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Appeals board postpones MSSN vote By AHJANé FoRBEs and KAtE NAlEpiNsKi of the Seaford Herald

Construction on the proposed Mount Sinai South Nassau care center in Wantagh remains on hold after the Town of Hempstead Board of Appeals opted to adjourn a vote on an appeal for the project due to time restraints. MSSN officials plan to invest $35 million in the former Verizon building at 2020 Wantagh Ave. and convert it into a 60,000-square-foot multi-specialty health care center. An appeal with multiple varianc-

es, or exceptions to zoning laws, came before the board at the March 2 meeting. The board has not yet made a decision on the proposal. Attorney Frederick Parola, representing local homeowners pro bono, filed a formal request for adjournment on the appeal due to time constraints. Parola indicated that residents did not have adequate time to review the full scope of the request. “This is the first time that this matter has been on your calendar,” Parola, of the Wantagh-based firm Parola & Gross LLP, told the board at the meet-

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AN ARCHitECt’s RENDERiNG of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s proposed 60,000-square-foot facility on Wantagh Avenue. ing. “The community in the immediate area … has requested an opportunity to get their ducks in order to … make a determination as to which way they expect to go. There was not enough time when notice was received for them to do that.” Parola, describing the case as “very sophisticated,” added, “so we respectfully request an

adjournment.” Attorney William Bonesso, who represented MSSN, agreed with the request for a monthlong adjournment, and the board rescheduled the item for April 6 at 3 p.m. Community members can attend the meeting or stream it online. During the March 2 meeting, Board of Appeals Chairman David Weiss reminded

residents that they could submit letters of support or opposition to the board before the April meeting. “We accept mail, email and faxes,” Weiss said. “Anybody who wants to submit any documents or arguments, in support or opposition — that all becomes part of our file, and we review all of them before we make any Continued on page 13

County confirms water commissioner appointments By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com

The Nassau County Legislature confirmed two appointments to the South Nassau Water Authority board during its legislative session on Feb. 28. The SNWA was created by a bill signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul last November, allowing for the public takeover of Liberty Water, formerly known as New York American Water. The SNWA will have five commissioners, three of whom were chosen by the Town of Hempstead in January. The county’s appointees are Robert Gizzi, of Wantagh, and Mark Plumer, of

Hewlett Harbor. They will join town appointees Joseph Baker, John Reinhardt and Lisa Ryder on the SNWA board. At the legislative session, Gizzi and Plumer offered details of their backgrounds, and Legislators weighed in on what needed to be done moving forward. Legislator Kevan Abrahams, a Democrat who represents District 1, asked Gizzi and Plumer how they would deal with the pressing issue of lowering residents’ water rates. Abrahams is the Legislature’s minority caucus leader, and his district encompasses Roosevelt, whose residents are Liberty customers. “This has been a very height-

ened issue,” Abrahams said. “I’m sure you’re aware that there have been several residents that have come to the Legislature at several times in the last couple of weeks, asking for the Legislature to act on these appointments. Obviously you are joining a much larger board, but I just want to hear your ideas circling around rates as well as services.” Abrahams noted that a new pump station was recently installed in Roosevelt, costing millions of dollars. Many residents, he said, are concerned about how they will be able to pay their bills if they include a portion of the cost of the station. Plumer explained that while

the commissioners are relatively new in their roles, it is their priority to reduce water rates. “The New York State Legislature made this authority, and they haven’t really budgeted us yet,” Plumer said, “so we’ve read over the information, and we’re going to do the best we can to get these outrageous bills down. My mother lives in Valley Stream — she

gets these crazy water bills. She’s on a Social Security fixed income, and the main goal of this whole thing is to try to reduce the bills.” Approximately 113,000 Town of Hempstead residents receive water from Liberty, and pay up to 1,300 percent of what non-Liberty customers pay. Abrahams Continued on page 4

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Local firefighters and police treated to hot cocoa Members of the Nassau County Police Department and Wantagh Fire Department received a special “thank you” for their service at a Kids For Cops, a hot cocoa fundraiser outside of a home on Alan Drive in Wantagh last Friday, March 4. The fundraiser, which ran from 4:30 to 8 p.m., was established by Project Thank A Cop, an organization created by Wantagh resident Maegan Fox to show support and appreciation to members of the law enforcement community. Funds raised from Project Thank A Cop events help provide catered meals at various precincts, scholarships for children of fallen officers, and aims to strengthen the relationship between police and the community.

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Reilly, Nicole, Mikey and Mike Boehm hosted the Kids 4 Kops fundraiser outside their house with their dog, Nick. MeMbeRs of the Wantagh Fire Department stopped by the outdoor event and indulged in tasty treats with the community. MaegaN fox cReated Project Thank a Cop. Her husband Andy, left, and Events Coordinator Barbara Kartalis joined her at the fundraiser. VaRious law eNfoRceMeNt agencies stopped by the fundraiser. Christopher Fragedis, 4, met Shammy, a German ShepherdBelgian Malinois mix.

