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Gourmet chefs cook for a cause Mulcahy’s and Carroll’s Kitchen partner to feed front-line workers As he prepared some of the dishes, Carroll spoke with the Herald about the nonprofit’s misbstieglitz@liherald.com, agarcia@liherald.com sion and its partnership with Dozens of guests looked for- Mulcahy’s. “I had a really good ward to a three-course meal at job, but when the pandemic hit I Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall had to fire my whole staff and in Wantagh last Sunday, while leave,” he said as he sprinkled three chefs were salt on salmon. busy in its kitchen, Last March, as preparing the food Covid-19 spread for what was dubbed across the country, the Feed the FrontCarroll, 27, of Sayline Fundraiser Dinville, lost his job as a ner. sous chef at John The chefs all Fraser’s 701West in belong to the Bellthe Times Square more-based nonprofEdition hotel. He it Carroll’s Kitchen, had $800 to his which kicked off the name, he said, and day by preparing no real career plan. and delivering 1,500 He just knew he had meals to employees to do something. at Nassau UniversiCarroll, who has ty Medical Center been in the restauand Stony Brook RyAN CARRoll rant business since University Hospital. Founder, he was 14, started The effort was made Carroll’s Kitchen his own online food possible by ticket business with the sales for the dinner policy “Grandmas at the Wantagh venue. eat free.” The business took off The dinner was the “icing on when he solicited chefs on Instathe cake,” said Ryan Carroll, the gram. “The floodgates opened,” owner of Carroll’s Kitchen and he said, because so many in the one of the chefs, and despite restaurant industry were out of their busy morning, the three work and looking for opportuniwere just as full of energy as they cooked that evening. Continued on page 3
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A 100-day milestone Vivian Scannello, a kindergartner at Seaford Manor Elementary School, and her classmates celebrated the 100th day of school with festive activities. Story, more photos, Page 15. Seaford Manor takes in students from Seaford and a small number from Wantagh.
Chamber to debut Maker’s Market A year into the pandemic, looking to the future By BRIAN StIEGlItZ bstieglitz@liherald.com
Nearly a year has passed since the coronavirus pandemic shook the Wantagh-Seaford area and hampered the plans and ideas of the new leadership of local chambers. As more residents are getting vaccinated and hope is on the horizon, chamber officials are revisiting some previous goals. This spring the Seaford Chamber
of Commerce will debut its first Maker’s Market at the Seaford Long Island Rail Road station. “The chamber wanted to do something to get everyone out and into the community,” said Donna Jebaily, a member of the chamber’s board of directors, who is organizing the event. “We have a lot of crafters . . . and we have a lot of people with homebased businesses. We wanted to give those residents a place to sell their merchandise, and the com-
munity an experience outside with their neighbors.” The Maker’s Market will feature 20 to 30 vendors a day, and run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on five Saturdays, May 15, June 12, July 10, Aug. 14 and Sept. 25. The chamber will also host a food truck festival, with live music, on three other Saturdays, June 19, July 17 and Aug. 21. The chamber regularly hosts Continued on page 3
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similar events and craft fairs at the LIRR station, but didn’t have nearly as many last year because of the pandemic. This spring, Jebaily said, she hopes the Maker’s Market and food truck festival will bring the community together again. Jebaily, a 54-year-old mother of three, moved to the community when she was 24. She said that the care and compassion shared by neighbors in Seaford was reminiscent of her childhood in Borough Park, Brooklyn. “It was like a big family where I grew up — everyone was looking after each other,” she said. “Kids were out playing until it was dark. Everyone’s parents were close, so they’d keep an eye on the kids.” The major difference, however, was that Seaford seemed “a bit quiet,” Jebaily said. “When I first got to Seaford, you could go weeks without seeing your neighbors. Not many people were outside on their porch.” Through efforts like the Maker’s Market, she hopes to bring neighbors together and create an atmosphere like the one she loved in her hometown. In addition to hosting events again, the chamber is in the process of organizing a beautification project along Merrick Road. Plans include the planting of flowers and a display of American flags by the “Welcome to Seaford” sign, and adorning the streetlights with ornamental plants. “We want to make Seaford beautiful, and make it stand out,” said Chamber President Nick Bilotta. “We want people that are driving through to stop, shop and stay. I think that’s a good way to get people to shop local after this is all over.” Bilotta, 30, of East Rockaway, who owns Final Tough Auto Collision, on Merrick Road, was sworn in as president almost a year ago. The Herald spoke with him short-
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The Seaford Chamber of Commerce plans to bring back its craft and food fairs beginning this spring, with its first Maker’s Market to promote local crafters. ly after he took over, when the pandemic was spreading and businesses had just shuttered. While Covid-19 remains a threat a year later, the chamber is no longer in emergency mode, and can focus on community and quality-of-life efforts. The beautification
project, Bilotta said, will ideally entice drivers coming down Merrick Road to stop for food, shop at local stores and spend time in the community — to make it a known destination, attract more travelers and stimulate business growth.
