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Diplomas are at the ready North Shore Middle School Principal Robert Dennis hailed down every car that drove through during the eighthgrade graduation car parade with diplomas in hand. Story, page 6.

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had only counted results from inperson early and Election Day voting. Absentee ballots had not Primary results for the 3rd been tabulated. So the vote could Congressional District race were not be finalized. not final at press time on June By state law, counting of 24, but U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi said absentee ballots could not begin he was confident he had won. until seven days after June 23, With 340 precincts reporting in- the last date by which the ballots person voting, he could be postmarked had captured 51 perto count in the eleccent of the total vote tion. The state was among the three canwaiting a week to didates running. ensure that all “Last night was a ab s e n t e e b a l l o t s great night, and it’s were returned and amazing how many counted, said Bonpeople voted,” said nie Garone, counsel the Democrat in a to the Nassau DemoWednesday morning cratic election comZoom call. “The bigmissioner. gest enemy in a race T r a d i t i o n a l l y, is low voter turnout. U.S. rEp. people who cast More than double absentee ballots tend voted compared to ToM SUozzi to be older than the first time I ran those who vote in [in a primary] in 2016.” person, said Suozzi, 57, a former The 3rd District congressman Nassau County executive and noted he had 4,000 more votes Glen Cove mayor. “The younger than one candidate and 8,000 voters are more likely to vote for than the other. my opponents,” he said. “Older Suozzi’s opponents in the pri- voters voting absentee will be mary, Michael Weinstock, an better for me.” attorney, and Melanie D’Arrigo, It was unclear at press time an allied health professional, what percentage of the electorhad not conceded as of Wednes- ate voted by absentee ballot, and day, Suozzi said. how many such ballots were As of Tuesday night, the Nassau County Board of Elections Continued on page 3

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than 10 people. Spas will also be allowed to reopen at 50 percent capacity, with safety protocols. Waiting rooms will be closed. Gold Coast Business Association President Steve Warshaw said that safety was paramount as Phase 3 starts up. He said he trusted the guidelines put in place by the state, although it could be over a year until New

York sees a complete recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. “I think people are still a little leery of being indoors,” Warshaw said, “but some people will go in, and that’s fine. As long as the restaurants do it according to the state guidelines, it should be fine.” “People need to remain vigilant as it regards the safety proContinued on page 3

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Primary absentee ballots need counted mailed in on Tuesday. Because many people were concerned about the coronavirus pandemic, however, in-person voting was expected to be lighter than normal. Many people, officials said, would likely cast absentee ballots, which all voters were permitted to do, provided they had requested them. Garone noted that counting of absentee ballots should be faster than in past years, as the Board of Elections now has a set of high-speed tabulation machines that should expedite the process.

Suozzi said he believes roughly 30,000 people voted by absentee ballot. Describing absentee ballots as more convenient, he said the expected large number of such ballots indicates Democrats are displeased “with the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.” Suozzi’s campaign, he said, was entirely virtual because of the coronavirus pandemic. His campaign made 7,500 calls Tuesday alone and 130,000 in total.

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He plans to travel to Washington, D.C., Thursday to vote on the criminal justice reform bill, which he said would be a partisan vote, at least for now. “I do work across party lines to get things done, which I will continue to do,” he said. New York Assemblyman Charles Lavine, a Democrat from Glen Cove, an attorney, has been in office for 15 years. He will face Republican challenger Andrew Monteleone in

Republican Assemblyman Michael Montesano, from Glen Head, a former New York Police Department police officer and detective, was elected to the Assembly in 2010. He will run against Democratic challenger Joseph Sackman this year. State Sen. James Gaughran, a Democrat from Northport, will face Republican challenger Edmund Smyth and Green Party candidate Barbara Wagner. Scott Brinton contributed to this story

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Restaurants, spas and tattoo shops are ready to go continued from front page tocols,” he added. “It’s not over, and it won’t be over for a long time.” Dan Roth, co-owner of Still Partners, in Sea Cliff, said he was eager to begin serving customers inside once again. He said that tables would be spread out, and since live music is not yet permitted, some tables would be moved onto the stage to take advantage of the extra room. Still Partners also has several booths lining one wall, and Roth said that customers would be seated at every other booth. Additionally, customers at the bar will sit at least six feet apart. Sanitizing has always been a priority, he said, but staff will now take extra precautions. There will be hand sanitizer stations throughout the restaurant, and employees will take extra care when cleaning tables and the bar. The past three months have been “pretty miserable,” Roth said. Since Still Partners has been limited to takeout business during the lockdown, the enjoyment of interacting with customers was gone. But the Village of Sea Cliff allowed a few restaurants, including Still Partners, to set up tables on Sea Cliff Avenue on Fridays and Saturdays starting June 12. This, Roth said, helped reignite his passion. “Joy in your work is definitely a factor,” he said. “When we opened on the street, it reminded me of why I enjoy doing this job, as hard as it is.” The initial opening of street dining was a two-week test run, and Mayor Edward Lieberman said it was so successful that the village decided to extend it until July 6. Nonetheless, Roth said, it could be difficult for businesses like his to fully recover. Two bad weeks in the bar business, he said, can take three good weeks to erase, making three months of losses particularly difficult to come back from. But the start of Phase 3 start has sparked some optimism. “It means, hopefully, the road to recovery for a once fairly thriving business,” Roth said. Yajhayra Reyes, owner of the Glen Cove Salt Cave, said she was thrilled to be opening her spa again. “[It’s] super-exciting,” she said. “We’ve been waiting forev-

Though STill ParTnerS can continue to serve customers on Sea Cliff Avenue on Fridays and Saturdays, coowner Dan Roth said he was eager to begin serving them inside as well.

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er to be able to reopen, and we’re just excited to be able to open our doors and have our customers come back to get all the benefits of salt therapy.” The group salt therapy room, Reyes explained, will now hold four people instead of its normal eight, although private rooms will still hold two, and chairs will be thoroughly cleaned between each use. Additionally, she said, the Salt Cave installed an anti-viral, ultraviolet light-filtration system long before the pandemic, and it provides protection against the virus.

Tattoo parlors, including Twin Moons Creations, in Glen Head, are also reopening. Employee Carolyn Braband said the business has definitely taken a hit by being closed for three months, but she said she expected appointments to rapidly pile up. She added that clients had reached out to her with ideas during the closure, and the chance to really think about what they want in a tattoo was a positive side effect. Twin Moons, Braband said, will only accept appointments; walk-ins are no longer permitted. Employees and clients

must wear masks at all times, and employees will undergo health screenings and daily temperature checks. “We’re in an industry that we’ve always had to be cautious of our health to begin with,” Braband said. “We’ve always viewed tattooing like a doctor’s office — it’s a medical procedure, at the end of the day. So, we’re just going to keep on top of those sanitation and cleaning guidelines, and we’ve added what the Department of Health has given us as well.” Jennifer Corr contributed to this story.

