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Beachgoers may have noticed dead fish coming in on the tide at beaches along the North Shore. While visually disturbing, experts say this is a largely natu ral occurrence, however, humani ty’s environmental impact is like ly connected to the phenomenon.

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Rising summer temperatures cause oxygen levels in the Long Island Sound to drop. Warm water does not hold oxygen as effectively as cold water, leading to a deficiency in oxygen levels, and in some cases even an absence of oxygen in small parts of the ForSound.fishlike Atlantic menha den, most commonly known on Long Island as bunker, this situa tion can prove deadly. Bunker travel in large, slow-moving, and tightly packed schools. When panicked by a predator, they swim vigorously in large groups, rapidly depleting the already low oxygen levels in the water, caus ing them to asphyxiate. “The heat has been a major Will Sheeline/Herald

For nearly 50 years, Glen Ani mal Hospital was the go-to veter inary center for pet owners in Sea Cliff looking to make sure their cats, dogs and all other furry and feathered creatures were healthy. Now, the doors of the popular hospital have been closed for the last two months, leav ing local animallovers to wonder what community.membersupondecadesandfoundedSeaGlenHospital,Glenhappened.Animalat209CoveAve.inCliff,wasin1974,wasforwasreliedbymanyoftheTheclinic had been operated by VCA Animal Hospi tals for at least the last five years. When Glen Animal closed its doors in late May, local custom ers were left in the dark as to what had happened and why. Long-time customers like Steph anie Hoffman of Sea Cliff, who had been going to Glen Animal since 1993, couldn’t believe the news when she heard it. “In May somebody on Face book had asked for good veteri nary recommendations, and I told them to try Glen Animal Hospital,” Hoffman said. “Some one else commented ‘No, I think they closed down’ and I was just like there’s no way. I was just there in Customers,March.” like Hoffman, who had been going to Glen Ani mal for decades received no notice, whether through email or phone calls, that the hospital was closing. It turns out they weren’t the only saidandyearsAnimalworkednios,Chrissyones.KatsewhohadforGlenforfiveasagroomervetassistant,theemployees were left in the lurch when the hospital shut its doors. She said the hospital closed after their primary doctor left in May, and VCA was unable to find a new doctor to run the establishment. She added the hospital was already understaffed, apparently due to low levels of pay and incentives for non-doctoral employees. After failing to find

Driving into downtown Manhattan in the near future could cost more than $20 for cars, and four times that for trucks. And that’s after factoring in gas. With congestion pricing — a plan intended to reduce vehicle dependence on the crowded streets of New York City ready to become a reality, one of the agencies expected to directly benefit — the Metropolitan Transportation Authori ty — has shared what it thinks vehicles should pay for the privilege of driving instead of riding. That’s $23 for cars and $82 for trucks, with such tolls also applying to deliveries, taxis and ride-hail vehicles like Uber and Lyft.There are many not too happy about the plan, especially Nassau County Republican legislators Steve Rhoads and John Ferretti, who joined Oyster Bay tax receiver Jeffrey Pravato in front of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legis lative Building in Mineola to express that displeasure.It’s“simply another tax on hardwork ing residents of suburbia,” said Rhoads, who represents Wantagh, Seaford, Bell more, Merrick and Freeport. “Eighty-five percent of residents that commute on a daily basis into New York City already commute using mass transit, This is sim ply another way to control your behavior, using the power to tax and take another billion dollars away from the residents of suburbia into the pocket to cover the fis cal mismanagement of the MTA.” John Ferretti, whose district repre sents parts of East Meadow, Wantagh and Seaford, said the state measure’s goal of fighting traffic congestion is a good one, but that Albany is taking the wrong path. People are not taking the Long Island Rail Road because of rising ticket costs, he said, and blamed bail reform as a reason many don’t feel safe taking public transit. “Who wants to take the Long Island Rail Road when you might get pushed in front of the train you’re trying to get on?” Ferretti asked. But not everyone agrees with the law makers. State Sen. John Brooks, a Demo crat who faces Rhoads for a newly drawn senate seat in November, argued Rhoads and Perretti grossly misunderstand how things work in Albany. “No one voted solely on the question of congestion pricing,” Brooks said. “We voted on the budget as a whole. Your vote is either ‘yes’ for everything, or ‘no’ for everything.”Ifthelegislators want to attack him over congestion pricing, Brooks added, then they also owe him credit for millions of dollars in state aid and infrastructure repair, since those were also part of the state budget he voted for in 2019. Brooks dismissed Rhoads’ congestion price rhetoric as simply campaign rheto ric.“If Steve wants to talk about raising taxes on residents, let’s talk about the county housing assessments,” he said. “Nassau’s housing assessment has been frozen for 13 years because of the county legislature.”ButRhoads feels state officials are doing everything they can to try and keep opposition down, even holding public hearings on the MTA’s toll proposal in August, when many are on vacation. “It’s a further idea of what their actual thoughts on transparency are in this pro cess,” he said. As far as state lawmakers like John Brooks?“They’re the ones that voted for this,” Rhoads said. “And they are the ones that still have the power to be able to stop it.”

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To donate food head to Daniel Gale’s Sea Cliff office at 265 Sea Cliff Avenue in the village or go to NOSH’s Facebook page to learn more about how to help.

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Oyster Bay residents will soon be noticing something new in the sky over the coming weeks. Drones are giving chil dren an opportunity to learn about both a new technology and the history of the hamlet.The Oyster Bay Historical Society, whose headquarters are in the Earle Wightman House, at 20 Summit St., has teamed up with Antoine McLean, an actor, producer and drone enthusiast from Freeport, to teach kids ages 8 to 18 how to use drones to learn more about their community. The society, a nonprofit, was founded in 1960 to preserve Oyster Bay’s history, and has over 16,000 photos, documents, ledgers and articles of cloth ing.According to Denice Sheppard, the organization’s director since 2017, the drone project originated when she saw some of McLean’s work. “I saw it as a way to introduce and encourage younger peo ple to learn more about the history of Oyster Bay,” Sheppard explained. “I was thinking of how to engage kids, how to reach them, and I thought that this is something new that certain kids might be interested in.”

The program has two parts. First, chil dren will learn how to safely operate drones, as they are introduced to the tech nology and taught to use it responsibly. Second, they will use the devices to take photos of historical buildings around town, such as Sagamore Hill and Snoud er’s Drug Store, with each participant choosing a building and doing a presenta tion on it at the end of the program. According to McLean, who has worked with drones professionally for the past 10 years, learning how to operate them has had a profound impact on his life and work, and it’s something he’s passion ate to pass on to the next generation. “I’ve been flying drones for a decade now. It’s changed my business, it’s changed my life, and all I want to do is do that for young kids,” McLean said. “You know, they use drones in cinema, in search-and-rescue, the LIRR and the military both use them. There is such a huge market for these things, and I want to give these kids a chance to get involved right now.” While flying drones can be both fun and educational, safety is always the paramount concern for McLean. Ten children began the course on Aug. 3, and the entire first class focused on operating drones respectfully and pur posefully, and most important, learning what not to do — flying them higher than 400 feet, for example, where they can pose a risk to helicopters and other low-flying aircraft, and flying them directly over people. The classes will take place at the Historical Society every Wednesday and Thursday, from 3 to 6 p.m., until Sept. 8. While some of the kids are more interested in the drones than the history, and for some it’s the other way around, all mentioned how exciting it has been to learn how to use the drones and to get to see Oyster Bay from a new perspective.Kenneth Cruz, a 13-year-old from Freeport, mentioned how he knew a lit tle about drones beforehand, but was really excited about actually flying them himself. “I knew that they use them a lot for studying the environment, (and) they use them in movies to record towns and get different shots,” Kenneth said. “I’m a beginner. I don’t know much about drones, but I’m learning more about what they use them for, how they’re used, how they’re made, and what I can use them for in my future.” There are still spots available in the program for those who want to sign up their kids. Anyone interested in learn ing more can contact the Historical Society at (516) 922-5032.

