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Summer Fitness Keep your cool Avoid feeling sluggish as summer heats
the living In the warmer, longer, lazier days of summer, tend to adopt a seems easier, life less chaotic. Even adults And now, as we’re “school’s out!” attitude in summer. our ‘“new normal’ learning to live with the pandemic in to the fullest. Still, mode, we’re ready to embrace summer we can feel slugsummer can start to drag and eventually weather can make gish. Long spells of hot and humid summer feel like an eternity. by season the enjoy and you of version Be the best maintaining a healthy lifestyle. both its advoBe careful with caffeine. Caffeine has one can argue cafcates and detractors. However, no needed. Those feine’s ability to provide a boost when can really who drink caffeinated beverages in moderation summer sluggish benefit from the boost it provides. On already hot and mornings when the temperatures are can not only prohumid at sunrise, a cup of iced coffee as well. vide a boost of energy but some refreshment pick-me-up When relying on caffeine for that extra to carefully during summer’s dog days, it’s important consumption moderate caffeine consumption. Caffeine actually have the in late afternoon or in the evening can get from caffeine. adverse effect many people hope to those who drink boost, a such provides Because caffeine or in the evening caffeinated products in late afternoon night, zapping their at asleep falling difficulty have might energy the following day as a result. is not healthy Caffeine can also be dehydrating, which its toll on the when hot, humid weather already takes caffeine conbody. Keep this in mind and don’t overdo sumption. can be more Alter eating habits. Perhaps nothing a big meal. Large draining on a hot summer day than of energy and meals on sizzling summer days rob people often lead to feelings of discomfort.
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eating, even But this doesn’t mean you should avoid has taken a sumthough you may feel like your appetite eating habits can mer break. Rather, altering existing meals per day, eat provide more energy. Instead of three the day. smaller meals more frequently throughout metabhelp boost Healthy snacking during the day can of how hot olism and maintain energy levels regardless 4 hours, every 3 to it might be outside. Eat light meals lead to feelings of and avoid foods that are heavy and lethargy. do a great deal Look for foods high in fiber. Fiber can daily their from energy more for people looking to get but perhaps no diets. The benefits of fiber are numerous, ability to flush benefit is more pronounced than fiber’s toxins and wastes toxins and wastes from the body. Such during summake people feel very sluggish, particularly include fiber in their mer’s dog days. However, those who in their daily diets will notice a substantial improvement energy levels. look to exercise Exercise in the morning. Many folks the summer as a means to boosting energy during but those swoon. This is a sound and healthy approach, workouts might who don’t feel they’re maximizing their mornings instead. want to consider working out in the tired by the end of Summer heat often make people feel to less effective the workday, something that could lead work. after exercise workouts for those who the temWhen working out in the morning, however, cenfitness conditioned air in (even lower peratures are warmer inside if the ters temperatures can be noticeably in the gym and the temperature outside is especially hot) make the most of a body is better rested and ready to workout in the workout. In addition, many people who levels are higher mornings before work find their energy throughout the day as a result.
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Covid money now available for veterans ciary societies and 501(c)(10) domestic fraternal societies. “We’re filling out applications A recent change in the Ameri- now,” said Bill Hoehn, the Seacan Rescue Plan Act allows vet- ford American Legion comerans’ organizations and other mander for post 1132. “We’re so 501(c)(19) organizahappy. Every single tions to receive spelegion hall in the cial pandemic loan country lost money and grant assistance wh e n eve r y b o dy from the federal govshut down due to er nment in the Covid.” amount of up to The change was $10,000 each. formally made by The original bill the federal governfrom March 2021 m e n t i n M a rch , only lists financial according to County assistance in the Legislators Steve form of loans and Rhoads and Tom grants to small busiMcKevitt. But Mcnesses and nonprofKevitt said that it its without specifytook time to make BIll HoEHN ing who qualified. the change in the Veterans organiza- Commander, Legislature and the tions, however, were Seaford American change was passed unable to receive Legion at the April 25 meetfunds because of ing. “It’s one thing their particular taxfor the feds to allow exempt status. it,” McKevitt said. “But it’s the While American Legion and County Legislature that has to Veterans of Foreign Wars posts implement it and allow the are listed as 501(c)(19), ARPA administration to actually only provides benefits for orga- authorize that money to be nizations designated as 501(c)(3). used.” This leaves out other groups “We will be providing funding such as 501(c)(4) social welfare to veterans halls to keep them organizations, 501(c)(7) social open,” County Executive Bruce clubs, 501(c)(8) fraternal benefiContinued on page 14
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Seaford students win art contest Seaford Harbor School second-graders Ruby Tischler and Charlie Herbert were honored at the May 4 Seaford Board of Education meeting by, from left, teacher Krista Clark, Principal Tom Burke, teacher Angela Fiederleine and Assistant Principal Caroline Schozer for winning the PSEG “Safety Sleuth” art contest. Their work will be shown in PSEG customer service centers.
School trustees discuss their plans Herbert and Umhafer have ideas for the board By MAlloRY WIlSoN mwilson@liherald.com
Now that the Seaford Board of Education race is over and the two seats have been filled, the winning candidates, newcomers Lisa Herbert and Heather Umhafer, are sharing their ideas about the 2022-23 school year. In the at-large race on May 17, Herbert received the most votes, 1,042, and Umhafer was second, with 851, both defeating incumbent Trustee Kevin Devlin, who had 819 votes. “I’m really excited to work with the board, and I’m really excited to work with the administra-
tion,” Herbert said. “I think that we’ll have a great working relationship going forward, which will benefit the students and the community at large.” Both candidates campaigned before the election and said they were eager to bring their ideas to the board. “It’s a great honor and privilege to have been elected,” Herbert said. “I ran a campaign that was really true to who I am. It was very positive and forward-looking.” Umhafer said that transparency and communication would be key to the board’s success. “Sometimes when we’d go to board meetings to voice our concerns about our kids wearing masks and say Continued on page 4
very single legion hall in the country lost money when everybody shut down due to Covid.