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Protesters’ rights

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■ A protester’s rights are strongest in what’s known as “traditional public forums,” public property. Protesters do not need permits to march in the streets or sidewalks as long as marchers don’t obstruct car or pedestrian traffic. Without a permit, police can ask protesters to move to the side of the street or sidewalk to let others pass or for safety reasons. ■ Individuals must receive clear and detailed notice of a dispersal order, including how much time they have to disperse, and be provided with a clear exit route. The consequences of failing to disperse must be explained by police. ■ If a protester believes their rights have been violated, the ACLU recommends writing down what they can remember, such as the officer’s badge number, and filing a complaint with the law enforcement agency’s affairs division or civilian complaint board. Courtesy Mahir Nisar

Mahir nisar, a civil rights attorney from Glen Head, attended a Black Lives Matter march through the neighborhoods of Glen Cove and Sea Cliff on June 7. read, “It became necessary” [to make the arrests for] “the demonstrators’ safety.” Francesca Miranda, a 22 year old from Nassau County, who runs the Instagram page JusticeforGeorgeLI, said that the incident shouldn’t have happened. Miranda also pointed out that officers at the East Meadow protest were not wearing masks. “The fact that they had to restrain these men and put them on the floor when they could have just simply cuffed them was wrong,” Miranda said. “I think all of the aggressive force is wrong and I think that [the protesters] weren’t doing anything wrong. Everyone was marching on the street. Anyone could have crossed the street. Why were they cuffed so aggressively?”

The account, JusticeforGeorgeLI, which has 12,500 followers, has become an online database of Long Island protests and updates on counter protests and arrests at protests. Miranda founded the page to quell confusion and misinformation about Long Island’s protests. “I was overwhelmed by how much support Long Island has had and I’ve never seen this many protests in one specific time,” said Miranda, who added that she appreciates Nisar’s offer. “During one day there can be four or five protests in different towns.” When asked if Nisar predicts a rise of civil claims from victims of excessive force as more attention is focused on police brutality, he presented the statute of limitations to pursue such claims in

■ For more information on the rights of a protester, protest attendee or a protest organizer, visit https://www. aclu.org/know-your-rights/protestersrights/. -American Civil Liberties Union

New York. To file a police brutality lawsuit alleging that one has been assaulted by a member of the police, Nisar said, one has a year to file a legal claim. For those who believe they’ve been deprived of their rights, they have up to three years from the date of the incident to file a lawsuit. He added that an individual may be required to file a notice of claims as a condition before they file a lawsuit.

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On the same day Mahir Nisar, a civil rights attorney from Glen Head, marched along with thousands of protesters against police brutality through the neighborhoods of Glen Cove and Sea Cliff on June 7, he published a tweet offering free legal services to peaceful protesters that were arrested. “I’m a Muslim,” said Nisar, of Nisar Law Group P.C. “I’ve experienced racism myself growing up in this country and in many ways and I’ve found a voice and in many ways I’ve been able to lend a voice to others in an effort to fight for their rights.” Primarily a civil rights employment discrimination attorney, Nisar said that criminal legal services does fall outside the scope of his civil law work, but he wanted to help protesters who were fighting for the [Black Lives Matter] movement. Nassau County has seen a round of arrests during Black Lives Matter protests. At a June 6 protest in Merrick, 11 protesters were arrested after trying to march onto the Meadowbrook State Parkway. At a protest in East Meadow on June 12, three protesters were arrested. All three arrests were captured on video. One protester was walking along the road with a group of protesters and Nassau County Police Department officers when a police officer stopped short, causing the protester to bump into him. Police pulled him down onto the floor and the man was pinned down by two of the officers who arrested him. His brother was arrested minutes prior, even after he said to the crowd of protesters, “Look behind you. Look in front of you. Those are all police officers. But they’re not here for a bad cause. They’re here for a good cause.” The third protester was seen on video being thrown down onto the road by police before getting arrested. According to Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, the group halted traffic and tried bringing the protest into a section of the street not originally blocked off by police for the protest. Ryder and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran defended the officers’ actions in a statement that

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Veteran Vincent Martinez, left, received two dozen flag lapel pins from Glen Cove City Councilman Gaitley Stevenson-Mathews on Flag Day for his efforts in delivering “Citations of Appreciation” to residents for flying the American flag. their home.” In recognition of Martinez’s initiative, Glen Cove City Councilman Gaitley Stevenson-Mathews presented the veteran with a set of two dozen American flag lapel pins

Celebrate the Fourth of July in Sea Cliff Over 50 Sea Cliff residents are involved in the planning and implementation of two events for this year’s Fourth of July celebration. The organizers expect several hundred residents to tune in to the virtual event and cheer on the car parade that follows. At 10 am, residents and friends of Sea Cliff are welcome to join the YouTube watch party. Mayor Edward Lieberman will ring in the event alongside the Pledge of Allegiance with Sea Cliff youngsters, as well as the singing of the National Anthem. Viewers will learn about the sacrifices made by Declaration signers and be stirred by the dramatic rendering of the Declaration of Independence. Visit the Sea Cliff Civic Association Facebook page for details. At noon, members and friends of the Sea Cliff Civic Association will parade through Sea Cliff in their bedecked autos to wish everyone a happy Independence Day. Residents are invited to stand along the route of the parade on their lawns and porches or along the streets, safely socially distanced, and make as much noise as possible. A map of the route is available on the Sea Cliff Civic Association Facebook page.

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For the past five years, Flag Day has been a time for Vincent Martinez, 85, to show his appreciation to Glen Cove residents who fly the American flag outside their homes throughout the year. To honor the holiday each year, Martinez, a Navy veteran and Commander of Glen Cove American Legion Post 76, takes note of the addresses where he sees the American flag flying every day and sends them certificates which he calls “Citiations of Appreciation” on behalf of the American Legion. Martinez, who served aboard a destroyer in the Bay of Korea during the Korean War, said that his efforts were inspired by the sense of support he felt from seeing the American flag during his time in the service from 1952 to 1957. “Being a military man, you’re overseas, and whenever you see that flag, you feel comfortable,” Martinez said. “Then, you come home and see it, and you’re glad that everybody’s flying it.” Martinez said he saw very few American flags flying when he began sending out the certificates. He said he hopes his efforts inspire others to catch on as well. Over the years, Martinez has sent out 327 certificates, in addition to the 18 he is sending out this year. He said he immediately starts looking for more houses as soon as he sends out the most recent batch of certificates. Tony Anzalone, the adjutant of Glen Cove American Legion Post 76, said the response to Martinez’s efforts has been largely positive. “We usually get nice ‘thank you’s’ back,” Anzalone said. “I just got a couple back last week, and the people said they were so happy that they were recognized and that they were going to frame the certificate and put it in

on Flag Day. “He is always eager to share about the history of the American flag, and I thought, ‘What better way than for him to have lapel pins that he can give to young people as he chats with them?’” Stevenson-Mathews said. “It gives him just another opportunity to share his love of the American flag and our country.” In addition to his contributions to the community through the American Legion, Martinez is also involved in the Glen Cove Volunteer Fire Department and maintains a garden in the center of town called “Vinny’s Island.” He said that teaching about the history and meaning of the flag is particularly important to him, and that he hopes others will continue his mission in schools and throughout the community. Martinez said he used to go into third and fourth grade classrooms to teach students about the flag. However, since they were so young, he said he could not go into very much depth. He said he would like to see schools do more with Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs to help students learn more about the meaning of the flag. “My view is that when senior kids get out of high school, not many know the meaning of the flag or the Pledge of Allegiance,” Martinez said. “So, I wish they would do that, and I wish someone would pick up where I left off, because I don’t do that as much as I used to.” Stevenson-Mathews said that the simple, personal nature of Martinez’s Flag Day tradition struck him as emblematic of what the city stands for. He said Glen Cove is a small town and that Martinez’s efforts in thanking his neighbors shows what it means to appreciative of one’s hometown. “That kind of special caring is what makes us great as a city,” Stevenson-Mathews said. “That is at the core of what we are as Americans and that is at the core of what it means to care about where one lives.”

