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V.S. Chamber honors Person of the Year priate and specific financial services needed, or meeting lending requirements to help estabGlenore Anderson, vice pres- lished businesses grow and ident and regional manager at expand. Dime Community Bank, was “It’s different businesses, difhonored as the Valley Stream ferent phases, different needs…I Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 wear many hats at many times,” Businessperson of the Year. Anderson said, her voice gentle Anderson was and resonating with awarded among dozdelight. “It comes ens of finalists from with the job.” each Chamber of Anderson also Commerce in Nasmanages a sevensau County for the member team to 36th annual ceremooversee the day-tony at the Crest Holday operations of low Country Club in her branch location. Jericho. Before she reached Anderson comthis point in her bines her strong career, Anderson business acumen first began at the glenore anderson forged from 29 years base of the mounof banking experitain as an entry-levence with her people skills and el bank teller. She worked at varpassionate service to the com- ious capacities across the bankmunity. The result is that of a ing industry for household trusted community leader and names like HBSC Bank USA, go-to financial business special- Sterling National Bank and TD ist. As the branch manager at Bank before coming to Dime, the Dime Bank in Valley accruing many business and Stream, Glenore’s focus is work- interpersonal skills along the ing with small, mid-sized and way and fostering lasting busilarge businesses to meet their ness relationships. banking needs—whether that is “When a customer walks up guiding them to the right to me, it’s not what I could sell accounts, helping write a busi- that customer. My goal at that ness plan, ensuring the approContinued on page 3

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NaTHalIE CHENg, alEJaNdRo Sosa, Meaghan Fleming and Lindsay Fletcher are surveying parents on the prospect of establishing a dual-language program in District 24. Above, students in a Brooklyn Avenue Elementary School classroom in 2017.

District 24 parents push for dual-language program By JuaN lasso jlasso@liherald.com

Four parents have joined forces to push for a dual-language program in District 24. The stories of Nathalie Cheng, Alejandro Sosa, Meaghan Fleming and Lindsay Fletcher strike a similar chord. All of them lament— despite the well-meaning efforts of school and family— not becoming proficient bilingual speakers. Now, as adults with children of their own,

they wish a different story for their young children and other children like them. Alejandro Sosa, an assistant principal who will be sending his children to District 24 in a couple years, is the son of two Puerto Rican parents. “One of my biggest regrets is that although my parents both tried to help me be a dual-language speaker and be bilingual, the supports weren’t there for me growing up,” said Sosa, whose parents signed him up for various

clubs and Saturday programs, but they did not yield the result he wanted. “I think most parents want their children to be better than them, and for me, this is what this is all about…I increasingly see a need for anybody’s children to be bilingual.” In the vast, often complex menu of language-learning programs and methods, a dual-language prog ram Continued on page 11

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It all began one day in June of last year. An expectant mother had arrived at her nearest hospital—the Valley Stream Long Island Jewish Center—already in the painful throes of her contractions. Having no pediatric floor, no nursery, and no full-time obstetrician-gynecologist, medical personnel quickly prepared an ambulance to whisk her away to LIJ’s sister hospital: a fifteen-minute trip. But by the time the ambulance could start its engine, it was already too late. The baby was coming. With the obstetrician holed up in traffic, the moment was either sink or swim for the emergency department staff on the scene. “We made sure the baby was safely delivered,” said Arlene Ramirez, the Director of Patient Care Services for the Emergency Department, but the episode revealed a distressing unfamiliarity among the nurses and technicians with the labor and delivery process. “We on the staff looked at each other knowing this is not something we’re too familiar with. And I asked myself if there’s something we could have done better,” said Ramirez. Although all registered nurses at the hospitals have basic training in labor and delivery, the frequency of expectant mothers coming in is so small that when it does happen, some nurses start to sweat. “People were arriving, and we realized there was no expertise in the building… so we thought it would be a good idea to get everyone to speed.” said Dr. Salvatore Pardo Chairman of the Emergency Department. As a result, the Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital kicked off its first ever emergency labor and delivery training for hospital staff last Wednesday. In partnership with the Northwell Center for Learning and Innovation (CLI), the simulation training program featured live

actors and infant mannequin simulators to give staff an immersive experience during the critical moments of a mother and newborn’s life. The training is part of a larger education initiative meant to equip all nurses with the know-how and skills to effectively respond to all future labor and delivery emergency situations. Maggie Tumiotto Jackson, a standardized patient actor, simulated the labor giving process of an expectant mother for the medical staff, portraying various scenarios of complications that nurses are likely to run into. It’s Jackson’s job to “mentally be that person who is giving birth, to react as that person and not yourself.” The infant mannequin simulator that was used was also able to simulate lifelike complications such as respiratory depression and cyanosis. “In our program we provide a safe learning environment where it is okay to fail so that you can learn from those mistakes before they matter to real patients,” said Jackson. Jonathan Moucha, a registered nurse at the hospital, jumped on the opportunity to learn the moment notice of the training was emailed to the nurses on the floor, coming in on his day. off. “I live an hour and a half away, and I came for this. It was one hundred percent worth it,” said Moucha. While Moucha is accustomed to handling dire, life-or-death patient situations like cardiac arrests and strokes, Moucha felt out of his element when it came to baby delivery. “I feel for me, out of all areas, obstetrics is my weakness. Having it on site helped, being the home site, my environment, my coworkers. This is a privilege to have this here,” said Moucha. The “next step is to take feedback and coordinate dates… About 6-7% of nurses and 10% of technicians are trained” through this program, said Ramirez. The hospital expects to hold more simulations in the coming weeks and months.

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South High School held its annual Homecoming festivities replete with memorable events including a parade, football game and senior walk. The daylong celebration welcomed hundreds of fans and alumni proudly wearing the Flacon red after a challenging pandemic season. Several of the activities were sponsored by various South High clubs including the Art Honor Society, National Honor Society, and Culture Society. “It’s wonderful to have our students together again for an in-person Homecoming celebration,” remarked Maureen Henry, principal of Valley Stream South High School. “Our students really showed off their Falcon pride. It was great to see our students, staff and community come together to show support for our High School.” A high point of the day was when the Falcons scored a touchdown on their first play of the game. An eventful halftime show featured South High School’s marching band, varsity cheerleaders, kickline and step teams. The Homecoming was rounded off with the crowning of 2021-22 Homecoming Queen and King, Valerie Lenis and Muhammad Shamsi.

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The FAlcons heAded out onto the field, above. The school pArAde, near left, showcased the clubs South High School has to offer. homecomInG KInG And Queen Valerie Lenis and Muhammad Shamsi, far left, wore the official Homecoming crowns and gowns.

