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Opioid lawsuit is first sign of accountability approximately $15.3 million of a $230 million settlement with the state by pharmaceutical manuNassau County has estab- facturer and distributor Johnson lished a revenue fund to help end & Johnson, which has been opioid abuse, officials announced accused of helping to fuel the opilast week. oid crisis in New York. With the The Special Revenue Fund settlement, Johnson & Johnson will bring Nassau avoided going to trial County “one step with several other closer to ending the opioid manufacturheroin and opioid ers. abuse epidemic,” In a statement on County Legislator its website, Johnson Rose Marie Walker, & Johnson said that who chairs the Legisthe settlement was lature’s Health Comnot an admission of mittee, said in a guilt, and that “the news release. money given will The funds will be provide New York, directed toward eduand all involved, cational programs to funding to help help addicts, Walker address any and all said. “We want to opioid-related issend a clear message LAURA CURRAN sues.” The company to the residents of said it had discontinNassau County that County executive ued making prescripwe are committed to tion pain medicadoing everything in tions in the U.S. our power to take on these drugs Last month, a class-action lawthat have ruined our communi- suit filed by Nassau and Suffolk ties, broken up families, and con- counties and state Attorney Gentinue to put our children in eral Letitia James convened in harm’s way,” she said. court in Central Islip for opening Daniel Schrafel, the communi- statements. The lawsuit accuses cations director for the Legisla- pharmaceutical giants including ture’s Democratic caucus, said Teva Pharmaceuticals, Amerithe county was set to receive CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
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Honoring a longtime community leader Roosevelt Street in Glen Head was renamed for civic leader George Pombar, center, with his wife, Rosemary, and son, Carl, on Sunday. Story, more photos, Page 3.
Sea Cliff buys NYAW waterfront property for $540K in settlement BY ANNEMARIE DURKIN adurkin@liherald.com
The Village of Sea Cliff recently bought the property at 325 Prospect Ave. from New York American Water. The purchase of the 2.5 acres of waterfront property continues the efforts of the Village of Sea Cliff to preserve open space and protect historically significant structures,
officials said. “The Village of Sea Cliff is excited to announce that the purchase of this property is a legacy project that will benefit generations of residents of Sea Cliff,” Mayor Elena Villafane said. The property contains two historically significant structures and over 2 acres of scenic open space. In 2017, Sea Cliff sued New York American Water, claiming
that accounting inaccuracies inflated customers’ bills. Village officials contended that rates and fees were irrational, inequitable and contrary to law. The two parties settled the suit last week. After concluding that the extraordinary rate increases were based on accounting inaccuracies, NYAW agreed to variCONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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Street dedicated as George Pombar Way BY LEAH DWYER newsroom@liherald.com
A new sign has been unveiled in Glen Head to honor George Pombar. Roosevelt Street in Glen Head has been dedicated to Pombar, and renamed George Pombar Way. The unveiling took place July 11, in the parking lot of the First National Bank of Long Island.
Speeches were made by Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Pombar’s longtime family friend John Dussell, Pombar’s son Carl Pombar, and George Pombar. “Today’s dedication is so incredibly fitting,” Saladino said. “It recognizes a man whose dedication to service to others is really the lesson that George teaches to us all.”
All of the speeches focused of Pombar’s extensive roles in the community. As an immigrant from Ecuador, Pombar built a name for himself in the Glen Head area. Pombar is the founder and current president of the Glen Head Glenwood Landing Civic Association, founder and current chairperson of the North Shore Concerned Citizens group, and former president of the North Shore Soccer Club.
He served three terms on the North Shore School District Board of Education, and led the Hometown Heroes project in Glen Head honoring local armed forces. “I could go on and on, but it isn’t just one or two of these high profile leadership roles; it wasn’t even three or four or five or six or seven or eight, who’s really counting,” said Carl Pombar. “It’s not the quantity, it’s the quality.”
Hummingbird to hold first ever fashion show BY ANNEMARIE DURKIN adurkin@liherald.com
Hummingbird Boutique will hold its first fashion show on Sunday, July 18 from noon to 3 p.m. The show, with up to 34 looks, will be staged indoor and outdoor at the Metropolitan Bistro located at 39 Roslyn Avenue. Inspired by the beauty of the village and its natural surroundings, the show's theme will be "Scenes from the Sea," and has acquired the support of a number of local businesses including Glowinskin Esthetics, Sarah Regan Interiors and other Sea Cliff businesses. “As a small business in Sea Cliff, I understand the challenges we have all faced to stay open for the past year and a half, so I try to provide as much support for other local businesses and our community as possible,” said Jaime Glowinski, owner of Glow In Skin Esthetics, one of the sponsors of the show. “I’m looking forward to being a part of this fashion show and future events.” “I thought having it at a local venue would be exciting for the Sea Cliff community and inviting local businesses to sponsor the event would further strengthen the message of uniting small businesses together,” said Suzette LaValle, owner of Hummingbird. “As a local entrepreneur, it makes me genuinely happy to help support new
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HUMMINGBIRD IS AN upscale women’s apparel and lifestyle boutique located in the village of Sea Cliff. businesses. My hope is that this event brings a wider audience to the other local shops and our town in general,” said Christina Volz, a real estate broker with Compass, another sponsor of the event. Tickets are available through eventbrite at $15 each, or at the door the day of the event. Each seat includes a complimentary cocktail and a swag bag, as well as a petite menu provided by Metropolitan Bistro. The event will also feature cocktails custom made for the show by
the drink sponsor of the event, Felene Vodka of Denver, Colorado. Founded in December of 2019 by LaValle, an expert celebrity stylist and fashion industry veteran, Hummingbird is an upscale women’s apparel and lifestyle boutique located in the village of Sea Cliff. The show has been curated into four seaside themes inspired by the charm and beauty of Sea Cliff and its natural surroundings: the waves, the sunset, the dunes and the full moon. Each theme
will be presented with its own unique music and feature looks styled by Lavalle presented on professional models who will weave their way throughout the bistro’s indoor space and outdoor garden. LaValle has spent over 30 years in the fashion industry. Originally from Brooklyn, she began her career in her early twenties traveling to Paris regularly after she landed her first buying position, where she was featured in a New York Times article detailing the discovery of a new accessory that became all the rage. She went on to spend 12 years as a fashion stylist. “I spent most of my career working as a freelance fashion stylist. The assignments were always intense and physically, mentally and creatively challenging,” said LaValle. “Fashion shows were the most challenging of all but I loved each piece of the production process; the styling, the music, the thrill of the guest arrivals and the adrenaline rush of the show and backstage, to name a few.” Throughout the years she continuously worked with fashion's top magazines such as Bazaar, Elle, Interview and Surface and many more, styling celebrities including Mark Wahlberg and Rosario Dawson. LaValle spent several years as a visual merchandiser for many of New York City's hottest shops until 2015, when she opened her own store in Brooklyn.
