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Early voting begins It took less than a half-hour for voters to cast their ballots at the polling station in Wantagh last Sunday. Story, more photos, Page 4.

Each year, as candidates do battle in election campaigns, the most common denominator is the near-constant discussion of taxes — too high, what they fund, how to cut them. Yet one of the heaviest burdens for families has nothing to do with taxes, and gets short shrift in the debates that have become a feature of the electoral process. It is the astronomical cost of child care. For a family of four in Seaford and Wantagh, the median household incomes are $127,500 and $145,200, respectively, according to datausa, a census-based database. Day care can average

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as much as $30,000 a year for two small children — generally slightly less for older children, according to a study published earlier this year by Nassau C o u n t y C o m p t ro l l e r Ja ck Schnirman and updated recently. “Many families begin saving for college as soon as their children are born,” Schnirman said as he hosted a virtual panel discussion last week. “But how many have saved for 18 years for child care?” A survey of day-care facilities in Seaford and Wantagh found no private facilities costing less than $200 a week per child, with the exception of parochial schools. Most were more expenCONTINUED ON PAGE 3

Local libraries looking for a ‘community feel’ By J.D. FREDA jfreda@liherald.com

In the seven months since the coronavirus pandemic spread across Long Island, residents have gained a new appreciation for what was once normal. For many in Wantagh and Seaford, “normal” meant visiting the local library, chatting with fellow patrons and librarians and making use of the many programs the neighborhood gathering place offered. After libraries were forced to close, their staffers scrambled to transition to virtual programming, teaching themselves on the fly, with the hope of restor-

ing at least a sliver of their members’ normal lives. “We had no idea what Zoom was,” said Kristen Jording, head of adult services and public relations at the Seaford Public Library. “It was a wakeup call. We had to ask ourselves, how are we still going to offer services to our patrons, to our neighbors? We had to learn these things overnight.” Jording noted that the learning curve was steep, but offering patrons library services even while the building remained closed was the motivation to continue. Once Jording, who works with the community’s seniors, was able to set up Zoom calls and

explain the process of joining them, seeing many of the regular library-goers’ faces was cathartic, she said. “After that, it got better. It’s nice to see their face on the screen, and you think, ‘Oh how I’ve missed you!’” Jording added exuberantly. “They’re so appreciative of everything.” As the pandemic continued, library employees brainstormed ways to bring back as many services as possible while adhering to social-distancing guidelines. The Wantagh Public Library reconfigured its building with tempered glass, floor signs and hand sanitizer stations. It became one of the first libraries

in the county to offer outdoor book pickups and drop-offs, according to Laura Dupkin Memisha, vice president of its board of trustees. Since then, Dupkin Memisha has laid out plans to offer as many safe in-person programs as possible. As the summer ended, the facility started hosting outdoor, socially distanced

events on its lawn for children, teens and adults. The library’s focus is unwavering, Dupkin Memisha said. “We’re trying to get back to some sense of nor malcy for our patrons and some sense of normalcy for our staff,” she said. “That’s what our taxpayers and patrons really deserve. We’re CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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TUITION FOR EARLY-CHILDHOOD education is somewhat lower at church schools like Maria Regina Catholic School, in Seaford.

High child-care costs gnaw at Covid recovery child care and early-childhood education. It has facilities in Wantagh, and sive. Panelist Joy Connolly, executive direc- operates the only substance-abuse protor of the Child Care Council of Nassau gram in Nassau County that allows sinCounty, pointed out that just 4,000 fami- gle parents to bring their children, Reynlies in New York state receive some sort olds said. Most 12-step programs make some of support for child care from state and local agencies. Many of the 64,000 fami- allowance for parents with children for the hour-long meetings. But in- and outlies in Nassau patient recovery County would beneprog rams expect fit from such supp a re n t s t o h ave port, but do not made other meet the threshold arrangements — a of need. stretch for some Like much of the who are beginning county, Seaford and the long road of Wantagh are conrecovery from subsidered relatively stance dependency. p ro s p e ro u s. B u t As part of its some of that proscoronavirus relief perity might be illupackage, the federal sory, in neighborgovernment allothoods where some ted $160 million to homes are owned New York state for outright and others child care, and one are heavily mortaudience member gaged. The dichotoat last week’s panel my extends to child asked with some care as well. FamiCourtesy Adelphi University/YouTube exasperation for an lies with outwardly DR. JEFFREY REYNOLDS, of the Family accounting of what similar lifestyles and Children’s Association, who said that appears to be a may have quite difthe coronavirus crisis exposed the fault great deal of ferent abilities to money. But even at pay. And in a coun- lines in child care that already existed. the low end of the ty where 40 percent per-pupil cost specof wage ear ners make less than $40,000 a year, according trum, that revenue would only fully supto another Schnirman study, high cost port 16,000 families. puts child care out of reach for many. “This was a crisis long before Covid,” Women bear the brunt Despite dramatic changes in the worksaid Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds, chief executive officer of the Family and Children’s place over the past 50 years, responsibiliAssociation. “The Covid crisis exposed ty for child care still falls disproportionately on women. Some 860,000 women in all of our fault lines.” The FCA, which recently celebrated New York state left the work force during its 135th anniversary, is one of the coun- the pandemic, according to the comptrolty’s oldest and largest private nonprofit ler’s update. Many child-care facilities operate in social welfare agencies, addressing a wide range of social issues, including private homes. Since 79 percent of childCONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

