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Seeking more pandemic help CHSD teachers ask for additional remote teaching options and Board of Education, Cruz said he was writing on behalf of Central and Memorial Junior At least a handful of Valley High School parents, students Stream teachers are and teachers who asking for additional “wish to voice oppoCovid-19 accommosition to the disdations from the trict’s current poliCentral High School cies as it relates to District, including teacher accommodaan exception for the tions vis-à-vis the use of paid sick Covid-19 pandemic.” leave days while The letter had been awaiting coronavico-signed by 146 peorus test results and ple as of press time the ability to teach Tuesday, including remotely while self12 Central, South isolating. and Memorial In a letter of sup- ANTHoNy CRuz Junior High School port distributed on Central High School faculty members. Saturday by Antho- class of 2019 The additional ny Cruz, vice presirequested accommodent of publicity dations outlined in and communications for the the letter include: Central-Memorial PTSA, and addressed to the Central High ■ The ability of all teachers, School District administration Continued on page 11
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A little rain can’t stop a visit from Santa Siblings Marajade, 9, and Logan, 6, waved from atop their mother’s car at the Hendrickson Park pool parking lot last Friday, when Santa Claus came to visit. Story, more photos, Page 3.
‘Educate, empower and advocate’ V.S. psychologist offers help through his talk show By NiColE AlCiNDoR nalcindor@liherald.com
When Valley Streamer Steve Vaccaro reflects on his adolescent years, he remembers feeling sad and lonely as he was transferred in and out of four foster homes and two shelters after his father abandoned him and his mother was too sick with multiple sclerosis to care for him. Because of the transitory nature of his childhood, said
Vaccaro, now 56, he never for med lasting friendships. Despite all this, he is now using his experiences to help others through their own hardships. Vaccaro is a psychologist with his own nonprofit, Chapters Community Support Services. He is also a host of nearly a dozen cable TV shows. In one, “Chapters Rap,” he encourages people to share their past and present struggles and journeys to help them heal by giving them
the chance to talk about their trauma while an audience provides feedback. “I always had a natural passion for helping and giving back, so I started my show ‘Chapters Rap’ to educate, empower and advocate for families going through transitions,” Vaccaro said. “I’ve had a long career of supporting and educating people, and with that knowledge, my Continued on page 15
Our COvid-19 traCker With the Covid-19 test positivity rate rising across the country, the Herald is adding a weekly coronavirus tracker to the upper-left corner of our front page to help you gauge what’s happening in your area from week to week. the number is an aggregate of the communities that this newspaper covers. data is obtained from the nassau County Covid-19 dashboard, which provides the total number of cases reported in an area since the start of the pandemic, and is updated regularly.
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Santa ClauS waved at passersby at the village drive through Winter Wonderland event on Friday at the Hendrickson Park pool parking lot.
When a ‘Winter Wonderland’ came to V.S. By Peter Belfiore pbelfiore@liherald.com
Neither rain nor a pandemic could stop the Christmas festivities in Valley Stream this year, when on Friday the village hosted a one-of-its-kind drive through winter wonderland with, of course, a visit from the big man in red himself. More than 100 cars lined up at the Hendrickson Park pool parking lot for the event, which featured live festive music from the Salvation Army band, lights, decorations, costumed characters and, finally, Santa Claus in his sled. Children also had the opportunity to drop off letters to Santa, which his elves collected in a big cardboard box. Preparation was a two-week endeavor, according to Jimmy Fitanzo, village director of recreation, with collaboration between a number of village departments. He said it was worth it, however, to give families in the neighborhood a bit of holiday cheer while keeping them safe in trying times. “We’re just trying to bring a bit of normalcy to our Valley Stream residents, to bring their families out and forget about the problems of the world for an hour or two, and it was just worth everything,” he said of the effort. Mayor Ed Fare thanked the workers for putting the wonderland together, and of course, “Santa,” he said. “Where would we be without Santa?”
Children, CloCkwiSe from top left, delivered their letters to Santa from the safety of their cars. more than 100 cars lined up at the event, which was replete with decorations and costumed characters. the Salvation army Band provided live music.
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Herald seeks Person of the Year nominations Know anyone around town who you’d describe as an exceptional do-gooder –– that PTA president, Little League coach or scout leader who goes above and beyond the call of duty; that community volunteer who gives so much of him or herself while asking for nothing in return; that volunteer firefighter or emergency medical technician who saved a life? The Valley Stream Herald is currently seeking nominations for our annual Person of the Year. All People of the Year are featured in fulllength, front-page feature stories that appear in our final issue of the year, which will be published on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31. If you know
of any unsung heroes within the community who deserve recognition for their selfless work on behalf of others, please contact us immediately by email at pbelfiore@liherald.com or write to the Valley Stream Herald, c/o Peter Belfiore at 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, N.Y. 11530. Submissions are due by Dec. 17., and the sooner we receive them, the better! Nominations are best sent by email. Along with your nominations, just give us two or three sentences why your nominee deserves recognition and provide contact information for him or her, if you can. You can nominate more than one person.
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MeMBers of Valley Stream Engine Company No. 2 are currently holding their annual Christmas Tree fundraiser sale.
PERSON OF THE YEAR nd! la Is g n o L , s o b b a h S d Goo Volunteer firefighters PrePared a tree for transport. Those interested can stop by the company’s firehouse on Brooklyn Avenue to pick one up.
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Continuing a tradition now in its third year, the Valley Stream Fire Department Engine Company No. 2 is currently holding its annual Christmas tree and wreath sale, and residents can stop by the company’s Brooklyn Avenue firehouse Thursdays, Fridays Saturdays and Sundays to purchase up a tree while supplies last. The sale funds additional training and equipment for the volunteer firefighters at the company, according VSFD Captain Tom McBride. Trees for sale come in a variety of sizes and wreaths come pre-decorated. “We want everybody to enjoy the holidays the best they can,” McBride said, “especially with the rough time everyone’s having this year.” It is the third year Engine Company No. 2 has held a Christmas tree sale
hours of operation Thursday: 4 to 9 p.m. Friday: 4 to 11 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday: 8 a.m. to ?? fundraiser and McBride said the volunteers plan on continuing it for many more to come. “It’d be nice for everybody to come out and support them,” Valley Stream Fire Chief Eugene O’Brien said. “They always have very good trees, very healthy and they always last a long time. It’s always good to support the local volunteers.”
