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A pandemic’s effects on mental health Professionals from backgrounds as diverse as education, family therapy, social Days and weeks have turned work and substance abuse into months since Gov. Andrew counseling have found that Cuomo declared a statewide mental health issues across emergency on the board — domesMarch 17, as the tic violence, drug coronavirus panand alcohol addicdemic gained tion (including momentum, closing increases in day schools and shutdrinking), depresting nonessential sion, sexual abuse businesses. Now, as and anxiety — have families in Seaford risen dramatically and Wantagh preduring the pandempare to send their ic, although it is children back to still too soon to classrooms and as give definitive data. parents slowly From the outset, return to work, the sheltering in place effects of Covid-19- TAMrYN and social distancrelated stress on KATUJIAN i n g ch a n g e d t h e mental health have therapeutic relaCommunity become a greater tionship in chalEducation concern. lenging ways, The combination Awareness, according to Taryn o f u n c e r t a i n t y, VIBS Katujian, the comfinancial catastromunity education phe brought on by manager at VIBS, a business closures and massive Suf folk-based org anization unemployment, bereavement, that addresses a wide range of and the unknown duration of family mental health issues. the crisis is now taking a toll Speaking in a webinar sponin anxiety, de pression and sored by Seaford Democratic stress in many people, and, State Sen. John Brooks on Aug e x p e r t s s ay, n e e d s t o b e 6, Katujian said that telecounaddressed with healthy habits. Continued on page 4

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JENNY D’ATToMA poNDErED the problem of a tree that tore underground gas lines during Tropical Storm Isaias last week.

Seaford tree takes out gas line Isaias leaves family without service for days By J.D. FrEDA jfreda@liherald.com

Tropical Storm Isaias rumbled along the South Shore on Aug. 4, bringing down trees and power lines and leaving piles of debris. Homes and vehicles were damaged by falling trees and power poles, and the stor m left about 420,000 Long Islanders without power at its peak. On Monday, there were still more than 20,000 reported outages across Nassau and Suffolk

counties. PSEG Long Island and its president and chief operating o f f i c e r, Ja ck E i ch h o r n , responded to disgruntled customers in the days after the storm, and asked for more time to bring on more crews to address the many problems residents still faced. Seaford and Wanta gh appear to have fared better than most areas. Fewer than 1,000 customers remained without power early Monday morning. But for two neigh-

boring Seaford families, the storm left a nightmare that was continuing as the week began, with an uprooted tree, a damaged gas line and confusing information from the utility and the Town of Hempstead. Anne and Joseph Tumbarello, both 62, of Hollis Lane in Seaford, were working remotely at home during the storm when they heard a loud noise, and Jose ph Continued on page 10

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SEAFORD HIGH SCHOOL graduates gathered prior to the start of the first of four ceremonies on Aug. 6, which was held on the high school’s front lawn.

Seaford graduates get final sendoff “If you’re a big fan of graduations, then great news, there’s four of them this year,” Seaford High School valedictorian Jason Linzer joked to his classmates and their guests. This has been anything but a normal school year for Seaford High School seniors, and the Class of 2020 has finally undergone its last sendoff as a part of the current Viking family. Adhering to mandatory state social distancing guidelines, 191 seniors were split into four graduation ceremonies on Aug. 6. Instead of an indoor venue at a local college, commencement for the high school’s 63rd class was held on the school’s front lawn. The gazebo served as the focal point. Chairs were arranged under large tents and each graduate sat in front of his or her two guests, and the groups were spaced six feet apart. “You have all of your life in front of you,” Mr. Bersin said, “and you can do terrific things with it.” Superintendent Dr. Adele Pecora gave advice to the graduating seniors and likened her message to advice she has given her own children. She imparted seven important life lessons: “Do the right thing, work to the best of your ability, be humble, think of a ‘Plan B’, be confident, own the reflection in the mirror and cherish family and friends” She then asked the students to rise and give a rousing round of applause to their parents and guardians who helped them arrive at this important life milestone. As a sign of the times, the senior class presented its traditional gift in a nontraditional way. Instead of making a donation to the school, they contributed $3,000 to coronavirus relief efforts through the Centers for Disease Control. Class President Jessica Kofod, who announced the gift, said that this year’s graduates will go down as a group that persevered through tough circumstances. “The most important thing is that we are here, we are healthy, and we will rise above the obstacles thrown at us,” she said.

NICK BRANDI RECEIVED a pandemic-appropriate elbow bump from Principal Scott Bersin. SENIORS FROM THE third ceremony processed past the school as “Pomp and Circumstance” played. SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT Jessica Kofod, left, Vice President Maxwell Newman and Treasurer Kelsey Conti announced the senior class gift, a donation to coronavirus relief efforts.

