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Wantagh’s Cicero is an Emmy winner connect viewers with characters.

“The Queen’s Gambit” was a breakout hit for Netflix, starring From the soft keys of a grand Anya Taylor-Joy — an Emmy piano to the harsh strokes of a nominee herself — as Beth Harviolin, Netflix’s popular series mon, a young girl who, after los“The Queen’s Gambit” manages ing her mother in a car accident, to capture the essence of the lands in an orphanage where she 1950s and ‘60s develops extraordithrough sound. nary skills for chess Helping to create — an uncommon some of that ambipassion for young ence? Patrick Cicero. women at the time.

And it’s awardA Rochester winning ambience, native, Cicero too. The Wantagh majored in commuresident picked up nications at SUNY an Emmy late last Fredonia, just off year for outstanding Lake Erie, with a sound editing, a vicconcentration in t o r y C i c e r o d e - GREGG film and television. scribed as “a reflecHis passion for tion of the last 20 SwiAtlowSKi sound editing develyears” he’s worked Patrick Cicero’s oped after a trip to in both film and tele- colleague Los Angeles with his vision. brother Ron in the Even with “the m i d - 1 9 9 0 s. S o o n hard work that I put in,” the after, Cicero found himself on 48-year-old said he didn’t expect commercials and music videos, to win. He was part of a 10-mem- sparking his ear for creative ber team led by Gregg Swiat- sounds. lowski and Eric Hirsch. They Working in film, Cicero says, topped the sound work on other requires dedication, something limited series like “Fargo” on FX he learned soon after graduating and “WandaVision” on Disney+. when he landed a job as a proTeams like Cicero’s create inten- duction assistant. sity, fear, love and pain in vari“When you’re a P.A., you’re ous scenes through sounds that Continued on page 3

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Snowy in the sun A snowy owl perched on the ground at Jones Beach State Park in Wantagh last Saturday, Feb. 12.

Construction causes complaints Residents cite noise, vibrations of Bay Park Project

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Additional construction work is expected to begin in Wantagh this week on the Bay Park Conveyance Project, a massive effort to improve water quality and stor m resiliency in Nassau County.

The project is expected to provide storm protection, quality of life and economic benefits to Wantagh-Seaford and surround-

ing South Shore towns, particularly those around the Western Bays, by improving existing wastewater management infrastructure. The project is a combined effort between the Nassau County Department of Public Works and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

The state hosted a virtual public information session on Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. via zoom with Western Bays Constructors, the

design-build team in charge of the project. The presentation, provided to the public each quarter, offered updates on the project’s progress and what can be expected for residents in the near future.

Andy Fera, project director with NYSDEC, said the team is approaching its one-year anniversary working on the mainly subterranean project. It could be Continued on page 15

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Mask debate persists in Wantagh schools newsroom@liherald.com

Parents in the Wantagh Union Free School District showed up loud and clear last week: They are disappointed in how the Board of Education has handled the mask mandate in classrooms.

The Feb. 10 Board of Education meeting brought out some vocal parents who expressed their opposition to the in-school mask mandate. Some attendees also offered their concerns over the lack of communication and advocacy on the parent’s behalf from the board. Out of the almost two-dozen parents and students who spoke at the microphone, not one person spoke in support of following the state mandate.

The Herald was unable to confirm the number of district parents who support the mask requirements for their children.

Some community members believe a survey should be conducted to gauge opinions and end divisiveness in the community.

“It appears to be a clear majority, but I don’t know how the people that aren’t speaking feel,” said Rich Colavita, President of the Wantagh Teachers Union.

“When you’re angry is when you’re more vocal, the people that take the other side maybe aren’t as angry.”

New York State lifted its indoor mask mandate on Feb. 10, but excluded schools in that decision. Governor Kathy Hochul has said that she will reconsider the decision to maintain the school mandate after February recess, without indication of what metric would be evaluated for that decision. Several states, including New Jersey and Delaware, have set an end date for the mask mandate in schools come

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attendeeS lIned up at the Wantagh Board of Education meeting on Feb. 10 to voice their concerns.

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Wantagh Superintendent John McNamara said the board advocated for a “metric to be used and for an end date to be established” in a letter submitted to the Governor. It was signed in coordination with the county superintendent organizations, he said. But many parents in attendance expressed disappointment with the board’s lack of advocacy on their behalf.

Marilynne Rich, who has spoken at prior board meetings and has protested the mask mandate by reaching out to councilmen in the county, thanked the board for submitting a letter to the Governor, but said she thought that it could’ve been “worded with more conviction.” Similarly, Tricia Stasi, who has two elementary students in the district, said she was appreciative of the letter but criticized the board

because “it did not mention parents at all” and made her and others feel unseen.