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CARL POMBAR SPOKE about his father’s accomplishments at the street renaming ceremony for George Pombar Way.
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MEMBERS OF THE Sea Cliff Fire Department and EMS were given “Emergency Responder” pins in recognition of their efforts during the pandemic.
Since March 2020, members of the Sea Cliff Volunteer Fire Department and EMS service continued to selflessly serve and protect the public under riskier and more stressful-than-normal conditions amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. As a token of her unwavering appreciation for their efforts, Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton recently presented Covid-19 service bars to the leaders and members of these agencies in recognition of their tireless efforts
throughout the public health crisis. “Powered by their selflessness and courage, first responders got us through the bleakest moments of the pandemic, and I will always hold a place of gratitude in my heart for them,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. “It is such an honor to share these pins with the heroes who kept Sea Cliff safe and thank all of the wonderful people who gave so freely of themselves throughout the crisis.”
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PEOPLE ENJOYED THE concerts – and the sunset – at Sea Cliff Beach in 2019.
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Sea Cliff residents are ecstatic for the long-awaited return of the village’s Friday night summer music series. Sea Cliff Beach 2020 summer music series was cancelled due to the rising cases of the coronavirus in the community. With the country and the state reopening and the dropping of Covid-19 cases, as well as the rise of vaccinated residents, the village has decided to resume the summer favorite. Sea Cliff Beach Friday Night Music Series will begin at 7 p.m., with the beach open to the community on music nights. The Cliffside Café will be open during the concerts. “We’ve gotten a lot of excitement around it, the bands are very happy to be back,” said Henriette Rhol, chair of Sea Cliff Beach Events Coordinating Committee. Beachgoers can expect music from The Cliff Hangers, Rusty String Band, Trilogy & Friends, and many more. After a year of streaming online performances, Sea Cliff-based singersongwriter Roger Street Friedman is thrilled to perform back at the beach. “We’ve missed playing for people so much,” Friedman said. “The musi-
Sea Cliff Beach Music Schedule July 16: The Cliff Hangers July 23: Trilogy & Friends July 30: Roger Street Friedman Aug. 6: Ruby Aug 13: Frank Ferrara & Friends Aug. 20: Rusty String Band Aug. 27: Sea Cliff Rocks cians and the audience seem to be ready for live music.” With three albums produced, Friedman will perform several original acoustic and electric tunes, along with cover pieces. Residents are also looking forward to the return of live music. “It’s great to see the community getting back up on its feet after last year,” Jacqueline Coronel, 23, of Sea Cliff, said. “I'm looking forward to what else the summer has in store for Sea Cliff Beach.”
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Home Sweet Hive Hive Market and Maker’s Space, 100 Audrey Ave. Participants will learn about the fascinating cleaning habits of the hive “house bees” and then learn how to make easy and effective cleaning products for their own “home sweet hive.” They will go home with goodies for the kitchen, bathroom, laundry room, and living room. Cost: $20, includes all materials, take home products, and light snack. To register call 516-588-9400 or hivemarketob. com
Movie at the Library Gold Coast Public Library Annex, 50 Railroad Ave., Glen Head, 2 to 4 p.m. Watch “The Muppets Movie” (1979) at the library. Kermit and his friends trek across America looking to find success in Hollywood while a frog legs merchant is in pursuit. Room A will open at 1:40 p.m.
Live Music: The Cliff Hangers Every Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. through the end of August, residents can head to Sea Cliff Beach to enjoy live music by the water.
Wednesday, July 21
Downtown Sounds: Decade of Soul Every Friday for the rest of the summer, the Glen Cove Downtown Business Improvement District will host a free concert series in Village Square at the intersections of Glen, School and Bridge streets. Begining at 7:30 p.m. spectators can head to the square with their lawn chairs and enjoy live music every Friday until Aug. 27. For the full series lineup and live-stream of the event, head to glencovedowntown.org.
Saturday, July 17 Deep Roots Farmers Market 100 Garvies Point Road, Glen Cove, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The weekly farmers market offers a selection of locally grown vegetables and eggs, fresh baked bread, honey, seafood and more.