Retired officer Galvin tips off Seaford students
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RetiRed Nassau CouNty police office Sharon Galvin spoke to Seaford Middle School students on a variety of topics. From left were Erin McAndrew, Charlotte Flood, Ella Godoy, Galvin, Joseph Petrone and Rayder Ramirez.
Six-, seventh- and eighth-graders at Seaford Middle School received several helpful tips from retired Nassau County police office Sharon Galvin at assemblies during a recent visit. Galvin spoke about treating other people with kindness and respect, online safety, bullying, cyberbullying, including potential legal consequences. She added that the students should tell an adult if they are being bullied. Should they see bullying taking place, the youngsters should step in and
be what is called an “upstander.” Kindness starts with you,” Galvin told the students and reminded them that they should never share personal information online and suggested that that keep their social media profiles private. Later, the students reflected on the advice provided by Galvin and discussed the techniques to handle bullying and cyberbullying, and used the mood meter to measure their sentiments on these issues. –Jeffrey Bessen
Are you a three generation or more high school graduating family? If your family has multiple generations (you, parent, grandparent, great-grandparent) graduating from the same highschool, please contact us. We would like to feature you in an upcoming graduation section
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News brief
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WateR quality RepoRts and community breakdows for Liberty customers are now available on their website for viewing.
Liberty Water quality reports now available Liberty Water’s quality reports for 2021 are now available for viewing on Liberty’s site, www.libertyenergyandwater.com. The annual water quality report details the quality of water Liberty supplied to customers in 2021 compared to the compliance standards established by the US Environmental Protection Agency, the New York State Department of Health, and the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. The report describes local drinking water sources, testing conducted on the water, substances detected, and the levels of those substances. Commonly asked questions and answers concerning local drinking water are also included. “We are dedicated to providing clean, safe and reliable water to our customers,” Chris Alario, President of Liberty New York Water said. “This is our number one priority, and we are proud of the work we do.” Specific reports are available for each community Liberty serves. Liberty provides water to approximately 370,000 customers through 126,000-meter connections on Long Island and in upstate New York.
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The communiTy gaThered around the bonfire to roast marshmallows.
Celebrating Lag BaOmer with the Chabad Center The community gathered on May 19, to celebrate Lag BaOmer at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, also referred to as the Chabad of Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh. Lag BaOmer is the celebration, and anniversary of the death of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, a leading student of Rabbi Akiva, who revealed the deepest secrets of “kabbalah” in the form of Zohar, a landmark text of Jewish mysticism. Another thing celebrated on Lag BaOmer is the commemoration of the day in which the plague, that killed Rabbi Akiva’s 24,000 students, finally came to an end. The lot of the Chabad center was transformed into a fun space, with barbecue foods, a large stage for performances, and a bonfire. The bonfire, which symbolizes the spiritual light Rabbi Yochai brought into the world, was lit, and children and families in attendance roasted marshmallows. Jewish men in attendance were also able to wear tefillin, which are cubic, leather straps, and recite a prayer. Wearing tefillin is considered a, commandment or “mitzvah.” “Lag BaOmer is a very special day,” Rabbi Shimon Kramer of the Chabad said. “The last two years, we all experienced a plague. Many years ago, there was also a plague — a major plague — where 24,000 students of the famous Rabbi Akiva passed away. “On Lag BaOmer, the students stopped passing away, and the plague ended,” Rabbi Kramer went on. “That is one of the reasons we celebrate Lag BaOmer.” Following the lighting of the bonfire, families watched a performance by Jack Ryan, a street ball player, who demonstrated various tricks with basketballs. The community, and children who attend the Chabad’s preschool and Hebrew school, were all able to experience and celebrate, the magic, light and soul of Lag BaOmer together again, in person. –Jordan Vallone
The highlighT of the evening was a performance by street ball player Jack Ryan, who demonstrated his skills by spinning many basketballs at the same time. liana and abigail Niyazov, ages 5 and 7, had a great time at the barbecue. ScoTT cuShing, rabbi Kramer, Alan Cohen, Michoel Duboff and Sholom Weinbaum. Cohen, was wearing tefillin, which are leather straps that Jewish men can wear during prayer, fulfilling a mitzvah, or commandment.
Looking to the future for Seaford schools continued from front page that we just wanted a choice, they would just sit there and there wouldn’t be any kind of response,” Umhafer recalled. “A lot of the parents in town would just feel like their voices were not being heard. “I think that’s very important for the community,” she added, “and one of the reasons why I feel like I was elected.” Umhafer said there were plenty of times where she emailed the board and got no response, and that she doesn’t want that to happen moving forward. Herbert said it would be important to “capitalize on all the progress that [the] district has made over the last many years, and to find new ways in which we can support the students and children in our community.” Parental choice is something else Herbert wants to focus on. “We’ve gone through some really tough times in the last couple of years with Covid,” she said. “A lot of parents throughout New York State felt disenfranchised by what was occurring. “There really is no one-size-fits-all
approach to kids when it comes to most things in life,” she continued. “I just think parents should have the final s ay wh e n i t comes to how to best protect Lisa Herbert their kids.” Herbert, who was on the school’s Task Force Committee, a group put together by the administration to deal with Covid mandates, said that she really enjoyed the collaboration and looked forward to similar efforts as a trustee. “I put a lot of work into the committee, and I’m an attorney, so my eye toward this stuff and my perspectives are a little bit different than others,” she said. “At the end of it, I thought that I wanted to continue to help the town and the kids in our district.” The restoration of programs is something that Umhafer wants the board to focus on moving forward. “All of the activi-
ties and prog rams where the parents would be allowed into the school prior to Covid need to be restored,” she said. “It looks like that’s already happenHeather Umhafer ing within the district, but I want everything to come back.” Making sure students can have a wellrounded experience in Seaford schools is another priority for Umhafer, who owns a dance studio. “I’d like to start increasing performing arts and fine arts education for the students,” she said. “Seaford, while great, is a sports-driven school, and I feel like there’s not a lot of activities for kids that are not athletes.” Umhafer said she sees just how different children can be just by looking at her own three kids. Her oldest, Christian, a senior at Seaford High School, is into mov-
ies; her middle child, Cameron, an eighthgrader, loves dance and wants to be on Broadway; and her youngest, Ryan, a fourth-grader at Seaford Manor, is an athlete. “I feel like a lot can be brought to the table for kids that may not be your cookiecutter student,” Umhafer said. Getting students back up to their expected level of performance after the pandemic is important for Herbert. “Not only do we have to identify those educational gaps, but we need to figure out a way that teachers have the support necessary to correct those gaps for each and every student,” she said. “It’s difficult when you have 20-something kids in a class and you have limited time, but we need to make sure we’re bringing these kids up to par.” Herbert also said that it’s important that the school district looks to address the emotional and psychological health of the kids. Herbert was sworn in on May 17 to fill the board’s vacant seat, and Umhafer will be sworn in at the reorganization meeting in July. Both seats have three-year terms.