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The disTricT seT up huge congratulatory decorations to welcome families into North Shore Middle School.

A car parade for North Shore’s eighth-graders

raduating eighth-graders got to say farewell to North Shore Middle School in style on June 9 during the school’s Graduation Car Parade Ceremony. Students drove by in fantastically decorated cars to receive their diplomas from NSMS Principal Robert Dennis, Assistant Principal Brendan Nelson, school faculty and Superintendent Dr. Peter Giarrizzo. The campus was beautifully decorated with numerous festive signs including “Congrats 8th Graders!,” and a maroon and white balloon archway under which all of the cars drove on their way around the lower circle where the faculty and staff happily cheered for the graduates. Although it was not what the eighth-graders may have been expecting of their graduation at the beginning of the year, the faculty and administration did everything they could to still make this graduation one to remember.

superinTendenT dr. peTer Giarrizzo, left, and NSMS Principal Robert Dennis helped deliver diplomas to students driving by. dozens of families drove by in immaculately decorated cars on their way to pick up their graduates’ diplomas. families wenT all out in decorating their cars with messages of praise and support for the graduates.

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The girl who lit up the Twittersphere Uniondale 7-year-old adds child’s voice to Black Lives Matter protests By Scott Brinton sbrinton@liherald.com

Seven-year-old Wynta-Amor Rogers, of Uniondale, stood in the shade of the red-brick Hempstead Village Hall on June 9, microphone in hand, surrounded by 200 Black Lives Matter protesters calling for justice for George Floyd and an end to systemic racism. “Wynta?” said emcee Jada Gillenwater, of “The Jada G Show,” which is shown on Facebook Live on Wednesdays. “Yes, ma’am?” the girl replied without missing a beat as the crowd laughed and clapped. Why, Gillenwater wondered, was everyone there that day? “We’re fighting for justice!” Wynta-Amor shouted, to cheers and more applause. This young protester electrified the Twittersphere on June 2, when a video of her marching and chanting at a BLM demonstration in Merrick went viral. This reporter took the video and posted it to Twitter during the protest. By the time the marching had ended two hours later, 25,000 people had viewed it. By midnight, a million. A week later, some 23 million, and the count continued to grow. Since then, Wynta-Amor has appeared at demonstrations throughout the metropolitan area, leading crowds in pre-march rallies, as was the case in Hempstead on that sunny Tuesday afternoon. “No justice, no peace!” she called out to the crowd, as she had in Merrick, and the people around her responded in kind. Without justice, she said, “we won’t have no peace. I’m telling y’all today. We all gotta fight for justice.” It was easy to see that day why Wynta-Amor exploded into the American consciousness — the viral video of her was shown on “The CBS Evening News,” “CBS Sunday Morning,” “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” and the Oprah Winfrey Network special “Where Do We Go from Here?” A student at the Roosevelt Children’s Academy, she beamed charisma, smiling easily for the crowd. She sang. She danced. She understood comedic timing. She practices her singing and dancing while watching

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Wynta-amor, center, With her mother, Lakyia Jackson, and Scott Brinton, the Heralds executive editor. Brinton took the viral video of Wynta-Amor. Kidz Bop, which features children singing popular adult songs. “I be like, that’s why I’m not afraid of the camera,” Wynta-Amor said in an interview before the Hempstead rally. In the 15-second viral video, she showed no fear. Her hands moved furiously. Her face displayed a righteous anger. In the end, she pumped her fist straight at my cellphone, on which the video was shot. Her mother, Lakyia Jackson, said the international attention her daughter has received has been “overwhelming.” “There have been so many people” who have shown interest in her daughter, she said, which she never expected when she took Wynta-Amor to the Merrick protest. Her daughter, having seen events unfolding on TV, wanted to take part in a demonstration, and Jackson, looking to educate her daughter about the BLM protests, brought her on June 2. At home, Jackson said, Wynta-Amor is the same little girl she’s always been. She watches TV, does her hair and nails with her mom, bakes brownies and makes Slime.

Her favorite school subjects are arts and crafts, math and language arts. She likes to draw pictures of her friends and the night sky. “I’m a professional artist,” she said. Wynta-Amor, her mom said, has sickle-cell anemia, a rare chronic disorder that causes red blood cells to break down. Jackson stays home to care for her. She makes custom masks and T-shirts to earn a living, but said that caring for her daughter is her “full-time job.” Wynta-Amor’s hero, she said, is the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “He’s the leader,” she said. “He’s my leader, and I’m your leader.” At the June 9 rally, Wynta-Amor told the crowd that she just wanted everyone to live in peace. “Can we do that?!” she called out. “Yes!” “Can we do this?!” “Yes!” Gillenwater said that, years from now, Wynta-Amor would remember the protesters “were here for her.” “Our unity is our power,” she said. “Our disunity serves our enemies.”

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Rallying for September schools reopening By MATTHEW FERREMI mferremi@liherald.com

Chants of “Classrooms not class Zooms” and “Classrooms are essential” could be heard through the crowd of roughly 50 parents and teachers from across Long Island who gathered on Franklin Avenue in Mineola to express their desire that schools reopen for in-person instruction in September. The “Rally To Reopen Schools in September” took place on June 20 in front of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative building. The event was organized by East Setauket residents Maria Sanders, Amalia Makroglou and Aristea Lucas. The three organizers are mothers of children in school, and Lucas works as an English as a second language teacher in the Sachem Central School District. Sanders noted that they chose Mineola as the rally location because it served as a “middle ground” location for attendees. “Back in April, Cuomo said that the schools would be closed for two weeks to help our medical infrastructure and flatten the curve,” Sanders said. “Now we’re in June, and we’re still questioning September. [Gov. Andrew] Cuomo needs to act and tell us that schools need to open in September.” Cuomo first closed all schools in the state on March 16 for two weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic. The governor continued to extend the closing, until on May 1 he announced that all schools would stay closed for the rest of the school year. The state has yet to release reopening guidelines. Oceanside residents Steven and Randi Weinberg attended the rally with their two children, Noah and Stella. Randi noted how Noah, who is entering second grade in the Oceanside School District, has not enjoyed the distance-learning experience. “He didn’t enjoy looking at the screen to learn and then having to turn to me for guidance,” she said. “I’m not a teacher;

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RAlly oRgAnIzERs, FRoM left, Amalia Makroglou, teacher Aristea Lucas and Maria Sanders spoke to the crowd about why it is important to reopen schools in September.

I’m trained to do something else. There’s also that boundary between being a mom and being a teacher that has been hard for me to follow.” Teachers in attendance included Carolyn Schwartz, a Rockville Centre resident who teaches English in the Baldwin School District. Schwartz said she believes a social divide will occur if distance learning continues. “You are creating the largest divide on the planet if this keeps going on,” Schwartz said of distance learning. “For me as a middle class mother, I can get my child a tutor. Others may not be able to do that, depending on their financial circumstances, and that may cause their children to fall behind in school due to that.” The dissatisfaction with distance learning extends to college for East Meadow resident Marie Lombardi noted her 20-year-old son decided to continue college outside the state because of the uncertainty whether school will reopen here in September. “My son just finished at Nassau Community and was set to attend Hofstra,” Lombardi said. “He decided to enroll at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut instead due to the u n k n ow n f u t u r e f o r schools in New York.” Sanders added that the importance of school is beyond education. “I recognize that some school districts have better distance learning than others, but school is much more than learning ABC’s and one, two, threes,” she said. “It’s social learning, emotional learning and THE RAlly To Reopen Schools in September was held building relationships. We outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative can’t teach them all of Building Mineola on June 20 to urge the state to reopen this in the comfort of our kitchens.” schools in September.