Mulcahy’s event helps feed front-line workers continued from front page ties. As he found his footing with the new business, Carroll recounted, he wanted to do more to help everyone on Long Island who was struggling in the pandemic — especially elderly people who lived on their own and couldn’t go shopping. “I didn’t know anything about nonprofit work,” he acknowledged, explaining that he read some books on the topic, watched documentaries and asking questions of representatives of Island Harvest and Long Island Cares. “But the best way to learn was to immerse myself in it,” he said. Over the course of nine months, Carroll’s Kitchen operated out of a small restaurant in Blue Point and distributed roughly 30,000 meals across Long Island. Then, in December, it launched a new kitchen in a half-hidden but spacious location at the end of Charles Court, off Newbridge Road in Bellmore. Carroll’s Kitchen wasted no time getting adjusted and, on its first day, gave out roughly 3,000 meals to area families. The nonprofit’s goal is to provide elderly residents and families in need with free, delivered meals. Families or those with elderly neighbors can text Carroll a recipient’s address at (631) 206-4235. Carroll says the organization is similar to Meals on Wheels, but offers gourmet food that Manhattan diners would pay top dollar for. Carroll’s Kitchen teamed up with Mul-
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mulCahy’S Pub and Concert Hall and the Bellmore nonprofit Carroll’s Kitchen co-hosted a Feed the Frontline Fundraiser Dinner last Sunday. Above, the nonprofit’s founder, Ryan Carroll, prepared salads for the three-course meal. cahy’s after Tim Murray, 28, whose father, John, owns the Wantagh venue, read an article about the kitchen and contacted Ryan to ask if Mulcahy’s could help. The result was Feed the Frontline, which was also Carroll’s first dine-in event. In addition to supporting the kitchen and its efforts, half of the proceeds from
the dinner went to a Covid-19 relief fund for small businesses launched by media group Barstool Sports. Working alongside Carroll on Sunday at Mulcahy’s were Sam Faicco, 21, of Oakdale, and Alex Murray, 24, of Sayville. Faicco also lost her restaurant job in the pandemic, and reached out when she saw
Carroll’s post on Instagram looking for chefs. Murray is a Sayville High School graduate and a pastry chef. While she had no background in nonprofit work, she said she found meaning in working at Carroll’s Kitchen. “It’s great to know I’m giving back and helping others,” she said. “And it’s definitely different than any other work I’ve done before.” The dinner at Mulcahy’s wrapped up a busy February for Carroll’s Kitchen, but the momentum will continue this month. On Sunday, it will team up with St. Francis Episcopal Church, in North Bellmore, to feed 500 food-insecure people in the community and assemble and donate five tons of dry pantry food. Baby back ribs with coleslaw, cornbread and mac ’n’ cheese — prepared in coordination with barbecue experts from the Massapequa Pitmasters Facebook group — will also be offered for $20 online, with the proceeds helping to support the initiative. The event will kick off at 1 p.m. Carroll’s Kitchen also offers a full menu for those interested in purchasing dishes and helping to support donation efforts. Carroll’s Cocktails — mixed drinks that accompany the meals — are a new addition to the offerings. Menu items change frequently. Check Carroll’s Kitchen’s website, Instagram (@ carrolskitchen_li) or Facebook pages for updates.
Ratepayers support NYAW takeover Many residents, elected officials favor municipalization of private utility By Mike Conn and AlyssA seidMAn mconn@liherald.com, aseidman@liherald.com
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Claudia Borecky, the co-director of Long Island Clean Air Water and Soil, a Merrick-based advocacy group, cited two instances in which ratepayers had benefitted from the sale of a NYAW property, and therefore, in the event of a public takeover, argued that residents should not have to pay for what they already own. A June 2014 PSC order authorizing the sale of NYAW’s Lynbrook headquarters ruled against company shareholders retaining any profit from the sale of the asset, Borecky said. The same was true of a 2019 sale of NYAW’s Prospect Avenue property to the Village of Sea Cliff, which resulted in North Shore customers splitting a $1.6 million credit on their future water bills. “It is our view that to be fair and equitable, New York state should compensate New York American Water ratepayers by funding a public takeover . . . and finally give us equal protection under the law,” Borecky said. Baldwin resident Jack McCloy highlighted the pricing disparity between pub-
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licly- and- privately-owned water despite being sourced from the same aquifer. McCloy said that he pays more than $100 for about 11,000 gallons of water, while his mother, a Melville resident, pays only $8 to the South Huntington Water district, a public entity, despite using the same amount. Susan Melnick, of Merrick, added that the bills are inexcusable because of the quality of the water itself. “My water often is brown, not beige or discolored but brown — sometimes it has an odor,” she said. Resident Rich Erben was critical of the company’s tiered conservation rate system, which divides customers into four tiers based on the amount of water they use. The more a customer uses, the higher the rate they pay. “It may be OK if you’re one person – I’m a family of five,” he said. “What’s taking place is really criminal.” Some speakers expressed their disappointment with Hempstead officials who earlier this year opposed a local takeover of NYAW, arguing that resulting savings would be “diminutive” compared to an almost $500 million cost to acquire the system. Supervisor Donald “Clavin scoffed at the results of [Walden’s] feasibility study, saying that a public takeover would significantly increase residents’ tax bills,” said Baldwinite Beverly Visconti. “Is he forgetting about those who already pay significant taxes for New York American Water?” Merrick resident Fred Harrison also acknowledged the town’s reluctancy and recommended the formation of a South Shore water authority to oversee the system, should it be municipalized. Barbara Hafner, of West Hempstead, added, “After looking at what happened in Texas and the privatization of their utilities, we need to rethink our utilities.” Residents who missed the meeting but want to comment can fill out a form on the department’s website, or visit www. dps.ny.gov, click on “Search,” enter Case No. 20-W-0102 in the “Search by Case Number” field and click on “Post Comments.”
