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Track team wins title
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Valley Stream gang member guilty of murder partners at the [New York Police Department], [Nassau County Police Department], Queens disElmer Gutierrez, of Valley trict attorney’s office and FBI Stream, a known MS-13 street Long Island Gang Task Force for gang member, pleaded guilty helping solve these two murJune 23 to taking part in the ders.” December 2018 murder of two On Dec. 15, 2018, 23-year-old young men in Far Rockaway and Far Rockaway resident Ian Cruz, Lawrence. a perceived enemy of MS-13, was Gutierrez, 21, also known as lured to Bayswater Point State Revolver, pleaded Park in Far Rockato second-degree w ay w i t h t h e murder and firstpromise of drugs elmer gutierrez degree conspiracy. and sex. Cruz met will be sentened He will be sena young woman, tenced Aug. 10. then 13, and then aug. 10 after The prison senw a l ke d t o t h e pleading guilty to tence is expected park, while Yonato be 20 years to than Sanche z, taking part in a life. The Nassau Carlos Guerra and december 2018 County district a 15-year-old boy attorney recomallegedly hid in murder. mended a 31-yearthe park ar med to-life sentence. with knives. San“Elmer Gutierchez emerged re z and his co-defendants from the bushes and shot Cruz methodically planned the mur- four times in the head with a .22 der of Ian Cruz for allegedly dis- caliber revolver. respecting MS-13,” Acting D.A. They took Cruz’s belongings Joyce Smith said in a news and fled to an apartment on release. “Just two days later, Nameoke Street in Far RockaGutierrez sliced the neck of way where Sanchez and Guerra 17-year old Harold Sermeno with lived. They had planned Cruz’s a machete after the victim was murder, and photos of Cruz shot multiple times. This sense- allegedly disrespecting MS-13 less violence has no place in our had been circulated among community, and I thank our Continued on page 15
by JEffREY bESSEN jbessen@liherald.com
Courtesy Loretta Coombs
ISAIAh CoombS, of Boy Scout Troop 109, led a project to refurbish the Andrew Fatscher Memorial outside Valley Stream American Legion Post 854.
Eagle Scout candidate repairs American Legion monument by JESSICA m. SEmINS jsemins@liherald.com
Those who have recently passed by Valley Stream American Legion Post 854 may notice that a new project is under way. Isaiah Coombs, of Boy Scout Troop 109, is leading a refurbishment of the Andrew Fatscher memorial monument outside the post to help ensure the community remembers the fallen soldiers that it memorializes. Isaiah, who has been with
Troop 109 since first grade, is a rising sophomore at Valley Stream South High School. He undertook the endeavor as his Eagle Scout project. One requirement of becoming an Eagle Scout — the Boy Scouts’ highest rank — is managing a project to benefit the community. Although Isaiah initially thought he would build a hand-sanitizing station outside the American Legion in response to Covid-19, he ultimately saw a greater need in the community to restore the
memorial. While the American Legion had planned to pressure-wash the bricks this year, Isaiah decided to take the project a step further and reset the bricks in the memorial at an angle, according to Jose Santana, a vice commander with the organization and an Army veteran. This way, people who visit the memorial can better see the names of the soldiers who Continued on page 3
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continued from front page made the ultimate sacrifice. “The serving of the community — that’s the most important part,” Santana said. “. . . That’s what we do at the American Legion . . . We continue to serve our community, and it’s something that the Boy Scouts also are showing that they’re doing. They’re also contributing and giving back to the community with nothing in return. We’re not asking for anything from anyone. We’re doing it because it’s the right thing to do.” Isaiah has worked on the project with his father, Jose Coombs, over the last several weeks. He also organized a group of volunteers from his scout troop to help, as well as the National Junior Honor Society at Valley Stream South High School, which he is also a member of. Isaiah said he expected to finish the project after July 5. “I’m extremely proud,” Coombs said of his son’s efforts. “ . . . He saw a need, and he was looking to fulfill the need. . . The memorial was kind of getting lost as people pass by. So what we’re hoping is this brings attention back to the memorial and have people stop, think and pay their respects to fallen soldiers or anyone who has fallen in line of service.” Isaiah noted he has a strong connection
with the American Legion, not only because it is in his community, but also because he has attended many events there and has veterans in his family. Isaiah, his troop’s senior patrol leader who is currently a Life Scout, explained that the project has also helped to hone his leadership skills. To carry out the project, Isaiah contacted contractors and suppliers, and worked to obtain donations of stones, brick, and other supplies. He also organized a fundraiser at Glo Golf at the Roosevelt Field Mall to purchase materials, raising $1,500 in total. “I’ve lear ned a lot through this. I’ve learned to become more of an adult,” Isaiah said. “When you become an Eagle or when you’re starting to do your project, you learn a sense of things in more of an adult perspective because the adults are not doing it anymore. It’s you — you have to do it.”
isaiah cooMBs has been refurbishing the Andrew Fatscher memorial at American Legion Post 854 as part of his Eagle Scout project.
