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Filmmaker turns lens to Village Green very idea that when you move together, you’ll be a better team, you’ll be able to resolve conflict, Sarah Friedland, an indepen- be more efficient, etc. And that dent Brooklyn-based filmmaker, same movement exercises that has set her sights on transform- could be used to help students ing the Valley Stream’s Village get to know each other can be Green into the central shooting used by a multinational corporalocation for her lattion to be more effiest film project: cient,” Friedland “Trust Exercises.” said. Friedland’s short Friedland, alongexperimental films side her lean producprovide a curious tion crew, are looklens into what she ing to enlist local describes as the community mem“choreography of bers to perform in our everyday life,” the film as fictional peeling back the layoffice workers on a ers of how even our fictional office most mundane retreat occurring in movements reveal the Village Green, insights about the where they will be culture and charac- SARAh led through a series ter of our sociopolit- fRIEdlANd of outside teamical lives. building and trust Independent “Trust Exercises” exercises. A stark will be the final filmmaker feature of her films installment of her is the candid, trilogy on movement exercises, unscripted movement, and the focusing, as the name implies, on physical knowledge of the space the physical patterns and chore- that locals bring to the perforographies of trust and team- mance. She said she hopes Valley building exercises practiced Stream residents will enter a across modern offices, group familiar community space with retreats and other congrega- a new sense of playful intimacy tions. and discovery, letting their natu“I’m really interested in the Continued on page 11

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JoSEPh ByNUM, fAR left, manager of radiology, Sean Maraj, director of radiology, and Monique Walker, supervisor of radiology, in front of the Lotus Max imaging machine.

LIJ first in the nation to use new imaging technology By JUAN lASSo jlasso@liherald.com

Earlier this year, Valley Stream Long Island Jewish Hospital, a Northwell Health institution, became the first in the country to use a new imaging technolog y that delivers enhanced patient care and streamlines the diagnostic imaging process with better outcomes for patients, according to hospital officials. The LUMINOS Lotus Max is a remote-controlled, two-in-one fluoroscopy and radiography imaging system enabling

medical staff to conduct two traditionally separate imaging tests with one machine and quickly switch between them in a truly integrative way. The radiography component of the machine provides still X-ray images of structural damage done to the body such as broken bones, whereas the fluoroscopy component provides something like an X-ray movie, presenting a moving two-dimensional image of the body’s internal systems at work to help pinpoint where and when they

stop working, such as gastrointestinal and esophageal issues, including troubles with swallowing and speaking. “So, for example, you drink a liquid that’s visualized under X-ray called barium, and we’re actually able to see it go through your entire system. That’s usually to see if you’re having difficulty swallowing,” said Sean Maraj, the imaging services director. But the technology goes further than saving patients on imaging appointments and Continued on page 9

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By JUAN LASSO jlasso@liherald.com

The New York Naval Cadet Corps held their first open house of the year for boys and girls ages nine and up last Saturday at the American Legion Post in Valley Stream. The Naval Cadet Corps is a service organization meant to instruct young people about the history of seafaring military services and training while instilling a sense of leadership and service to the community. While the naval cadet corps is still fairly new to Valley Stream, residents might better recognize them by several of their notable naval band appearances in veteran parades and events. Their most recent appearance was at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Arthur J. Hendrickson Park. A majority of the members, ages ranging 9 to 17, hail from working-class homes in Corona, Queens. Five current members, according to Donny Ponce, a commander at the NYNCC, are from Valley Stream. But this year, the cadet corps’s current goal is to broadcast their presence to the local area and gather a new crop of members from the Valley Stream community. “I’ve sent out communications to the public schools in Valley Stream to see what works best for them,” said Ponce, who is looking to give school presentations with fellow cadets about the program. “We’re trying to align ourselves with the Department of Education and their COVID protocols.” While Ponce has never served in the US military, the naval cadet corps provided him an anchor of community and support since he joined at the age of 15 amidst the backdrop of gang activity that ran rampant in his Brooklyn neighborhood during the 80s and early 90s. “When it came to my parents, it was always a matter of trying to find somewhere the children could take out of the house while keeping us out of the streets,” said Ponce. Now as a college-educated adult, he’s returned to build up the NYNCC. “For me [the NYNCC] was all about nostalgia,” said Ponce, who wants to preserve the legacy of the naval cadet corps as a place to foster discipline, teamwork, and character among young people. George Schuchman, a retired New York City police officer and naval veteran, is a fountain of knowledge of everything that is naval customs and courtesies, providing the cadets with a wealth of navy stories which emphasis the importance teamwork. “Outside of the military, we’re also focused on the needs of the children as far as their education is concerned,” said Ponce. “We always try to make sure their schooling is stable.” “As a schoolteacher, when seeing these kids in a different environment, you realize that the ones that are struggling the most in school usually act out because they don’t feel comfortable with academics. Then they find themselves excelling here and it carries over to school,” said Dawn Samuel, an air force veteran and lieutenant commander at NYNCC. “It’s amazing to see that I have teachers come

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L TO R: Danny Ponce, commander, Dawn Samuel, lieutenant commander, George Schuchman, lieutenant, and Danny Flores, commander in full uniform.

THE NAVAL BAND at the 9/11 Memorial Ceremony at Arthur J. Henrickson Park. DANNY PONCE DIRECTING the naval band.

to me and say, ‘Is that the same kid?’ And here they are as one of our leaders.” “We’re not funded by anyone. Everything is on us,” said Ponce. “And some of the donations that the parents give us on a monthly basis is just for the smaller

things such as uniforms. But this year my big objective is to do a big fundraiser for the kids to get better instruments and have a bigger representation at the parades. And also work on establishing an area where the parents can get finan-

cial assistance, mental health, and schooling that we could provide.” While no one managed to come to the open house this time around, an open house will be held every weekend at the Legion Post 854 throughout the year as the cadet naval corps continue to expand and grow their detachment locations in Corona, Queens and Valley Stream.