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“There is a real food shortage right now, so we’re trying to get local people to con tribute a little more,” Hunt explained. “We don’t even have an end date right now. We’re just trying to help them for as long as they need it.”

The list of foods that NOSH is request ing for the donation box consists of largely non-perishable essential goods. They accept everything from carbohydrates like rice and pasta to vegetables and canned beans and meats like canned tuna and canned chicken, which are requested. While NOSH tries to provide fresh pro duce when it can, with the non-refrigerat ed donation box Swanson pointed out it makes far more sense to rely on canned non-perishables. That way even if the food is left in the donation box for a few days it won’t go to waste before being moved to NOSH’s current facility and subsequently distributed to families in need. Abbey Hunt, the marketing and tech nology coordinator at Daniel Gale in Sea Cliff, explained that the donation box was a great opportunity for both the real estate agency and the community to help fight food insecurity at the local level. As the person who oversees the donation box while it’s at the office, she says it’s been great to see how generous the village’s res idents have been.

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As inflation continues to plague the United States, food pantries and food banks all over the country, including on Long Island, are struggling to help families put dinner on the table. Daniel Gale Sothe by’s International Realty Office in Sea Cliff is working with the Glen Cove-based food pantry NOSH to help alleviate the burden by operating a donation box, col lecting all kinds of non-perishables from canned chicken to peanut butter.

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Courtesy Antoine McLean DRONES CAN TAKE high-quality aerial shots, such as this one of Oyster Bay Harbor.

For the last several months, food pan tries have faced intermittent shortages of essential foodstuffs, particularly meats and other high-protein foods. And although the price of gasoline dropped in July, the cost of food still rose by a further 1 percent. While this may sound like a small change, this still leaves the price of groceries roughly 13 percent higher than it was in July of last year. This change puts increasing pressure on small food banks like Glen Cove’s NOSH, a nonprofit organization which delivers food directly to families in need. Founded in March of 2020 to help families struggling financially during the coronavi rus pandemic, NOSH currently provided food for over 500 families in the North Shore area every week throughout the height of the Covid crisis. With the pandemic receding, NOSH is now serving 220 families. According to one of its board members, Renee Swanson, it is paradoxically now even harder for some families to put food on the table, as inflation is forcing people to choose between groceries and other essential payments like “Unfortunately,rent. people still need food right now, and with inflation the way it is they still can’t afford what it takes to feed a family,” Swan son explained. “They have to make hard choices, like do you pay the rent or do you feed your family.” To take some of the bur den off NOSH, they’ve part nered with Sea Cliff’s Daniel Gale branch to run a donation box at the real estate agency’s office. Thanks to Daniel Gale’s central location in the village, it is hoped that this will provide residents an easy and accessible location to drop essential food stuffs off, with the knowledge that the gro ceries will be taken directly to NOSH and subsequently to those in need. Mary Ellen Cuomo, one of Daniel Gale’s real estate agents, has been a driver for NOSH since the spring of 2020, delivering food to needy fam ilies twice a week. Daniel Gale kept donation boxes out for NOSH before, she said. The donation boxes provide an opportunity for residents to serve the community in which many of them live and“Theywork. have asked me to before and we’ve done collec tions at our Sea Cliff office before,” Cuomo said. “Every body is usually very gener ous when they drop off food and some of the agents have always contributed. So, they asked me again this summer because they were running low on food.”

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Courtesy Chrissy Katsenios OWNERS OF KITTENS like this one will have to look farther afield to get medical care fol lowing Glen Animal Hospital’s closing.

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any new doctors willing to take on the job, VCA had Glen Animal operating on a reduced schedule from May into June, sometimes open as little as three days a week, and some weeks not at all. One day at the end of June, Katsenios called the nearest operating VCA hospital to get the schedule for July, and was told that Glen Animal had been closed indefi nitely. She was annoyed that VCA neglect ed to inform her or any of the other employees that they were closing. She went back and checked her email several times to make sure she hadn’t missed something.“Nobody told me anything,” Katsenios asserted. “Somebody should have contact ed us personally. I remember my old man ager, she said ‘This hospital is not going to close down, but God forbid it does, you’re an employee of VCA and you’ll always have a job, they’ll just move you to a dif ferentDespitehospital.’”thisassurance, nothing like that ever occurred, Katsenios continued. No one from upper management reached out to her or any other employees to transfer them or offer them jobs at the other VCA hospitals on Long Island as far as she was However,aware.VCA maintains that this was not the case at all. According to Joseph Campbell, a member of the VCA media relations team, all former Glen Animal employees were offered positions else where which many accepted. He admitted it could be possible that some employees were inadvertently overlooked. Apparently, the issue of finding veteri narians is not unique to Glen Animal Hospital, but is a problem endemic to the entire United States. Dr. Steven Kolbert, of Long Island Animal Surgery in Glen Cove, said there is currently a shortage of trained veterinarians willing to work in suburban communities like Long Island. In areas where housing prices are very high, such as the North Shore, Kolbert says it can be especially hard to entice young veterinarians. “There’s generally been a shortage of veterinarians in the larger Northeastern metropolitan areas,” he pointed out. “And as a result the salaries have just gone through the roof for veterinarians in the last year or two.”

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While higher nitrogen levels have become an unfortunate trend in the Sound, there are some ways to combat it. The planting of oyster reefs in the harbor by environmental groups like Seatuck and local governments like the Town of Oyster Bay are excellent ways to restore more nor mal oxygen levels, as shellfish are natural nitrogenLinderothfilters.maintains that the most effec tive way to counter the issue is by reevalu ating the way Long Island deals with its waste and “Generallyrunoff.speaking, the best way we can really control it is through our waste water treatments,” he said. “The more advanced treatment for nitrogen, the better, and that leads to the lower concentration of nitrogen and a lower load of nitrogen in the water.

According to Linderoth, Long Island’s reliance on outdated cesspools and septic tanks has had a rising effect on nitrogen lev els in the water. In addition, storm water runoff can also bring nitrogen from residen tial lawn fertilizer into the Sound as well, further reducing oxygen levels in the water.

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While the increased heat caused by cli mate change has certainly had an impact, some experts maintain that the human effect on the Sound has direct effect on the larger numbers of dead bunker. Peter Lin deroth, director of water quality at Save the Sound, attributes increased nitrogen levels in the water as a contributing factor.

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Rising temperatures could be killing the fish factor in reducing the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water, and this year, even very recently, the heat’s been pretty bad,” Martha Braun, the Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor’s environmental moni tor explained. “So that’s been a big contrib utor to us seeing them around Sea Cliff Beach, and we’ve seen them in other parts of the harbor too.” These large numbers of dead fish are commonly referred to as “fish kills,” which refers to a large number of deaths amongst the fish populations in a localized area. This phenomenon is not necessarily new. Over the last decade more and more fish kills have been reported in the area. The dead fish provide some benefit to the aquat ic ecology of the region, as food for seagulls and other Heatherscavengers.Johnson, executive director of the Friends of the Bay, said they’ve seen higher numbers of fish kills over the last few years than they would normally expect. Equally startling is the larger area in which fish kills are being reported; whereas normally these aquatic occurrenc es have been confined to smaller areas, now they are seeing dead fish all along the beaches and harbors in the Sound. “What’s alarming is the fact that this is happening all over, you know, even right in the middle of the bay,” Johnson said. “It isn’t like it’s just in the places you’d expect to see it when the temperature gets higher.”