Glenore Anderson is Businessperson of the Year continued from front page point in time is to sit and listen. They need to tell me what they need and based on what they tell me, I know how to address their concerns,” Anderson said. She further said, “If I can assist them in that way and bring them value in that way, I have someone who will bank with me year over year.” When Covd-19 threatened to sap away the financial life of many businesses in Valley Stream, Anderson and her team stepped up and counseled business owners on the financial programs offered by her bank such as the Paycheck Protection Program to help keep businesses afloat. During her career, the energy and exuberance that she has applied to her work is found as much within the walls of banking as outside. Anderson and her

wear many hats at many time . . . It’s my job.

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Vice president and regional manager, Dime Community Bank team have long had a keen eye toward serving clients year-round, lending her support at community events and fundraisers and making her presence known to the community. As a member of the Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors, she is tasked with welcoming all new businesses to Valley Stream, offering to

help them with any financial and banking questions. And as the organizations acting treasurer, she reconciles all the payments and deposits as well as helps plan future fundraisers. Anderson herself broadcasts a warm, direct, polished persona, a demeanor that is nothing short of a business pro, yet also one of sincerity and care. And that, Anderson said, is the secret to her success: her ardent love for people. “My being in banking, my basic philosophy is to treat people how I want to be treated, and it all doesn’t equate down to dollars and cents,” Anderson said. “…It’s not about immediately getting an award from what you’re doing but just doing the right thing to help others, and in turn it comes back to you tenfold.”

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‘It’s a big step for us’

Northwell opens health clinic for Belmont Park workers By RoBeRt tRaveRso rtraverso@liherald.com

Northwell Health recently announced the opening of a health clinic for Belmont Park workers. “The clinic will provide a continuum of care and offer wellness programs for the thousands of backstretch workers at Belmont Park,” Northwell Health said in a statement on Oct. 28, referring to workers who work in stables and with horses at the racetrack. “The free program is part of Northwell’s commitment to providing equitable care to all New Yo rk e r s , ” t h e statement added. T h e 1,000-square-foot health clinic was run by another operator until October 2020. Northwell will MiChael offer services in DowliNg collaboration President and CEO, w i t h t h e N ew Yo r k R a c i n g Northwell Health Association, the organization that operates the track, and the Backstretch Employee Service Team of New York, or BEST, the nonprofit that works to better the health and social welfare needs of several thousand backstretch workers. “BEST is thrilled to collaborate again with Northwell to provide the hardworking backstretch workers of Belmont and Aqueduct with on-going, first-class primary and preventative care,” said the organization’s executive director, Paul Ruchames. Many backstretch workers are Hispanic migrants who live in dorms at the park, Northwell said in the statement,

linics like this one are important, because they allow quick access to care, before health issues become health care emergencies.

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NoRthwell health has offered Belmont Park workers Covid-19 vaccinations this year, and is now set to open a health care clinic for backstretch employees. adding that issues such as language barriers have created health care complications for workers in the past. “While language barriers and cultural biases are often reasons why some immigrants don’t seek care, Northwell has gotten out of the starting gate quickly,” the statement said, adding that Northwell offered flu vaccinations during the last week of October for 100 backstretch workers. “Clinics like this one are important, because they allow quick access to care, before health issues become health care emergencies,” said Michael Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health. “This community dedicated to the sport of thoroughbred racing deserves a commitment to wellness — and Northwell Health is happy to provide it. That’s our

passion.” One backstretch worker at Belmont, Francisco Barrera, a 47-year-old man Peru, has sustained injuries while working with horses. “We are mostly immigrants,” Barrera, who is supportive of the services the clinic provides, said. “It is hard for us to get medical attention outside the track It’s a big step for us.” Clinic hours are being offered to workers three days a week, with the opportu-

nity for specialized services as needed. The clinic features two exam rooms as well as lab services for testing. “This important partnership will increase access to high-quality health care for the backstretch community at Belmont Park,” said New York Racing Association CEO David O’Rourke. Northwell Health estimates that Belmont Park workers will make over 2,000 visits to the clinic next year.

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ven the most well-adjusted and well-balanced child can get "frazzled" during holiday time. For a child with special needs, the frazzle point can be reached sooner. The fast pace, the noise, the disruption in a regular schedule can add up to too much stimulation. But help is at hand. Planning ahead will make sure that all members of the family enjoy the holiday season and can ward off the possibility of wear and tear. Here are some tips: Prepare in advance Discuss the event you're planning to attend; where it will be, how you're going to get there, who will be there, so that the child will know what to expect and won't have to deal with surprises. If you're having people at your home, set up a safe place for your child to go to if he needs to cool down.

an issue of special clothes if your child feels comfortable in jeans. Don't set up behavioral rules in advance, such as "be sure you shake hands with Uncle ..." Bring activities Bring along some of your child's favorite things - a book, a game - to provide her with a sense of familiarity and allow her to retreat if things become overly stimulating. Plan carefully Avoid attending too many festivities, and allow some cool-down time between events. Organize your schedule with your child's individual temperament in mind; each child's tolerance for stimulation and ability to adapt vary. Give the child a warning before the end of an activity, which gives her a chance to readjust at her own pace.

Set time limits If you're planning to be at a party or gathering or restaurant, set a reasonable time limit and stick to it.

Monitor your child If your child is part of a group of children, watch their interaction so that you can intervene if necessary or if things are getting out of hand.

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Stay calm Your kids will echo your mood. Praise your child. And remember to reward good behavior. ■

Courtesy of NYU Child Study Center. Above photo: To fully enjoy the festive season, we can all benefit by being flexible with our definition of what a holiday should look like. Our childhood traditions and rituals may not work for everyone — and every child. Let’s create new memories and newly define what holidays look like for our own families.

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Robbery at T-Mobile store By KARINA KOVAC kkovac@liherald.com

One man and three women robbed a T-Mobile store on West Sunrise Highway earlier this month, according to Nassau County police robbery squad detectives. The man reportedly stood by the door as the three women began ripping iPhones from the counter. One of the women ver-

bally threatened to physically stab employees if they threatened to intervene as they fled with the contents. The three employees and one customer present during the robbery were uninjured. The investigation remains ongoing. To contact Crime Stoppers with information about the incident please call (800) 244TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

Pep rally spreads cheer By KARINA KOVAC kkovac@liherald.com

Valley Stream Central High School students showed off their Eagle spirit during the school’s pep rally. Performances by the school’s Kickline Streamers, Band, Cheerleaders, and Step Team were several of the event’s big hits. The pep rally was coordinated by Mr. Rubino, Athletic Director of Valley Stream Central High School, and hosted by Mr. Alesia, one of the coaches of the Central High School

football team. Homecoming King and Queen Roy Longarzo and Dahlia Wilson drew applause and congratulations from the cheering crowd of students, family, friends, and staff for winning the competition. “It was wonderful to be able to hold our annual pep rally again and feel the great energy and enthusiasm of everyone in attendance,” said Dr. Joseph Pompilio, Principal of Valley Stream Central High School.

