativo/preliminar, así como al presupuesto final adoptado del cual formará parte; y se publicará en el sitio web del Distrito.

AVISO APROBADO: Marzo 25, 2021 POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN, DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE NORTH SHORE EN GLEN HEAD, GLENWOOD LANDING, SEA CLIFF, CONDADO DE NASSAU, NEW YORK ELIZABETH A. CIAMPI, SECRETARIA DEL DISTRITO 125343 LEGAL NOTICE Grants Capacity LLC. Filed with SSNY on 12/18/20.

Office: Nassau County.

SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail copy to: 9 Leonard Pl., Sea Cliff, NY 11579 124968

2021, at the age of 55. She is predeceased by her father Gus Abbondondolo, and is survived by her mother Anne Abbandondolo, brothers James (Patricia) Abbondondolo and John (Marie) Abbondondolo, and numerous nieces and nephews. Private services will be held at a later date. Further information at Whitting Funeral Home, 300 Glen Cove Ave., Glen Head, www.whitting.com. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to your preferred charity.

Cynthia JohnsonHarrand Cynthia Johnson-Harrand, 85, of Sea Cliff, passed away on March 15, 2021.

Service was held on March 20, 2021, at Whitting Funeral Home in Glen Head.

The Johnson family will be hosting a Celebration of Cynthia’s Life sometime in June on the beach in Sea Cliff, where friends and family can gather to remember her life, laugh and spirit. Cynthia was born in Mineola to Harriet B. Pontifex and Ralph Henry Pontifex on June 9.

Cynthia and her family are life-long Sea Cliff residents. Cynthia is survived by

her loving husband of 25 years, William Harrand. She is loved and cherished by her daughters, Kristi Johnson and Kerri J. Lynch (Kevin), her grandchildren, Jon Lynch, Kristen Lynch and Monique Montagnese. She is also survived by her caring stepson; Kevin Harrand (Maureen Donnellan), and their children and grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to Mutual Concerns Committee, Sea Cliff.

Obituary Notices Obituary notices, with or without photographs can be submitted by individuals as well as local funeral establishments. They should be typed and double spaced. The name of the individual or funeral establishment submitting the obituary should be included. A contact phone number must be included. There is no charge for obituaries.

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–From “Clocks,” Coldplay John Kasich, the former Ohio governor who was roundly defeated in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries by Donald Trump, was doing that thing on March 25 that so many conservative politicians do when they talk about gun control. He was pressing his hands against his ears, telling CNN’s Kate Bolduan, “I can’t SCoTT hear you. I can’t hear you.”

BRINToN He didn’t literally say that, nor cover his ears, but he might as well have.

Kasich was interviewed on CNN last Thursday, after mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado in which a total of 18 people were gunned down.

Bolduan had asked Kasich what lessons President Biden might learn from Kasich’s attempt to enact gun control measures as governor of Ohio after the Las Vegas massacre in October 2017, when a 64-year-old Nevada man opened fire on the crowd at the Route 91 Harvest music festival, killing 60 and injuring 411.

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the Statehouse in Columbus, then perhaps he would have been able to “jam it through,” Kasich lamented, referring to gun-control legislation. But, he said, people didn’t show up to demonstrate, so he couldn’t.

He must have a short memory.

Five months after the Las Vegas shooting, on March 24, 2018, a throng of Ohioans marched on their Statehouse, demanding stricter gun-control laws. The Columbus Dispatch described the scene this way: “Veteran activists and first-time protesters were among the thousands of people who gathered near Downtown on Saturday to take part in the Columbus March For Our Lives rally. People of all ages congregated . . . to listen to speakers promoting school safety and gun control.”

The rally followed the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which 14 students and three adults were killed and 17 others injured. It was one of more than 700 demonstrations that took place across the country as part of the student-led March For Our Lives movement, with hundreds of thousands of people — of all ages — demanding action on gun control.

In 2018, Kasich had appeared on CNN — also on March 25 — to speak on gun control. Elected leaders “should be held absolutely accountable at the ballot box” for

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their failure to pass stricter gun-control measures, Kasich told Brianna Keilar on “State of the Union.”

Now, just three years later, Kasich appears to blame our nation’s abject failure to act on gun control on we, the people, because, apparently, we haven’t been loud enough in our persistent cries for change.

Forget for a moment that Kasich lied to Bolduan — and she never challenged him on his claim that Ohioans did nothing. They most certainly did turn out in droves to demand change, so Kasich has a lot of gall to blame them.

Fifty-seven percent of Americans want to see our laws governing the sale of firearms made stricter, according to recent Gallup polling.

That’s down 10 points since 2018, when demand for tougher gun laws peaked, but it’s still a majority of Americans.

So why pick on Kasich? He, after all, is a Republican who was once a darling of the National Rifle Association and then did an about-face and at least tried to pass guncontrol laws in a red state.

