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The Herald conducted its interviews by email.

Editor’s Note: This is the third and final part in the Herald’s 2021 school board race coverage.

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a place for hope New Hope Mental Health Counseling Services Vice President Don Sinkfield spoke of the origins of his mental health center on May 6 at a celebration of the organization’s new site, at 41 West Merrick Road in Valley Stream.

Clergy, parishioners look ahead past the Covid-19 pandemic

By NiCole alCiNDor nalcindor@liherald.com

Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently lifted most capacity restrictions in New York because of the state’s progress with Covid-19 vaccinations and case declines.

The outdoor social-gathering limit was increased to 500 beginning May 10, and the indoor social gathering limit will be increased to 250 starting May 19.

With the capacity limit

increasing both indoors and outdoors, many pastors of Valley Stream houses of worship said they look forward to the next few months as summer approaches.

“The increase in capacity limit is exciting for me, and we are delighted because our facility has plexiglass that can support a larger amount of people,” said Dr. Sherby Clarke, the pastor of Valley Stream Baptist Church for the past 15 years. “As more and more people get vacci-

nated, I predict more people will attend my church. Already on Mother’s Day, there were more people attending service than in a long time. I think the increase in attendance was not just because of the holiday, but it was because more people are vaccinated and more comfortable coming out.”

When the pandemic first hit in March 2020, Clarke said his Continued on page 4

This year, one seat is being contested on the District 30 Board of Education. District 30 comprises Clear Stream, Forest Road and Shaw Avenue elementary schools. With a student population of nearly 1,500, according to State Education Department records, it is the second largest a m o n g Va l l e y Stream’s three elementary school districts.

This year Shehla Islam and Abigail Arjune are challenging incumbent Kenneth Cummings, who has served as trustee on the board for nearly 16 years.

The past year has seen a major increase in conversations focusing on racial equity in the neighborhood, in which students of color are a majority, but its teaching staff remains largely white. Coverage of the race is intended to reflect this, among other issues.

H e ra l d : The state recently

announced additional funding for universal pre-K. What are your thoughts about the importance of such a program, as well as working to implement or expand it in the district?

School board elections take place on May 18.

Shehla islam: I believe universal pre-K is invaluable to a child’s overall development. Preschool teaches lifetime skills such as socializing with peers, solving problems and managing stress.

Universal pre-K can ensure that all children, regardless of income, will be provided the same resources that children in private preschools receive. Children with special needs should be able to receive services such as physical therapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy in their home district, instead of having to be sent to another Continued on page 10

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The New York State Assembly last week passed corresponding legislation to a Senate bill that would open a path for creation of a public water authority to replace New York American Water’s Nassau County operations. The legislation takes a different approach than the Senate version to easing rate increases for ratepayers, however, which activists said may be illegal.

The Assembly’s legislation proposes capping both future rate increases and rates for expenses that have already been incurred. The Senate’s bill, alternatively, aims to eliminate a special franchise tax that the private company is obligated to pay. NYAW passes those additional costs on to its customers, driving up rates beyond levels seen in public water districts, which the company’s detractors have criticized.

The bill would form a North and South Shore Water Authority to take over NYAW’s Nassau County operations, and would cap rate increases at 2 percent.

The quick passage of the legislation was a response to a fast-approaching 26 to 30 percent rate hike on May 1, which has now been incurred by ratepayers.

On April 26, activists from both the North and South Shores gathered at the

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Theodore Roosevelt Executive Building in Mineola to decry the rate hike and call on the Assembly to pass its legislation.

“All we’re asking for is clean, reliable and affordable water,” said David Denenberg, co-director of Long Island Clean Air, Water and Soil. “The average [NYAW] private water customer will see our bills go up almost $400 a year — that’s more than public water customers pay a year.”

“Now we need a corresponding bill to be passed in the Assembly and to offset the 26 percent increase,” said Agatha Nadel, director of the advocacy group North Shore Concerned Citizens.

The Senate had originally included the legislation in the state budget, a move that was blocked in the Assembly.

Senators pushed for the legislation after a study ordered by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and conducted by the Department of Public Service reported that a public takeover of NYAW was not only feasible, but also in residents’ best interests.

The study was conducted after the DPS halted the sale of NYAW to Liberty Utilities, another private entity, in November 2019 for $608 million to determine whether municipalization of NYAW’s New York operations would be more beneficial to ratepayers.

Final village budget raises tax rate 4.5%

By Jessica M. seMins jsemins@liherald.com

Following State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s April 2 report identifying the Village of Valley Stream as a municipality under “significant fiscal stress,” the village adopted a revised budget for fiscal year starting June 1 and ending May 31 next year.

Passed unanimously by the village board of trustees on April 19, the final budget aims to address the structural issues cited by the comptroller and recoup revenue lost because of last year’s pandemic-related closures. The new budget sets the tax rate at $50.44 per $100 of assessed valuation and appropriates an extra $409,958 for the village’s continency account, or rainy-day fund.

Village Treasurer Michael Fox said he is optimistic that this year’s budget will tackle the fiscal problems noted in the state comptroller’s report. He said that the revised budget is “specifically designed” to address the issues raised in the fiscal stress report, as well as concerns raised by the mayor and trustees that adequate funds were not being contributed back to fund balance.

“In a perfectly structured budget, you have the exact same amount of revenue as you do expenditures,” Fox explained.

“In this case, we were working from a negative fund balance position, so we bud-

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Village of Valley Stream officials recently finalized their upcoming annual spending plan, which raises the tax rate 4.5 percent. geted more revenue, or surplus, to get us back on a level fund balance position.”

According to Fox, village residents will see a 4.5 percent increase to the current tax rate beginning with the new fiscal year June 1 — an expected tax increase of $120 annually, or $10 a month.

Village Mayor Ed Fare said he reviewed the previously proposed budget with the board and remarked that the

decision to increase the tax rate was reached after lengthy discussions. “[We] thought this was the best use of taxpayer funds for the upcoming budget,” he said at the budget hearing.

This year’s tax levy of roughly $32.4 million represents a 4.43 percent increase, which required the board to pass a separate measure to override New York state’s property-tax cap — a law that limits the

amount that local governments can increase a tax levy in a fiscal year. The board passed Local Law 2-2021 to allow the village to adopt the proposed revised budget. Fare commented that before Covid-19, the board had passed similar resolutions to allow the board to revise the budget.

Village Trustee Vincent Grasso said, “The village seeks that the homeowners get value for that money.” Referencing the village’s “unmatched” sanitation services, volunteer fire services, significant park acreage, and pool amenities, he said the budget is good for Valley Stream taxpayers.

Additionally, Grasso said he believes the increased budget sets the village on the right path for the future and “starts to make up a little bit of lost ground” to recoup pandemic-related costs.

Last year’s coronavirus shutdowns had a considerable economic impact on the village. Because Village Hall had to close, officials were unable to hold the annual tax lien sale, which would have generated $450,000 in revenue for the fiscal year, and the issuance of capital improvement bonds was delayed. According to Fox, the village also lost $360,000 in revenue generated by the pool and $400,000 as a result of the justice court being closed. In addition, he said that parking permits were down and fiscal building permit revenue resulted in a loss of about $75,000 to $100,000.

Calming the environs for people with autism Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital that someone would ask that question,” has partnered with RVC Blue Speaks to Anthony said.

As a member of the board at MSSN, create a machine that provides a calming atmosphere for people with autism spec- Anthony said he believed he and RVC trum disorder in the stressful environ- Blue Speaks could push for more training ment that the emergency room can be. to improve care at the hospital for people like Louis. RVC Blue Speaks “Louie” has a wide array of donated $15,000 to expand the calming distractions that can hospital’s Child Life Program help those with ASD cope and purchase the Vecta Syswith the atmosphere. tem Sensory Station that was MSSN is complementing dubbed Louie.

Louie with a clinical program The machine offers people meant to cater to the needs of with ASD multi-sensory patients with ASD that allevioptions like a rubber ball that ates communication between controls bubbles in the centheir families and medical tral water tube, fiber optic care teams to establish comstrands for people to run prehensive care plans. their fingers through and A large part of this pro- annMarie noise cancelling headphones. gram with autism charity difrancesca Additionally, “Louie” has a RVC B l u e S p e a k s w a s projector, blankets and iPads inspired by experiences Director, for those with ASD to use as founders Anthony and Mary Child Life Services they wish. Often, they are Lou Cancellieri had with offered in exchange for the their grandson, Louis, who patient’s cooperation with things like the “Louie” machine is named after.

A few years ago, Cancellieri and his shots to incentivize the patient to remain daughter had a frustrating experience at calm.

“We really want kids to have a say in a hospital on Long Island. When the family brought Louis in for treatment, they their care,” Director of Child Life Servicwere met by an intake person and es AnnMarie DiFrancesca said. “It’s all informed them that little Louis was on about giving kids control and allowing the spectrum. “The person said: ‘Does he them to communicate with us in a manbite?’ And my daughter was devastated ner that they’re most comfortable with.”

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anthony and Mary Lou Cancellieri introduced “Louie” with members of the Mount Sinai South Nassau staff at a news conference on April 30.

The “Louie” platform is wheeled, enabling it to be moved throughout the hospital when the need arises. And at a news conference on April 30, it was revealed that RVC Blue Speaks has agreed to fund a second “Louie” for use at MSSN. “It is our blessing to support the hospital in this initiative knowing that the Vecta Sensory System will help hospital clinical staff provide a more comfortable and stress-free environment for patients

with ASD and other special needs,” Anthony Cancellieri said.

Cancellieri added that he hopes that the work being done at Mount Sinai South Nassau can be the catalyst for better treatment for those with ASD in hospitals across the country. He is a board member for the eight Mount Sinai hospitals in New York City, where training is also underway to treat patients with ASD in a more compassionate and effective way.

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Readying for increased in-person services continued from front page church had to close and go fully virtual.

The building opened two months ago for the first time since the pandemic started for regular in-person services. To attend the church, Clarke said, members must call to reserve a spot and fill out an informational form. Before entering for Sunday services, they must also have their temperatures taken. These changes will continue into the summer.

“It was difficult when we were only operating on virtual platforms because we couldn’t fellowship with each other, but we tried to do as much as we could through Zoom and YouTube,” he said.

“Now we are glad to be back, and our congregation has increased during the time we were only virtual because Zoom allowed for more new people to attend our services that never did before.”

Clarke said he has not received a Covid-19 vaccination yet because he has a cornea transplant in his left eye, and he is awaiting word from his doctor if it is safe to be vaccinated. If the doctor gives him the OK, he said, he would definitely get vaccinated immediately.

Even with the newly lifted capacity restrictions, Clarke said he is not planning any big indoor or outdoor church events soon. “We are not going to rush to have a huge worship concert outside because we want to work up to that progressively, and we don’t want to rush to have mass gatherings and then have a problem of spreading the virus,” Clarke said. “It makes me feel safer to know more people are vaccinated, but we want even more people to get vaccinated.”