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A SMALL DAY care facility in Wantagh. The cost of child care in Nassau County averages $15,000 per year for infants, and about $11,000 per year for older children. care workers are single mothers, according to Reynolds, some have opted to turn their own need into small home-based businesses. Most developed nations integrated both early-childhood and higher education into their state-funded systems of public education in the years following World War II, while preserving private options for those who wanted them. In the U.S., though, for-profit day care and early-childhood education programs are still the norm. As a result, many working families depend on public schools for much of their needs for children in grades K-12. Younger children and infants, especially in low-income families are often neglected. When schools closed in March due to the coronavirus, local families had to scramble. More than 220,000 residents of Nassau and Suffolk counties became unemployed, and private day-care facilities closed.

Where family members could work from home, the problem was at least partially solved. And both Seaford and Wantagh school districts made some provision for children of front-line families. Even now, however, most child-care facilities are only operating at 50 to 60 percent capacity, last week’s panelists agreed. They also agreed unanimously that the pandemic presents an opportunity to re-imagine the way day care and earlychildhood education are provided for in Nassau County and nationally. Yet despite that agreement, most of the discussion focused on details like speedier reimbursements and less onerous paperwork. Those details are certainly problematic, especially now, with low enrollments stymieing providers. But a system of education for children at an age when the foundation is being laid for all their subsequent learning was left mostly unimagined.

Turnout heavy as early voting gets under way VOTING WAS ORDERLY but steady as thousands cast ballots throughout the county on the first day of early voting.

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In one of the most closely watched elections in living memory, early voting got off to an energetic start on Saturday, with some polling stations across Nassau County reporting long lines and waits of an hour or more — as yet a far cry from the gargantuan wait-times reported in some states. With Election Day less than a week off, the local early voting location, at the American Legion Hall at 3484 Park Ave., in Wantagh, was busy, but well organized and orderly, although one voter, who preferred to remain anonymous, said the lines at the Levittown Town Hall, in Hicksville, were much longer. The lines and wait times at the Legion Hall resembled lines at Home Depot on an average day. Early voting will continue through Nov. 1, and voters may also drop off their absentee ballots at the boxes provided at each polling station. The process was introduced in New York State last year as part of a series of reforms intended to make voting easier for people who struggle to get to the polls on Election Day, and the change was both timely and serendipitous. Many feared the coronavirus would keep voters home on Nov. 3. Now, with balloting spread out across a two-week period, 2020 promises to have the greatest participation of any national election since 1908, according to the League of Women Voters, who reported more than 60 million ballots cast nationally by Sunday night. The nine-day schedule offers 83 hours of early voting — 60 are required — including evenings and weekends through Sunday, Nov. 1 (see table). Registered voters may cast their ballots at any of the listed locations, but if they do not, they must vote at their regular polling places on Nov. 3, or by absentee ballot. Residents verify their voter registration on iPads, or electronic poll books, which have replaced physical poll books at each early-voting site and regular polling place. Using a stylus, poll inspectors assist voters in signing their names and confirming their identities. New York does not require any documentation as proof of identity. Once their signatures are approved, poll inspectors print ballots

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from a ballot-on-demand printer. “No matter where you go, you’re getting your ballot,” said James Scheuerman, the Democratic commissioner for the Board of Elections. Scheuerman also said that if residents submit their ballots during the early-voting period, it precludes them from voting on Election Day. “The poll pads sync up,” he said, “so after you vote, other poll books around the county, within one minute, will know that you voted, to guard against double voting.” Residents who have questions about the county’s early-voting procedures can visit www.nassauvotes.com. The Board of Elections has advised voters that some states have reported significant lines at polling sites. It is impossible to estimate voter turnout, so voters should be prepared. To ensure ballots are cast at legitimate polling stations or deposited in legitimate drop-off boxes, voters are advised to be attentive, and to report any suspicious activities or efforts to interfere with or disrupt voting immediately. If in doubt, or to report any issues, please call the Nassau County Board of Elections: (516) 571-8683 for English; or La Junta Electoral Condado Nassau en Español: (516) 571-1245.