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LOUIS LIGERI, RIGHT, organized the cornhole tournament, made possi ble in part by the efforts of Christine DiMisa, of Glen Head, who helped raise money for the post several months ago.

G lenwood Landing American Legion Post 336 held its first ever outdoor cornhole tourna ment on Aug. 12. Dozens of friends, families and veterans from the North Shore community showed up to support the post, have some drinks and enjoy a spirited competition on the balmy summer evening. New faces and old from Glen Head, Glen Cove, Glenwood Landing and Sea Cliff faced off on the field in front of the post. Drinks were served downstairs at the Legion’s bar, The Foxhole. Post 336 will be holding another out door cornhole tournament at an as yet undecided date in September. Be sure to check out their website, post336.com, for more information.

Legion holds frst outdoor cornhole tournament

Will Sheeline/Herald AT THE GLENWOOD Landing post, six cornhole boards were set up per side, with teams of two playing for the coveted title of cornhole champion.

THE CORNHOLE TOUR NAMENT was the first event Marine veteran and Nassau Poet Laureat Evelyn Kandel, left, attended at Post 336, along with her publishing agent Janice Kuhl, above.

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ELEVEN YEAR-OLDS DEAN Stanco, left and Lucas Pegion practiced together before the tournament began to get their heads in the game.

Maria Conzatti holds down fort at NCC

Weathering both stop-outs and lower enrollment, Conzatti still boasts the sheer number of students who do finish their“Weeducation,haveover 168,000 alumni,” she said. “I mean, how many colleges can say that? That’s the people that graduate, not even people that just came to take a cou ple of classes because they wanted to get an increase in their pay.”

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Alum, longtime faculty member new interim president

In line with national trends for com munity colleges, NCC is expected to wel come fewer students this year, especially coming out of Covid-19. “That’s always been a community col lege issue,” Conzatti said. “We certainly continue to see that here at the college.”

By KARINA KOVAC kkovac@liherald.com

Courtesy Nassau Community College MARIA CONzAttI hAs spent her entire career — and even her educational life — at Nassau Community College. And now, for at least the next year, she’s the school’s interim president — a job she vows not to be just a placeholder.

Maria Conzatti has two major goals for the next 12 months: To have Nassau Community College “live” the word “community,” and to serve that commu nity through a number of new diverse programs.Appointed last May as NCC’s interim president, Conzatti’s term lasts a year, with the possibility of going longer if a permanent president isn’t found. Striv ing to offer a wider range of courses for Nassau County, Conzatti plans to bring new vocational classes like welding and HVAC — heating, ventilation and air conditioning — to the campus. Conzatti is hardly new to the NCC campus, instrumental in a number of different roles over the past 33 years. She has had a hand in both academic and technical departments, served as an adjunct business professor, and even as an academic dean and executive vice president.Conzatti is even an alum, attending NCC between 1984 and 1986. Working at the college was her way of giving back. “I’m a product of the college, I gradu ated from here as a first-generation alum,” Conzatti said. “This place really gave me my start and has offered me a wonderful career. So, in a way, I owe the college.”Understanding the diverse back ground of students drawn to NCC, Con zatti wants to cast a wider net in who enrolls by adding newer hands-on curric ulum and class times. “Not every student certainly was meant to go to college and spend two and or four years being educated,” she said. “So we’re going to be looking to really diversify program availability here at theThatcollege.”means more time options for nights and weekends, in addition to unique stepping-stone classes like voca tional training and micro-credentials — education and training for more specific aspects of subjects and careers. More classes would mean more ways to explore careers and interests. “You can take an HVAC class, and maybe you decide that, you know what, you want to major in engineering,” Con zatti said. “Maybe with that HVAC class, we can give you three credits toward a certificate or an associate’s degree. So, to me, I think it’s all interconnected.” Although still in development, Conzat ti plans to renovate and re-purpose build ings for welding and HVAC to properly accommodate the programs. The student-driven courses might help fight a national problem — “stopouts.” It’s where students attend classes, but drop out for any number of life events or reasons — like getting married, or building a family — and then they come back to possibly finish their educa tionAtagain.apublic community college, “we’re no strangers to this,” Conzatti said. “This is something that the college has always had.”

For Conzatti, it’s all about creating a better future for students. “If you look at some of these schools, they’re charging a tremendous amount of money to do this,” she said. “We can help, and that’s what I mean by commu nity service. It’s an aid to our communi ty. We need to, and we can do it afford ably. And that’s what we need to do.”

Khimov’s employees are all originally from Uzbeki stan as well, and several also studied with him at barber school. When cus tomers aren’t in, they will frequently speak to each other in Uzbek or Russian, joking and chatting like they’re back in the old coun try.For Khimov’s customers, getting a good haircut is just one of the many benefits. There’s good conversation there and friendly companionship that Khimov and his employees provide dur ing the process. Ron Brunetti, originally of Bayville, said he’s been going to Mike’s for five or six years, first coming with his dad. Although Brunetti now lives in Tampa Bay in Florida and was cutting his own hair for a while during Covid, he says that when it comes to barber shops, he’ll still only get his hair cut at Mike’s. “Honestly getting my hair cut here is one of the main reasons I keep coming back to Long Island,” Brunetti said, only half-jokingly. “Mike gives a great haircut, and it’s a way better price then anything I can get in AnotherFlorida.”long-time customer, albeit one who doesn’t take a flight to get his hair cut at Mike’s, is Peter Rotolo of Upper Brookville. Rotolo has been com ing to Mike’s Barber Shop for roughly a decadeWhatnow.helikes about Mike’s, he said, is how friendly Khimov and his employees are, and how when he’s there he feels at home.“Mike’s a great guy, and the fact that he’s been around so long is a testament to the great customer service you get here,” Rotolo said. “You don’t make it in a busi ness for 16 years without having good cus tomer service and doing a good job.”

Glen Cove Hospital received national awards in July for their stroke and heart failure patient care from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.Theheart failure program has made strides in recent years to receive the Heart Failure Gold Award, while the stroke pro gram has continued their high-level of care to be awarded the Stroke Gold Plus with Honor Roll Elite Plus Award. Glen Cove Hospital achieved both honors by following the American Heart Associa tion/American Stroke Association’s “Get with The Guidelines” program. Participa tion involves inputting patient treatment and outcome data for 24 consecutive months to the program, which then evaluates patient care through many quality metrics. These range from markers like treatment method and timing, counseling on lifestyle choices to scheduling of follow-up visits.

The heart failure team also stressed hav ing the necessary resources and education as factors in their success. Looking to the future, this education is part of a larger goal to shift to a preventative model of care. Dr. Shahnaz Rashid, co-chair of the con gestive heart failure committee at GCH, said this means thinking critically about each patient’s case not only when they are in the hospital, but also once they are home.

He added that GCH goes works hard to ensure that patients have everything they need when they go home. “Our goal is to transition from symptom management to preventative care,” Rashid said. Kelly added that the patient-centered care is only possible through strong ties with the surrounding community. While GCH has the resources that come with being part of Northwell Health, it is essen tially a community hospital.

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Hospital honored for stroke, heart failure care

Francine Kelly, DNP, the associate execu tive director of Quality Management, explained that while physicians directly treat patients, the quality management team oversees patients’ overall hospital experience, monitoring all patient care, evaluating it using the “Get with The Guide lines” metrics, and then implementing cor rective action plans to address areas for improvement.“Theguidelines give us a framework of evidence-based practices,” Kelly said. “Evi dence-based means treatment and care that literature, research, and studies show to have effective, proven outcomes. The health care team strives for the best treatment pro tocols. These are backed by science.”

