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Hate speech on full display Officials condemn appearance of white supremacist propaganda ‘saving’ white European peoples from pur por ted imminent extinction.” Local officials and residents The group’s primary mode of condemned propaganda fliers activism is the distribution of from a white supremacist group recruitment fliers, much like the that appeared at the Valley ones that appeared in Valley Stream Long Island Rail Road Stream, that link to its website. train station on “One of the Jan. 19. By Jan. 21, ways that white they had been supremacists rely removed. on to get their mesThe fliers prosage out is pretty moted the New Jerlow-budget, lowsey European Hericost,” Oren Segal, tage Association, vice president of which the Anti-Defthe Center on amation League Extremism at the considers a white Peter Belfiore/Herald ADL, told the radio supremacist hate station WNYC last StiCkERS FRoM A g roup, and feaweek, “which is tured slogans such white supremacist group create some fliers, as “Nationalism appeared at the train post them online could have prevent- station on Jan. 19. and encourage othed this” and “Free ers to download Kyle Rittenhouse,” them and post them on a local a reference to the white teenager telephone pole, maybe at a reliaccused of shooting and killing gious institution, to try to get as two protesters and injuring a much attention by relying literthird at an anti-racism protest in ally on paper to spread their Kenosha, Wis., last summer. message.” The ADL describes the New The fliers’ appearance has Jersey European Heritage Asso- been mostly isolated to neighborciation as a “small New Jersey- hoods in the tri-state area, based white supremacist group,” according to the ADL, including founded in 2018, which “espous- on Long Island, but they have es racism, anti-Semitism and intolerance under the guise of Continued on page 4

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Pet charity carries on after tragedy Paw It Forward continues despite death of co-founder By NiColE AlCiNDoR nalcindor@liherald.com

After her husband, her mother and a close friend died within eight months of one another last year, Valley Stream resident Danielle Scala-Nathans said she felt intense, ongoing feelings of sorrow. Despite the crippling grief that she said she still grapples with, Scala-Nathans said she has been able to cope with the aftermath of losing her loved ones by

dedicating more of her time to helping people and animals through a pet food pantry that she runs out of her basement. “Helping people and animals gives me a purpose in life,” Scala-Nathans said. “Oftentimes, pet owners will feed their pets instead of themselves when money is tight, so our charity works to feed the pets in order to allow the pet owners to spend their own money on feeding themselves.” She founded the pantry, Paw

It Forward, five years ago with her husband, Rob Nathans, as a charity to collect pet food donations and animal blankets, toys, treats, medication and bedding, among other supplies. The charity works to ensure that animals are not abandoned or sent to shelters because their owners cannot afford to feed them. It began as an effort to help people living in the South in the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. However, Paw It Continued on page 16

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Neighbors iN the News By Peter Belfiore pbelfiore@liherald.com

Valley Stream artist Mike Stanko had his artwork featured on “CBS News Sunday Morning” this past Sunday. For decades, the long running news show has featured a depiction of the sun submitted by artist viewers after each segment. Stanko said he has had been watching the program for at least 20 years, and had decided to submit his own sun for placement on the show after the urging of friends. “We’ve been big fans of this show for years,” Stanko said. “It’s a real feel good news show, a ‘60 Minutes-’lite if you will, and we’ve been seeing the suns at the end of the segments sent in by viewers,” he said. “Friends have been telling me forever to send in my artwork.” Finally, after watching a segment on Jessica Frank, the associate director on the show in charge of curating which artist-submitted suns are featured on “Sunday Morning,” Stanko decided to submit some of his own painted suns. “She spoke about how many she gets, the various types and how she decided which one fits a particular story,” Stanko said of her process. Frank replied within a few days, telling him that she would consider Stanko’s suns for a future segment and let him know. Then, in the week before the Jan. 20 inauguration of President Joe Biden, Stanko decided to paint a sun with the red-white-and-blue of the American flag, and sent it to Frank on Jan. 19. Stanko said he figured he wouldn’t hear back, but at around 10 p.m. on Saturday Frank emailed letting him know his American flag sun would be featured the next day. “I was thrilled,” he said and let his followers known on social media.

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Mike StaNko faNS Hal and Julie Cohen caught a glimpse of the sun Stanko painted, and which was featured on “CBS News Sunday Morning” this past Sunday. StaNko workiNg oN the American flag-themed sun he submitted to “Sunday Morning,” a long-running news program.

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Class ring reunited with Valley Stream North grad By toNY BelliSSiMo tbellissimo@liherald.com

When he wasn’t playing football or wrestling as a Valley Stream North High School student-athlete from 2006-2009, Joe Castrogiovanni would often head to Hall’s Pond Park in West Hempstead for some exercise. However, one of his routine walks in the spring of 2009 proved costly when Castrogiovanni lost his class ring. “The ring was always a little loose and it must have just slipped off my finger,” he said. “I didn’t notice it was gone until I got home. I went back that same evening to search for it but couldn’t find it.” Castrogiovanni had no luck, but Robert and Grace Kopec did. Robert Kopec saw the ring laying on the walking path, scooped it up, and stuck it a drawer where it sat for more than a decade before the urging of his daughter, Lauren, and social media, played a role in

its return to its rightful owner. “I walked a few miles at Hall’s Pond every day back then,” said Robert Kopec, a longtime West Hempstead resident. “The ring was on the ground and there was nobody around,” he added. “Somehow the story came up in discussion during the holidays and my daughter took some action to try to get it back to the person it belonged to.” With “Spartans” inscribed on the ring along with the name “Joseph,” wrestler and football images, and the number 57, Lauren Kopec searched the internet for Nassau County high school nicknames for a match. She then took to Instagram and sent a message to the Valley Stream North Spartans account which read: “Hello, I know this message is really random, but is there any chance you would have a roster from the football or wrestling team from 2009? My parents found a class ring…any help would be appreciated.” VSN Athletic Director Michael Fraz-

er received the message and reached out to former football head coach Tom Schiavo to try to track down the 2009 varsity roster. Schiavo, who has every team photo in his office, wasn’t in school at the time so he made a quick call to Elias Gaston, who graduated that same year. “Elias knew right away Joe wore 57,” Schiavo said. “So at that point we knew who’s ring it was.” The next step was fairly simple since Castrogiovanni’s younger brother, Eric, is currently a junior at North. Soon after the New Year, Joseph connected with the Kopecs and made arrangements to pick up his ring more than 11 years after it was seemingly lost forever. “I was shocked to get the call somebody had the ring,” said Castrogiovanni, 29, who still resides in Franklin Square and recently opened his own practice as a clinical mental health counselor. “It’s a keepsake and I’m thankful to have it back,” he added. “It looks brand new and fits perfectly now.”