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Teen Virtual Pictionary Join the Henry Waldinger Library from 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. as they bring Virtual Pictionary to the community over Zoom. “Bring your drawing skills!” Contact Teen Librarian Ms. Kenney at vsteens@nassaulibrary.org to register for this program.

Thursday, Nov. 18 Family BINGO Night The whole family can join the Henry Waldinger Library for virtual bingo over Zoom. Fill out this form and the library will send you a link to your bingo cards: https://forms.gle/ f6MkcXP3GnB2XXGP9 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 13 Zoom Computer Class - Microsoft Excel

American Legion Post 854 Meeting The Valley Stream’s American Legion Andrew Fatscher Post 854 is having their monthy meeting at 7 p.m. at 51 Roosevelt Ave.

This virtual workshop put on by the Henry Waldinger Library will cover Microsoft Excel basics. Specifically, formatting your spreadsheet. If you would like to join the class, send an e-mail to hwmlcontact@hotmail.com so that the library can send the Zoom information to you for attendance from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 23 Disabled American Legion Chapter 145 Meeting

Learn to Code - STEM Activities Interested in coding? Teen volunteer Sawaira will explore different coding apps, including Canva,Tinkercad, Scratch and Scratch Jr. at the Henry Waldinger Library from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Registration is required. Send an e-mail to hwmlcontact@ hotmail.com to register. Registered children will receive the Zoom link and password for the program.

Monday, Nov. 15 Babies Meet-Up Did you have a baby in 2020 or 2021? Come join the Henry Waldinger Library outdoors for a baby storytime and activities for parents/caregivers of 2020/21 babies! From 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. meet fellow parents/ caregivers and their babies and get some fresh air. This program will be held outdoors. Parents will meet on the grass in front of the main/adult entrance to the library. Please bring a chair or blanket for you and your child to sit on. This program is weatherpermitting, so the library will contact you via the contact information you

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BINGO! The whole family can join the Henry Waldinger Library for virtual bingo over Zoom from 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. provide in the event of cancellation or a switch to a virtual format (Zoom). go to this website to register: https:// forms.gle/PQEA2PUTL246xSw16

Architectural Review Board Meeting The Village will hold its Architectural Review Board Metting in the Village Hall Auditorium from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

this event will remain the same for all future sessions. If you’d like to join, please send an e-mail to kidsroomvs@ nassaulibrary.org or message the library on Facebook, so that they can share the Zoom information.

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Tuesday, Nov. 16 Toddlers, Tots and Tykes Storytime Join the Henry Waldinger Library for stories, songs, rhymes and fun via Zoom from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. The target audience is babies and toddlers up to age 3 but older children may enjoy and are always welcome to attend. The zoom information for

This Henry Waldinger Library program will be held outdoors from 4 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. Families will meet on the library patio next to the Adult Reference Desk and join the library in arts and crafts. This program is weather-permitting, so the library will contact you via the contact information you provide in the event of cancellation or a switch to a virtual format (Zoom) on Saturday,

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Library Board Meeting The Library Board of Trustees will be meeting via Zoom from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Send an e-mail to hwmlcontact@hotmail.com or leave message on the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library Facebook to indicate your interest in attending. The agenda (and Zoom information) will be sent to you prior to the meeting.

BINGO! Silver Threads Senior Enrichment Program is hosting BINGO at the Community Center in A.J. Hendrickson Park by lakeside starting at 3 p.m. Check www.vsvny.org for more Silver Threads events and times as well

The American Legion Chapter 145 is having their monthly meeting. Refreshments will be served and new members are welcomed to join. Bring a copy of your Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at the VFW Post 1790 on 65 E. Merrick Rd.

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Pagan-Fletcher Restoration offers tours by appointment, check out the VS Historical Society website. For Silver Threads Bus Service call the Community Center at 516-825-8571. Potholes can be reported to the Highway Department at 516-825-8494, when calling provide the address. Matt Rubano the bassist for Taking Back Sunday was born in Valley Stream. Census reports say that for every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87 males in the village.

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stands apart for its immersive learning experience. Most language programs aren’t designed for dual-language mastery, but to teach English to non-native English language learners by introducing English to them in modest increments—eventually weaning students off of their reliance on their mother tongue. “When I was younger, it was understood and impressed upon people that you didn’t want your kids to be [English as a Second Language] students. If you were an immigrant, you wanted your children to learn English right away,” Cheng said. Her mother told her kindergarten teacher when she started school that she only speaks English. But dual-language learning programs defy both the conventional premise and piecemeal approach of language learning. The program aims for mastery of the two target languages (such as Spanish and English) by giving instruction and learning of all other subjects such as science, math or social studies in the target languages. Students also relate and connect with their peers and teachers through the target languages. The logic is that this mental balancing act that goes on between a student’s first

and second language strengthens their rent pace, the U.S. is projected to be handling of both languages, according home to the most Spanish speakers by to officials. 2050 — 132.8 million, with 30 percent of Many studies have already shown sev- them using Spanish as their native eral cognitive benefits of tongue. learning a new language, “Valley Stream has a very large Spanish-speaking popincluding improved working ulation, which I love. But it’s memory, enhanced informaalways the non-native Engtion processing and problemlish speakers trying to learn solving ability, and improved English. In a dual-language communication skills in general. While dual-language program, students can use learning programs are seeboth languages. English speakers can be apt to think ing a g rowth across the in Spanish when doing their country, they still are rare math, for example,” said among school districts local- AlejAndro Fleming, Parent Teacher ly. Association president at But Sosa cautions that SoSA Brooklyn Avenue School. “It dual-language programs for District 24 parent children are becoming less would bring a nice cohesiveof a nice-to-have in this day ness to the classroom to have and age. Businesses and various institu- it go both ways…[In a dual-language protions in the U.S. are increasingly in the gram], it’s not ‘you’re learning my lanmarket for bilingual candidates to cater guage.’ It’s ‘we’re learning each other’s and serve the needs of an English and languages.’” “No doubt, this is one of many proSpanish-speaking base. In some areas of work and fields of higher learning, flu- grammatic opportunities districts might ency in both language is a make-or- consider that can benefit students,” said break qualification. Currently, the Unit- Superintendent Dr. Sturz, in a written ed States stands as the second-largest statement to the Herald. “However . . . a Spanish-speaking country. Yet at its cur- district must consider need, benefit,