But I need to take my frustration out on someone. As a nation, how do we overcome the inertia on gun control if Kasich represents the best of the Republican Party on the issue? What, precisely, would it take to shift the tide, to stem the violence, to find peace at last?

ow do we overcome the inertia on the issue if John Kasich is the GOP’s best?

Kasich argues that we need more marches. How many? How large? Give us the plan.

We need a blueprint for action.

We, the people, tried what you suggested, John, but nothing came of it. If we couldn’t pass stricter federal gun-control laws through mass demonstrations in 2018, then gun culture surely has us locked in its viselike hold. What we need is leadership — courageous leadership.

Simply put, our federal lawmakers must step up. The people have done their part, time and time again. Now it’s our elected leaders’ turn. They, and they alone, can enact legislation to protect the American people, including a federal background check for all firearms, which would eliminate the gun-show loophole that allows anyone in 41 states to buy a firearm without any such check.

Only six states — California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oregon and Rhode Island — require universal background checks for all firearm sales at gun shows, according to the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. Three states — Connecticut, Maryland and Pennsylvania — require them for handguns.

If our lawmakers were in the room with me now, I’d tell them the time for dithering and bickering has ended. For God’s sake, just do your jobs.

Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.

Dogs on Long Island get a leg up on Covid

hile many humans are still waiting in lines for the Covid19 vaccine, an unusual initiative has put our four-legged friends at the head of the pack. And there’s a big payoff for their humans as well.

Canine Concerns, a small, privately financed nonprofit that advocates for dogs, received a one-time, $1.3 million grant from the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill to immunize all dogs on Long Island against the coronavirus, beginning this week. It’s unclear why Long Island was chosen RANDI for the project, but KREISS dog ownership has skyrocketed over the past year, and our communities were designated a high priority for this effort.

It was reported in Newsday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is seeking any positive publicity he can garner, has strongly pushed for this extraordinary “Project Woof Speed” to begin in New York. He was up against Sen. Ted Cruz, who was lobbying for the new canine vaccine to go to Texas.

Cruz was hoping to neutralize his bad press

from the temporary abandonment of his family dog, Snowflake, when he traveled to Cancun during the catastrophic Texas ice storm.

Even before landing the grant, Canine Concerns had tapped Wolf Pharmaceutical, in Buffalo, to produce the vaccine, which is in the form of a suppository. It will be given out for free (to be administered at home) at thousands of veterinarian offices in our area. They will be labeled “for canine use only,” and should not be used by humans. A deal was been brokered with Amazon to deliver the vaccine doses to Long Island veterinarians beginning on Monday, as we went to press. Individual pet owners may contact their veterinarians for pick-up information.

The terrific part of the plan is that when you pick up the single-dose vaccine, you receive a coupon for a free trip to Buffalo when travel becomes safe and available.

Included are tickets to two outstanding visitor outings: “The Best of Buffalo, by Bike” and “Scavenger Hunt: Roaming Buffalo.”

As part of the package, several Buffalo-area Marriott Hotels will allow dogs to stay for no charge during your visit. Proof of vacci-

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nation, human and canine, will be required.

There is little known about Covid transmission to other species, although a Malayan tiger tested positive last spring at the Bronx Zoo and has since recovered. The risk to dogs is exceedingly small, and transmission from a dog to a human has never been documented. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, “A small number of pets worldwide, including cats and dogs, have been reported to be infected with the virus that causes Covid-19, mostly after close contact with people with Covid-19.

“Based on the limited information available to date, the risk of animals spreading Covid-19 to people is considered to be low.

“It appears that the virus that causes Covid-19 can spread from people to animals in some situations.

“Treat pets as you would other human family members — do not let pets interact with people outside the household.”

It has been reported in The New York Times that a number of high-profile individuals have gained early access to the dog vaccine to be sure their pets are protected.

A friend of Ivanka Trump (she is currently

hough it’s not clear why, our communities were designated a high priority for this effort.

living in Miami) reportedly said that Ms. Trump had scored two suppositories for her Chihuahuas, Barbie and Barbie. According to the same article, President Biden has secured vaccines for Major and Champ, although no one in the Biden circle felt comfortable administering the dose to Major after a recent minor biting incident.

In the trials of the Wolf Pharmaceutical vaccine, there were several side effects documented. In a small number of dogs, their barking pitch was elevated for several weeks, causing consternation for their owners but no other apparent problems for the pooches. Oddly, some 5 percent of inoculated dogs demonstrated enhanced cognitive ability in manipulating the pieces of dog puzzles to gain a food reward. There were two incidents of family dogs reversing day and night, making it difficult to rouse them for walks.

I plan to get the new vaccine for my darling Lillybee as soon as possible. I especially look forward to getting my free trip to Buffalo, since I have never visited Niagara Falls.