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Residents edge nearer to public water continued from front page explained that he wanted to make sure that Gizzi and Plumer were aware of residents’ concerns. The biggest complaints, he said, were about rates and company transparency. “I hope you bring in that breath of fresh air that basically will relieve people of the high rates, and at the same time, add a level of transparency,” Abrahams said. Legislator Steve Rhoads, a Republican who represents the 19th District, pointed out that the commissioners had a long road ahead of them. As previously reported by the Herald, the state has allocated no money to the water authority to help kick-start the takeover. “I am certain that we are going to be turning up the heat on our state legislators to have them step up to the plate to provide funding, because right now, you’ve been set up to fail,” Rhoads said. “You have no mechanism to actually do what you’re supposed to do. It’s a big job.” Rhoads, who lives in Bellmore, is a Liberty customer, and said that his summertime water bills can be as high as $275 a month. “I’m living the outrage we hear from so many,” he said. It’s a big undertaking — I know the challenges that you’re going to be facing.” The commissioners, Rhoads added, will need to work with engineers and attorneys in order to reach a settlement with Liberty, if there is a takeover. Addi-

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The public Takeover of Liberty Water may be on the horizon. The Nassau County Legislature has recently appointed two commissioners to serve on the South Nassau Water Authority board. tionally, the impact on taxes will need to be examined, because if a public authority is established, it will no longer pay the property taxes that Liberty pays. The impact of a potential tax increase for residents to subsidize the change will need to be assessed. “You’re going to have to evaluate what the condition is of the system that we’d

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dia Borecky and Dave Denenberg, said the new authority has 90 days to request information from Liberty and NYAW relating to the takeover. After the town selected its commissioners in January, LICAWS posted on its Facebook page that State Sen. John Brooks had introduced legislation to fund the water authority. “The town and county appointments must act in our best interests,” the LICAWS email read. “We all deserve public water now.”

Meet the county’s appointees robert Gizzi – Gizzi is a North Bellmore native and a longtime Wantagh resident. He is an infrastructure engineer and the vice president of engineering services at Lockwood, Kessler and Bartlett Inc., an engineering consulting firm in Syosset. Mark plumer – Plumer, who lives in

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Hempstead raises Ukrainian flag in solidarity Town of Hempstead officials expressed support for Ukrainians now engaged in a fierce fight with Russian invaders by raising the Ukrainian flag above Town Hall Wednesday. Supervisor Don Clavin, the Town Board and members of the Long Island Ukrainian community joined together to hoist the flag to half-staff as a show of solidarity with Ukraine and a condemnation of the Russian invasion. “For over a decade, we’ve actually had this flag-raising ceremony,” Clavin, of Garden City, said, “but today means so much more. With the events that are taking place thousands of miles away by [Vladimir] Putin invading this free country, it means so much more as we can see the outpouring of support like we have today.” Councilwoman Melissa Miller, of Atlantic Beach, echoed Clavin in condemning the Russian aggression. “Can you imagine?” she asked, “waking up and all your government buildings are being bombed. For me, my husband would be forced to stay and fight, and I would have to leave the country with my family. It’s just unimaginable. Ukraine should not be going through this.” In attendance was Volodomyr Tsyalkovsky, community liaison for Ukrainians Americans of Long Island. Tsyalkovsky, 42, of Great Neck, was born and

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Ukrainian americans, inclUDinG Volodomyr Tsyalkovsky, center, community liaison for Ukrainians Americans of Long Island, helped raise the Ukrainian flag at Town of Hempstead Hall Wednesday as a show of solidarity with Ukrainians amid the crisis. raised in Ukraine before moving to the United States in 2006. He said he is anxious because his wife’s entire family still lives in Ukraine. “My wife and I are here. We are safe with blue skies and sunny days, but they are facing this disastrous attack,” he said. “Putin waged this war on innocent people, on people who didn’t ask for it.” Despite the world watching the Russian army attempt to take over Kyiv and other major cities, Tsyalkovsky said he shares the Ukrainian spirit that many are feeling

around the globe. “There are so many patriotic people in Ukraine,” he said, “so I know that [Putin] will never be successful with whatever he does. We will fight back, and if we win, the empire will collapse, and he will face the consequences for his actions.” Standing with Tsyalkovsky was Bogdan Kopystianskij, a Ukrainian immigrant who came to the U.S. during World War II. His father was an underground soldier in the Ukrainian army, but left because of the increasing pressure from both Germany

and the Soviet Union on the Ukrainian borders. At age 5, Kopystianskij moved to Long Island and has lived here ever since. Despite being thousands of miles away from his homeland, he said he is proud to have never lost his Ukrainian heritage. As he grew older, he incorporated his Ukrainian upbringing into his American life. Being a Ukrainian American, Kopystianskij embraces the Ukrainian struggle, he said. “I fought in Vietnam,” Kopystianskij said. “I know what it is like to fight for freedom. I admire those people who are fighting now. They have no choice, but they are doing what they have to do to survive.” Following these remarks, Clavin held a moment of silence for the innocent Ukrainians who have died in the war over the past week. With tears in his eyes, Clavin, joined by three little girls draped in the Ukrainian flag, raised the blue and gold in front of Town Hall. Kopystianskij, Tsyalkovsky and other local Ukrainians sang the national anthem, ending by chanting, “Slav Ukrainia,” or “Glory to Ukraine.” Clavin said he hopes other local governments will rally in support of democracy and freedom in Ukraine and across the globe. “It’s right that localities step up and lend their voice,” Clavin said. “That’s what that country needs right now. They don’t need people on the sidelines. They need people who are going to stand up for them like they are to the Russian troops.”

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Join yoga instructor Amanda’s class at the Wantagh Public Library from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. to experience 40 minutes of vinyasa yoga and 20 minutes of deep, relaxing meditation. This event is accessible to yogis of all levels. The class is not suitable for those who are unable to stand up or sit down multiple times. A class fee of $20 is payable by check at the time of registration. Contact Ian Smith at (516) 221-1200 or via email at ismith@wantaghlibrary.org about the event.