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JoSePh CaStrogiovaNNi’S loSt high school ring is back in his possession after more than 11 years.

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Valley Stream artist has work feature on CBS Sunday show

stickers placed at the Valley Stream train station last week featured links to the New Jersey European Heritage Association website. The AntiDefamation League considers the association a hate group.

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police reported the burglary of the deli on the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and Cochran Place early on Jan. 21.

White supremacist fliers Roosevelt Avenue deli appear at LIRR station burglarized, police say continued from front page also popped up elsewhere in the country, such as at the Jan. 6 mob attack on the Capitol in Washington, D.C. It was unclear whether their appearance in Valley Stream was related to the riot or the inauguration of President Biden. Valley Stream residents condemned the propaganda as reports of their appearance spread. Raquel Webb said the incident was “mortifying,” noting, “The need to stay alert is an understatement.” Cristina Arroyo described it as “terrorist propaganda.” “You would think the MTA has cameras on the platform that could catch whoever did this,” Cat Chenkus said. “Hate has no place in our transit system,” Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokesman Shams Tarek said in a statement. The agency found four stickers at the train station, he said, adding that an investigation was continuing, and that the stickers “contained offensive and unacceptable content.” County Legislator Carrié Solages, a Democrat from Valley Stream, condemned the appearance of the propaganda, saying he was “outraged” at its placement in such a high-traffic area. State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, a Democrat from Elmont, and ______________

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, also released statements condemning the incident. “White supremacy, hatred and racism have no place in our community,” Kaminsky said. “These offensive stickers and posters reek of bigotry and intolerance, and the perpetrators must be held accountable.” “Let me be clear, hate crimes and racial-based harassment will never be tolerated in our state,” Michaelle Solages said. “We know how these occurrences work to divide communities and perpetuate cycles of violence and hatred.” In addition to Nassau County police, she called on State Attorney General Letitia James to investigate the incident. MTA and county police said they were jointly investigating the appearance of the fliers, and were treating it as a hate crime. “The Nassau County police has zero tolerance for those who commit hate crimes,” Nassau County Police Detective Lt. Richard Lebrun said, adding that the department and MTA police were seeking to arrest the people responsible. He asked that anyone with information about the incident call (800) 244-8477.

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Three men burglarized a deli at Roosevelt Avenue and Cochran Place, police said, early on Jan. 21. According to detectives, an employee at the deli discovered its front door lock had been cut and called the police. Officers reportedly discovered that a cash register, small safe and ATM machine had been stolen, and all three had contained an undisclosed amount of cash. Video surveillance showed that around 1:45 a.m. three men had used a red power saw to cut the front-door lock of the deli, and after entering, left in a white four-door sedan east on Roosevelt, north on Rockaway Avenue and then west on Sunrise Highway.

Police described the first suspect as wearing gray camouflage pants, a black hooded sweatshirt and black boots. He was wearing gloves and a mask over his face. The second suspect was described as wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with the “E.T.” logo on the back, as well as a blue neck pillow and black sneakers. He too was reportedly wearing gloves and a mask as well as a blue hat. The third suspect was described as wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, jeans and black sneakers. He was also wearing gloves and a mask. Police ask that anyone with information related to the reported burglary call (800) 244 8477.

News brief Discussion on V.S. in the post-Trump era The Valley Stream Justice Project, a local social-justice non-profit, is holding a discussion via Zoom on the topic “Valley Stream in the post-Trump era.” The event is scheduled for Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. Billed as a follow-up to a similar discussion in May, the meeting is intended to touch on successes in anti-racism efforts in the neighborhood over the past year

and strategies moving forward, as well as provide an opportunity for residents to share their own experiences with racism. Attendees are invited to discuss what kinds of changes they’d like to see in Valley Stream and come up with ways to make them reality. The Zoom meeting identification number is: 226 092 0695.

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Bringing local sports home every week

By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

Many Valley Stream High School District student-athletes are back in action, while others have renewed hope following a high-risk sports go-ahead from New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo last Friday. Low- and moderate-risk winter sports began Jan. 4 when despite rising Covid-19 numbers, bowling, gymnastics, track and field, fencing, swimming/diving and air rifle began practice statewide. High-risk winter sports such as basketball, wrestling, hockey and competitive cheerleading can resume Feb. 1 if approved by the Nassau County Health Department. Valley Stream is competing in all sports offered so far this winter, with everything but track and field a collective District team. North, Central and South High Schools all have boys’ and girls’ track. As of now, all meets will be virtual except for one tentative in-person event at Long Beach on Jan. 30. “Practices are different with temperature checks and spacing everyone safely apart, but the kids’ spirits are high,” VSS track coach Nicole Bertrami said. “For

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DaNIELLE PhILLIP, LEfT, and Ryan John lead the Valley Stream North track teams. them to have that camaraderie is so important.” Among the program’s top athletes are Julien Woodley, Elias Bonhomme, Kaitlyn Ross, Tori Daniels, Jade Hornick, Josh Osae and Jaden Sampson. Nassau’s track and field schedules had to be revamped after the county was notified by St. Anthony’s High School in South Huntington it would be unable to host meets inside its fieldhouse. Instead, Section VIII, the governing body for Nassau high school athletics, moved to Plan B

— outdoor meets with a strong emphasis on being held virtually. “There’s no team scoring or championships this season, but just to get the kids safely training and competing in any fashion is important,” said VSN coach Mike Frazer, who noted the boys are led by junior Ryan John (jumping events) and the girls are led by senior sprinter Danielle Phillip. “The kids have such great attitudes,” he added. Valley Stream’s gymnastics team has a

mix of virtual and head-to-head meets on the schedule, coach Paige McCarthy said. State qualifiers Kaylei McDonald and Kamryn VanEtten lead the way. “We have 16 girls this season and they’re just very excited to be back in the gym,” McCarthy said. Bowling coach John Pandolfi also has a roster of 16 (combined) and said adjusting to safety protocols has gone smoothly. “Being able to participate is the main thing,” he said. Tiffany Wong is the top bowler on the girls side, while returnees Joe Casey, Isiah Martin, Ernest Villaverde and Dylan Cittadino spearhead the boys’ squad. There’s growing optimism for the four winter sports deemed “high risk” (basketball, wrestling, hockey and cheerleading) following Gov. Cuomo’s announcement last Friday. Valley Stream Central boys’ basketball head coach Hayward Alfred said kids in the program have been working out on their own while playing the waiting game. “You only get one shot to have a high school career and the kids really want to play,” Alfred said. “I’m praying for everyone to be healthy and that we can have a season and keep everyone safe.”