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CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE moved her to pursue a master’s in library doing it the best way we can, and I think it science from Queens College. “Being down here for so many years, I is appreciated.” went from being in this small community, From outdoor children’s art activities seeing everyone’s familiar faces and to sponsoring a cleanup of the Twin Lakes knowing everyone’s name daily to seeing Preserve, with local students helping out, empty rooms, empty tables and furniture to an outdoor shredding truck, in which stored in our kids’ playroom,” patrons could shred boxes of Lopez said of the wrenching paper material for free, the changes brought on by the library has gone about re-culpandemic. “I had an emotiontivating community relations. al moment with one of the “On Halloween, we’re mothers who came down to doing a live magic show, a the library recently. We both children’s movie, a puppet started crying.” show, a movie [for grownups] The emotions, Lopez said, and craft giveaways,” Dupkin are very real. When life was Memisha said. “The other day normal, Seaford students I even saw about 19 people in used the library as a sanctuthe library getting books. We ary to finish homework, chat have so many things going on with friends and make new here, and these people don’t ones. For now, they have to be want to be isolated from each content with laptop interacother. We are practicing the tions on Zoom, because inmost caution in the most person programs won’t be effective manner to aid our until sometime next LAURA DUPKIN allowed patrons.” year. They can browse for In Seaford, Jording agreed MEMISHA books, but only while socially that the best part of her day distancing. Vice president, has always been seeing the “ E ve r y t h i n g ch a n g e s smiling faces of community Wantagh Library daily,” Lopez said. “Initially members. She relishes the board of trustees there was talk of maybe holdopportunity to be at the place ing in-person programming where, she thinks, “the town again in January, and then really comes together.” The library’s head that had to obviously change. Now it’s tenof children services, Jacqueline Lopez, tatively scheduled for March, but we have has seen the young people of Seaford to take it one day at a time.” come through the children’s department Both libraries have been active commufor the past 15 years. That, she said, is nity centers for countless families for what has kept her in the profession. many years. They remain among the hamLopez earned an associate’s degree in lets’ most important social, educational business administration and a bachelor in and recreational hubs, and the staffs of marketing. After being placed at the Sea- both are eager to reunite with their ford library as an aide in what she thought patrons once more. would be a temporary position after col“We miss you,” Lopez said. “We will be lege, it was the connection to the small back together again soon. We will return South Shore hamlet and its families that to normal.”

Elected officials talk next steps in Nassau Nassau County elected officials from three levels of government spoke about issues facing the county and where to go from here on the latest Herald Inside LI webinar, “Next in Nassau,” on Oct. 21. Michaelle Solages, assemblywoman in New York’s 22nd assembly district; Dave McDonough, assemblyman in the state’s 14th Assembly District; Tom Suozzi, congressman in the state’s 3rd Congressional District, and County Executive Laura Curran joined the Zoom call to discuss government services during the Covid-19 crisis. Skye Ostreicher, of RichnerLive and Herald Community Newspapers, moderated the conversation and delivered questions from viewers. Nassau County is holding steady at 1 to 1.5 percent of those tested being positive for coronavirus, Curran said. About 7,000 to 10,000 people are tested in the county per day. “We want to do everything we can to keep it that way,” she said. “We cannot go backwards. The thought of shutting down schools again, of shutting down business again … we have made too much progress to go back.” McDonough added that small businesses still need aid to fully recover from the economic downturn that began in the spring. “We’re losing small businesses every day that can’t afford to stay open,” he said. “The small businesses are the life-

blood of this nation and definitely the lifeblood of this state.” Suozzi noted that the Heroes Act, the federal stimulus bill currently being negotiated in Congress, will deliver aid to help communities recover economically from the pandemic. The bill would provide stimulus checks to individuals, increased unemployment benefits and an extension of the Payment Protection Program for small businesses. Suozzi wants to see the bill passed with $500 billion in state aid because that would help fund school districts. “Our economy will never recover unless we have a sense that the public feels it’s safe to go back in the water,” he said. “We need every state to have a program similar to New York state’s.” Currently, if small businesses or nonprofit organizations in Nassau County need financial assistance, they can visit BoostNassau.net to see what’s available. She also noted that the county’s Health Department has become more robust, adding more professionals to give guidance to communities, including businesses and school districts, on coronavirus safety precautions. Going forward, she has also submitted a county budget that does not increase taxes or cut programs, she said, by refinancing debt and making use of a surplus from 2019. In addition to food insecurity and businesses shutting down permanently, Solages found that child care centers were suf-

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fering — 35 percent of them have closed in New York, many of them on Long Island, she said. She is calling for universal prekindergarten for 3- and 4-year-olds in New York, as well as financial assistance to help child care centers recover. “We have to make sure we’re attracting young families,” she said, “and the only way we can do that is to make sure we have these programs.” All panelists emphasized the importance of working together, especially

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t got a bit quiet here in the summer, but it’s been picking up this fall. Every weekend, we offer pumpkin painting on Saturday and Sunday. Then, on Oct. 31, we’re going to offer pumpkin painting with Wanda the Witch, and everyone is welcome to dress in costume for a costume contest with prizes. We’ve gotten accustomed to the safety procedures in place, and we’ve been trying to accommodate the way each person might feel. Our garden center is a large space, and it’s been a nice getaway for some people. Anyone is welcome to come, walk around and look at the flowers. Some costumers have come here to just walk around and feel like they’re on vacation somewhere. It’s also nice to see parents come with their kids for the pumpkin painting, especially grandparents. I’ve seen a lot of that. During the week, I have special hours just for grandparents to come and shop without a crowd. This past weekend, the Girl Scouts came in for pumpkin painting too. Starting in November, every weekend we’re [offering] cornhusk dolls. We’re making them and reading about them to learn about how they came to be. So it will be a nice history lesson too. In December, I used to have the kids come in and decorate sugar cookies with Mrs. Claus. Instead, this year, we’re going to do a holiday craft outside. Hopefully the weather will hold up.