Wildlife Live Show 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the Oyster BayEast Norwich Public Library, children will listen to a reading of an animalbased book. Then, a wildlife educator will bring the topic to life by allowing participants to get an up-close view of several animal ambassadors including owls, turtles, hawks, opossums, squirrels, and snakes.
Music Under the Stars: Jim Morrison 50 Years Later A classic rock productions tribute to Jim Morrison. Begining at 8 p.m. residents can head to TOBAY Beach to enjoy live music every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday during the month of July.
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Movie: Tom and Jerry Begining at dusk, residents can head to Ellsworth W. Allen Town Park in Farmingdale to enjoy a movie night sponsored by the Town of Oyster Bay every Wednesday in July. Courtesy Planting Fields
Tea in the Garden at Planting Fields Enjoy summertime in bloom at Planting Fields by having a small variety of flavorful teas paired with individually bagged cookies outside in the Cloister Garden and aside the West Portico from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Guests will also have the opportunity to encounter one of the site’s unique architectural spaces that is part of the exhibition, Everett Shinn: Operatics, the 1915 Tea House in the Italian Garden. The space features murals and furnishings commissioned from Shinn by the Coes, who built a legacy of artistic patronage by supporting the modern artists of their time. Tickets are $30 for non-members ad $24 for members. Register at plantingfields.org.
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Every Tuesday evening during the summer, the streets of Oyster Bay are filled with classic cars and spectators for Oyster Bay Cruise Night. Restaurants, shops, snacks and beverages, ice cream and shopping surround the collection of fun and interesting cars. Additionally, live music fills the streets with a band at every Cruise night. Also, weekly raffles and giveaways for children. Each show starts at 5:45 p.m. and runs until dark.
Oyster Bay Market A bi-weekly food-driven family market hosted by the Oyster Bay Main Street Association from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. by the bandstand on Audrey Ave.
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Tuesday, July 20 Music Under the Stars: Sir Elton
Thursday, July 22 Sunset Serenade: RiDe Every Thursday for the rest of the summer, the Sea Cliff Civic Association will host a free concert series in Clifton Park. Begining at 6 p.m. spectators can head to the park and enjoy live music every Thursday until Sept 2.
A tribute to Elton John featuring Lance Millard. Begining at 8 p.m. residents can head to TOBAY Beach to enjoy live music every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday during the month of July.
Seed Saving Introduction Beginning in the latter part of the 20th century, there has been a major shift to purchasing seed from commercial seed suppliers. This shift is leading to a reduction in North America’s diverse garden heritage for future generations. This presentation will cover what seeds are, pollination, and the difference between heirlooms & pollinated seeds. Participants will learn the basics needed to save their own seeds so that they too may reap the exciting benefits the original seed savers did. turday during the month of July. Register at bayvillefreelibrary.org.
Fitness in Village Square takes place every Saturday at 10 a.m. in Glen Cove. The Oyster Bay Town Board will meet on Aug. 17, at 10 a.m. Glen Cove Downtown Sounds free concert series continues every Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Music Under the Stars concert series at TOBAY beach will continue through Aug. 4. The Village of Sea Cliff Board of Trustees will meet on Aug. 2 at 6 p.m.
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ous measures, including accelerating filings to the state Public Service Commission, which reduced rates by about $6.4 million for all customers of the Sea Cliff Water District, implementing certain internal controls to reduce the likelihood of future inaccuracies, providing Sea Cliff District ratepayers with a $1.6 million total credit on future water bills, and selling 325 Prospect Ave. to the village at a $1 million discount and reimbursement of certain litigation legal fees, for a net purchase price of $540,000. “After a four-year struggle, the village is victorious. Our ratepayers received significant refunds, and we now own this historic coastal resource. This acquisition will keep the land open and available to public use,” Trustee Dina Epstein said. “Sea Cliff doesn’t need more development and more cars; we need to work to preserve our open spaces and the character of our community.”
The next phase for the property will be to conduct a publicly engaged analysis to determine the village’s vision for the best public use or uses of the property. Town hall meetings will be scheduled in the fall to discuss renovation of the buildings, use of the property and funding methods that do not unduly impact taxpayers. Villafane and trustees have said a “significant portion” of the property will in some way be used for the arts. In June, both the New York State Assembly and Senate passed a bill to establish a North Shore Water Authority and a South Nassau Water Authority that would replace New York American Water for ratepayers in the Towns of Oyster Bay and Hempstead. If the bill becomes law, the process of overturning the remainder of NYAW’s assets to the newly established public water authority will commence. At press time, the bill had still not been delivered to the governor for signature into law.
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NEW YORK AMERICAN Water agreed to sell 325 Prospect Ave. to the village at a $1 million discount after the two parties settled a 2017 lawsuit last week. Above, NYAW’s Merrick office.