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Kraft korner

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At the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, at 1:30 to 2:15 p.m., children with a caregiver will join Ms. K for a few stories and DIY crafts over Zoom. Children may complete their crafts with grown-up assistance at their own pace. Craft materials will be available for pick-up at the library. Participants can register and choose their crafts at the following link: https://forms.gle/gCe3vnDxazNti4bb8. Contact: Jaclyn Kunz, Children’s Librarian: (516) 825-6422 kidsroomvs@nassaulibrary.org.

Valley Stream District 24 BOE Work Session At 7:30 to 9:15 p.m., the school board meeting will take place live streamed on Facebook. Contact the district clerk, Jennifer Biscardi at (516) 434-2825 for more information about location.

Color Your Way Through the Human Anatomy At the Elmont Public Library, teens in grades seven through twelve will color their way through the human anatomy. including the cardiovascular, skeletal and muscular systems. Call Teen Services at; (516) 354-5280.

Craft-along: winter craft At the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, at 4 to 4:50 p.m., children in kindergarten to sixth grade, will read winter stories and make a warm winter wishes penguin craft. Program materials will be provided by the library and available for contactless pickup. Register with this link to receive Zoom information: https://forms.gle/R4q4KwFTmvp87oRP9.

Library board meeting At the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, at 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., the library Board of Trustees will be meeting over Zoom. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Send an e-mail to hwmlcontact@hotmail.com or leave a message on the Library’s Facebook to seek the agenda and Zoom information. Contact: library director, Ms. Eng; (516) 825-6422 hwmlcontact@hotmail.com.

Thursday, Jan. 28 Tai chi/chi gong with Joseph Panico At the Elmont Public Library, at 11 a.m., participants will join together over Zoom for a class which will feauture an ancient Chinese system of exercises or movements performed in mediation, for the purpose of promote relaxation and inner peace to improve posture, balance, flexiblity and strength. To register contact: adult reference; (516) 354-5280 Ext. 223 reference@elmontlibrary.org.

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Toddlers, Tots and Tykes Storytime The Henry Waldinger Memorial Library will have children from birth to three-years-old join together over Zoom for stories, song and rhymes on Friday, Jan. 29 at 11 a.m.

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Village of Valley Stream’s Board of Zoning & Appeals

Valley Stream District 30 SEPTA General Meeting

The meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. at Valley Stream Village Hall in the auditorium located at 123 South Central Avenue in Valley Stream. For questions contact Jennifer Piazza at (516) 592-5142 Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Additional information concerning meeting dates and times can be obtained by contacting Ms. Janet Carson, Clerk of the Board, at (516) 4343600, Ext. 5222.

Valley Stream Central High School District BOE Meeting

Monday, Feb. 8

At 8 p.m., watch the school board meeting over Zoom, unless otherwise stated on the district webiste. For Zoom information, refer to the district website under announcements. For more information contact the District Clerk at (516) 872-5628.

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At the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, at 11 to 11:45 a.m., children birth to three-years-old with a caregiver, join together over Zoom for stories, songs and rhymes. Older children are always welcome to attend. Send an e-mail to kidsroomvs@nassaulibrary.org or message the library on Facebook to recieve Zoom information. Contact: children’s librarian; Ms. Kunz, kidsroomvs@ nassaulibrary.org.

Teen virtual pictionary At the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, at 4 to 4:45 p.m., teens will join together over Zoom to play virtual pictionary. Contact Teen Librarian: Ms. Kenney at vsteens@nassaulibrary.org to register for the program.

This regular meeting will take place at 7 p.m. in the Village Hall auditorium located at 123 South Central Avenue in Valley Stream. For further information, see the village board of trustees meet-

Valley Stream District 13 BOE Meeting The meeting will take place at 8 p.m. live streamed on their website. Email the district clerk at: mrosamilia@valleystream13.com to find out the location of the meeting.

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The Valley Stream Dog Park is located behind the Village Hall Complex at 123 South Central Ave. The village’s Silver Threads Senior Citizen’s Club is on pause through the current Covid pandemic. Mayor Fare spoke at the Religious Council’s Martin Luther King Interfaith Zoom Service last week. See the Village website to watch Valley Stream Road Show--a video series that showcases Valley Stream. On the week of Feb. 1 the village will be collecting glass, metal and plastic.

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January 31, 2021 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Beginning Sunday, January 31, 2021 and continuing through February 6, 2021, the 35 Catholic elementary schools in the Diocese of Rockville Centre will participate in the annual national celebration of Catholic education: Catholic Schools Week. The theme for National Catholic Schools Week 2021 is “Catholic Schools: Faith. Excellence. Service.” Schools typically observe the week with Masses, open houses and other activities for students, families, parishioners, and community members. Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides young people and its contributions to our church, our communities, and our nation. This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Catholic Schools Week will look a bit different. In lieu of the traditional open houses our schools have held in the past to meet with prospective families, the schools will be offering virtual open houses and one-to-one meetings with principals that will allow prospective families to ‘visit’ the Catholic school(s) of their choice from the safety and comfort of their homes. This year, in spite of the pandemic, we have made significant progress transforming our schools through the Morning Star Initiative (MSI). Many elements of the Morning Star Initiative are already in place, like key academic improvements in mathematics, reading, and religious studies, which are helping students reach new potential. I am so grateful for the tireless dedication of the MSI team. Working with the MSI team, Long Island’s Catholic elementary school faculty and staff continue to put the needs of the 11,626 students (nursery-8th grade) and their families first. From maintaining the continuity of instruction during remote learning when the Covid-19 pandemic hit back in March, to taking all of the necessary precautions to welcome students back into a safe school environment this fall, I am extremely grateful for the grit and determination demonstrated by our school community to address the academic, spiritual and social needs of our students. Earlier this month, on January 4, 2021, we celebrated the 200th anniversary of the death of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821), one of the great native-born American Evangelizers and champions of Catholic Education. Please join me in praying that Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and Mary, Star of Evangelization continue to intercede for each of us, for our Morning Star and Department of Education teams, and for our principals, teachers, and staff. With prayers and gratitude for your efforts, I am Sincerely yours in Christ,

