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V.S. schools gear up for reopening By PETER BElfioRE and MEliSSA KoENiG pbelfiore@Liherald.com

As the first day of school approaches, Valley Stream’s four school districts are presenting their reopening plans to parents while answering the public’s questions. Parents can keep their children at home to continue remote learning fulltime, or send them to school for in-person classes on certain days and athome learning on others.

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from farm to stream Sandra Williams, of Rosedale, browsed the honey-based products of Miss Molly’s Honey Drippers, which has a stand at the Valley Stream farmers market, which is open each Thursday morning at the Hendrickson Park pool parking lot until November. Story, more photos, Page 5.

Gyms reopen in Valley Stream State mandates limited capacity, mask usage By PETER BElfioRE pbelfiore@liherald.com

K-Fit Boutique Gym was created five years ago in the garage of personal trainer Karina Melo’s Valley Stream home. After growing her clientele, and a few iterations of her business, two years ago this month she opened her own gym on South Franklin Avenue, across from the Valley Stream train station. Since March, Melo, like gym

owners across New York, has struggled to keep her business alive, after Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered gyms to close to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. “It’s been very difficult to stay afloat,” she said, sitting in her small, brightly lit studio last Sunday. But after five months during which she was forced to pivot to virtual and outdoor classes and launch a GoFundMe page to help her pay rent, on

Monday Melo welcomed back her first g roup of clients indoors. “We’re looking forward to getting our whole family back,” she said excitedly. Melo plans to reopen in phases, first with personal training sessions, before gradually introducing more indoor classes through Labor Day, when she anticipates a full reopening. Continued on page 3

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show signs of Covid-19, how sports facilities will be used, the location of hand sanitizer stations and the district’s various social-distancing requirements. Virtually every aspect of school life — from busing, lunch and hallway use to restroom hand dryers — has been altered by the pandemic. Pe r h a p s m o s t important, Heidenreich announced that students and parents could switch between full-remote and hybrid learning models during the school year. Because of scheduling, however, students who want to switch from remote to hybrid will have to wait for the district to arrange for their return. Parents most often wondered what the hybrid school day would look like. Classes are to be shortened to 30 minutes, with breaks in between, Heidenreich said. “We do that because it’s not really healthy to sit in front of a computer screen for six and

ll four Valley Stream school districts are offering both full remote and hybrid in-classroom models of learning this fall.

Starting Aug. 18 and lasting three nights, Central High School District officials provided virtual PowerPoint presentations for parents, with each night dedicated to one of the district’s three high schools. Over a total of six hours of presentations, Schools Superintendent Dr. Bill Heidenreich and the principal of each high school outlined procedures such as where students should go if they

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continued from front page “We’re in no rush because we’re talking about people’s health here,” she said. “We want to do it well and do it once.” Masks are required at all times in Melo’s gym, and she checks visitors’ temperatures at the door. They then must wipe their feet on a bleach-soaked pad before entering the studio. With a 33 percent capacity restriction mandated by the state, classes will be kept to six people, including the instructor. Normally, the capacity is 16. As a boutique gym, K-Fit offers personal training classes, with an emphasis on affordability and encouragement, Melo said, to keep gym-goers motivated to stick to their goals. Despite the hardships caused by the coronavirus, Melo said, there have been some opportunities. She initially offered free online classes, which proved popular enough that she eventually began charging for them. In May, she started offering virtual weight loss challenges and, as the weather warmed, she held daily outdoor sessions, splitting time among Long Beach, the Memorial Junior High School PatronS exerciSed at 24 Hour Fitness in track and a private parking lot behind her studio. She also allowed men to sign up. tion system upgraded with Merv 13 and K-Fit initially stuck to a female-only clien- HEPA filters, which screen most particles tele. out of the air. K-Fit’s studio is also fitted With an expanded social media pres- with a Merv 13 air filter. ence, Melo brought on Claire Kennedy, Machines have been moved, and some also of Valley Stream, to run public rela- have been taken out of use to maintain tions for K-fit. Kennedy started as a stu- six feet of distance between them, and dent at the gym, and said she was drawn Collignon said that maintenance employto its community feel. ees sanitize through“We’re all rooting out the day and do for each other,” she nightly cleanings said, noting that her with electrostatic 6 a.m. classes there spray guns. Addihad been her favorite tionally, the Valley part of her day. The Stream f acility’s virtual classes have showers and water “tur ned into an fountains remain extension of what we closed for now. do here,” she said, With the limited adding that Melo capacity, entrance now has students will be on a firsttuning in from out of come, first-served state, and they will basis, and both gymcontinue on after the goers and employees pandemic has subwill be required to sided. have their temperaA few blocks east tures taken when on Sunrise Highway, entering the buildCourtesy Karina Melo Blink Fitness, at the ing. With the adVent of warm weather, corner of Rockaway Memberships had Av e n u e , a l s o Melo was able to restart her in-person been frozen since reopened Monday. It classes outdoors. March 16, Collignon is one of nine Blink said, and will be locations on Long unfrozen starting next week. Customers, Island, and one of the more popular ones however, can refreeze their memberships in the area, according to David Collignon, if they feel uncomfortable returning. senior vice president of operations for the Collignon acknowledged that the panManhattan-based gym chain. demic has been hard on the company, and The company’s reopenings in New likely gym-goers as well. For many, he York, Collignon said, will draw on its said, exercise “is what they need. Quaranexperience in other states, and he out- tine has been brutal.” lined a number of safety procedures to At 24 Hour Fitness, in the Green Acres minimize the risk of infection. Commons annex, the first gym-goers “It was really important for us to give since March arrived on Monday, and members a sense of confidence that they some expressed excitement at finally being able to get back to their workout feel safe,” he said. In addition to state regulations, mea- routines. Queens resident Crystal Brown had sures include social-distancing markers, a touch-less entry system and an air-filtra- just finished her cardio workout and was

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the Green Acres Commons on Monday, when gyms in New York reopened.