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County to receive over $15.3M in settlement source Bergen, McKesson Corp, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Allegan Finance and Cardinal Health of feeding the opioid epidemic. James referred to it as “the nation’s most extensive lawsuit” to hold manufactures and distributors accountable. “While no amount of money will ever compensate for the thousands who lost their lives or became addicted to opioids across our state or provide solace to the countless families torn apart by this crisis, these funds will be used to prevent any future devastation,” she said. O p i o i d d e at h s o n L o n g I s l a n d increased by 77 percent from 2013 to 2017, from 358 to 617, according to the New York-based Fiscal Policy Institute, a nonprofit research and education organization. A 2019 FPI report stated that New York state had 1,681 deaths caused by opioids in 2013. By 2017, that number had grown to 3,224 — a 92 percent increase in only four years. The lawsuit originally listed smaller phar macies, like CVS, Rite Aid, Walmart and Walgreens. Before the
trial’s opening arguments, however, these funds.” those smaller distributors had settled. State Sen. Kevin T homas said, In 2019, Purdue Phar“Drug manufacturers and ma filed for bankruptcy. distributors continuously The cases against Purdue, chose to put profits over Mallinckrodt, and Rocheshuman lives, creating and ter Drug Cooperative are prolonging this public now moving separately health crisis,” Thomas said. though U.S. Bankruptcy “After years of struggle and C o u r t , a c c o rd i n g t o a anguish, we are finally seepress release from the ing the first signs of real attorney general’s office. accountability for the phar“For far too long, opimaceutical industry’s role in oid manufacturers have the crisis.” flooded communities with “Nassau County is paying powerful and addictive a painful price to heal the narcotics with impunity, damage caused by the opioid and the lethal addiction epidemic,” County Executive crisis that it spawned conLaura Curran said in a news tinues to devastate famirelease. “We must ensure lies in Nassau County and that any settlement money is across the nation,” Coun- LEGISLATOR used to support mental ty Legislator Josh Lafa- JOSH LAFAZAN health and addiction prozan said. “That is why it’s grams in an effort to help so fitting for Nassau residents and families who have been County to use these funds to deliver affected by substance abuse.” life-saving treatment and recovery While there is still work that needs resources to all who seek them. I to be done, Thomas said the settlement strongly support any effort that will would “save countless lives across the maximize the benefits derived from nation, and deliver crucial funding to
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strengthen opioid prevention, treatment and education efforts across New York.” Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton from Glen Cove, ranking member of the Legislature’s Health & Social Services Committee, also supported the measure. “Our residents continue to suffer tremendously as a result of the opioid epidemic – a crisis that these companies bear responsibility for intensifying here in Nassau County and across the nation,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. “After running countless Narcan trainings over the years and working closely with families that have experienced indescribable losses, I am glad the funds we are poised to recover from these companies will be used to fund programs and help those suffering from addiction. As ranking member of the Health and Social Services committee, I am committed to safeguarding these resources and ensuring that we take full advantage of this pivotal opportunity to deliver life-saving aid to residents in need.”
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THE CROWD BOOED and hissed as the King arrived on stage.
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he Sea Cliff Civic Association’s annual Reading of the Declaration of Independence returned to Sea Cliff this year. The Fourth of July tradition took place in Clifton Park,
where both participants and the audience were eager for a live performance.
KING GEORGE III, played by Joe Stroppel, arrived to a chorus of boos and hisses from the crowd. He performed "You'll Be Back" from Hamilton. DAN DIPIETRO SHOWED HIS AMERICAN pride during the event.
ANNE BLANTON-FRIEDBERG READ as Lydia Dara from Ireland, who used to listen to the British soldiers using her house and pass on information to Washington.
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HERITAGE COMMITTEE SUMMER Garden Party at the Humes Preserve
Young conservationists celebrated at annual event The North Shore Land Alliance held the young member’s Heritage Committee Summer Garden party on Saturday, July 10 at their 28-acre Humes Preserve in Mill Neck. Guests enjoyed picture-perfect weather, live music and a variety of wines while looking out over the historic property’s beautiful meadow. The Pinons pizza company cooked a mix of their specialty pizzas on site. The annual Heritage Committee event is geared towards the next generation of conservationists. This 18 to 35-year-old group comprises a wonderful cross section of people who grew up on the North Shore of Long Island and others who have
chosen to make our community their home. They share a common bond of loving nature and our community and know their action is critical to protecting it for future generations. Since its inception in 2003, the North Shore Land Alliance has preserved nearly 1,300 acres of open space. The nonprofit owns or helps maintain 12 preserves open to the public and holds conservation easements over 26 properties. Throughout the year the Land Alliance offers a variety of educational programs like the Walks in the Woods, Water Education Program and Young Explorers Group.
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OFFICERS JOE ROGERS and Taylor Plank were recently honored for their life saving efforts to rescue a vessel in danger
Officers honored for life saving action Oyster Bay Cove police officers Joe Rogers and Taylor Plank were recently honored by the town of Oyster Bay for their life saving efforts to rescue a vessel in danger. While patrolling the North Shore, Officers Rogers and Plank received a call that a vessel was taking on water out on the harbor. They quickly sprang into action to secure the vessel, saving all passengers onboard, towing the vessel back to shore and ensuring no one was injured in the process. Had it not been for the swift actions of these two Bay Constables, this situation would have ended very differently. Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino proudly commended Officers Plank and Rogers for demonstrating an ability to act quickly and skillfully when fellow citizens are in need.