Most Reverend John O. Barres Bishop of Rockville Centre

Catholic Schools Week Focusing on the value of a Catholic education Catholic Schools Week is set aside to celebrate the unique nature of the Catholic schools in each community. As communities of faith, Catholic schools instill in students their destiny to become saints. Academic excellence is the hallmark of Catholic education intentionally directed to the growth of the whole person – mind, body and spirit. Service is fundamental to Catholic education and the core of Catholic discipleship. Service is intended to help form people who are not only witnesses to Catholic social teaching, but also active participants through social learning. What Families Need To Know How will the Covid virus affect Catholic Schools Week? Like the changes we’ve seen in most everything else, the pandemic will reshape Catholic Schools Week somewhat as it pertains to Open Houses and large gatherings. Most schools will offer 45-minute virtual open houses and one-on-one opportunities to schedule an individual meeting with the principal. You are advised to check your school’s website for details of their events. Find a school by visiting https://licatholicelementaryschools. org/find-a-school. As a current school family, how do I participate? Catholic Schools Week is a celebration of all that is great about Catholic school. A combination of internal and external activities, Catholic Schools Week celebrates the parish, the community, the students, the nation, vocations and teachers and staff. Externally, the schools also offer opportunities for new families to visit and learn about the advantages each Catholic community offers. Out of an abundance of caution, most live events in 2021 will be celebrated exclusively by students and staff to minimize the students’ and the building’s exposure to outsiders. Most external events will be offered virtually. As a family considering a Catholic education, how do I learn more? Your local Catholic school will host predominately online events where parents and students can virtually visit the school(s) they think they might be interested in to view the facility, be introduced to the teachers, and learn about the academic, spiritual, social and physical development programs. How have the Catholic Elementary Schools addressed the pandemic? Catholic elementary schools have been remarkably successful in their implementation of mitigation techniques to limit each student’s exposure and risk.The schools have maintained a Covid infection rate of less than two percent, quarantining students and staff when necessary, but main-

taining the continuity of student instruction and the daily structure and normalcy in student’s lives: √ Each school has safely returned all students for full, five-day-a-week learning. √ Remote learning was a success in the spring, and is offered to students who choose to continue their classes online. √ Each school has embraced extensive mitigation policies and procedures that digitally scan each student each day for fever, create spaces where social distancing is observed, require mandatory mask wearing, keep students in cohorts to limit exposure and pay special attention to ventilation and frequent sterilization of high-touch surfaces. As a prospective family, do I have an ‘assigned school’? One of the first differences you will notice about Catholic school is that you get to select the school that you believe your children will be most successful in.There is no direct ‘assignment’ based on where you live and most school districts provide busing to the school of your choice within a 15 mile radius. What are the tuition rates and Is there a difference in tuition to attend a different school? Long Island’s Catholic elementary schools set their own tuitions, so they vary slightly, but average is around $5,500 per year with multiple child discounts that lower that cost for most. If your parish has a school we encourage you to become a member of that community, but there is no penalty for choosing a school outside of your parish or town. The system of schools is an asset here on Long Island for all of the families of the Diocese and for all of the families of Long Island. Are non-Catholics welcome in the school s? The schools are welcoming places to everyone without regard to race, religion or national origin. A religion class is a requirement, students participate in Liturgies, and faith is an integrated part of daily activities, but many schools have a significant population of non-Catholic students who attend because of the quality of the education. When parents select Catholic elementary school, what are the most frequently cited reasons? The reasons that are most frequently mentioned are; academic excellence, the reinforcement of the values lived at home, learning of the Catholic faith, attending school in a safe, nurturing environment and the individualized attention that each student’s learning needs receive. Above photo: In this unique community environment, children are surrounded by other children, families and a parish which serve to reinforce moral values and beliefs.

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Here’s how to sign up for your vaccine By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

At press time Monday, the distribution of vaccines to those over 65 years old continued in New York state. Despite the slowly unraveling process, most appointments to receive a shot will eventually need to be made through various government-run websites. It’s no secret: Appointments for the coming weeks are booked. New York receives roughly 250,000 doses of the vaccine every week from the federal government, a portion of which is allocated to Nassau County. More than 55,000 vaccinations have been administered in the county, which has more than 1.3 million residents. Still, it can be helpful to know what to expect when navigating the unfamiliar — and sometimes dysfunctional — websites. To eventually receive the vaccine, an appointment is required. A vaccine will not be given without an appointment. In addition to those over 65, eligible groups include doctors, nurses and health care workers, first responders, teachers and public transit, grocery store and public safety workers. Eligibility will open to more residents in the coming weeks and months. The New York state website, www. covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov, features an “Am I Eligible” app, which can be used by residents to check their eligibility before making an appointment. Also available is a list of all state-run vaccination sites in New York. Nassau County is home to one at Jones Beach, although like all other sites, no appointments are currently available. There are 11 other sites shown, all with limited availability. Nassau County has also established its own website for vaccine information, www.nassaucountyny.gov/vaccine. Several more county-run sites are shown, including Nassau Community College in Garden City, the Yes We Can Community Center in Westbury and Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, as well as five others. Appointments are limited here, too. Appointments for all sites will continue to open as eligibility requirements expand and more vaccines are delivered to the state. All vaccines received by officials are required to be used, according to federal guidelines. Residents will need to be diligent in making appointments once it’s their tur n. Problems have been reported about the New York state website, including it being inundated with heavy traffic, according to Nassau County officials. Appointments across the state were also canceled because of low vaccine supply, according to The New York Times. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, county officials operated a pop-up vaccine site at Union Baptist Church in Hempstead. Roughly 150 vaccination shots were given to pre-selected community members over age 65. Similar pop-up

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A NAssAu COuNty resident was vaccinated at Union Baptist Church in Hempstead on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Officials opened the pop-up site to administer more than 100 vaccine doses to those over 65. NAssAu COuNty’s WEBsItE also lists sites run by the county, including the Yes We Can Community Center in Westbury. Courtesy Nassau County

sites are likely to appear. “Once we get adequate vaccine supply from the federal government, Nassau County is committed to an equitable distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine,” Executive Laura Curran said in a statement. “As part of our efforts, the county is working closely with trusted messengers to build confidence in an equitable process, and with established partners to directly increase access in the communities hardest hit by the pandemic. The county will continue to vaccinate as many residents as we can across all communities so we can definitively win this war, get our lives back and get our economy roaring.” The Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, which are being used in the county, require two doses. The state site should automatically schedule your second appointment, while county officials will reach out to residents who received their first doses at a county-run site.