Mount Sinai, local officials provide cancer screenings Senator Todd Kaminsky and Mount Sinai South Nassau, joined with Assembly Members Judy Grif fin, Michaelle Solages, and Melissa Miller, in conjunction with the Rockville Centre Breast Cancer Coalition, to co-sponsor a no-cost breast cancer screening on October 24 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The screenings, recommended for all women over the age of 40, will be available at Mount Sinai South Nassau Center for Women’s Imaging at 440 Merrick Road in Oceanside. To make an appointment, residents can call 516-255-8220. “Regular screenings are critical in finding breast cancer early, when it is the easiest to treat,” Senator Kaminsky said. “I’m proud to partner with Mount Sinai South Nassau and the Rockville Centre Breast Cancer Coalition to offer this immensely important service to our community members. My hope is that this offering will allow us to save lives

and to give every resident of Nassau County the ability to take control of their health.” Appointments are required and will be available on a first come, first served basis. The breast cancer screenings are open to both insured and those who are uninsured or underinsured. For those who are insured, their insurance will be billed for the mammography; however, they will not be responsible for any remaining balance or out of pocket costs. Residents looking to participate are encouraged to bring any prior mammographic films and reports on disc for a full health analysis.

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The holocausT memoRial and Tolerance Center in Glen Cove, which has been vandalized in anti-Semitic acts at times.

Bridging the Holocaust understanding gap By Roksana amid newsroom@liherald.com

New York has the highest Jewish population outside of Israel. With that in mind, many young New Yorkers are misinformed about the Holocaust at the same time that the state is seeing a rise in anti-Semitic attacks. A recent, first-of-its-kind survey, conducted by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Ger many, found high levels of inadequate Holocaust education among young people in all 50 states. In New York, 58 percent of Millennials and Gen Zers — those born between 1981 and 1996 and 1997 and 2010, respectively — could not name a single World War II concentration camp, death camp or ghetto, according to the survey. Sixty percent of New York young people also did not know that 6 million Jews died in the Holocaust, and 57 percent reported seeing Holocaust denial or distortion on social media and elsewhere online. Dr. Stacie Locascio, a certified BrainCore Neurofeedback provider and mother of two from Glen Cove, said, “It’s absolutely shocking, and that just shows you how much anti-Semitism there is out there. I think [young people] are probably getting it from social media, which they probably believe more than they believe their teachers.” Social media has become a politically charged platform to spread misinformation, and the extent of that misinformation is cause for concern to Holo-

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andRea BolendeR, acTing executive director of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center in Glen Cove. caust educators like Andrea Bolender, who is acting executive director of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center in Glen Cove. “Education has changed over the years. I remember when I was in high school — you know, a hundred years ago — that you could take a Holocaust elective for a whole semester, and I think education has changed,” Bolender said. Elected leaders like State Sen. Todd

Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, are working to ensure New York schools provide adequate Holocaust education. Kaminsky said he believes there are schools on Long Island that are doing a good job of educating students about the horrors of the Holocaust, but he stressed the need for schools to undergo audits to see how students are being educated, and whether school curricula need to be amended. “It’s not just enough to mandate it in the law that Holocaust education should be taught. We actually have to make sure it’s being taught, and it’s clearly not, or not well,” Kaminsky said in an interview with The Long Island Advocate. “And so, something has to be done, and we need to know where the problems are and direct our resources there.” A bill proposed by Kaminsky to authorize the state education commissioner to undertake a study of which school districts are teaching about the Holocaust and which are not is currently under review in committee in the State Legislature. Kaminsky is now running for Nassau County district attorney. Bolender said that without in-depth education about the past behaviors that led to the Holocaust, history could repeat itself. Bolender said young people must understand the context behind the history. “That’s what we do here at the Holocaust [Memorial and Tolerance Center]. We identify the period of hate, which

behaviors will lead up to a genocide, but also examine the roots of anti-Semitism. A lot of people think it started with World War II,” she said. In 2019, anti-Semitic hate crimes rose by 14 percent across the United States, according to the FBI. New York was among the states where they were on the rise. On Long Island, swastikas have been etched into sidewalks in Oceanside, Ku Klux Klan stickers placed on poles in Bay Shore and swastikas spraypainted at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center. Bolender shared that most youths who have vandalized the Holocaust museum have not been Glen Cove locals. As a consequence, most must perform community service and take part in Holocaust education, including the meaning of Nazi symbols. “We have to spend a little more time developing their emotional intelligence, not just their mathematical and science intelligence,” Bolender said of today’s students. “Emotional intelligence will get you much further in life and make you a better human being. Isn’t that what we all want for our kids, for someone to say they were a good person Locascio said parents play a key role in their children’s emotional development, especially regarding current events in the Middle East. “I think their parents just need to pay a little bit more attention to what their kids are doing, thinking and who they’re hanging out with,” she said.

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events and activities

Monday, October 4

Education Business Meeting will start at 8 p.m. virtually, the link can be found on the VS30 website.

Board of Trustees Work Session The village will hold its Board of Trustees Work Session at the Valley Stream Village Hall auditorium from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 26 District 13 Board of Education Business Meeting

Tuesday, October 5

Valley Stream District 13 Board of Education Executive Sessions will start at 7: 15 p.m. followed by the committee meeting starting at 8 p.m. at the auditorium of James A. Dever Elementary School.

Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting The village will hold its Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting at the Valley Stream Village Hall auditorium from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 3

Wednesday, Oct. 6

District 24 Board of Education Business Meeting Valley Stream District 24 Board of Education will hold its Work Session at 7:30 p.m. at the William L. Buck school.