Patricia Brewington, who has been secretary of Valley Stream Baptist church for 15 years, said she is comfortable attending church services because of the plexiglass. “Even with the increased capacity limit, I haven’t heard Dr. Clarke speak about removing the plexiglass that we have set up in our church,” she said. “Even with Governor Cuomo’s changes, we are still following social-distance protocols.”

Brewington said her faith helps her to remain optimistic about the future of the pandemic. “As a Christian, we know that God is in control,” she said. “We

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Dr. Sherby Clarke said the increase in capacity limit is exciting for him because his house of worship has Plexiglas that can accommodate a larger number of people during services. just have to have faith that God will see us through this time.”

The pastor of Unity Church of Christianity in Valley Stream for over two years, the Rev. Charles Foley, said his church has been physically closed since March 2020, and has instead hosted services virtually using Zoom.

Despite spending a year and three months of the pandemic online, Foley said he hopes his church will return to in-person services by July. “We are happy to hear about Governor Cuomo lifting the restrictions on capacity limit, even though we are a medium-sized church of about 65 people,” Foley said.

“Our church has been working very effectively during this time of being strictly virtual. Our congregation is slowly growing while we are virtual, and we are getting people watching from coast to coast.”

Foley said he is pleased to know that more people are hearing about Christi-

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“I’m spreading the word of God to people further away now because we are virtual,” he said. “We are very happy to touch anybody. The majority of my congregation appreciate that we are virtual, even though we miss fellowship and camaraderie in person.”

Despite the ongoing pandemic, Foley said he trusts in God and encourages his congregation members to put their faith in God. “Our faith has kept us more positive and more psychologically healthy during this time of separation, and we remain optimistic even while staying at home,” Foley said. “We are hopeful for better things to come, and my hope is that the pandemic allows us to develop a greater understanding of our oneness with God.”

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The paSTor of Unity Church of Christianity in Valley Stream, the Rev. Charles Foley, said he hopes his congregation will return to in-person services in July.

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Local residents will have job opportunities

VALLEY STREAM HERALD — May 13, 2021

By MATTHEW FERREMI mferremi@liherald.com

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electricians, human resources specialists, accountants, payroll coordinators, building operations personnel and premium account staff.

State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, of Elmont, said this is a good time for Elmont residents looking for jobs to polish their resumes. “With the projected opening date for the 2021-22 NHL season at the UBS Arena around the corner, this is a great time for those who are interested in part or full-time employment to review their resumes, update their references and stay updated on the upcoming opportunities as they become available,” Solages said. “This redevelopment project comes with a local hiring mandate, and we want to ensure that community members have access to these employment opportunities.”

Sen. Anna M. Kaplan said she was adamant during the planning of the redevelopment project about setting aside jobs for local residents. “I was insistent that there be a hiring preference for local residents who live near Belmont when it became time to start filling the many permanent jobs that the project will create,” Kaplan said. “Now

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.

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RougHly 30 pERcEnT of the new jobs that will be filled at the soon-to-be-opened UBS Arena in Elmont will be for local residents who live within a four-mile radius of the arena.

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that the recruitment process has begun for many of these permanent positions, I urge local residents to see what’s available and consider applying.”

Job opportunities will be posted weekly at ubsarena.com/careers. Residents can apply online or by emailing their resumes to careers@ubsarena.com. Vir-

tual resume writing and networking workshops will be held in the coming months, and online job fairs targeting community members will be scheduled starting this summer. For more information, residents can contact Kaminsky’s district office at (516) 766-8383.

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With the UBS Arena set to open for the beginning of the 2021-22 National Hockey League season, local officials have created a hiring policy that will emphasize filling jobs at the complex with local residents.

According to arena officials, they intend to “fill 30 percent of the jobs with individuals who live within a four-mile radius of the venue.” Residents of Elmont, Valley Stream and surrounding communities are encouraged to apply.

The arena at Belmont Park will be the new home of the New York Islanders, who will play 41 home games per season there starting in the fall of 2021. Construction on the nearly $2 billion redevelopment project began last September. It is expected to generate roughly $25 billion in economic activity over the course of the Islanders’ 25-year lease of the land, and developers have invested $100 million in transit and infrastructure enhancements, including the first new Long Island Rail Road station in almost 50 years.

With a maximum capacity of 19,000 for concerts and roughly 17,000 for hockey games, along with an outdoor plaza that can hold 9,000, the developers are hoping the arena will be a world-class destination for sports and entertainment events.

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky said that employment opportunities at the arena would be crucial for the Elmont economy.

“The Belmont Park Redevelopment [Project] will be a game-changer for Elmont and Valley Stream, creating local jobs and spurring economic development,” Kaminsky said. “I encourage residents to apply for these opportunities right in our backyard, and I will continue to advocate for local investment as the project progresses.”

Currently, the arena is seeking a director of operations, a chief engineer, a web and email marketing manager, a vice president for guest experience, an account manager and a technology director, as well as part-time tour guides. It will also be hiring security officers, elevator operators, ticket takers, ushers, utility laborers, carpenters, painters,

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events and activities

community update Friday, May 14

Tuesday, May 25

Outdoor toddlers, tots and tykes

Valley Stream District 13 BOE Meeting

At the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, children birth to age three with a parent or caregiver will meet on the grass in front of the main adult entrance to the library at 11 to 11:45 a.m. Participants should bring a chair or blanket to sit on. Social distancing is required and although we are outside, masks are required for adults and children over 2 years old when standing and leaving sitting area. Register here: https://forms.gle/geUp11cVJVC9UKk7.

Contact: Children’s Librarian: Ms. Kunz at kidsroomvs@nassaulibrary.org.

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.

Tuesday, June 1 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.

Saturday, May 15 Outdoor movers & shakers At the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, children ages one to four will join Ms. K for a socially-distant storytime experience outdoors on the lawn in front of the library’s main adult entrance at 11 to 11:50 a.m. Participants should bring their own blanket, chair or beach towel to sit on. Participants should maintain a distance of at least 6 feet from other attendees. All children must be accompanied by an adult for reading stories and singing songs. register: https://forms.gle/ WQHhZ4LpkXznzzQF.

Virtual 3D printing workshop At the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, the library’s 3D expert Kayla Serpa will show participants how to use tinkercad to make custom 3D name plates over Zoom at 1 to 2 p.m.

To register for this workshop, contact library director, Ms. Eng at hwmlcontact@hotmail.com for the Zoom information, plus instructions about how to download and login to Tinkercad prior to the class. After participants complete their name plate design, it can be emailed to the library for printing.

The library will print one free name plate per person using its MakerBot 3D printer. Printouts will be available for pick up at curbside or in the lobby.

All are welcome.

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Outdoor Movers & Shakers

At 8 p.m., watch the school board meeting--which will be live streamed, unless otherwise stated on the district webiste. Contact the District Clerk at (516) 872-5628.

At the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library children ages one to four-years-old will meet in front of the library for socially distanced story time on Saturday, May 15 at 11 to 11:50 a.m.

Monday, May 17

11 a.m. Send an email to kidsroomvs@ nassaulibrary.org for Zoom information.

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

Tuesday, May 18 Toddlers, tots and tykes storytime At the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, children birth to three years old with a caregiver will join together for stories, songs and rhymes over Zoom at

Wednesday, May 19 Library board meeting The Library Board of Trustees will be meeting via Zoom at 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Members of the public are welcome to attend. Send an email to hwmlcontact@ hotmail.com or leave a message on the library’s Facebook to indicate your interest in attending. The agenda and Zoom information will be sent to those interested prior to the meeting. Contact library director, Ms. Eng; (516) 8256422 or at hwmlcontact@hotmail.com.

LENA Start meeting At the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, children from birth to three with

a parent or caregiver will meet over Zoom with staff members from LENA Start, an outreach program provided by Adelphi University at 11 a.m. to noon.

Monday, May 24 Ms. K’s read-aloud At the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, children in kindergarten to sixth grade will join children’s librarian; Ms. K as she reads chapters from a book selected by the children over Zoom at 4 to 4:45 p.m. Email kidsroomvs@nassaulibrary.org or message the library on Facebook to receive Zoom information.

Contact: Children’s Librarian Ms. Kunz kidsroomvs@nassaulibrary.org.

HAViNg AN EVENT? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest.

All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to jsemins@liherald.com

The summer 2021 recreation guide is available to view on the Village webiste.

For summer 2021 the village recreation guide says the village will offer Barrett Camp, concerts, There will be mutiple upcoming pool dance concerts at the Valley Stream Pool Complex.

On the week of May 17 to 21 the village will be collecting paper and cardboard.

Classic car shows, on-street dining and other village activities get under way June 12.

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By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

Amazon, the ubiquitous ecommerce company that has sent items to homes and businesses across the globe, is headed to Woodmere as part of a lease agreement with the Town of Hempstead.

The 422,000-square-foot warehouse will be built and owned by JFK Logistics Center LLC, an affiliate of Wildflower Ltd., a New York City development firm led by managing partner Adam Gordon. It is expected to be the largest of the Amazon warehouses on Long Island. Wildflower has a relationship with Amazon leasing warehouse space to the ecommerce giant that is two full city blocks in size in Brooklyn, according to Gordon.

In 2019, JFK Logistics received permission from the New York State Department of Conversation to originally build a threestory, 233,234-square-foot building on the 10.71-acre parcel at 253-51 Rockaway Blvd.

Gordon said the warehouse will be three stories but has now nearly doubled in size

as it will include parking structure on top of the building.

“Wildflower is Amazon’s most active economic developer in the city,” Gordon said, noting that because of a non-disclosure agreement with Amazon, he could not speak on the project’s details.

Roughly one mile from John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens the site was previously a long-term parking lot for the airport. It is adjacent to the Five Towns Shopping Center and a Lowe’s Home Improvement store. A portion of the site’s parking lot is in Rosedale, Queens.

Granted economic development incentives by the town, the warehouse will serve as what is called a “last-mile delivery facility,” for Amazon. These delivery stations are part of the last mile of Amazon’s order process and help speed up deliveries.

Approved in April 2020 and finalized in October there is a 15-year PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) agreement and exemptions from mortgage recording and sales taxes, town officials said. It is expected to open at the end of this year.

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it,” I replied. “This time, however, close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Take another one. Now imagine approaching the doctor. As you do, you remember all the good things about yourself. You feel a sudden burst of positive energy. This energy is giving you the courage to speak up for yourself. Sure, you’re scared, but you’re also excited. You feel an adrenaline rush that comes from going after what you want and what you know you’re entitled to!”

Daisy opened her eyes, stared at me, and said, “I’ve got butterflies in my stomach just listening to you speak.”

“That’s great,” I replied.

“You’ve moved out of your Passive Zone and into your Active Zone. Use that active energy wisely and it’ll start an avalanche of good things!

You’ll challenge yourself to apadin do what you need to do. Sometimes, it’ll be those boring tasks; sometimes it’ll be those frightening tasks. Rehearse and plan beforehand. Pump yourself up with positive thoughts. Then surprise yourself as you notice how you’re confronting your challenges head-on.”