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El Día de Los Muertos at VSCHS By KARINA KOVAC kkovac@liherald.com

Marisa Díaz y Díaz, Valley Stream Central High School’s World Language teacher, brought El Día de Los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, to students earlier this month. The festive celebration at school commemorated the culturally rich tradition native to Latin cultures. Díaz y Díaz set up a vibrant altar covered in colored flowers and candles as per the Mexican tradition. The altar was also adorned with pictures of deceased loved ones as well as skeleton statues in honor of Frida Kahlo, a world-famous Mexican painter. Traditional papel picado or paper banners lined the hallways and bulletin board, featuring different calaveras or skull images by Mexican artist José Guadalupe Posada. A large banner of dancing skeletons was placed at the end of the main hallway of the high school and served as a backdrop for students to take photos of the day’s celebrations. World Language teachers wore intricately designed shirts to add to the day’s fes-

tivities. Díaz y Díaz also provided the language classes with video links about El Día de Los Muertos, including the displays located at Rockefeller Center. In the Spanish AP Language and Culture classes, students completed a cultural comparison of El Día de Los Muertos and Halloween. Students researched how El Día de Los Muertos is observed in Ecuador, Mexico and Perú and then learned about the Celtic and British origins and current practices of Halloween in the United States to compare and contrast the role of both celebrations. “This was truly an immersive experience for our students,” said Dr. Joseph Pompilio, Principal of Valley Stream Central High School. “I’d like to give a special thank you to Ms. Díaz y Díaz. This would not have been possible without her preparation, help and knowledge about El Día de Los Muertos.” For more information about the District, please visit: http://www. vschsd.org and ‘like’ our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ValleyStreamCentralHighSchoolDistrict.

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VALLEY STREAM CENTRAL High School students wearing El Dia de Los Muertos masks.

District 24 Celebrates Diwali By KARINA KOVAC kkovac@liherald.com

Last Thursday, students across Valley Stream District 24 elementary schools celebrated Diwali, a five-day festival of lights and one of the most celebrated holidays in India. Teachers prepared lessons and activities focused on learning the meaning and traditions of Diwali, which is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and Newar Buddhists alike. At Brooklyn Avenue Elementary School, students celebrated Diwali through art and music. Kindergarten students in Mrs. Walbrecht’s class, for example, learned the traditional folk dance, Lavani, and created their very own rangolis (an Indian symbol of welcoming good luck) with colored pencils. Second graders at Robert W.

Carbonaro lear ned all about Diwali from fellow classmate, Kimberly Goorsammy, who spoke about diyas, a traditional oil lamp used as a decoration. The class then created their very own paper lanterns in honor of the holiday. Students at William L. Buck Elementary School created PowerPoint slides touching upon different aspects of the holiday and made presentations to their classmates. Fifth-grade students celebrated the holiday by reading stories about Diwali to the school’s kindergarten students. “It was an awesome day for all three schools in the district. Diversity is the strength of our community, and celebrating different cultural holidays is integral to fostering an inclusive mindset in our students,” said Superintendent Dr. Don Sturz.

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was very nervous, but since I came here with my brother, I felt brave.

he BlounT and Torreblanca children received their doses at the Mount Sinai Vaxmobile.

my shoulders,” Marisa Torreblanca, of Long Beach, said. Her sons, Wade, 9, and Kellan, 7, were also among the group vaccinated. “I’m excited for my kids to have play dates again, to be able to take their masks off when they play sports and to just feel a little freer.” Torreblanca said she leapt at the opportunity to have her children vaccinated as soon as the federal Food and Drug Administration gave its

approval. None of the 10 children vaccinated shed tears as they took their jabs, and all received lollipops for their bravery. According to MSSN officials, trips to the Freeport, Baldwin and Island Park school districts are in the works to continue to vaccinate the youth population and return children to a normal school experience.

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sat next to her while receiving his vaccine. Their mother, Christina, said that after Annabelle and Christian get their Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceans- second doses, the whole family will be ide continued combating the pandemic by vaccinated. administering the first doses of the Covid“We are excited to do our part for the 19 vaccine to 5- to 11-year-olds community,” Torres said. “I’m in front of Long Beach City excited for them to be able to Hall last Wednesday. set the example that this is MSSN vaccinators arrived something safe and somein the Vaxmobile in the early thing that maybe more parafternoon to administer 10 ents will feel comfortable vaccines. with, so that we can resume “I think that children, once normal life and visit family they get vaccinated, can talk from out of state.” to their friends and tell them Noelle Blount’s boys — they got it and that it wasn’t Mason, 8, Jaxon, 7, and Kamthat bad,” said Dr. Twana eron, 5 — sat in chairs six feet Jackson, a MSSN pediatric apart as they were vaccinathospitalist. Jackson assured ed. The Freeport residents parents that the most con- annaBelle appeared excited to receive cerning side effect, heart Torres the vaccine, especially Noelle. inflammation, is extremely “We’ve been waiting for Island Park rare and has not required hosapproval and for this day,” she pitalizations. said, “and I feel like this was a Annabelle Torres, 7, of Island Park, researched, educated decision to keep was the first of the children to be vacci- them healthy and do our part to find clonated. “I was very nervous, but since I sure for this pandemic. It’s the first step came here with my brother, I felt brave,” in moving forward from this.” Torres said. Her brother Christian, 10, “It feels like a weight’s being lifted off

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Approximately 95 percent of Nassau County residents over the age of 18 have received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced last week. The designation gives Nassau County the highest adult vaccination rate of all sixty-two counties in New York State, according to the New York State Department of Health. Comparatively, 79.7 percent of adults in the United States have received at least one vaccine dose. “I’m proud that Nassau County has led the way in vaccinations since Day 1,” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said in a press release. “We are committed to keeping Laura up our momentum. Our high vaccination rate is saving lives and helping spur a strong economic recovery.” The County’s high vaccination rate is a “prime example of public health at its finest,” Nassau County Commissioner of Health, Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein, said in a press release. “Community partners, healthcare providers, business owners, and the general public working together to make their community a safer and healthier place. That is undoubtedly something to be proud of.” With so many vaccinated adults in Nassau, county officials are now focused on increasing vaccination rates among eligible youth, ages 12-17, according to a press release. As a part of the State’s #VaxToSchool program, residents that are between the ages of 12 to 17 who get vaccinated at the

