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Seaford man needs a kidney After fighting autoimmune disease, Tyler Donohue seeks a donor no clue what was wrong,” Katherine, an aide in the Seaford School District, said. “We were Feb. 28 started out as a nor- in shock.” mal Sunday morning Tyler was rushed to for Seaford resident Nassau University Tyler Donohue and Medical Center in his family. His parents, East Meadow. After Peter and Katherine, doctors conducted were preparing for a bloodwork, they told vacation in Connectihim that he was in c u t t h e fo l l ow i n g renal failure, and had weekend, and Tyler, only 3 percent to 5 per25, was mapping out cent of normal kidney the road trip route for function. He was put Tyler Donohue his parents. on dialysis, underwent Suddenly, in front a biopsy and ended up of his 12-year-old sister Annie, in intensive care with internal Tyler dropped to the kitchen bleeding in his right kidney floor and had a seizure. “We had Continued on page 15
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Six points! MacArthur High players Joey Forchelli, left, and Finn Duffy celebrated after the Generals scored a touchdown in their Homecoming game last Saturday. MacArthur defeated Herricks High School 28-7. Story, Page 3.
Historical Society shifts from Harvest Fair to Treasure Sale By KaTE NalEPiNSKi knalepinski@liherald.com
What was once a crowded Harvest Fair outside the Seaford Historical Society’s Museum on Waverly Avenue — complete with local vendors and live performances in the Town of Hempstead’s portable bandshell — took a slightly different turn this year due to the pandemic. The Seaford Historical Society held a Treasure Sale on the museum grounds on Sunday. A plethora of knickknacks and antiques — mainly donations from local people — were available for purchase, as were autumnal plants. All proceeds
went to the Historical Society. “It was too much to ask local businesses to support us this year — and they really do support us,” Judy Bongiovi, the organization’s president, said. Despite the challenges of dealing with the coronavirus — from remote meetings to a lack of fundraising opportunities — the Historical Society has found ways to adapt and move forward. It has upgraded and refurbished the exterior of the museum, on Waverly Avenue. At its entrance is the Heritage Walkway, with each engraved brick purchased by a benefactor. While the initial bricks were installed last November, a new set has already
been laid in place and another is expected to be completed in the coming months, Bongiovi said. The museum, established in 1893, was repainted in May, and new landscaping was installed. The society has resumed regular meetings and raffles inside. Visiting hours are the first Sunday of every month, from noon to 3 p.m. Charles Wroblewski, former president of the organization, said that the Treasure Sale, organized by the board of directors, served as a reminder to the community that the society is still functioning. “It’s a little different, but the main thing was that we wanted to get back and show
the community that we’re still in business,” Wroblewski said, “and, of course, the plants are a big draw.” Though the event was a change of pace for the community, locals stopped by from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to check out the items on sale, which included an antique Remington typewriter, a wooden soap box, a tin Nassau
County ballot box and a bright yellow Royal Crown Cola cooler. An antiques pricing expert visited the fair before it opened to provide estimates for the sale items. One weathervane, donated by a patron, was listed for $400. While its origin was unknown, museum Director Karen Cass said, it is assumed to Continued on page 9
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Quarterback ryan Muller bursts through a poster held by cheerleaders during the homecoming game as other players take the field.
MacArthur wins homecoming, 28-7 General Douglas MacArthur High School’s Generals soundly defeated Herricks High School’s Highlanders at the Levittown School District’s homecoming game on Sept. 25, winning 28-7. The MacArthur homecoming parade began at noon, and by 2 p.m., community members had packed out the stands for the team’s third game this season. Many viewers sported red and white in support of the Generals, who have been undefeated this season.
Macarthur high School cheerleaders created a tower on the sideline. PlayerS froM both teams met at midfield during the coin toss. the bleacherS were full of community members and visitors for the game between MacArthur and Herricks, which kicked off at 2 p.m. Macarthur Player Joey Forchelli keeps the ball away from a Herricks’ athlete.
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Food pantry gets over $1k in donations For The Love of Pete’s Pantry in Seaford recently received over $1,000 in donations from social media campaigns. Earlier this month, the nonprofit obtained two checks from Network For A Good, a fundraising software which operates through Facebook, according to cofounder Beth Escobar. In just one day the group received $1,012 in donations. Since the group mainly operates out of Escobar’s home in Seaford, all donations will go directly to the community. “We are thrilled to receive donations like this, especially with the holidays coming up,” Escobar said in a phone interview. The nonprofit, which provides nonperishables and other goods to those in need for free, is gearing up for its annual Thanksgiving food collection. This year, the food drive will be held in
honor of Mary L. Brunie. Brunie, the mother-in-law of co-founder Claudia Brunie, died 10 years ago. “She was all about family,” Escobar said. “We wanted to do this in memory of her.” In the spirit of Mary’s Thanksgiving celebrations, Escobar said the group aims to prepare Thanksgiving dinners for over 50 families, as they did last year. Pete’s Pantry has already started collecting donations until Nov. 19. The pantry is requesting the following items be donated: stuffing, instant mashed potatoes, corn (creamed and regular), turkey gravy, green beans, cream of mushroom soup, crispy onions, canned yams, corn muffin mix, macaroni and cheese, cranberry sauce, rice and beans. Individuals interested in donating can drop off goods at: 437 Piping Rock Road in Seaford.