MIKE KHIMOV owner, Mike’s Barber Shop Courtesy Northwell Health SCOTT BODNER, MD, left, Rose Graziosi, RN, Shahnaz Rashid, MD, and Padmavathi Iyer, RN are part of the team at Glen Cove Hospital that earned national awards in July for their stroke and heart failure patient care from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.

The stroke program’s achievement of “Gold Plus” is a level above “Gold,” recogniz ing that in most cases the stroke team com plied with specific measures, such as educat ing patients on signs and symptoms of stroke or providing a physical therapy evalu ation. “Honor Roll Elite Plus” is an addition al commendation given for a high percent age of rapid “door-to-needle” times, which is the time from when a patient arrives at the emergency department with a stroke to when they receive the medication that fights the stroke-causing clot in their brain. In fact, Glen Cove Hospital is a designat ed primary stroke center by New York State’s Department of Health. This accredi tation, which must be recertified every few years, means up-to-date processes for deliv ering medication to stroke patients and the ability to provide acute rehabilitation, or daily intensive therapy, to stroke patients with significant disabilities. Essentially, when there is a stroke in the community, the ambulance knows that it can go to Glen CoveDr.Hospital.ScottBodner, a physician at Glen Cove Hospital since 2015 as well as co-direc tor of Hospital Medicine and co-chair of the stroke committee, elaborated on what the award, along with the continued stroke cen ter designation, means to the public. “As a recognized stroke center, we both provide education to the community — someone on our team goes to the local senior centers and gives real-time lessons on risk factors and signs and symptoms to look out for — and have the tools and resources needed to treat our patients,” Bodner said. “Essentially, that’s why it’s important to be a stroke center and to receive these awards. The community knows that we’re there to support them if they have a stroke.”

“We’re not only looking at the broad per spective, rather we’re diving into each case for each individual. We ask ourselves, ‘What did we do well? What can we do better? What can we learn from it?’ Our interdisci plinary team not only makes sure patients get the proper education, but also works with insurance companies to ensure patients have access to medication when they are out of the hospital.”

Mike Khimov, the man behind the haircut on North Shore

By ELLIE SIMEK Correspondent

“We have language, culture, and so many other things that impact every individual person’s life, so the first step is understand ing the patient and their needs,” he said. “Then, you can develop a plan that’s effec tive for them. Our place in the community allows the hospital to develop these strong relationships. There are direct conversa tions between the hospitalists and patients’ outside primary care doctors. On top of that, we then have the resources from Northwell.”

I t’s a barberfamilyshop.

Mike’s Barber Shop in Oyster Bay has been a staple in the community for many years, and people come from different parts of Long Island, and some even far ther afield, to get their hair cut there. What keeps them coming back is more than just a good trim, however. Mike Khimov was born in northern Uzbekistan, which was part of the Soviet Union at the time. He came over to Amer ica with his parents when he was 12, in 1995, following the collapse of the Soviet Union.The Khimovs settled in Queens, where Khimov still lives to this day with his wife and two children. His grandfa ther was a barber who encouraged him to get into the business, and from the age 14, Khimov began learning the ins and outs of cutting hair. “I work since I was 14 years old. I’m a barber, you know,” Khimov said. “I went to barber school in the city, went to Italian barber shops, learned from them, got a lot of experience.”Khimov’scareer took him to numerous shops across New York, from Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn and finally to Nas sau County. He worked for many years at Manny’s Bar ber Shop, learning the dif ferent tricks of the trade. Eventually Khimov saved up enough money to purchase his own barber shop, but at first wasn’t sure where to go. At the time some of his customers at Manny’s were from Oyster Bay and encouraged him to open his store there since the hamlet was lacking one at the time. In 2007, Khimov opened Mike’s Barber Shop at 121 South Street in Oyster Bay. He said it was one of the best decisions he’s ever made, mainly because of how wel coming and friendly the hamlet’s resi dents have “There’sbeen.nice people, good people, friendly, helpful,” Khimov said. “All my customers, they’re like family to me, and I’m family to them. I see their kids, grand kids grow up, get married they bring their kids. It’s a family barber shop.”

Courtesy Lee Summers Middle photo: Lee Summers wrote and directed the life story of Ella Fitzgerald.

What: Ella, the First Lady of Song When: Aug. 18-Sept. 11 Where Madison: Theatre, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville ForCentretickets, atorMadisonTheatreNY.orgvisitcalltheboxofﬁce(516)323-4444 By Mary Malloy

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around 1969. I was speechless when I met her. I occasionally would be told that when I sing jazz tunes, I did sound a little bit like Ella, and my scatting was just beginning to develop. The day I got the Los Angeles Times, June 16, 1996, the front page (was) memorializing Ella Fitzgerald. It was that very morning I decided I was going to portray Ella and continue to bring her legacy forth through my presence and my interpretation of her. My favorite Ella song is ‘Mr. Paganini.’ The real title is ‘If you can’t sing it, you’ll have to swing it.’”

inger and actress Freda Payne, best known for her 1970 smash hit “Band of Gold,” will channel jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, “The First Lady of Song,” in a much-anticipated production of the same name at the Madison Theatre, at Molloy University, starting this weekend, and running through Sept. 11. The show was conceived by Maurice Hines and also stars Harriett D. Foy, Debra Walton and DannyTheAdams.songlist includes a plethora of Fitzgerald’s hits, among them “A-tisket, A-tasket” and “Sweet Georgia Brown.” It also features selections from songwriters Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, and Rodgers and “Ella,Hart. First Lady of Song,” written directedandby awardwinning actor, director, librettist, lyricist, composer, and educator Lee acontinuessongstress.world’steenagerhomelessjourneyremarkableofinspiringchroniclesSummers,thestoryFitzgerald’sfromtothepremiere“Today,Ellatobebeaconofexcellence,” notes Summers. “Not only did her singing career endure the Depression era, (but also) the Big Band, Swing, and Be-Bop eras. Ms. Fitzgerald also sang the most deﬁnitive recordings of the American Songbook. Ella accomplished all, while living under the terrorism of the Jim Crow era and the rage of the civil rights movement. Even though her close friends included the iconic Marilyn Monroe, Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra and other wealthy celebrities, our story humanizes Ella for a new generation.”

Courtesy Alan Mercer Top left: In her 60-year career, Ella Fitzgerald was known as The First Lady of Song,’ ‘The Queen of Jazz,’ and ‘Lady Ella.’

Groovin’ with Air Supply

Courtesy Anissa Boudjaoui-Sutton Large photo: Singer and actress Freda Payne is best known for her 1970 smash hit ‘Band of Gold,’ earning her a gold record.