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Valley Streamer and local gym owner Karina Melo, left, will check her clients’ temperatures before they enter her studio as she restarts indoor classes. moving onto weight training. “It really was killing me,” she said of her inability to attend the gym, especially after just having developed the habit of exercising there after work. She came up with interim solutions such as jogging at the park, but without free weights, it was difficult to replicate the full experience, she said. Cameron Duff, district manager for 24 Hour Fitness in New York, New Jersey and Virginia, said the Valley Stream location is limiting its capacity to 25 percent, lower than the state mandate, to eliminate the chance for overcrowding. Gym users will be required to fill out a health survey on the 24 Hour Fitness app, and schedule their workout time before arriving. In addition to assisting with contact-tracing if an infection were to occur, scheduling a workout time means customers can time their workouts to avoid the half-hour every 90 minutes when the location is closed for cleaning.

Additionally, a third-party cleaning crew sanitizes the gym every night after closing. “From a cleanliness standpoint, our clubs have never been cleaner,” Duff said. Like Blink, 24 Hour has social-distancing markers, and every other cardio machine is blocked off to maintain six feet of distance between patrons. Additionally, the pool, shower, Jacuzzi and sauna facilities will remain closed for the time being. Another gym-goer, who goes by Al, said that despite the restrictions, such as mask wearing, “I’m just glad to be back.” He had made do at home with jogs, resistance bands and dieting to maintain his weight, but without the machinery and heavy weights, it was difficult. After returning, he wouldn’t miss his home routine, he said, adding, “Goodbye, calisthenics.”

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the town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency approved tax breaks for the 17-unit luxury apartment building on the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and Cochran Place.

Town IDA approves tax breaks for Roosevelt apts. By Peter Belfiore pbelfiore@liherald.com Courtesy State Sen. Todd Kaminsky

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Roman Vcherashansky of Oceanside and Steve Unger of East Rockaway — coowners of Dependable Ambulette in Valley Stream — donated over 2,000 masks to the office of State Sen. Todd Kaminsky in Rockville Centre on Wednesday Aug. 19. The two donated the masks on behalf of their business.

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The Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency unanimously approved tax breaks, including a 15-year payment in lieu of taxes agreement, on July 27 for a $5 million, 17-unit luxury apartment slated for the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and Cochran Place. James Marsh, who sits on the IDA board of directors, recused himself. The approval clears the way for construction to begin on the project, Vantage on Roosevelt, whose various iterations have been making their way in fits and starts through county and village planning agencies over the past year and a half. In addition to the PILOT agreement, the deal includes a sales and mortgage recording tax exemptions. According to the PILOT schedule for the development, the property, now a parking lot, would pay $32,000 a year in taxes — roughly what is currently paid — and the taxes would rise annually after that until they reached $92,000 a year in the 15th year of the agreement. With a 15-year agreement, the proposal deviates from the IDA’s tax-break policy that was adopted in February, which calls for a 10-year schedule. In its public hearing notice, the agency said the project would need a longer schedule for it to be

economically viable. The apartment proposal had drawn considerable opposition, first from the Nassau County Planning Commission, and later residents and School District 24 officials. County planners repeatedly raised concerns about a lack of an affordable housing in the proposal as well as a density that is nearly double what is allowed in village code, and a shortfall in required parking, and expressed worry whether it complied with the 2008 Long Island Workforce Housing Act. The Village Board of Zoning Appeals initially agreed, narrowly failing in July, 2019, to get the supermajority of votes required to override the planning commission. The developers behind the project, Kay Development LLC, returned with a modified proposal, reducing the number of apartments from the initial 18 to 17 as well as the number of variances sought from 10 to seven. BZA members unanimously approved the modified proposal in October, 2019. District 24 school officials had raised concerns of potential overcrowding and loss in tax revenue due to a combination of the higher density housing and tax breaks. Residents complained the project could lead to traffic congestion. Kay Development was also behind the 43-unit luxury Promenade on Central Avenue, which opened earlier this year.

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Farmers market continues on Thursdays in V.S.

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By Peter Belfiore pbelfiore@liherald.com

After a delay from uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic, the Valley Stream farmer’s market returned earlier this summer to the Hendrickson Park pool parking lot, and will continue every Thursday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. until Novemeber. The market’s sponsors, Long Island Growers Market LLC, announced the news on social media, and said many of the vendors from the previous year’s market have returned, including Fred Terry and Son Farms, Conklin’s Farms, Sal and Jerry’s stuffed breads and many more. Growers Market was founded more than 30 years ago by Ethel Terry, the owner of the Orient Point-based Fred Terry and Son Farms. At the time, she said, the farm was struggling to survive, and to save it she knew she would have to sell her produce first-hand. In 1989, her first farmer’s market opened in Islip. Valley Stream’s was the newest of Terry’s markets, first opening last June. She had been invited after village Assistant Recreation Superintendent Mike Pellegrino discovered the organization upon inquiring with Rockville Centre village officials, whose own Growers Market had proved popular. The Rockville Centre market opened this year on June 7.

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All of products sold at the markets must be made, caught or grown by the vendor, according to Terry’s policy. She also verifies that the vendors are licensed, and makes each show her their invoices to prove that they make their own products. “She has pretty strict stan-

dards,” Pellegrino said. The market also accepts Women, Infants and Children Program and Nutrition Program for Seniors coupons for those on food assistance. The village asks that shoppers wear facemasks.

orient Point farmers Walter Scmidt and Linton Duell sell a variety of fresh vegetables and produce weekly. Kathy scalzo of the Glen Head-based Backyard Bees sold her natural, eco friendly and waste-free products at the Valley Stream farmer’s market earlier this month.