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Bridging the Holocaust understanding gap By Roksana amid newsroom@liherald.com
New York has the highest Jewish population outside of Israel. With that in mind, many young New Yorkers are misinformed about the Holocaust at the same time that the state is seeing a rise in anti-Semitic attacks. A recent, first-of-its-kind survey, conducted by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Ger many, found high levels of inadequate Holocaust education among young people in all 50 states. In New York, 58 percent of Millennials and Gen Zers — those born between 1981 and 1996 and 1997 and 2010, respectively — could not name a single World War II concentration camp, death camp or ghetto, according to the survey. Sixty percent of New York young people also did not know that 6 million Jews died in the Holocaust, and 57 percent reported seeing Holocaust denial or distortion on social media and elsewhere online. Dr. Stacie Locascio, a certified BrainCore Neurofeedback provider and mother of two from Glen Cove, said, “It’s absolutely shocking, and that just shows you how much anti-Semitism there is out there. I think [young people] are probably getting it from social media, which they probably believe more than they believe their teachers.” Social media has become a politically charged platform to spread misinformation, and the extent of that misinformation is cause for concern to Holo-
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andRea BolendeR, acTing executive director of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center in Glen Cove. caust educators like Andrea Bolender, who is acting executive director of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center in Glen Cove. “Education has changed over the years. I remember when I was in high school — you know, a hundred years ago — that you could take a Holocaust elective for a whole semester, and I think education has changed,” Bolender said. Elected leaders like State Sen. Todd
Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, are working to ensure New York schools provide adequate Holocaust education. Kaminsky said he believes there are schools on Long Island that are doing a good job of educating students about the horrors of the Holocaust, but he stressed the need for schools to undergo audits to see how students are being educated, and whether school curricula need to be amended. “It’s not just enough to mandate it in the law that Holocaust education should be taught. We actually have to make sure it’s being taught, and it’s clearly not, or not well,” Kaminsky said in an interview with The Long Island Advocate. “And so, something has to be done, and we need to know where the problems are and direct our resources there.” A bill proposed by Kaminsky to authorize the state education commissioner to undertake a study of which school districts are teaching about the Holocaust and which are not is currently under review in committee in the State Legislature. Kaminsky is now running for Nassau County district attorney. Bolender said that without in-depth education about the past behaviors that led to the Holocaust, history could repeat itself. Bolender said young people must understand the context behind the history. “That’s what we do here at the Holocaust [Memorial and Tolerance Center]. We identify the period of hate, which
behaviors will lead up to a genocide, but also examine the roots of anti-Semitism. A lot of people think it started with World War II,” she said. In 2019, anti-Semitic hate crimes rose by 14 percent across the United States, according to the FBI. New York was among the states where they were on the rise. On Long Island, swastikas have been etched into sidewalks in Oceanside, Ku Klux Klan stickers placed on poles in Bay Shore and swastikas spraypainted at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center. Bolender shared that most youths who have vandalized the Holocaust museum have not been Glen Cove locals. As a consequence, most must perform community service and take part in Holocaust education, including the meaning of Nazi symbols. “We have to spend a little more time developing their emotional intelligence, not just their mathematical and science intelligence,” Bolender said of today’s students. “Emotional intelligence will get you much further in life and make you a better human being. Isn’t that what we all want for our kids, for someone to say they were a good person Locascio said parents play a key role in their children’s emotional development, especially regarding current events in the Middle East. “I think their parents just need to pay a little bit more attention to what their kids are doing, thinking and who they’re hanging out with,” she said.
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is a $4 fee. The Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center is located at Jones Beach State Park, West End 2, 150 Bay Pkwy.
Wantagh Kiwanis Comedy Night Wantagh Kiwanis is hosting a comedy night fundraiser at Governors Comedy Club at 90 Division Ave., in Levittown. Admission to the show at 8 p.m. is $25. Attendees must be 16 or older. Food will be available, and gift baskets will be raffled off. Call Debbie Tota at (516) 729-0521 for tickets.
Fire department blood drive Wantagh Fire Department is having a blood drive from 2:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 3470 Park Ave., in Wantagh. To schedule an appointment, visit: https:// donate.nybc.org/donor/schedules/ drive_schedule/285430.
Friday, October 1
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Weekly car meet
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The American Muscle Car Club of Long Island and the Rolling Joint food truck meet weekly from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Enjoy some good food, cars and friends. Don’t forget to bring a chair. For more info visit http://amccliny.com/. They meet at 3333 Sunrise Hwy., in Wantagh.
Head to United Skates at 1276 Hicksville Rd., in Seaford for adult skate from 8 to 11 p.m. Admission is $13.50 and there is a $5 skate rental. Ages 18 and older. To purchase tickets visit: https:// www.unitedskates.com/public/seaford/ schedule/united-skates-long-islandweekly-schedule/index.cfm.
Saturday, October 2 Seaford farmers’ market Head over to the Seaford farmers’ market for some fresh produce from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. The market is located on Washington Ave., at the east end of the Seaford Long Island Rail Road parking lot.
Wantagh County Park walk South Shore Walking and Hiking Group is hosting a walk around Wantagh County Park at 1 King Rd., from 4 to 6 p.m. For further info visit https://www.meetup.com/merrick-hiking-group/events/.
Weekly social skills group Cornerstone Behavioral Services hosts a weekly social skills group designed and supervised by behavior analysts at Sensory Beans at 3309 Merrick Rd., in Wantagh from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Children learn social skills, self-management and problem-solving skills in a fun manner. Pre-registration is required. For more info, email: admin@ cornerstoneaba.com.
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Seaford Chamber of Commerce fall festival Seaford’s second annual fall festival is at the Seaford train station on Saturday, Oct. 2 from 1 to 5 p.m. There will be plenty of local vendors, pumpkin painting sessions for kids, food trucks, ice cream, live music and other activities. at Forest City Park at 3099 Morgan Dr., in Wantagh from 12 to 4 p.m. The band plays 60’s through today’s music.
Cedar Creek Park fall duathlon Brands Cycles and Fitness is hosting a fall duathlon at Cedar Creek Park at 3340 Merrick Rd., in Seaford. Check in starts at 7 a.m. and closes at 8 a.m. For further info visit https://www.bikesignup.com/Race/CedarCreekParkFallDuathlon/Page-4.