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Covid brings rise in mental health issues ry of depression or anxiety. Eric Walsh, a physician and public seling adds a barrier between counselhealth expert, who also took part in or and client, making it difficult to assess potential problems for those Brooks’s webinar, pointed to what he whose jobs require them to report sus- termed “proinflammatories” as conpected abuse or signs of mental health tributors to many coronavirus deaths. “Lack of good nutrition underissues, like teachers, coaches and clermines the immune system,” Walsh gy. For example, “symptoms of depres- said. As chief executive officer of www.slavefood.org, a whole-foods sion or anxiety might include lack of advocacy group, he came attention to personal down hard on the side of hygiene, a change in affect fresh fruits and vegetables, or energy level, or declinlegumes, nuts and seeds, ing performance in school while forcefully criticizing or at work,” Katujian said. the typical American diet, Such symptoms are harder with its heavy emphasis on to assess via Zoom or telemeat, carbohydrates, highphone, and may go undiagsodium prepared foods and nosed for longer periods sugary soft drinks. than in face-to-face setWalsh cited a lack of tings. adequate sleep as another “Our ability to conduct Dr. Eric Walsh proinflammatory, underproper assessments may mining the immune syshave declined by as much tem’s ability to fight off the as 50 percent,” she said. Covid virus. “Many people Videoconferencing and fall asleep in front of their social media platforms are computers,” he said. “The imperfect as replacements blue light from the screen for personal contact, howprevents the body from fallever familiar they may be ing into the deep-[rapid eye to their users. For that reamovement] sleep necessary son, educators, while for the immune system to insisting that safety is the rejuvenate itself.” single most important conThird on Walsh’s list of sideration for their stuculprits was lack of exerdents, agree with Katujian Sen. John Brooks cise. “Even a 30 minute that distance learning does walk several times a week not address their students’ helps build up our immune needs for social-emotional learning as effectively as classroom system,” he said. “With nice weather, just taking a walk in the fresh air is instruction. “It’s impossible to duplicate the something that’s available to anybody.” Finally, for those with a spiritual benefits of the classroom as a collaborative learning environment online,” focus, no matter what form that might Seaford Superintendent Dr. Adele Pec- take, regular contact with spiritual o r a s a i d s h o r t ly b e fo re C u o m o ’s practices in the form of meditation, announcement last week that schools prayer or participation in group meetin New York state could open next ings was an area of emphasis. “Science has done study after study month. “Feelings of isolation or withdraw- showing how prayer and meditation al, the lack of proximity, can become s t re n g t h e n t h e i m m u n e s y s t e m , ” intolerable” in both school and thera- Walsh said. “Twelve-step programs peutic environments, Katujian said, have emphasized the importance of a even for those who have no prior histo- higher power for years, and two of the continued from front page

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Members of such 12-step fellowships have adapted to the lack of faceto-face contact in many of the same ways that schools and therapists have used. Traditional meeting places and rules of social distancing have closed many traditional meeting places, giving way to Zoom, Skype and telephone meetings. “Church basements and schools — that’s like the typical meeting place in most people’s minds,” one long-time member said. “Some groups are still meeting face to face in parking lots or parks, but none of my meetings are happening right now, and some of my friends have told me they like the way videoconferencing lets them go to more meetings.” Instead, he attends meetings several

times a week via Zoom. “I like the Zoom meetings better than telephone ones,” he said. “At least there, I can see people. But something is definitely lost.” Substance abuse counseling has undergone some significant changes as well in the five months since the lockdown began, said Susan Klein, program director at Southeast Nassau Guidance Center in Seaford. “Most of our clients are mandated, and because live meetings aren’t going on, attendees aren’t required to get court cards any more [as proof of attendance].” And Klein suggested other reasons why online therapy or meetings might sometimes be less effective. “People might be doing other things at the same time they’re participating in therapy sessions,” she said. “We don’t allow them to drive during their sessions” — something the 12-step member said he had seen a number of times — “but their attention might not be as focused as in regular group settings.”

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Elected leaders call for PSEG reimbursements U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, a Democrat reimbursements for spoiled food, medfrom Garden City who is up for re-elec- ication or other perishable items to tion this year, and Nassau County customers who have experienced proExecutive Laura Curran, a Democrat longed outages in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaias. from Baldwin, are calling “More than 400,000 cuson PSEG-Long Island to tomers lost power in the refund the previous month’s after math of this stor m. utility bill and reimburse W h i l e m a n y h a d p owe r for spoiled food, medicarestored within the first 24 tion, or other perishable hours, more than 140,000 items for customers who customers were still left endured power outages lastwithout electricity over 24 ing over 24 hours. More hours later. PSEG’s website than 400,000 Long Islanders has repeatedly crashed and lost power in Tropical calls and texts from customS t o r m I s a i a s, a n d s o m e Kathleen Rice ers have gone unanswered. 35,000 were still without “A prolonged power outpower on Sunday. age is difficult under normal circumIn a letter to Daniel Eichhor n, stances, but in the midst of the coronaPSEG-LI’s president and chief operatvirus pandemic, it can be disastrous. ing officer, Rice and Curran wrote: Families have stored food in their “Dear Mr. Eichhorn: refrigerators to limit trips to the gro“We write to you today to urge cery store, and these items have now PSEG-Long Island to offer refunds on had to be discarded. Access to electricthe previous month’s utility bill and ity, especially the internet, is critically

important to Long Island residents at this time. New Yorkers working from home depend on consistent and reliable utility services. Not only is it vital to have air conditioning available during the hottest month of the year, but also inter net access is a necessity to clock in for work and to visit with doctors from the safety of one’s home. “Because of these hardships, we urge you to offer our constituents who have endured outa g es lasting Laura more than 24 hours financial relief in the form of a refund on past bills. At least one of your local competitors, Con Edison, is offering reimbursements for spoiled food, medication or other perishable commercial merchandise. Taking these steps immediately would show compassion to a region that is still recovering from past storms and an

unprecedented health crisis and could be facing more storms this hurricane season. “When PSEG-Long Island took over from the Long Island Power Authority in 2014, our constituents were promised better service, better communication and more accountability. After the failures we have witnessed from your handling of Isaias, we sincerely urge you to provide Long Island residents with financial relief. We thank you in advance Curran for your consideration and prompt response. Sincerely, Kathleen Rice Member of Congress Laura Curran Nassau County Executive