THE WEInBERg FAMIly, from left, Stella, Randi, Noah and Steven of Oceanside, said they hope schools reopen in September. THE EducAToRs In attendance included Long Beach speech therapist Tammy Neumann of Oceanside, left, and Baldwin English Language Arts teacher Carolyn Schwartz, from Rockville Centre, right.

S.C. Firehouse receives Preservation Long Island award The Village of Sea Cliff has been awarded Preservation Long Island’s 2020 Project Excellence Award in celebration of the restoration of the Sea Cliff Firehouse’s windows last year. The building has stood on Roslyn Avenue in downtown Sea Cliff for over 100 years. Preservation Long Island Preservation Director Sarah Kautz said the project was exciting because it is a prime example of the adaptive reuse of historic buildings, something which she said is a major focus for the organization. The steel casement windows of the firehouse, which date back to 1931, were fully restored in a $700,000 effort to preserve the building’s architectural integrity. The Tudor revival-style structure is listed on the national, state and local registries of historic landmarks. The village received a $370,000 grant from the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in December 2017. Assemblyman Charles Lavine, a Democrat from Glen Cove, also provided a $125,000 grant for the project. “I have great faith and great respect for our firefighters,” Lavine said, “and to know that they are in a building that is secure with fully functioning windows is a very good thing.” Kautz said maintaining old buildings like the Sea Cliff Firehouse is exactly

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During renovations in 2019, the windows of the Sea Cliff Firehouse were replaced by local artist James Roth. what Preservation Long Island promotes. Not only is it a way of preserving history, she said, but is also more environmentally and economically friendly. She said rehabilitating old buildings is generally cheaper than building new ones and helps to prevent the wasting of materials. “It really shows that these buildings, even though they’re old, they can be rehabilitated and brought into the future with the community they’re built to serve,” Kautz said. The culture of demolition and rebuilding on Long Island, she said, makes old buildings like the Sea Cliff Firehouse few and far between. She said it is sad to see a

public building come down rather than be reused, especially when a community has relied so heavily upon it for so long. She is glad to see that Sea Cliff went down the preservation route. “It’s projects like these that show that historic property is a reduce, reuse, recycle thing where you make use of an existing structure and improve it so it can give us another 85 years of service,” said Erinn McDonnell, the Sea Cliff Village Grant Administrator McDonnell said the firehouse plays a part in what makes Sea Cliff feel like a unique community, and not just because of its age. She said the fact that it has

been the headquarters of the village’s volunteer fire department shows it as the physical embodiment of Sea Cliff ’s longstanding culture of volunteerism. “We as a village are very proud of our volunteer fire department whose members, through their devotion to service, look after our life and property,” said Sea Cliff Mayor Edward Lieberman. “So, in return, our village has always demonstrated our gratitude by maintaining the historic landmark firehouse.” Lieberman said the maintenance of the firehouse has been a priority of all village administrations, including his own. The windows were in need of repairs for a while, and he said he was thankful the project was accomplished for both the department personnel and the firehouse itself. “The recent modernization of the windows throughout the firehouse was an achievement that we are all proud of,” he said. “We will continue to do our best in providing the fire department with the most modern apparatus and maintaining the beauty of the firehouse itself.” “The project shows that with a little extra coordination and access to resources and technology,” McDonnell said, “that you can maintain and improve a building not just for aesthetic purposes, but also for very practical purposes.” Alyssa Seidman contributed to this story

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’m part of an amazing group of moms. Although I don’t have children, I have been a mom to many children. We all went into “mom wisdom” when we created NOSH. It was right when the pandemic hit. Someone said the other day that we’ve been doing this for 100 days, but I’m not sure. All of us knew each other before the coronavirus. We were working on starting a women’s shelter for seniors right before the virus hit. So we have always worked well together. I think working in groups is the best way. We all brainstormed on how we could help and spoke to someone at the hospital. She predicted food was going to be an issue. People would be too sick to go to the grocery store or wouldn’t be able to go because they had toddlers. We looked at forming NOSH from a mom’s heart. All we wanted was for no one to go to bed hungry and to worry. NOSH is Yiddish for snack. I thought the name was perfect. We know we can’t fix people’s lives — that’s not respectful. But we wanted people to know they could call us if something happened. It really has been about food dignity. I don’t like the term food insecurity. We wanted it to be a bag of love and dignity so people know we respect them and love them. So we make the food look like it is from a market. We use plastic bags and put our logo decal on it. We quickly found out that people are happy thinking the food is a market delivery, not a handout. This is what you would do for a friend that lost a job or was sick. We get to know everyone that we give the food to.

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y job has changed dramatically. After we closed our doors, we sprung right into action, trying to keep some normalcy for the children that attend our school. I was able to lead Zoom conferences every day to try and keep a schedule for the kids. Kids are used to routines. They’re used to seeing their friends every day, and when that’s taken away from them, it’s scary. It was a scary place for all of us because there’s so much unknown. I try to keep a schedule to help the children learn, do homework, share and be able to talk to each other. We try to keep the routine we would have in school to follow over with Zoom, and we would also drop off projects for the kids to do. The kids were also assembling books that had pictures and keepsakes from different things throughout the year. Teachers were able to finish the books, so we were able to give parents all of the things their kids had been working on all year long. We wanted to see the kids one last time, and we wanted them to see each other, so we had a parade at the end where we were able to hand out all of the projects. I’m hoping they had some normalcy in such an uncertain time; that really was the key. Just for them to be able to grasp onto something that was familiar, and it was really important to me that they were able to have something to look forward to.

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WITH EVERYTHING THAT’S GOING ON, I know that it may not go back to normal that quickly, but I hope that we are able to come together as a community, overcome this difficult time together and be able to push forward and build a future. FOR MYSELF, I really want to get experience in the marketing and psychology fields at Northeastern. My biggest aspiration in the future after college is to provide for my family and help others. One of the main reasons I’m being a psychology major is because through my experience with Crohn’s disease I’ve grown empathetic for all people who suffer with any type of illness and I really want to help others. Harrison Gillman, North Shore High School

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SENIOR YEAR IS SUCH A SPECIAL TIME with things we were waiting for, for so long, like prom. Most people don’t want to graduate without seeing people one last time. I just hope everyone can learn from this and not take things for granted. Sara Watson, Oyster Bay High School

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For Andrei Bogolubov, 61, co-owner of outdoor apparel store Hook Life in Sea Cliff, his job in the world of local business has brought even more meaning to his role as a father. “When you own a business, everything you do in life to make a living is for your kids,” Bogolubov said. “So every time a business owner looks at their kid, they see why they’re doing it.” But amidst the backdrop of the pandemic, which has upended normal life and tested the resolve of countless small businesses on Long Island, Bogolubov said spending time with his 18-year-old daughter, Sonja Rose, this Father’s Day has only become more important. Bogolubov said the pandemic has also served as a reminder about “the value and place of work” in people’s lives. “Whether it’s my daughter going to school, or my work or her mother’s [Sharon’s] work,” Bogolubov said, “I think that’s been a really important realization for everyone, just how central that is to our lives.” Rob Mansfield, 56, owner of the restaurant Grassroots in Glen Head, said his love for nurturing others is a common thread that has translated from being a father to his 23-year-old son, Bennett, and 27-year-old daughter, Lily, to the culinary scene.