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Naval Cadets Corps receives award from village By Jessica M. seMins jsemins@liherald.com
During its annual review and awards ceremony at Valley Stream American Legion Post 854 on Sunday, the New York Naval Cadets received an award from the Village of Valley Stream for their participation in the village’s Memorial Day remembrance ceremony. The certificate was presented by George Schuchman, past commander of American Legion Post 854 who served in the U.S. Navy. The award, which was signed by Mayor Fare, expressed the village’s appreciation of the group’s contribution to the community. The volunteer youth program, which is based in Queens, found a second home at American Legion Post 854 during the pandemic. Although the Cadets Corps previously met in P.S. 14 in Corona, the facility was closed due to Covid-19 restrictions. After the cadets were no longer able to practice outside when the weather became colder, Schuchman helped them secure a place to meet at the American Legion. Now, the organization has become part of the community of Valley Stream. “Some of these kids were with us when they were nine years old. And really they’re staying out of trouble, they’re respecting their parents at home, we make sure they do their … homework and … they’re learning how to respect their elders, they’re learning how to acknowledge their officers,” Daniel Flores, a commander with the cadet program who has participated in the program for 25 years said the group provides many benefits and helps to ensure the children are on the right path. The Cadet Corps, which trains the young people in Navy drills, customs, and military discipline meets each Saturday at the American Legion for four hours of basic training. In addition to the memorial day ceremonies, the group participates in various other events. Recently, the cadets also participated in birthday parties for two World War II veterans. “The benefit [of the program] is . . . bringing them out, making them productive, putting them through boot
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MeMBers of The New York Naval Cadets Corps took part in their annual review last Sunday at Valley Stream American Legion Post 854. camp, giving a bit of peace of mind for the parents,” Donny Ponce, lieutenant commander and a founder of the program said. Dawn Samuel, who served in the U.S. Air Force, explained that the program isn’t only about how well the young people do with drills, but it is also about honing leadership skills. “As they show responsibility and as they show that the different responsibilities we give them we try them with leadership positions,” Samuel explained. “If they
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do well with the leadership positions they keep them, and when they’re ready to move on, they go on to a higher level.” Samuel also said she appreciated that the group was able to find a home in Valley Stream. “It was a high honor for us to be recognized by Valley Stream and that . . . we’re part of the community,” Samuel said of the award given to the Cadet Corps by the village.
V.S. North senior headed to West Point By Jemima Denham newsroom@liherald.com
Valley Stream North High School student Peter J. Mura will be taking his strengths and commitment to community service further afield to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in the fall. Peter graduated f r o m Va l l e y S t re a m N o r t h this past Friday and will be one of the 1,226 cadets in the West Point class of 2025. He began his Cadet Basic Training, the first required training session for new cadets, on June 27 but Peter’s initial d r aw t o We s t Point was sparked many years ago with trips to the scenic H u d s o n R ive r campus. Competing in track, football and wrestling, Peter was a wellPeter mura rounded athlete Valley Stream at Valley Stream North graduate Nor th and he recalled the 2019 West Point summer army wrestling camp as a turning point for his ambition to attend the prestigious military academy. “The people I met there were so amazing. I knew after that week that I would form bonds and relationships with people that I could connect with and those would last a long time,” said Peter about his interactions with the cadets and officers at West Point. “It sounds a little cliché but listening to what motivates them and hearing about their love for their country and reasons for going to the academy was very inspiring for me.” His teacher at Valley Stream North, John Novello, described Peter as a “dynamic, dedicated and diverse” stu-
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he people I met there were so amazing. I knew after that week that I would form bonds and relationships with people that I could connect with and those would last a long time.
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dent and a member of multiple honors societies during his high school career. While Peter is entering the military academy as an undecided major, he is considering pursuing a major in cyberscience given his accomplishments in math and science. “I have always been a big computers guy, I built my own computer with my dad two or three years ago - it has always been an interest of mine as cyberscience is a growing field in international conflicts,” remarked Peter. From obtaining a congressional nomination to passing a series of physical and medical examinations alongside expected academic forms and supplements, applying to West Point is a unique experience for prospective cadets. However, the coronavirus pandemic presented unprecedented challenges for Peter at the end of a roughly two-year-long application process to West Point. According to Peter and Theresa Mura, Peter’s parents, Valley Stream North High School had been particularly helpful in overcoming several logistical challenges that arose throughout the year. “As you can imagine there is a lot of admin paperwork, things get lost in the mail - even electronically - and things had to be resubmitted so teachers were very patient,” Mura said. “The school also helped put us in touch with the Malvern American Legion - Post 44 and they sponsored Peter for Boys State 2020 which is also a very fine organization and they helped his application as well.” Peter’s accomplishment of his admission to West Point has been widely recognized by the community in Valley Stream, particularly among his teachers at Valley Stream North and members of the American Legion. “Peter has always been a special young man. I met him when he first entered North as a seventh grader and he signed up to play football. I saw his leadership qualities back then, never mind how athletic he was. Quickly he became our go-to man as he played tight end,” commented Fabian Jara, dean of students at Valley Stream North. “I watched Peter develop into the outstanding young man that is headed to West Point. I can’t think of anyone more deserving of this honor.” Even during unprecedented times that
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Peter J. mura, a student from Valley Stream North will be attending the U.S. Military Academy at West Point this fall. have defined the past year, leadership has been central to Peter’s presence in the Valley Stream community. As soon as Peter heard that the Boys State 2020 session would be cancelled due to the pandemic, he redirected his efforts closer to home by organizing a food donation program for U.S. military first responders at the nearby Javits Center in July 2020. Dawn Samuel, president of the American Legion Auxiliary of Nassau County, commented how the legion riders contributed to Peter’s efforts at the Javits Center last year. They were thrilled to hear of his acceptance to West Point this spring and consequently, Samuel and the legion riders organized a ‘send-off ’ parade for Peter
on June 19. “He was going to go to Boys State but that was cancelled but we thought he’s one of us, we should send him off to West Point,” said Samuel. “We invited the New York naval cadets and their school age children and we thought it was a great idea to help them participate in the send off so you know this is something they could achieve, it’s not just for a certain few, it’s for everyone.” When asked what he was most excited about starting as a cadet next year, Peter commented that he “can’t wait to meet my new fellow cadets, be a part of their lives and go on this journey together.”