Beware: A dangerous new health hazard! By Linda Sapadin Most people assume they’ve learned how to think by going to school and attending classes. Though formal education is important, knowing the facts and the right answers may lead you down the wrong road. Listening to those who know the truth as well as blindly believing in authority make you a prime target for being indoctrinated into their way of thinking. Now I’m going to share with you new research about why consuming vegetables, which you may have thought of as safe, is a significant hazard to your health. ■ In 1900, when most people lived in the countryside they grew and ate their own vegetables. You may think that was a healthy thing to do but the average life expectancy was only 47, infant mortality was 10 percent and typhoid, whooping cough, and influenza killed hundreds of thousands.
■ An increase in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder since 9/11 has been linked to several vegetable scares. In October 2006 our nation was traumatized by people consuming bacteriaridden spinach — one of the so-called “healthier” vegetables. ■ A significant amount of violent crime is committed within ten hours of consuming vegetables. Criminal defense strategies indicate that some people show a lack of inhibitory control after ingesting even a small amount of vegetables. ■ With repeated clinical trials, it’s been shown that a lab mouse can choke on just one ounce of vegetables. Yet, the average person consumes ten times that amount in just one day! ■ Tribal societies in New Guinea who eat few or no vegetables have a significantly lower rate of cancer, arthritis, and heart disease than our population
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■ It’s truly shocking that 50 percent of kids who eat vegetables score below average on standardized tests. True for younger kids as well as college-bound teens, as indicated by their SAT scores. ■ Vegetables have been proven to be addictive substances. Subjects put on a liquid diet without any vegetables were demanding them in as short a time as 6 hours. Vegetables can escalate to more serious addictions, including foods high in C’s - carbohydrates, calories, and cholesterol. These foods are widely known to be a significant contributor to the current epidemic of obesity and diabetes. ■ Those ignorant of the dangers of consuming vegetables often refer to them as veggies. Such talk is inappropriate, even dangerous, especially in schools where impressionable kids can get the idea that nothing’s wrong with eating veggies - I mean vegetables. One bit of good news. _________________ WANTAGH ________________
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Years ago, parents fed vegetables to babies as young as one month. Today pediatricians warn moms against such practices, strongly advising them to feed their newborns only breast milk for four months and no vegetables. ■ Oh, one more cautionary caveat. Many vegetable eaters find it difficult to distinguish between valid scientific facts and nonsensical babble. If you don’t want to be fooled like they are, read past the headlines. Question who is saying what and for what purpose. Demand that facts be proven repeatedly with scientific evidence, not with hunches, propaganda or brainwashing. ©2022 Linda Sapadin, Ph.D., psychologist, coach and author who specializes in helping people improve their relationships, enhance their lives and overcome procrastination and fear. __________________ SEAFORD _________________
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cOnTinuing cOnSTRucTiOn iS great news for some peak commuters, but bad news for everyone else, as Long Island Rail Road restores some service while cutting others. Summertime trains, however, return Memorial Day weekend on the Long Beach, Montauk and Ronkonkoma branches.
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include both the $2.6 billion Main Line Expansion Project and the $11 billion East Side Access project looking to provide new service to Grand Central Terminal. The Main Line expansion is adding a third track between Floral Park and Hicksville. MTA also plans to cut the 11:21 a.m., train between Farmingdale and Penn Station, as well as the 10:25 p.m., train between Penn Station and Huntington. Commuters are recommended to take the 10:37 p.m., train to Ronkonkoma, and transfer at Hicksville for the Port Jefferson-bound train. The 11:14 p.m., train between Penn Station and Ronkonkoma will originate in Hicksville at 12:31 a.m. Commuters are advised to take the 11:39 p.m., train from Penn Station toward Huntington to connect with this train. The 11:22 p.m., train between Huntington and Penn Station will end at Hicksville, where commuters can jump to the 11:48 p.m., train to New York City with added stops. But it’s not all cuts. MTA has added a weekday train departing Atlantic Terminal beginning at 8:22 a.m., making all stops to Jamaica. For peak trains, the 6:07 p.m., route between Atlantic Terminal and Babylon has been restored. Also, a new train departs Jamaica at 7:37 a.m., operating express to Atlantic Terminal, with connecting transfers from Hempstead, Baby-
STAFF REPORT It’s been many long months of track work through the heart of the Long Island Rail Road. But all that construction is in the “homestretch.” Commuters will just have to endure a little more inconvenience in the meantime. During off-peak hours, at least. Weekend service between Penn Station and Huntington now operates hourly, according to new details from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, with connecting service to and from Port Jefferson every two hours. Eastbound trains to Huntington depart up to 13 minutes later than what they did previously. Also getting a later start are midday weekday westbound trains on the Ronkonkoma line, by up to 25 minutes. Overnight eastbound trains will be as much as a half-hour late. Same is true for midday eastbound trains to Oyster Bay, although the 8:06 a.m., train from Jamaica to Oyster Bay will now depart a short time earlier at 7:53. “These service adjustments accommodate the final stages of work as we reach the homestretch of completing the LIRR’s most transformative projects,” said Catherine Rinaldi, the railroad’s interim president, in a release. “The schedule modifications optimize availability for crews to complete tasks while minimizing disruptions to scheduled service.” Those transfor mative endeavors
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lon, Ronkonkoma and Oyster Bay Branch trains. The 6:09 p.m., train between Penn Station and Babylon will return to its normal schedule, stopping at Rockville Centre, Baldwin and Freeport only. The 7:12 a.m., train from Huntington to Penn Station will have an added Hicksville stop at 7:29 a.m. And the 6:21 p.m., weekday train between Penn Station and Ronkonkoma will now depart at 6:16 p.m. And one major piece of good news for those looking to get some sun: summeronly trains on the Long Beach, Montauk and Ronkonkoma branches return beginning Memorial Day weekend.