County’s participating events will receive gift cards for Amazon, movie theatres and other incentives after receiving each shot. By increasing vaccination rates among residents ages 12 to 17, Nassau will “stay ahead of the virus and keep our communities safe,” Curran said. Earlier this year, Nassau County rolled out a Student Vaccination Initiative, which has vaccinated thousands of eligible students through popup events. The Student Vaccination Initiative engaged and trained youth ambassadors to support and encourage peers to roll up their sleeves. To further increase vaccinations among adults, Curran and the Nassau County curran Department of Health recently launched a program which offers on-site vaccination events to businesses. The program is open to all businesses, restaurants, shops and more, and offers free in-house vaccinations by appointment to all eligible employees and family members. The vaccination program has been utilized by large companies, warehouses, franchises and Herald Community Newspapers. Businesses can inquire about the program by calling 516227-9570. In addition to pop-up vaccination events, the County continues to hold weekly vaccination clinics for the general public every Wednesday at the Department of Health in Mineola. To find out more information and to make an appointment at an upcoming vaccination clinic, go online to: https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/vaccine.

VSCHS celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month By Karina Kovac kkovac@liherald.com

The Valley Stream Central High School World Language Department celebrated the contributions and cultures of the Hispanic community for Hispanic Heritage Month. Students in Spanish 4 classes researched and prepared presentations about the contributions of famous Hispanic people that have inspired multitudes. “The beauty and strength of our country is its diversity. The celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, and highlighting the many contributions of the Hispanic community, which add to the quality of life we all enjoy today, is an important part of imparting to our students a greater appreciation of that diversity,” said Dr. Joseph Pompilio, Principal of Valley Stream Central High School. Individuals that students chose to research included Sonia Sotomayor, Oscar de la Renta, Frida Kahlo, Ellen Ochoa, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Isabel Allende,

Roberto Clemente, Shakira, Ricky Martin, Sandra Cisneros, Desi Arnaz, Raúl Julia, and Celia Cruz. During the month-long celebration, students in college Spanish classes worked on the unit: Las Tradiciones. One aspect of their study focused on how food is an intricate part of one’s traditions, culture, and identity. Students researched not only foods of Hispanic origin, but the origins of others as well, such as coffee which originated in Africa, bananas from Asia and potatoes and tomatoes from Peru. On the last day of Hispanic Heritage Month, students were encouraged to represent their heritage by wearing clothing representing their ancestral countries. Photos of students were taken in front of the Hispanic Heritage Month Bulletin Board as they pointed to the countries they proudly represented. Students also enjoyed looking at the displays that teachers created in front of their classroom doors representing La República Dominicana, México, Perú and Puerto Rico.

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LEGAL NOTICE File No.: 2021-421 CITATION SURROGATE’S COURT, NASSAU COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO:Unknow persons whose names or parts of whose names, and/or place or places of residence are unknown, and cannot, after due diligent inquiry, be ascertained, who may be distributees, heirs at law and next of kin of said MILLICENT BELLAH and if any of the said distributees, heirs at law or next of kin of deceased be dead, their legal representatives, distributees and successors in interest whose names and/or places of residence and post office address are unknown, Alan Tiedrich A petition having been duly filed by Adriana Giubergia, Alejandro Giubergia, Esther Jollon, Edward Jollon, who is/are domiciled at Adriana and Alejandro Giubergia: 21 7th Street, Valley Stream, NY 11581; Esther and Edward Jollon: 4 Rose Street, Building 4, Apt. 2B, Oceanside, NY 11572. YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, on December 1, 2021, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why a Decree should not be made in the Estate of Millicent V. Bellah, aka Millicent Bellah lately domiciled at 35 7th Street, Valley Stream, New York 11581, United States admitting to probate a Will dated July 26, 2011 (and Codicil(s), if any, dated _______________) a copy of which is attached, as the Will of Millicent Bellah deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that: Letters Testamentary issued to Adriana Giubergia, Alejandro Giubergia, Esther Jollon, Edward Jollon. Letters Trusteeship issue to fbo_________________ fbo_________________ fbo_________________ fbo_________________ Letters Administration c.t.a issue to ___________________ Further relief sought (if any): Dated, Attested and Sealed, 10/1/21 Seal HON. MARGARET C. REILLY Surrogate Margaret C. Reilly Debra Keller Leimbach Chief Clerk Debra Keller Leimbach George P. Esernio Print Name of Attorney Albanese & Albanese LLP Firm (516) 248-7000

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 22nd day of October, 2021, bearing Index Number 677-21, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, NY grants me the right to assume the name of Basheva Sarah Badrian. The city and state of my present address are Valley Stream, NY; the month and year of my birth are August, 1947; the place of my birth is Wetzlar, Germany; my present name is Sara Szewa Herzberg Badrian AKA Basheva Sarah Badrian AKA Basheva S. Badrian . 128329 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given in accordance with Section 103 of the New York State General Municipal Law, that the Elmont Public Library Board of Trustees, Elmont, New York 11003 will accept sealed bids at the Elmont Public Library, Business Office, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont, New York 11003, on Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 10:00 o’clock a.m., at which time the bids will be opened and read aloud. Bid: EPL 2021-3, Plumbing: Supply and Installing Drinking Fountains The bid documents are available and may be examined at the Elmont Public Library, Business Office, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont, New York between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. All bids must be submitted on the Bid Forms supplied by the Elmont Public Library and subject to all detailed specifications, terms and conditions stated herein.

The Elmont Public Library Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids in part or whole and waive any informality, and to accept the bid which is deemed most favorable to the interests of the Elmont Public Library, Elmont, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau. Dated:11/2/21 By Order of the Elmont Public Library Board of Trustees 128386

LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU INDEX NO. 609856/2019 DATE FILED: 7/19/2019 SUMMONS L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Plaintiff, -againstGLENFORD CHONG and WAH KUI CHONG, if they be living, if they be dead, their respective heirs-atlaw, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, or through GLENFORD CHONG and WAH KUI CHONG, if they be dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, including any right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of who and whose names and places of residence re unknown to plaintiff, RUDOLPH CHONG A/K/A RUDOLPH J. CHONG; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; 341 EAST LLC, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12”, the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the summons, to serve notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York), and in case of failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the

complaint. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. David Sullivan, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated October 12, 2021 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office. THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a tax lien and to recover the amount of the tax lien and all of the interest, penalties, additions and expenses thereon to premises k/a District 30, Section 37, Block 401, Lots 40-41. Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject property. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the tax lien holder who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the tax lien holder will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: July 18, 2019 LEVY & LEVY Attorneys for Plaintiff 12 Tulip Drive Great Neck, NY 11021 (516) 487-6655 BY: JOSHUA LEVY, ESQ. #98972 127988

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A. Do things once, the best way. A deck isn’t habitable, but a sunroom is, and a permit is required. Plans have to show structural support, energy and building code compliance. Rain, moisture and ice are your primary concerns.

