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Third shot’s a charm? New round of federal aid on its way to businesses, schools helps.” “We’re trying to hold our own,” he said, “and thank God With the recent signing of the we’ve got a good community and $1.9 trillion federal coronavirus customers to help us through this stimulus package — the third hard time, but we’re still just tryround of economic stimulus ing to pay our bills.” since the coronavirus pandemic Some $28.6 billion will go to began last March — New York is New York restaurants in grants due around $100 biladministered by the lion, to be apporSBA, according to tioned between S e n at e M a j o r i t y direct payments to Leader Chuck residents and fundSchumer. An addiing for state and local tional $1.25 billion is governments, busislated for performing nesses and schools. ar ts venues and The aid will offer movie theaters, a lifeline to local res- ANtHoNy which have spent taurants and bars, diSteFANo much of the last year which have struggled shuttered. Co-owner, with state capacity The package also restrictions and cus- Valbrook Diner includes $825 million tomers who have for the state’s villagstayed away for fear es, to be distributed based on popof infection. ulation. While details are still In Valley Stream, Anthony vague, Valley Stream Village DiStefano, co-owner of the Val- Treasurer Mike Fox said he anticbrook Diner on Merrick Road, ipated around $109 per resident, said the Small Business Adminis- in two installments. The money, tration was still reviewing his he said, would help fill gaps in the application for aid from the sec- current budget year, which ends ond round of federal stimulus, on May 31, and he does not anticiwhich was signed into law Dec. pate the aid affecting the upcom27. Once that has been approved, ing village budget, which is to be DiStefano said, he would apply voted on in April. for funding from the latest package, noting that “every little bit Continued on page 13

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Just watch these sticks Acting Band Manager Juan Pimentao, of the New York Naval Cadet Corps, directed the band during drills in Valley Stream on Saturday, when the Valley Stream American Legion invited the group to its hall for practice. Story, more photos, Page 3.

Hopes for a virus-free future

Vaccinated Valley Streamers inch closer to freedom By NiCole AlCiNdoR nalcindor@liherald.com

As of Monday, nearly 242,000 people in Nassau County had been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, according to New York state figures. Free from the threat of dying of Covid-19, some in Valley Stream are switching up their lifestyles and are planning the future. “I feel so free after taking the vaccine that I now go to small

gatherings, indoor dining, and I even booked a trip to Hawaii in May because my fear is gone . . . I’m liberated,” said Katiuscia Gray, 45, a Valley Stream therapist. As a health-care worker, Gray said, she was eligible to be vaccinated in January. While she had concerns about the vaccine’s safety, she booked her first appointment to serve as an example for her clients. “The nurse and doctor at my

vaccination site calmed my fears because they explained to me that taking the vaccine will lower my chances of getting super sick and dying if I get Covid,” Gray said. “I’m very excited for more and more people to get vaccinated . . . I’m looking forward to seeing people smile again.” After receiving her first shot of the Moderna vaccine, she felt minor soreness in her arm, but Continued on page 12

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MeMBers of the New York Naval Cadet Corps took drill instructions at the Valley Stream American Legion Hall on Saturday from Donny Ponce, lieutenant commander and founder of the Queens-based program, which is intended to teach children some basic discipline skills.

Navy cadets drill away at the V.S. American Legion By Peter Belfiore pbelfiore@liherald.com

Cadet Christian Ulloa demonstrated his rifle handling skills.

The halls of the Valley Stream American Legion echoed on Saturday with shouts and the thud of stomping boots. “Right flank march,” went a command. “Left flank march,” went another, as the children, clad in a combination of white and black Navy dress uniforms, and blue fatigues, marched in place. More commands came, and the sailors dutifully followed. Visiting from Corona, Queens, the children — more than two dozen in number — and their instructors were part of the New York Naval Cadet Corps, a volunteer youth program for children aged 9 to 17 intended to instill the basics of military discipline, and hopefully provide them some tools for use in the future. “It’s like a basic boot camp for the kids,” Donny Ponce, lieutenant commander and founder of the group said. Saturday’s drills were part of that, and while many might not enlist, Ponce noted, that isn’t the point. “The goal for us is for them to find the right path,” he said. “Whether they join the military or not.” The program is normally based out of P.S. 14 in Corona, but with restrictions on access to school facilities during the coronavirus pandemic, the Cadet Corps have had to get creative in finding places to perform their drills. During the summer they had the parks, Ponce said, but during the winter it became too cold. That was when Valley Streamer George Schuchman, a lieutenant with the Corps, discussed the situation with his fellow members at the American Legion, to see if they could offer their space. They quickly agreed. “It was no issue,” Schuchman said.

seBastian enCalada and Allison Bepnate helped perform band drills with the corps.

Edward Ochman, VSFD firefighter, dies at 70 Houston, where he studied speech pathology. After graduating, he moved back to Valley Stream, got married and joined the Fire Department. Valley Stream resident and 39-year veteran and exAfter serving for a number of years in the departcaptain for the Valley Stream Fire Department, ment, Ochman became the captain of Hook and LadEdward Ochman, died on Tuesday, Feb. 23, der Company No. 2. He also served as the from complications of cardiovascular dispresident of the Benevolent Association ease. He was 70. for the Valley Stream Fire Department for Ochman, who was born on July, 6, 1950, 11 years. was described by his family and friends as During the time when Ochman first a humorous and outdoorsy person, who joined his fire company, he became close they said not only dedicated his life to servfriends with the Mayor Ed Fare, who is ing others, but also created many unforgetalso firefighter at Company No. 2. table moments filled with laughter. Together, the two were officers, wardens On an ordinary day, Ochman’s family and Benevolent Association trustees said, they would often find him laying outtogether on various occasions over the side, smoking a cigar and deeply invested years. Their friendship lasted 40 years. The in reading the latest book. In recent years two also vacationed in Las Vegas on five he was often seen out in the village on ice different occasions. Over the years, they cream dates with his grandchildren or both would share in family births, wedaround nature, on a golf course, laid out on dings and other major milestones. the beach or on a soccer field. “The fire service is described as a broth“He was truly a family-oriented person erhood, and Ed and I most certainly … his grandkids called him papa and I became brothers, and we would often share know they will carry papa with them every ANdi KAtz in all our family triumphs and tragedies day of their lives in their memories Daughter over the last four decades,” Fare said. “Ed because they adored him,” Ochman’s was someone that we could all count on . . . daughter, Andi Katz, 41, said. “He was comHe was the most caring man I ever met.” pletely dedicated to his wife, his children, his grandBefore and during the time he served in the Fire kids, and to saving many lives in the Fire Department. Department, for more than 30 years Ochman also His passing has left a major void for so many people owned his own business called, E.S. Ochman Painting who loved him dearly.” and Contracting. Additionally, roughly nine years ago Ochman grew up in Queens, and during his senior he began working for the Village of Valley Stream as a year in high school moved to Valley Stream, graduat- motor equipment operator. ing from Central High School in 1968. He went on to attend college in Houston Texas at the University of Continued on page 11

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e was completely dedicated to his wife, his children, his grandkids, and to saving many lives in the Fire Department.