It’s a lot of new schedule to remember, which is why MTA officials recommend commuters depend on its TrainTime smartphone app, or by reviewing the Long Island Rail Road PDF timetables at MTA. info. The transit authority is making customer service agents available to answer questions each day using live chat through its app between 6 a.m., and 10 p.m. To get someone on the phone, dial 511, or (718) 217-5477, and simply say “representative” at the start of the prompt. Automated schedule information is available at that phone number, however, around the clock.
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events and activities
community update Friday, May 27
Thursday, June 2
Memorial Day kick off party
Weekly Mahjong The JULIETS are back playing Mahjong and cards at Congregation Beth Tikvah, 3710 Woodbine Avenue, Wantagh, starting May 5 and every Thursday from 11:30 until 4 pm. For information contact the office at 516-785-2445 or email mahjonggCBT@yahoo.com. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is needed for newcomers, but masks are optional. A contribution of $5 per person is required.
Kick off Memorial Day weekend at Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall at 3232 Railroad Ave., in Wantagh. Doors open at 7 p.m. $4 Bud Lights, Seltzers and house drinks from 7 to 9 p.m. DJ Fisch will be playing. For tickets visit muls.com/events.
Saturday, May 28 Paul Joseph Trio An enjoyable afternoon of the music of Jerome Kern will be presented by composer/pianist Paul Joseph and his jazz trio at the Wantagh Library from 1 to 3 p.m.. You’ll hear inspiring instrumental jazz renditions of classics such as “All the Things You Are”, “Yesterdays”, “The Way You Look Tonight”, and many others. The group has concertized extensively over the past several years, doing various thematic programs. Paul Joseph has composed works that have received wide critical acclaim in performances by distinguished orchestras, ballet companies, and choirs. His dynamic rhythm section consists of drummer Danny Borg and bassist Edgar Mills. To register email ismith@ wantaghlibrary.org.
Monday, May 30 Wantagh Memorial Day parade The Wantagh Memorial Day parade starts at 10 a.m. at the middle school high school complex. It continues south on Wantagh Avenue, then east on Park Avenue. Memorial ceremonies will follow at the American Legion Hall.
Seaford Memorial Day parade The Seaford Memorial Day parade starts at 10 a.m. at starts at Verity Plaza behind the Seaford Cinemas, and heads north on Washington Avenue to the middle school. A memorial service, hosted by the American Legion, follows outside Seaford Middle School.
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Casino night The John Theissen Children’s Foundation presents their annual casino night from 6 to 11 p.m. at Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall at 3232 Railroad Ave., in Wantagh. $60 includes open bar, buffet and dessert. For tickets visit muls.com/events.
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Bethpage Air Show The Bethpage Air show will be at Jones Beach ion May 28 and 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The United States Navy Blue Angels will be the headliners. All attendees will be required to pay the $10 parking fee per car onsite at the parking field. After you park your vehicle, make your way to the beachfront to find a seat and enjoy the thrilling aerobatic demonstrations.
Tuesday, May 31 Yoga with Amanda Join Yoga Instructor Amanda’s online class at the Wantagh Public Library to experience 40 minutes of vinyasa yoga and 20 minutes of deep, relaxing meditation from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m.. Accessible for all levels of yoga students. This class is not suitable for anyone with limitations in standing up or getting down to the mat multiple times. A class fee of $20 is payable by check only at the time of registration.
Beach cleanup Help beautify the Jones Beach beachfronts with the Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center from 7:45 to 10:30 a.m. Materials will be provided. Bring water, sunscreen, closed toed shoes, a snack and appropriate clothes. Meet
at 150 Bay Parkway in Wantagh to sign in. Visit www.jonesbeachenc.org/ events to get tickets.
at Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall at 3232 Railroad Ave., in Wantagh. Doors open at 7 p.m. For tickets visit muls.com/events.
Wednesday, June 1
Astronomy and beyond
Tai Chi Join Marvin at the Wantagh Public Library at 9:30 a.m. for a weekly Tai Chi for Arthritis program geared for seniors, but all are welcome. Tai Chi combines slow-moving with deep breathing and is beneficial in increasing body strength, balance, and posture. Tai Chi can also help you reduce stress and increase relaxation. To register email ismith@wantaghlibrary.org.
Comedy night Mark Normand, Ryan Reiss and Kitty Reynolds will be making people laugh
Does phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus indicate the presence of life? Is the gravity on Jupiter so strong that carbon compresses diamonds near its core? What is infrared detection, and how is it uncovering mysteries in distant galaxies? If you are interested in news from the solar system and beyond, join local astronomers for a fully packed hour of discovery and discussion about the latest in space exploration at the Wantagh Library from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. To register email ismith@wantaghlibrary.org.
HAving An evenT? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to mwilson@liherald.com
Seaford’s Unites Skates of America will be hosting an array of themed skating events. The Life Center of Long Island Run/Walk 4 Life is on June 11 at Cedar Creek Park. Congregation Beth Tikvah offers ASL interpreting Shabbot services every third Saturday at 10 a.m. The Church of St. Jude will be having their annual yard sale on June 4. Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall will have Happy Hour every Friday. Live music starts at 6:00 p.m.