Singles extreme bowling mixer Wantagh AMF Bowling Lanes will host a singles bowling from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Age groups include 23-37, 32-46 and 38-53. The cost is $41 per person. For more info, visit: https://events.longisland.com/singles-x-treme-bowlingmixer-age-teams-a-23-38-b-32-47. html.
Last Exit live Head down to Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall to listen to Last Exit. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are available at www. muls.com. For more questions you can call 516-783-7500. Mulcahy’s is located at 3232 Railroad Ave., in Wantagh.
Sunday, October 3
Monday, October 4 Strength, flexibility and balance session Join the Wantagh library and instructor Barbara Gilmartin from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for a class with basic exercises using stretch bands. Attendees should bring light hand weights. A class fee of $20 is due at time of registration. The event will take place in the community room.
Pancreatic cancer research walk The pancreatic cancer research walk will be at Jones Beach field 5. Check in is 8:30 a.m. and the walk starts at 10 a.m. For more info, visit: https:// events.lustgarten.org/event/2021-longisland-pancreatic-cancer-researchwalk/e326979.
Tuesday, October 5 Creature feature tour Families of all ages can join the Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center for a “creature feature” from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Learn about their reptile species and spend time with them in person. There
Thursday, October 7 $5 skate Head to United Skates at 1276 Hicksville Rd., in Seaford for $5 skate from 4 to 6 p.m. To purchase tickets visit https://www.unitedskates.com/public/ seaford/schedule/united-skates-longisland-weekly-schedule/index.cfm.
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 knalepinski@liherald.com
The Seaford Chamber of Commerce will host a “trunk or treat” event on Oct. 30 from 12 to 3 p.m. The John Theissen Children’s Foundation will host its Freaky 5K race and walk on Oct. 17. Wantagh Chamber of Commerce is having an October raffle. Call Karen at (516) 659-6201 for info. There is a bridal show at the Gatsby at Jones Beach on Oct. 27 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Sunset Grill in Seaford is having a Spooktacular Sunday Funday special on Halloween at 6 p.m.
Relics abound at Historical Society’s sale um, which is what we’re trying be valuable because it is con- to do today.” Various tchotchkes filled sidered a collector’s item in tables close to the Southern states. museum building, Cass, a former which ranged in Seaford Chamber price, and plenty of Commerce presof Seaford Vikings ident and a current apparel, museum member of the Seasouvenirs and seaford, Wantagh and sonal plants were Massapequa chamavailable for purbers, said the fair chase. was part of a conSeaford resident tinuing effort to Phil Nicola, a Fire maintain Seaford’s Department volunhistoric integrity. teer and a longtime “The whole member of the aspect of it is the society, said that board of directors wh i l e t h e s a l e and the communicouldn’t replace ty get together, and the hustle and busall the money Karen Cass tle of the Harvest that’s raised goes Fair, it was certainto save the history,” Director, ly an appropriate Cass said. “Not just Seaford Museum replacement in the of the building, but interim. inside the building, “I don’t think it’s going to we have artifacts … that are specifically related to Seaford take the place of the fair,” Nicoand the surrounding communi- la said at the event. “So we’re hoping to be back next year. ties. “People may have donated But in the meantime, this is them for one reason or anoth- good. Once we’re out of the er,” she added, “but we can still Covid era, I’m sure we’ll get get the funds back to the muse- back to the Harvest Festival.”
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Karen Cass, direCtor of the Seaford Museum, right, chatted with Port Washington resident Jeff Hellerman, Seaford native Linda Sleszynski, of Northport, and Rose Sleszynski, of Seaford, about what was being sold at the Historical Society’s Treasure Sale on Sunday.
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games to watch Friday, oct. 1
Girls Soccer: Massapequa at East Meadow .........4:15 p.m. Girls Tennis: Lynbrook at Oceanside......................4:30 p.m. Girls Tennis: South Side at Long Beach.................4:30 p.m. Girls Volleyball: East Rockaway at Mepham ..........4:30 p.m. Field Hockey: Sewanhaka at East Meadow...........4:30 p.m. Boys Soccer: Hewlett at V.S. North ........................4:45 p.m. Boys Soccer: Kennedy at South Side....................4:45 p.m. Football: East Meadow at Farmingdale .....................6:30 p.m. Football: South Side at Manhasset ...........................6:30 p.m. Football: Lawrence at Island Trees .............................6:30 p.m.
saturday, oct. 2
Girls Soccer: South Side at Garden City ................... 1 p.m. Football: Garden City at Long Beach......................... 2 p.m. Football: Sewanhaka at Baldwin ............................... 2 p.m. Football: Carey at Elmont ............................................... 2 p.m. Football: East Rockaway at Clarke .................................. 2 p.m. Girls Volleyball: Long Beach at South Side................ 2 p.m. Girls Soccer: Clarke at Carey..................................... 2 p.m. Football: Massapequa at Oceanside .............................. 3 p.m. Football: Hempstead at Freeport .................................... 3 p.m. Football: New Hyde Park at V.S. Central .......................... 3 p.m. Football: Hewlett at V.S, South ........................................ 3 p.m. Football: Seaford at North Shore .................................... 3 p.m. Football: Herricks at Calhoun ......................................... 3 p.m.