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RoB MAnsfield, left, said there is a correlation between his love for taking care of customers at Grassroots and caring for his son, Bennet, wife, Amy, and daughter, Lily. This has been on display over the last few months in particular, as Mansfield developed the Grassroots Feeds initiative to give back to the local community by providing meals to frontline hospital workers. Having raised about $25,000 so far to feed those workers, including his daughter, who is an ICU nurse at North

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many people wanted to give and they didn’t know how to, so this is where we were able to figure it all out together and work together to do it. We helped a lot of people and that’s what we knew how to do, and as our daughter was out saving lives, we were feeding them.” Sea Cliff Mayor Edward Lieberman, 69, who also runs a private practice, Edward L. Lieberman P.C., as a criminal defense attorney said having the ability to listen and understand others are critical skills that have served him well in both law and parenting. For Lieberman, a father to a 39-year-old daughter, Mikele, and a 36-year-old son, Ari, as well as a grandfather of three, becoming mayor gave him the opportunity to help others even further. “I was able to take all those life experiences I had, and still do, for the betterment of the people of the village and the larger community,” Lieberman said. Since Lieberman celebrated his birthday with his family last Sunday, he said he does not expect another large gathering for Father’s Day given the pandemic. But he said it has been inspiring to see people evolve to be close to their families and keep them safe during this time, noting the importance of cherishing each moment with them. “It’s a challenge,” Lieberman said. “But at the same time, now you don’t take things for granted when it comes to your loved ones and your family.”

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Editor’s note: Quotes attributed to Adam Selden are from an interview on June 8, 2020. Many businesses have been forced to scale back aggressively since March because of the global coronavirus pandemic. A few, however, have been forced to expand. For Adam Selden, 50, of Melville, a quick pivot in business direction during a crisis has created new possibilities for Albatross Manufacturing. The brand Albatross Manufacturing (albatrossmfg.com) falls under Selden’s company, Quality Specialty Projects, which he founded in 2008. His company has distributed any number of items, but now it is focused on facemasks, which are in high demand these days. “We had been doing some clothing and receiving government contracting, so we were working to supply products for those clients,” Selden said. “Our biggest was actually the Army.” Selden secured a contract with the U.S. Army to supply their weight room and gym equipment for military fitness centers. He also worked closely with the American Red Cross, as his company supplied tarp materials for the foundation. The Bayside, Queens native and University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus was candid in saying business started to drop off in mid-2019. “We had a really bad seven months from August 2019 to, really, March 2020,” Selden said. “There was no federal funding, really, and we were working on government contracts.” He went on to say that the onset of the coronavirus pandemic provided an opportunity to jump-start his business.

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AlBAtRoss FounDER ADAm Selden, 50, of Melville, has grown his business during the coronavirus pandemic by supplying personal protective equipment. “When this whole thing kind of got started, the Red Cross came to us and said we had to get started into looking into masks,” Selden said. He and his business partner, Matt Delaney, of Manhasset, listened to that advice. The pair scrambled to find manufacturers in China near the top of the year, but with the country facing serious pandemic restrictions, they were unable to secure a shipment immediately. Once the manufacturers were able to ship, though, Albatross received its first load, which it sent to the American Red Cross.

“Once we were able to, we switched over our company to do masks,” Selden said. “After we sent our first order to the Red Cross, we started taking orders for locals on Long Island.” Selden, who had worked out of a Melville office with no warehouse to that point, then started shipping masks out of his home. After sending masks to roughly 8,000 homes, the Albatross founder knew he needed a new way to go about this. With the help of Delaney, and the hiring of a few part-time employees, Albatross soon shipped hundreds of thousands of masks to residents across Long Island, with more than 100,000 of those coming to Nassau County. Albatross even began donating masks to local fire departments and essential workers. “We would give the people at the gas stations masks; we donated hundreds of them,” Selden said. The company has since expanded. Selden said there are a few reasonable next steps, including distributing hand sanitizers, hand wipes and wallmounted automatic thermometers to take the temperature of any person who walks past. The demand to expand in product and volume has forced Albatross to look toward securing a warehouse in Plainview. “If we get this, we are going to need inventory, and I plan on hiring a staff to do that,” Selden said. “We wouldn’t be able to do the business without it. Because the way we’ve been operating, in the office in Melville, it’s just me and Matt.” Selden said he would continue to build relationships with distributors to stimulate business growth and be able to reach more people. Selden finished with, “When we first started this, I didn’t think it would be end up being our business. We wanted to just give these out to the people. Then it turned into the business.”

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North Country Garden Club awards senior scholarships The North Country Garden Club of Long Island has awarded a Virginia W. Smith Scholarship to two local high school seniors: Caitriona Greene and Christina Wile. The annual scholarship awards a gift of $2,500 to a local high school senior whose college studies focus on horticulture, conservation or the environment. NCGC received applications from several very accomplished candidates, and video interviews were held due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Caitriona Greene

Greene, a Glen Cove High School senior, will be attending the University of Rochester’s Early Medical Scholars program. Her many service-learning commitments have concentrated on the protection of the environment and human health. Her research work has been focused on the negative impact of biomedical waste on climate and health, which she hopes to continue in her future studies.

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Wile, a senior at North Shore High School, plans to study Viticulture and Enology and Journalism at Cornell’s School of Agriculture. She is a committed contributor to the community with volunteer positions at St. Francis Hospital and Riding for the Handicapped. She has also built rain gardens to prevent runoff and built a community butterfly garden.

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With most of the sports world still idle in the midst of Covid-19, horse racing grabbed the spotlight last Saturday evening with the Belmont Stakes serving as the opening leg of the Triple Crown for the first time in history. And, for the first time since 1882, a New York-bred earned its way into the Belmont history books. In striking distance throughout the 1 1/8-miles, Tiz the Law cruised past pacesetter Tap It to Win down the stretch and was never threatened by closers Dr Post and Max Player on the way to a 3 ¾-lengths victory in the 152nd running of the Belmont Stakes. “I was pretty confident by the time we hit the seven-eighths pole,” said Tiz the Law’s jockey, Manny Franco, who secured his first career Triple Crown race win. “He was so kind and relaxed for me,” he added. “He was so comfortable and never got keen, so I think that was the key.” Franco, 25, the New York Racing Association’s leading rider the past two years, has piloted Tiz the Law to all four of his graded stakes victories, including three in a row. “It means a lot to me,” he said. “This is my home track. I’ve been riding here for about six years already. One leg of the Triple Crown is the dream of any jockey. I’m happy with the opportunity that I have right now.” Owned by Sackatoga Stable and trained by Barclay Tagg, Tiz the Law, bred in the Empire State by Twin Creeks Farm, returned $3.60 on a $2 win wager, increasing his career earnings to more than $1.5 million. The final time was 1:46.53. “It’s tremendous [to win the Belmont with a New York-bred],” said Jack Knowlton, operating manager of Sackatoag Stable. “We buy New York-breds; that’s our game, and we don’t spend a lot of money. We’ve been with Barclay Tagg for 25

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JOckEY MaNNY FraNcO earned his first career Triple Crown race victory.