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What’s neWs in and out of the classroom
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District 30 kindergarteners talk fire safety In honor of Fire Prevention Month, kindergarten classes at Clear Stream Avenue and Shaw Avenue elementary schools received a special visit from local firefighters. Members of Engine Company No. 4 of the Valley Stream Fire Department pulled up to the front of each school in their fire truck to discuss fire safety with the young students. The kindergarten classes learned about important safety rules such as when to call 911, how to stop, drop and roll and how to feel a door with the back of your hand in a fire emergency. The firefighters also showed the students their gear and taught them not to be afraid if a firefighter enters their house during an emergency. During Clear Stream Avenue’s presentation, former Clear Stream Avenue graduate Ryan Ortiz demonstrated how firefighters stay safe while extinguishing fires. Photos courtesy District 30
Compiled by Peter Belfiore
Kindergarten students from Clear Stream Avenue School participated in a fire safety lesson outside with members of the VSFD.
Best Wishes to all for a Joyous Holiday Season! Edwin A. Fare Mayor
Dermond E. Thomas Deputy Mayor
John L. Tufarelli Vincent M. Grasso Sean Wright
shaw avenue Kindergartner Gianna Savala explored the firetruck.
Trustees
Virginia Clavin-Higgins Village Judge
JAMES J. HunTEr Village Clerk
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ron garofalo, above, from Engine Company No. 4 educated Clear Stream Avenue students about the fire truck.
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events and activities
community update Ongoing
Thursday, Dec. 17
Woodland animal ornaments
Alphabet soup - G is for goose
At the Elmont Public Library, from Dec. 1 to 15, teens in seventh to twelfth grades only, can pick up a craft kit of materials and follow along with a youtube video tutorial to learn how to make a woodland animal ornament. Contact: Teen services; (516) 3545280 or elmontteens@elmontlibrary.org for the times.
At the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, at 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., children, ages 3 to 5 with a caregiver will listen to goose stories and make a goose craft. Participants should bring something to storytime that starts with the letter G. Craft materials will be provided by the library for contactless curbside pickup. Registration is required. Registered children will receive the Zoom information and will receive a call about craft materials pick-up. Register here: https://forms. gle/2oTTfztLQYYmqnkYA
Friday, Dec. 11 Toys for tots The Village of Valley Stream is participating in a Toys for tots program. Participants will donate an unwrapped toy. Drop off locations are The Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, The Valley Stream Pool Complex and Valley Stream Village Hall. The donation deadline is Friday, Dec. 11.
Toddlers, tots and tykes storytime At the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, at 11:30 to 11:45 a.m., children up to to 3 years old with their caregivers will engage in story time, sing songs and hear rhymes over Zoom. Older children are welcome to attend. Send an email to; kidsroomvs@nassaulibrary.org or message the library on Facebook to receive Zoom information. Requests for Zoom information less than an hour before the program might not be seen.
Teen virtual pictionary At the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, at 4 to 4:45 p.m., teens will play virtual pictionary over Zoom. Contact teen librarian, Ms. Kenney at vsteens@nassaulibrary.org to register or call (516) 825-6422. Requests for Zoom information less than an hour before the program may not be seen.
Saturday, Dec. 12 Job search Rx - N.Y.S. Dept. of Labor At the Henry Waldinger Memorial
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Paper recycling this week The Valley Stream Sanitation Department is collecting paper and cardboard recyclables for the week of Dec. 14. Plastic, glass and metal will be picked up the following week.
Library, at 10 to 11 a.m., a virtual workshop will take place for participants to hear about various job search resources available from the New York State Department of Labor website. All are welcome. Send the library a message on Facebook or send an email to hwmlcontact@hotmail.com for the Zoom information.
Learn to code - for iPads or Macs At the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, at 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., children in third- to fourth-grade and up, will participate in a Zoom meeting led by teen volunteer, Sawaira, to learn about the basics of coding on an iPad or MAC using two free apps - Swift Playgrounds and Scratch Jr. Participants will need two devices; an iPad or MAC computer for coding and another device for the Zoom meeting. Registration is
required. Send an email to; hwmlcontact@hotmail.com to register and to receive Zoom information.
Tuesday, Dec. 15
Monday, Dec. 14
At the Elmont Public Library, adults will participate in an adults baking coach YouTube program on the topic of ruby red velvet cupcakes. Register with your email to receive the recipe for this program, which will be posted on the library’s adult services page at www. elmontlibrary.org on Dec. 15. Registration to receive the recipe ends the day before the program. Contact: adult reference (516) 354-5280 EXT. 223 or reference@elmontlibrary.org.
Ms. K’s read-aloud At the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, at 4 to 4:45 p.m., children in Kindergarten to sixth grade, will join children’s librarian Ms. K as she reads chapters from a book selected by the children. Send an email to kidsroomvs@nassaulibrary.org or message the library on Facebook to receive Zoom information. Requests for Zoom info less than an hour before the program may not be seen.
Adults baking coach: ruby red velvet cupcakes
At the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, at 11 to 11:45 a.m., children birth to 3 years old with their caregivers will engage in story time, sing songs and hear rhymes over Zoom. Older children are welcome to attend. Send an email to; kidsroomvs@nassaulibrary.org or message the library on Facebook to receive Zoom information. Requests for Zoom information less than an hour before the program may not be seen.
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 pbelfiore@liherald.com
The Masjid Hamza food pantry is open every Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. According to the Village of Valley Stream official website, on Saturday Nov. 15, 2014 pro football leg The Village currently has an ongoing video short series called “The Valley Stream Road Show.” The Valley Stream Presbyterian Church serves as an emergency food distribution center on Saturdays. The village Sanitation Department is collecting paper recyclables for the week of Dec. 14.
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It’s a wrap for Herald holiday contest The results are in for Herald Community Newspapers first Holiday Wrapping Paper Contest! In the spirit of giving, and to spread holiday cheer throughout our communities, the Herald invited students in grades kindergarten to 12 to create original giftwrap designs. We are pleased to share their creative designs with our readers in this edition of your newspaper. The Herald was thrilled with the enthusiastic response to the contest. Teachers in schools throughout our communities used the contest as a class assignment. To our delight, we received hundreds of submissions. As you can imagine, our panel of judges found it too difficult to select just one winner per paper. Our solution was to create a patchwork quilt effect to display all the wonderful and creative artwork. The winning designs are printed on newsprint wrapping in this week’s editions as an insert. The larger center designs are the first-place winners from each town. Runner-up selections, from an array of towns, form the border. Brighten up a holiday season unlike any other by using this wrapping paper for your gifts to loved ones. For those who would like additional wrapping paper sheets, they can be purchased at the Herald office at 2 Endo Blvd. in Garden City. Congratulations to all the winners!