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’ve only been [at Maria Regina] since August. Before I came to Maria Regina, I was at St. Peter’s Prep [in Jersey City]. We’re at about 70 percent capacity in our early childhood program. We rely mostly on tuition and fundraisers, and the [Roman Catholic] Diocese [of Rockville Centre] subsidizes us, too. St. Peter’s is a Jesuit school that focuses on what’s called the "cura personalis"— the whole person. So we look at the emotional and social person, as well as the academic component. Social distancing is hard for kids, especially the small ones. They naturally want to be together. Older kids can take their masks off if the desks are socially distant and they’re working at their desks, according to [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] guidelines. It’s one of the unexpected positives. And we have sanitizing stations outside each classroom. The church has daily Mass, but our students aren’t allowed to mix with parishioners. They have their own special Mass once a month, on the first Friday of the month.

have held a lot of positions in the [American] Legion. At one point I was the financial adviser. This will be my third year as the commander. We’ve been allowed to open up for meetings now, but we have to keep all gatherings under 50 people. We are also sponsoring and hosting some blood drives. I was born and raised here in Seaford. I graduated from Seaford High School. My mother was born right here in Seaford in 1920. My kids are here. My grandkids are here. I have a lot of pride in this town. It’s a small town, but there is a lot of pride in it. That is why the Legionnaires were very pleased with Eric Uss starting Flags Fly High in Seaford. We are really looking forward to when we can open up the Legion at full scale. We would love to have 250 people again at some point. We like to have a day where we bring disabled veterans from hospitals and provide them with a meal, music and entertainment, a gift and transportation to and from the Legion. Things like that, we miss.

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is herby given that an Order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 7th day of October 2020 bearing the index number 20-000541, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Nassau Clerk located at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola New York, grants me the right to assume the name of Catherine Duggan. My present addressis 2066 Seaford Ave Seaford NY 11783. My date of my birth is 4/6/1963. May place of birth is Manhattan New York City. My present name is Catherine Sharkey. 123594

5. Carle Place Union Free School District 6. East Meadow Union Free School District 7. E a s t Rockaway Union Free School District 8. East Williston Union Free School District 9. Elmont Union Free School District 10. F l o r a l Park/Bellrose Union Free School District 11. Freeport City Public Schools 12. Garden City Public Schools 13. Glen Cove City School District 14. Great Neck Union Free School District 15. Herricks Union Free School District 16. HewlettWoodmere Union Free School District 17. Hicksville Union Free School District 18. Island Trees Union Free School District 19. Jericho Union Free School District 20. Lawrence Union Free School District 21. Levittown Public Schools 22. Locust Valley Central School District 23. Long Beach Union Free School District 24. Lynbrook Union Free School District 25. Manhasset Union Free School District 26. Massapequa Union Free School District 27. Merrick Union Free School District 28. M i n e o l a Union Free School District

29. New Hyde Park/ Garden City Park Union Free School District 30. N o r t h Bellmore Union Free School District 31. North Merrick Union Free School District 32. North Shore Central School District 33. Oceanside Union Free School District 34. Plainedge Union Free School District 35. Plainview Old Bethpage Central School District 36. P o r t Washington Union Free School District 37. Rockville Centre Union Free School District 38. Seaford Union Free School District 39. S y o s s e t Central School District 40. Uniondale Union Free School District 41. Valley Stream # 13 School District 42. Valley Stream # 30 School District 43. Valley Stream Central HS District 44. Wantagh Union Free School District 45. Westbury Union Free School District The District will receive sealed bids on, or prior to 12:00 PM on Monday, November 16, 2020, the day prior to the actual bid opening, at the Office of the Purchasing Department, Levittown Memorial Education Center, 150 Abbey Lane, Attn: Bonnie Pampinella, Room 316, Levittown, New York, 11756, Monday through Friday

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www.liherald.com Information to identify the case: Debtor: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York EIN: 11-1837437 United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York Date case filed for chapter 11: 10/01/2020 Case Number: 20 - 12345 Official Form 309F1 (For Corporations or Partnerships) Notice of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case 10/20 For the debtor listed above, a case has been filed under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. An order for relief has been entered. This notice has important information about the case for creditors and debtors, including information about the meeting of creditors and deadlines. Read both pages carefully. The filing of the case imposed an automatic stay against most collection activities. This means that creditors generally may not take action to collect debts from the debtor or the debtor’s property. 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The Office of the United States Trustee will provide dial-in instructions prior to the meeting. The debtor’s representative must attend the meeting to be questioned under oath. Creditors may attend, but are not required to do so. The meeting may be continued or adjourned to a later date. If so, the date will be on the court docket. 7. Proof of claim deadline. Deadline for filing of proof of claim: Not yet set. If a deadline is set, notice will be sent at a later time. A proof of claim is a signed statement describing a creditor’s claim. A proof of claim form may be obtained at www.uscourts.gov or any bankruptcy clerk’s office. Your claim will be allowed in the amount scheduled unless: your claim is designated as disputed, contingent, or unliquidated; you file a proof of claim in a different amount; or you receive another notice. If your claim is not scheduled or if your claim is designated as disputed, contingent, or unliquidated, you must file a proof of claim or you might not be paid on your claim and you might be unable to vote on a plan. You may file a proof of claim even if your claim is scheduled. You may review the schedules at the bankruptcy clerk’s office or online at https://pacer.uscourts.gov. Secured creditors retain rights in their collateral regardless of whether they file a proof of claim. Filing a proof of claim submits a creditor to the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court, with consequences a lawyer can explain. For example, a secured creditor who files a proof of claim may surrender important nonmonetary rights, including the right to a jury trial. 8. Exception to discharge deadline: If § 523(c) applies to your claim and you seek to have it excepted from discharge, you must start a judicial proceeding by filing a complaint by the deadline stated below. The bankruptcy clerk’s office must receive a complaint and any required filing fee by the following deadline. Deadline for filing the complaint: To be determined 9. Creditors with foreign address: If you are a creditor receiving notice mailed to a foreign address, you may file a motion asking the court to extend the deadlines in this notice. Consult an attorney familiar with United States bankruptcy law if you have any questions about your rights in this case. 10. Filing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case: Chapter 11 allows debtors to reorganize or liquidate according to a plan. A plan is not effective unless the court confirms it. You may receive a copy of the plan and a disclosure statement telling you about the plan, and you may have the opportunity to vote on the plan. You will receive notice of the date of the confirmation hearing, and you may object to confirmation of the plan and attend the confirmation hearing. 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office. Bid prices will be firm for 45 days from date of opening. The Board of Education reserves the right to waive any informalities in the bids, to reject any or all bids, or to accept any bid which in the opinion of the Levittown Board of Education will be in the best interest of the participating school districts. For further information call Bonnie Pampinella, Purchasing Agent at (516) 434-7014. By order of the Levittown Board of Education on behalf of the above listed participating districts. 123606 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the WANTAGH FIRE DISTRICT, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, on the 20th day of October, 2020, subject to permissive referendum as provided for by the General Municipal law. An extract of the resolution is as follows: Wantagh Fire District maintains a Capital Reserve Fund under sec. 6-g of the General Municipal Law in which account is sufficient funds to accomplish the purposes herein after set forth, namely, to install a Generator Camlock