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A banner year for Mepham girls’ lacrosse will continue with a trip to the Nassau Class B semifinals following its 10-2 victory over visiting MacArthur on May 18. The fourth-seeded Pirates, with multiple freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors in their starting lineup, were sharp from the opening draw nine days after securing the Conference III title and built a 4-0 halftime lead. Senior Kaitlyn Smith had four goals and three assists and controlled the draw circle, freshman Grace Skulavik had a hat trick and sophomore goaltender Catherine Chow made nine saves as Mepham (8-5) advanced to face top-seeded and defending county champion Garden City in the semifinals May 25 at Adelphi University. “We’ve really bonded as a team and it shows on the field,” said Smith, who has 34 goals and 27 assists this spring. “We’ve been playing with a lot of confidence,” she added. “We were able to win our conference and now we’re pumped to go to Adelphi for the semifinals.” MacArthur (10-6), which lost 4-2 to Mepham in a conference battle March 30, got goals from senior Kailee Coppola and junior Gianna Feniello, and 11 saves from senior goalie Giavanna Stamatelo. The Generals eliminated Carey 13-3 in the first round behind three goals apiece from Coppola, Feniello and eighth-grader Kayleigh Huggard. “We’re a young team with only seven seniors out of 29 athletes and I just thanked
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It remained 1-0 for more than 10 minutes before freshman Leah Smith doubled the advantage. Kaitlyn Smith and freshman Sierra Barbosa added late first-half goals while a defense led by junior Madison Weber, senior Mia McElwee, sophomore Olivia Meyer and junior Markella Moutafis prove tough to crack. “Our defense has been amazing all year and it took us a little time to figure out the offensive chemistry,” Mepham coach Kristen Mogavero said. “We had high hopes this season coming out of tryouts. We have some youth out there, but they
don’t play scared. They’ve shown they belong.” Skulavik opened the scoring in the second half to stretch the lead to 5-0 before Coppola got MacArthur on the board with 21:01 remaining. The Pirates, who captured their first conference title since 2017, scored the next five with Kaitlyn Smith getting three and Skulavik and senior Sara Forchelli one apiece. “We’re a pretty humble team, but today was our chance to show how far we’ve come since the last time we played MacArthur,” Mogavero said.
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The Seaford girls’ lacrosse program took another step toward building a winning culture this spring. The Vikings went unbeaten in Conference II to claim the league title a season removed from going 8-6 with several close losses. This year, Seaford seized control in the close games en route to a 10-0 conference record and competed strongly in non-league games against Conference I opponents. “We had a strong senior crew and this was their year to show off what they have been doing the past couple of years and I’m really proud they were able to accomplish that,” said thirdyear Seaford coach Jenna Davis. “Moving forward I think we have cemented that this is a strong program and we earned our place among the top teams.” Seaford carried over the momentum from a dominating regular season where it went 13-3 overall into the playoffs with a 16-10 first-round win against Division on May 17 powered largely by four goals and two assists from freshman Jess Grzelaczyk. Senior attacker Alex Leggio also had a big day with three goals in three assists to help the Vikings seize control in the second half after the score was tied 5-5 at halftime. The Vikings’ postseason run came to an end last Saturday with a 16-8 loss to third-seeded North Shore in the Class C quarterfinals. The game began Friday and was suspended due to rain with the score tied 7-7 and 24:13 remaining in the second half. Grzelaczyk led Seaford with four goals, but the Vikings were limited to just one tally in the second half after the score was tied at halftime. The season-ending defeat brought an end to the heralded career of Leggio, A reigning AllCounty player who led Nassau County in assists with 54. She will play college women’s lacrosse next year at Adelphi. Seniors Emily Montagano and Emily Montagano also had big offensive seasons along with junior Dylan Lee and Grzelaczyk. Ettinger, a two-way midfielder, has committed to play college lacrosse at Binghamton. The Seaford defense also stood tall this season holding opponents to 10 or less goals in 11 games led by Emma Williamson, Daniella Stek, Ashley Tuohy along with twin sisters Brooke and Parker Surace. Senior goalie Maddy Catalanotti finished her high school career with a big final season and recorded nine saves in the North Shore loss. “They are a very skilled group,” said Davis of her defensive unit. “They are competitors and are aggressive and played very tough against the strong teams.” The Vikings went toe-to-toe in some tough non-league games against Conference I teams, which included a hard-fought 15-12 loss to Massapequa on April 21, which Davis hopes sets a tone going forward for competing among the county’s elite programs in the coming years. “You learn a lot playing the better teams,” Davis said. “We gained some confidence in those games and know we can hang with them so anything is possible.”
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JEssy PANzER hAs done many air shows before, but will fly in the Bethpage Air Show for just the second time — and her first time back in her ‘single-seat pink airplane.’
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Bethpage Air Show flies back into the sky Annual event — featuring the U.S. Navy Blue Angels — takes off Saturday, May 28 By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com
Alexa Wahl was just 7 when her family began attending the Bethpage Air Show. Standing on Jones Beach and staring at the sky, she would watch the planes soar past quickly and gracefully. It was from that very moment Wahl realized she wanted to be a pilot. Now 23, the Deer Park resident spent time in high school “Googling every possible profession” because she felt becoming a pilot wasn’t possible for her. Nothing excited her quite like flying. So why not? Wahl decided to go for it. With no experience and just a dream, Wahl enrolled in the Aviation Center at Farmingdale State College. After four years of learning to fly, she graduated from the program last December. Wahl’s now an instructor at the center — currently the only woman in such a role — mentoring future pilots. Yet, it was Michael Canders who helped her realize her dream. A military pilot for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy for more than four decades, Canders is an associate professor and the college’s aviation center director. It was ultimately up to him who the five aviation center pilots would fly in this year’s Bethpage Air Show. One of his top choices? Wahl, of course. “I was so surprised to be asked,” Wahl said. “I worked so hard, and it definitely paid off. But it still feels too good to be true.” Wahl and the other pilots from the center will open the show on Saturday, May
Want to go? The 2022 Bethpage Air Show is set for Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jones Beach is located off Meadowbrook Parkway South. Admission is free, but there is a $10 parking fee charged on-site, but is waived for those with a New York State Parks Empire Pass. This year’s show is headlined by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, For more information, visit BethPageAirShow.com. Courtesy Alexa Wahl
AlExA WAhl, A recent graduate of the Aviation Center at Farmingdale State College, will fulfill her childhood dream of flying in the Bethpage Air Show. 28 at 10 a.m., as the first group. Wahl will pilot the third plane in the line, flying a PA-28-161, otherwise known as a Piper Warrior 3. It is the same plane she trained with at points in the program, and is classified as “low-wing,” meaning it’s more stable and easier to control, making it better for new pilots to operate. Wahl will join the 44 other pilots from the Aviation Center at Farmingdale State College who have flown in the air show. Her mentor, Canders, will narrate the flights at the show and talk about the program for all the viewers to hear.