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L.I. Marathon to be held in person in September By BRiaN STieGLiTZ bstieglitz@liherald.com
Long Island’s most anticipated running event will return this year with a new course — again. The 2021 Jovia Long Island Marathon and all its accompanying racing events will return to Eisenhower Park in East Meadow this Sept. 17 and 18. While the event is typically held in May, Nassau County officials decided to host it five months later to allow more time to combat the coronavirus pandemic. “As we continue to make significant progress in the fight against Covid-19, we’ve been able to allow some smaller races — with up to 300 participants — to come to our parks through the fall and winter,” said County Executive Laura Curran at a Feb. 25 news conference, at which she made the announcement. Curran explained that the county has been able to host races by following safety and social-distancing protocols like introducing staggered start times and contactless check-ins, checking athletes’ temperatures and limiting the number of spectators. Because the Long Island Marathon draws a much bigger crowd than the typical 5K and 10K races, attracting 5,000 people in 2019, county officials decided to hold the event in September “because we expect to have more vaccines . . . and that will mean more immunity in our community so we could get more participation,” Curran said. For the second year, the race will be directed by Baldwin-based company Race Awesome, which is run by Corey Roberts and his wife, Stacey. “At the end of the day, the realization is that it’s not just about producing a race,” Roberts said at the news conference. “There are so many services that Nassau County provides to the race to make it happen, especially from our health department.” Past events have had roughly 12 medical tents along the route, all of which the county health department provided. “The health department right now really needs to focus on vaccinations,” Roberts noted. “With that, we really took the time to think about how we can do this and do it safely with Nassau County.” When Race Awesome took the reins to direct the 2019 marathon, it unveiled a new course that shut down parts of Merrick Avenue and Wantagh Parkway. With the event in September, Roberts said he was reluctant to follow the same route and risk impacting the
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NaSSau CouNTy exeCuTive Laura Curran announced the changes to the marathon during a Feb. 25 news conference, at which she was joined by Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and Health Commissioner Larry Eisenstein. crowds heading to and from Jones Beach for their last beach trips of the summer. The 47th marathon will feature a two-lap course that keeps runners in Eisenhower Park for more of the event and then send them through Mitchell Field, Museum Row and along the some of the pedestrian and bike lanes that the county installed in 2020. “It will have less an impact on communities and downtown areas than previous years, while delivering athletes a full-distance marathon with a two-lap course,” Curran said. Roberts added that having a more condensed course could allow runners more opportunities to compete alongside one another and give spectators a better chance to see runners. The marathon will remain a qualifying event for the Boston Marathon. Everyone who registered for the 2020 event, which was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, will be automatically registered again for the 2021 event in September. Those who haven’t registered yet will be able to do so starting March 15 at www.runlongislandmarathon.com.
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Black leaders talk future at Inside LI webinar By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com
In celebration of Black History Month, Black leaders on Long Island gathered for the latest webinar of Herald Inside LI on Feb. 25. Speakers included Phil Andrews, the president of the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce Inc.; Regina Armstrong, superintendent of Hempstead Union Free School District; Frederick Brewington, the owner and principal of Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington; Margo Cargill, the CEO of Titanium Linx Consulting Inc. and vice president of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce; and Daniel Lloyd, founder and president of Minority Millennials Inc. Skye Ostreicher, of Herald Community Newspapers and RichnerLive, comoderated the discussion alongside DuWayne Gregory, senior vice president and director of diversity, equity and inclusion training for McBride Consulting and Business Development Group. Lloyd, the youngest member of and only millennial on the panel, emphasized the importance that his and younger generations will play in advancing social justice in United States “The millennial and generation Z demographics are the largest, most educated and most diverse in the nation,”
Lloyd said. “What we’re seeing is that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “We know that the failure of America millennials and gen Z are understanding what justice is — the idea of a quali- — and Long Island in itself — is not allowing the full story to be told,” Brewty life and fairness.” “As a superintendent of a school dis- ington said. “The importance of being trict, we see how people can look at us there not only as a role model but also as a resource, so that the as a school district when wonderful education that is we’re failing, they’re quick being taken on by millennito talk about it and advertise als and gen X is not wasted it,” Armstrong said, “but in regard to getting caught when we are experiencing in the same mistakes and successes, no one wants to the same history that has share it or they begin to critpulled people down.” icize the prog ress being “One of the big lacks is made and say, ‘That can’t be that we don’t have enough possible.’” mentorship opportunities,” “That hard work that Cargill said. “We can give they’re putting in is not them that guidance and that being recognized by people direction so they can avoid on the outside,” Armstrong those pitfalls.” continued. “It makes them PhIl ANDREWs As the vice president of feel as though they are less African American t h e Nassau Council of than.” Chamber of Chamber of Commerce, CarThe Hempstead School gill understands the perDistrict makes it a goal to Commerce spectives and practices of show students a wide variety of career opportunities so they other communities. By relaying this understand what is possible — whether information to her own community, peoit’s a store worker or the owner of the ple there can adopt beneficial practices, too. business. “It’s about information and sharing Brewington said he often invites young local people to his practice to that information, and being a mentor,” show them career possibilities. His Cargill said. “It’s about being part of an office commemorates several historical ecosystem that’s larger than just the Black figures, including Malcolm X and majority-minority communities.”
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Show Stomping Irish Dance Time: 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Seaford Public Library (Virtual) Celebrate this St. Patrick’s day with the Show Stompin’ Irish Dance School and their high-energy dance performance. Get ready for toe tapping, foot stomping and hand-clapping in the spirit of irish culture, music and tradition. All ages welcome.
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Virtual Technology Class: Using Money Saving Apps on your Smartphone Presented by Sharper Training Solutions Time: 7 pm - Location: Seaford Public Library (Virtual). Learn all about money saving apps you can use to get the best deals. Whether you are looking for coupons ahead of time or need a last-minute coupon while waiting on line, this class will teach you which apps are best. You will learn how to search for these apps on your device and how to download them to your smartphone.
Elementary Science: The Rainbow Connection Time: 4 p.m. - Location: Seaford Public Library (Virtual). Come join A Time For Kids in this fun and fast paced Full Steam Ahead program. With just a few common household materials we will become scientists conducting an experiment called The Rainbow Connection. We will be practicing early scientific processes of planning, observation and investigation as we learn about capillary action. Suggested supply list: 2 cups of water, 1 paper towel and rainbow washable markers. PreK-Grade 3.