St. Francis Hospital Health Van Catholic Health will transport its mobile van at the Henry Waldinger Memorial library parking lot at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to offer free health screenings including a brief cardiac history, blood pressure, simple blood test for cholesterol, and diabetes screenings with the appropriate patient education and referrals needed for clients above the age of 18. Service is free of charge.

VFW Post 1790 Meeting The Valley Stream Veterans of Foriegn Wars Post 1790 will hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m. at 65 E. Merrick Rd. New members welcomed.

Wednesday, Oct. 13 District 24 Board of Trustees Business Meeting Valley Stream District 24 will hold its Board of Trustees Businees Meetiing at the William L. Buck School at 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 18 Board of Trustees Regular Meeting The village will hold its Board of Trustees Work Session at the Valley Stream Village Hall auditorium from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 8

Early Voting for Board of Elections

Board of Trustees Work Session

Early voting for the Nassau County’s Board of Elections will take place Oct 23-31. Every vote counts. Architectural Review Board The village will hold its Architectural Review Board at the Valley Stream Village Hall auditorium from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 19

at the auditorium of James A. Dever Elementary School.

Halloween Family Fun Day

Tuesday, Oct. 21 American Legion Post 854 Meeting

Board of Zoning & Appeals Meeting

The Valley Stream American Legion Post 854 will hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m. at 51 Roosevelt Ave. Valley Stream, NY 11582

The village will hold its Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting at the Valley Stream Village Hall auditorium from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Friday, October 22

District 13 Board of Education Business Meeting Valley Stream District 13 Board of Education Executive Sessions will start at 7: 15 p.m. followed by the Committee Meeting starting at 8 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 23

Halloween Movie Night - Adams Family (2019) The village will hold a halloween movie night starting at 8 p.m. at the Village Bandshell on the Village Green behind Village Hall. Rain date: 10/29.

The village of Valley Stream will hold fun halloween activties for kids at the mini-golf area of the Arthur J. Hendrickson park. Pumpkin painting for ages 6 & under will start from noon to 1:30 p.m. And for ages 7-12 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. A costume contest will also be held for ages 5 and under from 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. And for ages 6-12 from 4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Rain date: 10/30.

Monday, Oct. 25 District 30 Board of Education Business Meeting Valley Stream District 30 Board of

The village will hold its Board of Trustees Work Session at the Valley Stream Village Hall auditorium from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

HAViNg AN EVENT? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to jlasso@liherald.com

l Buffalo State Univeristy welcomes Ethan Moscovici and Andra Perry as part of the Class of 2025. l A 1st Time Home-Buying Seminar is going to be at the Village Hall Auditorium Oct 13, 7pm. l The Henry Waldinger Memorial Library was given a citation for National Library Card Sign Up Month. l Fred Armisen the actor and comedian was raised in Valley Stream. l Oct 23-31 is Nassau County’s early voting located at Valley Stream Presbyterian Church.

LIJ adds new patient-focused technology improving the speed and image quality of their test results. The system is an innovation in “patient-centric” care, according to Maraj, in its ability to “reduce radiation without compromising on any clinical outcome” by preserving an excellent quality imaging through its advanced software. “In older technologies, if you reduce the radiation for a procedure, you’re sacrificing the quality of the imagining; this compensates for that.” “In addition, because the machine is operated remotely, medical staff no longer have to be in the room and exposed to unnecessary radiation,” Maraj said. “They can stand outside in a control room and navigate the machine using the remote controls, looking at the monitor, whereas traditionally in the past, they had to put on a lead suit and be in there with the patient, no longer case.” The improvements go even further. Previously impossible accommodations for bariatric surgery patients—those being treated for obesity—are now made possible with seemingly simple, yet overall significant modifications. “The LOTUS machine has the capacity to open out larger than most. Since bariatric patients generally have a large patient bed or stretcher, they are able to fit neatly in this machine without any discomfort,” Maraj said. Now, aside from the hospital’s Wound Care after Bariatric Surgery Program, “our bariatric patients are able to get their X-rays done here, rather than go somewhere else, better serving them through one-stop shopping, so to speak.” The X-ray tableside option can also “go a lot lower than most tables, which is a great accommodation for those patients that are older, injured

or vertically challenged and are unable to hop unto the table. This table can actually go all the way down to the ground, so they can easily just pivot, turn around and sit down.” Because the machine covers such a wide range of examinations and diverse patient types, it has quickly become the “go-to” room for technologists and medical personnel alike and has performed well in catering to the health needs of an equally diverse community in Valley Stream and the surrounding area. “We serve patients of all ages, all demographics and various underlying clinical issues. The hospital has hit record numbers in terms of the sheer volume of patients treated for X-ray imaging.” Maraj said, “…with the hospital averaging 750 exams a month on this machine alone.” As to the question of how the hospital was able to be the first to acquire this machine, Maraj further said, “We were already under talks with Siemens on obtaining a new [radiology] room here…Under the direction and leadership of our executive director, David Seligman, and representative from Siemens as well as myself…we negotiated for their newest machine, and at that time, they recently got [the LUMINOS Lotus Max] FDA-approval for this, so the stars aligned, and we became the first.” The machine became operable to use at hospital as of July and has been serving patients since. “It’s not often that you hear about a community hospital being the first to get something in the country, so the fact that we were and the fact that Siemens was more than happy to oblige and to have us be their first install, we really are grateful for it,” Maraj said.