OPINION

PSEG-LI’s lackluster performance was frustrating Editor’s note: Clavin is the Town of Hempstead supervisor. Few things are more frustrating that PSEG-Long Island’s bungled efforts to restore power to its customers in a timely manner. Perhaps the only thing more maddening than the utility’s lackluster energy restoration efforts has been the electric provider’s unmitigated failure to furnish accurate information to customers and the company’s inability to simply answer phone calls from power-deprived customers. Adding insult to injury, nothing has better demonstrated PSEG-LI’s misunderstanding of how it dropped the ball last week than an Aug. 6 “To our customers” email sent by PSEG President and CEO Ralph Izzo. All evidence to the contrary, the utility’s chief executive claims to understand the importance of power in supporting family lifestyles and the urgency associated with an energy provider’s accuracy when communicating with customers. In that message, Izzo neglects to recognize that PSEG-LI’s greatest shortcoming last week was in frustrating customers’ ability to communicate with the utility. In fact, more than long restoration times and inaccurate estimated times of restoration, Long Island customers were most angered by their inability to contact the company in any way dur-

ing the storm to report that power was out. T his, despite re peated emails and text messages from PSEG ahead of the storm assuring customers of the company’s preparedness to deal with upcoming weather and reminding them that they could report outages by calling a particular telephone number, sending a text message to the company, filing a report through the PSEG app or the company website. None of those methods worked. As a result, customers tur ned to other authorities, none of which could reasonably be thought to have any way of getting the power back on or tellDon i n g c a l l e r s wh e n t h a t might happen. Switchboards exploded at local police departments and at county, town and village offices across Long Island. When those efforts proved unproductive, residents tur ned to social media, where they learned – many for the first time – that they were not the only ones who could not get through. Nobody without power could be sure that PSEG-LI even knew that they were in the dark. If they had entered the Federal Witness Protection Program, PSEG-LI customer service representatives would not have been harder to reach.

In his Aug. 6 email, Izzo pointed out that Isaias was one of the most powerful storms to strike the Northeast in years, which is true. However, it was precisely this type of storm that PSEG was hired to handle. One need only think back to National Grid’s post-Sandy failures to recall that it was the Long Island Power Authority’s dissatisfact i o n w i t h t h at p e r fo rmance that led to the management contract’s transfer to PSEG. Izzo pointed out, “At its peak, more than 1.7 million homes and businesses lost power across Long Island and New Jersey – including 420,000 PSEG Long Island customers.” Clavin W hy a re we b e i n g linked to New Jersey? Is it because an af filiate of PSEG-LI services the Garden State? That’s the company’s problem – not ours. In fact, at the time the company was being considered for the LIPA contract, it argued that the availability of crews in nearby New Jersey would enhance PSEG’s emergency response capabilities on Long Island. It apparently never occurred to management that geography made it likely that both areas would someday be affected by the same storm. In his email, Izzo wanted us to know, “PSEG-Long Island under-

stands how critical it is to share accurate and timely infor mation with our customers.” If that’s true, it’s hard to understand why a host on talk station WLIR (107.1 FM – Hampton Bays) was left on Wednesday wondering why the promised call from a PSEG-LI spokesman didn’t come during his show. It’s also hard to accept Izzo’s claim of understanding the importance of sharing information that is accurate and timely when, as of this writing, the energy provider’s communication systems were still replying to many customers with error messages, and the PSEG outage map appeared under a banner that read, “Map Data May Contain Inaccuracies.” Finally, Izzo wrote about reports of tor nadoes “and wind gusts topping 100 mph in some places” as a cause of PSEG’s post-storm troubles. No tornadoes or 100 mph winds were experienced in PSEG-LI’s service territory, so that claim is dishonest. PSEG-LI has been fortunate that, until this week, its stewardship of the Long Island electric system has occurred under mostly blue skies. The first real test of its professionalism under pressure came with Isaias. The test came, and PSEG failed. The utility failed to restore power in a timely fashion, it failed to provide accurate and useful communications to its customers, and it even failed to answer the phones.

Covid-19 testing resumes at Jones Beach after Isaias

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By J.D. FREDA jfreda@liherald.com

The Covid-19 testing site at Jones Beach State Park reopened on Thursday, Aug. 6 after sustaining significant damage during Tropical Storm Isaias. Isaias, which hit the area with a short, sharp blast of high winds and driving rain left hundreds of thousands of Long Islanders without power, in addition to the damage at the area’s first drive-through test site. The severe winds caused the site’s tents to collapse. The facility was closed Wednesday because of the damage. The site, under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Health, reopened on Thursday at 10 a.m., for those with appointments. Seaford State Sen. John Brooks visited the testing site Friday. “Everything is restored here,” Brooks said. “The equipment was not damaged, just the tents.” The site closed on Tuesday in preparation for the storm, ensuring its medical equipment remained intact. Officials quickly reconstructed the tents for use on Thursday. Since it’s reopening, the Jones Beach test site has seen roughly 100 patients per day. This is slightly less than half of the mobile lab’s typical daily capacity. Although the site was closed for only a full day after the storm, no information was available at press time as to when Wednesday appointments would be rescheduled Brooks has also said he received statistics pointing to a positive testing rate of two percent at the site, an increase from recent months. The rate of infection has ticked up since July Fourth weekend. Nassau County statistics, showed an infection rate of less 1 percent at

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TUESDAY’S TROPICAL STORM Isaias caused damage at the Covid-19 testing site at Jones Beach, leaving it closed for two days. The site reopened on 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6 and immediately began testing on an average of 100 people per day. the site. As of Aug. 7, Nassau County has a confirmed 43,655 positive cases. Suffolk accounts for 43,786 confirmed cases. Combined, the two counties make up 20.8 percent of the state’s total. Seaford, Wantagh and North

Wantagh had a total of roughly750 positive cases, with a very slight increase in the past seven days. The two hamlets combine for an average of 16.62 cases in every 1,000 residents.

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A dozen of Lou Corradino’s friends and colleagues held a car parade in honor of his retirement from Richner Communications Inc. on Aug. 6. Mask wearing and social distancing were musts.