Baldwin
First Place Baldwin – Datrell Williams Baldwin - Genao Runners-up Freeport – Tyler Acquavella North Bellmore – Briana Sayoc Oceanside – Anna Sokoli Oceanside – Brody Lucas Oceanside – Hailey Bischoff Oceanside – Hannah Weininger Oceanside – Makayla Sheriff Rockville Centre – Benjamin Yin Rockville Centre – Caroline Dunham Rockville Centre – Clare McKenna Rockville Centre – Finley Sarva Rockville Centre – Isabelle Fuentes Rockville Centre – Madeline McKenna Rockville Centre – Nicholas Amato Rockville Centre – Patrick McKenna Rosedale – Avalyn Peters
Valley Stream
First Place Rockville Centre – Benjamin Yin Valley Stream – Gianna Moran Valley Stream – Joseph DiMaio Valley Stream – Lairabelle Snyder Feintuch Runners-up East Rockaway – Juliana Becker Elmont – Isabella Reichbach Franklin Square – Lillian Wilde Hewlett – Natalie Villatoro Lawrence – Heather McHale Lynbrook – Grace Dillard Lynbrook – Madison Moore Lynbrook – Veer Goel Malverne – Lorelai Thrasher Merrick – Ben Ferraro Merrick – Matheo Esquivel North Bellmore – Kayla DiMaio North Bellmore – Olivia Lettieri Rockville Centre – Clare McKenna Valley Stream – Kayla Diaz Wantagh – Megan Martone
Oceanside - Anna Oceanside - Makayla Long Beach - Georgia Bellmore - Jessica Rockville Centre - Clare Wantagh - Megan East Meadow - Andrea
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Winners Merrick – Ben Ferraro Merrick – Jenna Gorelik Merrick – Sophia Atela Merrick - Lindsay Nashtick
THiS winninG wRappinG paper was produced by Datrell Williams, of Baldwin. Oceanside
First Place Long Beach – Georgia Rector Oceanside – Anna Sokoli Oceanside – Brody Lucas Oceanside – Makayla Sheriff Runners-up Oceanside – Aiden Eltabib Oceanside – Andrea Ocasio Oceanside – Ava Cardiello Oceanside – Chloe Zapata Oceanside – Cole Ocera Oceanside – Gabriella Streshinskaya Oceanside – Gianna Maley Oceanside – Hazel Odayan Oceanside – Jacklyn Kirichenko Oceanside – Jonathan Kirichenko Oceanside – Liana Horan Oceanside – Logan Miller Oceanside – Madison Serino Oceanside – Nikos Athanasopoulos Oceanside – Reid Levine Oceanside – Samantha Madden
East Meadow
First Place East Meadow – Andrea Faye Dungca Merrick – Matheo Esquivel North Bellmore – Kayla DIaz Wantagh – Megan Martone Runners-up Bellmore – Garifalia Vatougios Bellmore – Michaela Dietrich Bellmore – Penny Graff Bellmore – Rex Dietrich Merrick – Ben Ferraro Merrick – Grace Gallo Merrick – Jenna Gorelik Merrick – John Costalas Merrick – Leighton Gauldie Merrick – Lindsay Nashatik Merrick – Shivonne Barry Merrick – Sophia Atela Merrick – Valentina Alferi North Bellmore – Alison Niedfeld North Bellmore – Bella Lanzello North Bellmore – Briana Sayoc
Lynbrook
First Place Lynbrook – Charli Celentano Lynbrook – Grace Dillard Lynbrook – Madison Moore Lynbrook – Veer Goel Runners-up East Rockaway – Alyssa Villatoro
East Rockaway – Christopher Buccino East Rockaway – Frankie Zangari East Rockaway – Isabella DiChiara East Rockaway – Jayden Vacchio East Rockaway – Juliana Becker East Rockaway – Violet Buccino Hewlett – Natalie Villatoro Lawrence – Heather McHale Lynbrook – Alexandra Turman Lynbrook – Ava Sionov Lynbrook – Fiona Barcellino Lynbrook – Giovanna Malverne – Lorelai Thrasher Valley Stream – Gianna Moran Valley Stream – Lairabelle Snyder Feintuch
Sea Cliff/Glen Head
First Place Glen Head – Arianna Amato Glen Head – Lienna Riess Glen Head – Mikaela Riess Sea Cliff – Scarlett Bader Runners-up Baldwin - Genao Bellmore – Jessica Kane East Meadow – Andrea Faye Dungca East Norwich – Lauren Cunningham East Rockaway – Charlie Celentano Glen Cove – Jennifer Racanelli Glen Head – Anthony Amato Glen Head – Samara Riess, Long Beach – Georgia Rector Merrick – Jenna Gorelik North Bellmore - Kayla Diaz Oceanside – Anna Sokoli Oceanside – Makayla Sheriff Rockville Centre – Benjamin Yin Rockville Centre – Clare McKenna Wantagh – Megan Martone
Glen Cove
Winners Glen Head - Arianna Glen Head - Lienna Glen Head - Mikaela Sea Cliff - Scarlett Runners-up Glen Cove - Jennifer Baldwin - Genao East Rockaway - Charli Merrick – Jenna Gorelik Glen Head - Samara North Bellmore - Kayla Rockville Centre - Benjamin East Norwich - Lauren Glen Head - Anthony
Runners-up Bellmore – Brendan Radicone Bellmore – Rex Dietrich Merrick – Caleb Shogan Merrick – Grace Gallo Merrick – John Costalas Merrick – Lacey Behrens Merrick – Leighton Gauldie Merrick – Luke Julian Kaplan Merrick – Shivonne Barry Merrick – Zoey Stiegelbauer North Bellmore - Kayla North Bellmore - Matthew North Bellmore - Olivia North Bellmore - Daniela North Bellmore - Briana North Bellmore - Bella
Bellmore
First Place Bellmore - Rex North Bellmore - Briana North Bellmore - Kayla North Bellmore - Olivia Runners-up Bellmore – Jessica Kane Bellmore – Michaela Dietrich Bellmore – Penny Graff Merrick – Caleb Shogan Merrick – Grace Gallo Merrick – John Costalas Merrick – Leighton Gauldie Merrick – Luke Julian Kaplan Merrick – Shivonne Barry North Bellmore – Alison Niedfeld North Bellmore – Bella Lanzello North Bellmore: Daniela Sicignano North Bellmore – Emily Radicone North Bellmore – Emma Showerer North Bellmore – Matthew Fugieri North Bellmore – Paige Harvey
Rockville Centre
First Place Rockville Centre – Benjamin Yin Rockville Centre – Clare McKenna Rockville Centre – Gabriella Amato Rockville Centre – Siena Macaluso Runners-up Baldwin – Datrell Williams Baldwin - Genao Hewlett – Natalie Villatoro Lawrence – Heather McHale Long Beach – Georgia Rector Malverne – Lorelai Thrasher Merrick – Charles Alessi Oceanside – Makayla Sheriff Rockville Centre – Caroline Dunham Rockville Centre - Finley Sarva Rockville Centre – Guiliana Gervino Rockville Centre – Isabelle Fuentes Rockville Centre – Madeline McKenna Rockville Centre – Nicholas Amato Rockville Centre – Patrick McKenna Rosedale – Avalyn Peters
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Herald sports Molloy comes off 22-win campaign By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com