Join librarian team member Ms. Shannon from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Wantagh Public Library Community Room to make a personalized CD Mosaic Stash Box. Registration is required to attend the event. Contact Shannon Jaeger at (516) 221-1200 or via email at sjaeger@wantaghlibrary. org for more information.

Seaford Library Book Discussion: “Brooklyn” Seaford Public Library director Frank McKenna will facilitate a discussion on the novel “Brooklyn” by Colm Toibin. This event will begin at 2 p.m.

Magic Circuit Wands Join the Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center from 1:30 to 3 p.m. to make magic circuit wands. The event is for children ages 6 to 12. This program teaches children how to create a circuit in a fun way. Patrons may take their wand home their magic wands after creation. All materials will be provided at the event. This program takes place indoors. Please note this is an RSVPonly event. All programs require an inperson payment of $4 per person prior to the start of the program.

Virtual Comedy Lecture: Jackie Gleason without “The Honeymooners” Join the Seaford Public Library at 1 p.m. for a virtual comedy lecture. Brooklyn-born Jackie Gleason is best known for his classic series, “The Honeymooners.” Gleason made the transition into dramatic roles in films such as “The Hustler” and “Requiem for a Heavyweight.” He was an accomplished musical artist and a Broadway star that won a Tony Award. Join Sal St. George and discover there is much more to Gleason than bus driver Ralph Kramden! Attendees are asked to log into the Zoom lecture 10 to 15 minutes prior to the start of the event. Links will be sent out the night before the program. Contact adultprograms@ seafordlibrary.org with any questions or concerns regarding the event.

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Shilelagh Law at Mulcahy’s Irish band Shilelagh Law will perform at Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall in Wantagh on Saturday, March 12 at 9 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased through the Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall website. Contact the venue at (516) 783-7500 for more information about the show. art teacher Amy on Zoom from 4 to 5 p.m. and learn to draw a bunny in a pot step by step. Hosted by the Seaford Public Library, guests should gather heavyweight drawing paper, colored pencils or watercolors, a pencil, a Sharpie and a white oil pastel or white crayon before participating. Attendees should log-on to the Zoom 10 to 15 minutes prior to the event. Contact childrens@seafordlibrary.org with any questions or concerns regarding the event.

Friday, March 11 Bingo at the Library Join the Wantagh Public Library from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to play bingo. Particpants can join the library to relax and have fun playing bingo with other patrons for prizes! Registration is

required to participate. Contact Ian Smith at (516) 221-1200 or via email at ismith@wantaghlibrary.org with any questions or concerns.

Glow in the Dark Skate Night Join United Skates of America in Seaford for a fun night of skating in a glow-in-the-dark theme held every Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. Skates will be available for rental. Contact United Skates of America at (516) 795-5474 for additional information.

Monday, March 14 Virtual Squid Lab Children ages 6 to 12 can join the Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. to learn about squids. Over Zoom, the Jones Beach

Energy and Nature Center experts will dive into the anatomy and survival adaptions of the squid. Join the Zoom for a live squid dissection for a deeper understanding of the magnificent marine animals! Register online through the Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center website.

Tuesday, March 15 Virtual Lecture on Princess Diana Princess Diana, one of the most enduring icons of the 20th century, will be the focus of this virutal lecture led by the Seaford Public Library! Learn about her continued impact on the royal family and her legacy. This event is at 1 p.m. and will be held via Zoom. Attendees should log-on about 10 minutes before the discussion begins.

Students in grades 5 through 12 can learn how to a bake minty chocolate chip cookies. This event is organized by the Seaford Public Library and will begin virtually at 4:30 p.m. Participants can pick up a kit with all ingredients to make 18 to 20 cookies. They will be notified by email when kits are available for in-person pick up. The link to the pre-recorded video will be sent to participants the day of the program.