First Lady of Song

“‘Ella, First Lady of Song’ reminds us that wearing a crown of admiration such as hers does not deem one immune to loneliness, racism, envy, hate, or even body shaming. Lastly, our story stars the legendary recording artist, Freda Payne, who is one of a vanishing breed of singers who possess the musicality and talent to deliver the song stylings of the great Ella inin-personvenues.performingIonIold,”theEllatheFitzgerald.”“IadmiredsingingstyleofFitzgeraldfromtimeIwas12yearssaysPayne,“andlistenedtohersingingtheradio,andthenstartedhearingherinotherIsawheronceinanightclubNewYork.Thiswas

The Australian-English soft rock duo, of Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock, are still going strong. They visit Long Island on their current 45th anniversary tour, driven by years of friendship and love for Air Supply. The trademark sound of Hitchcock’s soaring tenor voice and Russell’s simple yet majestic songs created a unique sound that would forever be known as Air Supply. “Lost in Love,” “All Out of Love,” “The One That You Love,” “Sweet Dreams,” and “Making Love Out Of Nothing At All” have all achieved multi-million radio Friday, Aug. 19, 8 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. (516) 247-5200 LiveNation.com.TheTheatreAtWestbury.comoror Garden stroll As summer winds down, this is the perfect time to visit Old Westbury Gardens and the sculptures of “Revisiting the Familiar: Seward Johnson at the Gardens,” the popular exhibit now on view. Enjoy the weather, the beautiful landscape and the whimsical art of renowned artist Seward Johnson at your leisure. There’s plenty to see and do with the sculptures during your visit: Snap fun selﬁes. Go on a scavenger hunt. Canvas the gardens to see every sculpture. Now, through Sept. 5. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury. (516) 333-0048 or OldWestburyGardens.org.visit

Colonial Day 2022 Visit Raynham Hall Museum, Sunday, Sept. 18, for the eighth annual Colonial Day. Enjoy a family-friendly afternoon as Raynham Hall, at 30 W Main St., in Oyster Bay, home of Revolutionary War spy Robert Townsend, is filled with costumed colonial adult and child re-enactors who bring the 18th century to life with period music, colonial (516)theinformationfiring.anddemonstrationscookingmusketFormorecallmuseumat922-6808.

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The RooseveltatwillJr.TriathlonTOBAYandTriathlonbeheldTheodore Memorial Park in the hamlet of Oyster Bay this year. The Jr. Triathlon, for children ages eight to 13, takes place Aug. 27; contestants should arrive no later than 7:30 a.m. The triathlon, for anyone 14 and older, will be held on Aug. 28, with the first wave beginning at 7 a.m. For more informationt to OysterBayTown.com; anyinfo@eventspowerli.comemailwithquestions.

Oyster Bay Market Come to the Oyster Bay Market in the center of downtown Oyster Bay, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., rain or shine every other Sunday. Take part in improving local food security, learning entrepreneurship skills, and support local producers, makers and businesses while enriching the cultural heritage of the community. For further information go to oysterbaymainstreet.org.

Meet StephenauthorMills Head to the Glen Cove Public Library, 4 Glen Cove Ave.,Tuesday, Aug. 23, for a virtual meeting with author Stephen Mills. He will be discussing his book, Chosen, which tells an unforgettable memory of a child’s sexual assault and its lifelong consequences. For questions email the library org,adultprograms@glencovelibrary.atorcall(516)676-2130.

Sounds of the ‘70s It’s a ‘70s explosion in the park, when 45RPM, known as “the band you wish your parents had warned you about,” bring their C’mon Get Happy show to the Harry Chapin stage, Friday, Aug. 19, at 8 p.m., at Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow. The dynamic singers and nimble band bring AM radio hits that other bands overlook back to life with the veracity and fun this music deserves. As always, bring seating. For information, visit NassauCountyNY.gov/parks.

AUG. 19 AUG. 27 SAVE THE DATE: 10.26.22TheHeritage Club at 6PM-9PMBethpage SUCCESS RUNS IN THE FAMILY (BUSINESS). If You Know A Successful Family Business, Share It With Us! Family businesses are the beating heart of the business community and play a vital role in the Long Island economy. From small businesses to large multi-generational frms, these entrepreneurial families are building business legacies that will last for generations to come. After the number of challenges the past few years presented us, these family businesses overcame obstacles and continue to persevere. RichnerLIVE and Herald Community Newspapers will celebrate family-owned businesses that are successful, giving back and moving Long Island forward. Honorees will be announced in the Herald and celebrated at the 2022 Family Business Awards Gala. Nominations close September 16. NOMINATE richnerlive.com/nominateTODAY For more information or to sponsor, contact Amy Amato at aamato@richnerlive.com or (516) 569-4000 x224. RICHNERA portion of ticket proceeds will be donated to a local charity. Connect. Collaborate. Celebrate! 1182295

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End of the Season Beneft The Oyster Bay Main Street Association invites the community to their annual End of the Season Beneft, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 6 to 9 p.m., at Coe Hall at the Planting Fields Arboretum, 1395 Planting Fields Rd., in Oyster Bay. Enjoy cocktails, sushi, light fare and music. For further information, go to OysterBayMainSreet.org.

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Theodore’s Books Stop by Theodore’s Books, Thursday, Aug. 18, at 6 p.m. for a discussion with author Jen Calonita. Calonita will be discussing and signing copies of her new “13 Going on 30” inspired middle grade novel, “12 to 22,” at 17 Audrey Ave., in Oyster Bay, For further information, call Theodore’s Books at (516) 636-5550.

Oyster Bay Cruise Night

Every Tuesday evening during the summer starting at 5:45 p.m., the streets of Oyster Bay are flled with classic cars and spectators during Long Island’s most popular car show, Oyster Bay Cruise Night. Unlike other car shows, this weekly event occupies the main road through Oyster Bay. Restaurants, shops, snacks and beverages, ice cream and shopping surround the amazing collection of fun and interesting cars. The town is alive with energy and live music flls the streets with a band at every Cruise night. In addition to live music there are also weekly raffes and giveaways for the kids.

Art talk Grab your lunch and join MuseumCountyNassauof Art Docent Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture” live, via Zoom, Thursday, Sept. 15, 1 p.m. She’ll discuss the current exhibition, “Other Worlds than This: The Supernatural in Art.” Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program. Register at least 24 hours in advance to receive the program Zoom link. Also Oct. 13. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

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tieaboutAlldye Kids ages 4+ can get their groove on, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 1 p.m. Explore tie dye technique, which dates back to Asian and Eastern culture in the 6th century. Learn the technique and make a tie dye pillowcase to take home. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 2245800 or LICM.org. AUG. 24

Having an event? Items on The Scene page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to thescene@liherald.com.

Bluefsh Tournament Head to Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay, Sept. 18, 4:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. for the 36th annual Town of Oyster Bay Bluefsh Tournament. Enjoy hours of fshing followed by a tailgate party with food, raffes, awards and prizes. Registration is limited to the frst 350 boats, so sign up early by contacting the Town of Oyster Bay Parks Department, Recreation Division, at (516) 797-7945.

BridgesToyuskanash:exhibit Kids can make, view and talk about art, through Sunday, Sept. 4, with four Indigenous artists at Long Island Children’s Museum. Toyuskanash, the Algonquin word for bridges, brings together artists from the Shinnecock Nation to explore their traditional and contemporary culture and how they bridge gaps in history and knowledge with surrounding communities. The exhibit highlights the artwork of fne art photographer Jeremy Dennis, painter and tradition bearer Denise Silva-Dennis, beadwork appliqué and ribbon work artist Tohanash Tarrant and painter David Bunn Martine. Each artist’s creative process is featured during residencies; including artist-led workshops during each residency and daily activities for visitors led by museum staff that draw inspiration from their artwork, process and media. Visit the museum on Museum Row, Garden City. For more information, call (516) 224-5800 or go to LICM.org.

This is not your average restaurant, it’s an entire new world. There are actually several buildings on eight acres: a Biergarten, Beer Hall, Brathaus, catering hall and large event space in addition to the restaurant so you step into a new atmosphere submerged in authentic German cuisine, culture and events. Established in 1901, this unique venue and dining spot can offer a fun day out for friends, family, or events. Celebrate German celebrations such as Ompahfest, Jagerball or Oktoberfest among others throughout the year or pop in for a beer, wursts or fuffy pretzel imported from Munich!