Molloy College women’s basketball enjoyed one of the best seasons in program history in 2019-2020, going 22-9 overall and reaching the East Coast Conference title game. “Twenty-two is just a number,” coach Joe Pellicane said. “It’s how you get your wins. What makes that 22 so special is the quality opponents we beat along the way. We beat Stonehill, the Northeast-10 champions,, early in the season, and that set the tone.” Molloy ranked No. 12 in the country in strength of schedule and in the top 5 in points allowed and defensive field goal percentage. “We’ve always taken great pride in defense,” Pellicane said. “Those accomplishments are something to hang our hat on.” Turning the page on a new season with what appears to be many obstacles on and off the court, the Lions return one fulltime starter, senior guard/forward Gabrielle Aspuru, and will look to resume practice sometime in December to prepare for the Jan. 9 opener at Robert Wesleyan. “We started individual workouts in October and hope to be back on the court soon,” Pellicane said. “Nothing is guaranteed this season. I’m hoping for the best. I’m blessed to be teaching and coaching an exceptional group of young ladies.” Barring any changes, the 18-game ECC schedule and postseason tournament will be played without fans. The Lions won’t participate in any non-conference games. In addition to Robert Wesleyan, they’ll also face defending champ Daemen, D’Youville, District of Columbia, Staten Island, Queens, Bridgeport, Mercy and St. Thomas Aquinas twice each. Pellicane described Aspuru as one of the best players in the conference. She was an All-ECC selection last season after starting all 31 games and averaging 12.6 points and 5.9 rebounds, ranking second on the team in both categories. She also blocked 35 shots. “Gabrielle is multidimensional on both ends and can defend anyone,” Pellicane said. “She’s a big-time winner and a captain on and off the court. She has a great motor and attitude and we’re fortunate to have her on our side.” Point guard Giolibeth Perez was limited to 18 games (all starts) last season due to injury and will miss all of 2020-21. Her 7.2 points per game and ability to get teammates involved (74 assists.). Perez’s absence leaves Aspuru as the only top seven scorer back in the fold. Junior Katie Marquardt, who averaged 16 minutes per game last season in a reserve role, is expected to assume a larger role and could handle the point. Pellicane said she brings a tremendous basketball IQ and leadership ability. “We trust Katie with the ball,” he said. Senior Mackenzie Burke and redshirt
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sophomore Maryanne Ba gonis, a Mepham High School graduate, bring experience to the backcourt. One of the program’s newcomers is sophomore guard Trinity Hudson, a former standout at Glen Cove High School. “Trinity is very athletic and I’m looking forward to being able to work with her,” Pellicane said. At forward, senior Morgan Staab, a Lynbrook resident and Kellenberg High School grad, appeared in 18 games last season and will have an opportunity for a more defined role, Pellicane noted. “She shoots, rebounds and defends well,” he said. Graduate student Mikaiya Moore could make an impact in the frontcourt along with freshman 6-foot-2 center Danielle Hippner, who starred at East Meadow High School. “We haven’t been able to define much without much practice,” Pellicane said. “We’re taking it one day at a time.”
JuNIOr guard KaTIE Marquardt, top, appeared in 29 games last season, including three starts, and could assume a larger role. gaBrIELa aSpuru wILL be counted on to produce offense and leadership for the Lions after starting all 31 games last winter.
Teachers ask for more Covid accommodations regardless of medical exemption, to teach from home. ■ Full pay for those giving remote instruction. ■ An exemption for the use of paid sick leave for teachers awaiting coronavirus test results, who are self-isolating because of a positive coronavirus test result or who are staying home with a family member who is self-isolating. ■ A return of or compensation for sick days that teachers were instructed to use. Cruz, a 2019 Central High graduate, told the Herald that in writing the letter he was operating in an unofficial capacity outside the PTSA, and was prompted to do so after a handful of teachers reached out to him on Friday with their concerns. In addition to reports of teachers who had difficulty obtaining medical exemptions to teach from home and concerns about the use of paid sick leave, Cruz said their chief worry was the inability to teach remotely while awaiting test results or when a teacher tests positive for the coronavirus but is asymptomatic. “From a teacher’s perspective, it’s them wanting to teach their students,” Cruz said. “Let’s just say a teacher does test positive, so they have to quarantine, but they’re asymptomatic. They’re physically able to do things, but because they’re
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at home, they’re unable to teach remotely. “On the students’ side, they’re missing out on that interaction with their teacher, aside from getting assignments from [a substitute], which isn’t teaching,” he continued. Cruz said the next steps would involve the Valley Stream Teachers Association — the union representing all teachers in Valley Stream — bringing the concerns to the district administration. VSTA President Richard Adams said discussions with all four of Valley Stream’s school administrations regarding teacher accommodations during the pandemic had begun over the summer, and would continue. Additionally, although Cruz was not speaking officially for the PTSA, Adams said the group’s assistance was not required at this time. “The VSTA is always glad to have the support of the PTSA,” he said. “However, in this case, the VSTA did not reach out to the PTSA for support.” Responding to an inquiry, Dr. Bill Heidenreich, the Central High School District Schools superintendent, issued a statement: “Students and staff are always our top priority. The district adheres to all guidelines and remains in compliance with all Nassau County Department of Health and New York State Education Department requirements for instruction during the Covid-19 pandemic.”