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ON thE NEW York state-run vaccination website, www.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov, a list of available state-run sites is shown. There is limited availability, but appointments will open to those eligible as more vaccines are delivered to the state.

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Inside LI to host cutting expenses webinar As the pandemic continues, the economic state of the country remains in disarray as many businesses close and many people lose their jobs. Numerous Long Islanders are struggling financially and have been left wondering how they will ever save money again. Herald Inside LI will host a free Zoom webinar at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28, titled, “Cutting Expenses,” to provide Long Islanders with information and advice about how they can reduce expenses and save money this year. Herald Inside LI is a weekly webinar series. To register for Cutting Expenses webinar or to view a recording of a past webinar, visit liherald.com/insideli. –Nicole Alcindor

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Tax grievance period extended Nassau County property owners will have an extra 60 days to file their property-tax grievances because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, County Executive Laura Curran announced last week. The grievance period will extend from March 1 through April 30. “With many residents still struggling from the devastating repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic … this will provide additional breathing room for those who want to fight their property assessment,” Curran said. “I will continue to protect the rights of homeowners and do everything I can to ease tax burdens whenever and wherever possible. I encourage homeowners to consider the possible benefits of the grievance procedure.” Tentative assessed property values for the 2022-23 roll for every property in the county have been finalized and are being mailed out currently. Notices of tentative assessment are also posted online at mynassauproperty.com. Homeowners who believe their assessed values for the 2022-23 assessment roll are inaccurate can file an Application for Correction of Assessment with county’s Assessment Review Commission before the close of the grievance-filing period. Because of the instability of Nassau’s real

estate market caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the continued economic hardships that homeowners and businesses face, Curran said she has paused property valuation updates for the 2022-23 assessment roll. Thus, unless a homeowner has since received a correction of error, an assessment reduction or physically altered an improvement, the notice of tentative assessment should reflect the same property assessment as the previous year’s roll, which, the county executive said, is intended to protect against updates based on the current chaotic real estate market. Homeowners can find the calendar of virtual legislative meetings online at www.nassaucountyny.gov/arc and file their grievances on this site on their own. There is no fee to file an Application for Correction of Assessment with the county. For people without internet access, the application can be obtained in person at the Assessment Review Commission, 240 Old Country Road in Mineola, or by calling the ARC at (516) 571-3214. Property owners are encouraged to check ARC’s website for up-to-date information. –Scott Brinton

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North hosts virtual poetry read aloud The North High School English Department held its annual Poetry Out Loud competition for students in grades 9 through 12 late last year. This year’s event was held virtually, in which participating students uploaded pre-recorded videos for the competition. Members of the English Department judged each video on a number of categories including physical presence, dramatic appropriateness and accuracy. First Place was awarded to ninth-grader Nidha Dar and Second Place was awarded to ninth-grader Cody Sung. Rounding out third place was ninth-grader Gianna Perlaza. Both Nidha and Cody will move on to the regional competition in late January, which will also be held virtually.

North NiNth-graderS Nidha Dar and Cody Sung took First and Second Place respectively in the school’s Poetry Out Loud competition.

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South high School students participated in a virtual field trip as part of Northwell Health’s Spark Challenge competition.

Student researchers attend virtual field trip Valley Stream South High S c h o o l ’s S c i e n c e Re s e a r c h juniors and seniors participated in a virtual field trip on Jan. 14 to kick off Northwell Health’s Spark Challenge competition. The event began with live keynote speaker Dr. David Langer,

who is the chair man of the department of neurosurgery at Lenox Hill Hospital and professor of neurosurgery and radiology at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine. Throughout the day, students participated in three separate

career discussions, in which they learned from experts in the field and took a deeper dive into each specialty. They also develop an infomercial style presentation to highlight a single health career that was presented. Once completed, they will submit their

presentation into the Spark Challenge contest in April. The event concluded with students joining in a question-andanswer session. Compiled by Peter Belfiore

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Local pet charity carries on despite loss Scala-Nathans said she credits Paw It Forward volunteers with sustaining the Forward has also helped people across Long Island. Scala-Nathans said that part charity for the past five years. They help of its mission is the hope that when the by picking up, dropping off, unloading, charity gives donations, eventually the organizing and distributing the pet food donations. Many volunteers said the charrecipients will return the favor. “We hope that when we give back to ity has helped them stay positive amid the people by helping them feed their pets, coronavirus pandemic. Before Nancy Pabon, of Bellerose, when they get back on their feet financialQueens, started volunteering to help run ly, they can then Paw It Forward, h e l p a n d g ive she cared for her back to Paw It children and Forward, so that mother. However, other people can after her mother’s get the help they death, she felt received,” Scalacompelled to Nathans said. begin volunteerWith the death ing. of her husband, “I pour every she now devotes moment that I up to six hours a have into Paw It day to running Forward because Paw It Forward, it helps me to which she said is think optimistia coping mechacally and stay nism to help her motivated,” she deal with her said. “Paw It Forgrief. In Septemward gives me a ber 2019, Scalapurpose by giving Nathans’ mother me the opportunidied unexpectedty to help animals ly of complica— who are innotions from pneucent souls that monia. Seven Courtesy Amy Weiner desperately need months later, last east Meadow resident Amy Weiner said us.” April, her hus- volunteering with Paw It Forward has helped Amy Weiner, band died of her cope with the isolation of the pandemic. of East Meadow, Covid-19, and another Paw It that same month, her close friend Mike Field, a Valley Forward member, said she started volunStream Fire Department emergency teering because of her love for animals, medicine technician and 9/11 survivor, and her volunteerism has helped her cope with the grief of recently losing her dog. also died of the virus. “When you’re feeling down, there’s “When I help people feed their pets so they can put food on their table, it gives nothing better than helping others,” me joy and helps take my mind off my Weiner said, adding that volunteering has own hardships,” she said. “I know that also helped decrease her feelings of isolawhen I’m hurting, I should work to keep tion during the pandemic. “Focusing on my loved ones’ memories alive, and I can positive things is one way to divert my do this and keep persevering through life attention to a positive outlet, and I always feel good when I give back.” by helping others.”