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The Seaford Chamber of Commerce officially has a new board president. Longtime Seaford resident and Century 21AA real estate agent Margaret Grub was appointed to the position on Feb. 10 at an installation dinner Runyon’s of Seaford. She succeeds former board president Nick Bilotta. A Seaford resident for 46 years, Grub was nominated by the Seaford Chamber of Commerce board for the presidential position. With four years of experience as a member of the Seaford Chamber of Commerce, Grub decided to accept the two-year term. “I was honored to be asked,” said Grub. “I always taught others to give back, and I believe it’s everyone’s duty to pay it forward.” As president, Grub’s approach is two-fold. She said she wants to Courtesy Margaret Grub focus on “beautification efforts” in Seaford, and work to restore busi- seaford ChaMBer of Commerce President nesses to get them back on their Margaret Grub was appointed last month. feet. Due to the effects of the panlive music, an Easter egg hunt and a guest demic, Grub said, many businesses were appearance from the Easter bunny. forced to close down. She aims to improve Jebaily’s decision to nominate Grub the business community to pre-pandemic was determined with Seaford Chamber of conditions. Commerce Board Director, Juanita “The goal is to help our Duran. A hair stylist in Sealocal businesses get back to ford’s LaCole Salon, Duran how they were pre-Covid,” has been active in the chamsaid Grub. “We can’t turn our ber for about 20 years. backs on each other.” She “She’s such a kind and said she plans to continue wonderful person,’’ said boosting the community by Duran. “I think she is going holding fundraisers and to be an amazing president events, such as local markets, for the next two years.” to promote shopping locally. Duran moved from the Seaford Chamber of ComDominican Republic in 1971 merce Vice President, Donna to New Jersey where she Jebaily, was among the board donna JeBaily remained for five years. After members that nominated Vice President, she made another move to Grub for president. In Jebai- Seaford Chamber Queens, Duran eventually ly’s fourth year as a chamber settled down in Huntington – member and first year as vice but she considers Seaford her president, she has been working closely home. with Grub since February– like Seaford “The Seaford community is small, but Saturday Nights, an outdoor spring festi- very united,” said Duran. “I think [Marval and market held at the Seaford Long garet] will be very good for this communiIsland Rail Road station. ty.” “[Margaret’s] going to keep Seaford Grub said she believed the skills she’s exciting, and close-knit,” said Jebaily. learned working in real estate will help “She’s honestly just so great to be her as president. As an agent, she has to around.” communicate effectively on a daily basis – A Seaford resident for 30 years, Jebaily a skill she plans to utilize through her said she shares Grub’s vision for a more term. local and beautiful Seaford. Jebaily said “As a real estate agent I have definitely she fell in love with Seaford when she been busy and I talk to a lot of people,” moved to the area and hopes to see it fully said Grub. “It definitely helps me to take restored to its glory before the pandemic. my time talking to people.” “[Margaret] is very much a great team Since being appointed, Grub has leader,” Jebaily added. “It’s important to helped welcome new Seaford businesses have someone that has her heart in Sea- to the chamber. But none of her efforts ford always.” have been possible without the help of Jebaily and Grub will also work her fellow board members, she said. together to organize an Easter-themed “This isn’t a job I can do myself, it’s a event for Seaford community residents group effort,” said Grub. “The chamber and an Independence Day Parade. The of commerce members are excellent and I Easter-themed, set for April 2, will feature could not have done this without them.”

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Herald ScHoolS Seaford Middle School goes purple with cheer A sea of purple could be seen at Seaford Middle School last month when students, faculty and staff took part in a nationwide initiative to spotlight mental health and bullying. On Feb. 11, the school celebrated P.S. I Love You Day, a national effort organized by P.S. I Love You Day, Inc. The organization brings awareness to the importance of mental health. On the second Friday of every February, communities are encouraged to wear purple in order to foster kindness and a welcoming environment. Seaford Middle School showed their unity by wearing purple. Hallways were filled with purple balloons and other decorations to spark joy. There were purple sticky notes throughout the school with inspirational messages like “Be Kind” and “You Can Make a Difference.” During their Ask and Support for Kids sessions – held every other Wednesday for the last 20 minutes of the day – students wrote positive messages on purple hearts. The

messages were then placed outside of the main office and the cafeteria on display. This was their way of spreading kindness to each other. Other P.S. I Love You Day activities were coordinated by social worker Amanda Smith, with support from the school’s pupil personnel services staff. “We really wanted to emphasize the importance of spreading kindness and positivity, as well as recognizing the impact our words and actions have on the people around us,” Smith said in a press release. Teachers also fostered the important message of P.S. I Love You Day in their classes. Sixth grade co-teachers Jennifer Bass and Chelsea Bianco showed their appreciation for all of their students with a personalized note for each child. “Students and staf f fully embraced this initiative and helped to cover the middle school with purple hearts and sticky notes with kind messages to help brighten everyone’s day,” Smith said.

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Sixth grade teacherS Chelsea Bianco and Jennifer Bass wrote notes of appreciation for each one of their students.

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Board to reconvene on $35M proposal in April decision.” Typically, appeals are decided within a day, but if that does not happen, it is placed on a reserve calendar and heard at a later date, Weiss said. If the appeal and other regulations are approved, the Wantagh facility would be located near the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway, Sunrise Highway and Wantagh Parkway. Hospital officials previously told the Herald that construction could take up to 24 months. The proposed facility would operate from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to an August 2020 presentation by the hospital. It would also be open on weekends based on patients’ needs. It would provide services including cardiology, digestive health, oncology, women’s health, cancer care, dermatology, neurology, endocrinology, lab services, pain management, pulmonary care, noninvasive surgery and urology. The Wantagh building would host only ambulatory services, with no overnight beds. It would not provide emergency ambulances or offer behavioral health or drug treatment services. The plan for the new facility previously met with some criticism from residents. Hospital officials met with the Wantagh-Seaford Homeowners Association in 2017 to discuss the project, and association President Ella Stevens previously told the Herald that residents “were up in arms” about parking and potential traffic at the time. In 2020, Cameron Engineering & Associates conducted a traffic study for the hospital, and determined that the visitor parking requirement would be 81 spaces, combined with 136 needed for staff, a total of 217. That year, MSSN purchased two adjacent parcels to use for overflow parking.

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The project has inspired online petitions of both support and opposition. As of March 6, over 1,000 people had signed a Change.org petition supporting the new facility, and 400 had registered their opposition, also on Change.org. Some residents say they are still trying to understand what services would be available at the facility. “I think it needs to be clear what [MSSN is] actually going to be doing with this building,” said Margaret Silberger, the immediate past president of the Kiwanis

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Club of Wantagh. “And maybe they weren’t clear, you know, some time ago, but time has passed.” Joseph Fennessy, chairman of the hospital’s board of directors and a Wantagh resident, previously stated that he supported construction of the facility. This “will greatly benefit Wantagh and the entire South Shore,” Fennessy said. “Our neighbors will be able to receive quality, comprehensive care close to home.” MSSN officials also hosted a virtual informational session about the project on March 1.