Monday, March 8 Irish Soda Bread Muffins with Chef Rob Register to bake traditional Irish Soda
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Yoga with Vicky Using physical alignment as a starting point, Iyengar Yoga encourages the spread of intelligence throughout the body, the growth of self-awareness, and the experience of the asana as a form of “meditation in action.” This session will be on March 10 from 10:30 to 11:30 at the Wantagh Public Library. Please bring a yoga mat, three thick blankets, two Yoga blocks and a yoga belt. There is a $25 fee payable by check only. Contact Ian Smith at 516-221-1200 or ismith@wantaghlibrary.org. Bread muffins with Wantagh Public Library resident baker Chef Rob. Registered families can pick up a kit beginning Monday, Mar. 8, which includes baking supplies, a recipe, and a link to watch Chef Rob demonstrate how to bake these tasty treats. Contact Susan Finck at (516) 221-1200 or at sfinck@ wantaghlibrary.org.
Storytime Fun! Time: 2-2:45 pm - Location: Wantagh Public Library . This is a Storytime, activity and craft session designed for 3-5 year old’s with a caregiver. Children must be three years of age before the first class. Children and caregivers must wear a facial covering at all times while in the program and library. Contact Carly Cucci at 516-221-1200 or ccucci@ wantaghlibrary.org.
Wednesday, Mar. 10 Meet the Director Time: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Location: Wantagh Public Library All are welcome to meet the new Library Director, Shannon Marchese. Connect and make your library as you wish to see it, from the books you want to see on our shelves, the latest movies, or programming ideas. No registration required. Come in person or join on Zoom with the following link https:// zoom.us/j/98621198449. Contact Shannon Marchese at 516-221-1200 or smarchese@wantaghlibrary.org.
Thursday, March 11 Chapter Chat Book Club Time: 4:00 - 4:45 pm
Location: Wantagh Public Library (in person and on Zoom) Grades 2 - 3 Read the book or ebook at home then join us for a discussion and activity. This month’s book is: The Becket List. When New York City native Becket Branch moves to the country with her family to help run her grandmother’s farm and store, she finds that new friends, hostile chickens and mischief are only the beginnings of her new life.
The Wantagh School District will offer four separate 2021-22 budget workshops for all community residents. There will be three evening workshops on Monday, March 15, and Wednesday, April 7, starting at 7 p.m. For those unable to attend the evening workshops, a budget workshop will take place on Thursday, April 8, starting at 1 p.m. All workshops will be held via videoconferencing and a link to the workshop will be posted at that time on the district website, www.wantaghschools.org.
Friday, March 12 St. Patrick’s Day Shenanigan’s Time: 4:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Grades K-3 Location: Wantagh Public Library. Join Miss Carly for St. Patrick’s Day stories and a craft! Face coverings are required to be worn over the nose and mouth at
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Seaford Manor eleMentary School kindergartners wore special hats and made posters with 100 objects to celebrate the 100th day of school.
Seaford Manor honors 100 days of school Students in Kindergarten at Seaford Manor Elementary School experienced their first 100 days of school like no group before them and celebrated the milestone moment on Feb. 24. Students could either dress up as if they were 100 years old or wear fun 100 days shirts. Instead of a traditional parade through the school, students walked through the kindergarten hallway to the “100 days flew by” banner. The new parade was recorded and shared on the school website. Back in the classrooms, kindergartners enjoyed various themed activities. Students flipped a coin 100 times and recorded their totals of heads and tails. They created sticker pages by placing stickers in groups of 10, which helped with both their counting and fine motor skills. For a writing activity, they shared how they would spend $100. Keeping a traditional 100th day activity alive, students made posters with 100 objects, which were hung in the kindergarten hallway. Camden LeDour’s poster, “I survived 100 days of school” had 100 bandages, Adriano Randazzo’s had pictures of 100 things he likes and Harper Garcia’s had 100 heart stickers in a “candy heart” machine. Provided by the Seaford School District. Compiled by Brian Stieglitz
Gianna CouMaraS and Jimmy Shehada dressed up to look like they were 100 years old. Charlotte Sparr wore a special T-shirt to mark the 100-day milestone.