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edwArd ochmAN, A 39-year veteran and ex-captain of the Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department, died on Feb. 23. He was 70.

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Inside the Nassau County Police Academy A close-up look at the intense training needed to become a NCPD officer By ScOtt BrintOn sbrinton@liherald.com

Part one in a series of photo stories on the Nassau County Police Academy in North Massapequa. Recruits’ names were not given to protect their privacy. It’s 9 a.m. on a recent Thursday, and a contingent of Nassau County Police Department recruits is seated in the Police Academy’s auditorium, intently watching as drunk college students hurl beer bottles at a line of police officers. “Hey, they’ve thrown a beer bottle,” someone yells. “They’re chucking beer bottles. That is so freaky.” The soon-to-be police officers are reviewing film of a near-riotous college party, as police officers move in to break up the crowd. Much as football players analyze game films with their coaches, these recruits, all dressed in crisp, gray Continued on neXt page

aBOve: recruitS tOOk their Defense Tactics exam, demonstrating the proper methods to arrest suspects. Left phOtOS: recruitS heard a lecture by Marc Tosi, an academy instructor, on police ethics.

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NCPD puts recruits through their paces continued from PreViouS Page button-down shirts, black ties and black slacks, are dissecting films of actual police approaches to worst-case scenarios that they may encounter at some point in their careers. Instructors go over the police tactics step by step, minute by minute. The recruits are learning about the necessity for self-control in the face of danger. Meanwhile, down the hall in the gym, officers are flipping and spinning each other with all manner of wrestling takedowns, their bodies thumping audibly against the gray-and-blue mats, a massive, circular NCPD insignia staring down at them from one wall. On this day, recruits are taking their Defense Tactics exam after three months of intense training, when they studied what to do — and what not to do — when arresting a suspect.

Instructors evaluate their every move, noting when a hand hold, for example, might be off by a few inches. And throughout the academy, recruits are spread out in classrooms, learning about the ethics of police work. Everyone is social distancing, and mask wearing is required, even during the Defense Tactics exam. The cadets study both in the classroom and through a series of simulations at various venues, which imitate policing on the streets, including car chases, said Master Trainer Chris Boccio, who grew up in Lynbrook. NCPD requires a significantly more rigorous training program than New York state mandates — Nassau puts cadets through 1,050 to 1,200 hours of training over seven months, compared to the minimum 639 hours that the state requires for basic police training.

At left, Officer Peter Lang, an instructor, front, reviewed weaponry found in a Bureau of Special Operations arsenal with recruits.

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During the Defense Tactics exam, recruits how to demonstrate precisely how to arrest a suspect without incident or injury.

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community update Thursday, Mar. 25

Wednesday, Apr. 14

Alphabet soup - M is for mouse

Valley Stream District 30 SEPTA General Meeting

At Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, children ages three to five with a caregiver will join together over Zoom for stories and a craft at 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Participants should bring something to storytime that starts with the letter M. Craft materials will be provided by the library and available for contactless curbside pickup. Registration here: Register here: https://forms.gle/WfUb1FQv4SquiTUNA.

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.

Wednesday, Apr. 20 Valley Stream District 24 BOE Meeting

Chapter book chat At Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, children in grades four to six will join over Zoom at 4 p.m. for a book discussion of “Song for a Whale,” by Lynne Kelly. Registration here: https://forms. gle/1pjynDZGYLw9DLvC9.

At 7:15 to 9:30 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.

Friday, March 26

Tuesday, April 27

Teen trivia kahoot

Valley Stream District 13 BOE Meeting

At Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, teens will do trivia over Zoom and Kahoot at 4 to 4:45 p.m. Participants will need two devices for the program. Contact teen librarian; Ms. Kenney at vsteens@nassaulibrary.org to register.

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Ms. K’s Read-Aloud The Henry Waldinger Memorial Library invites children in kindergarten to sixth-grade join over Zoom with a librarian to read a book on Monday, March 29 at 4 p.m.

Saturday, Mar. 27

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Ms. K’s read-aloud

LENA start orientation

At Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, children in kindergarten to sixth grade will join together over Zoom with children’s librarian, Ms. K, as she reads chapters from a book selected by the children from 4 to 4:45 p.m. Send an email to kidsroomvs@ nassaulibrary.org or message the library on Facebook to recieve Zoom information.

At Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, parents and caregivers of children from birth to three years old are invited to a Zoom orientation to LENA Start, an outreach program provided by Adelphi University at 11 a.m. to noon. Register by sending an email to children’s librarian Ms. Kunz at: kidsroomvs@nassaulibrary.org.

At Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, participants in this workshop over Zoom will learn how to search Thingaverse for different 3D models and download files for printing at 10 to 11 a.m. Contact library director, Ms. Eng at hwmlcontact@hotmail.com for the Zoom information.

STEM storytime - sports At Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, children in grades two to six will join together over Zoom for STEM-based read alouds and activities pertaining to sports at 1 to 1:45 p.m. The library will provide all materials. Register here to receive Zoom link: https://forms.gle/ ZQwoN11c4ATapPHj9

Tuesday, March 30 Tween tuesday At Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, students in grades five to eight will meet over Zoom for an activity at 4 to 4:45 p.m. Registration is required. Send an email to Y.A. librarian, Ms. Kenney at: VSteens@nassaulibrary.org.

Friday, April 2 Toddlers, tots and tykes storytime At Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, children up to 3 years old will join together over Zoom for stories, songs and rhymes at 11 to 11:45 a.m. To join email: kidsroomvs@nassaulibrary.org

Village of Valley Stream’s Board of Zoning & Appeals 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.

Valley Stream Central High School District BOE Meeting 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. Contact the District Clerk at (516) 872-5628.

The meeting will take place at 8 p.m. live-streamed on their website. Email the district clerk at: mrosamilia@valleystream13.com for more information.

