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BY JENNIFER CORR jcorr@liherald.com

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FORMER U.S. REP. Lester Wolff, who died on Tuesday, first met John F. Kennedy when Kennedy was a candidate for president, on NBC’s “Between the Lines,” which Wolff hosted.

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NS environmental ‘hero’ stopped the bridge BY LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com

Lester L. Wolff, who was elected to the House of Representatives in 1964 and served in Congress for 16 years, died on Tuesday at age 102. He had lived for the past 21 years in East Norwich, where he remained active until his death. Wolff ’s wife, Blanche, died in 2000. In his later years, he spent as much time as he

could with his remaining family, including his son Bruce and daughter Diane, which he said was impossible to do while serving in Congress. Locally, residents remember the Democratic congressman for leading the charge in the 1960s to nix the building of a bridge planned by then Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and developer Robert Moses. They wanted to continue the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway

in Syosset north to connect with Route 106 through Muttontown, Upper Brookville and Oyster Bay. The path to the bridge was to run parallel to West Shore Road through Mill Neck, by way of a viaduct above Mill Neck Creek ending in Bayville. The bridge’s location was never definite, but it was to run across the Sound. Wo l f f c o n t a c t e d t h e Department of the Interior to CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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While many youth activities were put on pause during the pandemic, Scouting was one exception. Not only did Sea Cliff ’s Scouts BSA Troop 43 never miss a beat throughout the past year, troop leaders say, the changes have been beneficial. “While it’s been a difficult year for anything, I think we’re a unique youth group in that we didn’t have to fully shut down,” Assistant Scoutmaster Grant Kletter said. “We were able to remain safe and active in a restricted pandemic environment, and still do many of the activities that we would have done anyway.” Like most organizations, Troop 43, consisting of Scouts ages 11 to 17, initially transitioned to a Zoom format at the onset of the pandemic. “But the one I thing I think we all got from that was that, it wasn’t good enough, it wasn’t what we wanted,” Scoutmaster Kevin White said, “and we had to come up with something better.” White took on the role of Scoutmaster in June, when both the troop leadership and youth leadership positions change annually, and said he discussed possibilities with the new leaders to come up with a plan that followed the New York State and Scouts BSA guidelines. “Camping was a nonstarter, and that’s a big part of scouting in a normal year,” White said. “Normally, the Scouts go off on a trip about once a month. Without that component, it made it really challenging.” However, he said, they quickly developed an outdoor model where they could meet in-person under tighter guidelines— wearing masks, using hand sanitizer, and “everyone being personally responsible for their behaviors and how it affects others,” White said. For years, the troop has met weekly at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, in the evening. When that location was no longer an option, the troop moved its meetings across the street to Roslyn Park. “Within our troop, one thing we’ve found is, even though it adds a level of complexity in terms of planning, taking the meetings outdoors has almost returned us to the basics,” White said. “I think everyone agreed it‘s been kind of a nice change to drive the meetings outdoors and make it more meaningful for the Scouts.” Because they were able to meet inperson, they could focus on the basics to get the Scouts ready for next year: using a compass, building a fire, and setting up a tent. Kletter said that while they were not able to do overnight camping trips, the troop made a point to do more than just hold a meeting. “We were able to do things the kids did enjoy and implement those skills. We really looked at focusing on day trips and day activities.” Activities included long bike rides at Bethpage State Park and hiking trips at

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TROOP 43 RECENTLY helped clean up Scudders Pond, along with the Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor. Harriman State Park. The community service component was also negatively impacted due to restrictions, but the Scouts were still able to participate in cleanups at Scudders Pond and Welwyn Preserve. Assistant Senior Patrol Leader Daniel Vogts, 16, has been a member of the troop for five years. He said he first joined after going to an open house and thought it seemed interesting. It turned out be a positive experience, as he has not only developed basic Scouting skills but also built friendships and learned leadership skills. As next year’s Senior Patrol Leader, he said, he’s hoping to help bring back some of the normal activities Scouts do so the younger members can get the true experience, particularly when it comes to community service projects. This summer, the hope is that the camping trip planned to the White Mountains in New Hampshire that had to be postponed last year will happen, and that next year will be more normal. Still, troop leaders agreed that skills learned this year will benefit them in the future. “Hopefully the skills the boys picked up this year will be applicable to activities related to next year,” White said. With 12 members, the troop is on the small side, but the Scoutmasters are hoping to attract more members, both boys and girls. Though it’s currently still comprised of only boys, girls are now allowed to be involved in Scouts BSA activities, which the troop leaders

THE SCOUTS COLLECTED bags of trash during a cleanup at Welwyn Preserve. both said they are excited about. There are only three other troops in Nassau County with girls, and “we’re looking to be the fourth,” White said. To include girls in the troop, White explained, a minimum of five girls would have to join with their own scoutmaster who would work alongside the boy’s scoutmaster. The meetings would start together and the two sides could either continue working together or go in their direction, White said. The goal is to provide girls with the same experiences and opportunities that the boys have. Simon Kletter, 11, joined the troop

last June. “It seemed like a great opportunity and is really fun,” he said, noting that over the course of the year he has learned new skills that he can use “for life” such as first aid, cooking and orienteering. He also said he’s happy that his troop is inviting girls to join. “It’s great that anyone can join and anyone who enjoys being outdoors can get that experience.” Troop 43 will hold an open house on Friday, May 14, at 6 p.m. in Roslyn Park, Sea Cliff, open to both girls and boys. Rain date is May 21. Visit seaclifftroop43.org for more information.