Macarthur kicked off the 2021 season with a strong start powered largely by its defense. The Generals (3-0 have limited opponents to just three touchdowns in their first three games while outscoring opponents 83 to 21. Despite the promising beginning, longtime head coach Bobby Fehrenbach is taking a measured approach as his team prepares for a challenging close to the regular season schedule. “Ware just trying to get better every week,” said Fehrenbach, who has guided MacArthur to two county titles in 2002 and 2015. “We have a lot of good athletes and are trying to find that right mix between running and passing.” MacArthur (3-0) kept rolling with a 28-7 homecoming win against Herricks last Saturday in which the Generals jumped out to a 28-0 lead. Senior running back James Napoli rushed for 157 yards with two touchdowns and junior Joey Forchelli also reached the end zone twice. The Herricks win followed a dominating 42-14 victory at Valley Stream Central on Sept. 18 in which Napoli had a monster day with a 59-yard touchdown reception and two rushing scores. Napoli finished with 112 yards rushing. Senior quarterbacks Ryan Muller and Jack Butler also had big days against Valley Stream Central combing for 116 yards on 6-8 passing. Butler threw the 59-yard touchdown pass to Napoli while Muller tossed an 18-yard score to senior wide receiver Matt Papach following a James Hagel recovery on the opening possession. A season-opening 13-0 victory against Long Beach on Sept. 11 was won from clutch fourth quarter plays. With the game scoreless through the game’s first three periods, Napoli rushed for two touchdowns in the game’s final 12 minutes with both conversions on fourth-and goal situations. He finished with 111 yards on the ground. “We leaned on him that game since he was one of the top kids coming back for us,” said Fehrenbach of Napoli, who missed a few games in the spring due to COVID-19 contract tracing rules. “He didn’t get to play in all eight games last year, but when he did he took advantage of his opportunities.”
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seNioR James Napoli rushed for 157 yards and a pair of touchdowns last Saturday
as MacArthur beat Herricks, 28-6, on Homecoming. Fehrenbach credits the running game success in large part to his offensive line, which only returned two starters in James Clarkson and Anthony Tufano. Senior center Griffin Shapiro along with Matt Clarkson, John Lozito and Nick Milau have stepped up to fill the void of the graduated linemen. The Generals defense also stepped up big when it stopped Long Beach at the fiveyard line late in the first half. Mario Logoz-
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“I just like the way it came out,” Padavan said when she was asked what inspired to enter the board into the competition. Padavan said she used three different types of wood for the project, which she completed as a sophomore. She cut and sanded individual pieces before gluing them together and staining the final product. Teacher Nick Isgro supervised Padavan in the classroom. The board took several weeks to complete. Padavan said she brought the cutting board home – but it doesn’t get much use, as she wants to keep it in good shape.
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Halloween-themed 5k slated to return By Stephanie Banat newsroom@liherald.com
For longtime Wantagh resident Karen Lofgren and her family, the John Theissen Children’s Foundation holds a special place in their hearts. “My family has lived in Wantagh for 48 years,” Lofgren said, “and we’ve been involved with the foundation for many of those years.” Lofgren’s family will sponsor this year’s Freaky 5K Walk and .25 Mile Trick or Treat Trot, two Halloween-themed fundraisers organized by the nonprofit. All proceeds from the walk, slated for Oct. 17, will go toward the foundation’s Wish Program, tied to the Make A Wish Foundation, which grants the wishes of children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. Lofgren will sponsor, she said, to honor the memory of her father, Bob Nicosia, who died in October 2008 due to a 9/11-related illness. “Raising funds for such an important cause like this foundation brings honor to our family and to Bob,” Lofgren said. “We are hoping all of our family and friends will keep Bob in their prayers and memories by supporting this event and participating in the races.” Founder John Theissen of Wantagh said that the ninth annual event is something “the whole neighborhood looks forward to.” “We have a ton of residents who stand outside their front doors and wait for the runners to pass by so they can cheer us on, Theissen said. “The community is always very supportive and the 5k walk is always an awesome time.” The “freaky” race will begin at 8:30 a.m. behind the foundation’s headquarters, the John Theissen Family Fun Center, at 1881 Wantagh Ave. Racers will loop onto Park Avenue and continue down the backstreets of Wantagh, finishing in the parking lot behind the center. The timed walk will include water stops, mile marketers and clocks for runners. A candy stop will be at the 1.5 mile marker. Here, runners can stop and grab
Children Sported halloween costumes at the 2019 Trick or Treat Trot. The children’s race takes place before annual Freaky 5k run. This year’s race will be on Oct. 17. Courtesy John Theissen
the John theissen Children’s Foundation Nonprofit John Theissen Children’s Foundation in Wantagh helps sick and underprivileged children. Founder John Theissen started the organization in 1992 after hosting a holiday toy drive on his parents’ lawn. He said he collected over 800 toys in just two weeks. It’s part of what sparked the inspiration for the organization. Since it was created, the nonprofit has collected over one million new toys Halloween candy, which is especially popular for families with children, said Theissen. There will also be refreshments available for runners past the finish line. Prior to the walk, from 8 to 8:30 a.m. children under 10 years old are invited to participate in the “Trick or Trot.” Each child will be provided with a goody bag at the end of that race. “This event is perfect for both competitive runners and people who want to walk for fun,” explained Theissen. “We have
and donated them to sick and underprivileged children in over 180 hospitals and child-care facilities, according to the foundation’s website. The foundation offers: transportation to and from treatment services for sick and underprivileged kids, organizes free parties for them at the foundation’s Family Fun Center, and works to fulfill the desires of children through its Wish Program. top athletes who run and want to see their best time and we have families who just want to get outside and have a fun, casual walk through Wantagh.” All participants are encouraged to dress up in Halloween costumes to win best costume awards in three categories: adults 18 and older, children and teens 10-17 years old and children under 10 years old. Tickets to participate in the walk are $20 if registered in advance on the foun-
dation’s website. Participation will cost $25 if purchased on the day of the event. Long sleeve shirts will also be distributed to the first 700 registrants. Corey Roberts, manager of Baldwinbased event company Race Awesome Inc., said he works closely with the John Theissen Foundation and is looking forward to this year’s walk. “We are very excited that the walk is coming back,” Roberts said. “It didn’t happen last year because of Covid-19, and we are super happy to be involved again and help raise money for underprivileged children.” Roberts, who lives in Baldwin, organizes races all over Long Island to raise money for various charitable causes such as the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research and the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. He has also worked with the John Theissen foundation since 2014 and helps them organize their 5k walk each year. “We always look for charities that do really great things in our local community,” said Roberts, “That’s why we chose to work with John. … he does a tremendous amount of work to help our local community.”