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LEGAL NOTICE RESOLUTION SEAFORD FIRE DISTRICT PURCHASE OF NEW CHIEF’S VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT WHEREAS, the SEAFORD FIRE DISTRICT has by appropriate resolution established a certain capital reserve fund designated as the Capital Reserve Fund, established pursuant to Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law, in an account for deposit of said Capital Reserve Fund entitled, “The Seaford Fire District, Section 6(g) General Municipal Law Firematic Equipment Fund” in local banks; and WHEREAS, the purchase of a New Chief’s Vehicle and Associated Equipment is deemed necessary to meet the emergency services needs of the residents of the SEAFORD FIRE DISTRICT; and W H E R E A S, the maximum cost to obtain such New Chief’s Vehicle and Associated Equipment (labor, materials, and delivery), including incidental expenses, advertising, and attorney’s fees is estimated to be seventy five thousand ($75,000.00) dollars. IT IS RESOLVED that pursuant to the laws and regulations applicable and in particular to Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law, that the purchase of such New Chief’s Vehicle and Associated Equipment be completed and that the cost and expenses for such purchase, advertising, incidental expenses, and attorney’s fees shall be expended from the Firematic Equipment Capital Reserve Fund upon authorization of the Board of Fire Commissioners, at the maximum estimated cost of seventy five thousand ($75,000.00) dollars; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution is subject to a permissive referendum as provided for in Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law. The adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote and upon roll call the vote was as follows: Chairman Silvio Bellissimo) AYE Commissioner Frank Allaire) AYE Commissioner Robert T. Powell) Not present Commissioner Peter Mangiolino) AYE
Commissioner George Von Glahn) AYE The resolution was thereupon duly adopted. Dated: February 24, 2021 Seaford, New York 124842 LEGAL NOTICE RESOLUTION SEAFORD FIRE DISTRICT PURCHASE OF NEW 1500 GPM PUMPER FIRE APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT WHEREAS, the SEAFORD FIRE DISTRICT has by appropriate resolution established a certain capital reserve fund designated as the Capital Reserve Fund, established pursuant to Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law, in an account for deposit of said Capital Reserve Fund entitled, “The Seaford Fire District, Section 6(g) General Municipal Law Firematic Equipment Fund” in local banks; and WHEREAS, the purchase of a New 1500 GPM Pumper Fire Apparatus and Associated Equipment is deemed necessary to meet the emergency services needs of the residents of the SEAFORD FIRE DISTRICT; and WHEREAS, the maximum cost to obtain such New 1500 GPM Pumper Fire Apparatus and Associated Equipment (labor, materials, and delivery), including incidental expenses, advertising, and attorney’s fees is estimated to be six hundred fifty thousand ($650,000.00) dollars. IT IS RESOLVED that pursuant to the laws and regulations applicable and in particular to Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law, that the purchase of such New 1500 GPM Pumper Fire Apparatus and Associated Equipment be completed and that the cost and expenses for such purchase, advertising, incidental expenses, and attorney’s fees shall be expended from the Firematic Equipment Capital Reserve Fund upon authorization of the Board of Fire Commissioners, at the maximum estimated cost of six hundred fifty thousand ($650,000.00) dollars; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution is subject to a permissive referendum as provided for in Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law.
The adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote and upon roll call the vote was as follows: Chairman S i l v i o Bellissimo) AYE Commissioner Frank Allaire) AYE Commissioner Robert T. Powell) Not Present Commissioner Peter Mangiolino)AYE Commissioner George Von Glahn) AYE The resolution was thereupon duly adopted. Dated: February 24, 2021 Seaford, New York 124840
LEGAL NOTICE RESOLUTION SEAFORD FIRE DISTRICT OFFICE RENOVATION AND COMPUTER UPGRADE AT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING WHEREAS, the SEAFORD FIRE DISTRICT has, by appropriate resolution, established a certain capital reserve fund designated as the Capital Reserve Fund, established pursuant to Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law, in an account for deposit of said Capital Reserve Fund entitled, “The Seaford Fire District, Section 6(g) General Municipal Law BUILDING AND GROUNDS CAPITAL RESERVE FUND” in local banks, and WHEREAS, a project to purchase a Renovation of Offices and a Computer Upgrade at the Headquarters Building and associated work and expenses is deemed necessary to meet the emergency services needs of the residents of the SEAFORD FIRE DISTRICT, and WHEREAS, the maximum cost of such project and for incidental work and expenses, advertising, architectural, engineering, and attorney fees is estimated to be one hundred fifty thousand ($150,000.00) dollars. IT IS RESOLVED that pursuant to the laws and regulations applicable and in particular to Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law, that such purchase of a Renovation of Offices and a Computer Upgrade at the Headquarters Building and associated work, advertising, incidental expenses, architectural, engineering, and attorney fees shall be expended from the Building and Grounds Capital Reserve Fund upon authorization of the Board of Fire
Commissioners, at the maximum estimated cost of one hundred fifty thousand ($150,000.00) dollars, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution is subject to a permissive referendum as provided for in Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law. The adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote and upon roll call, the vote was as follows: Chairman S i l v i o Bellissimo) AYE Commissioner Frank Allaire) AYE Commissioner Robert T. Powell) Not present Commissioner Peter Mangiolino) AYE Commissioner George Von Glahn) AYE The resolution was thereupon duly adopted. Dated: February 24, 2021 Seaford, New York LEGAL NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE SEAFORD FIRE DISTRICT: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the SEAFORD FIRE DISTRICT, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, on the 28th day of December, 2020, subject to permissive referendum as provided for by the General Municipal Law. An extract of the resolution is as follows: THE SEAFORD FIRE DISTRICT SHALL EXPEND A SUM NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED FIFTY T H O U S A N D ($150,000.00) DOLLARS FROM THE SECTION 6(G) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW BUILDING AND GROUNDS CAPITAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF A RENOVATION OF OFFICES AND A COMPUTER UPGRADE AT THE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, ASSOCIATED WORK, AND RELATED EXPENSES. This resolution shall not take effect until thirty (30) days unless, in the meanwhile, a permissive referendum as provided by the General Municipal Law is required to be held. Dated: December 28, 2020 BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS SEAFORD FIRE DISTRICT TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD ATTEST: GEORGE KERN Secretary 124841
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Eighth gradE-studEnts KylE O’Hagan, left, Emily Richardson and Nick DeLeo revealed some of the robots they built in Robotics Club.