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Sea Cliff Beach will be opening on Saturday, May 29. The beach will be open on weekends only until June 26, when it will be open on a daily basis. To ensure public health and compliance with Governor Cuomo's orders regarding outdoor gatherings, the beach will be open to Sea Cliff residents only on weekends (proof of residency required). Non-residents are welcome to purchase a weekday/daily membership for Monday through Friday.

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April 22 marked the first day of lacrosse practice across Nassau County, and the North Shore girls were thrilled to be back on the field preparing for the grind of a Conference I schedule. “It was a little emotional,” Vikings coach Megan McCormack said. “Everyone is thrilled to be back. It was definitely heartbreaking to tell the girls last spring, especially the four seniors we had, there wasn’t going to be a season. It’s so nice to see the team back together working and uniting.” North Shore, which reached the Class C semifinals in 2019, will cram 13 conference games into 33 days before recharging the batteries for what McCormack hopes is a long playoff run. “We’re hoping to compete and do well,” she said. “We have a nice mix of experienced players and young talent. Overall, it’s a young team but we have depth.” Leading the way for the Vikings is a starstudded midfield consisting of senior and Stony Brook University bound Casey Colbert, her younger sister, sophomore Kylee Colbert, and junior Kate Gilliam. Each began their varsity careers as seventh-graders, McCormack said. The Colberts both earned All-County honors last season, and Gilliam was selected AllConference. “Casey is huge on the draws for us and a natural leader who can finish as well as distribute,” McCormack said of Colbert, who had 4 goals in a 9-8 win over Long Beach on May 5.

Kylee Colbert brings blazing speed, a hard-tohandle shot and the ability to get to the cage. She’ll also take draws and has a physical side to her game as well, the coach noted. She had six goals in the team’s 9-8 overtime win over Syosset to open the season on May 1. Gilliam, a Harvard commit who also scored in the opener, is a distance runner who never tires, McCormack said, and is smart with the ball on her stick. The attack features a couple of first-year varsity players. Sophomores Ava Bartoli and Daniella Martini competed at the JV level in 2019 and would’ve made the jump to varsity last spring if the season hadn’t been canceled by the pandemic. “They’re both offensive threats,” McCormack said. “Ava is a playmaker and Daniella is someone who likes to operate behind the cage and in the crease.” Junior Ella Begley is another key piece to the attack. Defense is where North Shore’s depth could really make a difference. Senior Francesca Corozzo and sophomore Eliza Ritter anchor a unit that includes senior Madalyn Lutz, junior Amanda Ayres, sophomore Maya Best and freshman Hannah Gilliam. Best had the OT winner against Syosset. “Frankie is a great leader and communicator,” said McCormack, who added Ritter is a quick and aggressive defender with a year of varsity experience under her belt as an eighth-grade starter last season. In goal, junior Allison Ryder is the No. 1 after serving as the backup in 2019. “She works hard and is extremely focused,” McCormack said. Ryder turned aside 10 Syosset shots in the opener.

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increased or stayed the same over the past five years and 66 percent believe their stress has impacted on their physical health. While it is not always possible to eliminate the sources of stress in our lives, it may be possible to teach ourselves better ways to deal with life’s stressors so that they do not have such a strong negative impact on our health. One technique that is used to help train the mind to better control its approach to stress is Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. Mindfulness is the practice of moment to moment awareness, by purposely focusing one’s attention on the present moment without any pre-conceived expectation or judgment. Register

Free Health Screenings Glen Cove Library, 4 Glen Cove Ave., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nurses from St. Francis Hospital offer free health screenings for individuals over 18, including blood pressure testing, a test for cholesterol and diabetes screening. The Mobile Outreach Bus will be in the library’s back parking lot. Staff from The Charles Evans Center will have a table set up next to the Outreach Bus with information on the services they offer.

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Meet in the rear of Glen Cove City Hall, 9 Glen St., 9 a.m. to noon. The City of Glen Cove’s Beautification Commission will host the annual cleanup. Call (516) 6764402 with questions.

Virtual Program: Barre Fitness Through the Glen Cove Library, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Barre fitness is a full body workout, inspired by elements of ballet, yoga and Pilates, that focuses on low-impact, high-intensity movements designed to strengthen and tone your body. Equipment needed: 2 to 3 pound weights, a chair and a mat. Register at glencovelibrary.org.

Outdoor Concert at the Library Locust Valley Library, 170 Buckram Road, from 2 to 4 p.m. Enjoy a live acoustic performance by singer/songwriter Emily Angell as she performs covers and originals. Bring a blanket and some treats to enjoy music, socially distanced. Register at locustvalleylibrary.org.