News brief Seaford superintendent provides Covid-19 update at school board meeting Superintendent Adele Pecora provided an update on the number of coronavirus cases in the Seaford Union Free School District at the Sept. 22 Board of Education meeting. According to data provided during the meeting, there have been 24 reported cases split between the 14 students and 10 adults in the district. “We are continuing to monitor it. It does not appear that the spread is occurring in the schools, so we’re just trying to make sure that we provide an appropriate educational setting for all our students when they’re out on quarantine,” Pecora said at the meeting. Last year, Seaford parents were able to view the latest Covid-19 data online through the New York State Department of Health COVID Report Card. As of Sept. 24, the website indicates that there have been 15 lab-reported positive tests within school district
boundaries. Individuals in the district will now be tested for Covid-19 weekly. Seaford employees can opt out if they have proof of vaccination, Pecora added. The first testing session was held on Sept. 23. After an inquiry from a parent, Pecora said the district has been in the process of hiring more substitute teachers this year to mitigate the potential damage of Covid-19 absences in teachers. She noted that the district is hopeful that it will not be in a position where it lacks faculty and staff. “Our hope is always to be able to keep our doors open and not worry about not having enough staff,” she said. Field trips are not being offered for students at this time, she said, but on-campus activities are being organized outdoors, specifically at the elementary school level.
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continued from front page because his hemoglobin was dropping to critical levels. He recovered after receiving nine blood transfusions over the course of about two weeks. When the results of the biopsy came back about a week later, Tyler was diagnosed with anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic autoantibody vasculitis MPO, a rare autoimmune disease of the small blood vessels that destroys the kidneys, lungs and sinuses. In Tyler’s case, only his kidneys were affected. “It just came out of the blue,” Katherine said. “He had no symptoms beforehand — no pain, no discomfort.” Tyler, who has high-functioning autism, attended Nassau BOCES’ Joseph M. Barry Career & Technical Education Center in Westbury, became an Eagle Scout and graduated from Seaford High School in 2015. In high school he played junior varsity football and served as the high school mascot at Homecoming games. For two years before the pandemic hit, Tyler, now 26, worked as a substitute cleaner in the district, but had to give up the job because of his health condition. He began chemotherapy at NUMC on March 12. After about a month and a half and four treatments, he returned home, with doctors indicating that there was no evidence of the autoimmune disease. With the condition in remission, Tyler and his family headed to the Northwell Health Transplant Center in Manhasset in early July, where he underwent additional testing, like echocardiograms and EKG’s, in preparation for seeking a kidney donor. A number of doctors agreed that he would be a good transplant candidate, he said. “But they failed to inquire about the Covid vaccine,” Tyler said, telling the Herald that he chose not to be vaccinated because he had concerns about the safety of the vaccine for immunocompromised people like him. This led to another complication: Northwell officials said they could not move forward with the donor search at their facility if he was unvaccinated. Northwell recently mandated the vaccines for its employees — over 76,000 in all — at 23 local hospitals and other outpatient facilities. Asked how he felt about switching to a new facility, Tyler said, “There’s a lot of uncertainty, to be honest with you. When this all happened at first, I had no idea where to start. Neither did my parents. It hit me and my folks like a ton of bricks.”
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Peter, tyler, Annie and Katherine Donohue outside their Seaford home. The family is trying to find a kidney donor for Tyler, who was diagnosed with end-stage renal failure in February. But the family is moving forward. Tyler had his first virtual appointment at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan this month, he has an in-person evaluation scheduled for mid-October, and he believes he will be eligible for a kidney transplant in six months. He is seeking a donor that has blood type O. In the meantime, he is on autoimmune suppressants to keep the vasculitis at bay, and undergoes dialysis three times a week. “It’s been a lot to take in,” he said. “It’s pretty surreal, from how fast every single aspect of my life has changed so quickly.” Longtime family friend Debbie Chapman, of Oceanside, who grew up in East Meadow with Katherine Donohue, said she was shocked when she heard about Tyler’s situation. “You don’t think somebody so young is going to need a kidney transplant,” Chapman said. “For all intents and purposes, he was relatively healthy.” Chapman described Tyler as an “amazing young man.” “He’s thoughtful, he’s kind, he knows a lot about a lot of things, and readily shares that information with you,” she said with a laugh. “He’s really trying to hang in there and have a positive outlook through this whole thing. Chapman said she applauded the Donohues’ perseverance. “Kathy amazes
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me,” she said of Tyler’s mother. “It’s a constant battle, a constant challenge to deal with all these different doctors and these different systems, and she’s been able to muddle through all of that. Where other parents might just throw in the towel, she has been his champion — as she has been since he was little, for many things in his life.” In March, Tyler had a procedure that allowed him to undergo dialysis intravenously, through a port in his chest. He still has the catheter in his chest, but it is expected to be removed on Friday. “It’s been a seven-month journey,” Katherine said. “You never realize in a second how your life can change.” The family’s goal? A kidney transplant for Tyler by December. “It’s a long shot,” he said, “but I think we can pull it off.
How to help tyler and his family Tyler is seeking a kidney donor that is blood type O. Those who are interested in donating can go to http://cornell.donorscreen.org, where they can fill out a form and receive additional information. To follow Tyler’s story on his social media group Kidney Champion For Tyler on Facebook, go to https://www.facebook.com/ groups/kidneychampfortyler.