Daisy stretched her arms out over her head, reaching as high as the sky. She had a radiant smile on her face. “I’ve taken so long to conquer my fears,” she beamed.

“It’s time now! No more being a slow, sluggish subway. From now on, my goal is to be an Amtrak Express, traveling at high speed from city to city!”

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“I could have spread my wings and done a thousand things … but I didn’t,” sighed Daisy.

“My dad used to call me ‘Lazy Daisy.’ I hated the name, but I gotta admit, I do put off doing stuff – a lot.”

“Like what,” I asked, curious why this 33-year-old woman who I viewed as popping with energy viewed herself as lazy.

“Oh, all the things I should be doing, like paying bills, returning phone calls, putting stuff away.”

“Those seem like tasks you don’t want to do,” I said.

“You’re right,” she replied.

“But I know they’ve got to be done. So why can’t I just get myself to do them, like it’s no big deal.”

I stayed silent as Daisy seemed to be deep in thought.

Suddenly with renewed inda excitement, she exclaimed, “You know sometimes I do have great spurts of energy. I get lots of things done – all the things I want to do! I’m like an express subway, racing full speed ahead.”

Suddenly the sadness returned. “I admit, however, that I’m often a slow subway, making stop after stop with some stops stopping me dead in my tracks.”

She was still. Her face was strained. “I know I’ve missed out on so much in life.

It’s not just the boring stuff I put off; it’s the stuff that scares me. Like now, I need to ask for a raise. I work for a doctor. I haven’t received a raise in five years. I deserve one; I’m very good with the patients. And he knows it!”

Her energy was returning. “I’ve always been an underachiever. I know I could do so much more, but I don’t push myself.

And I resent anyone else pushing me.”

I asked Daisy to imagine asking for a raise. “I am,” she said. “And I’m filled with dread. I don’t even like to think about it.”

“But the only solution is to think about

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One seat up for grabs in District 30 race continued from front page town for the same services. In terms of implementation, we should follow District 13’s lead in opening a preschool for 4-yearolds next fall. To be fair, the state should provide at least the same allocation amount in the “budget run”; as a result, there should not be any financial hurdles in forming a preschool in our own district. I do not find that space is an issue, being that the building and parking lot of the former Toys R Us has been empty since it closed down in 2018.

Abigail Arjune: Although free preschool classes were offered at Valley Stream South High School as of a few years ago, I believe the need for universal pre-kindergarten is high. We must be able to offer the pre-K curriculum to all our future doctors, lawyers, mechanics, psychologists, teachers and more essential workers. Universal preschool reduces racial and socioeconomic inequities because it offers a curriculum for children ages 3 and 4. Not only this, but it also offers highquality programs to all, as well as multiple educational benefits. In all, universal pre-kindergarten programs should be offered here in Valley Stream just as in New York City.

Kenneth Cummings: Universal pre-K is

such an important time to provide young children a learning opportunity. The issue that many Long Island school districts face is the space needed for such a program. District 30 would welcome the opportunity to have a pre-K, but doesn’t have the space in the schools to offer that program. Our schools have students in all classrooms and special learning events, such as music and art. The money that the state provides isn’t enough to sustain the program without increasing the tax levy, and all schools are subject to the tax cap.

Herald: Over the past year, issues of

racial equity have come to the forefront in national and local conversations. In Valley Stream, an increasing disparity has emerged in recent years between the community’s diverse student body and its teaching staff, which has remained largely white. What are your thoughts about this disparity, and what systems do you imagine could be implemented, if any, to address it?

Islam: I believe new hires for teaching

positions should reflect our diverse student population. We must create a system of equity that guarantees spots for teachers of color who have the same teaching credentials as a white person to be offered a teaching position. This will ensure that there will always be positions, and therefore opportunities open for people of color to work in the community’s schools.

Eighty percent of the teachers across the country are white, compared to 7 percent being Black and 9 percent Hispanic.

When students see a teacher that looks like them, they are more inclined to do better in school.

According to Johns Hopkins University, “Black students who have even one

Shehla Islam Education: Bachelor’s degree in anthropology, SUNY Stony Brook; master’s degree in education, Touro College Professional experience: Middle school teacher, New York City Department of Education

Black teacher by third grade are 13 percent more likely to enroll in college.” Having a teacher of color provides a role model for our children to look up to. Having a teacher of color means he or she can share their experiences of being a person of color, along with the challenges they have faced on their journey to becoming the adult that they are, and at the same time, share how they overcame adversities and thrived. A system of equity gives people of color a chance at the same salary, position, health insurance and pension benefits that have been afforded to their white counterparts for generations.

Arjune: As a student two years fresh out of high school, I am aware firsthand of the primarily white teaching staff. In both elementary and junior/high school, I have always had a great connection with my teachers, but I couldn’t help thinking, “When will I see a teacher of my ethnicity?” I remember having an Indian teacher for one of my classes and chatting with my other classmates, who were also brown, about how great it finally was to have a teacher of our skin color. It should not be this way, however. It’s not that there aren’t enough BIPOC teachers in our district; it’s more about why Valley Stream is hesitant about hiring more BIPOC teachers. Nearly 80 percent of the teachers in Valley Stream District 30 identify as white, which contrasts with the student population, where about 20 percent identify as white. Of course, it isn’t as easy as going out to recruit new teachers. One must assess if there is an institutional block against people of color seeking teaching jobs. If there is a block, we must analyze and develop a change so as to not hinder the opportunity for people of color to be hired.

Cummings: District 30 has been a leader

in addressing diversity, equity and inclusion and has included diversity in all of our five-year strategic plans. The board

Abigail Arjune Education: Graduate, South High School; pursuing a bachelor’s in child psychology, St. John’s University Professional experience: Tutor, Miss Abby Devi’s Tutoring Services; tutor, Diwali Coalition of Valley Stream

has worked with our superintendent to increase the pool of diverse candidates and continues to do so. I believe that it is important for students to have teachers and administrators who look like them.

District 30 has worked with the Long Island Consortium for Excellence and Equity for several years to view education from an equity lens. This relationship will continue as well as the need to recruit diverse candidates to the teaching staff when positions become available.

Herald: As an individual school board member, what if anything would you like to see changed in regards to school district policy and procedures?

Islam: As a Board of Education member, I would like to see a diversity, equity and inclusion task force for each school. The task force would develop and maintain policies related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Members would include an administrator, teaching staff, parents, high school students and elementary school students. Issues the DEI Task Force would address include: ■ The hiring and retention of teachers of color.

■ Making sure each child’s cultural traditions are celebrated in the classroom.

■ Hiring a bilingual parent coordinator for each elementary school.

■ Including culturally responsive teaching in teacher instruction and implementation.

■ Providing culturally responsive mental health support to meet the needs of our students.

■ Offering “culturally specific” school lunches such as halal, kosher and vegetarian to meet the dietary needs of our students.

Kenneth Cummings Education: Not provided Professional experience: Director of compensation and benefits

■ Implementing restorative justice in place of punitive measures.

Additionally I see a need for increased mental health support for the 2021-2022 school year to address any trauma children have gone through due to the pandemic. Parents have also expressed the need for busing for their children to and from school.

Arjune: In terms of a procedure, I would like to see a diversity, equity and inclusion committee implemented by the school district. The policy would be that the people must be able to vote for who they want for the DEI team. Sometimes the school board members may not be fit for that, so it should be representative of the people. Although the residents vote for who should be in office, it is not necessarily the same representation for a diversity committee. In addition, I would like to see a complete redesign of the current curriculum regarding how the school teaches its students about Black History Month, which should not just benefit the Black population for only one month. In general, the history of all minority groups should be included in our curriculum. Lastly, I would like to see the school district implement a procedure that highlights mental health or mental health awareness. In all, the school board must recognize the changing needs of its students and parents, thus being more inclusive of them, such as religious holidays, student consequences of actions and more.

Cummings: A concern that I think about

is the ongoing funding of public education. We will get to a point where communities can no longer fund their school tax.

Continued funding education is so important to students’ success. We will need to work with our legislators to come up with new funding strategies so that schools and children continue to be successful.

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he pandemic changed my job a lot. It has been a lot of work all the time.

When the pandemic first hit, there were more people in the store than ever before.

It brought in more business because a lot of other supermarket locations closed, but ours stayed open. More people from Elmont and from neighboring towns and villages came to shop at our supermarket. I was happy about having more business because we were serving more of humanity, which is a blessing.

Things have recently gone back to normal, with a regular amount of people coming to the store on a regular basis because more supermarkets are open now.

Overall, the pandemic has been tough on everyone. When it first hit, most people were staying home, and they couldn’t really

go anywhere. It was very hard for everyone. I still don’t really go anywhere outside of work because I don't want to get infected.

But I had to keep going to work, and at times I didn’t want to be close to anyone.

However, we have so many customers asking for different things, and sometimes I have to get close to them.

My job is part of helping to supply and meet the needs of our community. I have to keep going and keep working no matter what happens. People need to eat in the neighborhood. and they need the food that we provide in order to survive and live. We can’t just close and stop working.

Now, with the vaccines available, I'm getting used to the new normal.

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had just purchased Broadway Tavern in December 2019. We renovated the interior, and we even expanded the bar with an outdoor section.

We had to completely renovate inside the bar, too, because it was old and looked dirty.

At 8:00 on March 16, 2020, we were forced to shut down everything. I tried to give my bartenders a few dollars to keep them going, because obviously they were struggling.

When we were allowed to reopen two months later, we had a live band playing, and the place was filled to capacity on the first night. During the summer we did really well, because no one wanted to be inside. In the fall, as it got cooler, business dwindled a bit, and I had to cut back on our staff.

We’ve basically done whatever we could

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The best thing we did was spend the money to put this outdoor venue together. People want to be outside, anyway, because it’s a little more comfortable now.

The town has been very cooperative in giving us whatever we need. The mayor of Malverne has been more than accommodating, and the village board has really tried their best to support us in any way possible.

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efinitely because of Covid, it’s made it a lot harder in terms of getting things done.

In terms of the social distancing, there’s a lot more tension with the employees and the customers just because of the atmosphere of everything going on. But I think after the first couple of months of Covid, both the customers and employees became more adapted to it. At least the drama in the store kind of subsided for the most part.

Actually, for most retail, especially the grocery industry, Covid has actually been a saving grace in terms of profit. Grocery chains across the country have seen record profits.

Within the first couple of months of Covid, it didn’t matter what product it was, it was flying off the shelf. We’re one of the few businesses that’s actually been open the entire time

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because we were deemed essential from the get-go.

Just the added stress in terms of the social distancing, the fear in terms of not really knowing the nature of the virus and how to go about it, that was definitely real, but as more information has come out about the virus, that’s subsided for the most part. It’s all about being able to adjust to the climate. At least in terms of how normal it can be, it’s returned to some sort of normalcy, at least.

We’re still wearing the mask, but at this point, it's pretty much like a part of my face.