Connection and related work at Station # 6 2995 Jerusalem Avenue, Wantagh, New York 11793, in order to maintain the efficiency of the Wantagh Fire District in the discharge of their duties in preserving the lives and property of the residents of the Community and the said construction is deemed in the best interest of the residents of the Wantagh Fire District. The resolution further provides that there be transferred from the present Capital Reserve 6-g of the Wantagh Fire District a sum not to exceed One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars

($ 125,000.00) and the District Treasurer is authorized to affect such transfer from time to time to effect the beginning of such construction. This resolution shall not take effect until thirty (30) days, unless in the meanwhile a permissive referendum as provided by the General Municipal Law is required to be held. Dated: October 20, 2020 By order of The Board of Fire Commissioner Michael G. Antonucci Superintendent 123605

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HERALD ENDORSEMENTS Support Sen. John Brooks, unopposed, in the 8th District

emocratic State Sen. John Brooks thought he would be opposed in this year’s election by Republican Nick LaLota, a Suffolk County elections commissioner, but a state appellate court ruled running for office while being an elections commissioner was a clear conflict of interest for him, leaving Brooks to run unopposed for re-election in the 8th Senate District. Brooks is sharply focused on the interests of his constituents, including public health concerns raised by the coronavirus, school district funding, property assessment issues and the Grumman-Navy toxic plume that is steadily creeping underground from Bethpage into Wantagh and Seaford. Because Nassau County already has some of the highest annual property taxes in the coun-

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n the race to for the State dent of both the Merrick Chamber Assembly seat in the 14th Disof Commerce and the Nassau trict, longtime Assemblyman County Council of Chambers of David McDonough, a RepubliCommerce have helped him connect with local business owners on can from North Merrick, faces not a personal level, which ultimately one but two challengers: Kevin influenced his recent advocacy for Gorman, a Democrat from Wantsmall business relief from Albany agh, and Jake Gutowitz, a Libertarian, also from Wantagh. as the coronavirus pandemic drags on. After speaking with the candiMcDonough supported the Small dates and hearing their takes on Business Emergency Recovery Act, the issues, it’s clear to us that was one of the first officials to call McDonough is the best choice, and for regional reopenings and partwe urge voters to re-elect him next David McDonough nered with Jump Start New York to Tuesday. advocate for small businesses in As a lifelong resident of North Merrick, McDonough has created strong bonds need of economic help. in the community, and has consistently worked McDonough told us that his greatest accomfor its best interests. His experience as presiplishment in Albany was the extension of a

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state provision requiring private schools to report incidents of rape and sexual abuse. The legislation passed in part because of his ability to work across the aisle, and in his meeting with the Herald editorial board, he emphasized the importance of working with Democrats to get things done. In the current political climate, we couldn’t agree more. McDonough’s district office is known for returning every call from his constituents, because, as he put it, “I am their employee.” He indicated that this would likely be his last term in office if he is re-elected — with nearly 20 years in Albany under his belt, he said it would soon be time to “move on” — but we’re confident that it will be a productive one. Residents would benefit from giving him another two years to continue advocating on their behalf.