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FROM THE DESK OF NASSAU COUNTY LEGISLATOR DELIA DERIGGI-WHITTON
Nearly all the communities within the 11th Legislative District are situated along the shorelines of Hempstead Harbor, Manhasset Bay and Long Island Sound. This makes our efforts to reduce the levels of nitrogen and other contaminants found within these bodies of water especially important. Too much nitrogen causes algae to grow faster than aquatic ecosystems can process. Significant increases in algae harm water quality and food resources by depriving fish and other aquatic life of the oxygen they need to survive. Excess nitrogen can also contaminate our potable water by infiltrating Long Island’s sole-source freshwater aquifer. Here in Nassau County, we are continuing to explore and deploy natural processes to remove nitrogen and other harmful contaminants from waterways, and I am proud to have fought for and secured funding for critical upgrades in District 11 an across Nassau County. Crescent Beach in Glen Cove, for
example, has been closed for 10 years the Glen Cove Wastewater Treatment due to bacterial contaminants that and Cedar Creek Waste Control Treathave been found in the estuary that ment Plants; and key upgrades to the flows onto the beach. County-funded bulkhead located along the Glen Cove Treatment Plant and studies revealed that a Glen Cove Creek is natural solution utilizbeing replaced to proing sea-grass plantings tect nearby waterways. would be feasible The county is also because of the way dedicating resources to they can ef ficiently aid residents in areas soak up harmful bacteoutside of sewer coverria without har ming a g e a r e a s. S E P T I C the plants themselves. (Septic Environmental Thus far, enhancing Program to Improve plantings and re-routCleanliness) will proing some water flow to Nassau County vide grants to replace promote natural filtraLegislator Delia standard or failing systion has yielded positems with state-of-thetive results, and we are DeRiggi-Whitton art alternative wastehopeful this will put water treatment sysCrescent Beach on the tems, which are designed to provide a road to reopening at long last. We are also continuing to make cost-effective and environmentally long-ter m investments in pivotal sound options for the thousands of sewer infrastructure. Three county businesses homeowners. Not only are contracts, totaling nearly $20 million they better for the environment, are delivering key upgrades such as they’re more convenient because they new sewers in Sea Cliff; upgrades to require fewer pump-outs.
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LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Sea Cliff (Village) will hold a public hearing with respect to the following proposed local laws: Bill VSC 2105A - A local law to amend the Code of the Village of Sea Cliff, by adding a new Chapter 108, entitled “SmokeFree Areas”, to prohibit smoking at Village owned properties. Bill VSC 2104B - A local law to enact a temporary moratorium on the subdivision of property in Sea Cliff. Time and Place of Hearing: Village Hall, Village of Sea Cliff 300 Sea Cliff Avenue, Sea Cliff, New York 11579 Date of Hearing: Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Time of Hearing: 7:00 pm The proposed local laws are available for public inspection at the Village Clerk’s office at 300 Sea Cliff Avenue, Sea Cliff, New York, Monday through Thursday from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm and Friday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, except legal holidays. All interested persons will have an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. The Village complies with the Americans With
Disabilities Act. Disabled persons with special needs should contact the Village Clerk’s office at 516-671-0080 at least three business days prior to the hearing, so that reasonable efforts may be made to accommodate such needs. Dated: July 14, 2021 BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF SEA CLIFF 126773
LEGAL NOTICE THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF BROOKVILLE 18 Horse Hill Road Brookville, N.Y. 11545 (516) 626-1792 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Brookville, Nassau County, New York in the main administration building of AHRC located at 189 Wheatley Road in said Village on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. The hearing will be on the appeal of Mr. and Mrs. Busquet, owners of a 3.3 acre parcel of land located in the Village known as 35 Brookville Road. Said property is designated as section 18, block C, lot 1258 on the Land and Tax Maps of Nassau County and is
located in the Village’s R-4 (4 acre) residential zoning district. Pursuant to the Code of the Incorporated Village of Brookville, Chapter 218 (Zoning) Section 218-24.3, nonconformance to bulk regulations permits the property to follow setbacks as in the R-3 Residence District. Pursuant to the Code of the Incorporated Village of Brookville, Chapter 218 (Zoning) Section 218-24.3(H)(1) in the R-3 Residence District, swimming pools must have a minimum rear yard of 60 feet. The Applicants propose to construct a swimming pool which will result in a rear yard of 35 feet from the property line. The above appeal is on file at the Village office located at the above address where it may be seen during the regular hours of the usual business days until the time of the hearing. All interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard. July 2, 2021 Scott Spector Chairman 126772
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SHORE HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY 450 GLEN COVE AVENUE GLEN HEAD, NY 11545 THURSDAY AUGUST 19, 7:45PM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on Thursday, August 19th, 2021 at 7:45pm at the North Shore High School Library located at 450 Glen Cove Avenue, Glen Head, New York at which time and place the Board of Education of the North Shore Central School District will discuss the 2021/22 school DistrictWide Safety Plan developed by the DistrictWide School Safety Team pursuant to Commissioner’s Regulation Part 155.17(c)(1) and (c)(3). Such plan is available for public comment at North Shore Central School District, Central Office, located at 112 Franklin Avenue, Sea Cliff, New York 11579 between the date of this notice and the public hearing. The public hearing shall be held at the time and place stated herein. 126610 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com
Through a matching grant program presented in partnership with New York State, eligible Nassau County property owners can apply for up to $20,000 in grants toward the installation of nitrogen-reducing septic systems. Nassau homeowners and small businesses that discharge less than 1,000 gallons a day of wastewater are eligible to apply. Visit www.nassauc o u n t y ny. g ov / s e p t i c re p l a c e fo r details, including a list of provisionally approved manufacturers. Since we live so close to the water and our drinking water is literally beneath our feet, I will always remain vigilant in my oversight of matters impacting Nassau County’s environment and wastewater management infrastructure. Your insights are important, and I invite you to contact my office at 516-571-6211 or dderiggiwhitton@nassaucountyny.gov with your questions and comments about how we can work together to build a better future for Nassau County.