TIz ThE Law, the 4-5 favorite, became the first New York-bred to win the Belmont Stakes in 138 years. Courtesy Joe Labozzetta/NYRA

years, and I keep telling everybody, Barclay doesn’t get a lot of big horses, big opportunities, but when he does, he knows what to do.” Tagg, who won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 2003 with Funny Cide, said his main concern leading up to the shortened Belmont was Tiz the Law’s 11-week layoff. But that proved a non-factor. “It looked to me like everything just went like clockwork,” he said. “That’s the way the horse likes to run and that’s the position the horse likes to be in. Manny knows the horse very well.” Held without spectators and owners, and with limited media permitted to attend, Tagg thought the quietude was “very nice” and said the absence of crowd noise helped keep Tiz the Law calm, and it showed. “About the five-eighths pole, my horse was so relaxed, so calm,” Franco explained. “From there, I knew I had so much horse to win the race. I didn’t want to move early. I knew I had the horse underneath. I was just waiting for the right time to move.” Dr Post, trained by three-time Belmont winner Todd Pletcher, finished a lengthand-a-half ahead of Max Player for runner-up status. Both horses were making just their fourth career starts. The $1 trifecta returned $99.50. Pneumatic, Tap It to

TraINEr BarcLaY Tagg has mapped out future plans for Tiz the Law, who upped his career earnings to more than $1.5 million and is 5-for-6 lifetime.

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Win, Sole Volante, Modernist, Farmington Road, Fore Left and Jungle Runner completed the order of finish. “He ran great,” Dr Post jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. said. “No excuse. He got beat by a good horse too. The winner is a nice horse, New York-bred and he ran great. My horse is improving. . . He just needs a little more time to figure things out.” Linda Rice, trainer of Max Player,

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GENERAL FUND Fund Balance - July 1, 2018 Reserves Unappropriated Fund Balance Appropriated Fund Balance Fund Balance July 1, 2018 ADD: Revenues and Interfund Transfers Real Property Taxes, Interest & Star Other Local Revenues Revenue from State and Federal Sources Total Revenues LESS: Expenditures and Interfund Transfers General Support Instruction Pupil Transportation Community Services Employee Benefits Interest Interfund Transfers Total Expenditures Fund Balance - June 30, 2019: Workers’ Compensation Reserve Unemployment Reserve Teachers’ Retirement System Contribution Reserve Employee Retirement System Contribution Reserve Liability Reserve Employee Benefit Accrued Liability Reserve Capital Reserve Repairs Reserve Designated - LIPA Fund Balance to Reduce Tax Levy for 2019-2020 Unappropriated Fund Balance for Encumbrances Unassigned Fund Balance Fund Balance – June 30, 2019 SPECIAL AID FUND Fund Balance - July 1, 2018 ADD: Revenue and Interfund Transfers LESS: Expenditures and Interfund Transfers Fund Balance - June 30, 2019 SCHOOL LUNCH FUND Fund Balance - July 1, 2018 ADD: Revenues Revenues from Sales All Other Revenues Total Revenues LESS: Expenditures Salaries and Fringe Benefits Net Cost of Food All Other Contractual Expenditures Total Expenditures Fund Balance - June 30, 2019 CAPITAL FUND Fund Balance - July 1, 2018 ADD: Revenue and Other Sources (including bond proceeds) LESS: Expenditures and Other Uses Fund Balance - June 30, 2019 DEBT SERVICE FUND Fund Balance - July 1, 2018 ADD: Revenue and Interfund Transfers Other Local Revenues Interfund Transfers Total Revenue LESS: Expenditures and Interfund Transfers Debt Service Principal Debt Service Interest Total Expenditures Fund Balance June 30, 2019 TRUST AND AGENCY FUND Balance July 1, 2018 ADD: Total Assets ADD: Total Liabilities Fund Balance June 30, 2019 STATEMENT OF LONG TERM DEBT Bonds Payable-Serial Bonds Outstanding Other Long Term Debt-Energy Performance Contract Total Liabilities STATEMENT OF OTHER FIXED ASSETS Land Buildings & Improvements (Net of Depreciation) Construction Work in Progress Equipment (Net of Depreciation) Improvements Other Than Buildings Net of Depreciation) Other Capital Assets (Net of Depreciation) Total 1093802

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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: July 8, 2020 Time:7:00 pm Place:Village Hall, 300 Sea Cliff Avenue, Sea Cliff, New York or via Zoom teleconference and videoconference, as provided below Subject:Application of Joanne Addario, 24 Cross Street, Sea Cliff, New York, for a fence permit to install 6 foot high PVC fencing and a 6.5 foot high gate, where Planning Board approval is required under Chapter 64 for fencing that is not: (a) wood fencing at a total height of not more than 6 feet, including the top portion, which is to be 1 foot of open-type fencing, (b) wrought or cast iron fencing, at a height of not more than 6 feet, or (c) open wire fencing, not higher than 5 feet. Premises are designated as Section 21, Block M6, Lot 304 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map. Application of David and Lindsay Cheng, 44 Cromwell Place, Sea Cliff, New York, for a fence permit to install 6 foot high fencing, where Planning Board approval is required under Chapter 64 for fencing that is not: (a) wood fencing at a total height of not more than 6 feet, including the top portion, which is to be 1 foot of open-type

fencing, (b) wrought or cast iron fencing, at a height of not more than 6 feet, or (c) open wire fencing, not higher than 5 feet. Premises are designated as Section 21, Block 110, Lot 25 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map. Application of Maria Levine, 41 Grove Street, Sea Cliff, New York, for a fence permit to install 6 foot high fencing, where Planning Board approval is required under Chapter 64 for fencing that is not: (a) wood fencing at a total height of not more than 6 feet, including the top portion, which is to be 1 foot of open-type fencing, (b) wrought or cast iron fencing, at a height of not more than 6 feet, or (c) open wire fencing, not higher than 5 feet. Premises are designated as Section 21, Block 118, Lot 1195 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map. Application of Heather Shrader and Todd Fichtl, 70 Ransom Avenue, Sea Cliff, New York, for site plan approval pursuant to Village Code Chapter 107, to construct a swimming pool. Premises are designated as Section 21, Block 48, Lot 51 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

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hen it comes to race relations, there is no doubt that we are at a crossroad. Events dictate what our conduct must be going forward, and there is no doubt that the recent killings of unarmed black men have forced America to come to grips with the fact that many of our fellow citizens suffer because of ingrained racism. President Trump has admitted that there is some systemic racism, but he doesn’t have the mind or heart to acknowledge that it is rampant in this country, and little has been done to bring it to a halt. JeRRY In my years in kReMeR the Assembly, I learned a lot about racism from my colleagues, who told chilling stories about their sons or daughters being singled out for arrest just because the color of their skin invited different treatment. They spoke about failed health care systems that contributed to a higher mortality rate among black children. They spoke of overcrowded school classes with inferior teaching and a lack of basic supplies. While these stories were chilling, nothing they said prompted any dramatic action by the state.