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Camp Barrett registration began on March 20. See Valley Stream Village website for details. The village will host an Easter basket give away on Saturday, March 27 at Hendrickson Park. On the week of March 29 to April 2 the village will be collecting plastic, metal and glass. Valley Stream’s Paw It Forward Pet Pantry is in need of donations on Long Island. To send a donation visit; https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8oYepAQFeo. The Town of Hempstead’s S.T.O.P. Program is coming to Valley Stream State Park on Sept. 25

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Holy Name food pantry seeking donations The Holy Name of Mary Parish Outreach is in need of food donations for its food pantry. With families still struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic the pantry is seeking:

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What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

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Forest Road learns health and wellness Throughout February, students at Forest Road Elementary School focused on health and wellness. Each day, students were encouraged to complete a daily challenge which related to a specific words such as curiosity, empathy, kindness and mindfulness. Additionally, as part of the month, students, both virtual and in person, reinforced lessons of self-care and environmental consciousness with P.S. I Love You Day, by following the slogan reduce, reuse, recycle and embraced the importance of nutrition. School psychologists Sonya Jackson and Dr. Francyne Zeltser visited the classrooms of all remote and hybrid students to discuss stress and coping skills. Students learned what stress means, how it impacts them physically and mentally and how to cope with it. They also learned how to create stress-relieving tools in the classroom which are being kept in each student’s wellness toolbox. Students in kindergarten through third-grade created their own breathing sticks, fourth and fifth graders learned how to make stress balls and sixthgraders made their own affirmation sticks. “The toolbox is something that we have been developing over the past few years and it allows students to choose from a variety of activities to help them regulate their emotions, practice positive thinking, and mindfulness,” Jackson said. “The toolbox also reminds our students of the importance of self-care. We will be doing other activities later in the year to continue this ongoing discussion on selfcare and promoting wellness.”

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Forest road students wore purple for P.S. I Love You Day.

Memorial celebrates world heritage Memorial Junior High School’s world language students and teachers did not let the constraints of a pandemic get in the way of celebrating the languages, heritages and cultures that make up the school’s diverse student body. Whether in school or remote, students displayed a flag, wore special attire or a T-shirt to honor their herit a g e c o u n t r y. I n addition, an afterschool Blooket online competition in French, Italian and Spanish challenged students on their knowledge of the languages studied at Memorial.

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MeMorial students recently celebrated World Language Week.

Edward Ochman, a family man, dies at 70

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continued from front page “In every job that my father did, he always bent over backwards for everyone he encountered, and if there was anything that he could do to enhance his family’s lives by making us happy and fulfilled—in big and small ways—he would do it,” Katz said. “The most important legacy that you can have in life is to have a family that is devoted to loving you and keeping your legacy alive and my dad achieved that.” In addition to his daughter Katz and her husband Jonathan, Ochman is survived by his wife Joan; his son Adam and his wife Stephanie; and five grandchildren Jordan, Avery, Josh, Noah and Ella. There was a private family viewing for Ochman at the Riverside Funeral Home in Hewlett on Feb. 26. All Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department members were asked to assemble and line up in class A uniform for a final salute. Afterwards, there was a graveside service at the Mount Ararat Cemetery in Lindenhurst. The family asks that in lieu of flowers or food, donations can be to the Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department. Checks can be mailed to PO Box 38, Valley Stream, NY 11582

Ewdward Ochman, cEntEr, was described by loved ones and friends as a family-oriented person with a love of the outdoors.

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Valley Streamers plan post-pandemic future question of whether we would get the shot. after her second shot, Gray said she felt As soon as we were eligible, we got it,” Ingmild flu-like symptoms, including a head- ber said. After the first dose, Fox said he experiache and hot and cold flashes, for about a enced minor aches and pain, and both said week. they felt soreness in “I tell everyone that their arms, adding that I can, that they should they were also tired just get the vaccine. after the second dose. Push past those fears. They’re already makFear starts as fear and ing plans. manifests into anxiety, “When the weather which is irrational gets war mer, we’ ll fear,” Gray said. have dinner and trivia When Va l l e y nights at our home, Stream couple Larry with 10 to 12 people Fox, 78, and Ellen Ingover for dinner reguber, 74, learned they larly, as long as everywere eligible to be vacone is vaccinated,” Fox cinated, they were said. excited, they said. “So far, all of our Together, they received closest friends have their Pfizer-BioNTech shots on Feb. 11 and on Courtesy Katiuscia Gray been vaccinated, but if someone isn’t vacciMarch 4 at Mount Valley Stream therapiSt nated, I will say hello Sinai South Nassau Katiuscia Gray said she booked a hospital in Oceanside. trip to Hawaii after being vaccinated. to them from a distance. I don’t have H av i n g l ive d fears, but we’re aware through periods when other vaccines such as the polio, mumps that the virus still exists,” Ingber said. With the announcement that starting and chickenpox vaccines became available, Fox and Ingber said they were not March 23 people over 50 would be eligible worried about the efficacy or safety of the for the vaccine, Valley Streamer Dr. Christian Akaeze, 54, said he immediately knew coronavirus vaccines. “We had absolutely no fears about the that he would like to get vaccinated. His vaccine because we listened to Dr. Antho- wife, Dr. Nana Akaeze, 45, also hopes to be ny Fauci and science. There was never a vaccinated when she is eligible. Both are continued from front page

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Friendship.

Courtesy Larry Fox and Ellen Ingber

Valley StreamerS larry Fox and Ellen Ingber said they were overjoyed when they found out they were eligible to be vaccinated. professors at the University of the People, an online college. “The hope of vaccines and being vaccinated brings long-awaited uncertainties to rest,” Christian said. “My family has been diligent with all the safety rules as guided by the experts for the past one year, and we have been dedicated to listening to credible news sources and listening to credible experts.”

“We’re looking forward to getting our life back with family and friends and gathering for sporting events with our children,” Nana said. “Going forward, people need to realize that becoming vaccinated will play an important role in this process of having our lives back as a country. In my view, getting a vaccine is all we could hope for as a family at this moment to feel secured from the virus.”