Wantagh man arrested after allegedly assaulting officer A Wantagh man was arrested early Sunday morning after he assaulted a police officer, according to a Nassau County Police Department release. Tristan Persaud, 24, was charg ed with seconddegree assault and was arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on Sunday. Police arrived at a residence on Red Maple Drive on Sept. 26 around 12:57 tristan a.m. after an individual reported a “disturbance.” According to the release, police heard loud screaming coming from the home when they arrived. Upon further
investigation, police found Persaud was screaming and being restrained by his family members inside the home. Police placed the man into custody shortly after and seated him on the floor, at which time he stood up, fell backward and kicked an officer in the face, the release stated. The officer sustained abrasions on his face and blurred vision as a result Persaud of the incident. He was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. Persaud was also transported to a nearby hospital for assessment.
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was mowing my backyard lawn in Merrick last Saturday when I was suddenly struck by the strange sensation that I had missed the bus to my race — that I should, at the moment, have been running a 5K or a 10K at a frantic pace instead of plodding along, mower in hand. The temperature was a perfect 72 degrees, with no wind. Sunshine streamed down. The leaves on the trees were halfbrown and turning crisp. Fall was clearly in the air. Year after year, from my early adolescence to my SCoTT young adulthood, I ran cross-country BRINToN every fall, from middle school through college, missing only two seasons in high school. I was conditioned to gear up for the racing season as September neared an end. When the fall air and the angle of the sun in the sky turned just so, I had to be ready to run — hard. The nervous anticipation I felt as the racing season approached was embedded in my brain, and every now and again it pops up, even now, more than three decades later. Such was the case on Saturday. That got me thinking about how screwy the past 18 months must have been for our
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young athletes, how all of the coronavirus delays and cancellations in their sports seasons must have messed with their heads, whether they were elementary-age kids a few years into athletics or college competitors. When you’ve participated for years in a sport, there is an intuitive sense you feel for its up-anddown rhythms and welltimed rituals. As a cross-country runner, I knew I had from midSeptember to late October to qualify for season-ending championships in early November, a narrow window within which to achieve that year’s goals, for sure. It was six straight weeks of focused energy, of exacting routines and, potentially, of great disappointment or glory on the field of play. I was never a star runner, though in college I did eventually achieve my goal of breaking 17 minutes in the 5K, running it in 16:40, and 5 minutes in the mile, finishing it in 4:31. What cross-country, and track in college, gave me was a sense of belonging, camaraderie, place. That’s important for a young person. Athletics also gave me a routine — I knew where I had to be after school and on Saturday. My schedule revolved around sports. I thought about how disruptive the pandemic must have been over the past year and a half to the routines of tens of thousands of young athletes, and the joy they
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must be feeling as they return this fall for their regularly appointed seasons. Then I thought about Bulgaria. From 1991 to 1993, I served in the Peace Corps there, teaching English at the Vasil Drumev High School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences in Veliko Tarnovo, an ancient city in central Bulgaria. There were no after-school athletics in Bulgarian schools. If you wanted to play sports, you attended a specialized high school, open only to those displaying natural athletic ability. At Vasil Drumev, there wasn’t even much of a gym program. The students, in grades seven to 12, hung out in the school courtyard during a free period when the weather permitted, playing basketball or volleyball. Boys did most of the playing. Girls often sat on the sidelines, chatting. There were no grass fields, no bleachers or scoreboards, only two basketball hoops set on one downwardsloping asphalt court, which, in the U.S., would no doubt have been a lawsuit waiting to happen. One day, I asked my students what they did after school without sports or even clubs. Mostly, they said, they walked around town with friends, stopping for coffee at a café, where they would sit for an hour or two before heading home to finish homework and eat dinner with their fami-
’d never suggest that we do away with them, but they do have a downside.
lies. Afterward, they might watch TV on the handful of channels that were available then, and they were usually in bed by 10 p.m. It all sounded shockingly stress-free. High school and college athletics in the U.S. can be wonderful, but the competitions are frequently high-stress events. The emphasis is too often on winning, on beating the competition, on rising to the top. Even youth athletics can be anxiety-provoking, which I found as a volunteer soccer and track coach when my kids were younger. I hope the pandemic might give us pause to think more deeply about our high school and college athletic programs. I would never suggest that we do away with them and adopt a Bulgarian-like system. As a former interscholastic athlete, I see the intrinsic value in sports. I also see the downside — the over-programming of students’ schedules, the often intense rivalries that can develop between teams and lead to divisions among young people, and the prioritization of victory over young athletes’ health, including their mental health. Pushing young people beyond their limits to the point of a physical or mental breakdown in order to win a trophy is never worth the cost. Never. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@ liherald.com.
It’s fall 2021. Can summer 2022 be far behind?