A beloved RCI figure is moving on

Printing Manager Lou Corradino retires after two decades with company ciation to Lou for his time and dedication to Richner Communications,” RCI President Stuart Richner said. Richner Communications Inc., par- “‘Upstairs Lou,’ as he’s known, has ent company of the Herald Community made a positive impact on our company Newspapers, bade farewell to Lou Cor- while becoming a loyal friend and colleague to all of us radino, its director at Richner, as well of commercial as our commercial printing, who print clients. retired last week “We will certainafter two decades. ly miss Lou’s printAnd, as is the cusing expertise and t o m t h e s e d ay s, knowledge,” Richmany of his ner continued, friends and col“and his uncanny leagues at the comability to juggle pany held a car many balls at the parade for him in same time without front of his Commissing a beat or a mack home on deadline. What I’ll Aug. 6. miss most, howevThe soft-spoken er, is having Lou as father, grandfather a colleague and and great-grandfafriend.” ther, whose passion Corradino plans for his work was to spend more time exceeded only by corrAdino wAS rci’S commercial with his wife, his love for his fam- printing manager for two decades. Marie, and their ily, the Yankees and family — and they the Giants, will be have a lot of family, including three missed by all at RCI. Corradino was one of RCI’s unsung daughters, two sons, and many grandheroes, a behind-the-scenes manager children and great-grandchildren. “Lou is the consummate printing prowho ensured that the company’s presses hummed along according to tight, near- fessional,” said Michael Bologna, RCI’s ly 24-hour-a-day schedules. He oversaw a vice president of operations. “I rememstaff of press operators, mail distribu- ber at his interview thinking how lucky tors, binders and drivers, and worked we were to have found him. The last 20 with RCI’s commercial printing and years have gone by in a flash. Along mailing clients, including other publish- with our customers, we’ll miss having ers, hospitals, schools, municipalities, Lou and his incredible talents in our nonprofit organizations and corpora- stead. His are some pretty big shoes to fill. I wish him well.” tions throughout the tristate region. Rhonda Glickman, RCI’s vice presi“I’d like to express my sincere appre-

By Scott Brinton sbrinton@liherald.com

corrAdino with rci President Stuart Richner, left, and, Michael Bologna, vice president of operations, right. dent of advertising sales, said she had been through a great deal with Corradino, including the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, which upended business operations across Long Island, and a catastrophic fire at RCI’s Lawrence office in 2004, which forced the company to move to an abandoned manufacturing plant in West Hempstead for two years while a new office and printing plant was built in Garden City. “No matter what, Lou always got it done,” Glickman said. “The papers always got out, and he always got it done with his kind and quiet nature. He was a terrific colleague, and I’ll miss him. Best of luck to him.” Heralds Sports Editor Tony Bellissi-

mo worked with Corradino for 12 years. “He’s a wealth of information and a tremendous problem solver,” Bellissimo said. “I’ll miss popping into his office to talk sports, but our conversations will no doubt continue by phone.” This reporter would like to thank Corradino for all his encouragement over the past 20 years. He often remarked on how great the Herald papers looked and how interesting the stories were, and he would always remind me of our mission — that people buy newspapers for the stories inside — even at the car parade last week. So, from all of us at RCI, thank you, Lou, for your outstanding service to the company.

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The uprooTed Tree caused a leak in a gas line leading to Anne and Joseph Tumbarello’s home. The leak was capped, but cannot be repaired until all the debris is cleared.

Seaford couples seek answers in gas leak expensive, and homeowner’s insurance noticed that a tree had come crashing does not cover that.” D’Attoma said that she was also told down into the road, part of it landing on their property. The tree belonged to the by Carini’s office that it is usual practice neighbors across the street, Jenny and for homeowners to replace sidewalks and to remove tree stumps. She tweeted Town Joseph D’Attoma, both 49. “We saw that it was her tree that had Supervisor Donald X. Clavin Jr., but he fallen into our tree,” Anne recounted. had not responded as the Herald Gazette “We were in horror. She and her hus- went to press on Monday. Carini said on Sunday band came over to make sure that D’Attoma should call his we were safe.” office at 9 a.m. on Monday, Then they smelled natural and that he was looking to gas. “The tree fell away from help. When she called, she the home, and it didn’t hurt said, her experience was a anyone, but it ripped out the repeat of the previous week. gas line connected to my “It is town code that any neighbor’s house,” Jenny trees from the curb back said. As the tree yanked the Anne [ a r e ] t h e h o m e ow n e r ’s sidewalk up, it damaged the TumbArello responsibility,” Carini said Tumbarellos’ gas line, too — o n M o n d ay. H e a d d e d , and it was apparently leak- Seaford resident though, that because this ing. was a utility issue and a “National Grid came, with the [Seaford] Fire Department, and potential hazard, he “should be able” to capped it, initially,” Anne said. “The sec- get a crew to Hollis Lane to help with ond team came into our home Tuesday removal very soon. D’Attoma said that she was redirected afternoon to shut off our gas.” That was where the help ended and last week to the town’s commissioner of the trouble began, according to both cou- highways, Thomas Toscano. The departples. “They said that the gas line cannot ment sent her an email stating that it be replaced until the tree is taken away would be there on Monday. Just before press time on Monday, completely,” D’Attoma said. The Town of Hempstead sent a crew D’Attoma reported that the town had on Aug. 5 to clear the debris from the removed the stump and remaining road. They cut parts of the tree, and debris from both her property and the piled debris on the sides of the street. Tumbarellos’, clearing the way, they But they did not address the stump and hoped, for the repair of the gas line. its unearthed roots, which became a D’Attoma also said that the town had point of contention between D’Attoma confirmed that it was her responsibility to replace the damaged sidewalk. and the town. Meanwhile, the Tumbarellos “I have called [Town Councilman Christopher] Carini’s office, and I’ve remained without gas on Monday. For been told that the stump is my responsi- nearly a week they had been without hot bility,” D’Attoma said on Sunday. “I did water, and unable to use their stove or not plant that tree. Removal will be very oven. continued from front page

don’t know how long this is viable.