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OBITUARY
Long-time Valley Stream resident Jerome F. West passed away on his birthday, May 17, 2021 at the age of 98, joining the love of his life, Helen R. (Hacey) West who passed away Dec. 23, 2020 at 95. Married for 75 years, they began their lives together following West’s service with the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. West started Facilamatic Instrument Corp. in Valley Stream and became a successful businessman. An avid reader and researcher, West had a mind that could absorb all things mechanical, medical, and statistical and was always willing to complete the project at hand. An adventurer, West loved life, his wife Helen, his family, work, and his Hatteras. Together with Helen, West enjoyed designing, building, and spending time at their second home in Vermont, traveling, skiing, boating, playing cards, golfing, and spending time with friends and family. They were both known by family and friends as kind, considerate, and generous people. Jerome and Helen West are survived by their three children, Jerilyn Miltenberger, Dennis (Linda) West, Alison
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V.S. resident Jerome West passes away at 98
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north high SchooL’S SADD and STOP clubs packed a dozen birthday bags for the residents at Sunrise Assisted Living in Lynbrook to spread birthday cheer.
Courtesy Lisa Lang
Long-time VaLLey Stream resident Jerome West passed away on May 17, 2021 at 98. (Robert) Coll, seven grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and four nieces. They will share their final resting place at Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York.
North High School students spread birthday cheer Members of the North High School’s SADD and STOP clubs of the Valley Stream Central High School District packed a dozen birthday bags for the residents at Sunrise Assisted Living in Lynbrook. Club members created and laminated personalized birthday cards that were
included in each bag. In addition, the bags were packed with a puzzle, deck of playing cards, sudoku book, crossword book and a faux potted succulent. The students decorated the bags with ribbons and tissue paper hoping to spread some birthday cheer.
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Town pledges to distribute 10,000 Narcan kits By RoBeRt tRaveRso rtraverso@liherald.com
The Town of Hempstead pledged to distribute 10,000 opioid antidote kits by the end of 2021 and announced increased funding and revamped programs at a news conference last Wednesday as part of a new effort to counter the rise in opioid-related deaths amid the coronavirus pandemic. Town Supervisor Don Clavin and Councilman Anthony D’Esposito spoke on the town’s new goal to distribute 10,000 kits of Narcan, a commonly used version of the medicine naloxone that blocks the brain’s opioid receptors and quickly reverses the symptoms of opioid overdoses. “Hempstead Town has an established record of fighting the opioid epidemic,” Clavin said, pledging to continue the town’s effort to end the opioid crisis. In a statement, the town reaffirmed its commitment to “winning the war against opioid addiction.” Opioid-related deaths have spiked amid the pandemic. According to the Town of Hempstead, opioid overdoses rose 34 percent between 2019 and 2020 in Nassau County for a total of 287 opioid-related overdoses. The pandemic has caused high levels of stress and loneliness for those who struggle with opioid addiction, which often leads to depression, anxiety and low selfesteem, according to local experts. In fact, a July 2020 study found that 75,000 so-called “deaths of despair” — caused by drug misuse, alcohol and suicide — can be attributed to the high levels of stress, isolation and unemployment brought by the coronavirus pandemic. “The effects of the opioid epidemic are tragic, and we are committed to increasing our efforts to beat the disease of drug addiction,” Clavin said. “I have confronted the results of opioid addiction first-
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the new goal was announced at a news conference last Wednesday by Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin and Councilman Anthony D’Esposito. hand, and the consequences of heroin and other opioid use are alarming and tragic,” said D’Esposito, a former NYPD Detective who has led the town’s public education and training initiative in the fight against opioid addiction. In 2017, Hempstead launched a Narcan distribution and training program that had distributed more than 6,500 Narcan kits as of this June. “I am pleased that we have made a positive difference in the opioid battle by presenting Narcan training and drug abuse awareness programs. I am prepared to increase our efforts to address the increase in opioid overdoses,” D’Esposito said, committing to further work to beat back the opioid crisis in Hempstead. The town’s new naloxone training programs will be
held by the town on Saturday and Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. at Town Park Point Lookout throughout July and August. The first sessions will take place on Saturday, July 10 and Sunday, July 11. Clavin and D’Esposito also announced additional funding to fight the opioid epidemic, which has devastated Long Island since the mid-2010s, killing nearly 200 people in Nassau in 2017 and 2018 alone. A portion of the town’s federal coronavirus pandemic relief funding will be directed toward drug awareness and treatment programs, officials said. “We’re going to redouble our efforts in the face of increased opioid overdoses during the Covid pandemic, and we are dedicated to winning the battle against opioids,” Clavin said.