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FLORAL PARK BAY (Oyster Bay and Wednesday, 4/07/2021, 7:00pm surrounding areas) Wednesday, 4/14/2021, 6:30pm FREEPORT Tuesday, 4/06/2021, 7:00pm BELLMORE Monday, 4/12/2021, 7:00pm GARDEN CITY Tuesday, 4/06/2021, 7:00pm CARLE PLACE/WESTBURY Thursday, 4/22/2021, 6:30pm GREAT NECK Thursday, 4/22/2021, 7:30pm CENTRAL PARK (Bethpage, Plainview, and Old Bethpage) Wednesday, 4/14/2021, 7:30pm HARDSCRABBLE (Farmingdale and N. Massapequa) EAST MEADOW Thursday, 4/15/2021, 7:00pm Monday, 4/12/2021, 7:00pm ELLM (East Rockaway, Lakeview, Lynbrook, and Malverne) Tuesday, 4/13/2021 7:00pm

and Long Beach) Monday, 4/26/2021, 7:00pm JERICHO/SYOSSET Thursday, 4/08/2021, 7:00pm MANHASSET Tuesday, 4/13/2021, 7:00pm MASSAPEQUA Thursday, 4/15/2021, 7:00pm MERRICK Tuesday, 4/27/2021, 7:00pm NORTH BELLMORE Monday, 4/12/2021, 7:00pm

WARM (Williston Park, Albertson, PLAINEDGE East Hills Estates, East Monday, 4/19/2021, 7:00pm Williston, Old Westbury, Roslyn, Roslyn Estates, PORT WASHINGTON Wednesday, 4/21/2021, 7:00pm Roslyn Harbor, Roslyn Heights, Mineola) ROCKVILLE CENTRE Tuesday, 4/20/2021, 7:00pm Wednesday, 4/21/2021, 7:00pm WEST HEMPSTEAD/ SEAFORD/WANTAGH FRANKLIN SQUARE Monday, 4/19/2021, 7:00pm Wednesday, 4/07/2021, 7:00pm Thursday, 4/08/2021, 7:00pm

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Federal aid package comes into focus Additionally, the funding will shore up the state’s finances, which until passage of the American Rescue Plan faced a roughly $4 billion hole in the upcoming fiscal year. According to the executive budget submitted to the Legislature on Jan. 19, the state needed at least $15 billion in aid to stave off major cuts. With $12.6 billion going directly to the state and billions more going to local counties and towns, it would appear those cuts have been averted. Perhaps most significantly for Valley Stream, the executive budget contained a roughly $1.1 million cut in school aid to the Central High School District. With the cuts restored, and an additional $9 billion earmarked in the package for kindergartenthough-12 public schools in the state to reopen and address losses in learning during the pandemic, local schools are poised for a potential windfall in funding. With the influx of money, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, said his caucus was taking an aggressive approach to school funding in current budget talks. “We’ve come up with a plan that really treats school funding as essential, and something that hasn’t been given enough attention in recent years,” he said. The state budget is due April 1. In addition to seeking to expand state aid to schools to what he called “record levels” using a combination of federal aid and state funds, Kaminsky said the Senate is looking to earmark $500 million for state-

how the rescue plan breaks down state: $12.6 billion nassau County: $398 million town of hempstead: $84 million Villages: $825 million Mta: $6.5 million small business, restaurants and live venue relief: $57.8 billion schools K-12: $9 billion Colleges and universities: $2.6 billion Peter Belfiore/Herald

While still aWaiting funds from the second round of federal stimulus, Anthony DiStefano, co-owner of the Valbrook Diner, said he would definitely be applying for assistance from the latest aid package. wide universal pre-kindergarten. “The lack of universal pre-K, especially for working parents, has been highlighted by the pandemic,” he said, noting the childcare dilemma for parents of young children who must leave home to work. While he said he was open to addressing restored state aid cuts and additional aid in the high school district’s upcoming $129 million 2021-22 budget, Dr. Wayne Loper, assistant superintendent of business for the district, cautioned against relying on the money to fund additional

services. At the same time, with the state budget yet to be finalized, he said there was still no word on what, exactly, the district would receive. “Starting programs with one-time money is never a good idea because there’s no funding for the following year,” he said. “It’s better to hold onto it to fill the deficit that will follow.” Already the district has received more than $1 million in stimulus aid from the first two federal packages, he said, which is funding not guaranteed for upcoming years. Loper recommended

Source: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer

holding on to any new aid for the 2022-23 school year to fill any gaps left after the stimulus dries up. “When we build programs and opportunities for children, we want them to be able to continue year after year,” he said. Despite anticipating the loss of state aid in the original executive budget, the upcoming high school district budget is largely status quo, Loper said, maintaining existing programs while bolstering technology initiatives and providing evening hours for school mental and emotional support services so parents and their children are better able to take advantage of them.

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Herald Inside LI hosts virus and vaccine webinar By Nicole AlciNdor nalcindor@liherald.com

On March 19, just over a year after the coronavirus reached Nassau County, some 400,000 people here had received at least one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines. More than 600,000 Nassau residents remain to be vaccinated, however, and many still struggle to secure vaccination appointments. With no clear end in sight to the pandemic and many unanswered questions surrounding the virus and vaccines, Herald Inside LI held a free live webinar last Thursday titled, “The Virus and The Vaccine: One Year Later.” The panel discussion, which was sponsored by Cona Elder Law and Mount Sinai South Nassau, featured three guest speakers who discussed the past year and the near future of the virus and the vaccines on Long Island. Panelists also reviewed information about infection rates, the coronavirus variants, scheduling testing and vaccine appointments, and plans to keep local communities safe. “We will continue to grapple with people who are hesitant about getting the Covid-19 vaccine,” County Executive Laura Curran said, adding that she plans to receive her vaccine next week publicly, because she wants to show people that she trusts the efficacy of the Covid-19

Eisenstein also said there are many vaccinations. “We are working on doing outreach to let people know where the misconceptions about the vaccines and vaccine is available and how they can get scheduling vaccination appointments. an appointment, because we want to He said he has seen many patients who have been picky about which make sure everyone has a Covid-19 vaccine they want shot at getting a shot.” to receive, with many trying County Health Commisto request for a specific vacsioner Dr. Larry Eisenstein cine, while others have said he is optimistic about scheduled appointments at the progress that the county more than one vaccination is making in vaccinating site in the hope of receiving people. Even those who are their preferred vaccine. vaccinated, he said, should “We might not have the continue social distancing exact type of vaccine that and wearing masks to propeople want when they want tect those who have not yet it. Take what you can get. All been. three of them are great at “There is a sense of liberpreventing death. So take ation after someone is vacciwhat you can get,” Eisennated because people who stein said. “Make sure your take any of the vaccines second dose appointment is have a slim to none chance at the same place you got of ever getting the virus, and your first vaccination dose. the chance of dying of Covid dr. AAroN This is because people at is virtually zero,” Eisenstein another place won’t have said. “People who are vacci- GlAtt access to information about nated shouldn’t have the Mount Sinai what your first dose was, and same restrictions as people South Nassau they might not have the who are not, but they should same type of vaccine that still be careful, and precautious and wearing a mask should always you need for your second dose at their be treated like how people treat carrying location.” Hospitalizations have dropped in their cell phones. People will feel on edge without their phones, and they should recent weeks, as has the number of peofeel the same way about wearing a mask, ple in intensive care units, but it is unclear if those decreases are related to even after being vaccinated.”