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My book group has not met in person since February 2020. We’ve had lots of Zooms, but we miss being together. We will be meeting on my porch in a few weeks and I would like a spectacular book to start up our club. Any suggestions? –Starting Up
a former defense attorney who sees and knows how the judicial system works. John Rice is a retired police detective who investigated the crime and now, in 2019, as he approaches death, he wants to clear up “loose ends.”
What happened that night and what went on over the next three years is the mystery that Rice tries to unravel. The psychoDear Starting Up, logical trauma each of these four I just finished an amazing people undergoes is dramatically book that any book club would told and the reader’s sympathies ANN find a perfect choice for discusshift as more and more is DIPIETRO sion: “The Damage,” by Caitlin revealed. What society is owed Wahrer. This debut novel is told versus what family loyalty from the perspectives of four demands is the recurring theme people over alternating time settings: 2016 of this deeply engrossing psychological and 2019. thriller. Highly recommended! A brutal assault has taken place (2016). Nick a 29 year old college student is the victim. His much older brother Tony is intent on avenging this crime. Julia, Tony’s wife, is
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ntil recently, I had never thought deeply how radical my parents were when I was a child. I’m not sure they realized it at the time. In 1972, when I was 5, they put me on a big yellow school bus whose primary route wound through Gordon Heights, in Suffolk County, a nearly all-Black neighborhood that was developed by Louis Fife in the 1920s. I was one of a handful of white children on the route. Two years later, my younger brother joined me on the bus. Growing up in the tiny country SCOTT hamlet of Yaphank, a nearly BRINTON all-white community, I had no notion of the frighteningly seismic socio-political events that were breaking out across the country at the time, including an anti-desegregation movement that swept the nation, roiling cities from Boston to Los Angeles and too many points in between, including the Village of Malverne. “This place was a virtual war zone in the late 1960s and early ’70s, where you had people standing in picket lines ready to kill each other over issues of integration,” then Malverne Schools Superintendent James Hunderfund told the Herald in 2019. “There was a sense of separatism, and
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that was prevalent in other places, but it was rampant here.” In Boston alone, 40 anti-desegregation riots and protests broke out between 1974, the year I turned 7, and 1988, when I was a junior and senior in college. Much of the sound and fury was stirred by a group called Restore Our Alienated Rights, or ROAR, led by its chair, Louise Day Hicks, who claimed she was defending white neighborhoods by pushing back against court-ordered desegregation school busing plans. Yet my parents put me on that bus, appearing unworried, as if there were nothing out of the ordinary in this seemingly simple act of parenthood. All these years later, I’m happy and proud they did. It is why, in large part, I grew up to be an antiracist, one who works to eliminate racism in American society through words and actions. I came to this realization when I recently read Ibram X. Kendi’s immeasurably hopeful book, “How to Be an Antiracist” (One World, 2019). In this compact 238-page text, which is one part instruction manual on how to live a life free of racial prejudice and one part personal remembrance and reflection, Kendi, 38, a journalist and university professor, dissects, point by point, the many and varied forms of bigotry while laying out his vision for a socially
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just society in which all people, regardless of skin color, can achieve equality and happiness. “If we ignore the odds and fight to create an antiracist world, then we give humanity a chance to one day survive, a chance to live in communion, a chance to be forever free,” Kendi writes. It isn’t surprising that my parents put me on that bus. My father, the son of Christian missionaries, grew up in Africa, in the Congo. One of only a handful of white children in his village — the others were his siblings — he spoke Lunda, a Bantu language, before English. He was steeped in African art and culture and mysticism. As an adult, he was a music teacher and visual artist, and African sounds and design concepts played a central role in his work throughout his life. He spoke of Africa only in the fondest terms, regaling family and friends with often humorous stories of life in the jungle. My maternal grandfather was a drycleaner who set up shop in a Black neighborhood in Bellport, also in Suffolk, and I spent many afternoons behind his counter, playing hide-and-seek with my brother between the clothes racks. Grandpa, whose parents emigrated from Italy, greeted customers as though they were old friends, no matter their color. Kendi grew up in Queens, and he
bram X. Kendi’s immeasurably hopeful book made me think of my parents.
reserves some of his best writing for the chapters describing his childhood. You can see and feel the streets he describes with a certain melodic beat, like a rap. “We certainly weren’t imitating anything on the Ave — to the contrary,” he writes. “The wider culture was avidly imitating and appropriating from us; our music and fashion and language were transforming the so-called mainstream . . . Fresh baggy jeans sagging down. Fresh button-down shirts or designer sweatshirts in the winter under our bubble coats. Fresh T’s or sports jerseys in the summer above our baggy jean shorts. Dangling chains shining like our smiles. Piercings and tattoos and bold colors told the mainstream world just how little we wanted to imitate them.” In this beautiful book, we see a Black child come of age in a nation that is perpetually seeking to define him, cordon him off, suppress him, but we also see this child grow into a man who overcomes the odds, and who confronts not only the racism that is pervasive throughout our society, but within him — yes, he admits, a Black person can be a racist. Only by confronting racism in all its forms can we find peace. “How to Be an Antiracist” does just that. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.