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Inside LI panel addresses return to college By Briana Bonfiglio bbonfiglio@liherald.com

Higher education officials across Nassau County have been tasked with creating plans that balance health and safety and quality education for students returning to campus amid the coronavirus pandemic. Although Covid-19 numbers are at their lowest since March, health experts say colle ges must be vigilant and enforce strict guidelines in their reopening plans. On Aug. 21, Inside LI, produced by RichnerLive, hosted its second virtual panel discussion on topics related to “new normals” in different aspects of life. It featured several leaders in higher education to discuss their paths to a safe and productive fall semester. The 45-minute webinar included panelists Dr. James Lentini, president of Molloy College; Dr. Christine Riordan, president of Adelphi College; Dr. Gabrielle St. Léger, assistant vice president and dean of students at Hofstra University; and Dr. Jermaine Williams, president of Nassau Community College. Dr. Aaron Glatt, chairman of the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside, also joined to offer a medical perspective on how to open colleges and universities safely. Skye Ostreicher, of RichnerLive and Herald Community Newspapers, was the moderator. “It’s almost like opening a mini-city,” Riordan remarked about starting classes on a college campus. “We have to abide not only by the higher education guidelines, but by all of the other guidelines that may pertain to some of the things that we have on campuses — we have hotels with our residence halls, restaurants with our dining facilities, day-care centers, transportation systems, sports teams, religious organizations [and] retail with our bookstores.” Riordan said colleges worked together, and with state and county health officials, to develop plans that adhere to

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Several leaderS in higher education, as well as one medical professional, spoke about reopening colleges amid a pandemic during a Inside LI webinar, part of an ongoing series. Centers for Disease and Control Prevention guidelines. At the same time, college presidents want to uphold high standards of education. At Nassau Community College, the state’s largest community college, 93 percent of classes will be online. This will leave around 300 to 400 students on campus at any given time, which Wiliams called an “extreme drop from where we’d normally be.” Williams said the college is “providing the same high-caliber education whether you’re in the classroom or taking a remote course.” At Molloy, Lentini said students would receive a quality education, despite altering the mode of instruc-

tion. He said professors have been trained and retrained in remote teaching skills. “It’s not like in the spring where we had to turn on a dime,” he said. “This time we had time to do it.” Aside from instruction, students attend college for the social experiences, many of which will be lost this semester because colleges cannot hold large gatherings. St. Léger noted that telling students, “No, we can’t do that,” would be difficult but necessary. Hofstra staggered move-ins for more than 2,000 resident students, St. Léger said. The university is also launching educational campaigns to provide positive reinforcement of safety measures, such as mask wearing, social distancing

and avoiding large gatherings. Student ambassadors, who normally hold social events, will now be tasked with helping to enforce those measures on campus. “I want students to understand their impact on the campus, on their suitemates, on their classroom community,” St. Léger said “We need our students to understand their individual role.” Each panelist said that if their own children were college students, they would feel comfortable sending them away to college given the universities’ thorough plans. “I’m very impressed by the plans that all of the colleges have talked about,” Glatt said, while recognizing that no plan will be perfect. “I do think it’s important to have students go to college in person, however, with significant restrictions. That’s how we are going to defeat this until there is a practical vaccine available and distributed.” He noted that a vaccine will not impact this semester of college because it will not be widely available until sometime in 2021. Colleges thus must be vigilant in monitoring the health of students and faculty and acting quickly if a Covid-19 case were to arise. Colleges are requiring resident students to test negative before moving into residence halls. They are also requiring commuter students to conduct health screenings and fill out a health form before attending classes each day. Molloy has a contactless temperature-reading kiosk outside every building. Using face recognition, it scans people as they come in, takes their temperature and records it under their student or faculty identification, Lentini said. “I’m hopeful that if, in general, society takes this seriously,” Glatt said, “... we can have a close-to-normal educational program.” InsideLI’s next virtual panel, “Why The Residential Real Estate Market Is So Hot,” will be Thursday, Sept. 3, at 10 a.m. Register at liherald.com/insideli9-3.

RichnerLive webinar to explore fast-moving housing market Realtors across Long Island have had their hands full this summer. After a lull in the market during the spring, when coronavirus stay-at-home orders took effect, it’s now full steam ahead as demand for homes has skyrocketed. Bidding wars are the current norm, and real estate agents say that houses are selling quicker than ever. At the same time, there are fewer homes to sell, which is only driving demand even higher. But why now? RichnerLive, a division of Richner Communications Inc., publisher of Herald Community Newspapers, will explore this phenomenon on Thursday,

Sept. 3, at 10 a.m. during a live, 45-minute webinar with Long Island real estate experts, including: ■ Steven Dubb, Principal, The Beechwood Organization ■ Bryan Karp, Licensed Real Estate Sales Representative, Coach Realtors ■ Joseph G. Milizio, Esq., Managing Partner, Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP ■ Deirdre O’Connell, Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty

Skye Ostreicher, of RichnerLive and Herald Community Newspapers, will moderate this discussion, entitled “Why The Real Estate Market Is So Hot.” “As we’ve all seen, Covid has impacted our communities in countless ways,” Ostreicher said. “With more families able to work from home, less people need to commute to an office. What long-term impacts will this have on Long Islanders and our downtown areas? I look forward to hosting an engaging and informative conversation with leaders in the industry and taking questions from our

attentive live audience via Zoom.” Herald Inside LI will offer a series of free webinars in the coming weeks and months to help inform people about the salient issues surrounding the Covid-19 crisis to empower them to make smart decisions for themselves and their families. To reserve your spot for the webinar, simply go to www. liherald.com/insideli9-3. You may submit your questions in advance by emailing insideli@liherald.com. To sponsor a webinar or for more information, contact Amy Amato at aamato@richnerlive.com or call her at (516) 569-4000, ext. 224.

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Heralds earn top honors in state press contest Excellent coverage of gover nment spending, complete with strong editorial support. Clearly the newspaper took a leadership position here.”

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The Herald Community Newspapers came up big in the New York Press Association’s 2019 Better Newspaper Contest, earning 18 awards, including five firstplace honors, and placing fourth among newspaper groups in the state. Some 173 daily and weekly newspapers submitted a total of 2,198 entries in the annual competition, the results of which were announced via webcast on the NYPA website last Thursday and Friday. The Heralds’ sister publication in the Bronx, The Riverdale Press, earned seven accolades in the contest, bringing the total for Richner Communications Inc. publications to 25. “I’m thrilled with our showing in this year’s competition,” Heralds Publisher Stuart Richner said. “The depth of our team shows in the breath of awards we came away with. These honors, judged by out-of-state journalists, demonstrate the talent and dedication of our team. “Each week,” Richner continued, “our editors, reporters, photographers, layout artists, advertising account representatives, press operators and drivers put their hearts and souls into Herald Newspapers. Special thanks to Copy Editor Jim Harmon, the unsung hero of our Editorial Department.” “I’m so proud to be a part of this team,” said Rhonda Glickman, the Heralds’ vice president of advertising sales. “Congratulations to all.” Here’s a rundown of the accolades:

first place honors

■ Heralds’ Photo Editor Christina Daly was named the 2019 NYPA Photographer of the Year. Daly submitted a portfolio of 10 news and feature photos. Judges wrote, “Fireworks, sports, fun and emotion. This portfolio has a little bit of everything, and each image tells a story. Great angles. Very strong entry.” ■ The Heralds’ seven-part series “The Racism Around Us” earned first place for Best News or Feature Series and second place for In-Depth Reporting. Scott Brinton, the Heralds’ executive editor, was the series editor and a writer for it. Other writers included Jeff Bessen, Briana Bonfiglio, Timothy Denton, Andrew Garcia, Nakeem Grant, Melissa Koenig, Nadya Nataly, Robert Traverso and Darwin Yanes. Daly created the graphics and maps for the series. Judges wrote, “Comprehensive and complete coverage of an issue — structural racism — which remains embedded within the American experience. This newspaper’s devotion to this story … represents a great service to readers.” ■ The Freeport Herald-Leader, Long Beach Herald and Oceanside-Island Park Herald were honored with a firstplace award for Spot News Coverage for their in-depth reporting of the horrific murder of Oceanside High School student Khaseen Morris, 16, at an Oceanside strip mall last September.

■ Michael Smollins, senior editor of the Lynbrook-East Rockaway and Oceanside Heralds, received second place for Headline Writing. Judges wrote, “Catchy and accurate headlines sampled across categories. Some obvious thought went into making the puns work.”

third place awards ■ Ronny Reyes, who is now the editor of the Freeport Herald Leader, received third place for In-depth Reporting for his work while he was the assistant editor of the Franklin Square-Elmont Herald last year.

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above iS a collage of all 10 of the photos for which Christina Daly won the New York Press Association’s Photographer of the Year title. The writers covering the story were Bonfiglio, Daly, Nataly, Anthony Rifilato and Yanes. Daly was also the primary photographer. Brinton wrote the editorial that accompanied the stories and edited the video that appeared with the online version of the initial story, and he and Mike Smollins were editors for what became a series of stories on the murder. Judges wrote, “Congratulations to a dedicated team that insisted on journalism more impactful than video clips and sensational headlines ripe for social media and judgmental commentary. Diligent, uncompromising, steady and focused, the newspaper produced quality journalism.”

■ The Merrick Herald Life was awarded first place for Coverage of Education. The paper submitted five stories on a variety of Board of Education and classroom news.

Judges wrote, “Very well done, thorough, consistently classy page design. Great presentation from a business that does not get a lot of play.”

Second place honors ■ The Heralds sports editor, Tony Bellissimo, earned second place for Sports Writer of the Year for his portfolio of five stories covering events ranging from the Belmont Stakes to local high school sports.

hese honors, judged by out-of-state journalists, demonstrate the talent and dedication of our team. StuaRt RicHneR

Heralds publisher

Wr i t e rs included Garcia, Erik Hawkins and Alyssa Seidman. Judges wrote, “Great storytelling … [Coverage] connects with readers on an emotional level … Great presentation and education of readers to understand the topic[s].” ■ The Herald Community Newspapers were honored with a first place for Special Section/Niche Publication on Newsprint for their section on Nassau County’s best attorneys, which accompanied an awards and networking event attended by hundreds. The event organizers included Amy Amato and Courtney Meyers. The section editor was Karen Bloom, and the designer was Jeff Negrin.

Judg es wrote, “Tight writing, vivid detail and great range distinguish this entry from the rest. Very nice job.” ■ Bonfiglio, reporter for the Oceanside-Island Park and Rockville Centre Heralds, received second place for Rookie Reporter of the Year for a five-story portfolio that examined subjects from teen mental health to the retirement of a local rabbi.

Judges wrote, “An impressive and versatile portfolio, from very tough subject matter — sexual abuse in the Catholic Church — to personality profiles to event coverage. What shines through in every story is Bonfiglio’s attention to the telling detail, quotes that move the story forward and thoughtful narrative.” ■ Rifilato earned second place for Community Leadership for his series of 20 stories that examined the City of Long Beach’s multi-million-dollar payout scandal. Brinton wrote the final editorial accompanying the stories, and occasionally contributed reporting and writing to the series and edited it. Judges wrote, “Damn good reporting!

Also contributing to the long-term series of stories was Peter Belfiore, editor of the Valley Stream and Franklin Square-Elmont Heralds. Judges wrote, “Jour nalism that makes a difference: The comprehensive coverage of speeding cars on Dutch Broadway [in Elmont] and the ensuing community outrage provided a needed spotlight — and catalyst — for positive change.” ■ Laura Lane, senior editor of the Heralds’ North Shore editions of the Herald, was awarded third place for News Story for her news-feature on Timothy DeMeo, a first responder to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, who suffers from serious 9/11 health-related issues. Judges wrote, “Well written and emotionally compelling, this story lays out an obvious miscalculation by the state on [a person] who deserves compensation for responding to the World Trade Center.” ■ Brinton earned third place for Column Writing for three columns on a range of subjects. Judges wrote, “This is a writer who takes his journalism personally, relating to his subjects, telling their stories passionately and gratefully. His storytelling is compassionate and introspective — his columns are a good read.” ■ Brian Ballweg received third place for Sports Feature Photo for a shot of the Rockville Centre girls’ volleyball team celebrating after a championship victory. Judges wrote, “Great expressions. Great color and sharpness.”

Honorable Mention ■ Best Front Page, Valley Stream Herald — Nicole Alcindor, Judy Ammerman, Belfiore, Koenig and Yolanda Rios. ■ Spot News Photo, Valley Stream Herald — Susan Grieco ■ Best Small Space Ad, Long Beach Herald — Mona Waitzman ■ Best Small Space Ad, Lynbrook-East Rockaway Herald — Gabrielle Sobell

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Plan a daily routine Take the time before the year begins to plan out a daily schedule and family routine. It is tempting to let everyone sleep in as much as possible and log into their Zoom sessions from bed, but it won’t be the best scenario for truly learning or engaging. Having structure and goals to work towards will set up your students for success and give them a sense of security and predictability.