After-school clubs come back strong in Seaford Extracurricular activities are an important part of student life at Seaford Middle School, allowing sixth, seventh and eighth graders to explore their interests beyond the regular school day. Student clubs, which shut down for about eight months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, resumed in November with several safety precautions in place. There are a wide variety of clubs in which students can explore art, culture and science, learn a new language, serve their community and more. Teacher Lindsay Gilbert leads the American Sign Language club. She sEaford MiddlE school students in the started out by teaching students the American Sign Language club build up their alphabet in sign language, along with vocabulary during a recent afterschool meeting. greetings and other basic words, and either in-person or via videoconference. is building up their vocabulary so they can have full conversations. “I want students to be aware that there Seventh grader Katie Padavan said she are many different cultures, right in their was interested in joining the ASL club own community,” she said, “and though because she wanted to expand on the we do come from different backgrounds, knowledge she gained as a child, when she we have a lot in common.” learned a few signs from her aunt. Technology teacher Matthew Dolan Alexa Cantore, also a seventh grader, is oversees the Robotics Club, which gives a member of both the ASL and Service students a hands-on building experience. clubs. She joined ASL to learn new com- They build robots and playing fields for munication skills and the Service Club to internal competitions using Vex robotics help out her community. Some projects kits. they have worked on are a recycling proDolan stressed the importance of teamgram and making care packages for front- work, explaining that the way to be sucline workers. cessful and solve complex building chal“It’s fun to stay after school and interact lenges is by working together. This year, with other people,” she said. “Being a part students are working on the “Squared of extracurricular activities makes me feel Away” challenge in which they have to more accomplished.” build a robot that can pick up balls on a Students in the Culture Club, under the playing field and drop them into cubes or direction of Spanish teacher Melanie through goal posts. Levy-Roberts, put together a digital newsEighth grade-student Kyle O’Hagan letter, “Culture Corner.” The first edition said he joined the Robotics Club because featured facts about sports around the he enjoys hands-on activities and has world, recollections of a student from her learned about the different components of trip to Germany and an interview with a a robot and what each part does. He and student who was born in Brazil. his partners have been working on buildMeetings also focus on current topics, ing and omni-drive robot that can go in such as holiday celebrations around the every direction. world in December and Black History Month in February. Levy-Roberts struc- Provided by the Seaford School District. tures her meetings so students can attend Compiled by Brian Stieglitz
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any people seem to confuse democracy and capitalism. Some seem to think that capitalism defines our system of government. However, our governance is based on democratic principles, including the importance of voting. Capitalism is about economics, not governing. Two central characteristics of capitalism are competition in the marketplace and the availability of information. Competition supports choice, and freely available information supports ROBERT informed choice. Wander supermarSCOTT kets aisles and look at the shelves. There are abundant choices of toothpaste, laundry soaps and paper products, with descriptions of ingredients and safety labels. Nevertheless, we as consumers must be aware; we must determine the truth in advertising. Democracy as a governing system also has informed choice as a foundational
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characteristic. We can choose which political party to support, which candidate to back and which policy proposals meet our criteria. However, we must seek the truth and become informed with facts. Given such choices, why do so many fail to vote? The 2020 presidential election campaigns spent almost $14 billion, and turnout, as a percentage of the voting-age public, was higher than any other in 120 years — yet one-third of eligible voters stayed away. Some lacked access or were afraid of the unofficial “marshals” monitoring voting sites, and others were dissuaded from voting by disinformation spread through social media. We need to do more to control disinformation efforts, reduce limitations to voting, help voters learn the truth and ensure the integrity of elections. We can choose to do more to ensure informed choices at the ballot box. But not choosing to do so is itself a choice, one that can lead to the demise of democracy. The historian Robert Artigiani wrote
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that we should “choose to act so the act of choosing remains possible.” By failing to exercise our right to vote and failing to ensure the integrity of information promoted by campaigns, we have not only lost our chance to choose, but also have chosen to act in a way that can lead to losing our right to choose. That’s what happens in authoritarian regimes, even though they may not start that way. Hitler was chosen democratically in 1932 before consolidating power. Putin was first elected by popular vote in 2000, and instituted constitutional changes in 2018 that allowed him to remain in power. In both cases, the people made choices that resulted in the loss of future choices because they didn’t stay informed or act on their concerns in time to avoid the consequences. The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was the result of a disinformation campaign of falsehoods that persists to this day. For democracy to survive, for there to be “a more perfect union,” we need an informed citizenry that under-
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stands and appreciates critical thinking, information literacy and the instruments of democracy. We need objective journalism as the source of news. We also need more flexibility in voting to meet the needs of our modern world. Voting by mail and early voting are steps forward, but not the only steps that we can take. Why is general-election voting limited to the first Tuesday in November? Wouldn’t it make sense to allow voting over several days, as in some other countries? What about holding elections on weekends, when fewer people would have to take time off from work in order to vote? In some countries, voting is mandatory, and fines can be imposed on those who do not vote. Our vote is our voice. Voting is an act of choice and the exercise of our voice in expressing our values and priorities. We should make it easier to learn about candidates and issues, and vote. After all, our choice of leaders and policies is much more important than our brand of toothpaste. Robert Scott is president emeritus of Adelphi University and the author of “How University Boards Work.”