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The exTerior of the building at 2020 Wantagh Ave. Mount Sinai South Nassau plans to create a multispecialty health care center at the site.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Board of Education, Levittown Public Schools, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for the following services: BID # LPS 22-004 AUTOMOTIVE & SCHOOL BUS PARTS, SUPPLIES, & EQUIPMENT BID # LPS 22-005 AUTOMOTIVE & SCHOOL BUS REPAIRS & SERVICE Participating school districts shall include: Great Neck UFSD Herricks UFSD Island Park UFSD Jericho School District Levittown Public Schools Long Beach UFSD Mineola UFSD North Shore Central School District Plainedge School District Port Washington UFSD Roslyn UFSD Bids for each will be received until 10:00 a.m. on March 29, 2022, at the OFFICE OF THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, Levittown Memorial Education Center, 150 Abbey Lane, Room 316, Levittown, New York, 11756. Specifications may be

obtained at the same office. Prices will be firm for 45 days from date of opening. The Board of Education reserves the right to waive any informalities in the bids, or to reject any or all bids, or to accept any bid which in the opinion of the Board of Education will be in the best interest of the School District. For further information call Bonnie Pampinella, Purchasing Agent at (516) 434-7014. 129932

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Board of Education, Levittown Public Schools, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, in accordance with Section l03 of Article 5-A of the General Municipal Law, hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for BID # LPS -LPS-22-002 SNACKS FOR LAP (LEVITTOWN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM). Bids will be received until 10:00 a.m., March 22, 2022 at the OFFICE OF THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, Levittown Memorial Education Center, 150 Abbey Lane,

Room 316, Levittown, New York, 11756, at which time and place all bids will be opened and read. General conditions, Specifications and Bid Forms may be obtained at the same office. Bid prices will be firm for 90 days from date of Bid opening. The Board of Education reserves the right to waive any informalities in the bids, or to reject any or all bids, or to accept any bid which in the opinion of the Board of Education will be in the best interest of the School District. For further information call Bonnie Pampinella, Purchasing Agent at (516) 434-7014. 129931

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Michael Hinman is the new executive editor of Although he was born and raised in rural Pennthe Herald Community Newspapers. Stuart Rich- sylvania, Hinman spent most of his adult life in ner, the CEO of Richner Communications Inc., and central Florida. His work ranged from neighborpublisher of the newspaper group, made the hood newspapers like the Zephyrhills News and announcement last week. Hinman succeeds Scott The Laker, to the larger Sunbelt Newspaper diviBrinton, who had led the editorial department sion of The Tampa Tribune. He also spent years as a real estate reporter for the Tampa Bay Business since 2016. Herald Community Newspapers include nearly Journal, as well as the Sarasota-based Business two dozen publications and more than 20 reporters Observer. During his time with the Business and editors. Hinman will also oversee Journal, Hinman won a top business The Riverdale Press, the Bronx paper reporting award from the Society of he joined as editor in 2017, helping the Professional Journalists for his series publication win 29 state awards during of stories focused on the failed Trump that time, including the New York Tower Tampa project. Press Association’s top honor last year, “Our communities are filled with recognizing general excellence. stories just waiting to be told,” Hinman Joining Hinman’s leadership team said. “This is why neighborhood newsis longtime Nassau Herald editor Jeff papers like the Heralds are so vital. We Bessen, who becomes the Heralds’ new are renewing our mission to find those deputy editor. stories and share them — to inform “I’m excited to see two longtime Jeff Bessen you, to help you, and hopefully even members of the Richner Communicamake you smile from time to time.” tions family take on expanded roles,” Before his time covering the Five Towns, Bessen Stuart Richner said. “For the past five years, Michael has been a steadfast steward of The River- was editor of the Islip Bulletin and Suffolk County dale Press’ legacy of excellence. Now he brings his News, which covered several communities on Sufhard-nosed journalism and innovative storytelling folk County’s South Shore. Bessen has won a number of awards from the to the Herald newsroom. “Jeff has been a leading voice in the Herald New York Press Association and the Press Club of newsroom for more than a decade,” Richner added. Long Island over the years, most recently as the “In the newly created deputy editor role, Jeff will Press Club’s runner-up for non-local news and feafurther infuse his dogged reporting into our 20-plus tures in 2021, and for narrative in-depth reporting/ series in 2020. editions of the Herald. “The Heralds have always had the community in “I know that under Mike and Jeff ’s leadership, our newsroom will continue to be the premier mind when producing their award-winning stosource of local news for Long Islanders. I look for- ries,” Bessen said. “We aim to deepen that commitward to seeing how our award-winning team finds ment with a stronger focus on the broader issues — such as politics — that impact our readers.” new ways to serve our communities.”

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Michael hinMan, who spent the past five years as editor of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Riverdale Press, is the new executive editor of the Herald Community Newspapers. Nassau Herald Senior Editor Jeff Bessen has become the Heralds’ new deputy editor.