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Q. I’m buying a sunroom for my breakfast room on the back of my split-level house, about 8 feet off the ground. I’m being told by the contractor that I need an architect and sealed plans. Since it’s basically a kit of parts that will go on my existing deck, why do I need this? It seems like a lot of extra expense the sunroom people didn’t tell me about. If I already have a permit for the deck, it should be allowed, right? I haven’t bought the sunroom yet. I’m just trying to be sure I know the whole story before I do this, probably by spring, when the weather is better for construction. Any advice would be helpful.

Pre-engineered panel systems are designed by the company, hopefully by engineers, and should come with plans, from the manufacturer, that can be sealed and signed by their in-house engineer. If not, plans may need to be drawn from scratch by an architect or engineer that you hire so those plans can be integrated with your house. Integrated means that the company generally just sells you a product and doesn’t necessarily give any indication of how to support the unit or how to attach the unit system to your house so that it won’t leak or move. This is the general failing of the system, since, as I experienced with most of the installations, the part I could detail was free of leaking or movement, but the units themselves leaked nearly every time. We could detail how the edges of the unit could be sealed and redundantly weather-stripped and flashed, but the frames around the glass and wall edges would unseal and leak. I even met with the corporate president/owner and identified the specific problems. Promises to correct leak issues were made but not kept, and eventually I gave up. I looked at a two-year-old system while discussing other work for a home recently. The owner described the back-and-forth misery he and his family were experiencing with their sunroom and the company. Even 25 years after I gave up, the same company is still doing things the same way. You need a detail-oriented architect and installer, even if you think you don’t. The cost of doing things twice is much greater. Good luck. © 2021 Monte Leeper Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.

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t’s rare that you get the chance to meet your professional heroes, so when one of mine, former Newsday environmental reporter Dan Fagin, now the director of NYU’s graduate Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program, recently came to Hofstra University to give an hourlong talk on his seminal book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation,” I had to attend. His 462-page masterwork, published by Bantam, recounts the decades-long history of industrialSCOTT waste mismanagement and malfeaBRINTON sance in Toms River, N.J., a seaside community of about 94,000 an hour and a half south of New York City. I read the book shortly after it was published in 2014, and ever since, I had hoped to meet Fagin, now 58, of Sea Cliff. Toms River is known for its high rate of childhood cancers, in particular leukemia among girls under 5, from the early 1970s through the 2000s. Government reports attribute the spike, at least in part, to the “public health hazards” posed by widespread soil and water contamination at a now-closed Ciba-Geigy chemical plant and a massive,

illegal toxic-waste dump at Reich Farm, which has been cleaned up, but only came under consideration for removal from the federal Superfund Site list this year. Both the plant and the dump tainted local drinkingwater wells, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. In “Toms River,” Fagin details the sordid events that spread a witch’s brew of carcinogens among the good people of this otherwise safe community, which has a reputation for patriotism, a vibrant civic culture and a deep love of Little League baseball. Toms River reminds me of so many Long Island coastal communities — earnest, hard-working, conservativeleaning but not extreme in its political views, inhabited by professionals and bluecollar workers alike. And, as is the case in more than one Long Island community, innocent residents there were forced to cope with an industrial disaster not of their making. From 2001 to 2005, I reported on Freeport Power Plant No. 2, which for three decades had spewed unfiltered exhaust from its two 13,000-horsepower diesel ship engines into surrounding communities. I walked door to door in the neighborhoods around the plant, asking people whether someone in their homes had had or died of cancer, or whether they knew of any local people stricken by

the disease. In house after house in the Old Lindenmere neighborhood of Merrick, people reported that someone — or multiple people — in their homes had battled cancer or died from it, with many afflicted at young ages. In one case, an entire family of four had succumbed to unusual cancers. I could never call the neighborhood a “cancer cluster,” a designation that required confirmation through years of study to determine whether the cancer cases people reported were a random pattern — an accident of nature, if you will — or were tied to an industrial pollutant such as diesel exhaust, found by scientists to be among the most carcinogenic substances in the world. I worried about my reporting: Was I unnecessarily scaring people? Once I had begun, however, I quickly realized I couldn’t stop until the plant was shut down. Otherwise, residents would have lived in constant fear, and many potential homebuyers might have avoided the area, depressing housing prices. I wrote 44 stories, and thanks largely to then State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., Long Island Power Authority Chairman Richard Kessel, and Merrick civic activists Joe Kralovich and Bob Young, the plant was closed in March 2002 and replaced in September 2005 by a clean-burning natural-gas

hen it comes to health crises, it’s not that far from Toms River, N.J., to Freeport.

plant that included pollution controls. The old plant, grandfathered from the Clean Air Act of 1970 because it was completed in 1969, had none. I had a question for Fagin: Should journalists pursue such stories through anecdotal reporting, despite the lack of an official cancer-cluster designation? I was heartened by his answer: Journalists mustn’t ignore such stories. We must be honest with our audiences about “the lack of evidence” — that is, the dearth of state and federal data to back people’s assertions — but we should press forward. Whew! I was hoping he’d say that. Two decades later, I know that pursuing the power plant story was the right thing to do. On Oct. 22, 2001, I snapped a photo of 9-year-old Tyler Seaman, of Old Lindenmere, clutching two candles at a vigil outside a state public hearing over Plant No. 2’s operating permit. The photo appeared on the front page of the Oct. 25-Oct. 31 Merrick and Bellmore Heralds, and I included Tyler’s comments from the hearing in the story. “I am afraid every day that I will not see another day,” he said. In 2006, Tyler learned he had chordoma, a rare bone cancer that lodges at the base of the skull or in the spine. He died in 2010, at 18. 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.