When I’m not even at work, I don’t realize it’s there I’m wearing it so much. It’s kind of like that episode of "Twilight Zone" when the masks get stuck to the face.

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rom a business standpoint, the pandemic has forced us to find other ways to generate revenue to try and stay afloat. We started a shipping business, which helped us maintain sales. Doing things like that has helped us stay afloat.

While we've always maintained a clean store, the pandemic helped us become even more conscious of it. We're doing things from a cleaning standpoint that we’ve never done before on a minute-to-minute basis, and I believe it has helped us maintain an even cleaner store. We're still using the same cleaning procedures, such as constantly washing down tables and cleaning counters.

So far this spring, things have been really good business-wise. People have been coming back in, sitting both inside and outside.

Business has been picking up, and we're close to being back to where we're supposed to be.

We're not back to 100 percent yet, but we’re back to about 75 to 80 percent of where we were prior to the pandemic. I’m very happy about that, and I’m excited about things going forward as we approach the summer.

I want to thank the customers with all my heart for supporting us and for coming in.

They're trusting us in that we're keeping a clean store and that we're still manufacturing the same great food and bagels. They really have shown support for us throughout. I’m very grateful for the support of the community.

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AAM’s fleet of restored military aircraft will include a B-25 Mitchell Bomber, Douglas C-47 Skytrain troop transporter, Grumman TBM Avenger Torpedo Bomber, Curtiss P-40 Flying Tiger, P-51D Mustang Fighter, AT-6 Texan Warbird and AT28D5 Nomad Vietnam Era Fighter.

On May 29 and 30, Hangar 3 will open at 10 a.m. Arrive early, park your car, sign in and enjoy the exhibits. During the morning, visitors will be called outside to watch as pilots start their engines, taxi and lift off, performing fly-bys with Republic Air Traffic Control permission, before leaving to join the Jones Beach Air Show. Have lunch and later on watch as the aircraft return from Jones Beach in the afternoon, touch down and taxi back to Hangar 3. Flight experiences will also be available each day on AAM’s AT-6 Texan and Waco Biplane.

AAM will also welcome three visiting U.S. Navy EF/A-18 Super Hornets from May 27 to 30. The Hornets are supersonic combat jets, designed as both fighters and attack aircraft. Exclusive to AAM, Hornets are not in the Jones Beach Air Show and will be on AAM’s ramp all four days. Be there early in the morning as the Hornets touch down at Republic on Thursday, May 27. Hornets are scheduled to depart on May 31 or June 1.

AAM’s World War II aircraft will also hold practice flybys Thursday and Friday in the morning and afternoon.

According to AAM founder Jeff Clyman, the goal for this four-day salute is two-fold: “To honor the men and women of the ‘Greatest Generation’ who built, maintained and piloted the iconic warbirds of yesteryear in a bold defense of freedom during World War II, as well as active duty military, national guard and reservists who continue this mission and command the skies in

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Among the AircrAft featured in the American Airpower Museum’s Memorial Day shows will be the Grumman TBM Avenger, a World War II era fighter plane. advanced supersonic jet aircraft to our present day.”

Since everyone cannot be at Jones Beach on Saturday and Sunday, Clyman decided to stage this four-day salute so people on the beach, as well as those closer to home, can enjoy AAM’s warbirds. So, if you want to avoid the Wantagh Parkway crawl to Jones Beach, you can park instead for free in AAM’s lot and along New Highway.

The Air Show will also feature a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, “The Warthog,” flying over Jones Beach.

AAM has its own A-10, the nation’s premier close air support attack aircraft, and it will be display outside Hangar 3, with staff ready to answer questions about its special

features and armaments.

Admission for adults is $15; seniors and veterans, $10; and children ages 5 to 12, $8. Tickets and pre-registration are not required, and admission is on a first-come, firstserved basis. The museum can now operate at 100 percent capacity, in accordance with New York’s May 19 lifting of pandemic capacity limits. However, there is still a need for social distancing, and guests must wear face masks and have their temperatures taken at the door. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on all four days, plus AAM will be open Monday, May 31, Memorial Day.

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Get back to your routine sanely and safely

hile some folks kept up with their fitness routines through zoom sessions and other forms of virtual workouts, even getting outside at times to work out, for many the pandemic meant too much sitting, TV binging and accumulating those dreaded pandemic pounds.

Now, with vaccinations happening, and life seemingly on the rebound, the warm weather is an enticement to restart or even finally begin a consistent exercise program for the first time.

On one hand: Hooray! It’ll be great to be back in the groove, take a class and see trainers/coaches and classmates I haven’t seen in forever!

On the other hand: Yikes! What if I can’t keep up?

What if I’ve lost everything I worked so hard to attain?

First, know that hope is far from lost. But also realize that unless you’ve diligently kept up your training — perhaps with at-home workouts — you probably will have lost some effects, particularly cardiovascularly.

Manage your expectations “Fitness takes longer to gain than it does to lose,” says Laurie P. Whitsel, vice president of policy research and translation for the American Heart Association.

But try not to despair, she says. Life has been crazy lately, so you just have to forgive yourself and move forward.

“If you’ve taken a break during Covid-19, that’s fine,” Dr. Whitsel says. “This is a stressful time. Maybe we’ve devoted more time to our families, or we’re adjusting to working a different way. So take time off; that’s OK. Then jump back in and do those wonderful things for your heart. You don’t want to give that up.”

When workouts do get sporadic or cease completely, that starts the body into what’s known as the detraining effect — “an interesting area of research,” says exercise physiologist Fabio Comana.

Some people, studies have shown, may lose training effects in a few days; for others, it may take a month or more. Just how quickly depends on factors like age, general health, the presence of underlying issues such as diabetes, and VO2 max (a measure of how much oxygen the body utilizes during intense workouts).

“Let’s say you trained and had an amazing VO2 max in the 60s,” Comana says. “Then you stop. It may drop 10 percent, so you’re down to 54. That’s still high, and in dayto-day living you won’t be winded. But if you’re an older adult with a 25 VO2 max and have a 10 percent drop, it will compromise your activities of daily living.”

What you’ve lost you can get back Cardiovascular fitness tends to be lost more quickly than muscle strength, Comana says. Here’s why: “Muscle adaptations are architectural changes; that is, you’re building bigger muscles,” Comana explains. “But cardiovascular fitness is a mechanism for becoming more efficient, rather than a structure.”

Added to that physical mix is what’s going on in our brains. “Any time we’re confronted with a decision” — whether to exercise or not, maybe — “our brains are doing a sort of analysis, weighing the benefits of the decision with the potential costs,” says neuroscientist Shannon Odell.

“After falling out of the habit of exercising or of taking time to focus on fitness, that cost may feel extra high,” says Dr. Odell, who admits to slipping out of her own exercise routine. “And research suggests that our brains are wired to follow the path of least resistance, or to make choices that require the least amount of effort.”

So, since not doing anything is easier than doing something, no wonder we may be kind of in limbo about how, when and — hearing how quickly we’ve lost fitness — why to start back.

That said, please don’t make a U-turn from the door of your recently reopened gym/fitness studio and head back to your car. Ditto for refraining from plopping back down on your favorite sofa with a bag of chips and your favorite beverage.

Because while getting back to your pre-pandemic level may seem like a looming mountaintop, you can do it. And once you reach the summit, you’ll see that breathtaking view and feel that sense of accomplishment all over again. Plus, your workout buddies are counting on you — to do it, and to motivate them to do it, too.

“We tend to focus on weight,” Dr. Whitsel says, “but we really need to emphasize overall the benefits of physical activity, the mental health and well-being, the positive effect on the cardiovascular system, on your muscles; you’ll feel stronger, have better balance and flexibility, and reduce the risk of falls.”

It’s all a matter of feeling safe, of getting started, of planning ahead, of not being hard on yourself if you’re out of breath long before you used to be.

Above photo: Before beginning a fitness routine after a long break from physical activity, experts say it’s best to set realistic expectations and ease into exercise to avoid injuries.

Ease back in

Get (re)started and achieve results without frustration Exercise is a wonder drug, but you can’t feel the effects until you fill your own prescription. “In this time of Covid and stress, exercise can be a great relief for your body and your mind,” Dr. Laurie P. Whitsel says. “It’s more important than ever.”

If you’ve been away from exercise, or just lax in consistency, Fabio Comana says the first thing to consider goes beyond physiology.

“A lot of times when we’ve detrained, it may not be our choice; it may be circumstances,” he says. “Say you had no ability to work out for a month or two. You’ve not just detrained; you’ve changed your behavior.”

Start to re-engage those behaviors that got you in shape; get back to exercising consistently, he says.

Surprisingly, motivation doesn’t work as well as believing in yourself to accomplish something.

“Where are you most likely to be successful?” he says. “The human brain doesn’t like uncertainty, but that’s what Covid has presented to us — uncertainty. The best way to overcome it is to develop structure.”

Try a behavior once and evaluate it, he says. “If it’s something enjoyable and you could do it again, move it to two times and then to three. It’s building tiny habits and creating an automatic process.”

Studies show the best way to stay motivated is by setting “small, difficult but still achievable goals,” Dr. Odell says. “So don’t expect yourself to hit that personal best the first week.

Remember: Slow and steady.”

The silver lining of all this? “We’ll probably recondition faster the second time than the first,” Comana says.

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ing your comeback as successful as possible.

Plan ahead: When you’ve scheduled a class and put it on your calendar, you’re more likely than not to show up. It’s a matter of holding yourself accountable. You wouldn’t schedule a haircut or a dental appointment and just not show up, would you?

Lighten up on yourself: OK, you’ve been doing some neighborhood walking, maybe some crunches and push-ups, maybe some at-home workouts. Now you are ready to really push forward. f you don’t see results from your new workout routine right away, it can get frustrating, and you may be tempted to give up. But remember, it will only get easier with time.

Listen to your body: If it’s telling you to slow down or take an option suggested by your instructor, go for it.

“You’re feeling appropriate for where you are,” Dr. Whitsel says. “Don’t feel guilty; it’s all part of ramping back up.”

Encourage each other: “It’s human nature to be competitive,” Comana says, “but the coach can change the mindshift from competitive to supportive. Pick up your neighbor; it’s fortunate for them and fortunate for you.”

Additionally, he says, “Diminish the urge to peek over and see how the person next to you is doing.”

And since social distancing keeps us from hugging or high-fiving each other at the end of class, it’s especially important to acknowledge classmates with a two-word call-out: “Great job!”

Above photo: The key to returning to exercise safely after a long break is to take small steps and frequently change up your routine, according to fitness experts.

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There are many treatments for chronic pain, including, but not limited to: Physical therapy and lifestyle modification, TENS, topical therapies, over the counter and prescription medication, and injections and nerve ablations.

s many as 50 million Americans have chronic pain. It interferes with their work, their activities of daily living, and almost every facet of their lives. Brian J. Snyder, M.D., is a partner and attending neurosurgeon with Neurological Surgery, P.C. (NSPC Brain & Spine Surgery), Rockville Centre, and a fellowship-trained, board certified expert in using neurostimulation to treat chronic pain, surgery for epilepsy, movement disorders, and refractory pain.