For some pilots, however, this air show will not be their first rodeo in the sky. Jessy Panzer is a true air show veteran. The Colorado Springs-based pilot was introduced to planes by her father, who worked at Duncan Aviation, a privately owned business jet service provider. He died in an accident when Panzer was just 10. When she is not doing air shows, Panzer works as a corporate private jet pilot. She began flying in air shows back in 2004, and the 43-year-old has since made her way to about 15 shows a year, except
for the coronavirus-ravaged 2020 dates. Panzer has flown solo as well as in duos and trios depending on the show. This will be her second time flying at Bethpage, but her first time doing it solo. “I’ll be back in my single-seat pink airplane,” she said. Panzer said she loves doing shows because “to see everyone’s faces after I perform, especially the little girls, makes it all great.” Panzer wants those girls to leave the show saying, “If she can do it, I can do it, too.” “I am very excited to be invited back to Bethpage,” Panzer added. “All performers work so hard to practice and maintain the planes so we can wow everyone in 10 minutes. A great show is going to be put on.”
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Using the money to better their halls for vets continued from front page Blakeman said at the April 11 legislative session, according to the meeting minutes. “Our veterans served us, they protected us and the least we can do is help these veteran halls remain open and vital. Veteran halls are the foundation of our community.” Hoehn said that when Covid money first started rolling out, a lot of it didn’t apply to legion halls because they didn’t have employees, but now it’s nice that money is being spent on them. The money “is really tied to the fact that during 2020, veterans halls had significant losses because they weren’t able to rent out their halls,” McKevitt said. “At this stage we can get them $10,000, but there could be room for more as the administration looks at what to do with the extra Covid funds.” A new floor in the hall located on Penatiquit Avenue is what Hoehn said he’s going to use the Covid money for. He said that this month is when his legion hall started to really get life back again so the money would really be a big help. Rhoads said the Legislature is planning on doing regional workshops to help veterans organizations fill out any paperwork needed to qualify for the funds. “It’s not that the forms are hard but there are a number of them,” Hoehn said. “And some you have to get from your accountant. It’s time consuming.” It wasn’t easy to get the ARPA guidelines to change, McKevitt said. A letter sent to U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer back in June by the presiding officer of the County Legislature, Richard Nicolello, on behalf of the Republican majority, asking that the “narrow definition” of nonprofits be modified in ARPA, got no response. “We just kept pushing and pushing and heard nothing is response until they changed the rule,” McKevitt said. “And frankly, that’s how the feds operate. You push and push and hope that it happens, and in this case we’re very grateful that it did.”
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y friend Mike is a gentle soul with a quick sense of humor. We met when we studied journalism at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Center and worked endlessly on the school newspaper, Seawanhaka. I still see Mike once in a while, when a few of the old Seawanhaka gang get together at a diner. Mike would joke as always on those afternoons over lunch, and regale us with stories about his latest trip to Italy, where he and his JiM wife have relaBERnsTEin tives. Our conversations also took place online. Mike has always been with us on the issues of the day — our disbelief and fear at the rise of the radical right and the demise of what was once the Republican Party, our dislike of the gun culture, our deep sympathy with the people in Ukraine, our disgust with Russian President Vladimir Putin. But after the back-to-back mass mur-
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ders over the weekend of May 14-15, in Buffalo and Orange County, Calif., I received an unusual email from Mike. “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em,” he began. He wrote that a cousin from Italy had been visiting, and went to a local gun range. He described the costs involved — $25 for a short “first time” course with an instructor, renting a gun for $25 per hour plus the cost of ammunition and the use of a target. He continued, apparently with some excitement, “They have all different kinds of pistols and some rifles.” His cousin had tried out a pistol, her friend had shot a rifle, and then they switched. She had urged Mike and his family visit the range. Then his note became alarming: “I’ve never fired a gun in my life,” he wrote, “but I think I may stop off at this place sometime this week and get my feet wet.” And then: “Maybe after learning how to shoot, I pick up a small but lethal handgun. I could get one legally, but it’s a huge hassle. I could always travel one weekend to a state with no gun laws and
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buy one there. I’m just getting spooked by knowing that so many wackos in New York may have a gun.” I quickly wrote to ask if he was serious. His response was heartbreaking. “I’m serious about going to the range for some fun shooting,” he wrote. “Just for the experience. I am semi-serious about the gun.” In the back of his mind, he concluded, “I see myself shooting some a-hole who approaches me on the street asking for money.” Maybe that shouldn’t have been a surprise. America has become the gun capital of the world. In 2021, Americans bought about 19.9 million firearms, the gun industry’s second-busiest year on record. Our country has also become the mass-shooting capital of the world. The shooting in Buffalo was the 198th such incident this year. And the year isn’t half over. Mike watched the coverage of Buffalo just like the rest of us. He reads the newspapers the same as we do. But he seems to have come to different conclusions. He may, he thinks, need a gun. The rest of us old college newspaper
could always travel one weekend to a state with no gun laws and get one there.’
guys don’t think we do. We all have different thoughts and different reasons for thinking the way we do. And that’s fine. But I can’t helping wondering what happened to the Mike I’ve known for so many years, the guy who wrote funny columns for the college newspaper and is still funny after all these years. What is it he is afraid of ? And why? Many others have the same feelings and fears, and I have the same questions for them. I have no desire to own a gun. Why do they? Why do they see the senseless killing of Black shoppers in Buffalo, worshippers at a synagogue in Pittsburgh or a mass shooting in New Orleans, and think the solution is to arm themselves? The National Rifle Association has always preached that “the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with a gun.” But the proliferation of guns has never seemed to me a solution to the proliferation of guns. Mike is a good guy who may well want a gun. The trouble is, how many other good guys are out there who feel same way? And why? Jim Bernstein is the editor of the Long Beach Herald. Comments about this column? JBernstein@liherald.com.