To sleep, perchance to pop awake again

n my hopeful search for common ground between the political and cultural forces of the far right and the far left, I have pretty much come up empty. Until now. After much consideration and not that much scientific research (since so many people don’t believe in it anyway), I realize that what many of us have in common is sleeplessness. I generally don’t ask friends how they sleep, but more and more often, someone mentions that their sleep has RANDI changed during KREISS and post-pandemic, if we even are “post,” which is part of the problem. I imagine that folks on the right are up at night worrying about the big money the Dems want to spend. Some tell me they think that, if the Build Back Better bills pass, the money will be mismanaged or disappear into a maze of inefficient government programs. I hear fears that undeserving people will get a “free ride” and others will have to pay their tab. They think about President Biden’s age and

wonder if he can lead us in the world. Who will pay for it all? they ask. Some Republicans resist vaccine mandates and mask mandates, believing their civil liberties are being violated. They stay up at night worrying about what their kids are being taught in school. Yeah, it’s enough to keep you tossing and turning. I know what folk on the left are thinking, because that’s where I stand, although I am losing patience with the far left and finding myself drifting to the center. No wonder we can’t sleep: We’re all floating. I worry that resistance to Covid vaccine mandates will perpetuate a chronic pandemic, unleashing unknowable variants. I think the Dems, addicted to infighting, will lose a one-time opportunity to pass legislation this session that would truly help people with child care and elder care and medical coverage. Here is the chance to repair roads and bridges and outdated schools. The Dems have failed miserably in communicating the good stuff in these bills, while perseverating publicly on everything that will be left out of a compromise package. I so believe in what they’re doing, but their message isn’t reso-

nating with voters. One commentator advised the Dems to stop giving us the detailed recipe for what you’re baking and let us taste the brownies! The other stuff I worry about is, oh, basic things like no one can agree on facts or the truth or whether or not John F. Kennedy Jr. is really dead or when the last election will be overthrown. We haven’t even touched on gender rights and racial equality and climate change, and why anti-Semitism is surging across America. Last night I lay awake thinking about the fact that hundreds of QAnon followers gathered in Dallas last week to greet JFK Jr., who has been dead since 1999. They believed that he would appear and help Donald Trump become president again. How can you sleep when this kind of aberrational thinking is gaining traction? So, can we agree that wherever we sit on the political and cultural spectrum, our worries are keeping us up at night? In the world of sleep science, five major disorders are recognized: insomnia, restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea, narcolepsy and REM sleep disorder. I am describing

o matter your politics, it seems, you’ve got plenty to worry about.

something new that blossomed with the pandemic and now feels as chronic as the uncertainty with which we live. Back in 2020, once I realized that Covid19 would not be a two- or three-week sprint, my sleep changed. I would fall asleep because I was emotionally exhausted and then I would pop awake, and this would go on for hours. When I woke in the morning, my heart would be racing. I’ve learned some breathing techniques and other ways to talk myself down and relax. But I don’t sleep as peacefully as I once did. When I pop awake these days, I read a boring science article or an underwhelming book. No middle-of-the-night crosswords, bridge, Words With Friends or checking out the morning newspapers. Eventually, I sleep. So, for my friends worried about Biden and his programs, and my friends worried about the insurrection of Jan. 6 and the resurrection of a former president, watch your alcohol, caffeine and nicotine intake in the evening, get into a regular bedtime routine, exercise during the day, and if you pop awake, read or do some other quiet activity until you feel sleepy. See a doctor if symptoms persist, or if you think you saw John Junior on the grassy knoll last week. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

VALLEY STREAM HERALD — November 11, 2021

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Think green — clean your vehicle at a car wash

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ravo to New York state voters for overwhelmingly passing a ballot referendum last week adding wording to the New York Constitution’s Bill of Rights guaranteeing the right to clean water, air and a healthful environment. The measure passed with nearly 70 percent of the vote. Some 1.9 million New Yorkers voted for it, while roughly 860,000 voted against it. Clearly, New Yorkers were signaling that, yes, they care about the environment, and yes, they would like to protect it. Here’s the challenge: It’s one thing to put to paper that you care about the environment. It’s another thing entirely to act, day in and day out, in a manner that actually protects the environment. Each of our daily actions — many of them seemingly small — can either contribute to protecting our environment or potentially do irrevocable harm. Take washing your car, for example. How you wash it can have a profound effect on the environment, particularly the wetlands that hug Long Island’s shores. Here we must pause and offer high praise to the Village of Garden City, which is among the few local municipalities to prohibit residents from cleaning their cars on their own properties. It’s a critical local ordinance. Washing your car in your driveway damages the environment, because everything that is washed from it streams into the storm drains — from the

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LETTERS The people spoke at the ballot box To the Editor: Voters nationwide sent a message to our elected leaders on Nov. 2, reminding them that they do, in fact, work for us, not the other way around. The pushback put a stop to multiple socialist agendas via the power of the vote. Here are important takeaways from the election: ■ Parents should have a voice in how their children are educated. The people spoke loud and clear. Just ask Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe. Even former President Barack Obama, Vice President Kamala Harris, former U.S. Rep. Stacey Abrams of Georgia and President Biden himself couldn’t sway that vote. ■ We are not a racist nation, even though socialists keep pushing that false narrative. Now the focus has shifted to calling Black conservatives like Larry Elder and newly elected Winsome Sears the new faces of

soap and polish to oil, grease and gasoline — and eventually winds up in the wetlands and bays surrounding the Island. While there are eco-friendly biodegradable soaps, many are poisonous to marine life, often with a host of cancer-causing ingredients, from naphthalene to perchloroethylene and methylene chloride, and the phosphates that several soaps contain accelerate seaweed growth. When the seaweed reaches unnatural lengths, it breaks apart in the saltwater and rots, robbing fish of dissolved oxygen, creating dead zones in local bays. Washing your car by hand also wastes a great deal of water compared with professional car washes, which, as a matter of sound business practice, recycle 90 percent of their water. Additionally, the federal Clean Water Act of 1972 requires car washes to route wastewater to treatment facilities “designed to protect the environment,” according to the federal Environmental Protection Agency. To understand the scope of the issue at hand, we point to the Town of Hempstead, which has jurisdiction over the wetlands across Nassau’s South Shore, from Atlantic Beach in the west to Seaford in the east. That’s more than 180 miles of coastline and 17,000 acres of wetlands. Anything that seeps down through the storm drains winds up there. We would encourage any officials in charge of Nassau’s villages, towns and cities to think hard about following Garden

City’s example and prohibit residents from washing their cars in their driveways. The Town of Oyster Bay, which has jurisdiction over wetlands on both the north and south shores, addresses the issue on its Storm Water Runoff and Water Quality website, saying residents should wash their cars on their lawns rather than in their driveways. At least then the wastewater doesn’t wash into the streets, wetlands and bays, the logic goes. The State Department of Environmental Conservation offers the same suggestion. The trouble is, the practice is about as damaging to Long Island’s environment as washing your car in your driveway. Toxins slowly seep through the soil into groundwater and, eventually, the aquifers that we depend on for our drinking water. The aquifers are massive stores of underground water, deposited tens of millions of years ago. Without them we would need to import our drinking water from off Long Island, at an exorbitant cost. Bottom line: Wash your car at a professional car wash. You might pay a little more, but you’ll save yourself precious time, you’ll support an important local business, and you’ll help save the environment. Following this most recent election, we hope our government leaders from across Nassau County will double down on their efforts to protect the environment. We only have one Earth.