The Town of Hempstead cleared debris from Hollis Lane on Aug. 5, but piled much of it in front of the D’Attoma and Tumbarello homes. “We’ve been driving up to my daughter’s home in Levittown so we could shower,” Anne said. “We’ll even be driving out East, to our other daughter’s, today just to cook food. We’re trying to maintain our health during this Covid-19 crisis by living a healthy lifestyle, which is important because we’re over 60.” She added that although she was trying to maintain a positive outlook, she was living with the anxiety that she was in a home with a gas leak. “I don’t know how long this is viable,” she said. “We looked to stay in a hotel, but they’re all booked up with the out-of-town workers

coming in.” At one point in her exchanges with National Grid, she asked if the utility could call the Town of Hempstead to coordinate a removal of the debris and the repair of the gas line, but was told that is not one of the company’s responsibilities. Monday, however, brought welcome news. With the stump and the debris gone, National Grid gave the Tumbarellos and the D’Attomas an abbreviated timetable for the repair, and tentatively said that it could be done on Tuesday.

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e had to cancel our spring season. When the pandemic hit, there was a fear, and a huge initial disappointment. For the players in our system and their parents, well, we didn’t know what to expect. We did a lot of virtual training during the pandemic. Every week that we did training at home, we did weekly prizes where the kids could compete at home and we would pick a couple winners each week. We would pick an individual skill, like dribbling. It was great. The most important feedback from our parents was always our constant keeping in communication. We knew the kids really wanted to play. When the kids first came back to training, everyone had to wear masks. Parents are still not allowed on the fields or to gather in groups off of the field in groups. But we have taken every precaution. We have hand-sanitizing stations set up and [are] maintaining distance as best as we can. We still can have our season canceled at any moment, but we knew it was really important mentally for the kids to get out, and I am excited at the parents’ enthusiasm to come back and work with us.

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Comptroller releases dismal mid-year report the financial impact of the Covid-19 virus in May, projected sales tax losses were between $160 million and $320 milNassau County Comptroller released lion. However, “The numbers illustrate his mid-year report on the state of the county’s finances, along with his depart- what we have all been witnessing: The ment’s projections for the year’s remain- pandemic has been an unprecedented ing two quarters, and the results were gut punch to our local economy and county finances,” Schnirevery bit as bleak as expectman said in a statement ed. accompanying the full According to mid-year report. “As we look ahead to financial projections, the the second half of 2020, the county will end the current looming questions we must fiscal year with a $340.4 milask are: how can we improve lion operating deficit and an the trajectory; how bad can ending unassigned fund balit get; and what if there’s ance deficit of $227.1 million another shutdown?” in the primary operating The answers to those f u n d s, u n d e r G e n e r a l ly questions will determine the Accepted Accounting PrinciJack Schnirman size of any eventual deficit, ples (GAAP). This compares Schnirman said. Additionalto a $145.3 million operating ly, elected officials at all levsurplus and an ending unassigned fund balance of $112.2 million at els are asking what help, if any, they the end of the 2019 fiscal year. The coun- might expect to receive from the federal ty finished FY 2019 strongly and 2020 government. The county finished FY 2019 with an promised to be another year of rebuildunassigned fund balance of $112.2 miling. The mid-year financial projections lion. This represented a substantial underscore the county’s current unprec- recovery from the negative $68.8 million newly elected County Executive Laura edented and daunting fiscal outlook. W h e n t h e c o m p t ro l l e r ’s o f f i c e Curran inherited on assuming office in January 2018. released its preliminary estimates of

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Positive “opportunity” key drivers ■■ Payroll■and■fringe■savings:■ ■■ +$71.0■million.

Neative “risk” key drivers ■■ Sales■Tax■Revenue:■-$238.8■million

■■ Federal■aid:■+$30.0■million.

■■ Departmental■Revenue:■ ■■ -$65.3■million

■■ Social■services:■+$15.5■million.

■■ State■aid:■-$52.0■million

■■ Debt■service:■+$13.9■million

■■ Fines■and■forfeitures:■-$43.0■million

■■ Local■government■assistance:■ ■■ $13.2■million ■ Total:■143.6■million “With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and related shutdown, the positive gain that the County experienced in 2019 may potentially be erased in 2020,” Schnirman cautioned. And the county should expect further losses, particularly if a second shutdown or slowdown occurs. Schnir man emphasized that the county is on track to save an estimated $143.6 million through payroll and

■■ OTB■lottery■terminals:■-$15.2■million ■■ Rents■and■recoveries:■-$13.0■million ■ Total:■$427.3■million fringe savings; a $30 million grant from the federal government; and savings in social services. He cautioned that these cost savings must be seen against potential revenue shortfalls totaling as much as $526.8 million. The loss of sales tax revenue is the largest single driver of the deficit. The county expects to lose nearly $240 million, with potential losses of as much as $360 million.

Photo means more than what the lens captured “He didn’t want to go out,” she said. “Even him getting out, going to the beach was a huge win. It meant a lot to me.” Colleen Casabianca, 47, of Wantagh, Casabianca said the photo came out earned the August 2020 Wantagh.LI award just how she pictured it in her head. She for “Best Photograph.” said that once she and The monthly award Michael were there, honors a skilled phoshe knew he would tographer for a still scale the chair and image that had to be jump into the sand. It captured within the was just a matter of confines of Wantagh. time. This is Casabianca’s “I just waited,” Cassixth time winning. abianca said. “He But she would trade didn’t want to go out, each and every award period. He was afraid, in, and then some, for a of going out, going renewed sense of norback to school. But takmalcy, she said. And ing him to the beach, I that is exactly what was trying to return to she tried to capture in some of the way things her latest entry and used to be.” e ve n t u a l w i n n i n g Once Michael’s feet image. met the edge of the The image shows chair, his emotion took her son Michael, 10, over and he leapt. Casleaping off of a lifeabianca didn’t have guard’s chair into a one of her expensive mound of sand along DSLR cameras. She the shore of Wantagh. CASABIANCA HAS BEEN honored■ just readied the cam“ Wi t h e v e r y t h i n g with■the■award■five■times■before,■but■ era on her Smar tgoing on, I needed said■this■one■means■the■most■to■her. phone, stepped up to something that the chair and snapped reminded me of a time before this, some- a photo. thing similar to what you see in the “That was like a turning point. After photo,” she said. that day he seemed more at ease,” she Her son Michael has loved jumping off said. “So for me, high jumping off that of that lifeguard chair for years, but he chair represents something more.” hasn’t wanted to this summer.