I may also go over the falls in a barrel. If you believe that, then you probably believed the rest of this column. Happy April Fools’ 2021.

Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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tate Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach who chairs the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, has introduced legislation in the Senate that could cripple magazines and newspapers across the state, particularly smaller community newspapers without a large online presence.

While we believe the intent behind Kaminsky’s measure — the Extended Producer Responsibility Act (S.1185B) — is admirable, it does not account for its potential effect on magazines and newspapers, long considered necessary ingredients of a working democracy.

While it might seem self-serving for a newspaper to oppose legislation that could hurt our industry, there is the big picture to consider if the measure were to cause an increasing number of magazines and newspapers to go under. What would be the effect on society? Would we see more “news deserts” — holes in coverage where people were unaware of what was happening in their own backyards because no one was there to tell their stories?

Undoubtedly, the answer is yes. This is why the Heralds oppose the legislation.

If passed by the Legislature and signed

by Gov, Andrew Cuomo, the measure would shift responsibility for the recycling of paper, plastic, glass and aluminum packaging and products from local municipalities, including our towns and villages, to the manufacturers in an attempt to force them to reduce packaging, thus decreasing waste in our landfills and the need for recycling.

There is no way for magazines and newspapers, however, to reduce their use of paper without shifting completely to online reporting, which is still in its infan-

cy — it’s been around a mere 25 years.

Most newspapers, even the big dailies, are simply not ready to make such a bold move. Print advertising, in many ways, remains the engine that drives our industry.

Kaminsky — and State Assemblyman Steve Englebright, chairman of the Assembly’s Environmental Conservation Committee — should exclude newspapers from any extended producer responsibility legislation, in the same way that books are.

The act’s primary intent is to reduce the amount of packaging that manufacturers use to contain anything from milk to children’s toys and everything in between. From this perspective, the proposal makes a great deal of sense. Manufacturers have consistently upped the ante over the decades, moving from minimal packaging to excessive, and superfluous, packaging, most often intended to increase the marketability of their products.

All that packaging — much of which is not recyclable — has caused a glut of waste that is sent to our incinerators and landfills. As a nation, we’re drowning in packaging. In this respect, shifting responsibility for recycling would, first, encourage manufacturers to use more recyclable or recycled packaging, and second, force them to reduce their packaging, period.

Magazines and newspapers, however, are not packaging — they are the product — and thus they belong in a different category, and should be excluded from this type of legislation.

The Kaminsky and Englebright measures address the recycling crisis that has gripped the nation. In 2018, Chinese officials decided that their country would no

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letters Why is Kremer so worked up over voting laws To the Editor: Re “The party of Lincoln becomes the party of George Wallace,” [March 25-31]: Jerry Kremer never ceases to amaze me. He forgets the Democratic Party was once supported by the Ku Klux Klan.

During his 47 years in office, Joe Biden at times praised U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd, a former member of the KKK, and cited his friendships with segregationist Dixiecrats. Kremer really needs to take something for his “Trump derangement syndrome.”

Kremer spews the leftist mantra that “America would be turning back the clock to the dark days of the Jim Crow era” if Republican proposals intended to “dramatically cut voter turnout” were to pass at the state level. These proposed laws have nothing to do

longer purchase recyclables for reuse from the U.S., claiming that the material they were receiving was often contaminated. Paper products, for example, were stained by food and drink, rendering them useless, so the Chinese were paying for recyclables they couldn’t turn into new products.

The Kaminsky/Englebright legislation, however, does not specifically address how we would recycle. It merely states that “a convenient system for consumers to recycle” would have to be set up.

The common practice of comingling recyclables — plastic and glass with aluminum and paper — makes no sense, because anything wet on the plastic, glass and aluminum — most often food — ruins the paper. The answer is dual-stream recycling, in which plastic, glass, aluminum and paper products are separated by the homeowner at the curb in different containers. The Village of Valley Stream adopted the practice last year in reaction to China’s decision not to accept U.S. recyclables.

Along with its rollout of the dualstream program, Valley Stream undertook an intensive educational campaign to help residents better understand what can, and cannot, be recycled. The Kaminsky and Englebright measures do address the need for greater education, the cost of which manufacturers would have to bear.

Clearly, recycling is a complex issue, but lumping magazines and newspapers in with packaging sends a terrible and confusing signal to the public. Excluding them from the extended producer responsibility act, as has most often been the case when such legislation has been enacted in other parts of the world, particularly in Europe, would only be right.

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he potholes that used to greet us each spring, but now are with us year-round, remind us of the condition of our roads and bridges. They also remind us of the damage caused by water and weather. The hurricanes of 2020 cost $39 billion in damage, and more than 100 lives were lost. The wildfires in the West caused $16.5 billion in damage, and the drought there caused $4.5 billion. Why are we not better prepared for these assaults on our safety and livelihoods?