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games to watch Friday, oct. 1

Girls Soccer: Massapequa at East Meadow .........4:15 p.m. Girls Tennis: Lynbrook at Oceanside......................4:30 p.m. Girls Tennis: South Side at Long Beach.................4:30 p.m. Girls Volleyball: East Rockaway at Mepham ..........4:30 p.m. Field Hockey: Sewanhaka at East Meadow...........4:30 p.m. Boys Soccer: Hewlett at V.S. North ........................4:45 p.m. Boys Soccer: Kennedy at South Side....................4:45 p.m. Football: East Meadow at Farmingdale .....................6:30 p.m. Football: South Side at Manhasset ...........................6:30 p.m. Football: Lawrence at Island Trees .............................6:30 p.m.

saturday, oct. 2

Girls Soccer: South Side at Garden City ................... 1 p.m. Football: Garden City at Long Beach......................... 2 p.m. Football: Sewanhaka at Baldwin ............................... 2 p.m. Football: Carey at Elmont ............................................... 2 p.m. Football: East Rockaway at Clarke .................................. 2 p.m. Girls Volleyball: Long Beach at South Side................ 2 p.m. Girls Soccer: Clarke at Carey..................................... 2 p.m. Football: Massapequa at Oceanside .............................. 3 p.m. Football: Hempstead at Freeport .................................... 3 p.m.

Football: New Hyde Park at V.S. Central .......................... 3 p.m. Football: Hewlett at V.S, South ........................................ 3 p.m. Football: Seaford at North Shore .................................... 3 p.m. Football: Herricks at Calhoun ......................................... 3 p.m.

Competing in Nassau Class AA boys soccer for the first time in seven years, Valley Stream Central got through its first five matches unscathed in the loss column, registering a pair of wins and three draws. “It’s our first time in AA in quite a while, but so far, so good,” said coach Billy Miller, who in the spring guided the Eagles to the Class A playoffs and a wild 6-5 opening-round victory over Lawrence. “We had a senior-laden team in the spring; a large group we had for three years, so I didn’t know what to expect,” he added. Miller attributed the successful start to the offseason workout routine and leadership of senior captains Allan Conway, Luke Scaragella, Jonathan Matthews and Logan Barbot. “We had a strong summer and preseason that’s carried over,” Miller explained. “These guys want to work hard and push each other and win.” Conway and Scarangella are key parts of a defense that includes juniors Jean Daryl Derineau and Nasir Bodden. “Everything goes through Allan at center-back,” Miller said. “We were in need of a defender last season and he fit right in. He plays with an edge. He’s all determination and heart.” The coach credited Scarangella with organizing offseason drills and bringing a take-charge attitude. In goal, third-year starting keeper Jonas Mata has played exceptionally well so far, Miller noted. “He became a lot more comfortable last season but unfortunately got hurt and missed about half of the games,” Miller said. “He’s single-handedly keeping us in games with incredible saves. He’s strong in the air and showing a lot of confidence.” Although Mata is still looking for his first shutout this fall, the Eagles limited four of their first five opponents to one goal. The first two instances resulted in 3-1 victories over Plainview-JFK and Massapequa. Junior Fortune Uzo and Matthews found the back of the net in both wins and lead the team in scoring with 5 and 3 goals, respectively. “Most of our attack runs through Fortune,” Miller said. “He puts himself in great spots when he’s without the ball. He and Jonathan both have dangerous speed and we move them around between for-

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continued from front page ral bodily inclinations show. Friedland spoke with the Herald to talk about her new film. The conversation has been edited and condensed.

Herald: Why did you choose the Village Green as the location for your film? Friedland: It was actually serendipitous that I came

Herald: Can you tell us about what goes into the filmmaking process? Friedland: In terms of the filmmaking process, so much

happens in the research prior to filming. I usually spend at least a year doing what I call ‘embodied interviewing,’ where I ask people to describe and physically animate for me different physical experiences that are related to the line of inquiry for one of these films. For this film, I spent a lot of time interviewing people about their own experiences in trust exercises, including what it felt like, what movements did they remember, did it work in

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SaraH Friedland on set with a crew of professional and non-professional performers. bringing them together, etc.

Herald: What type of film production should locals expect to participate in? Friedland: For the past five years, we’ve ended up work-

ing with a micro-budget, which means working with a much smaller crew. But I actually really love the size of the crew from a creative standpoint because there isn’t so much of the pressure to work with a traditional large film set where everything has to happen in a very rigid, efficient and timed way. There’s a little bit of room to bring in non-professional performers and have more of a

creative exchange. It feels more like a workshop or dance rehearsal on set where things continue to shift as we work. We are really nimble to allow room for creativity and spontaneity on the day of the shooting. Shooting for the film will take place Oct. 13. No prior performance experience necessary, and all ages welcome. Proof of vaccination is required. Compensation is $180 per day. All interested individuals should email a short video introduction with your name and a brief introduction about who you are and why you are interested in performing in the film to motionandpictures@gmail. com. More info on the filmmaking team can be found at www.motionandpictures.com.

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across Valley Stream. I had been looking for a smaller community outside of Manhattan and Brooklyn—a town with a central square or a central gathering space, and I stumbled upon the Valley Stream Village Green on Google maps on satellite view, and I was just really drawn to the architecture of the bandshell and the way in which the community has its civic buildings: the library, town hall and courtroom, surrounding it. I was interested in the communal architecture of that public space, and so I reached out to the village and found them to be incredibly welcoming and wonderfully supportive of art making and filmmaking. And now, I’m really excited to reach out to local community members to be part of the film.