CSHD super issues apology after alleged gym spat the disease and cough all over everyone,” he said in another message. In response, the gym reportedly notiCentral High School District Schools fied Nassau County police, but ultimately Superintendent Dr. Bill Heidenreich decided to cancel his membership instead issued an apology to the school communi- of pressing charges, the Post also reportty on Sunday after he reported. edly threatened to “cough on Shortly after the article’s everyone” at his local gym in publication, Lauriel Orsanoresponse to notifications that Morales of Franklin Square his membership would soon circulated a petition, calling be unfrozen. for Heidenreich to resign sayOn Dec. 5, the New York ing, “Our children deserve Post reported that in a series better than to have their leadof text and voice messages er say such disturbing sent to the gym in midremarks.” November, Heidenreich told As of press time on Tuesstaff at an Orangetheory Fitday, the petition had received ness location in Merrick that Dr. Bill Heidenreich 523 signatures. he was self-isolating after In an email sent on Sunday, coming in contact with someDec. 6 to the Central High one who had tested positive for the coro- School District community, Heidenreich navirus, and would pose a danger to gym- said he had “acted inappropriately” to goers if his membership was unfrozen. notifications from the gym, which he said “I’m demanding that you freeze my he felt were “harassing in nature,” and membership for another month,” Heiden- apologized. reich could be heard saying in one of the “My family has recently been addressvoice messages obtained by the Post, “if ing a difficult and traumatic issue,” he you don’t I’m going to cough all over added. “However, there is no excuse for everyone.” my comments.” “I’m happy to come in there and spread
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Long Island business owners, particularly its restaurateurs, are feeling anxious and confused once again after a fourmonth period of relative calm following last spring’s deadly local outbreak of the coronavirus, which forced shops and eateries to shutter before slowly opening back up over the summer and into the fall. The big question now is, will businesses face tighter restrictions again because of a second infection wave that has surged across the country, including in New York, in recent weeks? “Is there going to be a shutdown? Is there not going to be a shutdown?” asked Harry Malhotra, director of the South Asian Chamber of Commerce, during an online hour-long panel discussion, “Main Street Business Survival,” on Dec. 3 at the Long Island Smart Growth Summit, hosted by the nonprofit Vision Long Island. Such questions weigh heavily on small-business owners these days, Malhotra said. The answers will depend, in part, on the degree to which the Covid-19 virus spreads, and whether it can be controlled, according to government officials. Starting in mid-November, Gov. Andrew Cuomo imposed a 10 p.m. closing time for bars, restaurants, gyms and any
Malhotra noted the crippling effect of establishments that serve alcohol, including bowling alleys. The measure, said Cuomo’s November order, restricting residential gatherings to 10 or fewer people, Frank Camarano, first vice president of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Com- on a number of restaurants and catering merce, has been “catastrophic for restau- halls. The order means no or few catered parties in homes, a critical rants.” source of income for many Restaurants can serve restaurateurs. “All parties curbside pickup and delivery canceled again,” he said. orders after 10 p.m., but not “Everything is gone again.” liquor to go. Elizabeth Wellington, depCuomo’s order came at a uty director of the Long time when Covid-19 cases Island African American began to tick back up. In Chamber of Commerce, said early October, the percentage the public “must support of tests for the virus that downtown businesses.” came back positive hovered Neil Seiden, president of around 1 percent, according the financial advisory firm to New York state’s coronaviAsset Enhancement Solurus dashboard. By mid- Harry tions, in Uniondale, noted November, it was above 3 perMalHotra that the federal Paycheck cent. As of Dec. 1, it was close Protection Program, which to 6 percent, with a seven-day Director, South provided Small Business rolling average of 4.9 percent. Asian Chamber Administration loans that By comparison, in April, of Commerce would be forgiven if a compathe percentage of positive ny kept all of its employees tests was above 20 percent at on, ended Aug. 8. “Hopefully,” Seiden times, before declining. For business owners, “It’s very diffi- said, “Congress can agree” on another cult … It’s like a tsunami coming down, round of economic stimulus — which, at and they don’t know where to go,” said press time, seemed increasingly likely. So, Luis Vasquez, president and CEO of the he said, business owners must be preLong Island Hispanic Chamber of Com- pared to apply for aid if and when the merce, adding, “It’s very confusing. next stimulus package is approved. In recent days, House Speaker Nancy There is no roadmap.” His organization’s objective, he said, is to be an information- Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell were in talks over a $908 bilal resource for its members.
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Experts: Expand 5G to increase connectivity nalcindor@liherald.com
Internet use has rapidly increased across the country as meetings and events have switched to virtual platforms. As a result, many devices have slowed. Most Americans have relied in recent years on 4G broadband cellular networks to connect to the internet on their devices. Starting last year, however, a select number of areas across the country have upgraded to 5G — the fifth generation of broadband connectivity. On Dec. 3, Herald Inside LI held a webinar, sponsored by Crown Castle and New Yorkers for 5G, to educate Long Islanders about 5G. In the Zoom meeting, experts said America will likely see more areas adopt the new network in the near future. “5G is a platform for innovation because it will improve internet service by making it faster, and with 5G, people will be able to download more on the internet,” said Karmen Rajamani, director of Crown Castle East Area, which works with governments and private companies to build out communications infrastructure. “With this pandemic, we are losing so many businesses; however, when we have technological advancements through 5G, new small and medium-sized businesses will come into fruition, and with that, more people will need to hire new people for those local businesses. Also, 5G will help new medium-sized businesses grow into larger ones.” Caitlin Brookner, spokeswoman for New Yorkers for 5G, a statewide coalition of chambers of commerce, health care providers, real estate groups and development organizations, said the country is facing a technology crisis because of increased internet use. Communities of color in cities and underserved areas with weaker internet connections have been most affected during the pandemic. “Many people lack access to high-speed internet, and this affects their ability to do online schooling and maybe
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oN dec. 3, Herald Inside LI held a webinar to educate Long Islanders about 5G. even prevents them from socializing during this pandemic. 5G is the next generation of connectivity,” Brookner said. “The digital divide is not color blind. High-speed internet can serve as a social justice catalyst to allow for minorities to have better internet access when trying to speak with professors, etc. We need to make sure that minority communities aren’t left behind in the next wave of 5G.” “This internet crisis is a social justice issue, and 5G will help break this divide,” agreed Matt Cohen, vice president of government affairs and communications for the Long Island Association. “5G will hopefully help minority communities to not have to go to a hot spot on the side of
the road to connect to teachers or to get a doctor’s appointment.” According to Jim Misewich, associate laboratory director of energy and photon sciences at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, in Suffolk County, having 5G in more communities could also lead to new scientific findings and breakthroughs. Under a 4G network, Misewich said, “We cannot study the full structure of the nucleus using a classical computer, but we will be able to understand all this better if we have 5G. We will be able to model things on computers that we currently can’t model now using 5G, which can lead to new discoveries in science.” Both Brookner and Rajamani said expanding 5G coverage to more communities across the nation will help doctors to perform surgeries remotely, and it will provide better connectivity when people reach out to first responders for help. “Eighty percent of 911 calls are made from a cellular device, and 5G will deliver better and faster responses and better access to first responders,” Brookner said. “People and first responders might even be able to send pictures in real time of their situations, which would be an advantage.” For more information on 5G, specifically how it will affect health care workers and first responders, tune in to part two of the Herald Inside LI Webinar about 5G at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 10. Expected guest panelists will include Dr. Purna Prasad, chief technology officer for Northwell Health; Ana Rua, government affairs manager for New York Crown Castle; and Fan Ye, associate professor of the electrical and computer engineering department at Stony Brook University. To sign up for part two of the Power of 5G series, go to www.LIHerald.com/5G2. To view a recording of part one of this webinar and to register for future ones, visit liherald.com/insideli.