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the vaccines, Eisenstein said. It is too early to tell. Other panelists agreed the vaccines are effective. “These are all phenomenal vaccines. There has not been one reported death after taking the vaccine, so people should jump to take the vaccine because they prevent death, not cause death,” said Dr. Aaron Glatt, chairman of the Mount Sinai South Nassau Department of Medicine. “You shouldn’t think you are Superman once you get vaccinated, but If you get the vaccine, you are at diminished risk of getting the virus. Jennifer Cona, a partner of Cona Elder Law, encouraged anyone who meets the vaccination criteria to be vaccinated; however, she said many seniors have been unable to secure appointments because of technology barriers. So, she said, Cona recently started a phone hotline that helps guide seniors through the appointment process. “So far we have helped 135 seniors make appointments to get a vaccine, and we hope to continue helping many others,” she said. “The past year has taught us that we are all vulnerable to a healthcare crisis. Be sure to take action to preserve and protect your loved ones.” For more information or to sponsor a webinar, contact Amy Amato at aamato@richnerlive.com or call (516) 569-4000, ext. 224.

Throughout the pandemic, healthcare workers, first responders, grocery and pharmacy personnel, and so many others, have been dedicated to supporting and assisting our community. They are true heroes who deserve our respect, praise and recognition. As many remain on the front lines in 2021, we invite you to nominate a Hometown Hero to be featured in Herald newspaper editions throughout the year.

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Valley Streamer turns 100 Valley Streamer Catherine Reidy Quinn turned 100 years old on March 22. The mother of 13 children, they issued their joint birthday wishes. “To a life well lived,” they said. “Your children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great grandchild, your friends and your community are grateful for all the warmth, guidance.” Compiled by Peter Belfiore

Valley streaMer catherine Reidy Quinn turned 100 years old on March 22.

North students draft letters against isolation The North High School National Junior Honor Society recently held an event to help combat the isolation many senior citizens are facing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Letters Against Isolation is a campaign that was formed at the start of the pandemic in an effort to connect volunteers with self-isolating seniors. Members of the society, Language

Honor Society and National Honor Society teamed up with Valley Stream’s local Kiwanis Club for the campaign. More than 70 members, both in-person and virtual, joined the movement and wrote letters to seniors living in nursing homes from throughout the country to brighten their day. Their efforts produced more than 200 letters.

LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF VALLEY STREAM OFFICE OF THE VILLAGE CLERK 123 South Central Avenue Valley Stream New York 11580 (516) 592-5105 MEETING NOTICE NEW YORK STATE GOVERNOR CUOMO’S EXECUTIVE ORDER DATED MARCH 7, 2020 AND LATER AMENDMENTS THEREOF ON THE TEMPORARY SUSPENSION AND MODIFICATION OF NYS LAWS RELATING TO THE DISASTER EMERGENCY. ARE UPDATED BY GOVERNOR CUOMO’S EXECUTIVE ORDER DATED AUGUST 6, 2020, PUBLIC BODIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT MEETINGS REMOTELY SO LONG AS THEY (1) ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO VIEW OR LISTEN TO SUCH MEETINGS, (2) RECORD THE MEETINGS AND (3) TRANSCRIBE SUCH MEETINGS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME PERIOD. IN PERSON ATTENDANCE IS ALLOWED FOLLOWING CDC AND NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GUIDANCE, WHICH INCLUDES ENFORCING THE 50% FACILITY CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS, SOCIAL DISTANCING, THE WEARING OF FACE MASKS AND HEIGHTENED CLEANING AND DISINFECTION PROCEDURES. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream will hold its annual Reorganization Meeting and any other business as may come before the Board on Monday, the 5th day of April, 2021, at 7:00 o’clock p.m. in the Village Hall, 123 South Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York. The public may attend the Reorganization Meeting or join on ZOOM using the link provided. https://us02web.zoom.us/ j/7148140969 On the day of the meeting, there will be a link on the Village website www.vsvny.org to download the meeting calendar. Dated: Valley Stream, New York March 25, 2021 JAMES J. HUNTER Village Clerk *cc: VALLEY STREAM HERALD *Notification of news media pursuant to New York State Open Meetings Law. 125109 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

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MeMbers of the North High School National Junior Honor Society recently worked to help send more than 200 letters to self-isolating seniors across the country.

LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there will be a Public Hearing of the Board of Zoning and Appeals of the Inc. Village of Valley Stream, Nassau County, New York at the

Village Hall on the Village Green, 123 South Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. Due to public health and safety concerns related to COVID-19 and in accordance with the Governor’s Executive Order 202.1, the hearing will take place via videoconferencing. The public can watch the live meeting through the Zoom App. Members of the public can ask questions and provide comments through the written chat section of the Zoom meeting. Comments and questions can also be sent to the Board via email at jpiazza@vsvny.org before the hearing. Plans and other materials associated with any agenda item may be reviewed by making a request via email to jpiazza@vsvny.org. On April 6, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. access the public hearing via Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/ j/87560621807 and clicking on “Join a Meeting” and enter Meeting ID: 875 6062 1807. You can also call in to the ZOOM meeting at 1-646-558-8656. Additionally, in person attendance is allowed following CDC and New York State Department of Health Guidance, which includes enforcing 50% facility capacity requirements, social distancing, the wearing of face masks and heightened cleaning and disinfection procedures. Case No. M/D 1-03 Elizabeth Munoz, 101 Bucknell Road, Valley Stream, New York Re: 101 Bucknell Road, Valley Stream, New York Application pursuant to Chapter 99, Article XXI, Section 99-2101 of the Code of the Village of Valley Stream for a threeyear extension of time to an existing Mother/ Daughter Special Use Permit. The subject premises is located on the east side of Bucknell Road, 40’ north of the corner formed by the intersection of West Valley Stream Blvd. and Bucknell Road known as No. 101 Bucknell Road, Valley Stream, New York. Case No. M/D 8-02 Rafaela & Hugo Santana, 66 West End Avenue, Valley Stream, New York Re: 66 West End Avenue, Valley Stream, New York Application pursuant to Chapter 99, Article XXI, Section 99-2101 of the Code of the Village of Valley Stream for a threeyear extension of time to an existing Mother/ Daughter Special Use Permit. the subject premises is located on the west side of West End Avenue 672’ south of the corner formed by the intersection of West Merrick Road and West End Avenue known as