September 30, 2021 — VALLEY STREAM HERALD

Town of Hempstead’s S.T.O.P. at VS Park By KARINA KOVAC kkovac@liherald.com

Town of Hempstead held its S.T.O.P (Stop Throwing Out Pollutants) program at the Valley Stream State Park last Saturday. Residents were provided with a safe, environmentally sound means of disposing of the many hazardous materials found in the average household. Sanitation workers at the scene hauled kerosene tanks, disinfectants, and other waste into the dumpsters. Into the Fletcher Avenue entrance, following the path of orange cones, residents could be seen unloading household toxins to be disposed of. A few residents who were done doing their due diligence for the environment spent some time at the Valley Stream State Park, enjoying the outdoor air on a beautifully warm day. The Town of Hempstead Sanitation Department states the following about the event: “By bringing such toxins as antifreeze, drain cleaners and pesticides on any of the scheduled S.T.O.P. collection days, you and your family can make a significant contribution to the protection of our precious groundwater supply and the preservation of our bays and estuaries. Please join with us in cleaning our homes of hazardous material and ensuring their proper collection and disposal. Together we can ensure the continued integrity of our fragile ecosystem.” The program has three more stops left for the year at North Woodmere Park on October 17, Baldwin Park on November 13, and Eisenhower Park on December 5. Non-acceptable items are anything sharp (needles, syringes, lancets), ammunition, explosives, medications, electronic recyclable waste and more. Check the hemspteadny.gov website for a full list of acceptable and unacceptable items. Partial funding for the S.T.O.P Program is provided by a grant from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and presented in cooperation with the Nassau County Department of Parks. More information can be found calling (516) 378-4210, Option 6.

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BANKRUPTCY Edward J. LoBello

By RoBeRt tRaveRso rtraverso@liherald.com

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the faRm pRoduces state-certified organic produce.

‘Malverne staple’ Crossroads Farm celebrates a decade Malver ne’s Crossroads Far m at Grossman’s held a benefit dinner and fundraiser on Sept. 10 to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The farm, which is owned by Nassau County and operated by a volunteer board of directors and volunteer workers through a partnership with the county, cooked and served its own produce, certified as organic by the state and the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York. “For over 10 years, Crossroads Farm at Grossman’s has provided Long Island

residents with an educational destination to volunteer and support local, organic farming efforts,” said Nassau County Legislator Bill Gaylor, referring to Crossroads Farm’s commitment to sustainable agricultural principles that its volunteers are taught. Gaylor, whose district includes Malverne, called the farm a “Malverne staple.” Courtesy office of Legislator Gaylor; compiled by Robert Traverso

Public Notices

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LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF VALLEY STREAM 123 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE VALLEY STREAM, NEW YORK 11580 516-592-5105 PUBLIC NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the Village Clerk of the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream until 11:00 a.m. prevailing time on the 13th day of October, 2021 at the Village Hall, 123 South Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York, at which time they will be publicly opened and read, and the contract awarded as soon thereafter as practicable for: INC. VILLAGE OF VALLEY STREAM SUPPLY & PLANTING OF UP TO 165 TREES The Bid Documents and Specifications are

available for inspection at the Office of the Village Clerk, in the Village Hall of said Village, and copies thereof may be obtained, on regular business days between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. or will be sent electronically on request to vsclrk2@vsvny.org. All bids shall be submitted upon the forms provided therefor by the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream and shall exclude all Federal, State and local taxes. No Bid Bond is required. The Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream reserves the right to reject any and all bids in the whole or in part and to waive any informality of bids and to accept the bid and award the Contract to the lowest, responsible, formal Bidder deemed most favorable to the interest of the Village of Valley Stream therefor,

pursuant to Section 103 of the General Municipal Law. Dated: Valley Stream, New York September 30, 2021 JAMES J HUNTER Village Clerk/Administrator 127658

To Place A Notice Call 516-569-4000 x232

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Leading from Within, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 8/8/21. NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to: 24 Malverne Avenue, Malverne, NY 11565 Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. 127659

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 28th day of July 2021 bearing the index number 449-21, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of Nassau County Clerk location at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, grants me the right to assume the name of Hayya Faisal Lodhi. My present address is 88 sobro Ave, Valley Stream, NY 11580. The date of my birth is 10/31/1994; the place of birth is The N.Y. Hospital Medical Center of Queens Flushing N.Y. 11355, the present name is Hiyya Faisal. 127634

PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. To search by publication name, go to: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com TO PLACE AND AD CALL 516-569-4000 x 232

PSEG Long Island announced in a statement on Sept. 20 the return of the electrical utility company’s Business Consumer Advocate program and named a BCA for the communities of Elmont, Malverne, Valley Stream and other areas across Nassau County. Sajida Jackson was named the BCA for Elmont, Franklin Square, Malverne, Valley Stream, the Rockaways other western Nassau communities. Jackson’s role as a BCA will be to reach out to community members and small businesses and visit over 100 local businesses on a weekly basis, according to the statement. “The advocates provide a personal touch and concierge service to help PSEG Long Island’s 100,000 small- and mediumsized business customers on Long Island and in the Rockaways,” PESG said in the statement, which was released during Small Business Week. “Small businesses are the backbone of Long Island, supporting the economy, community and workforce,” the statement said. “PSEG Long Island created the BCA program as a unique way to directly connect with its small- and medium-sized business owners and to provide the best possible service and reliability.” PSEG Long Island provides electricity services for over 100,000 small- and medium-sized business customers on Long Island and in the Rockaways, the statement said. Jackson emphasized that she plans to connect with and help serve community members and local businesses in her role as a BCA. “I know that being a small business owner is one of the hardest jobs there is,” Jackson said. “It’s 24/7, and if we can help make their lives easier, that is something I strive to accomplish.” The BCA program was originally

Courtesy PSEG Long Island

sajida jackson is PSEG Long Island’s Business Customer Advocate for Malverne, Elmont, Franklin Square, Valley Stream and other communities across Nassau County. rolled out by PSEG Long Island prior to the pandemic, but it was temporarily brought to a halt during 2020. Another service that BCAs are expected offer, the statement said, is to provide customers with help navigating automated transactions and digital communications. Additionally, BCAs are planning to provide information about free energy assessments, grants and rebates, energysaving upgrades and other services that PSEG Long Island provides for small businesses. “I love speaking with business customers, hearing their stories, and helping improve their business by providing them information on PSEG Long Island’s money and time-saving programs and services,” Jackson said. “PSEG Long Island’s BCAs provide personal connections that have always been a hallmark of the company’s commitment to the small business community,” the statement said.