Sunday, May 16 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 with local photographers. For more information, call (973) 281-4503.

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Uncovering America’s Covert Art Patron A virtual program through the Glen Cove Library on May 18, at 7 p.m., exploring the incredible life and legacy of Alice Antoinette DeLamar, a former Glen Cove resident (1905-1918), who was nicknamed “the richest bachelor girl in the United States” upon her father’s passing. DeLamar lived at Pembroke on Red Spring Lane where the Legends Yacht Club is now. This 20th-century New York heiress dedicated her life and untold fortunes to covertly supporting the arts at a scale not entirely known until recently. Writer and lecturer Nona Footz will discuss the DeLamar family lore, Alice’s mysterious life, and a long-lost memoir that explained it all. A Q&A will follow. Register at glencovelibrary.org.

Monday, May 17 How to Manage Paper A virtual program through the Oyster Bay Library, 7 p.m. Marie Limpert and Annmarie Brogan of Organize Me! of NY, LLC will present a one-hour virtual organizing presentation followed by a short Q & A. Some of the strategies they will teach you include how to manage your paperwork with ease, focusing on how to get started. Go to oysterbaylibrary.org to register.

Tuesday, May 18 Budget Vote & Trustee Elections School districts will hold elections for the Board of Education candidates and for the 2021-22 school budget. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. in Glen Cove;

7 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the North Shore School District, and 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. in Oyster Bay.

Library Board Meeting Glen Cove Library, 6:45 p.m. The board of trustees will meet in the history room.

Virtual Lecture at NSHM Through the North Shore Historical Museum, 7 p.m. Take a journey back in time with a historic slide presentation about famed Post Cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Long Island estate, Hillwood. Historian Kenneth G. Mensing uses Post family private photos to reveal a glimpse into this magnificent former estate and the pioneering businesswoman who called it home. $15. Participants will be emailed a Zoom link on the day of event. Go to www.nshmgc.org or 516801-1191 for more information.

Wednesday, May 19 Make a Calming Stress Roller Through the Locust Valley Library, 6:30 p.m. In this virtual hands-on class, participants will make a roller bottle of Stress Away, Grapefruit and Orange essential oils and will explore various stress-relieving techniques. A perfect program for teens and adults. Participants can pick up their kits at Locust Valley Library. Material fee cost: $12. Cash or check made payable to Locust Valley Library.

Mindful Stress Reduction A virtual presentation through the Oyster Bay Library. Dr. Joseph Diamond will be giving a lecture on the topic of “Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction” According to the American Psychological Association, 72 percent of U.S. adults surveyed responded that their stress level has

The City of Glen Cove Summer Camp registration is now open. Join Willie’s Superbrew Beach Cleanups on May 15; go to superbrew.com/cleanup The Town of Oyster Bay Board of Trustees meets on May 18 at 10 a.m. The Glen Cove Board of Education meeting is on May 19 at 7 p.m. The Sea Cliff Planning Board meets on May 18 at 5 p.m.

Through the Locust Valley Library, 6:30 p.m. Join this New York Marine Rescue Center family-friendly presentation on the wide variety of marine mammals and sea life that inhabit the waters of Long Island and how we can protect them. Registration required for this Online Zoom event. Join Zoom for free at: https://zoom.us/ freesignup/ After registering, you will receive an invitation to join this free Zoom event. Deadline to register is May 20 at 11 a.m.

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Wolff was ‘tweeting and posting until the end’ CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE survey the area, leading the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to declare the 3,204 acres of bay bottom, salt marsh and small freshwater wetland the Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge, crushing the bridge plan. “That was a big move by Lester because Rockefeller and Moses were very powerful people,” said U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat who currently holds the congressional seat once occupied by Wolff. “Lester was very clever, intelligent, passionate and courageous, that he would stand up to such powerful people. In those days, to successfully block people with such power was rare.” Everyone thought the subject of a bridge was closed, but it resurfaced when Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for a feasibility study in 2018 to consider the viability of building a bridge to Westchester over the Long Island Sound. Wolff, who was in his 90s, attended all of the meetings to formulate a plan to defeat the bridge, speaking at each. People referred to him as a “hero.” Cuomo’s study was abandoned, which Wolff said was a relief. The Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge was renamed the Congressman Lester Wolff National Wildlife Refuge in January 2020. “He lived a full life,” Suozzi said. “He was posting and tweeting until the end.