Liz Guber, former school board president and member of the nonprofit Wantagh Foundation of Educational Excellence, responded to claims that board members have been silent and unresponsive to parents.

“I feel that some of the actions that the BOE has taken is perceived by this community as lacking a degree of empathy and connectivity to the people of this great community,’’ Guber said. She cited “a feeling of avoidance” when the school board previously chose to host board meetings over Zoom, yet other school events were held in person.

Some parents, like Christine Lindquist, said they have questioned their decision to stay in the district, due to the ongoing lack

of communication. “Great leadership is created with a foundation of open communication. Unfortunately, the silence is deafening,” Lindquist said during the meeting.

Joseph Dunn, a Nassau County teacher and parent of two Wantagh elementary school children, helped to organize a 10 minute-long compilation video rejecting the mask mandate. The video, titled “Unmask Wantagh,” displays over 150 Wantagh students displaying anti-mask messages.

“We all feel that our children need a voice, and who better to give them the voice than the parents,” said Dunn, who said he believes that the parents against the mandate are in the majority.

At the meeting, the board defended their stance to follow the mandate to avoid funding being rescinded by the state. Gov. Hochul previously said on Jan. 7 that school districts could face state funding cuts if they don’t enforce the mandate in response to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s executive order that lets school districts decide whether kids are required to mask up.

Superintendent McNamara said that the potential $18 million in state funding that could be cut related to the mandate is “a heck of a lot of programs” that would impact student experiences. “It’s a significant amount of money. I don’t think we realize the impact.”

Following the meeting, Guber added: “As leaders of our community, the BOE’s mission is to advocate for our children and help set a positive tone for this district and community. . . . Being present and available to hear all views of the community whether they agree with them or not is a key aspect of their duties.”

Wantagh resident wins Emmy for ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ continued from front page like the first to get there and the last one to leave,” he said. “It was 70 to 80 hours. We’d get close to 90 hours in one week, at one point, working on a few films.”

But nothing could prepare Cicero for “Queen’s Gambit.” Although much of the miniseries was filmed in 2019, by the time Cicero’s team got to work in post-production, the coronavirus pandemic was in full-swing, forcing all of them to work remotely ahead of the October 2020 Netflix premiere.

Cicero “would never not do enough,” Swiatlowski said. “He always did more than what we could ever dream of, and his work is really impeccable.”

Another fan of Cicero’s work happens to see his many projects at home. In fact, she even shares his last name — not a surprise since Sheri is married to him. She described her husband as “very humble” after winning an Emmy, while she was far more openly ecstatic.

“I was just so incredibly proud,” Sheri said.

“I have an Emmy sitting in our living room.

How often in your life are you ever going to be

around an award that amazing?”

But the Emmy win was also bittersweet for Cicero. He’d lost his father earlier that year.

“I found out a few months later that we were nominated,” Cicero said. “So by winning it, it was a nice cherry on top of a terrible year.”

While Cicero’s sound production team shared the win, it was Hirsch who walked on the Los Angeles stage to accept it. But Cicero gave Hirsch another keepsake of their time on the series — a bobblehead of Beth Harmon as a thank you for letting him be part of the team.

Yet, anyone who asks Hirsch says if anyone should be grateful, it’s him.

“Whenever I start a job, one of my first questions always is, ‘Is Pat available?’” Hirsch said. “When I know the answer is yes, I sort of feel better. I know that, at least, the work that he’s going to do will be … great.”

patrIck cIcero, of Wantagh, recently won an Emmy for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series Movies or Special for “The Queen’s Gambit.”

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Police Commissioner to be honored for St. Pat’s parades were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The 2019 parade featured vintage vehicles and marchers Two years after he was selected as composed of bagpipers, volunteer the grand marshal in Wantagh’s St. Pat- ambulance workers, first responders, rick’s Day parade, Nassau County Irish dancers and others.

Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder is Ryder said he was upset he was looking forward to finally celebrating unable to participate in the Irish tradithe holiday with the community next tion last year. He called last year’s holimonth. day ‘lack luster’ but celebrated safely Ryder, 59 of Wantagh, indoors with his family. said he’s marched in the Ryder will be honored in New York City St. Patrick’s the New York City St. PatDay parade every year since rick’s Day and will march he joined the New York as the presidential ward. He Police Department in 1984. will also march in the New He said he’s grateful to be Hyde Park parade as grand h o n o re d i n t h i s ye a r ’s marshal next month. parade.