Senator Kaminsky announces for district attorney By James BeRnstein Jbernstein@liherald.com
Todd Kaminsky, who was re-elected last November to a third two-year term in the State Senate, announced his candidacy for Nassau County district attorney Tuesday. Appearing in a dark blue suit despite the high heat, the 42-year-old Kaminsky stood outside the Nassau D.A.’s office in Mineola, flanked by his wife, the lawyer Ellen Tobin, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, and a host of other state and county officials, retired police officers, his parents and supporters from his hometown of Long Beach. Kaminsky was endorsed by the Nassau County Democratic Party late Friday afternoon. Nassau’s outgoing D.A., Madeline Singas, was confirmed as a judge on New York’s highest court this month, triggering an election in November. Joyce Smith is Nassau’s acting D.A. currently. “We begin our campaign for Nassau County district attorney today,” said Kaminsky, to cheers from a crowd of about 100 people. “We need steady, experience leaders” in the D.A.’s office, he said. Kaminsky, who was a state assemblyman before winning a seat in the State Senate in 2016, emphasized his law-enforcement experience in his speech. He has been criticized by Republicans for his support of a bail reform law that freed defendants awaiting trial who could not afford bail by limiting the number of crimes for which judges could set bail. The
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state sen. todd Kaminsky and his wife, Ellen Tobin, were surrounded by supporters as Kaminsky announced his candidacy for district attorney Monday. issue was raised in Kaminsky’s most recent election. He said he has since made adjustments to the law, adding several more crimes for which judges can set bail. “I will stack my record fighting violent crime against anybody’s,” Kaminsky said in answer to a question about the issue. Kaminsky worked as an assistant district attorney in the Queens County district attorney’s office, prosecuting domestic violence cases, robberies, shootings and other violent crimes. In 2008, he joined the U.S. attorney’s office in the Eastern District of New York, in Brooklyn, as an assistant U.S. attorney, where he worked for six years.
There, he became acting deputy chief of the Public Integrity Section, prosecuting elected officials, including State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a health care network that he ran; Assemblyman Jimmy Meng for wire fraud for offering to bribe prosecutors to obtain a lower sentence for a businessman charged with tax fraud; and U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, for felony tax fraud. Kaminsky noted that he had also prosecuted drug dealer James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond, securing an indictment after Rosemond was captured by agents from the federal Drug Enforcement Agen-
cy after remaining a fugitive for a month. Two retired police officers, Tom Wilson, who served with the New York Police Department and Suffolk County Police Department, and Chris O’Connor, who was also with the NYPD and Rockville Centre Police Department, were on hand to endorse Kaminsky. They thanked Kaminsky for his bill that provides sick time to people who worked on the rescue, recovery and cleanup following the World Trade Center attacks. Kaminsky was also endorsed by Curran, who said he would be “a trusted partner in fighting street crime and political corruption” in Nassau. The three-term state senator is chairman of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee. He is likely to run on his environmental record, as well as his law-enforcement background. Kaminsky has pushed for reforms to the NY Rising system, licensing for mold removal companies and implementation of an information-sharing database in Nassau to help track abandoned properties. Kaminsky is a familiar figure at events in Long Beach. He is often accompanied by one or both of his children, Rafe and Rory. His wife mentioned that Kaminsky announced his candidacy for D.A. on Rory’s third birthday. Born and raised in Long Beach, Kaminsky attended local schools. He succeeded Harvey Weisenberg in the State Assembly in 2014. Weisenberg, 86, was on hand for Kaminsky’s announcement.
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events and activities
community update Monday, June 28
Monday, July 19
Summer reading club registration
Valley Stream’s Board of Trustees meeting
Registration for the 2021 Summer Readng Club program continues at the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, inperson or virtual using ReadSquared. Programs and activities are planned for children, birth to starting Grade 6, teens from Grade 7 to Grade 12 and adults for those 18 and older.
The meeting will take place from 7:00 p.m to 8:30 p.m. in the Village Hall Auditorium.
ADULT: chair yoga with Karen Taylor Bass At the Elmont Public Library, participants will engage in chiar yoga with a certified yoga instructor over Zoom at 1 p.m.
Tuesday, June 29
Simple etiquette
Valley Stream book club— A Bright Ray of Darkness
At the Elmont Public Library, teens in grades seven through twelve only will join over Zoom for a three part live program to discuss the importance of interacting in a polite and kind manner at 3 to 4 p.m.. Register to receive the Zoom link prior to the program. Contact: teen services at (516) 354-5280 or email at elmontteens@elmontlibrary.org.
Hosted by the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, the Valley Stream book club will meet at 7:30 p.m. to discuss A Bright Ray of Darkness by actor/author Ethan Hawke. Contact Ms. Eng to register at hwmlcontact@ hotmail.com.
Saturday, July 3 Sunday, July 4 Independence Day weekend The Henry Waldinger Memorial Library will be closed for Independence Day. The library will reopen on Tuesday, July 6.
Tuesday, July 6 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.