By J.D. FREDA

jfreda@liherald.com

Photos■courtesy■Colleen■Casabianca

COllEEN CASABIANCA, 47, of■Wantagh,■took■a■photo■of■her■son■Michael■jumping■into■a■ mound■of■sand■and■won■the■August■2020■Wantagh.LI■award■for■“Best■Photograph.”

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Seaford FD busy in wake of Isaias In the midst of a global pandemic, many parts of Long Island were buffeted by Tropical Storm Isaias on Aug. 4. The Wantagh and Seaford area was no exception. In the week following, there have been many complications from the lasting effects of the storm, and the Seaford Fire Department has been front and center, responding to calls. Many of those calls have been in response to transformer and wire malfunctions. On Aug. 7, the department was called

to the Seamans Neck Road CVS parking lot for a car fire. The department responded quickly, before a bigger fire could arise due to a full gasoline can in the car’s backseat. On Aug. 8, Seaford’s Ladder 683 was requested to assist and provided aid to the South Farmingdale Fire Department at a working house fire. Members of the ladder company worked as an additional truck company and were on scene for approximately two hours before stabilizing the situation.

Photos courtesy Seaford Fire Department

a poSSible criSiS was averted when the car fire was extinguished before the fires reached a full gasoline can in the back of the car.

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LEGAL NOTICE SOUTHEAST NASSAU TRANSPORTATION COOPERATIVE Island Trees, UFSD Levittown UFSD Massapequa UFSD Plainedge UFSD Plainview-Old Bethpage CSD Seaford UFSD Wantagh UFSD ================ NOTICE TO BIDDERS In accordance with the provision of Section 103 of the General Municipal Law, the Boards of Education of the Southeast Nassau Transportation Co-Operative, consisting of Island Trees UFSD, Levittown UFSD, Massapequa UFSD, Plainedge UFSD, Wantagh UFSD and Plainview-Old-Bethpage CSD, Seaford UFSD, hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for: School Year 2020-2021 Transportation

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Seaford fire department members aided in a house fire on Aug. 7 in South Farmingdale.

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health of students, teachers and other school workers, including measures that will add considerably to school budgets. The recent debate in Washington about the next round of federal pandemic relief has centered almost exclusively on helping the unemployed with a continued $600-per-week federal unemployment insurance subsidy. No one can argue that the 30 million unemployed Americans receiving this aid aren’t in need of assistance. They are out of work through no fault of their own. But it’s important to understand that this generous benefit adds up to $18 billion per week. That money is being borrowed by the U.S. Treasury, and will eventually have to be paid back to those who are loaning it to the federal government. And for many workers, their unemployment payments — including state and federal benefits — now exceed the weekly wages they were earning before losing their jobs. It is not unreasonable to ask that this benefit be adjusted to a more realistic and fiscally sustainable level. That doesn’t mean that the federal government should retreat on providing relief to Americans. Billions of dollars are needed to support

the safe reopening of our schools. And billions more should go to helping states and local governments provide the essential services that would be drastically reduced without federal assistance. A fair way to assist states and local governments would be for Washington to help them make up for the sales tax revenue they’ve lost due to the pandemic. These sales tax losses are fairly straightforward to calculate. And since every state collects sales taxes, federal aid making up these losses could be fairly distributed across the country. Red states and blue states would benefit equitably. Another area where more federal aid is needed is for small businesses. Many received aid under the Payroll Protection Act, which extended them loans and grants to help keep their workers employed. Giving these businesses an additional lifeline so they can continue to stay open and provide jobs is a good investment. Economists of all stripes tell us that if these businesses were allowed to sink, many would never come back. The loss to the economy would be enormous. Finally, our hospitals and other medical facilities have been badly wounded by

he postCovid-19 business landscape will be altered for years to come.

the Covid-19 crisis, as almost all other hospital admissions and doctor’s visits dried up these past few months. They should get the extra help they need to continue to provide quality health care. And it’s not too early to begin to think about what the economic future will look like once the virus is defeated. The business landscape will be altered for years to come. The real estate industry may see wrenching change if offices remain empty after the pandemic fades. Malls may never recover the business they’ve lost to online sales. We can expect what amounts to a national reorganization of our economy, with many old and respected businesses failing and many new ones struggling to emerge. Let’s not lose our sense of hope and optimism. The American spirit is boundless. We’ve learned some hard lessons, including that we must bring critical manufacturing home rather than depending on the rest of the world to provide essential medicines and products. The promising race to develop a Covid19 vaccine by our scientists shows that with a concerted effort, even the seemingly impossible can be made possible. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.

Top-secret recipe revealed my family chicken soup recipe. It is special. I know every cook in every family makes the best chicken soup, but mine is outstanding. If there were a New York State Fair entry for chicken soup, I would win. I’m not claiming that in the age of Covid-19 it has unusual medicinal properties, but you can judge for yourself. It may not be hydroxychloroquine or bleach shots, but it’s a real comfort, spiritually and physically. Because Sabrina was so persistent, and because she also has a wicked sense of humor, I recently sent her the plans for my Manhattan Project of chicken soups. This was never meant to be published in a newspaper; it was meant to pass from kitchenwarm grandma hands to upturned fingers. It’s a kind of promise-to-keep, whispered mother to child. But in the interest of public health, here goes:

thinking Kosher was tastier. My mother said it was because of all the salt. Invite your chicken into the pot. (Give him a good scrubbing first, using no soap. It’s soup!)

ot to brag, but if there were a New York State fair entry for chicken soup, I’d win.