President Barack Obama roBerT called for investment in the sCoTT nation’s vulnerable, decaying and outdated infrastructure, but Congress failed to act. President Donald Trump urged a national commitment to infrastructure investment, but Congress balked. And once again, the American Society of Civil Engineers issued its quadrennial assessment of the nation’s infrastructure, and gave it a grade of C-minus.

Eleven of the 17 infrastructure categories, however, earned D’s. How would you react if your son or daughter brought home such grades from school? And these grades are for the visible parts of our infrastructure, not the less visible, like

broadband, and the invisible, like the internet.

New York’s part of the report card indicates dire conditions for our region.

According to the report, driving on roads in need of repair in New York costs each of us $625 per year, and 9.9 percent of the state’s bridges are structurally deficient.

Drinking-water improvements in New York would cost an estimated $22.8 billion. Some 424 dams are considered potentially high hazard. Long Island’s transportation systems are the most congested in the nation.

As we know from the brutal winter storms, extreme cold, devastating rainstorms, hurricanes and floods, many of our systems are susceptible to catastrophic failure. And such failures are likely to increase because of climate change.

The categories the ASCE evaluated include roads, bridges, airports, dams, levees, storm-water systems, railroads, drinking-water systems, inland waterways, ports, the electrical grid, and transit, such as subway tunnels and stations. The organization estimates that the U.S. is spending only half of what is needed just to bring these systems up to par. Even more is needed to upgrade electrical and cybersecurity networks. Furthermore, it is estimated that if the investments are not made, the country could lose $10 trillion in

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riving on New York roads in need of repair costs each of us $625 per year.

LeTTers with Jim Crow, but Kremer and others like him push the narrative.

Most European countries have banned mail-in ballots for people not living abroad or require a photo ID because of concern over fraud. Kremer and others like him say voter identification is racist.

You need to show ID, though, for air travel, banking, motor vehicle transactions and entrance to a federal office building, as well as to receive a passport.

What is Kremer worried about? News flash: The voting laws in Biden’s home state of Delaware are stricter than the new laws in Georgia — Delaware, for example, allows 10 days of early voting, compared to 21 in Georgia.

Kremer claims the Republican Party has become the party of the white man.

However, the BBC, whom I trust more than the American media, said Trump gained support among minorities.

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economic growth and more than 3 million jobs within 17 years.

What a catalog of loss. Economic decline, higher costs for consumers and businesses, and damage to our quality of life are the quantifiable effects of our neglect.

Leading business leaders have called for action. Black Rock CEO Larry Fink called on Trump, and has now called on President Biden, to prioritize infrastructure investment for the nation’s well-being. Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has called attention to the crisis of crumbling infrastructure.

Even the U.S. military and the Department of Homeland Security have noted the ways in which decaying bridges and systems are interfering with the country’s capacity to defend itself.

Fortunately, Biden has heard these calls, and has promoted infrastructure spending not only for competitive and security reasons, but also as a way of creating jobs and securing an equitable cleanenergy future.

In the past, Congress has said no to such spending because it feared that new taxes would be required to pay the bill. But even without agreeing to “no new taxes” for our numerous needs in so many areas, especially for children and schooling, history suggests that there is a way to get going.

Early in the 20th century, the U.S. sold Liberty Bonds to the public, to encourage citizens to take part in a patriotic act and to raise the funds necessary to support our allies in World War I. The bonds, issued in denominations of $10 to $10,000, also introduced many families to the idea of investing for their own future. It is estimated that two-thirds of American wage earners owned bonds.

In 2002, the federal government introduced a program of Liberty Bonds to help rebuild lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11 attacks, and raised billions of dollars.

Why not a new Liberty Bonds program to raise at least some of the money necessary to secure our systems and networks?

Money saved in the bank is yielding little in the way of return on investment, but it could be invested in tax-exempt bonds yielding better, though still modest, interest rates. That could mitigate some of the required tax burden. Furthermore, major banks and investment firms could be called on to take on back-office operations and distribution as a service to society, and demonstrate their often-cited commitment to environmental, social and corporate governance.

Together, people, corporations and the government could heed the calls for action and take dramatic steps toward preserving the nation’s security and brightening its future.

Robert Scott is president emeritus and university professor emeritus of Adelphi University in Garden City.

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Why must we file FOI requests?

To the Editor: Last week’s editorial “State needs public hearings overhaul” also should have included not requiring people, reporters and watchdog groups to submit Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain basic information that should routinely be made public.

That requirement is inconsistent with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s respective promises to conduct the most open and transparent administrations in the history of state and municipal government.

This was supposed to have included independent authorities such as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Empire State Development Corporation, the State Thruway Authority, the State Dormitory Authority, the State Urban Municipal Corporation, the Long Island Power Authority, the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the NYNC School Construction Authority, among many others.

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