No. 66 West End Avenue, Valley Stream, New York. Case No. M/D 2-14 Nathene Cruz, 169 Boden Avenue, Valley Stream, New York Re: 169 Boden Avenue, Valley Stream, New York Application pursuant to Chapter 99, Article XXI, Section 99-2101 of the Code of the Village of Valley Stream for a threeyear extension of time to an existing Mother/ Daughter Special Use Permit. The subject premises is located on the east side of Boden Avenue, 290.05’ south of the corner formed by the intersection of Fir Street and Boden Avenue known as No. 169 Boden Avenue, Valley Stream, New York. Case No. M/D 3-11 Olurotimi Diyaolu, 133 Buscher Avenue, Valley Stream, New York Re: 133 Buscher Avenue, Valley Stream, New York Application pursuant to Chapter 99, Article XXI, Section 99-2101 of the Code of the Village of Valley Stream for a threeyear extension of time to an existing Mother/ Daughter Special Use Permit. The subject premises is located on the northeast corner of Buscher Avenue formed by the intersection of Charles Court and Buscher Avenue known as No. 133 Buscher Avenue, Valley Stream, New York. Case No. M/D 1-93 Jin Hua Wong, 24 East Saint Marks Place, Valley Stream, New York Re: 24 East Saint Marks Place, Valley Stream, New York Application pursuant to Chapter 99, Article XXI, Section 99-2101 of the Code of the Village of Valley Stream for a threeyear extension of time to an existing Mother/ Daughter Special Use Permit. The subject premises is located on the south side of East Saint Marks Place, 100’ west of the corner formed by the intersection of North Grove Street and East Saint Marks Place known as No. 24 East Saint Marks Place, Valley Stream, New York. Case No. M/D 3-03 David Westmeier, 13 Haven Avenue, Valley Stream, New York Re: 13 Haven Avenue, Valley Stream, New York Application pursuant to Chapter 99, Article XXI, Section 99-2101 of the Code of the Village of Valley Stream for a threeyear extension of time to an existing Mother/ Daughter Special Use Permit. The subject premises is located on the east side of Haven Avenue, 120’ north of the corner formed by the intersection of Rose Avenue and Haven Avenue known as No. 13 Haven Avenue, Valley Stream, New York.

Case No. 4006 Lois Ann Anderson, 165 Wheeler Avenue, Valley Stream, New York Re: 165 Wheeler Avenue, Valley Stream, New York Application for a Variation from Section 99-1602.B.6 of the Code of the Village of Valley Stream to construct an accessory wood deck. Section 99-1602.B.6 of the Code of the Village of Valley Stream requires decks which exceed 100 square feet in area and is between 8 inches and 30 inches in height above grade, to not be located closer than 5 feet to a side property line; whereas, proposed deck is 303 square feet in area, is 8 inches in height above grade, and is located 1.25 feet from west side property line. The subject premises is located on the north side of Wheeler Avenue 301.24’ east of the corner formed by the intersection of Lamberson Street and Wheeler Avenue known as No. 165 Wheeler Avenue, Valley Stream, New York. Case No. 4007 Eileen DeRosa, 54 Wood Lane, Valley Stream, New York Re: 54 Wood Lane, Valley Stream, New York Application for a Variation from Section 99-1502.B of the Code of the Village of Valley Stream to construct an unenclosed roofed- over concrete porch. Section 99-1502.B of the Code of the Village of Valley Stream requires unenclosed porches to not encroach more than 6 feet into the required front yard setback; whereas, proposed unenclosed concrete porch encroaches 6.1 feet into the required front yard setback, along Wood Lane frontage. The subject premises is located on the northeast corner of Wood Lane formed by the intersection of Derby Street and Wood Lane known as No. 54 Wood Lane, Valley Stream, New York. Dated: March 25, 2021 James J. Hunter, Village Clerk 125114

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: The Healthy and Happy Woman Company, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 02/10/2021. NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to:115 Berkley St Valley Stream NY, 11581 Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. 124709

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Quinn, center, with her 13 children: Chris, Tom, Harry, Ronnie, Maria, Michael, Joan, Bill, Joey, Lorraine, Natalie, Kate and Eileen.

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he 2020 presidential election produced the highest voter turnout in American history. Both candidates received record numbers of votes. This was America at its best, but not for the Republican Party. So it’s no wonder that legislatures in dozens of states have proposed more than 200 laws, aimed mostly at Black voters, that would dramatically cut voter turnout. If many of the proposals were ever to become law, America would be turning back the clock to the dark Jim Crow JERRY era when states deliberately preKREMER vented Blacks from going to the polls. There is no secret behind the Republican effort to stop them from casting ballots. Thanks to massive turnouts in states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, Joe Biden was elected president. Biden often says, “Here’s the deal.” And here’s the deal: The Republican Party has morphed into a white man’s

party. It is slowly but surely being outvoted by minorities in the inner cities and the suburbs. If you can’t win fair and square, why not change the rules to stop large voter turnout? What’s the excuse for these draconian laws? According to the Republicans, the 2020 election was riddled with voter fraud. Over the past four months, 60 state and federal judges, many of them appointed by former President Donald Trump, have ruled that there was no fraud in any of the election counts. As late as this month, an Arizona judge fined the state Republican Party for bringing a “frivolous” lawsuit, claiming that there were “voter irregularities.” Had Biden won the election by a narrow margin, the voter-fraud argument might have had an impact, but he defeated Trump by seven million votes. Here’s a sampling of the kinds of bills that have been introduced by state legislators. In Alabama, the legislature is being asked to ban the distribution of water bottles to voters who are standing on line at the polls. In addition, it has

been proposed that voters pay a fee to vote, just like the historic poll taxes that were thrown out by the courts decades ago. In Alabama, legislators want to ban Sunday voting to prevent churches from encouraging “souls to the polls.” A number of states want to ban absentee ballots, just like the ones that Trump himself cast as late as the first week of March in Palm Beach County. Arizona legislators want to ban all forms of mail-in voting, and want voters to have absentee ballots notarized. Those proposals are aimed at Latino voters, who helped elect former astronaut Mark Kelly to the U.S. Senate as a Democrat. Most of us want to believe that many forms of subtle racism have been eradicated, and that we’re on the road to becoming a more inclusive nation. Sadly, almost all of the bills being considered in so many states are aimed at depressing black turnout. The same meanness that dominates at the state level is part of the rhetoric in Washington D.C. Sen. Ron Johnson, a lightweight from Wisconsin, recently stated that he wasn’t afraid of

he GOP assault on minority voting rights continues across the country.

the rioters who broke into the halls of Congress, but he would have been concerned if they were Black Lives Matter protesters. Sen. Lindsey Graham complained bitterly after the passage of the Covid-19 relief bill, that the aid to black farmers was like “reparations.” Other minorities aren’t doing much better during the process of filling cabinet positions for the Biden administration. U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland, of New Mexico, was confirmed as secretary of the interior with only four Republican votes in the Senate. She is the first Native American cabinet secretary in U.S. history, but failed to get the approval of Republicans senators who have large numbers of Native Americans in their states. Similar voting patterns have been recorded for other minority nominees. One has to wonder why the party of Lincoln seems to be gradually becoming the party of George Wallace. 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.