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So simple It used to be relatively easy to order pizza. Regular (eight slices in a round pie) or Sicilian (square slices with thicker crust). It was pretty basic: either A or B, or if we use a computer coding analogy: 0 or 1. But gourmet flavors and sophisticated palates are now making it profitable to offer dozens of varieties. “Take your pick” has never been so complicated. I could be old, I could be wrong, but even with the best intentions of modernization, everything has gotten increasingly complex with more choices than the hours of the day, all with the intention to drive simplicity. I have often tried to see the Oscar® nominated films prior to the yearly award show and the simplicity associated with this tradition is gone. In the past, screening the films meant going to movie theaters and securing DVDs within a timely release. Not super convenient, but accessible. This year, with the ever-increasing dominance of streaming services, the 2022 films come from no less than four different resources, none of which are available in a padded seat with a tub of popcorn. And as the cell phone technology has advanced, the process of securing it simply has not improved for me. Right now, as I write this article, I am postponing time to

update my apps, pair my car and call customer service for cost reductions associated with the purchase of a new cell phone. What holds me back until the last possible moment for upgrade is the anticipation putting things back the way I had them -especially data transfer and what I need to keep, renew or reinstall before they wipe my old leased phone clean at the retail store. The exasperated salesperson chants the mantra, “check your contacts, pictures, notes and texts” and sends me and my little pink shopping bag home with a phone filled with downloads I never really needed in the first place. Essentially, that which was very comfortably rote is increasingly difficult. Even food shopping: a list, the online and offline circulars and going to the store was an effortless routine that is no more. Given the supply chain delays the bare shelves result in rainchecks that take up more room in my wallet than the food in my cart. Easy is no longer a choice and quite simply, simple is an option I desperately miss. A contributing writer since 2012, Lev is an East Meadow resident and a direct marketing/advertising executive who teaches marketing communications courses at FIT.

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e live in a world where sports matchups of almost any kind are totally unpredictable. Whether it’s football, baseball, basketball or hockey, a game is frequently decided in the final minutes or seconds. In the legal world, many cases can go either way as well, depending on the law or the facts. But there’s one place where, it’s safe to say, in many key cases, the score will be 6-3. I refer to the United States Supreme Court. In the next four JERRY months, the court will be making KREMER decisions on such topics as abortion, affirmative action, immigration, gun rights and congressional redistricting. You don’t need a scorecard to figure out what the results are likely to be, because several of the nine justices have telegraphed their views to the outside world long before the cases will be argued in front of them. A look back at history shows that this isn’t the first court majority whose legal

views were well known to the outside world. From 1953 to 1969, the court was led by Chief Justice Earl Warren. Unlike any before it, the Warren Court dramatically expanded civil rights, civil liberties and the powers of the court itself. It ended racial segregation and state-sanctioned prayer in public schools, ensured equal representation in state legislatures and paved the way for the legalization of abortion. The Warren Court was one of the more liberal courts in judicial history. In contrast, the court led by Chief Justice William Rehnquist, from 1986 to 2005, moved to the right, giving states more power, striking down provisions of the Violence Against Women Act and, in 2000, famously ruling that George W. Bush had been elected president. To the surprise of many, the Rehnquist Court upheld Roe v. Wade, which granted women the right to have an abortion. Given the fact that this court had among its members Antonin Scalia, Sandra Day O’Connor, Clarence Thomas and Anthony Kennedy, it’s no wonder that it was unpredictable when it handed down rulings on cases with strong nationwide

interest. The current court is headed by Chief Justice John Roberts, but it is dominated by five justices who have already made clear where they stand on cases already argued and yet to come. Last September, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, speaking at the University of Louisiana, said that the court is “not a bunch of partisan hacks.” She warned that “justices must be hyper-vigilant to make sure that they are not letting their personal biases creep into their decisions.” She made that speech after voting to uphold a Texas law that bars abortions after six weeks. Anyone who believes that Justices Barrett and Thomas are independent thinkers is mistaken. In 2006, Barrett, then a law professor at Notre Dame, signed a full-page ad in the South Bend (Ind.) Tribune by St. Joseph County Right to Life, stating that it was “time to put an end to the barbaric legacy of Roe v. Wade and restore laws that protect the lives of unborn children.” At her congressional confirmation hearing, she waffled, saying only that Roe v. Wade had been affirmed many times. This spring, when the court rules on a

ver the next four months, the justices are set to make some huge decisions.

Mississippi law prohibiting abortions after 15 weeks, you don’t have to guess where Barrett will stand. The court’s longest-serving justice is Clarence Thomas. According to The New Yorker, Thomas’s wife, Virginia, is involved with a number of organizations that file briefs before the court opposing affirmative action and abortion, favoring gun rights and offering strong opinions on many other current cases. One of the cases now before the court is a suit by the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association to overturn a New York City law that places limits on carrying guns outside the home. Thomas’s expected opinion, to throw out the law, won’t help Mayor Eric Adams in his efforts to curb gun violence. During my career as an attorney, I have always had the greatest respect for our judiciary and the court system in general. But it saddens me to think that some of the most consequential cases in our lifetime are destined to be decided by that 6-3 margin. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

As the pandemic pushes past two years, where are we?