Searching the heavens for common ground
just booked a reservation to see the next full solar eclipse. Call me an optimist; I expect to be there. Save the date: April 8, 2024. You can see it in all its glorious totality from Mazatlán, Mexico, along a narrow diagonal path that enters the United States near San Antonio and moves across the country to Maine and Canada. I am embarrassed to say I missed the last big eclipse, in 2017, because I couldn’t find anyone who wanted to go to Nashville with me, where the viewing was expected to be RANDI superb. I mean, KREISS how shortsighted was that? I am in awe of astronomical phenomena, and that was possibly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I didn’t go, even though I had a hotel booked. Failure of what? Energy? Determination? I did see a sliver of the eclipse from my home in Woodmere, along with my mail carrier, who was stopped in his tracks, looking skyward through a sun filter. Very meh experience, eclipse-wise.
The world has turned since then. When the pandemic began and we were all shut down and shut inside for long periods of time, I started looking upward and outward for comfort and inspiration. I set up my Celestron telescope and learned how to use it properly. One dark night, I saw the surface of the full moon, with craters and geographical features I hadn’t seen before. Last Dec. 21, I saw the convergence of Jupiter and Saturn and could distinguish the rings of Jupiter in the telescope. As the pandemic wore on and wore me down, I found a real freedom in the night sky, observing the constellations we all know. I watched the International Space Station fly by. I downloaded the NASA website so I could try to spot other space objects floating around overhead. One app visualized my own night sky at any given moment, based on my location as communicated through my phone. This may sound elementary to those well schooled in astronomy, but across the span of my educational experience, astronomy remains a black hole. I have a passion and interest to learn what I can, but I feel
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frustrated by how difficult the discipline is. I’m a word person, and astronomy is all about math and physics and chemistry. Still, I’m determined to learn what is within my reach. Speaking of black holes, I’ve read the simplest descriptions of the phenomenon over and over, and yet I don’t get it, or the concept of an expanding universe, or gravitational waves, or dying stars. So I let that go. I absorb what I can. I look at the night sky and know for certain that we are an infinitesimally small piece of the universe, and that other worlds and other beings are possible. I know that our daily gripes and strife and political conflicts are nothing in the cosmos. Whatever our thinking, our alliances and our behaviors, we have in common this minuscule life raft called Earth, and we don’t have it for long. Contemplating the galaxies that stretch for millions of light years in all directions makes me think we can do better with this transitory gift of life. End of lecture. I am comforted by gazing upward, and I wish the same for you. As part of my galactic journey, I just
missed the last big eclipse, but I’m planning to be looking up at the next one.
read “The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy’s Vanishing Explorers,” by astronomer Emily Levesque. It was much more fun than Stephen Hawking’s “A Brief History of Time,” which was pretty much a black hole to me, not that I can visualize “a region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing — [not even] light, can escape from it.” (Wikipedia) Levesque has traveled to every far-flung spot on earth to book “observation time” on the most advanced telescopes in the world, which are always perched on remote, dark-sky mountaintops. She shares her adventures at the observatories in Chile, where the lively tarantulas almost took the fun out of the moment. She talks about the freezing cold at the Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii, and the time a colleague thought he had discovered a new planet that turned out to be energy coming from a nearby microwave where someone was heating soup. She evokes the gorgeousness of the heavens and the privilege of being among those who roam the stars. Read the book. It’s a great escape into a world most of us don’t know. Then think about the Great Eclipse of April 2024. Save the date. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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■ Avoid extreme temperature changes. ■ Wear loose-fitting, lightweight, lightcolored clothing. Avoid dark colors, because they absorb the sun’s rays. ■ Slow down, stay indoors and avoid strenuous exercise during the hottest part of the day, usually in the afternoon, between 2 and 5 p.m. ■ Postpone outdoor games and activities. ■ Use a buddy system when working in excessive heat. Take frequent breaks if you must work outdoors. ■ Check on family, friends and neighbors who don’t have air conditioning, who spend much of their time alone or who are more likely to be affected by the heat. ■ Check on your pets often to ensure that they aren’t suffering in the heat.
LETTERS Yes, Audubon needs a name change To the Editor: Re Scott Brinton’s column “Audubon Society confronts its racist namesake — sort of ” (July 1-7): I salute Brinton for his thorough analysis and ounce of bravery coming through in the Herald’s opinion pages. I think that his suggestion to change the name of the Audubon Society is proportionate, timely and overdue. I have a feeling that he will face a great deal of opposition, name-calling and resentment from political bodies and individuals, but I am with him all the way. AMNON TISHLER Bellmore
Getting back into the city To the Editor: I look forward every week to reading Randi
The best way to safely enjoy the water is to learn how to swim. Enroll your family in age-appropriate Red Cross water-orientation and learn-to-swim courses. Basic water safety rules are part of these classes. You’ll learn how to tell if a swimmer is in distress or drowning, and how and when to call for emergency help. You’ll also learn how to help someone in trouble in the water while keeping yourself safe. To find classes for you and your family, contact your local aquatic facility.
Water safety tips
A Red Cross water safety poll released in 2013 showed that nearly half of Americans said they had had an experience in which they were afraid they might drown, yet more than half planned to engage in activities that would put them at risk of drowning over the summer. Members of the Aquatic Sub-Council, part of the Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council, have developed the Circle of Drowning Prevention and Chain of Drowning Survival protocols to raise
awareness of the most important steps swimmers can take to reduce the number of preventable drownings. The Circle of Drowning Prevention shows the layers of protection that can help prevent potential drownings: ■ Pay close and constant attention to children you are supervising in or near water. ■ Fence in pools and spas with adequate barriers, including four-sided fencing. ■ Learn swimming and water-survival skills. ■ Make sure children, inexperienced swimmers and boaters wear U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets, and always swim in areas watched by lifeguards. The Chain of Drowning Survival illustrates the steps you should take when you spot someone in distress in the water: ■ Recognize the signs of a struggling swimmer, and shout for help. ■ Rescue and remove the person from the water without putting yourself in danger. ■ Call emergency medical services. ■ Begin rescue breathing or cardiopulmonary resuscitation if necessary, and use an automated external defibrillator, or AED, if available. ■ Transfer care to advanced life support if needed. For more, go to liherald.com/summersafety.