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Neuromodulation, or neurostimulation, is a group of procedures that involve placement of electrodes temporarily (an if successful), permanently in the nervous system. These treatment procedures What causes chronic pain? interfere with the message for pain being sent to Chronic pain can have many causes. It can be the brain. caused by prior injury, medical disease, or prior These procedures include: spinal cord stimulation surgery. Some patients may have chronic pain with Brian J Snyder, M.D. (SCS), dorsal roots ganglion stimulation (DRG), no apparent cause. peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS), occipital nerve stimulation (ONS), motor cortex stimulation (MCS), and deep brain What are some of the types of chronic pain? stimulation (DBS).

• Low back pain (caused by arthritis, injury, etc.) – Some patients with chronic low back pain may have had prior surgery and persist with If a patient had an unsuccessful trial or implant for that pain. neurostimulation in the past, or has a device implanted that • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS – formerly known as RSD) – doesn’t work very well, are they a candidate for one of these Caused by nerve or tissue damage, sometimes very benign in nature procedures? resulting in a severe pain syndrome.

Yes. The technology has advanced substantially in the last several • Migraine and other headache/occipital neuralgia. years and there are new devices and new procedures that are allowing • Shingles (post-herpetic neuropathy).

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Don’t let sunburn derail your fun

Many people find it impossible to think about summer without conjuring visions of spending endless hours outdoors from morning until evening, whether beachside, on the open water or even floating in a backyard pool.

Especially now, as we begin to emerge from the pandemic, outside — making up for 2020’s “lost summer” — is where we want to be.

Although a certain measure of sun exposure is required for some natural functions of the body, it’s well documented that too much time in the sun can be hazardous to one’s health. That’s why summer frolickers need to exercise considerable caution each time they step outside.

Each year more than three and a half million cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the United States. So whether you’re planning a trip to the beach, hitting the golf course, or enjoying a backyard cookout, remember to protect yourself from the sun.

Banish The Burn Taking sunburn for granted can be a big mistake. Many people wouldn’t risk burns from a hot stove or open fire, but they won’t think twice about being unprotected under the very hot rays of the sun.

Depending on the intensity of the sun and the amount of time spent outside, sunburn can be a first- or second-degree burn. In first-degree burns, damage affects the topmost layer of skin.

However, sunburn can even affect deeper layers and cause blistering in addition to redness and pain.

Sunburn also can cause some irreparable damage that goes unseen. Medical experts stress that ultraviolet light from the sun can alter DNA, prematurely aging skin or even contributing to skin cancers. It can take years before symptoms become noticeable. Therefore, exercise caution when spending time in the sun — at every age.

Always Protect Yourself Sunburn is one of the most easily prevented summertime ailments. It’s also important to note that sunburns are not just limited to the hot weather or when it is sunny outside.

Ultraviolet damage can occur at any time of the year, and also from artificial UV sources, such as tanning beds.

Preventing sunburn — preventing serious risk to your health — is simple.

Seek the shade. The sun’s rays are usually strongest between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. If you are outside, find shade from a structure, a leafy tree, or a sun umbrella for protection. Also, try to arrange your schedule so that you can take advantage of the early morning and late afternoon for your outdoor activities. Otherwise, limit exposure to the sun and take frequent breaks in the shade.

Cover up. Wear protective clothing that covers the arms and legs. Some outdoor gear is designed to offer sun protection. Tightly woven fabrics tend to help the most.

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outdoor clothing now carries an Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF) rating. The UPF rating lets you know how well the fabric shields your skin from ultraviolet (UV) rays. All fabrics block UV rays to some degree, but the most effective have a UPF rating from 15 (good) to more than 50 (excellent). For example, a white cotton t-shirt has a UPF of five. Blue jeans have a UPF of 1,700.

In other words, densely woven and bright or dark colored fabrics offer the best defense from the sun’s rays.

Light-weight, loose-fitting long sleeves and pants also help. Don’t forget a hat and sunglasses to protect your head and eyes and put sunscreen on exposed skin.

Apply — and reapply — sunscreen. Apply sunscreen generously and reapply it regularly.

The Sun Protection Factor (SPF) measures how long unprotected skin can be theoretically exposed to the sun’s harmful UV rays before causing damage. UVA rays can prematurely age your skin, causing wrinkles and age spots. UVB rays can burn your skin. Too much exposure to

either can cause skin cancer.

Look for products that offer an SPF of 15 or greater. The American Academy of Dermatology actually recommends an SPF of 30 or greater.

Make sure the product is broad-spectrum, meaning it protects against UVA and UVB rays.

Apply sunscreen thoroughly, paying attention to the tops of feet, hands and other places that tend to go untreated. Reapply every two hours or more frequently, if necessary.

Keep in mind that sunscreen is often not applied thoroughly or evenly, and it might wash off while you swim or sweat. That means sunscreen might be less effective than the SPF number might lead you to believe.

Dermatologists suggest that along with the sunscreen’s SPF, you should choose a “broad spectrum” sunscreen that offers protection from UVA and UVB rays. It is important to reapply sunscreen frequently.

Above photo: Have your time in the sun while sparing your skin from damage and harm to your health.

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s gyms reopen and summer sports and outdoor activities ramp up following the easing of coronavirus restrictions, Mount Sinai South Nassau experts advise caution before jump-starting a new workout regimen.

“It’s important to warm up first followed by stretching before starting exercise, especially if you have been on the couch for months due to the pandemic,” said Stelios Koutsoumbelis, MD, Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at Mount Sinai South Nassau. “We are concerned that people may rush back out without proper preparation, which could lead to a rash of stress fractures, muscle strains, overuse tendon injuries, and soft tissue tears in the knees, shoulders, elbows, hips, and ankles.”

To prevent such injuries, Dr. Koutsoumbelis recommends taking these simple steps before exercising: √ Follow a schedule that sticks to the “10 percent rule” of increasing the intensity, volume, distance, and duration of workouts. Make time for rest and recovery after strenuous exercise. √ Warm-up first followed by stretching before practice or training. √ Diversify training by combining or alternating activities like walking, jogging, biking, or weightlifting. Improving your core strength, lower extremity balance, flexibility, and cardiovascular endurance can enhance your fitness. √ Listen to your body; if you feel pain, soreness, or tightness, stop!

Early intervention with targeted conditioning and stretching exercises, or even physical therapy, is key to avoiding further injury. √ Eat healthy. Be sure to include fruits and vegetables and adequate portions of protein in your daily diet.

If you or your child suffers an injury, don’t live by the rule “no pain, no gain.”

Dr. Koutsoumbelis, left, and orthopedic surgeons at Mount Sinai South Nassau use minimally invasive and arthroscopic surgical techniques that reduce post-operative pain and result in less scarring.

Mount Sinai South Nassau’s sports medicine professionals are ready to help by applying their experience and expertise to develop a tailored plan that will lead to a faster recovery and prevent reinjury. If surgery is needed, the hospital’s orthopedic surgeons use minimally invasive arthroscopic and image-guided surgery to repair common and complex orthopedic sports injuries.

“The benefits of minimally invasive and arthroscopic surgery include reduced post-operative pain, less scarring, a quicker recovery, and a faster return to normal activities,” said Dr. Koutsoumbelis. “Many of these surgeries can be performed on an outpatient basis.”

Minimally invasive procedures such as the Birmingham Hip resurfacing may eliminate the need for traditional hip replacement surgery, just as the Uni-Knee partial knee replacement and ImageGuided knee replacement procedures may help you avoid open surgery.

Knee and shoulder injuries repaired at Mount Sinai South Nassau include torn cartilage and anterior cruciate, posterior cruciate, and medial collateral ligaments in the knee as well as instability, impingement, rotator cuff, or labrum tears and recurrent dislocations in the shoulder.

Mount Sinai South Nassau’s orthopedic spine surgeons also use minimally invasive surgical approaches that provide short- and longterm relief from painful back problems, such as herniated discs and stenosis.

To ensure you maximize the benefits of the treatment plans prescribed to you, Mount Sinai South Nassau Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation’s multi-disciplinary team of an experienced physiatrist and staff of physical and occupational therapists provides top-notch physical therapy and rehabilitation programs.

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Women are still more likely to leave the workforce, at least temporarily, to raise children, resulting in lower contributions to employer-sponsored retirement plans; also to become fulltime caregivers of aging parents or other relatives. Those caregiving duties can exact a big financial toll: Wages, pensions (including 401(k) and similar plans) and Social Security benefits lost to caregiving can amount to more than $300,000 over a lifetime, according to the National Academy of Sciences.

Improve your financial outlook with these steps Take full advantage of retirement plans. If your employer offers a 401k or similar plan, put in as much as you can afford each year and increase your contributions when your salary goes up.

Choose the mix of investments that can provide the most growth potential, given your individual risk tolerance. Also even if you contribute to a 401k, you may be eligible to find an IRA, which gives you more investment choices.

Evaluate Social Security options. You can typically start taking Social Security benefits at 62. But

monthly checks will be much larger if you wait until “full” retirement age, likely between 66 and 67. Also consider whether you’d be better off by taking spousal benefits, if your spouse earned more money than you.

You’re generally eligible for spousal benefits even if divorced as long as you were married at least 10 years and haven’t remarried.

Look for unexpected income opportunities. Even after you’ve formally retired, find ways to receive some earned income. Perhaps you can work part-time or do some consulting. If you’re a caregiver, you might be able to receive some compensation for your work. Many local governments pay non-spouse caregivers who act as personal attendants, although the rules vary greatly by state and county.

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Creative ways to incorporate family fitness into your lifestyle We all know how important an active lifestyle is for long-term health and well-being. And now that the warm weather has arrived, there’s no reason not get outdoors and get moving.

While eating a diet that is low in fat and high in whole-grain fiber, vegetables and lean proteins is important to our overall health, exercise remains one of the key factors in maintaining a healthy weight. However, many adults and children simply do not get enough exercise during the day. An active lifestyle is often hampered by the prevalence of digital devices or sedentary jobs that encourage more screen time than fitness time. But there are ways for the entire family to get fit. Exercising together is not just a great way for families to get healthy, but also a great opportunity to spend time together. The following are a handful of ways families can work together to incorporate more exercise into their daily lives.

Tackle chores. Yes, tasks around the house can count as exercise. Working together not only gets you moving but also cuts down on the time it takes to tackle tasks around the house.

Mowing the lawn, vacuuming the rugs, sweeping the floor -- all of these activities can get the heart pumping. Make it fun by setting chores to music or competing against one another to see who gets their task done first or the best.

Compete in the pool. Swimming is a low-impact activity that works many muscles in the body. Taking a dip in the pool can be both relaxing and beneficial to your health. Compete with family members to make the most of the time spent in the water. Host relay swimming races, see how long each member of the family can tread water or create any other competitions that keep everyone in the pool moving.