When the coronavirus pandemic hits home
wo Sundays ago my husband tested positive for Covid-19. He was at home on the East Coast and I was visiting grandkids on the West Coast. It was the very last night of my trip; he called to say he had a cold, so we did the Covid home test together on FaceTime. He aced it, and not in a good way. He had Covid. I had been away for a week, but was leaving at 4:30 the next morning for home. He managed on his own for 16 hours while RAnDi I flew across the KREiss country and into ground zero for germs. I was super anxious all the way home, perseverating about vaccinated older people getting very sick. Dying. We have lost friends, and we have lived through all the dreadful accounts of ventilator hell. Since the beginning, we have been exceedingly careful with ourselves and others. How could this happen? Would it go well? Would I be next? After two years of hiding out and
hunkering inside and ordering in meals and missing family and friends, Covid still found us. After tracking the first available vaccines like bloodhounds and traveling two hours each way to get our jabs, Covid still found us. In our 54 years together, we’ve been through some stuff. Now my husband and I needed to get him through a global pandemic that has already killed 1 million Americans. I know how to be a good nurse, but there’s sometimes a mash-up among the head and the heart and the sense of humor. I can take blood pressure and use an oximeter and make chicken soup and basically devote my day to hydrating the patient. I also can worry myself sick with all the what-ifs. I can also laugh at the absurd. I developed my own prescription for loving care laced with a bit of dark humor. In the initial phase of my husband’s illness I was scared, so I was all in. No joking at all. As he improved, however, and when he started asking for seconds of dessert, and fluffed pillows, my inner Nurse Ratched
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emerged. We set him up in our bedroom, and I moved into another room. Our rule was that, with a mask, he could come out for meals at a table in our den. I would put his food out and go back to the kitchen, which was my space. Initially he was grateful for every morsel of food and gesture of kindness. As the days moved along, he suggested I had overcooked his eggs and handed him the wrong salad dressing. You’re so right. This. Isn’t. About. Me. (I don’t really buy that.) But I’ve been doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, dog walks, dishwashing, obsessive, never-ending handwashing, and disinfectant spraying. Don’t get me wrong; he is a model patient. I am not a model nurse. Not as bad as the fabled Ratched, who did a job on Jack Nicholson in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” but I’m no Walt Whitman, either. Yes! You didn’t know? He didn’t just write poetry; he was a skilled nurse. We are now five days in since my husband tested positive. The CDC says
n the initial phase of my husband’s illness I was scared, so there was no joking.
he can go out and play. According to new guidelines, I was never required to isolate if I felt OK. We are not following these guidelines. We are both isolating until he tests negative. I will then test, and we’ll move on from there. Have no doubt: This Covid thing is one nasty bug. My husband has just about every pre-existing condition you can have, and he is feeling every one of his 76 years. The take-home lesson is this: We might be very sick or dead without the vaccines. Thank heaven and whatever powers may be, thank our scientists and our medical community and all the friends and neighbors and fellow Americans who took vaccines and boosters. I have no doubt at all that my husband’s apparent mild course of illness is because he has some protection from the vaccines. We were also able to get him Paxlovid, the anti-viral drug from Pfizer, and that seems to help, too. Today I can say, so far, so good. I hope he continues to do well. I hope I don’t get sick. Now I must make him a tuna sandwich, not too much mayo, a little bit of onion. Lightly toasted bread. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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t’s likely the eve of the destruction of Roe v. Wade — an act likely to be met with cheers or outrage, depending on which side of the landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court abortion case people land on. And what comes next could very well be up to your state legislator. How the court could change course so dramatically in less than 50 years is something scholars will debate for a long time. But it’s not exactly unprecedented. In fact, it’s not even uncommon. The court has overturned its own decisions more than 230 times since 1810, according to the Library of Congress. That makes such actions an almost annual event, on average. Many of those mind changes were for the better. Like the famous Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka ruling in 1954, which upended the “separate but equal” policy established by Justice Melville Fuller’s court with Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896. Miranda v. Arizona in 1966 created the “you have the right to remain silent” Miranda rights we see over and over on cop shows. But Miranda actually overturned two rulings from just a decade earlier, both involving criminal suspects who were denied access to lawyers during police interrogations. And there have been decisions that just made things worse. Like Citizens United v. FEC, which has helped shape the “soft
letters My body, my choice? Please! To the Editor: The argument about a woman’s right to control her body is confusing to me. It seems to apply only when certain parts of society want it to. They say confession is good for the soul, so perhaps that’s why Randi Kreiss felt the need to share with us that she had an abortion (“Threat to choice has women on the march,” May 12-18). The following week, a reader shared that she’d had two abortions (“Randi’s ‘raised voice for women,’” May 19-25). I’m happy that this reader was financially and emotionally ready to welcome children after her abortions. If all of our parents waited for that, I wonder how many of us would have been born. That’s not so much a judgment of these two ladies who shared their abortion stories, but more a commentary on our society. But where were these same coura-
money” political landscape we have today. In 2010, the court, let by Chief Justice John Roberts, ruled that giving money to political campaigns — no matter how much money — was an extension of free speech granted by the First Amendment. That ruling wiped out two previous Supreme Court decisions, including one brought by Sen. Mitch McConnell against the McCain-Feingold Act, which limited such campaign expenditures. Many of these legal “course corrections,” for lack of a better term, were met with controversy. And if the Supreme Court does indeed overturn Roe v. Wade in the coming weeks, its ruling will reverberate through a large number of elections and a wide range of legislation to come. Yet what’s before the court isn't a criminalization of abortion. Instead, it would likely return the country to what existed before Roe — individual states creating a mish-mash of laws ranging from full legalization of the procedure to its outright ban. New York has a complicated history with abortion. While many believe the state would remain pro-choice, it wasn’t always that way here. In fact, abortion has been legal in New York only since 1970 — legislation signed into law just three years before Roe of a procedure that had been outlawed, for the most part, since 1830. But abortion access will completely disappear in other states — the quickening
of a process that has been under way for the past couple of decades. The future of abortion in New York will almost assuredly lie with Albany. State lawmakers will be compelled to respond to the ruling, and could put in place laws codifying the original Roe ruling, dismantle legalization, or possibly finding some space in between. No matter which direction legislators lean, what is certain is they need to hear from you. For abortion? Against abortion? With conditions? No conditions? This is the time to speak up and be a part of the legislative process. We spend a lot of time reading — and hearing — about individual lawmakers’ positions. In the end, however, their job is to represent their constituents. That’s us. But they can’t represent us if they don’t know our positions on legislation before them, or the bills that could wind up on their desks thanks to the actions of the Supreme Court. Call your Assembly member or state senator. Write them letters. Send them emails. Visit their district offices. Don’t wait for someone else to speak for you, because if everyone waits, then no one is speaking. And with high court changing so dramatically in recent years, it's more important than ever to establish those relationships with lawmakers, because what happens next truly depends on you.