Lester was a practical politician and had a good sense of history. He’d call me and tell me that I should call this person or do a press release on this or that.” Wolff was an expert in Asian affairs. The chairman of the House International Relations Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs, he led a Congressional delegation to meet with Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-ping on July 9, 1978. Wolff ’s goal was to normalize relations with China. “After my meeting with Hsiao-ping, the United States shifted the policy with Taiwan to the One China policy, which states that Taiwan and China are parts of a single China,” Wolff explained in a 2016 Oyster Bay Herald interview. “Teddy Kennedy and I wrote the Taiwan Relations Act [which authorized the continuation of commercial, cultural and other relations between the U.S. and Taiwan] in April 1979, which President Carter signed.” Wolff, a devout Jew, was proud that he was able to assist Israel. His introduction of amendments to the White House sponsored Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 restored peace talks between Israel and the Arab states. These amendments ended up providing Israel with the F4 Phantom jets that later gave them what they needed to win the 1967 war. Matthew Meng, the president of the CONTINUED ON PAGE 9

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The early days

Wolff ’s childhood in Washington Heights included sitting in the dugout at Yankee Stadium when the team practiced. His father worked for Rupert Brewery, who owned the Yankees. So, Wolff was able to see many games, too. “I met Babe Ruth, who was very congenial,” Wolff said in 2016. He added that the Babe patted him on the head on his way to the ballfield. “I met Lou Gehrig too, but he was very different than Babe Ruth. Gehrig was quiet and very reserved.” One of the best gifts Wolff said he ever received was a signed Yankee baseball from his father for his bar mitzvah. It has all of the signatures from the 1932 Yankees, including Ruth and Gehrig. Education and family were incredibly important in the Wolff household. His parents taught him that it was important to receive a solid education. When Wolff was 10, he began to appear on the radio show “The Horn & Hardart Children’s Hour,” where he said the microphones were so high, he could barely reach them. And then in high school he won a scholarship to the Juilliard School for voice. Wolff entered the private conservatory at 16, remaining until he graduated at 18. But he didn’t just study voice. “I thought I was going to be a singer, and I learned to tap dance,” Wolff said. “I became a song-and-dance man and performed at clubs. I was young to do that, only 16, but it was unique for someone my age to do both.” He continued to perform for four

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Wolff had known seven presidents. He first met John F. Kennedy when he was a candidate for president, appearing on NBC’s political affairs program, “Between the Lines.” Wolff was the host of the Emmy-nominated program. After the interview, Kennedy leaned in and quietly told Wolff he should run for Congress. Wolf f interviewed many elected leaders on the TV show, which eventually fueled an interest in his own involvement in politics. But he credited Kennedy with his decision to run for office. “He was brilliant,” Wolf f said. “There really wasn’t anything that you could ask Jack that he didn’t know about. He was affable, a good listener and laidback.” There will be a memorial for Wolff at Temple Emanuel of Great Neck on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.

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OBITUARIES Peter W. Kurz, of East Norwich, formerly of Glenwood Landing, passed away peacefully in his sleep May 8, 2021, following a long illness at the age of 75. Peter proudly served his country from 1966 to 1969 in Vietnam. Upon his return home he began a 44-year long career with the U.S. Postal Service as a letter carrier in Glen Head. Peter was an avid sportsman, enjoying fishing and hunting, and was a former member of the Matinecock Rod & Gun Club. Peter is survived by Linda (nee Roseen), his wife of 33 years; Linda's family members; numerous nieces and nephews and many loving friends. He is predeceased by his parents, Robert & Mabel Kurz, and brother Dennis Kurz. In lieu of flowers please donate in his memory to Wounded Warrior Project or the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration. Visitation Thursday, May 13, 5 to 9 p.m. at Whitting Funeral Home, 300 Glen Cove Ave., Glen Head, NY 11545. Burial Friday, May 14, at Roslyn Cemetery. Donations: Wounded Warrior Project, PO BOX 758516, Topeka, KS 66675 or AFTD, 2700 Horizon Drive, Suite 120, King of Prussia, PA, 19406.

member of the Links Club in NYC and the Harvard Club in NYC and Boston, where he especially enjoyed dinners and lectures there with friends and family. He also was a director of Davis Elkins College from 1980-90, and president of National Institute Social Sciences in 1994. He briefly was a teacher at Avon Old Farms and worked for Otis elevator, before he found his true passion, which was financial advisory and management, which he practiced and loved for almost 70 years. In this field, he worked for Wellington and Co, then became president of Hamilton Gregg Capital,

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Support, opposition for school budget CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE Robert Mattner, a 31-year resident of Sea Cliff, said. “The rub for me, quite honestly — since the budget has been adopted, I’m sure there’s nothing we can do about it now — is that we have a bunch of administrators.” Mattner argued that having administrators for school subjects like history, science and math might not be a necessary expenditure. Rather, it might be beneficial to have “teachers of excellence” who could fulfill administrative functions during off periods. Mattner’s son, Jonathan, a North Shore High School 2013 graduate, was likely the most recent graduate who attended the meeting. He asking trustees if they considered reducing the tax levy increase below the maximum 1.43 percent because of the funding the district received from the state and federal government. “I just don’t believe the tax hike is at all necessary, or at least maxing out,” Jonathan Mattner said. “The board of trustees, over the years that I’ve been alive, has consistently maxed out on their spending. I don’t think it’s reasonable. I don’t think it’s equitable.” Roger Friedman of Sea Cliff, on the other hand, expressed his support for the budget proposal. “It is fundamentally not good budgeting practice to use a one-time shot of revenue in your operating fund,” Friedman said. “The question becomes, what do you do next year when you don’t have it in your operating fund? It has to