y earliest memory of a family vacation adventure ended with my mother and father falling into each other’s arms and sobbing. I was 7 years old. They were 31. We traveled 11 hours in our black Oldsmobile to a rental my dad had found in the newspaper known as Stony Hill Farm. It was in the armpit of New Hampshire, and we had dreamt of it, talked about it, and planned for it over an entire grim New York winter. I can still see the scene where we drove onto the property. I was sweating RANDI in the back seat KREISS with my 3-year-old sister and my Grandma Annie. We had turned off the main road, and when we saw the sign for Stony Hill, we were thrilled that all the days of our two-week vacation lay ahead. Then we saw the “cottages” — tiny, shabby huts that were more than chicken coops but not acceptable dwellings for humans who could walk upright. We moved in, but not really. At 4 a.m. my parents woke us up, and we jumped into the car and fled, presumably skipping out on
our reservation and any financial commitments to the scamming “resort” owner. The story came back to me this week as I started fantasizing about finding a rental for a few weeks in Maine next summer. I know it’s crazy early for planning anything, but I’m dreaming. I need to buy into a future when we can travel again without risking our lives. In case you’re wondering, everyone is going to Maine; it’s become the “it” place for summer. Ogunquit is the new East Hampton. Part of Maine’s popularity has been its shabby chic, inexpensive cachet. No more. Long gone are the days when early colonists fed lobsters, considered trash food, to their prisoners. Since my early trauma in New Hampshire, the renting of vacation properties has become big business on Vrbo, Airbnb, HomeToGo and other platforms that bring owners and renters together — not without issues. The companies have gotten so big, and so many people are looking to escape, that the fees have soared and the potential for scams is always present. That said, we’ve found reasonably good vacation apartments and houses over the past 30 years, and I was looking to Maine for our
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getaway. Maine may still be shabby, but the prices are for the rich and famous. For the uninitiated, when you rent on the platforms, for any time from one night to several months, you get to see photos and a list of amenities and house rules and availability. I am now the world’s expert on deciphering what the house descriptions and photos actually reveal. Wherever you wander, I offer this as a pubic service: When reading about a property, look no further if you see the words “cozy” or “adorable.” This is online speak for cramped. You may have to crawl into the dormer bedroom. If the list of amenities includes “washing machine available,” it may be coin-operated. You don’t want to play your washer like a slot machine. “Basic” kitchen supplies is a red flag. Expect only salt and pepper. “Evolving” neighborhood also not a positive. Study, study, study the photos. The angles can make a 6-by-8 room look like a football field. We nearly booked one appealing place until we looked at a photo of a bedroom and spotted what turned out to be a toilet right next to the bed. Another place had beautiful
s you search for a future vacation rental, pay very close attention to details.
wood floors, white walls and spiffy-looking appliances, but no other furniture aside from beds in otherwise empty bedrooms and living areas. “Waterfront” can mean anything from waves crashing on a beach in front of the house to a glimpse of a canal from an attic window. You must read all — every one — of the house reviews posted by renters. People will write on and on about how perfect the house is and then, perhaps prompted by conscience, add something like, “Just one little thing. There were mice in the walls. But, really, the owner took care of it immediately.” One house looked very promising until I read a review that said, “This was a spectacular house with a beautiful view of the bay. I would definitely go back again except for the man living in the basement.” Now I’m pursuing non-Maine properties, slightly off the grid, with more acceptable prices. Canada is a possibility if it stays open to travelers from the U.S. I did see a nice house in South Dakota. It boasted “stunning mountain views” and a “chef ’s kitchen.” But one reviewer complained of bears breaking into cars, more than once. There’s always something. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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ere we are, nine years after Superstorm Sandy pummeled Nassau County’s South and North Shores, still waiting for the federal and state governments to take meaningful action to harden our coastal infrastructure to withstand the likes of such a storm in the future. For sure, strides have been made. The City of Long Beach has a new, much sturdier boardwalk, constructed of hardwood rather than pine. Smart move. It also has new dunes, with cord-grass plantings, to hold back the ocean. And here and there, small flood-mitigation projects have been undertaken in various communities. We have yet to see the types of largescale hardening projects that were promised in Sandy’s wake, however. Check valves, for example, were supposed to be installed on storm drains that let out into the bays in any number of communities, but they are yet to materialize. Check valves prevent the tide from flowing backward into storm drains and flooding streets. During Sandy, backflow caused by the storm’s rush of seawater flooded hundreds of blocks nowhere near the bays.
Our communities need check valves. Where are they? Our new governor, Kathy Hochul, needs to answer us on this one. For that matter, where are the streetraising projects? Is there any word on a $300 million proposal by Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy to construct tidal floodgates across Jones Inlet? He first proposed the idea five years ago. So far we’ve had nothing but studies. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently released a draft report of its Nassau County Storm Risk Management Study, which suggests elevating more than 14,000 homes across the South Shore, at a cost of $3.8 billion, to mitigate the risk of flood damage during big storms, which are only expected to grow more powerful in the coming decades because of climate change. Global warming not only heats up the atmosphere, but also increases sea surface temperatures. Warmer oceans provide greater energy for hurricanes to feed off. So, yes, we need to act, as the study asserts. At what point, though, do we stop studying and start taking decisive action? The risk management study began in
2016. It is not expected to be complete until 2023 — more than a decade after Sandy ravaged our shorelines. Beyond that, it’s unclear where the billions of dollars in funding to elevate thousands of homes would come from. This isn’t right. People deserve answers from our elected leaders. State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach who heads the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee and is running for county district attorney, recently expressed frustration with the lack of action on the storm-hardening front. Speaking of the Army Corps study, he said, “This study, while welcome, needs to become more than just paper and evolve into funding and real deliverables as soon as possible. This must go from concepts to actual, physical storm hardening — and that’s what matters as sea levels rise and storms intensify. Time is of the essence.” We agree. So we are pleading with Hochul and local elected leaders across Nassau to take definitive action and push for more than studies. We need projects now, before it’s too late.
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air and festivals season is upon us again. Last weekend, the Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores staged its famed Family Street Festival, touted as the largest such fair in Nassau County, annually attracting as many as 100,000 people. This year, the crowds were back, despite the coronavirus, thronging Bedford Avenue. It was, on one hand, a much-welcome relief to see people back together, laughing, smiling, chowing on roasted corn and zeppole. On the other, it was more than a little concerning that so many people were elbow to elbow in relatively close quarters. Social distancing — and masking — were out. In no way are we suggesting canceling such festivals. We need them now to help rebuild our tattered spirits. We would like to see more people wearing masks during such events, however. Yes, folks are outdoors, so ventilation isn’t a problem. Yes, many Nassau adults are vaccinated. We should make every attempt, however, to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in all ways possible, and masking helps. By the way, the Bellmore chamber wasn’t the only organization holding a
festival over the weekend. Huntington Mobilization for Sustainability did as well. The Huntington Environmental Festival brought together conservation groups from across Long Island to teach about subjects ranging from electric cars to geothermal energy, composting and more. What a wonderful idea! We suggest
that other groups, like our chambers of commerce, incorporate their own environmental corners into their festivals and fairs in the coming years. Long Island juts into the Atlantic Ocean, so it’s vulnerable to the effects of climate change (see editorial above). We need all the environmental education we can get.