Island Empanada, owned and operated by Roy and Kathy Pelaez, is the Long Island dream turned reality offering authentic empanadas with his crafted secret sofrito seasoning. Roy, self taught cook, trained in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico and now has two food trucks and multiple locations. Order for lunch or dinner, food truck catering, delivery and more.

BEST ITALIAN FOOD: Lia’s Pizzeria and Restaurant 60 Atlantic Ave, Oceanside (516) www.liaspizzeriaoceanside.com764-4971

BEST GERMAN FOOD: Plattduetsche Park 1132 Hempstead Tnpk, Franklin Square (516) www.parkrestaraunt.com354-3131

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BEST JAPANESE FOOD: Inatome Japanese Steak + Sushi 6 5th St, Valley Stream (516) www.inatomerestaurant.com872-0419

Seizaburo and Katsuko Inatome opened Inatome in 1975. The restaurant features a sushi bar, serving traditional Japanese dishes, and hibachi in a separate dining room prepared by Chef Hiroki Yoshiyuki Oji. The interior, designed by the owners, blends Eastern and Western styles and at the heart of the restaurant, “Maneki-Neko” — a porcelain cat — greets guests.

BEST GREEK FOOD: Greek Town 90 N Village Ave, Rockville Centre (516) www.greektownny.com678-4550

Traditional Italian food made with fne, fresh ingredients — Lia’s Pizzeria serves up more than pies. From soups, salads, and sandwiches to pastas, seafood and homemade pizzas, open seven days a week Lia’s has a menu to please. Enjoy the tasty specialty pies or heroes by ordering in for take out or delivery, now available online; or plan a date night at their elegant dining area with modern moody lighting.

BEST THAI FOOD: Thai Table Restaurant 88 A N Village Ave, Rockville Centre (516) www.thaitableny.com678-0886

Just like owner Niko Vasilopolous’ family in Greece makes it, the food at GREEKTOWN is made from scratch using fresh ingredients. They strive to create and serve food to Long Islanders that their families would be proud of. The colorful bright plates of food, including chicken souvlaki and gyros, spanakopita and so much more, are sure to satisfy taste buds. Established in 1996, this authentic greek kitchen offers catering and delivery in Rockville Centre.

BEST MEXICAN FOOD: The 1034CabanaWBeech St, Long Beach (516) www.thecabanalbny.com889-1345 Long Beach is serving up specialty tacos and other Mexican dishes at The Cabana. They also offer soups, wraps, sandwiches and salads to suit everyone’s taste. There’s nothing like good food and a great time; and with their numerous events from discounted drink deals, live music and pop-up food vendors every monday — there will always be something new to come back to.

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BEST LATIN FOOD: Island Empanada of Merrick 2142 Merrick Ave, Merrick (516) www.islandempanada.com608-2663

BEST INDIAN FOOD: 924RaaginiAtlantic Ave, Baldwin (516) www.raagininy.com608-5578

BEST CHINESE FOOD: Little Fu’s 1739 Peninsula Blvd, Hewlett (516) 295-2888 Find us on Facebook Local restaurant Little Fu’s offers meat and vegan options, but not just a veggie dish — mock meats from chicken to duck — within their full vegetarian menu. Enjoy large portions of tasty chinese cuisine for take out, delivery or eat in their sizable dining area perfect for a lunch or dinner with family, friends or a date. Japanese cuisine is also available on their ample menu.

Ram Bisht, owner and food enthusiast, has crafted the robust favors and delicacies of India as a child in his mother’s kitchen. Ram, born in the Himalayas of Nepal and famous for its Medieval India food concept of ‘Byanjana’ that infuenced the royal kitchens of India, learned from these concepts. From preparation to menu planning, Ram takes special care and mentors his staff to continue to provide the community with delectable and authentic culinary dishes and experience great Indian hospitality. Dive into foods like vegetable samosas, chicken tikka masala and coconut lemon rice and taste the spices of life.

Take a seat at the Thai Table Restaurant and immerse yourself in the true culinary art of native Thai cuisine. Enjoy a number of dishes, from Asian, Asian Fusion and Thai to seafood, soup and noodles. There are vegetarian and vegan options as well. Relax over a meal with family or friends in their modern atmosphere and cozy ambiance or order in during their delivery hours. YOUR PALATE WITH LONG ISLAND’S BEST RESTAURANTS Visit www.lichoiceawards.com to view all winners and fnalists of the 2021 Herald Long Island Choice Awards presentd by PSEG Long Island. Check back September 15th to nominate your favorite businesses for 2022. LIST: 1182584

North Shore School District will be offering the community a chance to “Meet and Greet” new members of their central office administration on Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. in the central office, at 112 Franklin Ave. in Sea Cliff. Resi dents will have the chance to meet with Superintendent Chris Zublionis, Interim Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Carol Smyth and James Pappas, the assistant superintendent forTherebusiness.will also be numerous oppor tunities to sit down with Zublionis throughout the year, called “Coffee with Chris.” These are informal con versations with the superintendent to engage parents and residents in dis cussions on various important school and community topics, communicate the goals for the schools and students, and answer any questions. These meetings will be held on Sept. 13 at 9:30 a.m., Oct. 20 at 7 p.m., both at the cen tral office, and another on Nov. 29, at the Middle School Library at 7 p.m. Additionally, the school district encourages residents to save the dates for the four “Budget Bootcamp” meet ings that will be hosted from Decem ber through February. These meet ings will focus on discussing the school budget, processes and proce dures, tax cap and tax levy, and specif ic challenges faced by the North Shore School District. They will be held on Dec. 20 and Jan. 10 in the cen tral office at 9:30 a.m., and on Jan. 24 and Feb. 7 in the Middle School Library at 7 p.m. SCHOOLS

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Craig Jonathan Madden Craig Jonathan Madden, 60, of Cape St. Claire, Maryland, formerly of Sea Cliff, died suddenly on July 28, 2022 at his home following a stroke. He grew up in Sea Cliff and was a 1979 North Shore High School graduate. He received his bachelor’s degree in Ocean Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in 1983, and his Master of Science in Busi ness at Johns Hopkins University in 1994.He was married to his beloved wife, Katherine Lenore Woods, for 33 years, with whom he had two children, Max well of Baltimore, Maryland, and Gene vieve of Nashville Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his father, Rodney Madden, and is survived by his mother, Estelle Moore of Sea Cliff, and sisters, Elaine Madden of Lon don, England, and Leslie Hartman of Sea Cliff, and mother-in-law Genevieve Woods of Sea Cliff. He embraced learning and shared that love with his children, of whom he was intensely and rightfully proud. He eagerly kept up with their interests, studying math with Genevieve and fol lowing Max’s study of neuroscience. He became a swim official to share in his childrens’ participation in swim ming. Madden was a community leader who received several citations for his service to the community and county, including acting as Cape St. Claire Com munity Association President for four years.He was an intensely intelligent and accomplished man, but when he talked to people, he was inevitably curious about them. He made people feel heard.

D ear Great Book Guru, We were in Brooklyn’s Carroll Gardens for a great birthday party with delicious treats and a fabulous pirate theme. Many of the partygoers were talk ing about a new book they had read recently. It was about three sets of families that come together over the years for holidays, birth days, vacations with varying out comes. Have you heard of it?

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During his 40-year career, Madden received many awards, one being the NDIA Bronze Medal for his dedication in the area of his undersea innovations. His successful execution of designs and process modifications formed the basis for the Navy’s decision to adopt them permanently, allowing the fleets to bene fit for years to come. He also received the Dr. Dolores Etter Top Scientist and Engineering Award in 2020. He was most recently a senior engineer at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division Acoustics Department and an engineering manag er for the Naval Sea Systems Command Propulsor Technical Warrant Holder at Carderock.Forco-workers he was an encourag ing and vibrant mentor who inspired excellence and achievement. His approach to engineering and problemsolving was fun, serious, creative and results oriented. These traits permeated his profession and personal life.