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et’s be clear. The calculated illegal leak of a draft decision by the U.S. Supreme Court is akin to leaking the launch codes for America’s nuclear arsenal. It puts American democracy and institutions at grave risk. As challenging as it may be given the passions of both sides, we need to put aside whether we agree or disagree that the draft Roe v. Wade decision is a correct interpretation of the Constitution and appreciate the far larger issue: that the leak is a cyniRonaLd J. cal effort to corrupt the confidenRosenbeRg tial deliberative process of our judiciary. It not only improperly sought to create a national firestorm prior to the court’s issuing a final decision, but also to destroy the necessary confidentiality, internal trust and mutual respect needed among the justices and staff. Unlike the other two branches of government — Congress and the executive branch — which have elected office holders who are answerable to their constituents every two, four of six years — the
federal judicial branch has unelected judges and justices who are appointed for life. The reason our founders provided for this was to attempt to immunize them from the outside forces and partisan influences that are involved in getting reelected or re-appointed. The founders of this great republic enacted a Constitution that provided for an executive branch and a legislative branch, both of which are answerable to the citizens — and thus also subject to being lobbied and picketed by them. Judges, meanwhile, are obligated to decide matters impartially, without bias, prejudice or partisan influences, based solely on facts properly admitted into evidence in court and in accordance with applicable law. It is illegal for anyone to attempt to intimidate or influence judges outside court proceedings to try to get them to achieve your desired outcome. Picketing their homes or otherwise trying to intimidate judges or their families is a serious crime, and a threat to the premise of the judicial branch. Chief Justice John Roberts’s statement after the leak only hinted at his level of anger when he described it a “betrayal of the confidences of the
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LetteRs geous people who are defending “my body, my choice” when we were corralled to get the Covid shots? Those who chose not to lose their jobs included firefighters, police, nurses and doctors who had no choice but to work to save all of us. And I would love for someone to explain to me why my family will have to take a Covid test to get back into the U.S. in July after a family vacation. Are there not thousands of illegals crossing our border every day who are neither tested nor made to be vaccinated? Get ready, people: “My body, my choice” is going to open up a whole new Pandora’s box. Physician-assisted suicide, or “medical aid in dying,” is legal in 10 states and the District of Columbia, and 10 years down the road, or sooner at the rate we’re going, I can bet you, in keeping with the disrespect for human life and the need for doing selfishly what is good for us, we’ll be looking at the following:
Court.” And words alone will not heal the historic damage done to the integrity of the court or sufficiently punish the leaker(s). In its wake, Roberts instructed the marshal of the court to conduct an internal investigation into source of the leak to Politico for the purpose of punishing those involved. There are those in Washington, however, who suggest that assigning this responsibility to an office whose role is not even remotely one of investigations is akin to asking a shop teacher to construct the Hoover Dam. He or she might be able to do it, but you wouldn’t put a lot of trust in the final product. At a time when the very integrity of the high court has been violated, there are voices calling for a stronger response. Glenn Fine, of the Brookings Institute, has written that what is needed is an investigative office worthy of its name and prepared for its purpose. In a recent commentary, Fine wrote, “This situation is why I argued … that the federal judiciary needed an experienced, professional, permanent internal investigative office — an inspector general.” Also in question is what happens to the traitorous individual who is ulti-
mately identified as the leaker? If he or she is an attorney working for one of the justices, the absolute minimum threat should be a highly publicized, humiliating permanent disbarment. The leaker should also face criminal charges, and if there is no current statute providing for criminal prosecution, Congress should immediately enact and implement one. A news service quoted Michael Frisch, described as a former disciplinary counsel in Washington, suggesting that if the perpetrator is an attorney, “It's going to be a career-defining, if not career-ending moment.” Americans need to understand that this leak went far beyond the question of Roe v. Wade. It sought to politicize part of our democracy that was deliberately set above and beyond politics by our founders. You may agree or disagree with the rulings of the Supreme Court, but it is designed to reflect the highest principles of what we call a democratic republic. Damage it and you damage that crucial foundation upon which America has been built and thrived for 233 years. Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He founded the Garden City law firm Rosenberg Calica & Birney in 1999.
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Getting rid of elderly parents who have begun to be a financial, emotional and social burden — or a husband who has Alzheimer’s, and whose wife is emotionally drained, can no longer afford to care for him at home and can’t afford long-term care because that will deplete her financial security. Disabled children, homeless people and then the mentally ill will all be at risk in this disposable society we are creating for ourselves. Many of us are looking around and not recognizing this country that we love so much. The “my body, my choice” movement is bringing all of this to a head. How dare that reader speak of “religion-saturated politics” and how it should not be allowed to damage this country more than it already has. Spare me your preaching, sister, because you’ve got it all backward. JAne DAnTonA GRoGAn Lynbrook
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