State and federal funding American Rescue Plan allocation: $753,773 Projected state aid: $5.9 million Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act: $335,628 Foundation Aid: ■ Largest unrestricted aid to fund all schools in the state. ■ Comprises about 68 percent of all state aid to public schools in New York. ■ Aid is based on student enrollment, wealth index, number of students on free or reduced lunch and regional cost index. The state plans to increase the district’s Foundation Aid by 26.25 percent over three years to the full phase-in level in the recently enacted budget. Projected increases ■ 2021-22: $238,069 ■ 2022-23: $334,462 ■ 2023-24: $334,462 Jennifer Corr/Herald

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SEA CLIFF TAX SALE ON MAY 27, 2021 NOTICE OF TAX SALE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF SEA CLIFF, NEW YORK 2020-2021 VILLAGE TAXES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 1450 and 1452 of Article 14 of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York, I, Marianne Lennon, Treasurer of the said Incorporated Village of Sea Cliff, will sell at public auction, in the manner provided by law, on the 27th day of May at 10:00 o’clock in the forenoon, in the Board Room at the Village Hall in said Village, so such of each of the following parcels of real estate upon which Village Taxes remain unpaid as will be sufficient to discharge the tax, fees, interest and charges which may be due thereon respectively at the time of such sale, and shall continue the same from day to day until the said sale shall be completed. Such purchaser at such tax sale will be required to pay ten percentum of his respective bid to the undersigned Village Treasurer immediately upon the conclusion of this sale and the remaining ninety per centum within ten days after the sale and upon such payment in full shall receive a written certificate of sale describing the real estate purchased and sum paid therefor. THE NAMES OF OWNERS SHOWN ON THIS LIST MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS OWNING THE PROPERTY AT THE TIME OF THIS ADVERTISEMENT. SUCH NAMES HAVE BEEN TAKEN EITHER FROM ASSESSMENT ROLLS PREPARED AS OF APRIL 2020 OR FROM THE RECORDS OF THE RECEIVER OF TAXES AND FREQUENTLY DIFFER FROM THE NAMES OF THE OWNERS AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. IT MAY ALSO BE THAT SUCH OWNERS ARE NOMINAL ONLY AND ANOTHER PERSON IS ACTUALLY THE BENEFICIAL OWNER. PROPERTY OWNERS MAY MAKE PAYMENT AT VILLAGE HALL PRIOR TO TAX SALE. PAYMENT MUST BE BY CASH OR CERTIFIED CHECK ONLY. The following is a list of the parcels of real estate to be sold, including the amount of the tax, fees, interest and charges thereon, all parcels being within Section 21 of the Nassau County Land and Tax Map, to wit: PURCHASERS WHO ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND MUST REGISTER WITH THE TREASURER BY EMAIL: mlennon@seacliff-ny.gov TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE GOVERNORS COVID-19 GUIDLEINES. BLOCK F 83 142 SEA CLIFF, N.Y. May 3, 2021 1132108

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(These projections are not guaranteed.) American Rescue Plan/Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act ■ Twenty percent, $150,755, must be set aside to address learning loss and evidencebased intervention to address students’ social and emotional needs. ■ Per legislation and state aid planning, educational agencies are required to prioritize spending on non-recurring expenses. ■ Allowable areas of spending include returning students to in-person instruction, purchasing educational technology, recruitment to avoid layoffs in short term, implemented activities related to summer learning and after-school programs, improving indoor air quality, among other factors that are Covid-19 related. ■ ARP can be used through Sept. 30, 2024, and CRRSAA can be used through Sept. 30, 2023. —North Shore School District

Proposed use of funds by the North Shore School District ■ Projected state aid increase has already been incorporated into 2021-22 budgeted revenue. ■ Proposed use of ARP and CRRSAA funds: ■ Summer learning program from 2021 to 2023 to address learning loss. ■ Social and emotional support for students during the summer and school year. ■ Support for English as a new language students. ■ Professional learning for educators. ■ Outdoor learning.

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s someone who has been active his entire life, I consider “retirement” a dirty word. But sooner or later, all of us retire, or are retired by fate. I take note of the impending retirement of Dr. Stuart Rabinowitz, the president of Hofstra University. Having been a trustee of the university for almost 30 years, I have come to understand how significant Hofstra has become in this region and this state, and the role Rabinowitz has played. Hofstra is Long Island’s largest JERRY private college. It educates 12,000 KREMER students and has nearly 3,700 employees. It occupies 244 acres in the heart of Nassau County, adjacent to the Nassau Coliseum. Its campus is a model of greenery and a comforting atmosphere. Rabinowitz has been president for over 20 years, which makes him the longest-serving privatecollege president in the state. When I became a board member in 1991, Hofstra was a modestly sized institution with all of the typical college courses that were being offered at the time. Its