othing like the threat of World War III, and a red-hot nuclear reactor, to focus one’s attention. After more than two years of obsessively parsing the news about the global pandemic ravaging the world, we now have an escalating war in Eastern Europe to distract us. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has eclipsed the grim coverage of people sick and dying of a runaway virus. Now we have 24/7 coverage of people fleeing and dying in a firestorm let loose RANDI by a runaway KREISS Vladimir Putin. Irony abounds. We were blindsided by Covid and blindsided by Russia, although there was plenty of evidence in both cases that something bad was coming down. In this moment, the two global events are creating a kind of whipsaw effect, with our battered psyches in the middle. In the past few weeks, as Covid restrictions loosened, I wasn’t ready to join the party. It seems that very young

children and older people are still vulnerable to getting sick, possibly very sick. The difficult piece of this is that the protocol for any one individual is, well, individual. Americans aren’t good at nuance, but that’s what we need for now. How much risk do I take, and when and why? When will it be safe to go to a wedding or a funeral? Many of us have stopped thinking at all about the coronavirus, because we’re creatures of the news cycle, and the news has moved on to Ukraine. It creates our reality: what we think about, what we talk about and what we worry about. For many of us, the constant stream of “breaking news,” whether it was about the pandemic for the past two years, or now, the Russian invasion, is a nonstop anxiety machine. The day 24/7 news became a thing was the day we enslaved ourselves and our sense of well-being to an outside force. Sometimes the coverage feeds on itself, reporters interviewing other reporters, and anchors hosting the same military talking heads all day and all night long, the same “news” repeated again and again.

I am rarely in a situation these days, whether out with a friend or gathering with family, that someone isn’t beeped and dinged with “breaking news.” This is the pandemic that will do us in. In just these two weeks, we have traded our addiction to Covid news for minute-to-minute coverage of one country blowing another country to bits. Wherever I look, people are staring, transfixed, at their phones, like players in a dystopian science fiction story come true. As we move into the third year of the pandemic (which clearly is not over and the first weeks of the Russian onslaught, we need to ground ourselves. That means time away from the news. As we move toward spring and the hope of warmer weather, we need to get up and out again, walking or biking or driving to someplace with open spaces. The signs of spring are always life-affirming, but you won’t find them on Fox or CNN. Get to the beach or walk around the block, and before you do, leave your buddy at home. That would be the phone, which can survive very nicely on its own while you live for a while in your own

here will never be a new normal. It will be something else, but what?

head. Refreshed, we can carry on through this rough patch as we figure out how to stay safe and how to think about this war in Eastern Europe. We do not travel light. We carry the memory of nearly one million Americans who died of Covid. We ventured out the other evening to sit in an outside tented area of a restaurant. It wasn’t perfect. It felt strange to wait for food, and I was impatient. This isn’t a new normal, I realize. There will never be a new normal. It will be something else, and we aren’t there yet. As we begin Year Three of the pandemic and continue Month One of the Ukraine invasion, we must turn off the noise and find some quiet space to think. Many of us need to restore our faith in the future. I grew up just expecting everything to be fine, and then there were the assassinations and the Vietnam War. Today teenagers are worrying about a draft or another pandemic. Comfort does not come from the media or any outside source. It comes from within, in its own time, when we find reason to believe again in the possibility of a peaceful future in a healthy world. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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hen James Madison assembled fellow members of his Virginia delegation in 1787, few of them knew what was up his sleeve. What they did know was that the Articles of Confederation — the law of the land since 1781 — simply wasn’t working. Madison surprised all of them, revealing that they weren’t fixing the Articles, but replacing them. The Virginia Plan, as it was called, would become the blueprint for what followed, earning Madison the moniker “Father of the Constitution.” But the man who would become the fourth president of the United States is actually responsible for something far greater: the Bill of Rights, the 10 constitutional amendments that guarantee a number of freedoms like that of religion, assembly — and the press. That’s why journalists celebrate Madison’s birthday — March 16 — as part of “Sunshine Week,” a national initiative created by the American Society of News Editors to educate all of us about the importance of open government, and how dangerous excessive and unnecessary secrecy from our leaders can be. It serves as a reminder that government agencies should be accessible and accountable to their constituents, and should encourage input from that very public. The First Amendment protects journalistic freedom, but we have had to depend on other laws — like President Lyndon B.

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letters Picking and choosing on quality of life? To the Editor: It is ironic that our Republican and Democratic officials claim they are protecting the environment and our “suburban quality of life” by opposing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s affordable housing plan in the 2022-23 state budget. Are our elected officials fighting to close and clean the Brookhaven Landfill, which has been dumping toxins into the predominantly Black and Latino community of North Bellport since 1974? Are Long Island representatives decrying the proposed zoning changes and a Winters Bros. plan to bring in 6,000 tons of garbage every day, right next to the aforementioned landfill? Where was the opposition while developers constructed luxury condominiums throughout Glen Cove and Glenwood Landing, further congesting traffic? We cannot cherry-pick when the environ-

Johnson’s Freedom of Information Act — to ensure that government truly is transparent by guaranteeing access to government documents. More often than not, we hear about media organizations — like the Heralds — lifting these veils of secrecy. But this isn’t a privilege of a select few; open records are a right for everyone. Sunshine Week is recognized each year by open-government advocates, local libraries, schools and other civic-minded organizations, which discuss government accessibility through news stories, opinion columns, blogs, web pages, seminars, editorial cartoons and even paid advertisements. Without open government, much of what you see in these pages simply wouldn’t be possible. Crime reporting? No. In-depth investigative pieces? Not a chance. Court proceedings? Legislative sessions? City council hearings? Board of education meetings? Only what leaders would choose to share. Laws mandating open meetings and open records give all of us the right to delve deeply into the activities of local, county, state and federal officials, and to draw our own conclusions about whether the people we vote into office are truly doing their jobs representing us. Despite all this progress toward transparency, there are constant efforts by the very officials mandated to provide this access to instead pull it back into darkness. Florida journalists created what grew into Sunshine Week two decades

ago, when the legislature there looked to pass hundreds of laws that would curtail such transparency. And there’s still much work to be done closer to home. New York agencies that don’t provide access to information and documents face the threat of lawsuits, but rarely actually suffer through them since few individuals or organization that would file them have the resources to go to court. Other states have created affordable (or even free) arbitration resolution methods. New York isn’t one of them. But things are changing. Last December, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law a measure requiring public hearings on issues in front of select state departments like Education and Environmental Conservation whenever 125 or more people petition state lawmakers for them. It also requires those hearings be held in the evenings and on weekends, allowing more people to attend. The meetings must also be broadcast, and teleconferencing must be an option. The law goes a long way in implementing new opportunities for meaningful public participation in governmental decision-making. It will do nothing less than help shift the balance of power from the government to the people. But it’s only a start. There is no such thing as too much transparency when it comes to government. A true democracy is leadership by the people, not a select few. And it’s the people that must continue to hold those who represent us accountable.