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. BARRY J. STITCH, et al, Defts. Index #17-001741. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated July 3, 2018, I will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY on March 4, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. prem. k/a School District 24, Section 42, Block 272 and Lot 7. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale and the right of the United States of

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Valley streaMer danielle Scala-Nathans and her husband, Rob Nathans, founded the charity five years ago. Nathans died in April of complications of Covid-19. Leonora Facciponti, of Franklin Square, also said she has found peace in volunteering for Paw It Forward after she, too, lost a pet. “I had a dog for 17 years, and we had to put him to sleep recently,” Facciponti said. “Doing the pantry helps me to relieve some of my inner pain because I can focus on happy people and making people happy by giving a helping hand.”

Pet food donations for Paw It Forward are being collected at Scala-Nathans’ home, at 114 Clarendon Drive. Drop off donations between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. only. The charity also needs a donation of 10-by-10 shed to store animal food. To donate to the pet pantry shed, visit www. paypal.com/pools/c/8wmSiWgT8Y.

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LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF VALLEY STREAM OFFICE OF THE VILLAGE CLERK 123 South Central Avenue Valley Stream New York 11580 (516) 592-5105 LEGAL NOTICE TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLL PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Assessor’s Department of the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream has completed the Tentative Assessment Roll for the year 2021 and has filed the same with the Village Clerk at his office in the Village Hall, located at 123 South Central Avenue, Valley Stream,

New York, where it may be seen and examined as of February 1, 2021 by any interested person during regular business hours until 4:00 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday the 16th day of February, 2021 at which time the Board of Review will meet to hear complaints in relation to assessments. The Tentative Assessment Roll will be available on the Village Website www.vsvny.org as due to the global health crisis Village Hall is temporarily unavailable to the public. Dated: Valley Stream, New York January 28, 2021 JAMES J. HUNTER Village Clerk 124483

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The Central High School District Board of Education appointed Dr. Wayne Loper, assistant superintendent for finance and operations for the district, to the role of acting superintendent at its Jan. 12 business meeting. Loper replaces Clifford Odell, who returned to his role as assistant superintendent for personnel and administration. The position of acting superintendent adds $500 a day to his salary. The vote was unanimous in favor of the change.

The move came as Schools Superintendent Dr. Bill Heidenreich continues to serve out a 12-week medical leave of absence — granted on Dec. 8 — after he allegedly threatened to cough on people and spread the coronavirus at his local gym in Merrick when personnel there said they would start charging him for a membership he wasn’t using. T h e vo t e w a s 5 - 4 i n g r a n t i n g Heidenreich the leave. He apologized for the incident in an email he sent to the district community, saying he had been addressing a “difficult and traumatic” family issue.

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What if he had never run for president? “Like many local heroes I’ve met over the years, I might have managed to build up an institution that could reshape a neighborhood or portion of the city,” he writes. “Anchored deep in a community, I might have steered money and imagination to change not the world, but just that one place or that one set of kids, doing work that touched the lives of neighbors and friends in some measurable and useful way.” He left, however. After earning his law degree, he ran for the Illinois State Senate, and won. He ran for Congress, and lost. And he ran for U.S. Senate, and won, before seeking the presidency in 2007-08, sealing his destiny, and his place among the pantheon of truly historic American presidents, the first AfricanAmerican to lead the country. His first run for president was an audacious undertaking, begun just about 14 years ago, on Feb. 10, 2007, on the steps of Illinois’s Old State Capitol, where Abraham Lincoln had delivered his “House Divided” speech 149 years earlier, noting, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Thrust onto the national stage, Obama was seemingly a natural candidate, intelligent, clear-headed, collected, indefatigable — at once esoteric yet utterly down-toearth. What we see in “A Promised Land”

is his very human side, beyond the glare of the media spotlight. We see his occasional annoyance and anger, his wrenching self-doubt and guilt — he desperately wanted to be the excellent father that he never had as a child, but his constant campaigning pulled him away from his wife and two young daughters. We see former first lady Michelle Obama, ever the reluctant but supportive political wife — and a magnetic draw on the campaign trail, humanizing the Obama brand while delivering arcane policy proposals in emotional terms easily understood by the electorate. No doubt, Barack and Michelle Obama make one hell of a power couple. I could see myself in the details of “A Promised Land,” which I suspect would be the case for many people. Like Obama, I studied at Columbia University, only six years after he graduated from the school. As was the case for Obama, my time there was spent in quiet contemplation. He lived a life of seclusion and self-improvement, without any close friends, making to-do lists, running along the Central Park Reservoir or the East River, eating cheap meals on the fly. That was pretty much my life at Columbia, only I ran along the Hudson. While reading, Obama habitually circles words he has never seen before. It was

n which the author ponders the question, what if he’d never left Chicago?

a habit I picked up as a teen that I have never shed. I could especially relate to his description of his disorganized nature. Referring to his 2008 campaign manager, David Plouffe, Obama writes, “Whereas I could be absentminded, indifferent to small details, incapable of maintaining an orderly filing system, constantly misplacing memos, pens and cell phones that had just been handed to me, Plouffe turned out to be a managerial genius.” Like Obama — and like so many people — staying organized, on task, on point, is a constant struggle for me. I have to work at it, day after day. No manner of computerized calendar helps. I have to write it all down, and remind myself, again and again, do this, do that. Self-deprecating to a fault, Obama gives us permission to admit our foibles. The wonderful part of “A Promised Land” isn’t the after-action report on the life and times of Barack Obama, but rather the humanizing of his political persona, which was shaped by hard times that gave him the empathy he needed to craft policy — think the Affordable Care Act of 2010 — that helped determine the individual destinies of millions of Americans. It’s a good thing he opted for Harvard Law. 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.