A Wantagh resident of “When it got canceled it over 30 years, Ryder has was heartbreaking, but we PATRICk RYDER Irish roots. “I’m looking forhad to g et past it very ward walking down WantCounty Police quickly to aid the communiagh Avenue, watching my ty as first-responders.” Commissioner cops in uniform, my departRyder said. “It’s great we’re ment, and the fire departgetting back to some normalcy.” ment coming out and putting a smile The Wantagh parade, organized by on the kids’ faces,” he said. the Wantagh Chamber of Commerce, is Ryder, who grew up in East Rockaslated for March 20. In 2019, the parade way, said he’s proud of the efforts of route ran from Wantagh High School the police and fire department force, and finished at Triangle Park. Wantagh especially since the onset of the panand Seaford officials, businesses and demic. representatives participated in the The Wantagh Chamber of Comroughly 1.5-mile parade. merce will also host a sponsorship din“We will be honoring a Wantagh res- ner on March 10 at Mulcahy’s Pub and ident that has done really g reat Concert Hall. The dinner will raise things,” Chamber President Cathy money for the Wantagh Chamber of McGrory Powell said in an interview.

Commerce. Additionally, nominated Though the first parade in 2019 saw high school students will be receiving success – an estimated 51,000 guests scholarships. attended the first event – subsequent

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WANTAGH New infections as of Feb. 2

SEAFORD New infections as of Feb. 2

Total infections to date 8,490

Total infections to date 7,090

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THE WANTAGH CHAMBER of Commerce in the 2019 parade.

This year’s parade is set for March 20.

SEAFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT Assistant Chief Thomas DeHaan marched with his daughter, Lauren, in the 2019 parade.

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Gov. reinstates disability advocacy office mcestero@liherald.com

Gov. Kathy Hochul has reinstated the Office of the Advocate for People with Disabilities which will help protect the rights of state residents with disabilities.

Assembly Bill A3130, signed Feb. 4, “assure[s] that persons with disabilities are afforded the opportunity to exercise all of the rights and responsibilities accorded to citizens of the state of New York.” The office was originally created by former Gov. Mario Cuomo and dissolved under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s tenure.

Wantagh resident and Director of Planning and Public Policy for the Long Island Center for Independent Living, Inc., Therese Brzezinski, has advocated for the passage of the bill on behalf of disabled peoples. A professional disabilities advocate, Brzezinski herself has lived with cerebral palsy for the duration of her life. “[The bill] will make a tremendous difference for people with disabilities,” Brzezinski said. “I believe it’s going to make New York a better place overall.”

The office’s director will be appointed by the governor. The office will also work alongside a council to be notified of any issues in the community.

Brzezinski said that members of the disabled community are often left out of discussions and state decisions. She used

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advoCates froM the Long Island Center for Independent Living, Inc., in Levittown, have reflected on Gov. Hochul’s reinstated Office of the Advocate for People with Disabilities. the impact of the pandemic as one of leading examples, noting that printed material for the Covid-19 vaccine was inaccessible to the blind and many of those with disabilities lack access to transportation to receive the vaccine.

She said she hoped Hochul wouldn’t follow in former Gov. Cuomo’s footsteps of forgetting about disabled New Yorkers.

Before his resignation, Gov. Cuomo was sued by advocacy group Disability

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with disabilities goes beyond the pandemic, Brzezinski said. “I honestly don’t feel proud about the way the state executes its responses to people with disabilities,” she said.

Susan McCormack, Executive Director of the LICIL, shared Brzezinski’s sentiments. McCormack, 61 of Long Beach, said the bill has been “sorely needed in the state.” “[LICIL] is here to make sure people with disabilities are getting what they deserve, which is the same as every other citizen of the United States,” said McCormack. “They deserve equal access and guaranteed rights under the ADA.” Though she’s pleased with the signage, Brzezinski said she believes that more can be done by state representatives to assure ADA-compliance. She referenced Gov. Hochul’s state address and message of inclusivity, and hopes that individuals with disabilities will be included in Hochul’s vision of a “new New York.”

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community update Thursday, Feb. 17

patrons will look at the invasion, WWII batles, famous veterans and the iconic picture of the flag raising on Mount Surabachi on Feb. 23, 1945. Many interesting pictures, maps, and facts will be discussed in this enduring battle of the U.S. Marine Corps. Registration is required to attend. Contact Jack Leone at jleone@wantaghlibrary.org with any questions or concerns.

Bingo at the Library Join the Wantagh Public Library from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. to play bingo in the library. Relax and have fun playing bingo with other patrons for prizes.