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chs launches twilight program The Valley Stream Central High School District recently announced the launch of its “Twilight Program” on October 4th, 2021. The program will be available to all students in the Valley Stream Central High School District in grades 10 through 12, Monday to Thursday, from 3:45 pm to 8:15 pm.

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was mowing my backyard lawn in Merrick last Saturday when I was suddenly struck by the strange sensation that I had missed the bus to my race — that I should, at the moment, have been running a 5K or a 10K at a frantic pace instead of plodding along, mower in hand. The temperature was a perfect 72 degrees, with no wind. Sunshine streamed down. The leaves on the trees were halfbrown and turning crisp. Fall was clearly in the air. Year after year, from my early adolescence to my SCoTT young adulthood, I ran cross-country BRINToN every fall, from middle school through college, missing only two seasons in high school. I was conditioned to gear up for the racing season as September neared an end. When the fall air and the angle of the sun in the sky turned just so, I had to be ready to run — hard. The nervous anticipation I felt as the racing season approached was embedded in my brain, and every now and again it pops up, even now, more than three decades later. Such was the case on Saturday. That got me thinking about how screwy the past 18 months must have been for our

young athletes, how all of the coronavirus delays and cancellations in their sports seasons must have messed with their heads, whether they were elementary-age kids a few years into athletics or college competitors. When you’ve participated for years in a sport, there is an intuitive sense you feel for its up-anddown rhythms and welltimed rituals. As a cross-country runner, I knew I had from midSeptember to late October to qualify for season-ending championships in early November, a narrow window within which to achieve that year’s goals, for sure. It was six straight weeks of focused energy, of exacting routines and, potentially, of great disappointment or glory on the field of play. I was never a star runner, though in college I did eventually achieve my goal of breaking 17 minutes in the 5K, running it in 16:40, and 5 minutes in the mile, finishing it in 4:31. What cross-country, and track in college, gave me was a sense of belonging, camaraderie, place. That’s important for a young person. Athletics also gave me a routine — I knew where I had to be after school and on Saturday. My schedule revolved around sports. I thought about how disruptive the pandemic must have been over the past year and a half to the routines of tens of thousands of young athletes, and the joy they

must be feeling as they return this fall for their regularly appointed seasons. Then I thought about Bulgaria. From 1991 to 1993, I served in the Peace Corps there, teaching English at the Vasil Drumev High School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences in Veliko Tarnovo, an ancient city in central Bulgaria. There were no after-school athletics in Bulgarian schools. If you wanted to play sports, you attended a specialized high school, open only to those displaying natural athletic ability. At Vasil Drumev, there wasn’t even much of a gym program. The students, in grades seven to 12, hung out in the school courtyard during a free period when the weather permitted, playing basketball or volleyball. Boys did most of the playing. Girls often sat on the sidelines, chatting. There were no grass fields, no bleachers or scoreboards, only two basketball hoops set on one downwardsloping asphalt court, which, in the U.S., would no doubt have been a lawsuit waiting to happen. One day, I asked my students what they did after school without sports or even clubs. Mostly, they said, they walked around town with friends, stopping for coffee at a café, where they would sit for an hour or two before heading home to finish homework and eat dinner with their fami-

’d never suggest that we do away with them, but they do have a downside.

lies. Afterward, they might watch TV on the handful of channels that were available then, and they were usually in bed by 10 p.m. It all sounded shockingly stress-free. High school and college athletics in the U.S. can be wonderful, but the competitions are frequently high-stress events. The emphasis is too often on winning, on beating the competition, on rising to the top. Even youth athletics can be anxiety-provoking, which I found as a volunteer soccer and track coach when my kids were younger. I hope the pandemic might give us pause to think more deeply about our high school and college athletic programs. I would never suggest that we do away with them and adopt a Bulgarian-like system. As a former interscholastic athlete, I see the intrinsic value in sports. I also see the downside — the over-programming of students’ schedules, the often intense rivalries that can develop between teams and lead to divisions among young people, and the prioritization of victory over young athletes’ health, including their mental health. Pushing young people beyond their limits to the point of a physical or mental breakdown in order to win a trophy is never worth the cost. Never. 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.

It’s fall 2021. Can summer 2022 be far behind?

y earliest memory of a family vacation adventure ended with my mother and father falling into each other’s arms and sobbing. I was 7 years old. They were 31. We traveled 11 hours in our black Oldsmobile to a rental my dad had found in the newspaper known as Stony Hill Farm. It was in the armpit of New Hampshire, and we had dreamt of it, talked about it, and planned for it over an entire grim New York winter. I can still see the scene where we drove onto the property. I was sweating RANDI in the back seat KREISS with my 3-year-old sister and my Grandma Annie. We had turned off the main road, and when we saw the sign for Stony Hill, we were thrilled that all the days of our two-week vacation lay ahead. Then we saw the “cottages” — tiny, shabby huts that were more than chicken coops but not acceptable dwellings for humans who could walk upright. We moved in, but not really. At 4 a.m. my parents woke us up, and we jumped into the car and fled, presumably skipping out on