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“Chapters rap,” hosted by Steve Vaccaro, began eight years ago as a WGBB radio segment, before becoming a cable TV show. “I was adopted, and not having my biological family was difficult. I had to rely on someone else to raise me, just like Steve did many times,” said Ray Negron, who has known Vaccaro three years and, with him, co-hosts the sports and entertainment show, “Reach out with Ray and
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Steve.” “Our journeys are similar, and Steve inspires me.” Donna Chirico, a former dean of arts
and sciences and a psychology professor at CUNY York College in Queens, said Vaccaro recognizes the strengths in others. “Steve is an inspirational person, and he impacted me because he’s generous and sensitive to the needs of others and their unique circumstances,” said Chirico, who has known him six years and has been a guest on his show. State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages also said Vaccaro inspires her. “Steve brings together young and elderly people, and he helps them share their stories, and he’s a nice person who is always there to help,” she said. Mel Campos, who lives in New Rochelle and who has a daughter with severe cerebral palsy, said that Vaccaro gave his daughter a way to share her story on “Chapters Rap.” Campos said his daughter’s disability has caused her to be unable to speak since birth, and she communicates through a dino-box machine, which she can program to say certain phrases. “Young people with disabilities rarely get a platform to share their voices, and they are remarkable and resilient people, who oftentimes want to be respected as intelligent and contributing members of society,” said Campos, who said he has known Vaccaro for about 15 years while working with him on food drives and other charities. “Steve gave my daughter the chance to express herself, while many other people have not given her that chance.” If you are interested in sharing a story on “Chapters Rap,” email chapterscss@ aol.com, call (516) 476-6271 or mail to Chapters Rap P.O. Box 243, Valley Stream 11580.
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LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF VALLEY STREAM 123 So. Central Avenue Valley Stream, New York 11580 516-592-5105 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NEW YORK STATE GOVERNOR CUOMO’S EXECUTIVE ORDER DATED MARCH 7, 2020 AND LATER AMENDMENTS THEREOF ON THE TEMPORARY SUSPENSION AND MODIFICATION OF NYS LAWS RELATING TO THE DISASTER EMERGENCY. ARE UPDATED BY GOVERNOR CUOMO’S EXECUTIVE ORDER DATED AUGUST 6, 2020, PUBLIC BODIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT MEETINGS REMOTELY SO LONG AS THEY (1) ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO VIEW OR LISTEN TO SUCH MEETINGS, (2) RECORD THE MEETINGS AND (3) TRANSCRIBE SUCH MEETINGS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME PERIOD. OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION AND IN LIGHT
OF THE CURRENT GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS, ALL VALLEY STREAM MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS WILL BE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution and the provisions of the Village Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, as amended, a Public Hearing will take place on Monday the 21st day of December, 2020 at 7:00 o’clock p.m. in the Village Hall Auditorium, 123 South Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York on ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/ j/714814096 to consider the enactment of the following local law: PROPOSED LOCAL LAW C - 2020 - A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL MAP OF THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF VALLEY STREAM BY CHANGING A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND IN A C-1 DISTRICT TO THE CA FLOATING MULTIPLE DWELLING DISTRICT.
The proposed local law is available on the Village website www.vsvny.org or you may call the Office of the Village Clerk to request a copy on regular business days between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on the proposed local law at the time and place aforesaid. Dated: Valley Stream, New York December 10, 2020 By Order of the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream JAMES J. HUNTER Village Clerk 124074
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hen I first came to the Herald in January to cover Long Beach, I took in what most others see — the fine beaches, the beautiful boardwalk, the tony restaurants on Park Avenue and the cool, funky bars on the West End. But the coronavirus peeled back the layers fast, and what emerged was a portrait not normally associated with Long Beach, a place with a high median household income, fine homes, razor-cut lawns and a busy downtown. What came as a surprise to me was the sigJaMes number BeRnsTein nificant of people living below the poverty level, and the long lines for food whenever it’s given out by the city, the Martin Luther King Center or one of the religious organizations. Some 6.9 percent of Long Beach’s 33,000 residents live below the federal poverty level of about $24,250 for a family of four. This seems high in a city where, according to the most recent U.S. Census figures, the median household income is $93,722 and the median property value is $478,800.
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These surprising poverty figures aren’t unique to Long Beach. The larger picture is worse: Long Island has for some time been turning into a tale of two societies, one well-to-do and the other struggling. Our vast middle class, for which we were long known around the country, is vanishing. Our once thrumming manufacturing base, made up of major national aircraft companies such as the old Grumman Corp., in Bethpage, and Fairchild Republic Co., in Farmingdale, is gone. Those companies provided good-paying jobs that supported solid middleclass families, and boasted of generations of employees from the same families — greatgrandfathers, grandfathers and fathers (and mothers). But those companies, and the workforces they spawned, have never been replaced. As a long-simmering result, Long Island’s poverty level has grown to an eye-popping 6.6 percent, according to the census — the highest since President Dwight Eisenhower’s last year in the White House, 1959. In once solid middle-class towns such as Levittown (the nation’s first post-
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World-War II suburb), Baldwin and East Meadow, there are too many struggles to make ends meet, a crisis that was taking shape even before the onset of the coronavirus, as thousands of good-paying careers were replaced by mostly lowerpaying service positions. Now, even those jobs are disappearing in the pandemic. According to Long Island Cares, a leading philanthropic organization, 10 percent of Long Islanders must make use of a food pantry every week. And in some Long Island school districts, some 80 percent of students are eligible for free breakfasts or lunches at school. Of course, poverty and food insecurity have tragically been the norm in a number of Long Island communities since Nassau and Suffolk mostly abandoned potato farming in the middle of the 20th century. The issue is, these dreadful realities are spreading rapidly, sinking more and more people into food insecurity. I’ve asked myself many times why this should be so in a well-educated, largely compassionate place like Long Island. Why, in Long Beach, are we building so many multi-million-dollar oceanfront condos when there is a crying need for
n our once solid middleclass towns, there are too many struggles to make ends meet.
more affordable housing? We can, after all, accommodate both. Why, at local government meetings, do we not hear more about what municipalities are doing about food insecurity and poverty? Why should there be long food lines at all outside the MLK Center or other agencies? All is not lost, however, and Long Islanders, hearty, giving and caring, have survived hard times before. We made it through the horrors of 9/11, after losing so many brave first responders and other citizens in the World Trade Center towers. We made it through the ravages of Superstorm Sandy, and rebuilt our communities and our lives. We were able to do these things because we reached out to others, either to offer life’s necessities like food, clothing and shelter, or just a friendly hand. What seemed like small steps proved life-saving to many. And we can do it all again. Once more, our efforts may seem small, but they can be life-saving. We can donate to some awfully important organizations: Island Harvest (IslandHarvest.org), Long Island Cares (info@licares.org), the Harry Chapin Foundation (harrychapinfoundation@ aol.com) or the Long Island Community Foundation (info@licf.org.) Over the years, what seemed like small steps have taken us where we needed to be. Maybe they weren’t so small after all. James Bernstein is the editor of the Long Beach Herald.