Registration is required to participate in the event. The Wantagh Public Library is following state guidelines regarding masking. Contact Ian Smith via email at ismith@wantaghlibrary.org with any questions or concerns regarding the event.

Thursday, Feb. 24 Crafty Creations: For Kids!

Children in grades 4-6 can join Miss Karen for a fun afternoon of crafting with perler beads. This event takes place at the Wantagh Public Library from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Registration is required to attend. Contact kskelley@ wantaghlibrary.org with any questions or concerns related to the event.

Virtual Tour Lecture: A tour of the White House Presented by H&H Scholars: Howard Ehrlich and Harvey Sackowitz, The executive mansion, more commonly known as the White House, has been the home of every American President since the second, John Adams. The White House is really the story of families, children and grandchildren growing up in its historic walls. Howard and Harvey will share some of those stories and take a virtual tour of the rooms as well. Register for the 1:00 p.m. zoom lecture through the Seaford Public Library website. Guest are encouraged to log in 10-15 minutes prior to the event. The zoom link will be sent the night before the event. Contact Kristen Jording via email at adultprograms@seafordlibrary. org with any questions or concerns regarding the event.

Sunday, Feb. 20 Old Skool Presidents Sunday Funday It’s a Three Day Weekend. What better time for another Old Skool Sunday with the Godfather DJ Vinny Dice and Tony Saseech. Come Dance to Freestyle, Disco, House and Old Skool Tunes at the Sunset Grill at 6:00 p.m. There is a $5 Entry Fee for the event. Contact the Sunset Grill at (516) 785-4952 with any questions or concerns regarding the event.

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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 knalepinski@liherald.com.

Brunch Live at Mulcahy’s. The $39.95 entry fee includes: brunch and domestic bottled beer. Attend the bingo event from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. or from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Contact Mulcah’y Pub and Concert Hall at (516) 783-7500 with any questions regarding the event.

Winter Charity Drive Wantagh Morton Lodge #63, located in Baldwin, will host its winter charity drive from 11 a.m. to 2:3 p.m. The group is collecting winter coats, hats, socks and other clothing items to give to those in need this year. Items can be dropped off between the operating hours in the municipal parking lot behind Baldwin Masonic Temple on Prospect Street in Baldwin. Refreshments will also be served at the drive, so feel free to stop by, donate, grab a cookie and chat with a member.

Take and Make a Craft: Fish Bowl Geared to children ages 2 and up, patrons can pick up materials to make a simple craft at the Wantagh Public Library.No registration is required to participate in the event.The event will las while supplies last. Some items such as crayons and glue are not included in the take home craft kit.

This week, pick up materials to make a fish bowl! Contact Erin Goldberg at (516) 221-1200 or email at egoldberg@wantaghlibrary.org with any questions regarding the event.

Teen Printmaking Teens in Grades 6-12 can take part In this two-part relief printmaking workshop from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Wantagh Public Library. Teens will

learn how to use styrofoam to create an image to print with block printing inks on a variety of papers. This fun process allows registered patrons to stamp and repeat an image multiple times. Registration is required through the Wantagh Public Library website to ensure safe attendance. Contact Carly Cucci at ccucci@wantaghlibrary.org with any questions or concerns regarding the event.

Wednesday, Feb. 23 History Hub: Iwo Jima Calling all history buffs! Join the Wantagh Public Library to look at the Battle of Iwo Jima, one of the most famous and deadliest battles fought by the United States Marine Corps in World War II. Held from 7:00 to 7:45 p.m.,

Artists willing to display their art in the Wantagh Library may contact jleone@wantaghlibrary.org Michael Katz will be presenting a collection of antique radios at the Wantagh Library through February.

The Wantagh Public Library will be closed for President’s Day. Check out skating events at United Skates in Seaford at: https://www.unitedskates.com/.

The Wantagh Public Library is offering various book discussions throughout February.

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Camp in the pandemic era

hile the summer camp industry took a hit in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Statista reported the 2021 season surpassed 2017’s market size and was close to the 2018 numbers.

It seems summer camps are here to stay, despite the pandemic nearing its two-year mark in the U.S. For families eager for a return to normalcy, that’s good news.

We have all settled in to the “new normal” — or the “next normal” as some are defining it now — with the understanding that Covid still plays a featured role in summer planning, but not the main focus. Summer 2022 will feel fresh, with camps being less restrictive and travel camps being able to offer more locations. Families can experience these programs with not only new excitement, but a fresh mindset.