our reservation and any financial commitments to the scamming “resort” owner. The story came back to me this week as I started fantasizing about finding a rental for a few weeks in Maine next summer. I know it’s crazy early for planning anything, but I’m dreaming. I need to buy into a future when we can travel again without risking our lives. In case you’re wondering, everyone is going to Maine; it’s become the “it” place for summer. Ogunquit is the new East Hampton. Part of Maine’s popularity has been its shabby chic, inexpensive cachet. No more. Long gone are the days when early colonists fed lobsters, considered trash food, to their prisoners. Since my early trauma in New Hampshire, the renting of vacation properties has become big business on Vrbo, Airbnb, HomeToGo and other platforms that bring owners and renters together — not without issues. The companies have gotten so big, and so many people are looking to escape, that the fees have soared and the potential for scams is always present. That said, we’ve found reasonably good vacation apartments and houses over the past 30 years, and I was looking to Maine for our

getaway. Maine may still be shabby, but the prices are for the rich and famous. For the uninitiated, when you rent on the platforms, for any time from one night to several months, you get to see photos and a list of amenities and house rules and availability. I am now the world’s expert on deciphering what the house descriptions and photos actually reveal. Wherever you wander, I offer this as a pubic service: When reading about a property, look no further if you see the words “cozy” or “adorable.” This is online speak for cramped. You may have to crawl into the dormer bedroom. If the list of amenities includes “washing machine available,” it may be coin-operated. You don’t want to play your washer like a slot machine. “Basic” kitchen supplies is a red flag. Expect only salt and pepper. “Evolving” neighborhood also not a positive. Study, study, study the photos. The angles can make a 6-by-8 room look like a football field. We nearly booked one appealing place until we looked at a photo of a bedroom and spotted what turned out to be a toilet right next to the bed. Another place had beautiful

s you search for a future vacation rental, pay very close attention to details.

wood floors, white walls and spiffy-looking appliances, but no other furniture aside from beds in otherwise empty bedrooms and living areas. “Waterfront” can mean anything from waves crashing on a beach in front of the house to a glimpse of a canal from an attic window. You must read all — every one — of the house reviews posted by renters. People will write on and on about how perfect the house is and then, perhaps prompted by conscience, add something like, “Just one little thing. There were mice in the walls. But, really, the owner took care of it immediately.” One house looked very promising until I read a review that said, “This was a spectacular house with a beautiful view of the bay. I would definitely go back again except for the man living in the basement.” Now I’m pursuing non-Maine properties, slightly off the grid, with more acceptable prices. Canada is a possibility if it stays open to travelers from the U.S. I did see a nice house in South Dakota. It boasted “stunning mountain views” and a “chef ’s kitchen.” But one reviewer complained of bears breaking into cars, more than once. There’s always something. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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ere we are, nine years after Superstorm Sandy pummeled Nassau County’s South and North Shores, still waiting for the federal and state governments to take meaningful action to harden our coastal infrastructure to withstand the likes of such a storm in the future. For sure, strides have been made. The City of Long Beach has a new, much sturdier boardwalk, constructed of hardwood rather than pine. Smart move. It also has new dunes, with cord-grass plantings, to hold back the ocean. And here and there, small flood-mitigation projects have been undertaken in various communities. We have yet to see the types of largescale hardening projects that were promised in Sandy’s wake, however. Check valves, for example, were supposed to be installed on storm drains that let out into the bays in any number of communities, but they are yet to materialize. Check valves prevent the tide from flowing backward into storm drains and flooding streets. During Sandy, backflow caused by the storm’s rush of seawater flooded hundreds of blocks nowhere near the bays.

Our communities need check valves. Where are they? Our new governor, Kathy Hochul, needs to answer us on this one. For that matter, where are the streetraising projects? Is there any word on a $300 million proposal by Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy to construct tidal floodgates across Jones Inlet? He first proposed the idea five years ago. So far we’ve had nothing but studies. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently released a draft report of its Nassau County Storm Risk Management Study, which suggests elevating more than 14,000 homes across the South Shore, at a cost of $3.8 billion, to mitigate the risk of flood damage during big storms, which are only expected to grow more powerful in the coming decades because of climate change. Global warming not only heats up the atmosphere, but also increases sea surface temperatures. Warmer oceans provide greater energy for hurricanes to feed off. So, yes, we need to act, as the study asserts. At what point, though, do we stop studying and start taking decisive action? The risk management study began in

2016. It is not expected to be complete until 2023 — more than a decade after Sandy ravaged our shorelines. Beyond that, it’s unclear where the billions of dollars in funding to elevate thousands of homes would come from. This isn’t right. People deserve answers from our elected leaders. State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach who heads the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee and is running for county district attorney, recently expressed frustration with the lack of action on the storm-hardening front. Speaking of the Army Corps study, he said, “This study, while welcome, needs to become more than just paper and evolve into funding and real deliverables as soon as possible. This must go from concepts to actual, physical storm hardening — and that’s what matters as sea levels rise and storms intensify. Time is of the essence.” We agree. So we are pleading with Hochul and local elected leaders across Nassau to take definitive action and push for more than studies. We need projects now, before it’s too late.

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air and festivals season is upon us again. Last weekend, the Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores staged its famed Family Street Festival, touted as the largest such fair in Nassau County, annually attracting as many as 100,000 people. This year, the crowds were back, despite the coronavirus, thronging Bedford Avenue. It was, on one hand, a much-welcome relief to see people back together, laughing, smiling, chowing on roasted corn and zeppole. On the other, it was more than a little concerning that so many people were elbow to elbow in relatively close quarters. Social distancing — and masking — were out. In no way are we suggesting canceling such festivals. We need them now to help rebuild our tattered spirits. We would like to see more people wearing masks during such events, however. Yes, folks are outdoors, so ventilation isn’t a problem. Yes, many Nassau adults are vaccinated. We should make every attempt, however, to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in all ways possible, and masking helps. By the way, the Bellmore chamber wasn’t the only organization holding a

festival over the weekend. Huntington Mobilization for Sustainability did as well. The Huntington Environmental Festival brought together conservation groups from across Long Island to teach about subjects ranging from electric cars to geothermal energy, composting and more. What a wonderful idea! We suggest

that other groups, like our chambers of commerce, incorporate their own environmental corners into their festivals and fairs in the coming years. Long Island juts into the Atlantic Ocean, so it’s vulnerable to the effects of climate change (see editorial above). We need all the environmental education we can get.