Saying goodbye to a force of nature on four paws
want to tell you the end of the story, since I’ve already shared the beginning and the middle in other columns. In our family, we love our dogs wildly and too well. When my daughter adopted Grandma the dog as a little pup from her local Humane Society, she felt good about taking in a rescue and also about the family getting a beauty of a dog for nothing. But nothing is for nothing. You’ve heard Randi about Grandma. kReiss Many people west of the Mississippi have heard about Grandma, but east of the Mississippi, only readers of this column know about her. She was the extraordinary black lab mix my daughter found at a shelter near the mountain town where she lives. Grandma was one of 11, and she and all her siblings regularly ran the trails around their town, exercising themselves and their humans. Once a year, on their birthday, the town hosts a barbecue down by the lake, marked by lots of splashing and tossing and fetching. Grandma had been touched by both
grace and abundant luck, both good and bad. She was strong, carried her own food on her back on overnight hikes, protected her humans and wasn’t afraid to challenge the occasional buck she encountered on the trail. When she was just 6 months old, Grandma nosed her way into the ski shack on the mountain and ate a dish of rat poison. As she started to seize, my daughter grabbed an emergency medical kit, poured an emetic down her throat and kept her alive until they could get to the emergency veterinarian. She ran six miles the next week, with no signs of any ill effects. Two years ago, she ripped open her chest jumping over a barbed wire on a camping trip. No one noticed until she almost bled out in the car. She healed well. Last year she found a porcupine in the brush and nudged it with her nose. It nudged back with 14 sharp quills into her snout. She needed general anesthesia to have them removed. These were all chapters in Grandma’s glorious adventure in the world, until 10 months ago, when my daughter called to say that the dog had a swelling in her abdomen, and the veterinarian said it was
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likely a malignant tumor. They were on their way to a surgeon. We spoke of how much treatment to do. The thought of this sweet girl dying before her time seemed a dark possibility. Grandma went into surgery with the family thinking that it would be better not to wake her up if there were obvious widespread cancer metastases. But the tumor was removed, and Grandma recovered from surgery; she was out on the trail in a week. It would not be a long remission, however. The cancer surged back after a few months. Eventually, Grandma wouldn’t lie down and couldn’t sleep. Two weeks ago, the family decided to help her die. There are veterinarians who will come to your house to euthanize your dog in the calm space of your home. But not during a pandemic. So they wrapped Grandma in some sheets that smelled like home and they brought her to the town vet. But the veterinarian could not allow more than one person inside her hospital. The family, including my grandkids, begged the doctor to bring the medication outside where they could hold the dog for this one last journey. The kindness of strangers. The doctor agreed, and administered the
ometimes a solitary loss — in this case, a dog — takes on the weight of the world.
dose as Grandma, only 5 years old, passed away in the arms of the people who love her. My kids buried her themselves, in the woods where she loved to roam. How could we grieve over one dog in the midst of a pandemic when there is so much human suffering? Sometimes, I think, a solitary loss takes on the weight of the world. Love is love. I couldn’t find the words, so I offered my children the words of Mary Oliver, from her poem “Her Grave.” … She roved ahead of me through the fields, yet would come back, or wait for me, or be somewhere. Now she is buried under the pines. Nor will I argue it, or pray for anything but modesty, and not to be angry. Through the trees is the sound of the wind, palavering The smell of the pine needles, what is it but a taste of the infallible energies? How strong was her dark body! How apt is her grave place. How beautiful is her unshakable sleep. Finally, the slick mountains of love break over us. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
VALLEY STREAM HERALD — December 10, 2020
We can’t overlook the hardships of our L.I. neighbors
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t is a frightening statistic: Pedestrian deaths shot up by nearly 56 percent nationally between 2009 and 2018, from roughly 4,000 lives lost to cars and trucks to 6,227. That followed a long period of steady decline, from a high of 6,500 in 1990. Long Island has its share of pedestrian deaths, averaging about 60 per year. Frank Wefering, director of sustainability for the Babylon-based Greenman-Pedersen Inc., an engineering and construction firm, presented the statistics during an hour-long panel discussion, “Walking, Biking and Complete Streets,” that was part of the three-day Long Island Smart Growth Summit hosted last week by the nonprofit Vision Long Island. If you think about it, every sixth day on the Island, a pedestrian or cyclist is killed on the roads. Does it have to be this way? “No” was the resounding answer during the talk, given by four panelists, including officials from both the Nassau and Suffolk County governments. The thing is, reducing pedestrian deaths requires planning and a sustained financial commitment, as well as greater vigilance by motorists, the panelists said. We agree. We have reported all too often on pedestrians or cyclists struck down and severely injured or killed by careless drivers, many times drunk or glued to a cellphone. This has to stop. It’s not this way in many parts of Europe, where the pedestrian fatality rate is a fraction of what it is here, noted Wefering, who is from Germany. He cited
several reasons for the disparity. In addition to intoxication and cellphone use while driving, motorists in the U.S. are driving heavier vehicles, often SUVs and pickups, which, Wefering said, “are killing people at a much larger rate.” Additionally, he said, driver education and traffic enforcement are weaker here, and we simply don’t have the same infrastructure to protect pedestrians, including walking and biking paths, as there is in much of Europe — in particular the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and the United Kingdom. It’s long past the point where Long Island should adopt transportation alternatives that would allow people to move around without their cars. The Island was, in many ways, shaped by the “car culture” of the mid- to late 20th century. The sprawling parkway system created by legendary developer Robert Moses determined the location of entire communities and was, in large part, responsible for the development of Long Island as America’s first suburb. We need not, however, remain mired in the old ways. We can develop new infrastructure to encourage walking and biking — both healthy alternatives to driving, for our bodies and as well as the planet. The less driving we do, the less carbon dioxide is emitted into the atmosphere, and the slower the Earth warms. We can be thankful that both the Nassau and Suffolk County governments have awakened to this new reality and are steadily working to build the necessary infrastructure. We may need a while to
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letters She remains a Trump fan To the Editor: Jerry Kremer (“Will Trump come to Biden’s inauguration? I don’t care,” Nov. 19-25) may not miss President Trump, but I, along with about 74 million other Americans, will! I admit that he is often abrasive, and I wish he would tone down his rhetoric, notwithstanding almost four years of abuse from the Democrats, but he loves this country and has accomplished more than the Obama-Biden administration did in eight years. I think Kremer needs a fact-checker, because his column follows the party line and hauls out the same tired lies that have been hurled at the president over and over again. How can anyone say that Trump is doing nothing about Covid-19? At the beginning, blocking travelers from China was very important. He got manufacturers to stop making their own products in order to produce badly needed personal protective equipment, ventilators, etc. The “warp speed” that is bringing vaccines in record time — is that nothing? Trump converted the Javits Center into a makeshift
match the Europeans, with their myriad transportation alternatives, but with commitment on all of our parts, we can someday soon get there. Suffolk has long been ahead of Nassau in constructing bicycle paths, which now connect whole swaths of that county. There are hundreds of miles of bike paths to the east, while, we’re sorry to say, Nassau still measures its paths in the tens of miles. We have yet to develop the interconnected network of paths that Suffolk has, and that was evident in the two presentations that county officials made at the Smart Growth Summit. Nassau is “stitching together” mile-long segments of paths to eventually link its existing ones, while Suffolk is long past that point. There are promising projects here, though: Nassau County is developing plans to create a network of bike paths that will run the length of the Long Beach barrier island, from Atlantic Beach to Point Lookout, in the coming years, which will connect with both the Atlantic Beach and Long Beach boardwalks. New York state also plans to extend the 3.6-mile-long Ocean Parkway bike path, which begins at Jones Beach and ends at Tobay Beach, another 10 miles east to the Robert Moses Causeway, at a cost of $16.2 million. That project is scheduled for completion in 2021. And there are about a dozen miles of bike paths around Eisenhower Park and the Nassau Hub. But right now, that’s about it for Nassau. Bringing more bike paths to our county will require continuous public pressure.