Post-inauguration: So, how are we doing?

allelujah. That says it for me. Great relief, writ small. How do we feel safe again after the anxiety of the last four years? The inauguration of Joe Biden and the restoration of a functioning government feel right, but it will take a little time to feel good. Especially while we negotiate our way through the 12th month of a savage pandemic. I witnessed the turn from darkness to light, from crazy to sane, from chaos to civility. Like you, I RANDI watched on TV as KREISS the president took the oath, as Lady Gaga sang and as poet Amanda Gorman sealed the deal. Still, this doesn’t feel like jubilation to me. If feels like I just stopped banging my head against the wall. The agony is ebbing, but there’s a dull pain that will take some time to resolve. Right now, the feeling that eclipses all others is relief. Since Jan. 20, I haven’t gone to sleep watching the news or wor-

ried my way through a fitful night. Briefly, I tuned in to the news around 9 p.m. on Inauguration Day. Biden was still president. Nine hours had passed since the swearing-in, and no one had stormed the Capitol. The day went according to plans. One wonders what the news outlets will rant about now. How will they be relevant without the sugar high of the former president? The press lives by “if it bleeds, it leads,” and we had plenty of bleeding, from the stolen migrant children at our borders to the hundreds of thousands of friends and neighbors dying of Covid19. How do we cover a regular presidency, which makes the usual kinds of mistakes and actually functions as an administrative body? Will there be an audience for proposed infrastructure legislation and state dinners for visiting dignitaries? The media is challenged to get past the low-hanging fruit like Kellyanne Conway weaving her awful webs, Michael Cohen spilling his secrets, Ivanka, Jared, Giuliani and Melania the Silent. Trump’s goon squad gathered all the available light. The mean-spirited tweets and corrupt actions of so many people around

the former president provided grist for the media every minute of every day of the past four years. How do we and the news industry get accustomed to calm and quiet at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.? Admittedly, something is lost, like sensationalism and melodrama; the grinding of the wheels of respectable government may not make for bold headlines. I hope the journalists who helped save this country with their relentless pursuit of the truth will rise to the moment and continue to expose the bad guys who always rise to the moment, and point to success where they find it. This column, over the past four years, has strayed from usual weekly territory, which is hyper-local. To me, Trump and Covid are as local as stories can get, changing the DNA of our lives. To finesse the constraint of writing once a week, I sometimes post something especially timely on Facebook. On the night of the inauguration, I wrote this: “So, what’s the trick here? A sane, accomplished rock-solid man elected President. A Black woman with Indian

ight now, the feeling that eclipses all others isn’t so much jubilation, but relief.

parentage elected Vice President. A heartfelt inauguration speech promising to keep us safe and true to democratic values. A blast of first-day executive orders undoing some of the malicious initiatives of the former administration. A press conference at the end of the day, a real press conference in the White House briefing room by someone who says she will tell us the truth. When can we believe this is all true? It’s so much goodness, all at once. It will take some time to accommodate to the change.” Think of the ground shifting under our feet as Trump & Co. were swept into office, primed for action, taking axes and shovels to our country, fracturing our democracy and burying the ideals that had grounded us for 240 years. For four years, many of us have lived with serious anxiety and stress. Our president did not help us or protect us or work at his job to keep this country and its people safe. It changed last Wednesday, but we need a moment to gather ourselves together for the serious recovery work ahead. It’s still midwinter. But, every day, there is more light. Looking forward to hallelujah, writ large. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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pandemic of 1918-19, long after the outbreak had waned. That is telling us that the effects of the coronavirus pandemic may be with us for years to come. Most long-haul Covid patients are women, according to The Times. Longhaulers, it’s believed, may suffer from an extreme overreaction of the body’s immune system to the coronavirus. Testosterone acts as a mild immunosuppressant; thus, men, while they may be more likely to die of Covid-19, appear less susceptible to long-term effects. What’s clear is this: As a society, we must prepare ourselves now to cope with Covid-19 and its after-effects long beyond the point that we have reached herd immunity against it, defined as 60 to 70 percent of the population with immunity. There will be an ongoing psycho-social

toll, as well as an economic one. Many people may struggle for years to regain a sense of normalcy and return to work. There will be untold medical costs. We must prepare ourselves now to support not only our family members and friends, but also strangers. We must accept that we are all in this together. Precisely a year has passed since Wuhan, China, locked down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Some 2.1 million people around the globe have died of it, including more than 400,000 in the U.S. We must remain vigilant and committed to fighting this terrible illness by maintaining social distance, wearing masks, working from home when possible, limiting gatherings and getting vaccinated as soon as we are allowed and able.

Here’s to offshore wind for L.I.

overnor Cuomo recently announced his 2021 agenda — aptly titled “Reimagine, Rebuild, Renew” — and included in it is an ambitious $26 billion green-energy plan to continue the restructuring of the state’s power grid by building in evergreater amounts of renewable energy, particularly wind. The E.F. Barrett Generation Station in Island Park, an aging, rusting hulk of a power plant, will serve as a connection point for an undersea electric cable that will extend from a large-scale wind farm 20 miles south of Jones Beach. The wind farm will not be visible from shore. It is one of two such projects proposed off

Long Island’s coast — the other will be 60 miles east of Montauk. We’re excited to see plans for offshore wind moving forward. Wind farms will not only provide massive amounts of carbon-free electricity, but will also help create thousands of high-paying construction jobs that will infuse Long Island’s economy with hundreds of millions of dollars. Like state economies across the nation, New York’s has been battered by the coronavirus pandemic, with tens of thousands of people losing their jobs. It is smart of Cuomo to focus on infrastructure improvement — particularly green infrastructure. Multi-billion-dollar projects like

letterS Expand telehealth in New York To the Editor: While New York state has been on the cutting edge of promoting telehealth for its residents, the adoption of telehealth by both patients and providers has been slow. Covid-19 has changed not only the way we live, but also the way health care providers support their patients, especially with regard to mental health. New Yorkers adapted throughout 2020, but it’s time to push telehealth to the next level in New York and fully integrate it into our health care system. I propose comprehensive reforms to permanently adopt Covid-19-era innovations to expand access to physical health, mental health and substance-usedisorder services, including unlocking the benefits of telehealth through policy modernization. My proposal includes the following regulatory and statutory changes to allow for greater flexibility in where and when patients can use telehealth, while maintaining

wind farms will boost the economy, at the same time that they will help reduce carbon emissions to stave off the worst effects of the climate crisis, including sealevel rise and stronger hurricanes. In fact, offshore and land-based wind projects will reduce carbon emissions by 16 million metric tons per year, while creating some 17,000 jobs. Talk about a win-win. Offshore wind has been a long time coming in the U.S. — there is only one small, five-turbine offshore wind farm in the country, off the coast of Rhode Island. Let us hope Long Island’s offshore wind farms are finally brought to fruition in the near future. That will require all of our support.