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–Brooklyn Birthday Party Fan Dear Brooklyn Birthday Party Fan,Ijust finished reading Elea nor Brown’s latest book, “Any Other Family.” When their grandmother dies, Phoebe and her siblings are adopted by three sets of parents. The adults decide on a novel arrangement — they will form a super family so that the children will continue to see each other regularly. They will live near each other and be together for holidays, large and small, throughout the year. We meet them as they begin on their first vacation together and we soon see the chal lenges that arise. The mothers have very dif ferent parenting styles and expectations. Tabita is a perfectionist who enjoys controlling all aspects of this family adventure. Ginger is an older single woman who priz es her privacy and has strong feelings about how she wants to raise her daughter. Elizabeth finds coping with an infant over whelmingly difficult but is reluc tant to let the others know of her struggles.Thebook is told in alternating chapters that allow each of the women to voice her thoughts to events in a Rashomon fashion, offering us a fascinating look into parenting and the myr iad meanings of family. A quick read and highly recommended! Would you like to ask the Great Book Guru for a book suggestion? Contact her at annmdipietro@gmail.com.

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W e need a National Village Elder, someone whose sole mission it is to advocate for Americans older than 65. I know we have President Biden, and he is a role model for fitness, public service and vigor as he heads toward his 80th birthday.Still,we need someone whose responsibilityonly is the legal, emotion al, financial and health support of people over 65. As of the 2019 census, there were 54.1 million of us. The numbers are grow ing, and the issues of senior health care, financial sta bility and aging at home are growing, too. Do you know who Xavier Becerra is and what he does? Becerra heads the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servic es. If you read the department’s website, you might think that it offers immediate services for older people looking for hous ing or medication or companionship or transportation, but as a government agen cy, the department is neither nimble nor swift in its outreach to seniors. We need one high-level person whose mission it is to help our citizens have a healthy and safe way of life in older age. Other countries do a much better job of caring for seniors, keeping them within the mainstream of life and providing increasing care as it’s needed. In Japan, for example, priority service is always available for older people, whether at the food market, the bus station or the medical clinic. In Den mark, multi-generational day care is available, keep ing the aging population in contact with babies and tod dlers.We need to have one gov ernment official who thinks only about how to better serve older Americans. If you’re reading this, you are either already in the older group, or will be. If our aging population is better cared for, there will be more opportunity for younger adults to live a life unburdened by the isolation and expense of caring for their parents with out help or Historically,relief.we have failed our seniors. During the raging days of Covid-19 infec tion and death, it became obvious to me that the rules of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the guidance from the White House were generalized advice, not especially helpful for older people. I wrote then and I still believe that older people were not sufficiently protect ed during those very dark days. We were more vulnerable, more like ly to have serious Covid, more likely to die. Those of us over 65 comprise 16 per cent of the population, but 80 percent of Covid deaths. Today, deaths are drop ping in the U.S. but accord ing to WebMD, “one fact has not changed in two-plus years of the pandemic: The elderly are still most at risk of dying from the virus.” Some of that is unavoidable, since older people often have other illnesses that make them more vulnerable; however, it stands as a national shame that Covid infection burned through nursing home and senior facilities, killing tens of thou sands of people who might have been kept safe with more evolved medical protocols, specific to older people. What we seniors do have is AARP, a powerful nonpartisan advocate for people over 50. For $9 a year, the organization offers education, discounts, travel benefits and specific guidance for older Ameri cans who want to live the last 30 or 40 years of their lives feeling healthy and fulfilled.AsIwrite this, the AARP website is offering a big thank-you to Congress, which just passed Biden’s Inflation Reduc tion Act of 2022. The organization posted, “Millions of Americans 50-plus are one step closer to real relief from out-of-con trol prescription drug prices.” AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins said the group has been working for nearly 20 years to allow Medi care to negotiate the price it pays for med ications. Now, because of the new bill, Medicare can fight for better drug prices, including a $35-a-month cap on insulin. That, as Biden might say, is a very big deal.AARP is a dynamic and popular advo cate, but a National Village Elder could bring additional attention and focus to the needs of our older citizens. If Biden weren’t busy being president, he’d be a terrific choice. He is relentless in his pur suit of solutions to problems we Ameri cans care about. He is empathic and sensi tive. He does not give up. He is old school, and that works when it comes to commu nicating with an aging population. If he decides not to run for a second term, perhaps Biden will consider the Vil lage Elder gig.

Covid-19’s impact on education could be long-lasting W hile much media coverage of the coronavirus pandem ic has focused on its impact on the global economy, which was serious, there is a potentially more insidious long-term consequence: the educational impact on a generation of American children, and especially Black, Latinx and Native American stu dents. Covid-19 has taken a toll on both their learn ing and mental releasedhealth.Arecentlystudy by the rebounding”“academicdemonstrablesigns.someciationEvaluationNorthwestAssofoundhopefulTherewasdur ing the 2021-22 school year in reading and math, particularly among younger stu dents. Measuring average performance, however, hides the fact that younger Black, Latinx and Native American chil dren did not do as well as their white and Asian-American peers. A major reason for the learning decline and larger racial gap appears to be extended remote learning during the pandemic. Low-income students and those three non-white groups were already scoring behind white and Asian students because of disparities that begin early in childhood, and the pan demic exacerbated those learning gaps. During the pandemic, in higher-pover ty schools with larger minority populations, stu dents tended to spend more time learning at home, in front of computer screens, and as a result they lost the equivalent of 22 weeks of instruction.Demographic differences in student performance are most noticeable in the ele mentary school grades, which suggests that as these children grow older, the larger learning gap will extend into middle school and high school. It could take three to five years for all children to reach earlier performance levels if they receive needed supported, but emergency federal Covid allocations expire long before then. School districts are required to spend the last of their coronavirus funds by September 2024.

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According to a report by McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm, on the global impact of Covid on education, lower levels of learning trans late into lower future earnings. As of January 2022, over 25 percent of the world’s students attended school systems that were still not fully open. The most affected regions were Latin America, the Caribbean and South Asia. In the Unit ed States, students in majority-Black schools were found to be six months behind in mathe matics and reading at the start of the 2021-22 school year, while students in pri marily white schools were only two months behind. McKinsey estimates that by 2040, the economic impact of Covid-related learning disadvantage could translate to losses of $1.6 trillion worldwide annually. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on mental health concerns among U.S. high school stu dents during the pandemic. Over a third of high school students — 37 percent — reported that they experienced poor mental health. Some 44 percent reported that they persistently felt sad or hope less, and 55 percent reported that they had experienced emotional abuse from a parent or other adult in the home, includ ing being sworn at, insulted or put down. Eleven percent of high school students reported that they had suffered physical abuse as well. The CDC report did not differentiate based on race and ethnicity, but McKinsey found that parents of Black and Latinx students reported high er rates of concern about the mental health of their children. While Senate Democrats are celebrat ing the current version of their budget reconciliation bill as a major victory, it does not include the $400 billion for early education in the original Build Back Bet ter proposal, which would have created vitally needed universal child care and pre-kindergarten. The education propos al was approved in the House version of the bill, but blocked in the Senate by Republican opposition and conservative Democrats. Dr. Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teach er and editor of Social Science Docket, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Stud ies. Follow him on Twitter at Twitter.com/ AlanJSinger1.