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hough he is completing only his first full term, State Assemblyman John Mikulin boasts significant accomplishments and has been a strong advocate for his constituents in the 17th District. The Herald encourages voters to return him to office. Mikulin, 32, a Republican from Levittown, has represented East Meadow, Seaford, Wantagh, Bethpage, Farmingdale, Massapequa and Uniondale since winning a special election in 2018. This year, faced with the unprecedented challenge of the coronavirus pandemic, he pushed for the reopening of local businesses, calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to allow outdoor dining at restaurants — and later, to reopen bowling alleys. Mikulin cosponsored legislation that would make state grants available to small businesses through their chambers of commerce. That financial relief would guarantee that those businesses could get back on their feet and

become profitable again, he told our editorial whelmed by the sheer number of those who had board. He added that he hoped lost jobs and desperately needed it. the Assembly would pass the The cleanup of the underground bill before the end of the year, Grumman plume — which has been in but if not, he would keep pushthe news since his childhood — has ing for it if he were re-elected. been a major focus for Mikulin. WorkMikulin was critical of placing with his fellow legislators, he ing Covid-19 patients in nursing helped secure more than $500 million homes, which put elderly resifor an effort to clean up and stop the dents of those homes in danger, migration of the plume of toxic chemihe said, adding that emergency cals from the aerospace engineering hospitalization sites such as the giant’s former plant. He pledged that, if Javits Center and the USNS re-elected, he would see that the project Comfort should have been used continues, and that Grumman is held more efficiently. responsible. Mikulin is particularly proud Mikulin’s opponent, Mark Engelman, John Mikulin of his attention to his constitudid not reply to the Herald’s requests for an interview. ents’ quality-of-life issues, espeGiven Mikulin’s accomplishments in cially in recent months. His Albany in a relatively short time, he has our office helped many people navigate an unementhusiastic endorsement. ployment benefits system that was over-

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issues now confronting Long Islanders. he Herald endorses Jackie Gordon to Nassau and Suffolk counties have some of represent New York’s 2nd Congressiothe highest numbers of Covid-19 cases per capnal District. ita in the state. As a result, unemployment Assemblyman Andrew Garbarino, a small Massapequa Republican attorney, and Gordon, continues to rise and small businesses continto ue to close. Many may never reopen. a Babylon Democrat, retired Army lieutenant inter- colonel, former Town of Babylon Gordon has put forth a vision for lleng- councilwoman and school guidance Long Island that addresses these emic. counselor, are both experienced issues, while beginning to rebuild ral the district’s economy. Her propospublic servants. Both seek to sucate al to create a supply chain of mediceed Rep. Pete King, a Nassau he cal equipment and personal protecCounty political icon, who is retircap tive gear right here on Long Island, ing after his 14th term in Congress. hou- After listening to the candidates rather than continuing to purchase l such equipment abroad, is just one and weighing their experience and of the kinds of solutions that the stands on the issues affecting the ice to district, we believe Jackie Gordon district needs. 7, the is the better choice. And Gordon’s nearly 30-year esday. In a year when law and order background in education could be crucial during the coronavirus issues are again front and center, Jackie Gordon pandemic, when school districts no one can responsibly argue that Gordon, 55, is in any way soft on must find creative and innovative ways of maintaining high stancrime, as Garbarino has done. As a dards for our children in an environment that 27-year veteran military police officer, Gordon is economically and academically challenging. served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Garbarino, 36, is an impressive candidate. But like many of his Republican colleagues, Elected to the State Assembly at 29, the fourGarbarino prefers to focus on the fear factor, term legislator is articulate, thoughtful and raising the specter of non-existent bogeymen, rather than addressing many of the significant knowledgeable on the issues. He has sought to

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cast himself as the natural successor to King, who has given a lifetime to Nassau County. The Herald thanks King sincerely for his many years of service. But while King sees himself as a champion of bipartisanship, working with colleagues like Glen Cove Democrat Tom Suozzi on ssues like the SALT deduction, he also has an 86.2 percent record of voting in support of President Donald Trump, according to FiveThirtyEight, an organization that tracks the voting records of members of Congress. He has been one of the president’s staunchest and most partisan advocates in the House. The partisan divisiveness that Trump embodies is tearing our country apart. This past summer saw Congress again gridlocked as the two parties wrangled over providing desperately needed support for those who lost their livelihoods as a result of the coronavirus. Gordon’s broader vision and experience and her lifetime of commitment to service make her better poised than Garbarino to help our district and our country recover and move forward. Jackie Gordon has earned the Herald-Citizen’s endorsement.

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he coronavirus pandemic forced the world to hit the pause button. It brought our local and regional economies to a screeching halt, and resulted in a sharp rise in unemployment. Businesses that were hit hard during the shutdown were forced to rethink their operations at a time when resources were scarce. I am proud of the role the Nassau County Industrial RICHARD DevelopKESSEL ment Agency has played — and continues to play — in our county’s recovery. The IDA’s mission is to promote the economic welfare and prosperity of Nassau County. We do this by assisting existing businesses so they can stay in the county, and by working to attract new businesses. In both cases, our objective is to increase the county’s tax base and create job opportunities for our residents. Every transaction the IDA completes is carefully thought out, and is made to ensure that we create chances for our economy to develop. Contrary to opposing beliefs,

the IDA does not reduce businesses’ taxes. Let me explain. When you invest in a property, its value goes up and, therefore, so do its taxes. The IDA restructures tax payments for businesses looking to invest in our economy in what are called payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOTs. A drastic increase in property taxes due to an initial investment could make an investor walk away. What the IDA does is take away the immediate shock of increased taxes caused by the investment by gradually increasing taxes over the course of the PILOT term. At no point are less taxes collected than what was previously being paid on the property. Take the recently approved Superblock project in Long Beach as an example. The property — which will soon be home to more than 400 units of much-needed housing, and will create jobs and stimulate local business activity — has sat vacant for more than 40 years. If it were to stay vacant for the next 25 years, it would generate $7.4 million in taxes. The developer received a 25-year PILOT to make a $360 million investment, which will end up