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he unfolding situation in Ukraine and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package. These seemingly unrelated topics help frame the realtime battle between authoritarianism and democracy that is boiling up in the pot of world debate. If we are going to reduce crime, cut taxes and help our troubled schools, we have a lot of work to do to make sure that democracy wins. Last fall, President Biden told members of Congress that both Russian President Vladimir Putin Tom and Chinese leader Xi Jinping had sUoZZi told him that they “don’t think democracy can accomplish big things in this world of social media and the 24-hour news cycle.” Russia and China believe that America, and democracies generally, are too divided. They don’t think we can accomplish

big things anymore, and that they can. Today’s division in Washington, Albany and governments across the country is hurting us. Elected officials pander to their base. The battles waged on Twitter and Facebook seep out into every part of our lives. Cable news talking heads pit Americans against one another, finding wedge issues that make us believe there’s more that divides us than unites us. Even more concerning are the efforts by our foreign adversaries to sow disinformation and civil unrest using the very platforms that they curtail in their own countries. Can we still do big things with so much dissent? A few months ago, we passed the largest ever investment in infrastructure in history — $1.2 trillion — and it was bipartisan. As vice chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, I helped negotiate this oncein-a-generation infrastructure package. We overcame all of the rancor and division to pass a bill that will send billions

he record investment in infrastructure was bipartisan, and should be a model to follow.

LeTTers ment or quality of life is of value. That is blatant environmental injustice and systemic racism at work. MARIANNA HOITT-LANgE Sea Cliff

Gillen would be best Rice replacement To the Editor: As a moderate-progressive-liberal Republican, a rare breed in today’s extremist constellation of cultists tethered to the chicanery and shenanigans of our discredited, thoroughly unfit 45th president, I am delighted to cross the partisan Rubicon to endorse the candidacy of our former Town of Hempstead supervisor, Laura gillen, in the 4th Congressional District to succeed U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, who is stepping down. Along with her considerable experience, gillen brings a welcoming, inclusive style to governing, fully aware that politics is an honorable calling, not an exclusive opportunity to reward supporters and punish critics. Her formal nomination in a winning primary battle will advance her candidacy to the finals, Election Day on Nov. 8. Let’s send someone to Washington who will support our new, better President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda. ASHER MATAHIAS Woodmere

of dollars to New York — with the state set to receive $13 billion in funding for roads and bridges; $24 billion for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, including the Long Island Rail Road and New York City’s subways; over $1.4 billion for water and sewer system upgrades; and almost a billion more for much-needed airport upgrades and climate resiliency. The bipartisan infrastructure bill is real-life stuff that will rebuild our state and put millions of people to work. When it passed, however, it only received news coverage for a week, at most. It wasn’t one of the most highly viewed posts on social media, and no videos of Biden signing the legislation went viral. But if you ask everyday New Yorkers what they want from their elected officials, they will typically say they “want to see results.” Pandering to the base, Twitter likes, sound bites and saying outrageous things

to go viral or get booked on cable news shows won’t solve problems or improve people’s lives. This type of good I speak of is still possible. Working across party lines, Democrats and Republicans, progressives and moderates need to put the good of the people first. We are at a turning point. Americans — and New Yorkers — are sick and tired of the finger-pointing, the pandering and the division. Our government can do big, important things, and help solve problems to reduce crime, cut taxes, and help transform our troubled schools. But to do that, we must root out those who seek to divide us — those in public office, on social media, on cable news, as well as foreign adversaries who oppose our democracy and wish to sow civil unrest and do us harm. With our eyes wide open, we can and will succeed, because most of us want the same things: to help people and make the world better. U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi represents New York’s 3rd Congressional District.Comments? OConnell11001@yahoo.com.

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Career advice for the Cuomos To the Editor: Former gov. Andrew Cuomo has begun using part of his leftover $16 million re-election fund to pay for commercials. He now claims that he has been exonerated of charges that he sexually harassed a number of women. Andrew and his brother Chris might be better off if they listened to Kenny Rogers’s song “The gambler.” Rogers sings, “You’ve gotta know … when to fold ’em, know when to walk away …” It is wishful thinking on Andrew Cuomo’s part that he can resume his political career with a simple media blitz. Both he and Chris should look for honest work. Why not follow in their grandparents’ footsteps and open another family grocery store in Queens? (Chris, who loves working out, could open a gym upstairs.) The brothers have a long history of selling baloney. That makes them perfectly suited for this new occupation. LARRY PENNER Great Neck

CorreCTion In the story “Student research projects shine at Board of Education meeting,” published in the Feb. 24-March 2 issue, senior Madison Elias’s last name was spelled incorrectly. The Herald regrets the error.

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