Create an outdoor obstacle course. Set up a series of obstacles in your yard and host your own triathlon. You can jump through tires, climb through tubes and scale trees. Make it fun by having adults try to ride tricycles or pair up an adult with a child for sack races. The opportunities for fun are only hampered by your imagination.

Go for family bicycle rides. Traverse your neighborhood or

blaze new trails by riding bikes together. Young children can be strapped into trailers that are pulled behind the bike or ride in seats attached to the bike itself. This gives everyone a chance to enjoy the great outdoors and hone their cycling skills.

Go hiking. Hiking is another fun family activity that also happens to make for great exercise. Choose a trail that may not be level and push everyone’s endurance to the test.

Stroll the beach. We’re lucky enough to live close to the

beach, so take advantage of our many beaches and incorporate them into your fitness routine. Walking or running on sand offers more resistance than walking on pavement. Take a stroll at the seaside. Break up the walk by collecting shells or stopping by the water to observe marine wildlife.

Above photo: Make exercise a family affair. Teach your children to embrace good fitness and nutrition habits while they are young.

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seminars will help people avoid costly and time-consuming mistakes as they buy their first home.

“This is America’s largest township, we welcome all first-time homebuyers,” said Murray. “Attending one of these informative seminars is the first step to becoming a property-owning member of our wonderful township.”

Call (516) 812-3611 or email HomeBuyerSeminar@tohmail.org to make a reservation. Masks must be worn and social distancing must be observed.

VALLEY STREAM HERALD — May 13, 2021

Buying a first home can be overwhelming. There are so many aspects that can make it an intimidating experience. With things like broker fees, mortgages, property taxes, and home inspections to worry about, it’s not easy to know how to begin.

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin, along with Senior Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby and Councilmen Bruce Blakeman, Anthony D’Esposito, Dennis Dunne, Sr., Thomas Muscarella and Chris Carini, are partnering with Town Clerk Kate Murray, and Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll to host seminars, which will help to simplify the home buying process for the public.

“Purchasing a first home is a goal many people strive for,” said Clavin. “It is a sign that people are becoming more settled in their lives, but it comes with a good deal of stress. These seminars will provide answers to common questions, offer valuable information, and hopefully save homebuyers money as they purchase their first residence.”

There are 10 seminars scheduled between May 4th and May 25th and all are free to attend. The programs are being presented by Christopher Hoelzer, Esq. Mortgage rates are still at near record lows, making this a good time to buy a home,” said Driscoll. “So many people want to move into the suburbs and The Town of Hempstead is a great place to live.”

The First-time Homebuyers seminars will explain and answer questions regarding mortgages, inspections, title insurance, contracts, tax payment information, and closings.

Those in attendance will also obtain details on their eligibility for tax exemptions, tax information, tips on how to challenge home assessments, and information on local governments, including the town, county, and school districts. The

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 28-2021 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held May 4, 2021, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 28-2021, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 28-2021, amending Chapter 202 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include and repeal “REGULATIONS & RESTRICTIONS” to limit parking at various locations.

Dated: May 4, 2021 Hempstead, New York

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARDOF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 125927

LEGAL NOTICE BOARD OF EDUCATION VALLEY STREAM #24 UFSD SPECIFICATIONS FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SECTION 1 ADVERTISEMENT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF VALLEY STREAM #24 UFSD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, HEREAFTER INVITES THE SUBMISSION OF SEALED BIDS FOR: PUPIL TRANSPORTATION WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2021 AT 11:00 A.M. AT THE OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION VALLEY STREAM #24 UFSD 75 HORTON AVENUE VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. 11581.

AT WHICH TIME AND PLACE ALL BIDS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ ALOUD. SPECIFICATIONS AND BID FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED BY TELEPHONE 516-434-2838 BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:30 A.M. AND 3:30 P.M. WEEKDAYS. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS, OR TO ACCEPT ANY BID WHICH IN THE OPINION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. BOARD OF EDUCATION VALLEY STREAM #24 SCHOOL DISTRICT BY: JACLYN CACIOPPO DISTRICT CLERK 125906 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE VALLEY STREAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT THIRTY

TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD AND NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, will be Monday, May 10, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items: 1.To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money, which will be required for the 2021-22 fiscal year.

2.To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

3.To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto.

A copy of the proposed budget shall be made available, upon request, to residents of the school district beginning Wednesday, April 21, 2021, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the Office of District Clerk, 175 N. Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, in the Three (3) Election Districts, described below, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items: 1.To adopt the annual budget of the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty for the fiscal year 2021-22 and that the sum be raised through a levy upon the taxable property in the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty, after first deducting the monies from state aid and other sources, as provided by law.

2.For the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty to be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) from the Capital Reserve Funds established on May 17, 2016 and May 15, 2018 from fund balances for the purpose of completing capital improvements, including but not limited to reconstruction of current facilities, addition of instructional classrooms, replacement of air handling, ventilation and heat generation systems, ceilings, lighting fixtures, plumbing fixtures, interior doors and walls, floor tile,

water filtration systems, upgrade of electrical and heating distribution, site improvements, masonry repairs, security upgrades, technology upgrades, and site sanitary district wide, all of the above to include labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs associated therewith.

3.To adopt the annual budget of the Valley Stream Central High School District for the fiscal year 2021-22 and that the sum be raised through a levy upon the taxable property in the Valley Stream Central High School District, after first deducting the monies from state aid and other sources, as provided by law.

4.For the Valley Stream Central High School District to be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of three million six hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($3,650,000) from fund balance for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: Replacement of Boilers at North Junior/Senior High School and South Junior/Senior High School, all of the above to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs associated therewith.

5.To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2021 and expiring on June 30, 2026 to succeed Kenneth Cummings, whose term expires on June 30, 2021.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for 2021-22, may be obtained by any resident of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. beginning Wednesday, April 21, 2021, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the District Office, 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, and at each schoolhouse in the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law, and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and show: (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed

value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any website maintained by the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, not later than Monday, April 19, 2021, 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 qualified voters or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the 2019 annual election); must state the name and residence of each signer, and, must state the name and residence of the candidate and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated.

Each vacancy upon the Board of Education to be filled shall be considered a separate specific vacancy.

A separate nominating petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate specific office.

The petition shall describe at least the length of the term of office and contain the name of the last incumbent.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register.

Registration shall be conducted for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law through Wednesday, May 12, 2021 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on all regular days during which the office of the District Clerk is in operation, at 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York. The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of

registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law, in the following locations: Clear Stream Avenue School, Clear Stream Avenue; Shaw Avenue School, Shaw Avenue; and Forest Road School, Forest Road, Valley Stream, New York on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared.

The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk, 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on Thursday, May 13, 2021, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the election, except Saturday and Sunday, and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the Budget Vote and Election to be held in 2022 and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after May 18, 2021.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning March 9, 2021; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or one day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered

personally to the voter at the office of the District Clerk. Absentee ballot applications may not be returned to the District Clerk before April 19, 2021. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after Wednesday, May 12, 2021, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, the day set for the election.

Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his/her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirty. A military voter registration application may be requested from the District Clerk of the Board of Education at 175 N. Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York and must be returned to the Office of the District Clerk at 175 N. Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York not later than 5:00 pm on April 23, 2021. A military voter may request and return the application in person, by mail, by email to jcarson@vs30.org, or by fax at (516) 706-1177.

A military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the registration application by mail, facsimile transmission, or email.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Education Law also makes special provisions for absentee voting for “military” voters of the District. Specifically, the law provides a unique procedure for “military ballots” in school district votes. Whereas absentee ballots must be received by the voter by mail, a military voter may elect to receive his/her absentee ballot application and absentee ballot by mail, email or facsimile. If a military voter does not designate a preference, the board of education shall transmit the military ballot application or military ballot by mail. If a military voter designates a preference for facsimile transmission or electronic mail but does not provide the necessary facsimile number or e-mail address, the board of education shall transmit the voter registration application,

military ballot application or military ballot by mail and request the omitted information. The military voter must, however, return his/her original military ballot application and military ballot by mail or in person, regardless of how the absentee application or ballot was received. The Clerk of the Board shall transmit the military voter’s military ballot in accord with the military voter’s preferred method of transmission, or if not preference by mail, not later than April 23, 2021. The Clerk of the Board must then receive the military voter’s military ballot by mail not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Education at the District Office, 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream New York, in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004 of the Education Law or on or before Friday, March 19, 2021, at 4:00 p.m., prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District (representing 5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); and must legibly state the name of each signer.

However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.

SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICTS AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Election Districts have been established in the School District.

The boundaries of the Election Districts, as adopted by resolution of the Board of Education, and the place in each election district for voting shall be as follows: Election District Number One embracing the area serviced by the Clear Steam Avenue School: The place of registration,

voting on the budget and voting for trustees will be the Clear Stream Avenue School.

Election District Number Two embracing the areas serviced by the Shaw Avenue School: The place of registration, voting on the budget and voting for trustees will be the Shaw Avenue School.

Election District Number Three embracing the areas serviced by the Forest Road School: The place of registration, voting on the budget and voting for trustees will be the Forest Road School.

The boundaries of each such District by street, alleys, and highways or otherwise, are contained in a resolution of the Board of Education, dated February 18, 1959, and are available for inspection at the office of the Clerk of the District.

Dated: Valley Stream, New York March 23, 2021

By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE VALLEY STREAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT THIRTY Town of Hempstead, Nassau County Valley Stream, New York Janet S. Carson, District Clerk 125192 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AN AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232 To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Valley Stream Central High School District, Nassau County, New York will be held in the James A. Dever School for District No. 13 on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 7:30 p.m., prevailing time, in the William L. Buck School for District No. 24 on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at 7:30 p.m., prevailing time, and for District No. 30 in the Shaw Avenue School on Monday, May 10, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items: 1.To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money which will be required for the 2021-22 fiscal year.

2.To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

3.To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto.

A copy of the proposed budget shall be made available, upon request, to residents of School District No. 13, School District No. 24 & School District No. 30 beginning April 28, 2021, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, except Saturday, Sunday and holidays at the Office of District Clerk, One Kent Road, Valley Stream, New York.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, in District No. 30, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., in District No. 24, and from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in District No. 13, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items: 1.To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2021 22 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.

2.Proposition authorizing the Board of Education to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of three million six hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($3,650,000) from fund balance for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: Replacement of Boilers at North Junior/Senior High School and South Junior/Senior High School, all of the above to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, and incidental costs associated therewith.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for 2021-22, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. beginning April 28, 2021, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the District Office, One Kent Road, Valley Stream, New York and at each schoolhouse in the High School District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Chapter 258 of the Laws of 2008, Section 495 was added to the Real Property Tax Law, and requires the School District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary

process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and show: (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register.

In District No. 13, all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law may register at the Wheeler Avenue School, the James A. Dever School, the Howell Road School and the Willow Road School, any day up until Tuesday, May 11, 2021, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., except Saturday, Sunday, and school vacations and at such times that the school facilities are open. The Board of Registration shall meet on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of the District for said annual District election, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared.