Springing into the future, very, very slowly

arch 2021: embracing the change. Covid-19 isn’t something that has just afflicted us; it changed us in ways that are irreversible. It set us on paths from which there is no return. And the change isn’t all bad. I think about going back to “normal,” and I realize that “normal” is elusive. We stepped into the river as the coronavirus surged, and we are stepping out now, in a different place. What is normal, anyway? Was spring 2019 norRANDI mal? We were deep KREISS into the presidency of a man who damn near brought our democracy crashing down around us. That four-year political rampage and the emergence of a deadly pandemic are inextricably tied together as historical events; there is little doubt that a more robust, organized federal response could have saved people. But it was the time of Trump and the time of Covid-19, and they met in a spiral of mayhem and grief. Were his lies about the virus and his failure to respect scientific guidance normal in any

way? Was it normal to ridicule the wearing of masks when that one simple, inexpensive precaution could have saved lives? Who would possibly want to reweave what some saw as the “normal” racist threads running through our culture before Black Lives Matter emerged, before Amanda Gorman spoke at the inauguration, before the issue of institutionalized racism came out of the shadows? We’ve been far from normal for quite some time. In this moment we have to figure out how to go forward, taking the lessons learned from our communal experience with politics chaos and a pandemic. For example, the isolation and social distancing of this year, the real aberrations, can’t be over too soon for me. That will never feel normal. But there are new, good things happening now: We are getting vaccinated, and the vaccines work remarkably well. Money from the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill is starting to turn the wheels of the economy, getting people back to jobs and business owners back to feeding and servicing and creating product for our country.

Americans have learned that they are able to work from home better than they ever imagined. What we don’t know yet is how many businesses will go forward with the home-based model. We don’t know if the traditional workplace has reached its expiration date. (I doubt it.) A hybrid model may allow us to employ the best of both worlds, at home and at remote work locations. That could improve on the old normal. Perhaps the biggest good thing is that schools are starting to accommodate more in-classroom learning. From here in the cheap seats, it seems that closing schools was a mistake from the beginning; we should have vaccinated teachers first and at least tried to prioritize our kids’ education. Going to school is normal. I love that communities are coming together in ways they didn’t before the pandemic, to help keep food on the table and find vaccine appointments for one another and drive friends to vaccine centers. This has also been a great year for adopting dogs, or appreciating the pooches already in residence. For many, many weeks our Lillybee was the only living creature we saw or touched.

any questions persist in the new hybrid reality we find ourselves in.

The proliferation of artsy pastimes is notable, and that, too, may hang around as a creative outlet for people who love indulging old passions and interests and undeveloped talents. On the plus side as well, many of us weren’t daily exercisers, and now we are. There was only one awful-weather day this year when I didn’t get outside for at least a short walk. The pandemic has put more people in the kitchen, pouring energy and creativity into the food they prepare. My hunch is that will diminish in direct proportion to the opening of restaurants, but again, who can say? We learned to sublimate our need for excitement through imaginative meal planning and changing up our walks and connecting with people from our past. We have so many new skills. I can cut hair. I can fix the TV. I can replace the A/C filter. We truly are different people from the ones who stepped into the river last March. So, back to normal? Not necessarily. We have to figure out for ourselves, and as a society, what’s worth keeping from the pre-pandemic era and what we want to embrace from the time of Covid-19, going forward. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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mid all the clamor over Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s alleged sexual harassment and misreporting of nursing home deaths during the coronavirus crisis last spring, you would have thought nothing else was happening in Albany at the moment. You would be wrong. Last week, the State Senate passed a critical piece of legislation to encourage public participation in the rule-making in six key state departments — Education, Environmental Conservation, Health, Financial Services, Labor and Family Assistance. The measure, if passed by the Assembly and signed by Cuomo, would create a three-year pilot program that would require public hearings on an issue any time 125 or more residents petitioned the state government for them. Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris, a Democrat from Queens, sponsored the bill. The measure is vitally needed. Requiring hearings when the people ask for them would shift power into their hands. Until now, the state has controlled when — and if — are held. Six other states — Arizona, California,

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Idaho, Illinois, New Hampshire and Utah — require hearings when a critical mass of people request them. New York should do the same. “The Covid-19 pandemic taught us the crucial importance of transparency in government,” Gianaris said. “We should live up to our progressive ideals and make our government truly accessible to the people it serves.” We couldn’t have said it better, Senator. If such a law had been in place last year, people who were angered and worried by the apparent undercount of nursing home deaths as the pandemic spread could have forced Health Department hearings that might have brought alleged under-reporting to light sooner. The scandal has tainted Cuomo’s otherwise sound performance in the early days of the pandemic, when many touted him as a national hero for his daily briefings, based largely on data. If he were smart, he would support Gianaris’s legislation to show that he does, in fact, support government transparency. Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, a Democrat from Queens, is sponsoring a companion bill in the Assembly. “Creating

a program through which members of the public can demand a hearing reminds rule-makers that they are ultimately accountable to the people,” Mamdani said. Agreed. The legislation would also require public hearings to be held on evenings and weekends, so more people could attend. It would mandate that hearings be broadcast, and that teleconferencing be available. Finally, it would require that time be set aside during the hearings for public questioning of department personnel. The Senate passed the measure during Sunshine Week, March 14 to 20, a celebration of the 1967 Freedom of Information Act, the landmark federal legislation requiring government officials to make their records available to the public. The American Society of News Editors created Sunshine Week in 2005 to remind people of the grave need for government transparency — even today, more than 50 years after FOIA was enacted. The message that the Senate was seeking to project was clear: New York state needs to do more to open its government to public participation. Of that there is little doubt.