Wednesday, July 7 Gotta draw them all, Pokemon! At the Elmont Public Library, teen participants in seventh to twelfth grade only will learn how to draw their favorite Pokemon characters during this live
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Independence Day Weekend The Henry Waldinger Memorial Library will be closed for Independence Day weekend. The library will reopen on Tuesday, July 6. drawing workshop on Zoom with artist Kelly Gordon at 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Contact: teen services (516) 3545280, elmontteens@elmontlibrary.org.
a.m. Learn how to design a personal name plate using Tinkercad. To register, contact Ms. Eng at hwmlcontact@ hotmail.com
Saturday, July 10
Monday, July 12
Computer class — Microsoft Excel basics
Valley Stream’s Architectural Review Board meeting
The Henry Waldinger Memorial Library will be holding basic Microsoft Excel classes on various Saturday mornings throughout July and August at 10 a.m. Register by emailing hwmlcontact@ hotmail.com.
The meting will take place from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. in the Village Hall Auditorium.
3D Printing workshop — Nameplates
Learn to draw faces with Kelly Gordon
The Henry Waldinger Memorial Library will be offering a 3D printing workshop— Nameplates via Zoom at 11:30
Wednesday, July 14 At the Elmont Public Library, teen participants in seventh to twelfth grade
only will learn to draw faces with Kelly Gordon at 6:30 p.m. over Zoom.
Saturday, July 17 BBQ adventures with David Tillery of RMD food adventure At the Elmont Public Library, in the library parking lot, participants wil join together for a day of BBQ demonstrations and sampling. Registration is required. Elmont Library Cardholder only. Limited space. Contact: adult reference; (516) 354-5280 EXT. 223 reference@elmontlibrary.org.
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The classic car show is held on Rockaway Ave. every Friday evening throughout the summer. The Valley Stream Pool is offering full pool membership packages to village and CHSD residents. Pool season began June 12. See the village website for opening times and pool concert dates. Go to https://www.vsvny.org/ to view 2021 village outdoor summer fitness options. Summer concerts will be held at the Village Green bandshell throughout the summer.
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Bringing local sports home every week
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Despite operating with half of its usual participation numbers and competing against bigger schools, Valley Stream North’s girls’ track and field program captured this spring’s Nassau County Class AA championship in undefeated fashion. Led by triple county champion Danielle Phillip, who won the 100- and 200-meter dashes and ran the leadoff leg in the winning 4x100 relay, the Spartans amassed 104 points to top the 15-team field. Hewlett finished runner-up with 80 points. “Coming off the pandemic and knowing our numbers were down about 50 percent, we just wanted to provide the kids with a great atmosphere to train and compete and be a team again,” VSN coach Michael Frazer said. “Winning a championship was a secondary concern. The girls kept performing at a very high level. It was exciting and we’re beyond pleased.” Phillip leaves behind quite a legacy, Frazer said. She won the 100 in 12.44 seconds and the 200 in 25.87. “She’s definitely up there in the sprint record books for our school,” he said. “She’s one of the all-time bests and is headed to UConn.” Junior Ariana Paul was the county champion in the long jump with her only try covering 16 feet, 7.5 inches. She was also the anchor on the 4x100 relay. “She only got to do one jump but it was a good one and it held up by three inches,” Frazer said. “She’s a fantastic athlete and leader just like Danielle.”
Senior Adebowa Oluwatobi led a strong group of throwers who thrived under the guidance of assistant coach Alex Cuozzo. Oluwatobi won the county title in discus (109-1) and was runner-up in the shot put (31-11.5.) “We had a deep group of throwers and many of them looked up to Adebowa,” Frazer said. The Spartans totaled 36 points in the two throwing events. Sasha Smalls placed second in the discus and freshman Nattaly Lindo was fourth in both events. Senior Joline Viau took fifth in the shot put. The 4x100 relay edged Bethpage, 50.64 seconds to 50.94. Sophomore Gabriela Mensah and junior Ava Cicilia ran the second and third legs, respectively. Junior Samantha Szabo and sophomore Melissa Innocent scored points in the 2000 steeplechase. “Being well-rounded has brought us a lot of success for many years,” Frazer said. On the boys’ side, North finished fourth in the county thanks in large part to junior standout Ryan John. He won the Class AA titles in the triple jump, long jump and high jump. He’s the No. 1-ranked triple jumper in New York State (47-7 ¾) but will have to wait until this winter to compete at the state level since there were no state championships this school year. “He’s in the ballpark of doing some really huge things,” Frazer said. “Ryan is extremely humble, but confident at the same time. He performs his best on the biggest stages.” Senior Milton Morris won the county title in the 110 hurdles (15.86) to cap a solid four-year varsity career. Senior Malachi Lewis was All-County (third) in the 400 hurdles.
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continued from front page them. Gutierrez helped plan Cruz’s killing, but was unable to be there on the night of the murder, officials said. Cruz was found by a park-goer the following day, in his underwear and on top of a blanket. The six defendants then allegedly fled to the same apartment in Far Rockaway. Two days later, Harold Sermeno, 17, of Far Rockaway, was lured to the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence. Ser meno and the same 13-year-old arrived at a park on the property and began to drink and smoke at a picnic table. At that point, the five other defendants, armed with a gun and knives, waited in strategic areas in the park. Sanchez then emerged and shot Sermeno four times in the head and once in the chest with a .22 revolver. Gutierrez cut the victim’s neck with a machete. Sermeno was found the following morning by a person walking a dog. Police officers recovered the machete that was
allegedly used in the murder of Sermeno and a .22 caliber revolver that was used in both murders at the Nameoke apartment. At the time of his death, Sermeno was a Lawrence High School student, who had been suspended from school. He was being home-schooled at the center. Sanchez was sentenced to 34 years to life in prison in July 2020. The case against Guerra, 21, is pending. The cases against two juveniles, an 18-year old man (15 at the time of the crime) and the now 15-year-old girl are also pending. They were charged with second-degree murder for both incidents. Another defendant (15 at the time of the crime) pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder and was sentenced to 8-1/2 years to life in prison. Guerra, Gutierrez and Sanchez and two juveniles were arrested on Dec. 20, 2018, in Far Rockaway by members of the NYPD. The sixth defendant, a juvenile, was arrested eight days later by members of the NYPD and NCPD.