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friend was lamenting the antivaccine movement and those who advocate their freedom from mandates, government or otherwise, to become vaccinated against Covid-19. After commenting on the irony of “pro-life” advocates wanting freedom from life-saving vaccines, my friend said, “What’s up with them?” Fortunately, about 75 percent of the adult population in the U.S. has been vaccinated at least once. Vaccination coverage, however, varies widely across roBert the country and among different sCott racial and ethnic groups. Black and Hispanic people are less likely than whites to have received vaccines, leaving them at high risk, especially with the Delta variant. As of September, nearly 60 percent of white people had received at least one dose of the vaccine, compared with only 10 percent of Black people, 17 percent of Hispanics, 6 percent of Asians, 1 percent of Native Americans and Alaskan Natives, and under 1 percent of Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. The low rate of vaccination among Blacks may be explained in part by their history with American health care. From

the time of slavery through the Jim Crow era, the Flexner reforms of medical education and medical care that disenfranchised Black citizens, through the syphilis “experiments” and segregation, Black people have been discriminated against, and have good reasons to be skeptical of government and corporate health care. In recent months, however, owing in large part to citizen and community advocacy, vaccinations are reaching larger numbers of Black and Hispanics. Nevertheless, there are elected officials and activist groups who argue against sensible public health measures such as vaccinations and mask-wearing. Unfortunately, these zealots brook no questions about their assertions and assumptions. Their responses to questions like “Why not?” often is, “You just don’t get it.” Perhaps one of the major challenges in our country is that we hesitate to engage those with other views. We have conservatives who think in terms of conserving privilege instead of promoting policies for the common good, and liberals whose lifestyles or attitudes at times belie their principles of equality and inclusion. A former state senator in New Jersey was known for his familiar refrain: “We can disagree without being disagreeable.” I sometimes wish this phrase were posted on every street corner in America.

s members of a society — family, village or nation — we are free, but with responsibilities.

Letters Support the Climate Act To the Editor: Regarding the story “U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reveals findings of Back Bays Study” (Sept. 16-22): It is astonishing that an article about the high risk of flood damage faced by South Shore residents does not mention climate change. Why are our local elected officials supporting a plan to spend $3.8 billion in taxpayer money on resiliency measures such as “elevating more than 14,000 homes”? We know from the science that without addressing the source of the problem — climate change caused by fossil-fuel emissions — resiliency measures will ultimately fail. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and State Sen. Todd Kaminsky must realize that the real solution is a transformation to a renewable economy. The State Legislature must pass the Climate and Community Investment Act, which will create jobs and revenue by making corporate polluters pay their fair share to mitigate the damage they have done to our communities. If our leaders truly want to combat the disastrous effects of climate change on the South Shore, and benefit every

Those who object to vaccinations not only put themselves in harm’s way, as many have learned, but also put the health of others in jeopardy. They must acknowledge responsibility for illness and death when not following the guidance of science-based public health protocols. How ironic it is that many who argue for the rights of the unborn act against the rights of the living to be protected from disease. The anti-vaxxers might think they are making a political or perhaps theological choice, but in fact they are making a moral choice. They are asserting a set of values that can harm and kill others. We are taught to love one another, even the meekest among us, but anti-vaxxers often prefer antipathy to empathy. A defense offered by some is that mandates violate their freedom. Yes, a democracy honors freedom and provides that its citizens are free to question orthodoxy, to express opinions without fear of consequence, within the boundaries of law. Consequently, members of a democracy must exercise freedom with responsibility, not freedom unfettered from concern for others. Those who refuse to wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle may cite their freedom to feel the air flow through their hair, but to do so is to ignore the societal

costs incurred when they crash. Society pays for their irresponsible behavior. The same is true for anti-vaxxers. Freedom isn’t a simple concept. We can be free “from” bondage and free to exercise our will, but as members of a society, whether it be a family, a community or a nation, we are free, with responsibilities. Freedom “with” derives from our founding principle expressed as “We the people.” “We,” not “I.” To flout this freedom is to fail to understand the different ways of knowing what we think of as truth. Public-health policy depends on truth as established by science, through rigorous experimentation and replication. Those opposed to vaccine mandates cling to a truth based on faith, which cannot be replicated, or a truth based on fear of authority and suspicion of government, which may at times be justified. These forms of truth generally focus on “I” instead of “we.” As American citizens with equal voices and residents of the world community, we must bear witness to the health and safety of others as well as ourselves. We must engage in boundary-spanning discussions and promote education about public health. We must honor the humanity of our neighbors and fellow citizens if we are to have a viable democracy. Dr. Robert A. Scott is president emeritus and university professor emeritus of Adelphi University and author of “How University Boards Work” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018; Eric Hoffer Awardee, 2019).

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Lead by example on the climate crisis To the Editor: Those attending the United Nations General Assembly could lead by example when it comes to global warming. Hundreds of heads of state, ambassadors, military attachés and security personnel can give up limousines taking them to and from their embassies, hotels or residences to the U.N. These motorcades contribute to gridlock and increase air pollution. Join several million New Yorkers by riding the subway or bus. Enjoy some fresh air and walk several blocks from any nearby subway or bus stop. Mingle with ordinary people to develop a better understanding of America and its people. LARRY PENNER Great Neck

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