Journalists should be vaccinated, too

t might seem self-serving that a newspaper would call on New York state to include journalists on the list of those eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine. To a degree, that might be true. More so, however, our concern is for the public good. Since the start of the pandemic, journalists have been on the front lines, reporting on myriad local and national stories that have shaped the past year, exposing themselves to potential harm at hospitals, marches and political rallies. They have risked their lives to inform an

anxious public, providing vital information to dispel fear and increase understanding. Since last March, journalists have been allowed to continue their work because the government deemed them essential workers. Yet they have been excluded from the lists of those eligible for a vaccine. Why? This isn’t solely about the journalists who have done their job admirably. It’s also about the public. One journalist might interact with dozens, if not hundreds, of people while covering a mass

letters ‘If you can’t do, blame’ To the Editor: Re the March 12-18 editorial, “Cuomo’s days in office appear numbered”: I take exception to the point of view of elected officials and journalists who are pointing fingers at Gov. Andrew Cuomo before his investigation is complete. I have worked in high-powered offices for decades and consider myself as a feminist. Anyone who has worked in this kind of passion-driven, intense, stressful environment knows conversations and gestures can be misunderstood or taken out of context. Yet the media and certain politicians are jumping to conclusions. I do not believe Cuomo should resign. More important, a year ago, during the coronavirus pandem-

gathering of one kind or another, and if infected with the coronavirus, he or she could potentially expose many others to harm. From a public health standpoint, leaving journalists off the list thus makes no sense. The Press Club of Long Island, a chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, is currently conducting a letter-writing campaign calling on Governor Cuomo to include journalists on the eligibility list. To join in that effort, go to bit. ly/30Xt1T4.

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s difficult as the coronavirus pandemic has been on all of us, our children were the least equipped to handle the sudden disruption of their daily lives and routines. Ripped from in-school learning, sports and extracurricular activities and social interactions critical to their intellectual, physical and emotional development, they were thrust into a world of inactivity, isolation and remote learning. We should not continue to ignore the consequences. We have heard steve much about “following the scirhoads ence” and the data throughout the pandemic. We have all accepted limits on personal freedoms imposed on us through countless, often contradictory, executive orders issued by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, simply because in the face of the unknown, that appeared to be the safest course of action. In order to “stop the spread,” we sacrificed our liberty in pursuit of the general good of all.

One year later, however, we are still ceding local control of education to a governor and a state Board of Education that continue to enforce policies that the science and the data simply do not support. Schools have safely resumed sports activities with very few, if any, Covid-19 cases and even fewer incidents of transmission. Yet while students are permitted to participate in wrestling matches, two trumpet players must remain 12 feet apart. In districts that permit in-person learning, there have been virtually no incidents of inschool transmission of the virus, yet students must quarantine if someone in their class contracts it, despite wearing masks and being surrounded on three sides by Plexiglas in classrooms. Many parents can’t watch their kids play for school teams — even outdoors. The data tell us that because of the outstanding work of our school districts, administrators, teachers, staff members and students, in conjunction with local departments of health, the in-school Covid transmission rate remains far below that of the surrounding communi-

e’re still ceding local control of education, a year after Covid-19 hit.

Letters ic, at a time when there was complete chaos and so much unknown, Cuomo stepped up ahead of all the others and created and implemented innovative plans. His guidance was ongoing, and he was an inspiring voice for New Yorkers as well as all Americans. He asked New Yorkers to discipline themselves, an effort to stop the spread of the virus. When they did not, he said it was not OK and made decisions that were hard for the public and businesses. Cuomo has continued to play this role, and New Yorkers still need him to get us through the pandemic and far beyond. Yes, he may have made some mistakes, but the countless lives he has saved and accomplishments he made during the past year far outweigh his few possible errors. In hindsight, it’s easy to sit back and find fault. I would like to ask the politicians who are not respectful enough to wait for Cuomo’s investigation results before passing judgment a simple question: During the pandemic, what did you do? I don’t recall hearing most of your voices. If you did less than Cuomo, in my book, you’re just another case of, “If you can’t do, blame.” CATHY ROSENBERG Sea Cliff

In minority communities, vaccine isn’t so simple To the Editor: I write to express my concern about

ties. It is simply safer to have your kids in school — and it’s better for them. Area school districts have proven that they can act, and have done so efficiently, even when faced with the challenge of outdated and conflicting policies imposed by Albany. We have local boards of education because we believe as a state and a society that the best decisions for our students are made at the local level. The governor may have heard of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, the Seaford School District or any of our other area districts, but what does he know about local conditions in Wantagh’s Mandalay Elementary School, or Freeport High School? Probably very little, if anything. But local school boards and local administrators know. And, most important, parents — who are on the front lines of the struggles their children have faced during the pandemic — have a mechanism at a local level to take part in that decision-making process. It is time for the state and governor to stand down and allow local school boards and local officials, in conjunction with

Covid-19 vaccine access in communities of color on Long Island. As the coronavirus crisis lingers, the combination of two ageold realities — access and attitudes — persists in limiting vaccinations among people of color. Most have heard about the infamous Tuskegee experiment, and the longstanding effects it has had on the Black community’s lack of trust in government and medical science. This distrust is deeply rooted and not easily overcome. Even as the most enlightened, well informed and educated among us conclude that it is in our best interest to get vaccinated against Covid-19, doubt and caution remain. In conversations, meetings, podcasts and dinner discussions, however, the rationale for vaccination is being widely shared and considered. Unfortunately, getting past the roadblock of distrust leads us directly to the lack-of-accessibility barricade. When I made the decision to get the vaccine, my employer, the Family and Children’s Association, in Hempstead, helped me navigate access. Nevertheless, there are many others in the Black and Brown communities less fortunate than I, who, even after overcoming initial doubt, encounter additional hurdles to vaccination, such as lack of transportation, an inability to navigate the online or phone scheduling “lottery,” and limited availability. Although there are educational initiatives in place designed to alter community sentiment toward Covid-19 vaccines, the

local health departments and parents, to make decisions for themselves about how their schools should be run, what events and activities — such as graduation — should take place and how to best take care of our children. The science and the data no longer justify Albany’s one-sizefits-all approach, or the damage it is doing to the developmental, emotional and physical health of our students. To that end, I recently joined the other members of the Nassau Legislature’s Republican majority to write a letter to Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie calling on New York state to allow school districts the full discretion to decide when to safely restore extracurricular activities and other school events, including graduation ceremonies. The remarkably good job Nassau County districts have done keeping students, teachers and staff safe in school has earned them the right to decide which events may be held and how those events will be conducted. I’m hopeful that our state leaders will heed this call and return that discretion to our districts. Steve Rhoads is a Republican Nassau County legislator representing the 19th District.

Framework by Christina Daly

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most effective change will come from civic leaders and trusted community voices addressing concerns and providing vital information through town hall meetings and leading by example. Additionally, I believe that the restructuring of the vaccine distribution framework to include ongoing inoculation locations in communities of color, first-comefirst-serve vaccination centers and expand-

ed hours of service would greatly increase the number of vaccinations received by people of color in a relatively short time span. Time is of the essence, and the health of our community is at stake. THURSTON O’NEAL Director, Hempstead Prevention Coalition

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