A lot of us in office tried to find ways to help children of all kinds with pre-kindergarten programs, funding to reduce child mortality and extra state aid for school districts in heavily minority communities. But looking back over the years, these actions were a drop in the bucket, and didn’t really make a dent in the system that shortchanges millions of people. If anything has forced us to confront the issue of race, it’s been the invention of the cellphone. It is showing us how minorities are abused on a daily basis in many different ways, including police officers shooting unarmed black men in the back. That’s recorded testimony to systemic abuse. The demonstrations in the streets of this country and around the world bring out millions of young people of all races who are willing to speak out about conditions their elders have ignored. Police shootings that once were an occasional story that faded with time now go viral within minutes. The assault on a crowd outside the White House so the president could have a photo op showed how tone-deaf the leaders of this country are on issues of equality. The questions we now face is, what do we do to uproot this ugly system? I understand the opposition to statues that glorify public officials who were slave-

holders or generals from the South who fought for slavery. Most are symbols that no longer belong in the public space. Doing away with the Aunt Jemima syrup brand or Uncle Ben’s Rice is pure tokenism, and doesn’t help a minority student get a job or stop a racial profiling incident. Congress and local governments around the U.S. have to come up with programs that defuse the tensions racism causes. If you listen to the debate going on about banning chokeholds and a national system of reporting police conduct, you can see that there is still deep-rooted racism that dates back to the Civil War. There are probably some senators whose forebears were slaveholders, and growing up in a racist system has poisoned their hearts. Take a trip down to Richmond, Va., and you’ll see statue after statue glorifying generals who fought for the South. Elsewhere, some of our military bases do the same. The two houses of Congress have to come together to pass laws that attack the problems that the policing of minorities creates. The suggestion that police departments be “defunded” is an overreaction by a relatively small number of people who don’t understand the challenges that law enforcement faces every day, but those departments have to be reorganized to deal

ongress must attack the problems that the policing of minorities creates.

more effectively with spousal abuse and rape allegations. Policing in America hasn’t changed enough in the past 50 years. A commission appointed by President Barack Obama produced a road map for fairer policing, but federal law enforcement ignored its recommendations. Now, in a very short period of time, local governments have sprung into action, passing laws banning chokeholds and acting against policemen who have serious disciplinary problems. Incidents captured on smartphones showing the use of unnecessary force have resulted in firings and suspensions. The New York State Legislature has passed a series of bills to address faults in the policing systems. Only time will tell whether they are all appropriate. There is no doubt that passing new laws, firing rogue cops and funding important programs to stop racism are all important steps forward. Unfortunately, you can’t legislate what’s in people’s hearts. We can only hope that more open eyes will change enough people’s thinking to make a difference in the years ahead. 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.

Let’s end classroom education as we know it, they said

ou probably haven’t read “Teaching as a Subversive Activity” by Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner. “What is it that students do in the classroom?” the authors ask. “Well, mostly they sit and listen to the teacher. Mostly they are required to believe authorities or at least pretend to such belief. It is practically unheard of for students to play any role in determining what problems are worth studying . . .” “Teaching as a Subversive Activity” was published in 1969. The war in Vietnam was Randi ablaze. The antikReiss war movement in the United States was galvanized, and militants were taking over university offices, bombing draft offices and picketing ROTC buildings. In the midst of this civic unrest, when it seemed as if the country was so divided it might never come together again, Professors Postman and Weingartner wrote their book, which was called a “no-holds-barred assault on outdated teaching methods.” They were two obscure and uncelebrat-

ed professors who taught at Queens College during the Vietnam War years. As it happens, I was a student in Weingartner’s class in secondary school education in 1968. I studied with him that year, and then took another class with him while working on my master’s degree in education, all at Queens College. The background noise was Vietnam 24/7. In fact, during the worst of the protests, students commandeered our dean’s office and threw his furniture out the window onto the quad. I was a bystander to the drama, just trying to get my degree and get on with my life as a newly married woman and a newly hired English teacher. I never forgot Weingartner’s class and his “subversive” approach to education. He and Postman were captivating and provocative, and although many of their suggestions proved to be impractical, we knew inside that they were right. They were right to say that schools needed to stop the rote teaching and testing. Their emphasis on critical thinking and process was spot on. They said schools needed to do away with grades, tests, textbooks, courses and full-time administrators. They said teachers should be more like life coaches

(although the term didn’t exist at the time) and not authority figures. I thought about Weingartner’s theories all the time I taught English. I was a good teacher, but we were constrained by a stagnant system in which students passively listened to teachers present “course content.” Now, in the midst of a global pandemic, we accomplished the unthinkable: We shut down the nation’s schools and changed how kids learn. Postman and Weingartner taught before the internet and devices and virtual teaching. It’s hard to know what they would make of this. They might be glad kids were liberated from the classroom, but their vision of educating children was more dynamic than sitting down with screens. I remember Weingartner telling us future teachers to get our kids out of the classroom and into the world, where they could experience art and music and literature firsthand, with us along as guides. Our school shutdown is a unique opportunity. If we can do that — and we did — why can’t we task our best and brightest with making learning a process and not a product, as David Hill proposed in an arti-

t took a pandemic to shut down the nation’s schools and change how kids learn.

cle in Teacher magazine in 2000? Teachers, Weingartner said, should ask provocative questions. “What bothers you most about adults?” “How would you distinguish good from evil?” “What are the most dangerous ideas floating through our lives today?” “Why do you think so?” The professors encouraged students to be creative and tolerant, and to learn to deal with ambiguity and failure. They encouraged teachers not to be in the business of giving answers, but to let students think through problems on their own or in peer groups. This problem-solving approach to teaching has found traction in recent years. But too much dead wood anchors our education system. Too many classroom experiences are based on lesson plans and note-taking and tests. “Don’t plan a lesson,” the professors wrote in their book. “Confront your students with some sort of problem that might interest them. Then allow them to work the problem through without your advice or counsel.” We are at a tipping point in education because of the pandemic, and we have an extraordinary opportunity to improve the public-school experience for our students and teachers. We could make some lemonade from this lemon. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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n April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia, ending the Civil War, the bloodiest conflict in American history, in which an estimated 498,000 soldiers died in battle. With the surrender of the South, slavery ended with the stroke of a pen. But not quite. News of the emancipation of slaves did not reach Texas, a slaveholding state, until June 19, 1865. On that day, Union forces arrived on Galveston Island to free Texas’s slaves, who rejoiced in the streets. Since then, Juneteenth — a blend of June and 19th — has been celebrated in Texas. It officially became a state holiday in 1980, but as of last year, only Texas recognized Juneteenth as a paid holiday for state employees. Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed

an executive order proclaiming Juneteenth an official New York holiday, on which state employees will receive a paid day off, starting next year. It was the right move. If you think about it, June 19, 1865, was effectively the day when all Americans were at last free. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution applied to all white people, but not to all black people. Millions were held in bondage, beaten and defiled into subservience. According to the 1860 census, there were 4 million slaves in the U.S., accounting for 12.9 percent of the country’s total population of 31 million. For centuries, the U.S. held Fourth of July celebrations — as well it should have — but rarely, if ever, did we recognize that the hard-fought freedoms won during the Revolutionary War did not apply to millions for 76 years after the Constitu-

Mark July Fourth by reading the Declaration

ext week, the Herald Community Newspapers will publish the Declaration of Independence and a likeness of the American flag. The Declaration will appear here, on our Editorial Page, as it long has during the week of the Fourth of July, and the flag will appear in the center of the paper. We encourage families to stand on their stoops and front lawns and read the Declaration together, as messengers did across the 13 colonies in 1776. For 39 years, the Merrick Historical Society, led by President Lawrence Garfinkel, gathered on July Fourth at the Merrick Library and the Long Island Rail Road station to read the Declaration. All from the community and beyond were invited to attend, and the event attracted

many families with small children. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, however, the society decided against the public reading, and is instead encouraging people to read the Declaration with their families at home. What a wonderful idea, we thought. What better way to learn about and teach our history — about the very moment our nation was conceived — than by reading the Declaration, line by line. If you do so, take a photo and email it to us. Check Page 4 for details on how. The Signing of the Declaration ushered in an entirely new era in history, when colonies would rebel against their sovereign, in our case the mighty British Empire. That rebellion brought forth a new era in government, when democracy — rule by