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une was National Homeownership Month. For many, homeownership is a part of the American dream that is proving to be increasingly difficult to attain. Long Island home prices have hit historic highs for the second year in a row, reinforcing a 2019 report from New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli that found that nearly 40 percent of Long Island homeowners could not afford their homes. Homeownership should not be a luxury few can afford. Long Island’s NICOLE JEAN skyrocketing prices and a CHRISTIAN home longstanding history of redlining and housing discrimination make homeownership even more challenging for Black people and other people of color. This nature of division was a deliberate choice, and is built into the foundation of Long Island. In 2019, Newsday’s “Long Island Divided” explored the stark segregation and injustices on the Island, noting that 90 percent of Black residents live in just 62 of its 291 communities. Long Island’s racist past did not happen in a vacuum. The state and federal governments had an equal role in instituting racist housing policies. The Federal Housing Administration was a significant player in ensuring that Black Americans stayed out of white suburbs. Communities across the country were developed with the help of the FHA on the condition
that homes would not be sold to AfricanAmericans. Levittown was one of these communities, and it remains nearly allwhite today. Strategic segregation across Long Island set a precedent for the housing bubbles that we see today. Affordable housing on Long Island is often segregated in its own “community” or “development,” becoming a cluster lacking the integration or diversity that is the strength of any suburban community. There is also a stigma attached to the term “affordable housing,” which have been code words to refer to people of non-white descent or of lesser economic means. Yet another difficulty of homeownership on Long Island is a lack of standardized funding from New York state that would ensure affordability. The affordable housing resources that do exist are parceled out in a nonstructured way to local municipalities and some wellknown nonprofits, both of which operate using a business model that favors “profit” or “project completion” over sustained affordability that diversifies communities. Not only is homeownership on Long Island prohibitively expensive, but communities of color are often not afforded the same resources that are allocated to predominantly white, affluent communities. Ideally, all Americans would have equitable access to affordable homes, good education systems and other resources that allow communities to thrive. It is obscene that this is not the standard or even the norm in the U.S., let alone here
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on Long Island, home to “America’s first suburb.” In a proclamation during National Homeownership Month, President Biden said the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development would “advance affordable and sustainable homeownership” throughout the country and break the deep-rooted barriers that have prevented so many people of color in the U.S. from becoming homeowners. These barriers, alongside the economic hardships created by the coronavirus pandemic, are keeping many from the opportunity of homeownership. The Uniondale Community Land Trust is working hard to provide this resource in its community. Instead of creating a separate neighborhood of affordable housing, in Uniondale the goal is to integrate affordable housing within the existing neighborhood. With 225 community land trusts across the country, this affordable housing model allows residents to renovate and sell homes at lower-than-market prices while retaining ownership of their land
ffordable housing’ have been code words to refer to people of nonwhite descent.
through 99-year ground leases. This model helps create permanent affordable housing and gives community members agency over how their towns can grow and thrive. U-CLT is working diligently to build a project pipeline to provide homeownership opportunities for families making 60 to 80 percent of the area median income. As of 2020, the AMI in Nassau County was $126,600. The goal is to help provide fair, equitable housing here. Having access to stable, quality, affordable housing helps people become part of diverse communities, find and keep jobs, lead healthier lives, and take better care of their children. There is no question that opportunities to own homes make a serious positive impact in people’s lives. Creating sustainable, affordable housing is an excellent way to ensure that all can become homeowners in their lifetimes. Homeownership does not need to be unattainable. Current homeowners should be able to afford their homes. Providing people and communities with the resources they need to flourish must be a priority everywhere. Nicole Jean Christian is executive director of Uniondale Community Land Trust. To learn more about its efforts, go to www.uclt.org or email info@u-clt.org.
FRAMEWORK by Christina Daly
LETTERS Kreiss’s column in the Herald, and enjoyed none more than “Five-day tour of the Big Apple’s thrills and chills” (July 1-7), about her trip to Manhattan with her daughter and grandchild. I totally relate, having recently ventured back into Manhattan, most recently visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art and MOMA. I hope Randi caught the Alice Neel exhibit at the Met. I was unfamiliar with Neel, but wow, what a creative and gifted artist — from her earlier work of Communist party leaders, to motherhood, to people of color, to the architecture of her beloved Harlem and so much more. And, of course, all the wonderful art at MOMA. Sadly, somehow we missed Van Gogh and Calder, but will definitely go back sometime soon. But I have tickets to immersive Van Gogh, which I’m really looking forward to. Living in Long Beach — and really, anyplace on the Island — it can at times seem, if you let it, like a chore to go into Manhattan, but once there, I quickly realize everything I love and have missed
about the city. There’s nothing quite like that energy, and it feels so great to see it coming back. I just love walking around, taking in the sights and sounds. The streets seem to be as busy as ever. And once theater reopens, I believe Manhattan will be back 100 percent. Thanks to Randi for her oh-so-relatable columns, putting into words much of what I’ve felt, thought and experienced during Covid. LORRAINE CIERI Long Beach
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