Create a learning environment Everyone knows the learning environment is important. A space too isolated could create opportunity to slack off. Sitting at the kitchen table might prove to be too distracting. Really think about what each person’s needs are and be prepared to move or switch things around if you find something isn’t working well. When creating everyone’s work space, think about distractions, comfort, and access to power. Try to eliminate distractions as much as possible. Background noise or music can help with concentration. Help your child create a playlist of soothing music, or try an app like this one for productivity and focus.

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student reframe how they approach challenges in every aspect of their life. Kids with a growth mindset believe that their abilities, intelligence, and performance can improve over time. It’s the subtle difference between “I can’t do this homework. I don’t understand science.” and “I can’t do this homework yet. I don’t understand how to make sense of this problem.” Students with growth mindset see mistakes as ways to learn and will persist in the face of setbacks. We all need more of this, pandemic or not. Mask prep Most of us are familiar by now with wearing masks to the grocery store or in the park, but those situations are not the same as wearing a mask for hours straight during a school day. Start preparing your student now for extended mask wearing. Make sure you have several masks that properly fit your child n

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LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE OF OWNERSHIP OF ASSUMED NAME KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: that the I, Montaque, Karrine Natasha, competent to speak, of sound mind comes in peace to declare that I am the sole owner of business property known and legal assumed name designated as KARRINE NATASHA MONTAQUE, and any d e r i va t i o n / va r i a t i o n s thereof including, KARRINE N. MONTAQUE, with its principal place of business located at 159 Washington Avenue, Valley Stream, New York 11580. I hereby claim all rights, title and interest in said business property. This is notice is based on a Certificate of Assumed name filed with the Secretary of the State of Minnesota, filing number 1168912700022. Notice is hereby given that if any person claiming interest in or use of said assumed name known as KARRINE NATASHA MONTAQUE and any derivation thereof including KARRINE N. MONTAQUE rebut this claim of ownership of assumed named within 30 days under his/her full commercial liability under the penalty of perjury. Failure to answer this legal notice stands as law in any court, nunc pro tunc of competent jurisdiction. Please send all correspondences to the following address: EVA DUZANT, NOTARY PUBLIC C/O 223-12 LINDEN BOULEVARD, CAMBRIA HEIGHTS NEW YORK 11411. 122790 LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an order granted by supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 4th day of March, 2020, bearing Index Number 000277/20, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York grants me the right to assume the name of Mohammed

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LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF VALLEY STREAM NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK T e l e p h o n e (516) 825-4200 / Fax (516) 825-8316 POR FAVOR DE TOMAR ATENCION que la Elección General de él Inc. Villaje de Valley Stream, Condado de Nassau, New York será el MARTES,15 de SEPTIEMBRE 2020 para llenar las siguientes oficinas que van a ser ocupadas en el Villaje: OFICINA TERMINO CONCEJAL 4 AÑOS CONCEJAL 4 AÑOS Las horas de la siguiente elección serán desde 6:00 a.m. hasta las 9:00 p.m. Para el propósito de conducir esta elección el Villaje de Valley Stream se divide en treinta (30) distritos electorales, numerado sesenta y uno (61) hasta ochenta y siete (87), ciento dos (102), noventa (90), y ciento diez (110)- y fueron establecidos por el Condado de Nassau, Borde de Elecciones y el Villaje de Valley Stream para las elecciones. Para todos los distritos (AD22 ED61,62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 102, AD20 ED90, AD21 ED110) para la Elección General del Villaje que será conducida el Martes 15 de Septiembre 2020 en el lugar de votación localizado en Arthur J. Hendrickson Park, Complejo de Piscina, 123 West Merrick Road, Valley Stream, New York. Para el distrito 73 para la Elección General del Villaje que será conducida el Martes, 15, de Septiembre 2020 en el

lugar de votación localizado en Monica Senior Village, Payan Avenue, Valley Stream, New York. Los siguientes son los nombres y direcciones de todas las personas nominadas para la oficina del Villaje según las provisiones de la LEY de ELECCION por petición de nominación debidamente sometidas en la oficina del Oficinista de él Villaje de Valley Stream. UNITED COMMUNITY PARTY John L. Tufarelli, 90 N. Grove Street, Valley Stream, N.Y. 11580 Concejal (4 AÑOS) Sean Wright, 113 Edgeworth Street, Valley Stream, N.Y. 11581 Concejal (4 AÑOS) ACHIEVE PARTY Anthony Bonelli, 160 Albermarle Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580 Concejal (4 AÑOS) Fecha: Villaje de Valley Stream Agosto 27, 2020 ROBERT V. FUMAGALLI Oficinista del Villaje de Valley Stream 122831

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one (61) through eightyseven (87), one hundred two (102), ninety (90), and one hundred ten (110) - and are hereby established by the Nassau County Board of Elections and the Village of Valley Stream for general elections. For election districts (AD22 ED61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87,102, AD20 ED90, AD21 ED110) for the General Village Election to be held on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 the polling place location will be the Arthur J. Hendrickson Park Pool Complex, 123 West Merrick Road, Valley Stream, New York. For election district 73 for the General Village Election to be held on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 the polling place location will be Monica Senior Village, Payan Avenue, Valley Stream, New York. The following are the names and addresses of all those persons who have been duly nominated for Village office in accordance with the provisions of the New York State Election Law by certificate or petition of nomination duly filed with the Village Clerk and the office and term of such for which they have been so nominated: UNITED COMMUNITY PARTY John L. Tufarelli, 90 N. Grove Street, Valley Stream, N.Y. 11580 Trustee (4 Years) Sean Wright, 113 Edgeworth Street, Valley Stream, N.Y. 11581 Trustee (4 Years) ACHIEVE PARTY Anthony Bonelli, 160 Albermarle Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580 Trustee (4 Years) Dated:Valley Stream, New York August 27, 2020 ROBERT V. FUMAGALLI Village Clerk 122830