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friend was lamenting the antivaccine movement and those who advocate their freedom from mandates, government or otherwise, to become vaccinated against Covid-19. After commenting on the irony of “pro-life” advocates wanting freedom from life-saving vaccines, my friend said, “What’s up with them?” Fortunately, about 75 percent of the adult population in the U.S. has been vaccinated at least once. Vaccination coverage, however, varies widely across roBert the country and among different sCott racial and ethnic groups. Black and Hispanic people are less likely than whites to have received vaccines, leaving them at high risk, especially with the Delta variant. As of September, nearly 60 percent of white people had received at least one dose of the vaccine, compared with only 10 percent of Black people, 17 percent of Hispanics, 6 percent of Asians, 1 percent of Native Americans and Alaskan Natives, and under 1 percent of Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. The low rate of vaccination among Blacks may be explained in part by their history with American health care. From
the time of slavery through the Jim Crow era, the Flexner reforms of medical education and medical care that disenfranchised Black citizens, through the syphilis “experiments” and segregation, Black people have been discriminated against, and have good reasons to be skeptical of government and corporate health care. In recent months, however, owing in large part to citizen and community advocacy, vaccinations are reaching larger numbers of Black and Hispanics. Nevertheless, there are elected officials and activist groups who argue against sensible public health measures such as vaccinations and mask-wearing. Unfortunately, these zealots brook no questions about their assertions and assumptions. Their responses to questions like “Why not?” often is, “You just don’t get it.” Perhaps one of the major challenges in our country is that we hesitate to engage those with other views. We have conservatives who think in terms of conserving privilege instead of promoting policies for the common good, and liberals whose lifestyles or attitudes at times belie their principles of equality and inclusion. A former state senator in New Jersey was known for his familiar refrain: “We can disagree without being disagreeable.” I sometimes wish this phrase were posted on every street corner in America.
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s members of a society — family, village or nation — we are free, but with responsibilities.
Letters Support the Climate Act To the Editor: Regarding the story “U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reveals findings of Back Bays Study” (Sept. 16-22): It is astonishing that an article about the high risk of flood damage faced by South Shore residents does not mention climate change. Why are our local elected officials supporting a plan to spend $3.8 billion in taxpayer money on resiliency measures such as “elevating more than 14,000 homes”? We know from the science that without addressing the source of the problem — climate change caused by fossil-fuel emissions — resiliency measures will ultimately fail. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and State Sen. Todd Kaminsky must realize that the real solution is a transformation to a renewable economy. The State Legislature must pass the Climate and Community Investment Act, which will create jobs and revenue by making corporate polluters pay their fair share to mitigate the damage they have done to our communities. If our leaders truly want to combat the disastrous effects of climate change on the South Shore, and benefit every
Those who object to vaccinations not only put themselves in harm’s way, as many have learned, but also put the health of others in jeopardy. They must acknowledge responsibility for illness and death when not following the guidance of science-based public health protocols. How ironic it is that many who argue for the rights of the unborn act against the rights of the living to be protected from disease. The anti-vaxxers might think they are making a political or perhaps theological choice, but in fact they are making a moral choice. They are asserting a set of values that can harm and kill others. We are taught to love one another, even the meekest among us, but anti-vaxxers often prefer antipathy to empathy. A defense offered by some is that mandates violate their freedom. Yes, a democracy honors freedom and provides that its citizens are free to question orthodoxy, to express opinions without fear of consequence, within the boundaries of law. Consequently, members of a democracy must exercise freedom with responsibility, not freedom unfettered from concern for others. Those who refuse to wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle may cite their freedom to feel the air flow through their hair, but to do so is to ignore the societal
costs incurred when they crash. Society pays for their irresponsible behavior. The same is true for anti-vaxxers. Freedom isn’t a simple concept. We can be free “from” bondage and free to exercise our will, but as members of a society, whether it be a family, a community or a nation, we are free, with responsibilities. Freedom “with” derives from our founding principle expressed as “We the people.” “We,” not “I.” To flout this freedom is to fail to understand the different ways of knowing what we think of as truth. Public-health policy depends on truth as established by science, through rigorous experimentation and replication. Those opposed to vaccine mandates cling to a truth based on faith, which cannot be replicated, or a truth based on fear of authority and suspicion of government, which may at times be justified. These forms of truth generally focus on “I” instead of “we.” As American citizens with equal voices and residents of the world community, we must bear witness to the health and safety of others as well as ourselves. We must engage in boundary-spanning discussions and promote education about public health. We must honor the humanity of our neighbors and fellow citizens if we are to have a viable democracy. Dr. Robert A. Scott is president emeritus and university professor emeritus of Adelphi University and author of “How University Boards Work” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018; Eric Hoffer Awardee, 2019).
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South Shore resident, they must support the CCIA. LAURA MAFFEI Cedarhurst
Lead by example on the climate crisis To the Editor: Those attending the United Nations General Assembly could lead by example when it comes to global warming. Hundreds of heads of state, ambassadors, military attachés and security personnel can give up limousines taking them to and from their embassies, hotels or residences to the U.N. These motorcades contribute to gridlock and increase air pollution. Join several million New Yorkers by riding the subway or bus. Enjoy some fresh air and walk several blocks from any nearby subway or bus stop. Mingle with ordinary people to develop a better understanding of America and its people. LARRY PENNER Great Neck
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