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tion took effect. Juneteenth — celebrated in Texas with cookouts, rodeos and street fairs — reminds us of that horrid reality, at the same time that it celebrates the victory over the evil of slavery. We must remember and reflect on our nation’s long history of enslavement if we are to understand our present-day systemic racism — and someday soon, we hope, overcome it. The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day unleashed a wave of hundreds of peaceful protests and a handful of riots. It was clearly an inflection point in our history, a moment that, it appears, will move the needle further toward freedom and justice for all, regardless of skin color. New York, we are pleased to say, is playing a leading role in that movement.

letters Seeing racial bias in police realistically To the Editor: Alphonse D’Amato’s column, “Yes, black lives matter!” (June 18-24), reeks of hypocrisy. His concern for black lives is as shallow as his “facts.” D’Amato reaches for the racist trope that the biggest threat to black citizens is other black Americans and their so-called gangs. He points out that the majority of black murder victims are killed by other people of color while failing to ever mention that, according to research, as of 2011, 83 percent of white murder victims were killed by other whites. According to FBI data, in 2015 whites were five times more likely to be killed by a white than a black person. In fact, white people seem to be a real threat to themselves.

the people — began after thousands of years of monarchial rule in Europe and around the globe. Thus began the great American experiment, as we like to call it. For sure, it has been an imperfect experiment. As noted in the editorial above, not all were freed by the American Revolution that followed publication of the Declaration. Millions remained enslaved for the better part of a century. The American experiment, however, has moved steadily toward greater freedom and justice for all people. It is up to our generation now to carry the mantle forward and form a more perfect union than that which we were given by working to eliminate systemic racism in all its forms.

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Here’s how: First, stay connected. Call ost people don’t like going to your doctor’s office and ask about the the doctor. The truth? Even options for a visit. There are two comdoctors don’t like going to mon options: the virtual visit, conducted doctors. And now, in the time by video chat or phone, and the traditionof the coronavirus, people’s willingness al in-person visit. In either case, many of to see their doctor is at an all-time low. the same rules apply. Come prepared to It’s not a surprise, considering that the pandemic has many worried not only ask questions and complete any required tests (like blood work) that are needed to about themselves, but also about catchmake the time with your phying Covid-19 and bringing it sician the most beneficial for home to their loved ones. both of you. Still, while you may tell yourIf a virtual visit is the self that the crisis is a good right option for you, ask your reason not to see your physidoctor’s office for any special cian, it’s a mistake that could instructions. What technoloprove costly to your health gy is needed? Will a smartand well-being. phone or laptop work best? Do Whether you suffer from you need to download an app an illness that requires testor program? Will the doctor ing and close monitoring, or anika call or send a website link via have symptoms that are new, saGar text or email? Make sure the it’s important to continue to battery for your phone or see your doctor. With Covidcomputer is fully charged and 19 widespread, the best way that, if the consultation takes places durto access health may seem unclear at ing the day, you sit facing a window or first, but just as you continue relationplace a lamp in front of you so the doctor ships with friends and family by followcan see you clearly on his or her screen. ing safety protocols, your relationship If an in-person visit is the right option with your doctor is one that can also be for you, ask your doctor’s office for any maintained safely.

Letters As reported in The Los Angeles Times, white Americans living in white, Trumpsupporting areas are 50 percent more likely to die from murder, gun violence and drug overdoses. The safest places to live are those that are racially diverse and more liberal. Shading his comments to hint that black Americans, especially young black men, are more dangerous than whites is an odious tactic. The truth is, people kill those with whom they have the most contact, white or black. Further, this has nothing to do with the issue of state-sanctioned violence against black people. D’Amato lauds Trump for naming black Republican Tim Scott to head a committee on police misconduct without even mentioning that he is the only black Republican senator and that the appointment seems rather forced. The expectation that a president with a history of racial housing bias convictions, who is on record that the Central Park Five should be executed even after they were exonerated and said “very nice people” attend events sponsored by white supremacists can lead this country toward anything resembling racial equity and harmony is ludicrous. If it’s still possible to shame D’Amato, the suggestion that Trump leads on anything, far less racial justice, should do it. We need to deal honestly with the realities of racial bias in police culture that are reflected in every statistic available. We also need to face it that we, as a society, dump every problem we refuse to resolve and pay for (mental illness, homelessness, drugs, poverty) on the police, and this can no longer continue. The con-

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Going to the doctor in a Covid-19 world

can reduce fear and anxiety about seekspecial instructions before you head to the office. Some may ask you to call them ing medical care. One more thing: If you don’t have a from the door when you arrive to make sure you don’t have to wait in the waiting primary-care doctor, it’s important to area. If you have a fever, cough or cold, find one who can help you on your health going fo or otherwise aren’t well, please let the journey. Ask friends, family members or the rec office know so proper precautions can be your insurance provider for recommen- have fo taken to care for you. Remember to wear dations. The best time to meet a new doc- the fact a face covering and follow the social-distor is before you fall ill. This gives your suffer b tancing rules of the office, doctor the chance to underwhich will require you to be stand who you are and how he six feet away from others and can help achieve your goal: to be in an area with fewer than be the healthiest version of 10 people. Wash or sanitize you. your hands both before and Remember, although many after the visit and when you things have changed as a arrive back at home. And result of the virus, we’re in once you’re at home again, this together. Relationships put your clothes in the launremain essential — and that dry. includes your relationship Maria No matter which option is with your doctor. CarneY right for you, make sure you call the doctor’s office to folDr. Anika Sagar is a primary low up or schedule other care physician for adults and appointments, and remember to keep the an assistant professor of medicine at the colleag doctor up to date on how you’re feeling. their so Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ If at any time you feel ill, let your physiNorthwell Health. Dr. Maria Carney is a for arre cian know right away. geriatrician and palliative medicine phy- skin in By having a plan and a strategy, and sician for older adults, and a professor of spoke a exercising control of the situation, you contrib medicine at the Zucker School. among crowde ing and these s said pr state.

FraMework by Alyssa Seidman

cept behind defunding the police is not to get rid of the police, although this is how it is dishonestly portrayed. It is to demilitarize the police and limit their role to actual crime while taking some of the money available to build social services, housing and other societal needs to deal with what are social, not criminal, issues. This seems sensible to me, and despite all of D’Amato’s and Trump’s dishonest spin efforts, it seems sensible to most Americans as well. CyNTHIA LOVECCHIO Glen Cove

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Let business owners reopen To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Thank you very much, but I prefer to remain alive” (Jun 18-24): Kreiss is entitled to her opinion, and common sense certainly dictates that one must be cautious during the coronavirus pandemic. I don’t know Kreiss’s age or financial stability, but I think the owner of the bridge club is entitled and smart to open his establishment. My family has two medical professionals, and we have a cancer survivor in our household, so I don’t treat medical issues in a cavalier manner. However, we must try and restore some sense of normalcy and let businesses operate and allow people to earn a living. This will allow mortgages, rent, utilities, taxes and food to be

and mi offices, ROTC Sherbet skies and silent sands — Long Beach unrest, was so er agai paid. It will also allow people the opportu- they return to a normal day-to-day life. gartne nity to recoup savings lost during the last PHILIP KIRKa “no-h three-plus months. Sea Cliff teachin This nightmare is an unknown. People The must use their intellect and choose how

Thank youto every organization, business, family, restaurant and individual that provided nourishment, messages of hope and inspiration.

Glen Cove Hospital is proud to be the full service provider for the healthcare needs of this community and we are grateful for your continued support.

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