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On Aug. 18, District 13, the largest of Valley Stream’s three elementary school districts, hosted a virtual town hall meeting to outline its various new procedures. About a quarter of all Valley Stream School District 13 parents and guardians have opted to enroll their children in a full-remote lear ning program, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Judith LaRocca said. Students enrolled in the remote program will follow a daily virtual learning schedule that will include live teaching, small group instruction and individual work. Every student in kindergarten and first grade not attending the remote program will have a full in-person schedule, while students in second through sixth grades will be enrolled in the hybrid program. Classes are to be split into two groups, alternating days between inclassroom and remote studies. Siblings are be assigned to the same groups, and all students will learn remotely on Mondays. “We were very meticulous about what we could do,” Superintendent Dr. Constance Evelyn said. “We took a very conservative and cautious approach.” The school year is scheduled to begin Sept. 3, at which point parents will be required to fill out a health survey about their children every morning. Any students who develop Covid-19 symptoms during school will be brought to a safe room, and any areas they had used will be closed for 24 hours. Students in those classrooms will be required to switch temporarily to full remote learning. Class sizes will range from 12 to 18 students, with desks kept six feet apart and facing forward. Students must wear masks at all times, except when eating. Teachers, Evelyn said, will provide constant “support for the social and emotional health of our students, and educate our students about the reasons why we need to socially distance.” Children will be discouraged from sharing materials, and breakfasts and lunches will be brought to the individual classrooms, though Howell Road Principal Frank Huplosky said that district officials are considering allowing students to use the cafeteria once a week so they can get out of the classroom. Recess will also be allowed, but the district will minimize the use of recess equipment, and principals will survey the schools to see which areas the students can use when the weather is bad. The district will provide anyone in

need with an internet-enabled device, and every device will be equipped with the programs that students will need for classes. “We believe we will be ready in Valley Stream 13,” Evelyn told the more than 100 parents who expressed their concerns with the plan last week, but, she noted, “Things are changing all the time.” District officials are still working with teachers to determine how to offer music courses and clubs, Evelyn said, and will continue to monitor enrollment numbers for both the hybrid and remote learning programs.

District 30

During the second week of August, District 30 held a series of virtual meetings with parents to address their concerns. Currently, 62 percent of District 30 students are expected to return for the hybrid learning model, while 38 percent have opted to stick with full remote. “Parents had a choice in Valley Stream 30,” Superintendent Dr. Nicholas Stirling said, noting that parents decided on what they believed would be best for their children. Parents asked what the hybrid learning model would look like, the mask policy and supply lists. Similar to the Central High School District, parents can switch between hybrid and full-remote learning, but Stirling said, “Movement between models is guided by class size and the availability of teachers based on the initial choices made by all parents.” Currently, 94 percent of the staff will return to teaching. Students diagnosed with Covid-19 or showing symptoms will be required to stay home for at least 10 days after first showing symptoms. Mask use will be required at all times in school except while eating.

District 24

In Valley Stream’s smallest school district, Schools Superintendent Dr. Don Sturz said on Aug. 18 that 85 percent of students had opted to attend school using the hybrid model, while 15 percent had chosen remote learning only. On Aug. 24, however, he said the district would provide a dedicated remote learning curriculum because of an increased number of requests for at-home-only instruction. He did not provide updated numbers on the split between students attending hybrid classes and full-remote classes. Previously, students learning from home would have virtually attended classes that were taught in school with students who were there. Now a dedicated teacher has been assigned to each grade level for remote classes. English language arts and math lessons will be taught for 60 minutes each day, while science and social studies lessons will be taught twice a week each. Nicole Alcindor contributed to this story.

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Valley Stream Central High School District officials, clockwise from top left, Superintendent Dr. Bill Heidenreich, Assistant Superintendent of Finance Wayne Loper, North High School Principal Rachel Green and Assistant Superintendent for Administration Clifford Odell.

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A. Picture if you will a group of people sitting in a courtroom. One is your framer, another is your architect and the judge is hearing the case in which you spent way too much on beams, or even worse, your lawyer is going over the damages of cracking and sagging ceilings and walls. Who do you imagine will be the onte eeper responsible party in the eyes of the law? Your framer? No, your architect. Why? The state grants a license, upon proof of a rigorous education followed by an internship and one of the longest exams given to show competence, not to your framer, but to the architect. Your County Office of Consumer Affairs, which licenses contractors, not framers, can confirm what the qualifications are: no formal educational background, no particular experience, not even an exam. Your framer gets elevated to the status of a licensed professional by you and you alone. He may be smart, even experienced, but the call isn’t for him to make, any more than a couch potato making the calls for a professional football team. There are no consequences for framers whether they’re right or wrong. If they choose not to put in beams prescribed on the sealed, permitted plans, just to make a point, and the house seems sturdy on the sunny day when they drive away, they may pat themselves on the back — that is, until the wind blows like it did recently in one of many heavy storms, or until the first heavy snowfall, when the roof begins to creak and sheetrock cracks. At that point, the amateurs you trusted are long gone. Framers can say anything, and they often do, confusing homeowners into believing their bold, unsubstantiated claims and calling into doubt the designated professional’s judgment or competence. “Rule of thumb” has no place in construction, but homeowners regularly and naively believe nonsense claims. The claim of no columns to support the beams makes no sense, since all beams require support. It sounds more like your framer is flexing his ego to you instead of speaking to the architect. If your plans carry the professional’s seal and received a permit, to change the situation requires a lot of backtracking. The owner and new architect, if they have any ethics, should notify the current architectof-record of the change in status. New, redrawn plans and new paperwork carrying the new architect’s seal, with an explanation letter, must be submitted to your building department; all this because you granted an amateur the level of responsibility they have no legal standing to hold over a licensed professional. Good luck!