generating more than $23 million in taxes over the course of the agreement. This doesn’t include the positive economic impact that will be generated by those who move into the new housing units as they spend money in the community. Everything the IDA does is in the name of economic development — growing the tax base and generating jobs. A new set of needs emerged during the pandemic, as businesses were now required to spend money retrofitting operations and purchasing supplies they’d never needed before. The IDA stepped up to aid local businesses and downtowns, and thus the Boost Nassau program was born. Early in the pandemic, we launched an ad campaign with our sister organization, the Local Economic Assistance Corporation, to promote shopping local and the importance of doing it safely. We also partnered with County Executive Laura Curran and Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin to deliver thousands of personal protective equipment kits to small businesses to ensure that employees and their customers could work and shop safely.

he county’s Industrial Developent Agency has helped out at a crucial time.

Providing the PPE kits gave our struggling small businesses the physical resources they needed to remain open, while removing the financial burden of having to pay for those supplies. Assisting small retailers and local downtowns is new to us, for the simple reason that, up until recently, state law prohibited us from doing so. Curran and State Sen. Todd Kaminsky worked tirelessly to get legislation passed that gave IDAs the temporary authority to issue grants and loans to small businesses. Through the New York Forward Loan Fund program, in partnership with the Nassau County Office of Community Development, more than $520,000 has been lent to small businesses in sectors that include construction, electric, painting, health, beauty supply and gas. These loans have helped businesses retain 18 jobs and led to the creation of six more. And we’re just getting started. While our day-to-day lives look different these days, one thing has stayed the same: The Nassau IDA has worked, and continues to work, to ensure that businesses and our economy are supported through this pandemic and come out strong once it is over. Richard Kessel is chairman of the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency.

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Please, Governor Cuomo, reopen comedy clubs To the Editor: I re c e n t ly w ro t e t o G ov. Andrew Cuomo in the hope that he would consider allowing Long Island comedy clubs to reopen. I had read that he believes live entertainment could be a cause of Covid-19 spread. For seven weeks over the summer, however, the Nassau County fire marshal, fire inspector and Health Department allowed Governors Comedy Clubs to open after touring our facilities and reviewing our safety procedures, which far exceed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. Not one case of the virus was traced back to our three venues in those seven weeks. Our clubs have operated in our communities for more than

30 years. We have known our comedians since they were starting out (some are very famous now), our families work in the clubs, and the same customers come back night after night. We are part and parcel of the Long Island landscape. I am asking Governor Cuomo to trust in our ability to continue to run the same great and safe establishments that we always have, while implementing Covid-19 safety measures. I have sent our safety protocols to the governor’s office, and I was told that his office received not only our protocols, but also a ringing endorsement from Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, who toured our facilities. The governor has stated that an entertainer can spew respiratory droplets from the stage. We, however, have encased all our stages, including our outdoor stage on our patio, in floor-to-ceiling Plexiglas, and our closest table is nine feet from the per-

former. If a comedian were to come out onto one of our stages with a running hose and point it at our customers, no one would get wet. The governor has also objected to “funneling,” in which everyone in an establishment leaves together. In the weeks when we operated, though, we tapped the tables that could leave, one at a time, and announced that protocol before the show to avoid a crowd of patrons leaving at once. Our clubs are closed now. We have no source of income to offset our rent, property taxes and utilities. I would settle for breaking even, because at 50 percent

capacity, you can only break even, at best, but that would at least keep our doors open and people working, and we would stay relevant in our community. We used to hold fundraisers for severely ill children, those suffering from chronic diseases, public servants, first responders and front-line workers, which cannot we do at the moment. Comedy clubs, I believe, are needed now more than ever. JAMES DOLCE Owner and operator, Governors Comedy Clubs Levittown

CORRECTION An editorial in the Oct 15-21 issue of the Herald, “Breast screening still a must, despite pandemic,” listed an incorrect web address for the Adelphi NY

Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline. The correct address is https:// breast-cancer.adelphi.edu/. We regret the error.

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s I watch the final days of the election campaign, I keep thinking about the words of writerphilosopher George Santayana, who said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” The aphorism can be applied to four presidents, including Donald J. Trump. Lyndon Johnson was by any measure a president who had a major impact on American history, with the passage of the Civil Rights Act and other significant laws. But Johnson ignored the swirl of negativity that the pubJERRY lic felt about the KREMER Vietnam War. By the time he faced re-election, our country had lost over 250,000 soldiers, and the war ended his political career. George H.W. Bush was a patriot and a statesman when he was elected president. He paid great attention to foreign policy, and successfully ousted Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi forces from Kuwait. He also removed Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega from power.