Fighting the other epidemic: QAnon (Part 1)
ddly, the most offensive remark made by a politician lately (and there are a lot to choose from) came from Marjorie Taylor Greene last month, as she was desperately trying to hold on to her seat in the House of Representatives. Standing before a microphone on Feb. 4, Greene was backpedaling as fast as she could to put distance between herself and QAnon, the conspiracy group she supported. She had been elected to the House in Georgia’s 14th District on a wave of racist RANDI and anti-Semitic KREISS vitriol and innuendo. In numerous speeches and tweets over the course of her campaign, Greene had allied herself with QAnon and its conspiracy tropes targeting numerous people in public life. By Feb. 4, she had been stripped of her committee assignments in the House because of her public remarks, and she feared being booted out of office altogether. So she stood before a microphone and announced to the world, “9-11 definitely happened.” Thank you, Marjorie. She proclaimed, “School shootings
happened.” In what fractured reality, I wondered, do we find someone like her validating the epic public tragedies we have witnessed with our own eyes? We heard the cries of children with our own ears. We saw the bodies falling from the high floors of the towers. Look around and take note: We are in a surreal place now, where the liars like Greene assume the roles of validating self-evident public truths. In her Feb. 4 appearance, she tried to distance herself from QAnon, but it was a transparent, self-serving show. She kept her seat. This is a woman who promoted violence against Q’s perceived enemies, at one point signaling support for the assassination of Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Greene was duly elected by 74 percent of the voters in her district. That raises the questions, how and why. My initial reaction was not to write about QAnon, to avoid shining a light on its dark activities and let it die a slow death. But it isn’t dying. A better tactic, I think, is to let in the air and light until the issues that gave rise to such a disturbing belief system are addressed. Briefly, QAnon is an internet-based
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group of people who believe that there exists in public life a secret society of devil worshipers who kidnap and cannibalize children and engage in pedophilia. Preposterous? The ideology metastasized across the web, pulling people into an alternative world where they followed hidden “clues” and “codes” signaling belief that former President Trump would create a “storm” on inauguration day, ushering himself back into power and bringing down President Biden. And of course, destroying Black Lives Matter and Jewish influencers and basically nonwhites of any variety. How does a belief system like QAnon take hold? The problem isn’t politics, which just offers a stage. People are susceptible to theories that claim to explain the inexplicable uncertainties in all our lives. According to a story by Kevin Roose in The New York Times on Feb. 4, QAnon operates in a different way, and on a different scale, than anything we’ve seen before. For starters, it is uniquely participatory. Followers congregate online to decode the latest QAnon posts and to discuss their theories about the news of the day, creating a communal bond with their fellow believers. Apparently, hundreds of thousands of people think, with complete
t satifies needs we all have to feel significant and part of something big.
sincerity, that the leaders of the Democratic Party may be killing innocent children. Combine those fantasies with a willingness to commit violent crimes in the name of the group, and there is a real threat. Although there is plenty of ignorance to go around among Q followers, Roose wrote that they can’t be dismissed as stupid. The group satisfies needs we all have to feel significant and part of something big. When you don’t get that in other aspects of your life, the group becomes that much more important. Social media adds accelerant. We have to address the psychological triggers and motivations if we want to mitigate the influence and potential dangers of this kind of thinking. Conspiracy theories will always thrive when people feel like they’re not in control of their lives and when political, religious and social groups offer shelter. According to NPR, although QAnon has been kicked off Twitter and Facebook, it thrives on various fringe platforms. I don’t think anyone has a solution for eradicating groups like QAnon. But a good step forward is to better educate our children, creating a generation of more critical thinkers. I’ll address that in Part 2 next week. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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t’s been over 27 years since Colin Ferguson stepped onto a Long Island Rail Road train in Mineola and started indiscriminately firing a 9mm pistol at passengers. Six were killed, including Dennis McCarthy, of Mineola, and 19 were wounded. Dennis’s son, Kevin, then 26 and a broker with Prudential Securities in New York City, took a bullet to the head, but survived. His left arm remains partially paralyzed. That attack propelled Carolyn McCarthy, Dennis’s wife and Kevin’s mother, to run for Congress. McCarthy, then a nurse, was assailed as a political neophyte and a single-issue candidate, with her laser focus on gun control. Despite the odds against her, she won, and served in the House of Representatives from 1997 to 2015, retiring because of a cancer diagnosis. Throughout her time in Congress, McCarthy ably represented her district, becoming a respected member of the House and a strong-willed politician. She was frustrated often by the lack of movement on common-sense gun-control legislation, such as an assault weapons ban, because of big-money special-interest groups like the National Rifle Association. Still, she endured. It boggles the mind, but in the 243-year history of this nation, only two women have represented Long Island in the House of Representatives. McCarthy, who was elected in the 4th Congressional District, on Nassau’s South Shore, was the first, according to the Congressional Archives. The second is her successor, Kathleen Rice, who was previously the Nassau County district attorney, and whom
McCarthy strongly endorsed in the 2014 election against Republican Bruce Blakeman, the County Legislature’s former presiding officer and a current Town of Hempstead councilman. There has never been a woman from Long Island elected to the U.S. Senate. In fact, only two New York women — Hillary Clinton and Kirsten Gillibrand — have ever served in the Senate since the election of the state’s first two senators, Philip Schuyler and Rufus King, in 1789. Yes, only two. All other New York senators have been white men. That is a sad statement, given that women comprise more than half of our population, and that New York is a racially diverse state. In March, Women’s History Month, we should take a moment to reflect on these facts — and understand that we really could use more women representing us in Washington, and at all levels of government. There is no doubt that women often see the world differently than men. They understand, with far greater depth, the travails that they have faced in this country because of their gender — the implicit bias and outright discrimination. Most often, women are the primary caretakers of our children, so they better understand the lack of government resources available to young mothers with babies and school-age children. They can see how frayed our social safety net is, particularly when compared with Western European nations and Canada. Women elected leaders more often focus on domestic social issues — education, the environment, social equity — compared with their male counterparts in
letters LIRR procurement at a ‘snail’s pace’ To the Editor: Reports of more delays associated with the Long Island Rail Road’s $734 million procurement of 202 new M9 electric replacement cars in 2013 is nothing new. MTA LIRR, Metro North or NYC Transit Federal Transit Administration or locally funded commuter rail or subway car procurement is seldom completed on time, within budget and without contract change orders. There are clearly even more problems with this purchase. The MTA’s own independent engineering consultant forecasts an October 2022 completion date. There is no guarantee that this date will hold. Eight years later, completion of the delivery of all new M9 and M9A cars is several years behind schedule. The oldest M3 cars will have to stay around longer than planned before all new cars arrive and are ready for commuters to board. Instead of retirement, many M3 cars will
Congress, many of whom are often more concerned with international monetary policy and U.S. military intervention than funding school lunch programs and drugtreatment centers. In fact, in the long history of the House of Representatives, only one woman, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, has chaired the Foreign Affairs Committee, and for only two years, from 2011 to 2013, according to the Congressional Archives. The Foreign Affairs Committee is considered among the premier assignments in the House, a center of international power and prestige. Yes, we need our representatives to keep a watchful eye on global affairs — and a number of women in Congress do. Of the 48 current members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, 12 are women — eight Democrats and four Republicans. None are from New York. At the same time, we need to balance international and domestic affairs, and women elected leaders play a key role in ensuring that we do. A record 144 women now hold seats in the House and Senate — but Congress remains a male-dominated institution, with men holding 73 percent of the seats. That statistic needs to change, on both of the Democratic and Republican sides of the aisle. We need greater balance in order to work toward a more perfect union, one in which our daughters, and their daughters, are given the respect they deserve. This month, though, we can reflect on pioneering women elected leaders like Carolyn McCarthy, Kathleen Rice, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, and now Vice President Kamala Harris.