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n the tangled web that is the Middle East, peace breakthroughs are few and far between. They seem to happen once a generation. But when they do happen, they’re historic. And in every case, the United States has played a significant leadership role. Remember Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin shaking hands with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in recognition of the 1978 Camp David Accords brokered by President Jimmy Carter? Begin and Sadat shared the Nobel Peace Prize for that agreealFonse ment. D’amato Or Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shaking hands with Palestinian Liberation Organization leader Yasir Arafat after signing the 1993 Oslo Accords negotiated during the presidency of Bill Clinton? Rabin and Arafat shared another Nobel Peace Prize for their agreement. Fast-forward to today, and we have just witnessed another historic Mideast peace agreement. The significance of the deal between Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, the leader of the United Arab

Emirates, cannot be overstated. It is a historic agreement on a par with the Camp David and Oslo accords. If past is prologue, Netanyahu and Prince Mohammed should be candidates for yet another shared Nobel Prize. And just as Presidents Carter and Clinton rightly deserve great credit for helping usher through those earlier agreements, so President Trump deserves equal credit and congratulations for his administration’s role in bringing about another historic Mideast deal. What was accomplished in bringing this agreement to fruition is also of great significance. It sends a sign to other Mideast leaders that it is time not only to recognize Israel’s right to exist, but also to normalize relations with Israel and fully accept it in the community of nations. “Peace by peace,” major powers in the region have come to accept Israel’s right to nationhood. The question now is which Arab country in the region will be the next to summon the courage to make peace with Israel? What about Saudi Arabia, an independently powerful nation that could lead the way for other Arab states? If the young leader of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, wants to reclaim

the mantle of reform, he should begin by moving forthrightly toward peace with Israel. And the U.S. should push him hard to do so. Saudi Arabia owes a great deal of its own peace and stability to the United States, which supplies it with both arms and diplomatic support. America’s hand today in the Mideast is infinitely strengthened by our own energy independence. Oil states like Saudi Arabia can no longer hold us energyhostage. In fact, the tables have turned: the U.S. can and should press Mideast states to make peace with Israel, and focus the attention of the entire region on the nation that is the last remaining stumbling block to peace. I’m taking about Iran. Iran is an outlaw nation that has done more to stir turmoil and suffering in its neighborhood than any other country. Its support for terrorism is widespread and indisputable. Just one glaring example is its continued support for the terrorist organization Hezbollah, based in Lebanon. Hezbollah has fomented instability both outside and within Lebanon’s borders. It should be stamped out. And Iran should be warned that if it interferes, it risks a military conflict it cannot win. America sent a strong signal when we

ollowing in the footsteps of Carter and Clinton on the way to a lasting peace?

led the military campaign to destroy ISIS, which briefly threatened to establish an Islamist terrorist caliphate in parts of Syria and Iraq. Even Russia agreed to help dismantle ISIS, as Russia faces its own deadly internal threats from radical Islamist terrorists. Now that the UAE has led the way for the next possible round of peacemaking in the Mideast, we should not wait another 20 years for the next peace agreement. The U.S. should continue to push strongly for it. And the rest of the free world should help. We know we can’t count on the feckless United Nations, which recently couldn’t even summon the intestinal fortitude to continue the arms embargo on Iran. But the democratic nations of Western Europe should step up and help lead the way to Mideast peace and stability. That begins and ends with stamping out Iranian support for terrorism and doing everything possible to end the dictatorship of the corrupt ayatollahs in that country. Amid all the turmoil in the Mideast, there is a strong glimmer of a possibility that this troubled region may be on the brink of true and lasting peace. America should continue to lead the way. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.

Encounter with a phantom of the future

ateline: Feb. 15, 2020 RK: Who are you?

Covid 19: I am a virus, about to launch a worldwide pandemic.

RK: I never heard of you. 19: But you will. RK: How? 19: Well, what’s today? RK: Feb. 15. I know because I still have sand in my shoes from a family reunion in RanDI the Dominican Republic. We were kReIss n e r vo u s a b o u t going because of the recent minibar deaths in the country, but it was fun and safe and a great time together with the kids and grandkids. 19: Death by mini-bar was nothing. I’m here to give you a glimpse of the future. And by the way, that’ll be your last vacation for a very long time. You’re lucky you didn’t meet me in the D.R., because I was already there. Let me introduce myself properly. I’m a novel coronavirus, which means that I’m a

brand-new bug in humans, and therefore unstoppable. Until recently, I was living in a market in China. I thought I was having a discreet and productive life, thriving in local bats, and then, vroom, I found myself inside people, and discovered a whole new way to grow and spread. Nothing personal; I’m just a force of nature. RK: What does this mean to me? I’m healthy and have a busy life, reading and writing and socializing with friends and traveling. I see my kids and grandkids often, even though we don’t live near one another anymore. How does your arrival in the States affect me?

igniting small fires among unsuspecting groups of people and making many of them very sick. RK: This sounds like science fiction. How will it get so bad so fast? 19: I’ve got a free ride. At this point there are no vaccines, and there won’t be an effective treatment for a long time. When there’s a surge in a city, thousands of people will show up at emergency rooms where doctors won’t know how to help them. Thousands will go on ventilators so they can breathe, but many will die. No one will know how to deal with me. Doctors and front-line responders will get sick themselves. I will thrive because no one will be prepared: not enough protective gowns and masks, not enough ventilators, no organized national plan to challenge me and enough confusion to allow me to flourish. Your whole life will change, RK. You and your husband will have to isolate yourselves to stay healthy. By the way, where is he?

t sounded like science fiction. How could a new virus get so bad so fast?

1 9 : In the next six months, I will infect more than 23 million people and kill almost 800,000 across the world. By August I will sicken nearly 5 million people in the United States, and more than 170,000 Americans will be dead before the fall. Refrigerator trucks with dead bodies will line some city streets. I’m tough on people who are compromised by other diseases and older people with weaker immune systems. In April alone I will kill 37 people in just one Seattle senior home. I move fast. Before anyone knew I was a threat, I was embedded,