In District No. 30, the Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law at the Clear Stream Avenue School, the Shaw Avenue School, and the Forest Road School, on Tuesday,

May 12, 2021, between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which times any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared.

In addition, open registration will be conducted through May 12, 2021, during the hours for enrollment of children for a school term at each of the District schools and from 8:00 o’clock a.m. to 4:00 o’clock p.m. (Prevailing Time) at the office of the District Clerk, at the Administration Offices, 175 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York.

In District No. 24, for the purpose of registering all qualified voters, the Board of Registration shall conduct a continuous registration of the qualified voters during the hours of enrollment of children for a school term at the principal’s office of each schoolhouse and at the office of the District Clerk of District No. 24 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

During the months of July and August, in the office of the District Clerk, qualified voters may register during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law in District No. 24 at the William L. Buck School on Tuesday, May 12, 2021, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., and between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared.

The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District in the district offices of Union Free School Districts No. 13, No. 24 and No. 30, Valley Stream, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District, beginning on May 13, 2021, between

the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., prevailing time on weekdays prior to the vote, and between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12 noon, on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at the District Office, and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, in District No. 30, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. prevailing time, in District No. 24 and between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. prevailing time, in District No. 13, to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the Budget Vote and Election to be held in and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after May 18, 2021.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerks in Union Free School Districts No. 13, No. 24 and No. 30; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk from where they were obtained at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter.

Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerks of Union Free School Districts No. 13, No. 24 and No. 30 no later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerks of Union Free School Districts No. 13, No. 24 and No. 30 on and after Thursday, May 13, 2021, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on May 18, 2021, the day set for the election, and said list will be posted at the polling place(s) at the election.

Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon

What will summers at Jones Beach look like?

By Jennifer Corr and James Bernstein jcorr@liherald.com, jbernstein@liherald.com

There were plenty of people walking the boardwalk and shore of Jones Beach State Park on Sunday, a cool spring day.

With a cool breeze and wariness of Covid-19 in the air, many were wearing a light jacket and a mask.

In just a few months, this scene may look a bit different, with people in their swimsuits sprawled out on beach towels instead. But whether the beach will be filled at 100 percent capacity, or a limited capacity, remains a mystery.

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and other state and local officials on April 28 called on the state Department of

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Health to allow beaches across the state to open at 100 percent capacity this summer, in light of the declining number of cases of Covid-19 and the spread of vaccinations.

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appropriate grounds by making his/her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Valley Stream Union Free School Districts No. 13, No. 24 and No. 30, may request an application for a military ballot in person, by email, or by fax during school business hours from the District Clerks in Union Free School Districts No. 13, No. 24 and No. 30; AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of polls on May 18, 2021 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2021 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the District Clerk, Board of Education at the District Office, One Kent Road, Valley Stream, New York, prevailing time, to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004

of the Education Law; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 79 qualified voters of the District; and must legibly state the name of each signer.

However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.

SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICTS AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Election Districts have been established in the School District.

The boundaries of the Election Districts, as adopted by resolution of the Board of Education, and the place in each election district for voting shall be as follows: The eleven election districts into which the Valley Stream Central High School District has been divided have compound numbers (first portion of the number indicates the Union Free School District, and the second portion of the number indicates the election district within the Union Free School District) and are as follows: 13 1: The place of voting is the Wheeler Avenue School; 13 2: the place of voting is the James A. Dever School; 13 3: the place of voting is the Howell Road School; 13 4: the place of voting is the Willow Road School.

24 1: the place of voting

is the South Corona Avenue Firehouse, between Jamaica Avenue and Hawthorne Avenue; 24 2: the place of voting is the William L. Buck School; 24 3: the place of voting is the Brooklyn Avenue School; 24 4: the place of voting is the Robert W. Carbonaro School; 30-1: the place of voting is the Clear Stream Avenue School; 30 2: the place of voting is the Shaw Avenue School; 30 3: the place of voting is the Forest Road School.

Dated: Valley Stream, New York March 26, 2021

By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Valley Stream, New York Kristina Howley, District Clerk 125264

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice to Proposers The Board of Education of the Valley Stream UFSD No. 24 is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) and inviting the submission of SEALED PROPOSALS from reputable and qualified proposers for: RFP#: 21-04 Full-Day Universal PreKindergarten Program Sealed proposals for the Full-Day Universal PreKindergarten Program for the 2021-2022 school year will be received until 12 p.m. on Monday, May 24, 2021, by Jack Mitchell, Assistant Superintendent for Business at the Administration Offices located at 75 Horton Avenue, Valley Stream, New York 11577, at which time and place sealed proposals will be opened and read.

Proposals received after stated date and time will be returned to the sender, unopened.

Specifications and proposal forms for this Request for Proposals may be obtained from the Business Office at Valley Stream UFSD 24 (516) 434-2830, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. excluding holidays.

All proposals must be enclosed in a sealed envelope, and clearly marked on the outside: Proposal for: “RFP#: 21-04 Full-Day Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program”. No phone, fax or email proposals will be accepted.

Requests for Information must be submitted in writing and will be received until Monday, May 17, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. These requests may be emailed to Jack Mitchell at jmitchell@vs24.org.

The Board of Education of the Valley Stream UFSD No. 24 intends to award a contract in the best interest of the School District. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all proposals it receives as a result of this RFP, to negotiate with all qualified Proposers, or to cancel this RFP in part or its entirety, if it is in the best interest of the School District to do so. No proposer shall have any legal, equitable or contractual rights of any kind arising out of its submission of a proposal.

Incomplete proposals may not be considered.

Dated: May 13, 2021 By.Board of Education VALLEY STREAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 24 125916

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SUBSTITUTE MONITORS $14 per hour District Wide

Malverne, UFSD Administration Office Malverne, UFSD May 21, 2021 to: NY 11565 Please email or mail resumes by: Administration Office 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, Administration Office Malverne, UFSD 21, 2021 to: NY 11565 301dlawlor@malverne.k12.ny.us Wicks May Lane, Malverne, 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY 11565 Administration Office Malverne, UFSD dlawlor@malverne.k12.ny.us Malverne Union Free School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. dlawlor@malverne.k12.ny.us 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY 11565 Administration Office Malverne Union Free School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Malverne Union Free School District is an Equal Opportunity dlawlor@malverne.k12.ny.us 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY Employer.

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s someone who has been active his entire life, I consider “retirement” a dirty word. But sooner or later, all of us retire, or are retired by fate. I take note of the impending retirement of Dr. Stuart Rabinowitz, the president of Hofstra University. Having been a trustee of the university for almost 30 years, I have come to understand how significant Hofstra has become in this region and this state, and the role Rabinowitz has played.

Hofstra is Long Island’s largest JERRY private college. It educates 12,000 KREMER students and has nearly 3,700 employees. It occupies 244 acres in the heart of Nassau County, adjacent to the Nassau Coliseum.

Its campus is a model of greenery and a comforting atmosphere. Rabinowitz has been president for over 20 years, which makes him the longest-serving privatecollege president in the state.

When I became a board member in 1991, Hofstra was a modestly sized institution with all of the typical college courses that were being offered at the time. Its

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president, Dr. James Shuart, was a hardworking, affable guy, a good administrator and a competent leader.

I like to describe the time after Shuart’s retirement as the Rabinowitz era. In the early 2000s, the private-college scene changed drastically. The economy suffered numerous ups and downs, and college presidents couldn’t afford to sit idly by. Hofstra was known as a commuter school, and hadn’t attracted much attention beyond Long Island. At the outset, Rabinowitz recognized that something more dramatic had to be done to make Hofstra a destination for students outside the bi-county area.

Any college that wants to attract new students must be ranked by the various college publications. Course offerings and campus environment are a very big deal to any prospective student, and it was important for Hofstra to expand its offerings and make the campus atmosphere attractive and safe. Rabinowitz embraced the challenge with vigor. Today, Hofstra is one of only three schools in the downstate area that offer degrees in engineering, medicine and law.

If you tour the campus today, you’ll find six new schools: the Donald and Bar-

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bara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell; the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies; the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science; the Peter Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs; the Lawrence Herbert School of Communications and the newest of the campus buildings, the state-of-the-art Frank G. Zarb School of Business.

Thanks to Rabinowitz’s dedication, the university is now known by rival schools around the country. One of his crowning achievements was Hofstra’s being the only college in the country to host three presidential debates. Few people know what a headache these debates are for any college that is chosen to stage one. Media from around the world descend on the campus, and the human and organizational demands of hosting such an event discourage most institutions from applying.

Rabinowitz has not been content just to be the leader of a growing and successful institution. On numerous occasions he has been called on by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to head up state commissions, and he currently co-chairs the Long Island Regional Development Council, which has helped

hanks to Dr. Stuart Rabinowitz, the university is now known around the country.

deliver $727 million for over 900 projects.

Some people would consider serving on these bodies a full time job, but Rabinowitz has managed those responsibilities without being distracted from the rigorous job of running a university.

If you ask him what his greatest challenge has been in his years at Hofstra, he would probably say running a college in the middle of an ongoing pandemic. Providing an education for thousands of students — inside and outside the classroom — while keeping them safe is a herculean task for any college president, but Rabinowitz successfully steered the college through this monumental year-plus-long headache, often acting as if it were just another day on the job.

Long Island has been blessed with many fine college presidents over the years. Rabinowitz would be the first to ask why he should be singled out for recognition, because that’s the Stu Rabinowitz many have come to know and respect.

He will step down in August, leaving a lasting imprint not only on Hofstra, but on the entire Long Island community.

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.

Gotta get up, get out and do something bold

s poet Mary Oliver asks, “What will you do with your one wild and precious life?” In our (almost) post-pandemic lives, the question presses us for an answer. What will we do now that we faced the fact that our days are finite and fleeting? The remedy for a year of loss is a new season of action, and even daring.

“Daring” is a relative concept.

My ancestors never went west of the Hudson River.

My dream is to go west, traveling across the country in the steps of the RANDI pioneers of the KREISS 1800s who headed for free land, independence and a new life in the wide-open spaces. I know I’m romanticizing the harrowing journey that could take up to a year and suck the life out of the voyagers. They raced west at 2 miles per hour, covering 20 miles a day — if they didn’t encounter an impassable river or hostiles hoping to raid their party.

Some 250 years ago, a covered wagon was the cheapest way to move a household west, and there was strength in the num-

bers of wagons trundling across the prairies.

For our Boomer trip, we plan to fly to Denver (skipping the flat parts) and then drive to California, about 16 hours. A wagon train is out of the question, so we booked an airplane and a rental car and will dine on fast food instead of jerky. In the old days, many of the westward travelers brought their cows and pigs along to keep them fed along the way.

We will bring Lillybee the dog, who requires a reverse process in which we must feed her to keep her going.

We have been to Komodo Island in Indonesia, the Arctic Circle in Norway and Table Mountain in South Africa, but this year, driving even partly across our own country feels thrilling.