president, Dr. James Shuart, was a hardworking, affable guy, a good administrator and a competent leader. I like to describe the time after Shuart’s retirement as the Rabinowitz era. In the early 2000s, the private-college scene changed drastically. The economy suffered numerous ups and downs, and college presidents couldn’t afford to sit idly by. Hofstra was known as a commuter school, and hadn’t attracted much attention beyond Long Island. At the outset, Rabinowitz recognized that something more dramatic had to be done to make Hofstra a destination for students outside the bi-county area. Any college that wants to attract new students must be ranked by the various college publications. Course offerings and campus environment are a very big deal to any prospective student, and it was important for Hofstra to expand its offerings and make the campus atmosphere attractive and safe. Rabinowitz embraced the challenge with vigor. Today, Hofstra is one of only three schools in the downstate area that offer degrees in engineering, medicine and law. If you tour the campus today, you’ll find six new schools: the Donald and Bar-

bara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell; the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies; the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science; the Peter Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs; the Lawrence Herbert School of Communications and the newest of the campus buildings, the state-of-the-art Frank G. Zarb School of Business. Thanks to Rabinowitz’s dedication, the university is now known by rival schools around the country. One of his crowning achievements was Hofstra’s being the only college in the country to host three presidential debates. Few people know what a headache these debates are for any college that is chosen to stage one. Media from around the world descend on the campus, and the human and organizational demands of hosting such an event discourage most institutions from applying. Rabinowitz has not been content just to be the leader of a growing and successful institution. On numerous occasions he has been called on by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to head up state commissions, and he currently co-chairs the Long Island Regional Development Council, which has helped

hanks to Dr. Stuart Rabinowitz, the university is now known around the country.

deliver $727 million for over 900 projects. Some people would consider serving on these bodies a full time job, but Rabinowitz has managed those responsibilities without being distracted from the rigorous job of running a university. If you ask him what his greatest challenge has been in his years at Hofstra, he would probably say running a college in the middle of an ongoing pandemic. Providing an education for thousands of students — inside and outside the classroom — while keeping them safe is a herculean task for any college president, but Rabinowitz successfully steered the college through this monumental year-plus-long headache, often acting as if it were just another day on the job. Long Island has been blessed with many fine college presidents over the years. Rabinowitz would be the first to ask why he should be singled out for recognition, because that’s the Stu Rabinowitz many have come to know and respect. He will step down in August, leaving a lasting imprint not only on Hofstra, but on the entire Long Island community. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

Gotta get up, get out and do something bold

s poet Mary Oliver asks, “What will you do with your one wild and precious life?” In our (almost) post-pandemic lives, the question presses us for an answer. What will we do now that we faced the fact that our days are finite and fleeting? The remedy for a year of loss is a new season of action, and even daring. “Daring” is a relative concept. My ancestors never went west of the Hudson River. My dream is to go west, traveling across the country in the steps of the RANDI pioneers of the KREISS 1800s who headed for free land, independence and a new life in the wide-open spaces. I know I’m romanticizing the harrowing journey that could take up to a year and suck the life out of the voyagers. They raced west at 2 miles per hour, covering 20 miles a day — if they didn’t encounter an impassable river or hostiles hoping to raid their party. Some 250 years ago, a covered wagon was the cheapest way to move a household west, and there was strength in the num-

bers of wagons trundling across the prairies. For our Boomer trip, we plan to fly to Denver (skipping the flat parts) and then drive to California, about 16 hours. A wagon train is out of the question, so we booked an airplane and a rental car and will dine on fast food instead of jerky. In the old days, many of the westward travelers brought their cows and pigs along to keep them fed along the way. We will bring Lillybee the dog, who requires a reverse process in which we must feed her to keep her going. We have been to Komodo Island in Indonesia, the Arctic Circle in Norway and Table Mountain in South Africa, but this year, driving even partly across our own country feels thrilling. In some ways we are old school, or possibly just old. We bought an oversized road atlas that bumps the font up to something that is readable for us. My husband spends hours poring over the primary, secondary and scenic byways that could get us from Point A to Point B. I know we can use MapQuest and several other digital trip planners and maps, but this is way more fun. And anyway, on my computer the

AAA maps keep zooming in and out of control. One minute I’m looking at the road from Denver to Laramie and the next minute I’m in a hill town outside Bangkok. Along the way, we may not face Sitting Bull, who rightfully suspected that the emigrating hordes would kill his people and trash his world, but I expect we will be edified by the culture and politics of the places between the coasts. Read “edified” any way you like. Our first real challenge was booking plane tickets. Apparently, everyone is on the road. No exaggeration, the wait time to talk to a Delta agent was 3½ hours. Next, we needed a rental car. Very quickly we discovered that a reasonable car would cost way more than our flights. The pioneers didn’t even ride in their wagons because the terrain was a nightmare of ditches and holes and broken wheels. And while the western voyagers pushed ahead fearlessly, we piled on the insurance. Wagon train journeys cost as much as $1,000 for a family of four. Today, some rental car companies are charging that per day for large SUVs.

f you’re flying and driving these days, the rental car can cost as much as the airfare.