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School Thirteen On June 21, 1921, a Special Meeting of the Trustees was held at School Thirteen. The school was located where the west wing of Wheeler Avenue School stands today. A vote was taken: “RESOLVED: That the following land be purchased from the Valley Stream Methodist Episcopal Church for a sum not exceeding $750 as an addition to the present site of the school-house of said district…” There was but one nay. School Thirteen was built on a field of wild berries—in fact, that is how Berry Street got its name! The two-story wooden building contained eight classrooms, one for each grade, four to a floor. Poorly constructed, the school shook when students climbed the stairs or stomped around. Each morning, a favored student raised the American flag from a window above the portico. There was no cafeteria. Two privies were out back: one for boys,
one for girls. Kearsch’s candy store, a fondly remembered sweet shop, was approximately 50 feet north of the outhouses. In 1925, Wheeler Avenue School opened on the church property where Sinner’s Hope once stood. Chapel Avenue had been renamed Wheeler Avenue by then, in honor of Eustace Wheeler, a prominent Streamer— District Thirteen trustee, justice of the peace, and newspaper publisher. School Thirteen was repurposed as the village’s first high school until 1929, the year Central High opened. After that, the school was deemed obsolete. The Veterans of Foreign Wars expressed interest in buying the vintage building, but could not guarantee its maintenance. In 1930, the Board of Education declared: “The district has no further use for the building. It is a fire-trap.” A bid of $1,200 was accepted for its demolition.
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irds have fascinated me since I was a boy growing up in Yaphank, in Suffolk County, in the 1970s. My parents spread birdfeed on our slate-covered cement patio in winter, and we would sit — my mother, father, brother and I — and watch the show from our kitchen as cardinals and house sparrows and blue jays descended en masse, scurrying to snatch the feed out from under one another’s beaks. I kept a journal, counting the different birds that landed. SCoTT My wife and I continued the traBRINToN dition with our two kids at our Merrick home, spending many Sunday morning breakfasts watching from our dining room as birds landed on our wooden deck, scurrying for breakfast before it was depleted. At one point, we joined the National Audubon Society, among other environmental groups. Now I’m ashamed to say that I had signed us up for the society, despite believing deeply in its mission to protect and preserve birds. The Audubon Society has done nothing nefarious. It is a top-rated nonprofit environmental organization with a worldwide reach. The trouble, I recently
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learned, is this: The organization’s namesake, John James Audubon (1785-1851), was an unabashed racist who owned slaves. On June 13, The Washington Post published an article that blew my mind — “The racist legacy many birds carry” — examining the racism that was pervasive among many 19th-century ornithologists and noting the slave-holding past of Audubon, the most famous of all bird lovers. The largely self-taught artist is renowned for his masterfully rendered paintings of North American birds, which he compiled into his world-renowned tome, “The Birds of America,” published in 1827. His objective was to catalog all the birds of North America, which made him famous enough that his name is now synonymous around the globe with environmentalism. For goodness’ sake, there’s a city in Tennessee named for him. In the wake of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of Minneapolis police last July, the Audubon Society published a series of articles on its website that looked critically at the organization’s namesake and his slave-holding past. In “The Myth of John James Audubon,” Audubon Magazine contributor Gregory Nobles wrote, “Audubon was . . . a slaveholder, a point that many people don’t know or, if they do, tend to ignore or excuse.”
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To be clear, Audubon did not found the organization that bears his name. Harriet Hemenway and Minna B. Hall, of the Massachusetts Audubon Society, formed the national group in 1896 following the slaughter of millions of waterbirds, in particular egrets and waders, for their fine plumage, which was often used to adorn women’s hats. Only within the past year, however, has the organization really acknowledged the slaveholder that Audubon was. In the November-December 2004 issue of Audubon Magazine, Frank Graham Jr. examined the life of the society’s namesake in “Audubon’s Legacy: Where It All Began,” never mentioning that Audubon had held as many as nine slaves at one point in the early 1800s. Graham did note, however, that Audubon’s father, Jean Audubon, captained a French cargo ship that traded in rum, sugar and slaves on its “rounds from France to various Caribbean and U.S. ports.” The article contained one additional slavery reference. Alan Gehret, whom the piece described as a “walking encyclopedia of Auduboniana,” was quoted as saying, “Slave revolts threatened the planters in Haiti, and Jean Audubon wanted to take his children to France and raise them as French citizens.” That was it. If Gehret, a former museum curator
he first high-profile lover of birds was also an unapologetic slaveholder.
with the Audubon Center at Mill Grove, Pa., was such an encyclopedia of all things Audubon, how did he miss the fact that John James Audubon was a slaveholder? And imagine that — Gehret spoke of potential slave revolts as threatening white people — but failed to acknowledge the daily existential threats faced by Black slaves, who could have been flogged or hanged from a tree at a moment’s notice. Gehret’s statement is racist, intentional or not. There have been calls for the Audubon Society to change its name. I agree. It should be changed. That would be the only way I might consider rejoining in the future. Only through a name change could the group disassociate itself with its racist namesake, who, according to Nobles, dismissed the abolitionist movement in the United States and Great Britain. Why does all this matter? Simply put, we mustn’t worship racists and slaveholders. We mustn’t place them on pedestals. We must confront the twisted, demonic history that they represent. Confronting our nation’s racist past is not cancel culture. It’s the start of the healing process. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@ liherald.com.