In some ways we are old school, or possibly just old. We bought an oversized road atlas that bumps the font up to something that is readable for us. My husband spends hours poring over the primary, secondary and scenic byways that could get us from Point A to Point B. I know we can use MapQuest and several other digital trip planners and maps, but this is way more fun. And anyway, on my computer the

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AAA maps keep zooming in and out of control. One minute I’m looking at the road from Denver to Laramie and the next minute I’m in a hill town outside Bangkok.

Along the way, we may not face Sitting Bull, who rightfully suspected that the emigrating hordes would kill his people and trash his world, but I expect we will be edified by the culture and politics of the places between the coasts. Read “edified” any way you like.

Our first real challenge was booking plane tickets.

Apparently, everyone is on the road. No exaggeration, the wait time to talk to a Delta agent was 3½ hours.

Next, we needed a rental car. Very quickly we discovered that a reasonable car would cost way more than our flights.

The pioneers didn’t even ride in their wagons because the terrain was a nightmare of ditches and holes and broken wheels.

And while the western voyagers pushed ahead fearlessly, we piled on the insurance. Wagon train journeys cost as much as $1,000 for a family of four. Today, some rental car companies are charging that per day for large SUVs.

f you’re flying and driving these days, the rental car can cost as much as the airfare.

Then we booked a rental house up in a mountain town where wildfires are a constant threat over the summer and autumn.

It may seem knuckle-headed to choose a fire zone for vacation, but it seems to run in the family. Our kids live there.

At least we won’t face the pioneers’ hardships of limited diet and the threats of cholera, flu, dysentery, measles, mumps, tuberculosis and typhoid fever.

Not that bouncing from McDonald’s to Burger King is a healthy regimen. We trust that our recent Covid-19 vaccines will still be effective in the coming months as we drive through areas where some folks don’t believe in either the disease or the inoculation.

Our drive will take us from Denver through Wyoming and Nevada, into California. Part of me thinks we need not just a plan but also a plan B and a plan C. What if we get to Denver and we can’t get a rental car? What if we get to California but don’t feel like making the drive back to Denver for our flight home? What if we need to evacuate our rental house in the middle of the night?

But the better part of me says westward ho.

Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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letters When will America grow up on guns?

To the Editor: I just read Scott Brinton’s column “The story that haunts me all these years later” (May 6-12).

In 1970, on my last day of a 415-day tour of duty in Vietnam, I learned of the killing of Jeffrey Miller. Awaiting the flight home, listening to the Knicks game (the “Willis Reed game”) on Armed Forces Radio, and reading the Army’s Stars & Stripes, I had survived my tour of duty. Meanwhile, Jeff, the younger brother of my great friend Russell Miller, was one of the four students killed by the Ohio National Guard at Kent State University during a protest against the U.S. invasion of Cambodia.

I had survived a more than year-long combat zone tour, and Jeff had lost his life while on a college campus. The irony is still palpable.

Russ is a friend still. We have memories of our Bronx neighborhood, Cub Scouts and stickball.

Jeff was 20 years old when he died. Justice was not served in 1970. Perhaps the George Floyd case is a step forward, but gun culture remains a real barrier to advancement, to my mind, in American society.

In Vietnam, I never fired my M-16 in anger or defense. When will we grow up as a nation?

Thanks to Brinton for his piece.

RICK HERMAN Lido Beach

‘Change the street, change the world’ To the Editor: The Herald’s Earth Day editorial, “L.I. is making strides on the environmental front” (April 22-28), noted encouraging progress in addressing three major environmental problems on Long Island. It rightly hailed remedial actions to clean up the Northrop Grumman toxic plume in Bethpage, an outfall pipe that spews fish-killing effluent into Reynolds Channel off Long Beach and the huge amounts of nitrogen fertilizer spread on golf courses and home lawns.

The editorial did not, however, call for tar-

geting a far greater source of pollution that threatens public health across Long Island, New York state, the U.S. and the planet. The environmental damage highlighted by the Herald is vastly exceeded by the toll taken by everincreasing volumes of automobile traffic, and this destruction takes more forms than just the climate instability caused by burning fossil fuels.

Cars pose immediate, daily threats to human life. Reckless driving resulted in 284 deaths in Nassau County in 2019 alone. Vehicle operators and passengers accounted for most of those fatalities, but crashes also killed several pedestrians and cyclists, including young children. Has this carnage become so commonplace that we have come to pay it no mind or view it as an inevitable byproduct of conve-

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ews sources are filled with reports of claims about “woke” universities and corporations (awake to racial injustice), complaints about critical race theory (that race is an invented category used to oppress people of color), and anti-racism training sessions (often designed to help white people experience being a member of a minority group).

In addition, organizations and institutions are making plans to ensure DEI: diversity of membership, equity for all people roBert a. and inclusive practices to ensure that sCott Black and Brown people are not excluded.

The partisan divide already evident in our society is being deepened by those who complain that this focus on race is motivated by “hatred” of America. For others, “woke” initiatives are urgent calls for a national reckoning of public policies and private prejudices that explain the vast differences in wealth and opportunity between whites and Blacks. Our history is replete with discrimination against Native American and Asian citizens as well.

Unlike our own, the German government has supported reparations and museums to acknowledge public and private complicity in anti-Semitism, the Holocaust

and other war crimes. In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission did something similar. Here in the U.S., the National Museum for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Ala., and other memorials were inspired by the Holocaust Museum in Berlin and the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, but are supported privately.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington received $270 million from the federal government — the cost of one corporate Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The balance of the funding was raised privately. In America we have no federal acknowledgement of racism and slavery, and standard school curricula ignore this history while they celebrate such “achievements” as western expansion.

Meanwhile, police officers use federally provided military equipment and weapons against Black motorists and pedestrians.

In response, large crowds protest and called for change. Some have called for “defunding” the police, because armed forces on the streets belie a commitment to community protection.

There is no denying the force of institutional racism in our country. The question is how to acknowledge and fix it. We need the courage to listen to the pleas and engage the truths. We need to foster an honest respect for history and differences.

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t is not enough, Lyndon Johnson said, just to open the gates of opportunity.

Letters nient transportation?

Cars not only steal lives; they also squander the precious time we are given on this earth. The average Long Islander spends 81 hours a year — the equivalent of more than three full days — sitting in traffic, according to an April 8 report in Newsday.

Then there is the ugliness of much of Long Island’s commercial landscape, the result of our car-dependent way of life.

One road in Nassau looks a lot like most other roads across the county: a series of shopping centers, strip malls and parking lots. Long Island once abounded in natural beauty; now it’s buried beneath endless pavement and honky-tonk signage meant to attract car travelers.

It’s easy to say that nothing can be done and it’s too late to repair the wreckage.

Maybe that’s so. But do we not owe our children and grandchildren at least an attempt to achieve alternatives to wasteful and deadly over-reliance on private automobiles?

Suburban jurisdictions and individuals do have the power to fashion a more livable, sustainable future. We can promote and expand Long Island’s bus and train networks, develop hundreds of miles of protected bike paths and reconfigure residential areas to allow easy pedestrian

pensate for past injustices and promote fair opportunities, based not on skin color but on the consequences of state, federal and private sanctions.

President Lyndon Johnson introduced his idea of affirmative action 56 years ago by arguing that “Freedom is not enough. You do not wipe away the scars of centuries by saying: Now you are free to go where you want, and do as you desire, and choose the leaders you please. You do not take a person who, for years, has been hobbled by chains and liberate him, bring him up to the starting line of a race and then say, ‘you are free to compete with all the others,’ and still justly believe that you have been completely fair.”

It is not enough, Johnson said, just to open the gates of opportunity. Those who have suffered discrimination must have the resources necessary to walk through the gates and take advantage of the opportunity. These resources include housing, nutrition, adequate schooling, safe neighborhoods and protection, not persecution, by the police.

Arguments about white privilege and advocacy of anti-racist training can be instructive, but they are not sufficient.

They do not make up for government policies that denied access to housing, education and business development, as occurred with the post-World War II G.I. Bill. They do not compensate for the pri-

vate prejudices that continue to limit opportunities in education and employment. They do not bring reparations to compensate for 400 years of discrimination.

Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson, a Democrat, is the lead sponsor of H.R. 40, which would establish a commission to study reparations for slavery. She has said that bringing the bill to a vote in the House would be “cleansing” for the country, and asked her Republican colleagues not to “cancel” debate on the issue. The 13-member commission, Jackson explained, would “study the effects of slavery and racial discrimination, hold hearings … recommend appropriate remedies … and consider what form a national apology could take for the harm caused by slavery.”

Those in favor of reparations argue that “today’s descendants of enslaved people and those who look like them continue to suffer from the lingering legacy of slavery and persistent racial inequities.”

So, instead of accusations of white privilege and woke universities, let’s have a serious discussion of the past, how to acknowledge it and what to do about it. We need more history and less histrionics.

Germans and South Africans were not afraid to confront their past. Surely we can do the same with honest listening and civil discourse. The truth shall, indeed, set us free.

Robert Scott is president emeritus of Adelphi University and the author of “How University Boards Work,” Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.

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access to shops and businesses.

It was then New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s visionary transportation commissioner, Janette Sadik-Khan, who memorably encapsulated all this by observing, “If you change the street, you change the world.”

KEvIN J. KELLEY Atlantic Beach

3,070 days later, still no action on Sandy Hook To the Editor: Re “The heartache of gun violence continues” (April 29-May 5): The editorial stated, “Since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in 2012, when we pledged to never allow another mass shooting like this to happen again after 26 were killed,” but the “we” applied only to the vast majority of the American public, and obviously not to all 535 members of Congress — as our elected leaders have now failed to pass common-sense gun-control legislation for an astounding 3,070 days since the tragedy.

Unfortunately, the shooting death of a single beloved Stop & Shop store manager

An egret on the hunt on the Nickerson Beach pond — Lido Beach

will surely not produce any gun-control laws if the 20 killings of 6- and 7-year-old first-graders in the Sandy Hook slaughter did not. But I wish it somehow could help shame Congress into attempting a do-over for their failure even to ban assault rifles after the Newtown, Conn., massacre.

Dec. 14, 2020, was the eighth anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting. To me, a

retired elementary school teacher, it will always be another “date which will live in infamy,” even though it did not take the 2,000-plus lives that led President Franklin D. Roosevelt to brand the Dec. 7, 1941, bombing of Pearl Harbor with the phrase.

RICHARD SIEGELMAN Plainview

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‘Woke’ claims, anti-racism and the road forward

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The Valley Stream Teachers Association is proud to endorse the following candidates for School Board trustee in their respective local Districts

District 13

• Qubilah Mackey-Matos • William Stris

District 24

District 30

• Donna LaRocco • Ken Cummings • Marcus Wilson

Voting takes place in your local Elementary School and the Corona Ave Fire House between 6am and 9pm in District 13 and 30 *District 24 begins voting at 7:00am

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