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he coronavirus pandemic has tipped over the world as we know it, harming most New Yorkers in profound ways while laying bare societal inequities that have plagued New Yorkers for generations, like the disparities in access to child care. It has also strained government budgets to the breaking point, at a time when we rely on the government for help. But there is light at the end of the tunnel, and we are inching our way to recovery. On our way there, we can — and ToDD should — focus on issues kaminsky specific that Covid-19 magnified. That’s why I’m pushing to pass two major initiatives over the next few months. My first initiative for Long Islanders is Universal Pre-K. UPK would provide 4-year-old children throughout Nassau County with free public preschool education. This would be a game-changer. New York City already has a robust universal
pre-K program. It’s about time Long Island children — and parents — received the same support. The science is clear: Investing in children before they start kindergarten has profound effects on their pre-literacy and pre-math skills. Children in Tennessee’s state-funded pre-K program, for example, saw a 75 percent improvement in letter-word identification, a 152 percent improvement in oral comprehension, a 176 percent improvement in picture vocabulary and a 63 percent improvement in quantitative concepts, compared to children who were not in pre-K. Simply put, pre-K sets children up to succeed. Universal pre-K would also be critical for parents and the economy. The pandemic highlighted how challenging — and stressful — full-time parenting with full-time work can be for families. UPK would speed up New York’s recovery by letting parents get back to work. I am pushing hard for UPK to be done in this year’s budget, which is due April 1. Second, I want to revolutionize how
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ocusing on universal pre-K, and on making big companies fund recycling.
LeTTers remain for post Covid-19, East Side Access to Grand Central Terminal and increased reverse-peak service starting in December 2022. This assumes that the current project recovery schedule is met. When it comes to purchasing new rail cars, the line of the “Dashing Dan” moves at a snail’s pace. LARRY PENNER Great Neck Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.
Brinton needs to move on To the Editor: Re Scott Brinton’s column “Finding peace, post-Trump” (Feb. 18-24): Brinton can’t get Trump off his mind. The 45th president captivates him even though is no longer the POTUS. We were never on the brink of nuclear war with North Korea. This is pure speculation. Many children were sent to the Mexican border alone or with non-relatives to be admitted and later request that their parents be admitted. Brinton is ignorant about the chicanery pulled by desperate people wanting to come to the United States to escape the misery of their Central and South American countries. Immigration detention centers were built under President Obama.
we deal with our trash. We have a waste problem in America. Trash is literally piling up; and it will drown our kids. According to a recent study, the U.S. produced more plastic waste than any other country in the world in 2016, about 92.6 billion pounds. If we don’t act soon, we will run out of places to put it. That’s why I have introduced legislation that would shift the responsibility, and the cost, of recycling from taxpayers to big companies. Extended Producer Responsibility (also known as EPR) would boost recycling, curb waste and save tax dollars by shifting the end-of-life responsibility for packaging and paper products from local governments and taxpayers to corporate brand owners and producers. Right now, many products you put in the recycling bin aren’t actually recycled; there’s no market for them. This costs our municipalities millions of dollars, and keeps them on an unsustainable course. Under EPR, producers, like big companies, would cover the cost of recycling paper products and packages. This would moti-
vate them to produce fewer and more eco-friendly materials, all while funding our municipal governments. So what would happen to the packaging from all those deliveries you’ve ordered while you’ve been stuck at home? My bill would require companies to pay our cities for their recycling while also incentivizing them to use less packaging. And the best part? EPR would create thousands of new jobs on Long Island while saving taxpayers money. As we head toward recovery, it is crucial that we provide economic relief for local governments while generating good, wellpaying jobs. The bill, if passed, would be a win-win. We are on the cusp of recovery from the pandemic. More of us are getting vaccinated every day. Now is the time for lawmakers to look beyond Covid-19, learn from what we have gone through, be bold and enact policies that not only help Long Islanders get back to work, but also secure a better future for our children. Why just get back to normal when we can get back to better? State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, of Long Beach, represents the 9th District.
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Trump did not wear a mask initially, and catered to mass rallies that may have increased Covid-19 infections. He should have listened to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many of his tweets were factually incorrect and insulting. He has a potty mouth. Witnesses were not per mitted at Trump’s second impeachment trial in the Senate, only the lawyers. It was a rushed trial. Witnesses should have been allowed. The chief justice of the Supreme Court did not preside over the trial, because, in my opinion, he saw it as a farce. Brinton may never feel normal again because Trump exposed a raw nerve in the body politic and the “deep state,” which consists of federal employees and civil servants who believe they know best about which policies benefit the United States, rather than the president. Most of Trump’s tweets were stupid and incorrect. The media’s job was to identify them and show precisely why they were ill-informed or stupid. Trump did accomplish a lot through legislation and executive orders, but Brinton cannot bear to read about his accomplishments on the internet, so he is fixated on Trump. Why doesn’t Brinton address the real problems facing President Biden going forward, instead of looking backward? SID KRIMSKY West Hempstead
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