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he events at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 and the exhortations by some elected officials leading up to them got me to thinking about civic responsibility and our nation’s future. It also reminded me of a conversation I had with someone I had met while in the Navy years ago. In an exchange about the Constitution, he asked, “Which Constitution do you believe in? At first, I didn’t understand what he meant. Then I remembered the confirmation hearing of Supreme roBerT a. Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and sCoTT her testimony on the meaning of “originalism.” So, I concluded, this is what he asked: Did I believe in the Constitution of 1787, that followed the American Revolution, or was I one of those who believe in the Constitution that followed Reconstruction and gave previously denied rights to all people? Those who cling to the original wording of 1787 maintain that the text is authoritative and unchangeable. They seem to ignore that the Constitution was written and adopted with provision for

evolution in thinking and amendment. Without the amendments, Barrett wouldn’t have the right to vote or serve as a judge. I began thinking about this question, which Constitution, while pondering the events of the past few months and the rampage that took place in the halls of Congress. Why don’t we know more about our history and our form of government? Why do some people react angrily when historians offer research demonstrating that some long-held truth turns out to be incorrect? Ours is called an exceptional country, but it isn’t exceptional in the ways some espouse. They claim a moral superiority when the claim is really different. What has become the United States is not a nation based on tribal affinity, a common land or region, or blood relations, as are some others. Instead, it is a nation unlike most because it was founded on ideas and ideals that became the founding principles of freedom, civic engagement and responsibility, and schooling for citizenship. These principles, and others, still obtain, even if they aren’t fully realized. That’s why we refer to the nation as an “experiment,” and why we strive to “create a more perfect

union.” We recognize it is not yet perfect, but continue to strive for it to be — for all people. Those old enough will remember junior high and high school courses in civics, including formal instruction in U.S. government, history and democracy. For the fortunate students, civics instruction wasn’t just textbooks in the classroom, but also involved activities such as writing letters to the editor of the local newspaper, attending and writing about school board meetings, and formulating proposed legislative bills and debating the merits of the ideas behind them. While all 50 states require some form of instruction in civics and government, theory-based classroom instruction isn’t sufficiently supported by experience-based learning. One consequence is that only 25 percent of American students achieve the “proficient” standard on the National Assessment of Educational Progress Civics Assessment. According to the National Education Association, until the 1960s it was common for high school students in the U.S. to take three different classes in civics and government. Unfortunately, these courses were slashed in the early 2000s, when the federal initiative called “No Child Left

here used to be wideranging junior high and high school courses in civics.

LeTTers oversight to ensure that high-quality care is delivered: ■ Eliminating obsolete location requirements by requiring Medicaid to offer telehealth reimbursement for services rendered to patients regardless of where the patient or provider is located in a non-facility setting. ■ Developing interstate licensing reciprocity with states in the Northeast for specialties with historical access shortages to ensure there is sufficient access to medical and behavioral health professionals. ■ Continuing Covid-19-era flexibilities for mental health and substance-use disorder services by allowing certain unlicensed staff, such as credentialed alcoholism and substance-abuse counselor trainees or peer specialists, to deliver substance-use-disorder and mental health services. This also includes eliminating the remaining in-person evaluation requirements before telehealth services can be delivered, expanding the types of staff who can deliver remote services, developing a regulatory structure for a predominantly virtual outpatient substance-use-disorder treatment program and exploring the expansion of existing initiatives that extend behavioral health services into nursing facilities. This will include reimbursement of all mental health and substance-abuse provider types, including certified recovery

Behind” gave priority to “core subjects” like math and English, and to job preparation and standardized testing. In addition, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, only small proportions of teachers surveyed thought that school districts and parents would support teaching about politics in a course on government or civics. The toxic nature of politics reflects the decline in education in civic responsibility, and promotes partisanship over patriotism. How can we fulfill our obligations to pursue the common good if we give priority to conflict over compromise? How can we discover the virtues of resolution over revolution if we don’t know the building blocks of our democracy? In pursuit of a more perfect union, we should celebrate the four freedoms drawn from the Bill of Rights and articulated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear. We should use them as templates when discussing national purpose, priorities and progress. These principles, together with schooling in civics and critical thinking, can help guide fulfillment of the promises contained in the Constitution to which our elected and appointed officials swear loyalty. Robert Scott is president emeritus of Adelphi University.

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peer advocates, so patients and providers can choose the care setting that best suits their needs. GOv. ANDREW CUOMO

So, just write off student loan debt? To the Editor: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer wanting the federal government to forgive the first $50,000 of outstanding college loans sounds great. Who doesn’t want free stuff from Washington? But what about the millions of American parents who saved and sacrificed to put their children through college? What about the students who worked at part-time jobs to attend college? Millions benefited from being able to attend college on student loans. This has given them access to the middle class. Sadly, too many students then stuck the federal government with the bill. Despite being successfully employed for years at good-paying jobs, there are a number of former students with ample income who refuse to pay off their student loans. Taxpayers are left with the uncollected debts. Now Schumer wants Washington to write off hundreds of billions in outstanding student loan debt. Many larger private colleges have endowment funds ranging from millions to billions. Why don’t they

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contribute to reducing their own graduating students’ debts instead of taxpayers? Collecting some of these outstanding debts from those who can easily afford to pay would only be fair. Given that we are now burdened with a national debt of more than $27.7 trillion, attention must be paid to this scandal.

Why not start by denying federal and state tax refunds to those deadbeats who look for a free ride at our expense? When will the White House and Congress speak up on this issue and introduce legislation to assist in collecting the outstanding debts? LARRy PENNER Great Neck

VALLEY STREAM HERALD — January 28, 2021

What happened to civic responsibility?

FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH Mayor Ed Fare and the Valley Stream Board of Trustees are proud to commemorate Black History Month in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream

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