Five-day tour of the Big Apple’s thrills and chills
f you’re going to jump in, then jump. That was my thinking during these post-vaccine weeks when I suggested a five-day stay in Manhattan to my California kid and her kid. We hadn’t seen each other in many months. On one hand, it was counterintuitive to stay in the Big Apple amid reports of untidy streets, menacing street people and closed venues. It made sense, though, to throw support and money to the city we love, and also benefit from lower hotel rates. We would pick a hotel and do all the RANDI sites we could fit in KREISS to the time we had. She would fly into JFK. A foreversuburbanite, I would actually sleep in the city that never sleeps, which makes sense because I never sleep anymore. We did it, last week, and I’m here to tell you that we took a big bite of the Big Apple, and it is still delicious. We saw the city, not as longtime New Yorkers, or commuters, which we have always been, but as visitors. In midtown, the tourists were
surging. The Empire State Building, which had a line around the block by day, looked brilliant at sundown, its spire blazing into the sky. Restaurants in Tribeca and Soho featured blocks and blocks of outdoor seating. The romance of the city felt real and familiar. My main impression: It’s a dog’s life. Our four-legged friends are everywhere, from the Bowery to Brooklyn, on the streets, in restaurants and in our hotel. I expect every city across America is experiencing the all-dogs-all-the-time phenomenon following the worst of the pandemic, when we craved the comfort of fluffy fur and puppy breath. We stayed at Hotel 50 Bowery, with views of the Manhattan Bridge, and it was perfect, since we’re kind of downtown people. I know the Chinese community suffered during Covid, but the area is surging back, street markets are open, with piles of mangoes and cherries and every variety of lichi and bok choy on display. Everyone wears masks, and although masks were optional in our hotel, most travelers chose to stay safer.
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We walked many miles every day. We trekked over the Brooklyn Bridge to Dumbo, walked through Tribeca, strolled through Little Italy every night for dessert, and ate outside nearly every meal because we were blessed with early-June balmy days and nights. We took the subway uptown to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art, where people are coming back in droves. More than the art itself, being part of going to a museum, and sharing the viewing experience, was uplifting and restorative. This is who we are, I thought, not denizens of lonely and isolated places. The city is coming alive again, but it isn’t there yet. All the boarded-up restaurants and stores, from downtown to uptown, offer testament to the suffering of this past year and a half. The eateries that have opened are packed, but most of them still have a way to go. Service is uneven, everyone is “newly hired” and most places still need more help. Many are only semi-open. But there’s a new and hopefully enduring spirit of generosity for those who are learning the
e took a big bite of a city that’s coming alive again, but isn’t quite there yet.
business and those who are slowly bringing their businesses back to life. We went to the immersive Van Gogh experience downtown on Vesey Street. It was stunning and dreamy and felt completely safe. We wore masks and lay on the floor and let the flickering projected images of Van Gogh’s paintings wash over us. The next day we saw “Starry Night” at MOMA. We walked around the Battery for hours, with thousands of other visitors. The Statue of Liberty and the Verrazzano and the sails of boats in the Hudson offered the perfect backdrop. The greenery of the Battery and the benches throughout the trails offer a peaceful place for a walk or a timeout. Of course, it was a dog show as well, with every size and shape pup walking their humans along the paths. Strolling toward our hotel from the Battery, we stopped at the 9/11 Memorial. It has been 19 years, and I have never been able to bring myself to the site. But something is changed now. We are emerging from a season of epic suffering, and it felt cathartic to honor the memory of others who were lost in our great city. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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hen in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. e has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only. He has called together legislative bodies at
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places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness of his invasions on the rights of the people. He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws of Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislature. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their acts of pretended legislation: For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from Punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: For imposing taxes on us without our consent: For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences: For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies: For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the forms of our Government: For suspending our own legislature, and declaring themselves invested with Power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy of the Head of a civilized nation. He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions. In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free People. Nor have We been wanting in attention to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends. e, therefore, the representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our Sacred Honor.