But while Bush claimed numerous successes abroad, he failed to focus on the American economy, which was in rapid decline. His most fatal declaration was, “Read my lips: No new taxes.” In the middle of his term, the Congress passed a tax increase, which Bush signed into law, and he lost his bid for re-election. President George W. Bush had many accomplishments during his tenure. He pushed through a $1.3 trillion tax cut and was responsible for the No Child Left Behind Act. He delivered the Partial Birth Abortion Act for the conservative wing of the Republican Party. We remember his “war on terror” after the Sept. 11 attacks. But history is not always kind, and a few significant mistakes blemished Bush’s record and stuck in the minds of the public. His invasion of Iraq in 2003, based on the claim that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction, turned out to be an unforgivable political mistake, and Bush botched the response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 as well. It is now voters’ turn to decide wheth-

er they will give President Trump four more years. He can point to the economy before the coronavirus pandemic began, and his success in getting many conservative judges appointed to the federal courts. These claims are politically appealing to different wings of the Republican Party. But Trump can’t escape his bungled handling of the Covid-19 virus. Just like George H.W. Bush was forced to eat his promise of “no new taxes,” Trump will likely regret repeatedly saying that the virus will disappear, “like magic.” As of this week, the death toll in the U.S. has passed 225,000, and there has been no comprehensive federal response. The president continues to insist that his travel ban on visitors from China was somehow a turning point in the battle against the coronavirus, but he can’t escape his own words in interviews with Bob Woodward, when he acknowledged knowing how serious the virus was but publicly downplaying it. Each day, it seems, more stories emerge about Trump’s attempts to muzzle public health experts. His wild sug-

hile more people are dying each day, Trump tells us we’re ‘rouding the corner.’

gestions about the use of disinfectants and hydroxychloroquine to “cure” the virus have undermined his public standing. His insistence on holding large rallies with largely maskless crowds has alarmed many of his own supporters, who are going to great lengths to avoid the virus. While political polls are never a perfect barometer of the public’s feelings, an incumbent politician who ignores voters’ concerns about something as serious as Covid-19 does so at his peril. While more people are dying each day, Trump is telling the nation that “we’re rounding the corner” on the virus. He claims that the majority of the country likes his tweets and his handling of the government, but the pandemic is the No. 1 concern of the nation, and there is no way to escape its potential impact on his Election Day fortunes. If he loses, Covid-19 will be in the first sentence of his political obituary. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

Vote your mind, your heart and your soul

hen I was in third grade, Mrs. Heller told me I needed to grow an “elephant” skin because I cried when someone said something mean to me. So it was ironic to be an opinion writer in the time of Trump. I’m thinking of the reader who took the time to write to say that I was ugly and probably had no friends. She got all that from my political views. What can I say? It’s been an interRANDI esting four years. KREISS This is my last column before the election, and I don’t imagine I’ll change any minds this week, one way or the other, but I keep hoping I might. I spend my 750 words to offer one person’s considered views on this, the most critical election of our lifetime. An opinion column doesn’t have to present both sides of an issue. For example, if we’re discussing separating babies from their parents at our southern borders, a straight news report might include details about the great

numbers of migrants moving north and the difficulties faced by border agents. But as an opinion writer, my mind leaps to historical metaphors, to other crimes against children and families perpetrated by other governments wielding clubs rather than compassion in the face of human suffering. I recall that we Americans have a troubled past of separating Native American children from their families, and if the arc of justice bends toward enlightenment, then we must shudder at the images of infants and babies in cages in facilities run by the United States of America. The news last week that some 545 children have never been reunited with their parents puts a pin in it for me. In his lingo, Donald J. Trump has sullied the American “brand.” From his first day in office, he shamed himself and our country in the eyes of the world. An easy and epic liar, he said what worked in the moment, truth be damned. At times he has seemed out of control, snapping and biting not only at his perceived enemies, but at the country’s own loyal and diligent public servants in the FBI and the CIA and the

CDC and all the other agencies that have kept us safe through the years. There are two tracks to follow: what Trump says and what he does. They are often not the same, which has contributed to the chaos within his administration and frankly, within us. He promised to clean up politics in Washington, and proceeded to empower compromised and sometimes corrupt deputies and lackeys. He said he loved clean water and air, and proceeded to disembowel the Environmental Protection Agency and deregulate the industries that contribute to pollution. He said that no one since Lincoln had been better for American Blacks than he has. But he turned his back on every single initiative to empower them, increase minority voting and acknowledge the injustices of decades of racism in this country. We know the list goes on of the discordance between what he says and what he does. The catastrophic exception has been Covid-19. Early on, he said it was no big deal, and he followed through. He. Did. Nothing. There was no plan, no organizing of resources, no testing when we

ow ironic it is for a once thinskinned thirdgrader to be an opinion writer.

first needed it, and most important, no honest discussion with the American people about the deadly challenge ahead. What he said about the coronavirus in January and February was that it would go away. Last week, as Joe Biden and the president stood at their respective lecterns for the last debate of the campaign, this nation was mourning the loss of more than 220,000 Americans who had died of the virus. Never in the history of this country has one president been so directly implicated in the massive death and suffering of our people. He has been inept in the face of pandemic, willfully misleading and woefully ignorant. If Biden wins, he will get to work and do the job, and I trust he will bring together teams of our best and brightest to restore decency and competency to government. We need relief from this ongoing travesty. We need to reboot the great natural and political and personal resources that abide in this country. We need to lick our wounds and move on, with new leadership. Vote early. Don’t give up on this country. Don’t give up on democracy. Let the best man win. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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