RK: At the movies. 19: He won’t be able to do that again for

a long time. Movie houses will close, restaurants will shut down, schools will close. No sports. No college dorms. No large weddings or parties. No airplane travel. Hospitalized patients won’t be allowed to have visitors. RK: How can we stay safe? 19: You’ll have to stay six feet away from other people, and you’ll have to wear a mask wherever you go. You won’t see your children or grandchildren for at least six months. RK: Not possible. 19: You won’t see them because they could infect you, and you’re more vulnerable. You won’t see them because you could infect them, and that would be intolerable. RK: When will you disappear so we can return to life as it was? 19: I don’t think I’ll ever go away, but a reliable vaccine could make most people immune. As for “life as it was,” once the ground shifts under your feet there’s no going back. Going forward, your only hope is to be better prepared for the next novel virus about to leap into the human population. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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letters PSEG-LI shareholders should pay for losses To the Editor: We are writing about PSEG Long Island’s customer reimbursement for spoiled food and medication because of Tropical Storm Isaias. While we appreciate the fact that the company is offering this policy to customers on Long Island, we are greatly concerned about how the reimbursement is being paid for. The Long Island Power Authority has publicly stated that funds to cover customer reimbursements will come from this year’s prospective bonus, comprising ratepayer funds. This is unacceptable. Hardworking Long Islanders should not foot the bill for PSEG-LI’s mismanagement. Rather, the utility’s shareholders and those of its parent company, PSEG, should fund these reim-

tions. First, the hype about college being the best years of your life is just that — hype. Sure, there’s plenty of fun to be had in college, but there’s plenty of fun in the adult world beyond the university campus. Holding off on the partying for another six months or a year, until we can nail down a vaccine, won’t kill you. But Covid-19 could. Think young people can’t die of the disease? A 6-year-old just did in Florida. So, yes, young people can get really sick and die. Moreover, you could very well give the disease to people significantly older than you — like your professors, many of whom are in their 60s, 70s and older, the most vulnerable ages for contracting the disease and potentially dying of it. Also, many Long Island college students commute to school from home, and each night they return to their families, which have varying levels of vulnerability to the coronavirus. An outbreak on any of our college campuses thus could cause an outbreak in surrounding communities. So, it’s really simple: Put off the partying for now. We don’t believe that’s too much to ask. Yes, you’re being asked to delay gratification, to grow up faster than usual, to become full-fledged adults before, perhaps, you’re ready to do so. These perilous times, however, call on every one of us to make sacrifices for the greater good. Yes, the greater good. It’s a concept that we hope and trust you will study in one of your humanities classes. The English phi-

losopher John Stuart Mill (1806-73) championed the idea: In one’s actions, one must ask what will do the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people. In this case, the correct course of action is a no-brainer: Abstain from partying to protect public health. On any college campus, believe it or not, about 20 percent of students never drink and never party; about 60 percent are somewhere in the middle, often holding off on partying until their sophomore and junior years, though occasionally experimenting with alcohol before that; and about 20 percent are hard-core revelers from the get-go. Persuading the hard-core partiers will be the tough part for university officials. We agree that the focus should be on educating college students about the benefits of holding off on partying — and the benefits of mask wearing and social distancing. But we also recognize this reality: Administrators and professors likely won’t convince everyone. And in cases in which students are engaging in prohibited behaviors, namely mass-gathering parties, consequences for such actions must be meted out swiftly, including potential expulsion from the college or university. The stakes are simply too high to do otherwise. People’s lives and livelihoods are on the line here. If universities don’t take a hard stance against partying, then all of us — the larger public included — are potentially endangered by a second wave of infection.

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hen I was a child, there were only two sports that captured our attention. One was boxing and the other was baseball. Today you can watch multiple sports on fancy television sets. In my early years, radio was the medium by which we connected to both of them. Watching the presidential campaign unfold reminds me more of boxing than baseball. Boxing is a brutal sport, just like politics. Some memorable fights lasted 15 rounds, and you could feel every punch through the words of the JerrY announcer. Men kremer from humble homes chose boxing because it was their only chance to become someone. Their reward was either a championship belt and a modest purse, or a lifetime of crippling injuries with no financial rewards. Watching former Vice President Joe Biden give the speech of his life at the virtual Democratic Convention last week

was like watching the first round of what promises to be a brutal 10 weeks between now and Election Day. I recall men like Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano, who battled in the ring late into their careers. Joe Biden is at that stage of his career, and this is his last chance to show that he’s a champion. Donald Trump is today’s version of the flashy newcomer who entered the ring with a lot of hoopla but was often defeated with a series of gut punches. Trump has three-plus years behind him in the center ring, but now he’s facing a competitor who may just have enough punches left to end the reality show in the White House. Leading up to the Democratic Convention, the street talk by the Trump enthusiasts, and Trump himself, was that Biden was sleepy, too old and way past his prime. I heard claims that he was a socialist, and would turn the government over to the progressives. He was going to raise your taxes and turn the suburbs into places of urban terror. He was mocked for “hiding in his Delaware base-

iden’s convention speech last week was Round One. Election Day will be Round 15.

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ment,” with the implication that he was afraid to come out and join the battle. But the final night of the convention showed that, just like Louis and Marciano, Biden still has plenty of fight left in him to stay in the ring. Unlike the entitled Trump, Biden’s humble background speaks to the people who just want a normal and capable president who will take the punches for them at a time when there’s too much angst and uncertainty in this nation. Biden survived the first round, and showed the nation that he is none of the things that his detractors allege. His words were strong, measured and a call for decency in government. He did not capitulate to any socialist agenda. He was just plain Joe, at his best. Some great boxing matches came at a time when the nation was looking for someone to emerge as its hero. In the late 1930s, American sports fans were riveted by the rivalry between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling, a German boxer who was his nation’s hero. Their matches in 1936 and 1938 became worldwide symbols for the struggle between democracy and

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Nazism. I don’t equate Trump to Hitler nt in any way, but his views of the world Ea and Joe Biden’s are a contest, in my an mind, between good and evil. pe The next round won’t be an easy one do hap for the president. His campaign brings to case, th mind what Richard Nixon did in his cam-icant le Rem paigns. Biden is running on a platform Menac of uniting America, and Trump is embracing racism and claims that Biden will destroy the country if he’s elected. As the campaign moves forward, the country remains locked in a battle with the coronavirus, which isn’t going away until we have a proven vaccine and enough of it to inoculate millions of people. There won’t be any knockouts in the months to come. The fighting will be brutal, and Election Day will be Round 15. That’s when the referees, the American voters, will make the final decision. Hopefully, decency and common sense will prevail. shakin Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman tion Or for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s after si Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. tiated d He now heads Empire Government Strate- ton? Ra gies, a business development and legisla- Nobel Fas tive strategy firm. Comments about this witnes column? JKremer@liherald.com. agreem betwee min Ne bin Zay

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