Dear Sabrina, OK, OK this is the recipe: Find a chicken and a huge pot. Now maybe this chicken has it all together, or maybe he comes in eighths. Could be a pullet or a broiler; equal opportunity here. Could be Kosher or not. I was brought up

Gather: 3 32-oz. cartons of any good organic chicken broth Bunch fresh parsley (well washed) 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon 1/2 cup pearl barley (rinsed and strained) 5 stalks of celery 2 turnips, peeled, sliced and diced 2 parsnips, peeled, sliced and diced 6 carrots or a bag of cut-

up carrots 2 medium sweet onions, chopped 10-oz. bag frozen mixed vegetables (no sauce or butter!) Salt, pepper, a nearly infinitesimal amount of rosemary . . . no, that’s too much . . . such a heavy hand. Now here’s the hard part: Put everything into a huge pot. Cover. Turn up the heat and simmer for an hour and 10. That should soften the toughest old bird. I call it the RBG method. The after part:

Lift the chicken out of the pot. He will not come willingly. And he may fool you by pretending to fall apart. And he may actually fall apart. Round up all his body parts and put them in a separate bowl. Choices here: You can shred the chicken into the soup and dispose of the bones, or you can eat the chicken as an entirely separate experience. Boiled chicken with something — anything — is quite yummy if you give it a chance. You can also cut the boiled chicken into salad or stuff in a taco or toss into a smoothie. (I’m kidding.) Find your soup blender stick and puree just the right amount of time. Depends on whether you like soupy soup, or thick puree, or recognizable pieces, or just vegetables and soup, in which case you won’t need the soup blender at all. You decide. Personally, I like a few seconds of blending, while letting the vegetables keep their identities intact. If you call and visit me, I’ll give you my matzo ball recipe. If you call and visit me often, I’ll give you my matzo ball recipe with all the ingredients. May you enjoy this recipe, and may it nourish all the people you love. Grandma Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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ropical Storm Isaias marched up the Eastern Seaboard Aug. 4 with 70-mph winds that snapped trees in half or ripped them out of the ground, often sending them crashing onto power lines, leaving 420,000 Long Island ratepayers without electricity. PSEG-Long Island had promised to respond faster to restore power than its predecessor, the Long Island Power Authority. As of last Saturday morning, 60,000 Long Islanders were still without electricity, however, and thousands were expected to remain that way through Monday — nearly a week after the storm. As Isaias blew through, communications between customers and PSEG-LI rapidly broke down, with people unable to send messages about lost power, despite the $1 billion in taxpayer and ratepayer funds that the utility had invested in upgrading its communications and smartmeter networks in recent years. State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, plans to hold hearings on the response to Isaias by utilities across the state, including the communications response by PSEG-LI, Altice and Verizon. The question is, what will come of those hearings? Will we vent our anger, and let that be the end of it? Will we seek another utility company to manage Long Island’s electrical system, as we did after Hurricane Sandy in 2012-13? Or will we work toward a more durable solution, one that considers the long-term effects of repeated tropical storms and hurricanes on an

island that juts 118 miles into the Atlantic Ocean, and one that hardens our infrastructure so we never again have to suffer the crippling damage that Isaias, and so many storms before, have left in their wakes? We can upgrade the communications network all we want, but as last week’s storm made clear, that effort would likely prove futile. If $1 billion wasn’t enough to fix the communications system well enough to respond to a tropical storm, then what amount would be needed to prepare for a Category 4 hurricane — with wind speeds double that of Isaias and a million people trying to message PSEG-LI all at once? One possible solution would be to bury the electric and cable wires, ensuring that they would remain stable and protected in hurricanes, tropical storms, ice storms and run-of-the-mill thunderstorms. The trouble is, burying lines is a massive undertaking that would require an investment of billions of dollars. Still, we should at least study it. Consider a small case study. During Isaias, a tree came down on Merrick Road in Merrick, near the Meadowbrook Parkway, cutting power to a .36-mile-long commerce zone just to the east. Within that small business district are two supermarkets, 11 restaurants, a frozen yogurt shop and an ice cream parlor, which had to throw out hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of food that had gone bad or melted because refrigeration

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LETTERS Put power lines underground To the Editor: Consumers want cheap electricity. As a result, utility companies have been unable to charge the appropriate rates to allow for capital improvements to upgrade the existing power grid and substations, and burying more power lines. Residents living in low-density neighborhoods want to keep the price of homes low by accepting aboveground power lines rather than burying them. After Tropical Storm Isaias, with limited crews, it was impossible to reach everyone within 24 hours with such a catastrophic loss of power impacting so many customers at once. I would gladly pay to cover costs for burying my power lines to ensure more reliable delivery. Unfortunately, this wouldn’t work unless my neighbors also agreed to do the same. Decades ago, elected officials attacked the Long Island Lighting Company for being overpriced and inefficient. They promised that creation of the Long Island Power Authority would solve all our problems. Having lived in Great Neck from the 1960s to now, I don’t recall LILCO being anywhere as bad as today’s generation of elected leader claim LIPA was. Voters deserve a rebate from the elected officials who committed consumer fraud by

was lost — in the case of one pizzeria alone, $50,000 worth, on top of the business it lost during the two days it had no power. There are 22 other businesses on this strip, ranging from a clothing shop to a gas station, a dry cleaner, a ballet studio and an insurance agency, as well as offices for a cosmetic surgeon, an attorney, a veterinarian and a pediatric dentist. Now, project all the lost goods and services in this commerce zone across Long Island, and you begin to understand the enormity of the economic hit that comes with even a relatively small-scale storm like Isaias. When we speak of storm damage, we generally talk about the price of repairs. Rarely do we consider the cost of business interruptions. This clearly needs greater deliberation. Burying lines, at an estimated cost of $1 million per mile, would undoubtedly raise electricity rates, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Spreading the project over decades, however, could mitigate the increase, while ensuring that future generations needn’t suffer as we have. Anaheim, Calif., is burying all its lines over 50 years, necessitating a 4 percent customer surcharge — or $4 per month for every $100 of electric use — while the cable TV companies must pay to bury their lines. The program began in 1990. With the climate crisis threatening to bring bigger hurricanes in the future, now, not later, is the time to act.

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Plummeting childhood vaccines: the next health crisis?