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f Election Day 2021 proved anything, it’s that Long Island voters shouldn’t be taken for granted. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran had been told by pollsters, Democratic Party leaders and pundits that she had this. She had attended all the civic meetings, street fairs and news conferences. She was approachable, engaged and empathic. And she spent four years raising campaign cash with the intent of spending all of it to ensure no surprises on election night. RONALD J. What she didn’t hear was the palpaROSENBERG ble anger of homeowners whose property assessments are still way out of whack. Nor could she avoid being on the same ballot with a Democratic district attorney candidate who co-sponsored the state’s bail bill that puts criminals back on the street before the arresting police can return to their patrol cars. For Curran, standing next to State Sen. Todd Kaminsky was more than minor collateral damage. Nor could she control what appears to

be an anemic county Democratic organization that is long on strategic analysis, but short on the ability to get its own supporters out to vote. The Republican candidate, Bruce Blakeman, astutely declined to follow the traditional tactics of a campaign “underdog.” He didn’t attack the incumbent. On any number of occasions, he told audiences that “she is undoubtedly a nice person.” But Blakeman would then methodically examine the policy failings of the Curran administration and let the facts speak for themselves. The voters heard, and responded. Blakeman had a crucial partner: Nassau GOP Chairman Joseph G. Cairo Jr. Quiet, reserved and a veteran of countless election nights, Cairo has the unique ability to intuitively spot political trends, recruit candidates who resonate with voters and, perhaps most important, pay attention to the grassroots mechanics of motivating voters to leave their homes on chilly, rainy November nights and head to the polls. While much coverage has been devoted to Blakeman’s victory, Cairo’s political professionalism reached beyond that single election-night win. North Hempstead,

otivating voters to leave home on a chily night and head to the polls.

LETTERS white supremacy. Sears, elected as Virginia’s first female lieutenant governor of color, broke a glass ceiling, yet she didn’t receive a minute’s recognition by mainstream media. The only thing more pathetic was the Lincoln Project attempting to paint Virginia Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin as a white supremacist, and being dumb enough to hire a Black man holding a torch to represent its twisted, lying depiction. ■ The American people do not want to defund the police. That proposal went down in flames wherever it was on the ballot. ■ The people know that inflation has been caused by the Biden agenda. Just go shopping! ■ Hispanics living along the border voted overwhelmingly to secure our borders. ■ The people know that violent crime is on the rise. ■ The people see vaccine mandates being implemented throughout the nation while members of Congress exempt themselves from them. (Just like Obamacare!) ■ The majority of people do not want bail reform. ■ The people see the hypocrisy of the recent climate-change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, that more than 400 private planes flew in to, and Biden’s motorcade in Rome only days earlier had 85 vehicles in it.

a generational Democratic enclave, went Republican, too, with Jennifer DeSena beating Wayne Wink in the race for town supervisor — no small feat given Wink’s longstanding political presence in that township and overwhelming Democratic enrollment. Cairo also knows his political history. He saw how the Nassau County Republican Party of the late 1940s reinvented itself when Long island suburbs became home to Italians, Jews and Irish seeking a place for their families in communities across post-war Long Island. Those ethnicities became the next-generation Republicans. So, it’s no surprise that Cairo nominated Republican Mazi Melesa Pilip, a first-time candidate from Great Neck, to run against incumbent Democratic County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum in the 10th District, with Pilip declaring victory last Tuesday night. And just who is this person that Cairo entrusted with this race? Pilip was born in Ethiopia, moved to Israel at age 12, and became an Israel Defense Forces paratrooper and a gunsmith before graduating with a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from the University of Haifa and

a master’s in diplomacy and security from Tel Aviv University. The ability to motivate Republican voters to make their voices heard has put two other Democratic Nassau legislative incumbents at risk, with Republican Paolo Pironi ahead of self-proclaimed “independent” Joshua Lafazan, and Republican Daniel Atler leading Democratic Legislator Arnold Drucker by several hundred votes. Absentee ballots may ultimately decide those races, but the tally thus far has certainly given the incumbents a shock. Like meteorologists, pollsters get paid whether they get the forecast right or not. Candidates should view Election Day 2021 as a cautionary tale, as the Nassau GOP wins have sent a shock wave from one end of the state to the other. The victory tally is reminding both parties that, regardless of the latest social media, computer-driven analytics, media endorsements and geo-fencing digital ads, there is no substitute for the type of grass-roots politics practiced by Cairo and the Nassau GOP. Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He founded the Garden City law firm Rosenberg Calica & Birney in 1999.

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We, the people, have spoken using the power of democracy by voting. I hope this is only the tip of the spear, and the momentum will carry through to the midterms next year. When the media lies, democracy dies. TOM O’CONNOR North Bellmore

A glance at NYC’s subway past To the Editor: On Oct. 27, 1904, the Interborough Rapid Transit company opened the first subway line. It ran nine miles uptown from City Hall on Manhattan’s East Side, across 42nd Street (today’s 42nd Street Shuttle) to Times Square, and uptown to 145th Street. It included 28 stations. More than 150,000 riders paid a 5-cent fare. The original BMT (Brooklyn Manhattan Rapid Transit — today’s B, D, J, M, N, Q, R and Z lines) and IRT (Interboro Rapid Transit — 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Franklin Avenue and Times Square shuttles) subway systems were constructed and managed by the private sector, with no government operating subsidies. Financial viability depended entirely on farebox revenues. These systems supported both the development and the economic growth of numerous neighborhoods in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens.

The Field of Honor at McVey Elementary School — East Meadow

In the 1930s, New York City began construction of the new IND (Independent Subway — today’s A, C, E, F and G lines). This new municipal system, subsidized by taxpayer dollars, provided direct competition to both the IRT and BMT. Municipal government forced them into economic ruin by denying them fare increases that would have provided access to additional revenues. Big Brother, just like the Godfa-

ther, eventually made them an offer they couldn’t refuse. The owners folded and sold out to City Hall. LARRY PENNER Great Neck Penner is transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.

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