Then we booked a rental house up in a mountain town where wildfires are a constant threat over the summer and autumn. It may seem knuckle-headed to choose a fire zone for vacation, but it seems to run in the family. Our kids live there. At least we won’t face the pioneers’ hardships of limited diet and the threats of cholera, flu, dysentery, measles, mumps, tuberculosis and typhoid fever. Not that bouncing from McDonald’s to Burger King is a healthy regimen. We trust that our recent Covid-19 vaccines will still be effective in the coming months as we drive through areas where some folks don’t believe in either the disease or the inoculation. Our drive will take us from Denver through Wyoming and Nevada, into California. Part of me thinks we need not just a plan but also a plan B and a plan C. What if we get to Denver and we can’t get a rental car? What if we get to California but don’t feel like making the drive back to Denver for our flight home? What if we need to evacuate our rental house in the middle of the night? But the better part of me says westward ho. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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he North Shore School District’s proposed budget of $111.6 million for the 2021-22 school year — Proposition 1 on next Tuesday’s ballot — is 1.2 percent larger than the current operating budget, and its 1.43 percent tax levy increase stays within the state’s allowable tax cap. District administrators and Board of Education trustees worked hard to keep costs down while maintaining all existing academic, art and athletic programs, and adding several positions to enhance instruction and academic support. The budget also includes technology enhancements, providing devices for all students and funding the adoption of

Google GSuite Enterprise software with enhanced tools for both in-person and remote learning, and an upgrade of the district-wide network rewiring and wireless system. The spending plan also includes a line item to allow the district to install MERV 13 filters in all five schools. In addition to the budget, residents will also vote on Proposition 2, which would establish a new Capital Reserve fund, not to exceed $8.27 million, for infrastructure projects including field lighting at the high school; artificial-turf field installations at the high school, middle school and Glenwood Landing Elementary School; wellness centers at the

high school and middle school; the renovation of gym floors in each school building; and the replacement of the track at the high school. Residents will also have the opportunity to vote for candidates to fill two open seats on the Board of Education. Those candidates are Lisa Colacioppo, Maria Mosca, Paul Puskuldjian and Anthony Stanco. Go to liherald.com to view their profiles and the Herald’s Q&A with them. We encourage community members to vote “yes” on the budget on Tuesday. Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the North Shore High School gym.

school? I would prefer a more well-rounded individual. The point is that Puskuldjian has stayed abreast of what has been going on in the school district because it concerns his family, just as he stayed abreast of other topics. Puskuldjian believes his years of experience in finance and operations would be of great benefit to the school district at this time, and I agree. Puskuldjian has discovered what he believes are some inconsistencies that have not been properly explained, let alone justified. To say greater transparency is needed would be useless, unless someone could highlight those inconsistencies. The present board is quite content with the status quo. An outsider might not be as content. Paul Puskuldjian is your neighbor, your child’s former coach, some one you met on a school ski trip or on a Boy Scout campout, or perhaps is just a friend from fishing or some other local event. He is like every one of us who gives as much as they can to the community. Puskuldjian is still giving, and we should take him up on it. He has the background, qualifications and expertise to serve on the North Shore School District

Board of Education. I am going to vote for him, and I hope you will, too.

LETTERS Vote for Puskuldjian To the Editor: I wish to take this opportunity to support Paul Puskuldjian in his bid to become a member of the Board of Education for the North Shore School District. I know him personally and professionally and believe he will be an enormous asset the community. I have known Puskuldjian for the almost 30 years that my family and I have lived in Glen Head. He and his family live only one block from my family. He is my neighbor and friend. Our children were in the same playgroup. They attended the North Shore schools together. Our families have vacationed together. Puskuldjian and I coached various athletic teams together. We have hosted each other in our respective homes. My wife and I attended the wedding of Puskuldjian’s oldest child. Puskuldjian is as straightforward and rational as they come. I have 30 years of personal knowledge upon which I base this conclusion. Anyone who knows Puskuldjian will describe him the same way. He always wears a slight grin, which easily grows to a full smile. He has the experience, as shown by his resume, to break down the most complex international business transactions and explain them in simple, understandable terms. A school budget would not intimidate or confuse him. This is not the first time that Puskuldjian has thought about the North Shore School District. Just as other parents who have children enrolled in the district, we have discussed school issues for the better part of the last 25 years. School issues were not necessarily the first topic of conversation when we got together; in fact, they probably were not even the second or third. But do you really want a board solely comprised of those who enter a room and immediately change the topic of conversation to the

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Support the schools To the Editor: There are some in this community, led by a candidate running for the school board, who have been playing fast and loose with the facts. They are the individuals behind an unsigned district-wide mailer that spread misinformation and was rebutted by the district. They take numbers from the district’s website and manipulate them to suit their political agenda. They add numbers when the experts have made clear they should be subtracting, and they purposely leave out much needed context — all with the intent to mislead the community. We must reject this misinformation and tell the truth. The truth is that by any objective measure, successive school boards and superintendents have been responsible stewards of the district’s resources. Over many years they have