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our milestones were reached in June on the road to racial equity. They recognize progress while underscoring the distance yet to be traveled. They came at the federal, state and county levels, and all have significant implications for Long Island. One was the designation of Juneteenth, June 19, as a national holiday. As the White House Proclamation states, “On Juneteenth, we recommit ourselves to the work of equity, equality and justice.” ERASE Racism is eLaine dedicated to that work, and the Gross nation still has a great deal to accomplish. In another milestone, the Biden administration acted decisively to advance fair housing when it announced on June 1 that it was taking steps to address racial discrimination in the housing market. Those steps include forwarding to Congress the administration’s proposed interim final rule on the legal duty to affirmatively further fair housing. In the words of the White House, the steps will “align federal enforce-
ment practice with the congressional promise in the Fair Housing Act to end discrimination in housing and will collectively provide the legal framework for [the Department of Housing and Urban Development] to require private and public entities alike to rethink established practices that contribute to or perpetuate inequities.” The mandate to affirmatively further fair housing by actively proposing policies and practices to eliminate housing discrimination is contained in the Fair Housing Act of 1968. But the federal government’s commitment to that mandate was undermined substantially by the Trump administration. President Biden is undoing that damage, but the federal government’s commitment to fair housing should not vary from one administration to another. That commitment is core to addressing racial inequity. As the Center for American Progress states, “For centuries, structural racism in the U.S. housing system has contributed to stark and persistent racial disparities in wealth and financial well-being, especially between Black and white households. In fact, these differences are so entrenched that if current trends continue, it could
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take more than 200 years for the average Black family to accumulate the same amount of wealth as its white counterparts.” New York state also took significant steps in June to address racial discrimination in housing, as the Legislature approved seven bills to that end. Among other actions, the legislation doubles the maximum fine imposed on real estate brokers and salespeople who violate the law, and adds a surcharge to the licensing fee paid by real estate brokers and salespeople; directs funding from those sources to be used by the attorney general for fair housing testing and other grants to local agencies and nonprofits to fight housing discrimination; requires additional training for the licensing of brokers and salespeople and renewing those licenses; and establishes that all state and local agencies that administer state housing programs, and all organizations that receive state housing funds, are obliged to “affirmatively further fair housing.” All seven bills were recommended in the Senate majority’s investigative report on fair housing and discrimination on Long Island, issued in January by Senators
rom the federal recognition of Juneteenth to a Fair Housing Task Force on L.I.
Letters Vigilance is essential in fair-housing fight To the Editor: I applaud the State Assembly for overwhelmingly voting June 8 to approve legislation to confront the scourge of housing discrimination. Assemblywoman Kimberly Jean-Pierre sponsored and secured passage of a measure that would both increase fines against those who commit discrimination and reinvest those funds into equity-boosting causes. Under her innovative approach, the statewide anti-housing discrimination fund would support local housing nonprofits, human rights commissions and the state attorney general’s office as it conducts fairhousing challenges to identify and eliminate this pernicious behavior. This recent action by the state is one of many important actions consistent with our shared mission to ensure that everyone has fair and equal opportunities to take part in New York’s housing market. As part of Nassau County’s response to the publication of Newsday’s “Long Island Divided” housing discrimination exposé, I sponsored and secured passage of legislation that created the county’s Housing Discrimination Hotline in 2019. If you or your loved ones ever experience illegal discrimination in Nassau, I urge you to call (888) 4120474 and file a report immediately. The phone lines are open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Brian Kavanagh, James Skoufis and Kevin Thomas — all committee chairs — following an extensive inquiry and two public hearings, at which I was invited twice to testify. All three senators deserve great credit for leading this initiative. Enactment and implementation of the legislation will ultimately determine its impact. Long Island remains one of the 10 most racially segregated metropolitan regions in the U.S., and Suffolk County has taken an important step to address that. Its Fair Housing Task Force, of which I was a member, presented its report to the County Legislature on June 16. The report recommends new protections in Suffolk County human rights law; increased support for the Suffolk County Human Rights Commission, including funding for fair housing testing and increased funding for administrative law judges; and other recommendations, findings and determinations, including the creation of an advisory rating system for real estate licensees. These are important developments at all levels of government. Further action is needed to implement these changes, and with time we can measure their impact. The United States, New York and Long Island still have a long way to go to achieve racial equity. Elaine Gross is president of the Syosset-based civil rights organization ERASE Racism.
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I remain committed to doing all I can to eliminate the pervasive segregation that has been allowed to fester on Long Island for generations, and invite you to join me in this effort. ARNOLD W. DRUCKER Nassau County legislator Plainview
Brinton knows his local wild places To the Editor: Re Scott Brinton’s column “Suburban Long Island getting wilder by the day” (June 17-23): I enjoyed and was encouraged by this terrific and informative column covering what is wild on Long Island. What was wonderful was how Brinton made the column personal. I enjoyed the history of people and places that have made the Island a destination, and was thrilled with Brinton’s inclusion of the many talented folks who continue their good work to preserve its environment. My wife, Karen, an actress, and I, a musician, have been involved with the Seatuck Environmental Association from its beginning in the 1980s. Karen facilitates the Long Island Nature Writers there. Enrico Nardone, Seatuck’s executive director, is the very gift the place needs to survive. Wildlife biologist Mike Bottini, Seatuck conservation policy analyst Emily Hall and state wildlife biologist Kelly Hamil-
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ton, all mentioned in Brinton’s column, are fabulous about using their time, energy and talents. Long Islanders should know them. The Island is blessed with an abundance of natural resources that deserve to be saved and protected. I believe Brinton’s column served to highlight that. I volunteer with the North Shore Land Alliance, which, through stewardship, manages 15 nature preserves on the North Shore. Humes Preserve, where you
can find blue birds, Iselin Preserve, where there are owls, and Cushman Woods are home to the wild. The Herald should each week highlight not just Garvies Point Museum and Preserve in Glen Cove or Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay, but also celebrate the many other beautiful places with an article of the quality of Brinton’s column. KEN KRUMENACKER Sea Cliff
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