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First, know your evacuation zone. Long Island is considered “Zone 1” in New York. It’s part of an overall area that is most likely to flood, and is typically one of the first areas to be evacuated. Just about all of Long Island is in Zone 1, along with other coastal and low-lying parts of the greater New York City region, including a good portion of east ern Queens and Brooklyn, lower Manhat tan, all of Staten Island, and the eastern parts of the Bronx. Next, put together an emergency kit. This should include everything from the absolute essentials, like water and food, to first aid kits, flashlights, manual can openers, maps and extra batteries. Then, sit down with your family and write an emergency plan. Include any close friends and neighbors who might need help in the event of an emergency, and create a list of whom you should con tact if you do have to abandon your home. Know where you’re going and what you’ll do. You’ll want to keep a copy of the plan in a safe place — near your emergency kit — so you can access it in a hurry. These are all steps you’ve been reminded of time and again, so much you might be tired of hearing it. But when a storm does come and you have to leave in a hurry, you’ll be glad you put all thisAndtogether.thereis more you can do before we even have to worry about a storm. Like reviewing the insurance policies for your home, vehicles and property. Make sure you have adequate coverage not just for winds, but also for flooding. Even if you’ve never flooded before — storms have a way of making the impossible pos sible.Ifyou’re not sure what the difference is between a tropical storm and a hurri cane, or a watch and a warning, take the time to learn. Any type of alert is seri ous, but some threats are more imminent than others. You can find out more about all of this at Weather.gov. And one agency many of us have depended on in past storms has been the Long Island chapter of the American Red Cross, which serves more than 2.8 million people across Nas sau and Suffolk counties. The Red Cross has many suggestions on how to prepare for a major storm, which you can find at ferencebeingthanButwood,beenlasttinyurl.com/RedCrossEmergency.TwelveAmericansdiedinhurricanesyear,andanaverageof45liveshavelosteachyearsince1991.Knockon2022couldbeaquietstormseason.it’sbettertobepreparedfornothingnotbepreparedforsomething.Andpreparedcouldverywellbethedifbetweenlifeanddeath. Your joke fell fat, Gov. Kathy Hochul To the BasedEditor:on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent comments in addressing peo ple of the Jewish faith — she encouraged them to stay in New York, and added jokingly that Flori da was overrated — is she just insulting, or ignorant? You have to ask, why wouldn’t people of all religions, and political affiliations, look to leave New York state?Some friends who have relocated to Florida recently have seen their net income increase from 15 percent to more than 25 percent. Why wouldn’t people want to have more money in their pockets? I forgot: They wouldn’t be sup porting supposedly corrupt politi cians and unfair laws. But in Flori da, the cost of living is much lower, almost nonexis Editor 569-4000 569-4942

Now more than ever, prepare for hurricanes Hurricane season officially start ed June 1, but for those of us enjoying life on Long Island and in the Northeast, our storm sea son starts just about … now. Of the 19 hurricanes that have made their way here since 1991, all but six have visited us in August or later. In fact, Hur ricane Sandy — the storm we’re still talk ing about a decade later — didn’t ravage our homes and businesses until Hallow eenOfweekend.course, we think of tropical storms and hurricanes as a problem for warmer climates. And for the most part, that’s true. There have been 453 named storms on the Atlantic Ocean side of the world over the past 30 years — an average of 15 per year. But Long Island can expect to see a named storm every year and a half. With five named storms finding their way here since 2020 — including Henri and Ida last year — the law of averages would suggest a rather long respite. But with global warming intensifying weath er patterns, we can only expect the num ber of storms we’ll face this year and beyond to grow. And we need to be ready. The National Weather Service sug gests making preparations now, and not waiting for a storm to show up on our doorstep.

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though our answers often come in shades of gray.When I first heard about the Supreme Court’s monumental decision, I hoped I’d have a passionate stance. But I found myself not fully agreeing with either side, even though the ruling will have the greatest impact on my generation. As a 14-year-old who can barely balance home work and school assignments with tak ing care of my brothers before my par ents get home, I can’t imagine what it would be like to be pregnant at this age, let alone be forced to carry the baby and raise a child. I am growing up in an era when I will have fewer rights than my mother. On the other hand, however, I don’t have enough knowl edge to make an informed judgment on whether a fetus should be considered a person, and whether the overturning of Roe v. Wade will, as some claim, end the “genocide” of unborn lives. To me, that is a matter left to science and philoso phy, as they explore the boundaries of the age-old question, what does it mean to be alive? Perhaps we should therefore stop expecting such a complex topic to fit into a simple political mold and acknowledge that the so-called middle ground isn’t given enough attention, despite the fact that it is where many of us lie. According to Dobbs v. Jackson, the case in which the court made its ruling, the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was based on an interpretation of the 14th Amendment that abortion is not “deeply rooted in our country’s history” and is therefore not a right guaranteed by the Constitution.Thisrigidinterpretation leaves no room for the fluid and ever-changing def inition of “life.” Technolog ical advancements in recent decades have changed the definition of a viable fetus and have led to constantly fluctuating opin ions. Unfortunately, it seems that our country has lost its focus. By analyzing the scientific concept of life through a judicial lens, the court makes the question of abortion a matter of the Constitution, when it should be a question of life itself that is best left for science to answer.Iam reminded of Carl Zimmer’s “Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive,” a book I read for an English assignment this past school year. According to the book’s depiction of abortion, scientists make a logic-based argument of a fetus’s biological function ality and ability to survive independent ly, while judges, more philosophically, question consciousness and humanity. Neither side, however, has a certain defi nition, because when life begins is not a concept that can be decided with abso luteAccordingcertainty.to Zimmer, an initially fer tilized egg, a zygote, is merely a cell, and no bigger than the thousands of biologi cally “living” human cells that unnotice ably shed and “die” every day. In society there is a clear distinction between dying cells and dying fetuses, but not always in science. If life can evade the iron defini tions in science and law and challenge our societal certainties, why has the court attempted to define it with such strict legal boundaries? The Supreme Court has taken a onesided stance on a complex topic. I have yet to form a strong opinion on whether abortion is moral, but I know that I am not the only person who feels “gray” on a topic that has become so black and white (or, more accurately, red and blue). And one thing is clear to me: If scientists, pol iticians, and millions of others with “gray” opinions can’t decide whether or not abortion is morally correct, the Supreme Court should not infringe on my personal right to make that choice. Ilana Greenberg will be a sophomore at North Shore Hebrew Academy High School in Great Neck.

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These neighbors must be some truly devoted readers — Elmont tent and real estate taxes are very low. Meanwhile, New York has enacted bail reform reforms, which in effect gives criminals more rights than normal tax payers.Crime is a revolving door — commit a crime in the morning and be released the same day to possibly commit another crime, which is ridiculous. Hochul has attempted to blame the judicial system, but many judges have stated that they’re just following the law. When you look at New York City, or state, it reminds you of Dodge City, with crime extremely high all over. Yet the crime rate in Florida in declining. Who wouldn’t want to feel safe walking the streets or shopping malls, and able to lead to a safe and peaceful life? That’s what people want — not the lawlessness and total negativity that’s associated with living in New York. That’s one of the reasons I recently bought a home in Florida.

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RICHARD GRAVES Valley Stream Are cooling centers open long enough? To the DuringEditor:the many hot summer days, Nassau County opens up cooling centers to help residents escape excessive heat. Many seniors and others are frequent vis itors to their local libraries. But in too many cases, they don’t open until noon, and close by 6 p.m. or are closed on week ends.Surely a few dollars can be found for extending library hours. Why not have all libraries open seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the summer? Seniors, retirees, students and others would be appreciative. Elected officials who find the funding are welcome to have their local library post a sign by the entrance saying that “our longer hours are thanks to funding provided by your local council member.”

ILANA GREENBERG

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