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ews sources are filled with reports of claims about “woke” universities and corporations (awake to racial injustice), complaints about critical race theory (that race is an invented category used to oppress people of color), and anti-racism training sessions (often designed to help white people experience being a member of a minority group). In addition, organizations and institutions are making plans to ensure DEI: diversity of membership, equity for all people ROBERT A. and inclusive practices to ensure that SCOTT Black and Brown people are not excluded. The partisan divide already evident in our society is being deepened by those who complain that this focus on race is motivated by “hatred” of America. For others, “woke” initiatives are urgent calls for a national reckoning of public policies and private prejudices that explain the vast differences in wealth and opportunity between whites and Blacks. Our history is replete with discrimination against Native American and Asian citizens as well. Unlike our own, the German government has supported reparations and museums to acknowledge public and private complicity in anti-Semitism, the Holocaust

and other war crimes. In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission did something similar. Here in the U.S., the National Museum for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Ala., and other memorials were inspired by the Holocaust Museum in Berlin and the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, but are supported privately. The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington received $270 million from the federal government — the cost of one corporate Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The balance of the funding was raised privately. In America we have no federal acknowledgement of racism and slavery, and standard school curricula ignore this history while they celebrate such “achievements” as western expansion. Meanwhile, police officers use federally provided military equipment and weapons against Black motorists and pedestrians. In response, large crowds protest and called for change. Some have called for “defunding” the police, because armed forces on the streets belie a commitment to community protection. There is no denying the force of institutional racism in our country. The question is how to acknowledge and fix it. We need the courage to listen to the pleas and engage the truths. We need to foster an honest respect for history and differences. We need to take affirmative action to com-

t is not enough, Lyndon Johnson said, just to open the gates of opportunity.

LETTERS promoted, and this community has supported, the investment that our children, and our community, past, present, and future, deserve. They have provided our students with excellent educational, special education, sports and extracurricular opportunities, while deftly managing the budget and using the voter-approved reserve funds, including capital reserves like the one in Proposition 2, to maintain consistency and financial stability for the long term. Any local real estate agent will tell you that they have built a topnotch school system that attracts home buyers and is the biggest asset to this community, as reflected in our property values. Please join me in voting “yes” on Propositions 1 (budget) and Proposition 2 (capital reserve). ROGER STREET FRIEDMAN Sea Cliff

Vote ‘yes’ on Prop 2 To the Editor: The North Shore Athletics Booster Club enthusiastically supports Proposition 2 for the North Shore Schools — a

pensate for past injustices and promote fair opportunities, based not on skin color but on the consequences of state, federal and private sanctions. President Lyndon Johnson introduced his idea of affirmative action 56 years ago by arguing that “Freedom is not enough. You do not wipe away the scars of centuries by saying: Now you are free to go where you want, and do as you desire, and choose the leaders you please. You do not take a person who, for years, has been hobbled by chains and liberate him, bring him up to the starting line of a race and then say, ‘you are free to compete with all the others,’ and still justly believe that you have been completely fair.” It is not enough, Johnson said, just to open the gates of opportunity. Those who have suffered discrimination must have the resources necessary to walk through the gates and take advantage of the opportunity. These resources include housing, nutrition, adequate schooling, safe neighborhoods and protection, not persecution, by the police. Arguments about white privilege and advocacy of anti-racist training can be instructive, but they are not sufficient. They do not make up for government policies that denied access to housing, education and business development, as occurred with the post-World War II G.I. Bill. They do not compensate for the pri-

capital reserve fund designed to fund projects specifically related to athletics. The North Shore Community responded decisively to the North Shore Schools survey about the installation of lights at the school. Over 80 percent of 1,049 respondents chose 5 or 4 on the survey, with 5 being the most supportive, in support of stadium lighting at North Shore High School. While opponents of this very popular initiative deserve to have their voice heard at the ballot box, the North Shore Athletics Booster Club is confident that the large majority will finally be heard and North Shore will have lights for our community to enjoy. I encourage you to vote “yes” on Proposition 2 for the creation of the capital reserve fund for projects specifically related to athletics. MICHAEL CONKLIN President, North Shore Athletics Booster Club

vate prejudices that continue to limit opportunities in education and employment. They do not bring reparations to compensate for 400 years of discrimination. Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson, a Democrat, is the lead sponsor of H.R. 40, which would establish a commission to study reparations for slavery. She has said that bringing the bill to a vote in the House would be “cleansing” for the country, and asked her Republican colleagues not to “cancel” debate on the issue. The 13-member commission, Jackson explained, would “study the effects of slavery and racial discrimination, hold hearings … recommend appropriate remedies … and consider what form a national apology could take for the harm caused by slavery.” Those in favor of reparations argue that “today’s descendants of enslaved people and those who look like them continue to suffer from the lingering legacy of slavery and persistent racial inequities.” So, instead of accusations of white privilege and woke universities, let’s have a serious discussion of the past, how to acknowledge it and what to do about it. We need more history and less histrionics. Germans and South Africans were not afraid to confront their past. Surely we can do the same with honest listening and civil discourse. The truth shall, indeed, set us free. Robert Scott is president emeritus of Adelphi University and the author of “How University Boards Work,” Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.

FRAMEWORK by Christina Daly

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CORRECTION In the April 29 edition of the Sea Cliff/ Glen Head Herald, the front page article about the exhibit at the Sea Cliff Village Museum, “Sea Cliff Museum reopens,”

by George Wallace, photographer Eric Kamp was incorrectly identified as Eric Fast. We apologize for the error.

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