PPE. You’ll see people with masks, face ease in the U.S. each year. About 1,000 ly, a potential resurgence of preventable n the midst of a pandemic, the last t’s died. And that’s 1,000 too many. infections resulting from missed vaccines thing we need is another outbreak of tha shields, gowns and gloves, which protect Now that we’re in the recovery phase is also very real. a highly contagious infection like to them — but also protect you. in New York, the risk — to young and old One year ago this month, a measles measles. Unfortunately, the diligent the From the waiting room to the medical — of contracting Covid-19 is much lower outbreak in New York caused a 30-year work of stopping the spread of Covid-19 rooms, frequently touched and trafficked 19. In t than at any point during this crisis. Not high in cases of the highly contagious illhas, for many parents, meant falling areas are regularly cleaned and disinfect- reality only are there fewer patients, but the ness — which still kills hundreds of thoubehind on having their children routinely keep ou ed. Some organizations, like Northwell physical spaces are now safer, with measands of people per year globally. That vaccinated. Health, are using ultraviolet light technol- Our sures in place to protect any patient who outbreak occurred because in some comIndividually, missing one vaccine shot ogy to create an additional level of disin- line of enters a doctor’s munities we have may not seem like a big deal, fection. office. seen the number but immunization schedules So, health care offices are That starts with of people vaccinatwere developed after decades safe, and you shouldn’t be limiting the numed dip below safe of study, and the sheer numafraid to see your pediatriber of patients. levels, threatening ber of missed trips to pediatrician. Vaccinations have Once in the office, our hard-fought cians during the coronavirus changed the game on so many people remain six herd immunity, crisis has meant a drastic fallillnesses, saving millions of feet apart — six which protects the off in childhood immunizalives. But that progress can beach balls of entire community. tions across the country. unwind, and it can do so space. To avoid When that immuIn fact, the Centers for Disquickly — as it is right now in overcrowding, nity declines, ease Control and Prevention other parts of the world. JOSHUA DAVID CHARLES families are somethere’s a greater reports 250,000 fewer doses of Health care’s mission is to ROCKER FAGAN SCHLEIEN times asked to call risk for the infecmeasles-containing immunipromote and protect the genfrom their cars tion to spread. zations ordered from March 23 eral well-being of the commuwhen they arrive Last year it was to May 16 than during the nity. We need parents’ help. We and wait to be called in. just the measles we had to worry about. same time period in 2019. And it’s not just runnin can solve this problem together and Frequently, pediatric offices have desmeasles. There were also about 2.5 million Today it’s every vaccine-preventable illAdd ensure that we protect the entire herd. ignated mornings for visits from those ness, because if kids aren’t coming in for fewer doses of all routine non-influenza The time is now. Please don’t wait until the tea one vaccine, they’re not coming in for any. who are well and afternoons for “sick visvaccines. Across Cohen Children’s Mediwe have another outbreak on our hands. bus dri its,” which is another way of assuring the And yes, wash those hands. Measles is our main concern, because of cal Center’s 18 pediatric offices, we saw a soon be how rapidly it spreads and how it can lead health and protection of those visiting the 45 percent drop in all vaccinations for into sc office. Everyone over age 2 must be to dehydration, pneumonia and encephachildren of all ages in that same period. Dr. Joshua Rocker is the chief of pediatric York th masked, and is screened upon entry with litis, or swelling of the brain. But we also The good news is that you and your emergency medicine at Cohen Children’s pandem a symptom checklist. You will be asked if worry about Haemophilus influenzae child can catch up. Pediatricians across Medical Center. Dr. David Fagan is the cen- the poi you have a fever, any symptoms and any Type b, a major contributor to meningitis the country have worked overtime to creour sch ter’s vice chair of pediatric ambulatory known exposure to Covid-19, and based on administration. Dr. Charles Schleien is and bacteremia, when the bacteria ate safe environments, cleaning protocols ing ext those answers, you’ll be managed and spreads throughout the blood. Before the and strategies to minimize the risk of senior vice president and chair of pediatric moved within the office appropriately. Hib vaccination, about 20,000 children Covid infection. Fear of contracting the services at Northwell Health. Health care providers are dressed in full younger than 5 developed severe Hib disvirus is understandable, but unfortunate-

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A guest column was short on insight To the Editor: Re Robert A. Scott’s op-ed column, “Of course Black lives matter!” (July 2-8): Scott addressed the removal of President Woodrow Wilson’s name at Princeton University because of his racist views and policies. I say well and good, but wouldn’t the same reasoning apply to Franklin Roosevelt’s internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, and be worthy of similar response? Scott went on to characterize the Native American and Black man at the sides of Teddy’s Roosevelt’s statue at the American Museum of Natural History as representing “colonial expansion and racial discrimination.” Really? Does Scott truly believe that these figures were included in such negative context, rather than representing progress from backwardness and deprivation into a more hopeful future? Scott wrote that Black lives matter because “they were being eliminated by police violence.” Not only was this claim false, is that the only reason, for him, that

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Black lives should matter? That the kind of officer who killed George Floyd could get into law enforcement at all shows a failure in the vetting and training process, with such officers representing only a small part of law enforcement. For Scott to even imply that “police violence” is primarily responsible for Black deaths is absurd. Incredibly, he contends that “Black people are killed in their homes and suburban neighborhoods by white police.” Is he blind to the realities of drive-by shootings, of revenge killings, of assaults, robberies, murders and rapes of innocent Black people — infants, the young, the old — by those who live in these very communities? How many more such crimes, of the most horrific nature, have been reported since his article was published only weeks ago? Why does Scott attribute “failing schools” as the cause of Black social woes? Many of those who have participated in looting and arson are school-aged minors from minority communities. Would Scott dispute that lack of proper guidance and disciplining at home contributes to educational and social deficiencies? He should consider the dedicated students and teachers in these schools, and how their pursuits are impacted by the criminal and antisocial miscreants among them. ROBERT RUBALSKY East Rockaway

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