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y parents, Charles and Dorothy Kremer, immigrated to this country in 1922 from Romania, anxious to enjoy the American dream. They worked hard, raised a family, and every day of their life they metaphorically kissed the ground they walked on, celebrating the freedom they were enjoying. Our national holidays were meaningful events, and of all the benefits bestowed on them, the biggest one was the right to vote. If they were alive today, they would be distraught at the JerrY attacks being kreMer waged on the voting system by President Trump. Many weeks after the Nov. 3 election, Trump continues his daily harangues challenging the voting tallies in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona, all states won by President-elect Joe Biden. Trump has singled out the results in cities that are inhabited mostly by Black citizens. He attacks Republican governors and election officials with venom, even
though they are loyal members of his party who acknowledge voting for him. Republicans have called on him to give up his denials. The National Review, the voice of many conservatives, called Trump’s attacks on voting “a petulant refusal of one man to accept the verdict of the American people.” The weeks between now and Jan. 20 will go by swiftly, and the holidays hopefully will blur the memory of a man who was fired by an overwhelming number of the voters. As eager as many in this country are to see him go back to Mar-aLago, there are many others whose exit from Washington should be loudly applauded by a nation in need of healing. At the risk of forgetting a few, the ones who immediately come to my mind are Betsy DeVos, William Barr, Steven Miller, Wilbur Ross and Ben Carson. No one has done more damage to public schools than DeVos, the secretary of education. She has redistributed Covid-19 funding from them to her pet private schools. She came into the job four years ago after having been a huge donor to Republican politicians who supported redirecting money from public to for-prof-
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it private schools. And worst of all, she has hurt students who have defaulted on their student loans by blocking their appeals processes. There are not enough unkind words to fill the pages when you write about Steven Miller, President Trump’s immigration guru. He has worked to separate children from their parents at the Mexican border — even to deport nonnative medical professionals from this country (whose services were desperately needed) — and has battled any relief for those in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. He is the one of the few people I’ve ever heard of in public office whose relatives have publicly denounced him. Wilbur Ross, a long-time New Yorker, has done little for the reputation of the Department of Commerce. The census is an important vehicle to deliver more dollars to state and local governments. Census figures determine how many members of Congress that a state is apportioned. Ross has gone out of his way to prematurely close down the census so that states like New York are financially hamstrung. Ross knows Long Island well,
o one has done more damage to public schools than one of his all-stars, Betsy DeVos.
Letters hospital and brought a hospital ship to New York. Both were under-used. Regarding children at the border: That program involving “cages” was the work of the Obama-Biden administration. There were inspectors sent down who have reported that the children were well cared for. To Charlottesville and the so-called famous words “very fine people on both sides”: How disgusting to twist the president’s intentions. Even Jake Tapper of CNN — no friend of the president — said that Trump wasn’t referring to neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, and that he condemned neo-Nazis and white supremacists. So now it seems that Joe Biden will become president, although I haven’t given up hope. There are those who have suggested that Biden may not serve out his term, and then we’ll have President Kamala Harris, the senator who is more to the left than Bernie Sanders. I have a feeling that Trump will be missed. Mark Twain reportedly said, It is easier to fool people than it is to convince them they have been fooled. May God bless America. FAY SLADOWSKY Lawrence
Can’t understand conservatives To the Editor: Re John O’Connell’s column, “Give thanks the election is over, and put the knives away”
(Nov. 26-Dec. 2): I’ll bet O’Connell calls himself a conservative. What kind of morals and values do conservatives have that allow them to support a liar like Donald Trump? How can they watch as Trump attacks the democratic institutions and norms that have been the bedrock of our society since the inception of our country? What do they say as Trump uses the Department of Justice to do his bidding? How do they respect him as he signals pardons for those who cover up for him, and offers military aid to countries in exchange for digging up dirt on his political opponents? What do conservatives think when a man who lies with impunity challenges the results of an election that was deemed secure by the Department of Homeland Security? How do they stand by silently while he explodes both the deficit and the national debt? I will tell you how conservatives abide this, and it goes beyond hypocrisy. They abide it because once they realized that democracy could lead to a Black man being elected president, they abandoned democracy. They set Trump loose to destroy it. Hopefully, he won’t succeed (though he is still trying in the weeks he has left), and we can elect true patriots who can pass laws and policies to make sure that this never happens again. And these true patriots will be able to ensure that we have fairer representation, and that conservatives have a more limited role in governing, reflective of their more limited role in the population. VICKI LEWIN Lakewood Ranch, Fla.
but his actions have only harmed our vibrant community. Ben Carson has been one of the least effective heads of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He has failed to implement any serious programs to upgrade public housing, which desperately needs help across the country. He took over the HUD secretary’s job almost four years ago and all but disappeared from public view. He had a great opportunity, but wasted it. Last but by far not least is Attorney General William Barr. The person who holds that position is supposed to be the “people’s lawyer,” but Barr has devoted himself to being the president’s lawyer. He has verbally attacked Trump’s enemies and has injected politics into the Justice Department, to the dismay of its professionals. Many qualified government lawyers have left the agency in protest of Barr’s policies. It will be especially gratifying to see this gang head out the door, no longer denigrating our democratic government. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.
FraMework by Christina Daly
Coming home after a day of duck hunting — East Rockaway
CorreCtion The writer of last week’s letter “Reminded what Thanksgiving is
all about” was Marge Elias, not Marge Ellis. We regret the error.
VALLEY STREAM HERALD — December 10, 2020
Next month, it’s goodbye to Trump’s rogues’ gallery
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