Consider these new trends: √ Zoom fairs where directors present their programs. √ Two-week career focused programs that offer students the chance to have hands on experiences in specific career areas. √ Two-week options at many traditional camps for firstyear campers. √ Many more options for those families more comfortable staying closer to home. √ Some summer programs will continue to offer online experiences for students. √ Most overnight camps and summer trips for middle and high school students will require campers and all staff to be fully vaccinated.

Camp Makes A Comeback “Too much screen time over the past decade and its residual effects on young people have been exacerbated by the pandemic response of ‘educating by isolating,’ says Andy Pritikin, owner/director of Liberty Lake Day Camp and past president of the American Camp Association, NY/NJ. “After 15 months of semi-seclusion, missed social opportunities, and frayed friendships, young people were acting out: antisocial behaviors, fights, emotional breakdowns, defiance, anxiety, and depression. Summer camps, however, offered an oasis of sorts — a reset, an antidote, a social-emotional vaccine. Campers, staff, and even school teachers had a magical and energizing experience being outside, socializing, playing, and interacting again.”

According to Pritkin, The past two summers affirmed unequivocally that there’s no better place for children and young adults to learn and regain their social and

emotional equilibrium than at summer camp. Here’s what he and what the camp industry has observed: Kids bounce back. Kids are resilient. They roll with the punches, learn from their mistakes, and when the bar is set high, with the right encouragement — they rise to the occasion.

Kids naturally make friends. As thousands of new campers arrived at camps, camp staff were amazed to see how they were drawn towards one another; quickly building friendships, with their saved up love and empathy.

Kids love being outdoors. Always have. But after being forced indoors for so long, kids cared less about the bugs, the dirt and mud, the liquid sunshine, and even the heat.

And there’s more good news, according to Pritikin.

“Parents who never went to camp, and never sent their children to camp before, have reassessed the summer camp cost/benefit analysis and are flooding American Camp Association accredited camps with registrations like never before. The pandemic has suddenly made summer camp as important as it should be. So if you’re interested in camp for your kids this summer, don’t delay — because many of the best camps out there have already started waiting lists.”

Embrace Summer Camp But Ccarefully Still, choosing a summer camp is not always so easy, and can be especially tricky as we continue to manage the pandemic.

Ask children if they want to go to camp. Everyone is experiencing some measure of pandemic-related burnout, and that includes kids. Kids may be sick of wearing masks at school all day and, even if they have loved camp in the past, may not be looking forward to wearing masks at camp this summer, if that is required.

Others might may see camp as a way to fully return to "normal." Either way, solicit kids’ input and let them know their feelings matter regardless of which side of the fence they’re on.

Be clear about safety protocols. When researching summer camps, make sure you and your child understand the safety protocols each camp will have in place.

Will masks be mandatory for both campers and staff?

How much direct interaction will campers have with each other? Have staff members been vaccinated? What measures are being taken to keep kids safe? Camps have detailed protocols and will share those protocols with parents upon request.

Above photo: Selecting a summer camp can feel a lot like you're trying to pick a college for your child.

Millions of children attend summer camp each year. For most, it's a fun and rewarding experience full of challenges and excitement. In addition to physical and athletic activities, kids learn about independence, cooperation, competition and teamwork. They also learn that they can survive away from home.

For many kids summer camp is also a time of significant emotional growth, development and transition.

Parents often note that their children come home seeming older or more mature than before they left.

Nurturing Human Value The camp community excels in providing an experiential education that results in self-respect and appreciation for human value. All of the outcomes — self-identity, self-worth, self-esteem, leadership, and self-respect — build personal competencies.

Explore talents: Camps help young people explore their unique interests and talents. Under an organized, yet often easygoing, camp schedule, kids can dabble in sports, arts and crafts, leadership, community support, and so many other activities that may not be fully available to them elsewhere.

Promote physical activity: Lots of camps build their itineraries around physical activities that takes place outdoors. Campers may spend their time swimming, running, hiking, playing sports, climbing, and so much more.

Regular physical activity has many health benefits and can set a foundation for healthy habits as an adult.

Gain confidence: Day and sleepaway camps offer campers the opportunity to get comfortable in their own skin. Camps can foster activities in selfesteem by removing the academic measures of success and fill in with noncompetitive opportunities to succeed. Campers learn independence and decision-making skills.

Try new things: Camp gives children the chance to try new things, whether that’s learning to cook, exploring new environments or embracing a new sport or leisure activity. Opening oneself up to new opportunities can build character and prove enlightening for children.

Make new friends: Camp is a

great place to meet new people and make lifelong friends. Campers flood in from areas near and far. This provides kids with a chance to expand their social circles beyond their immediate neighborhoods and schools.

Finding The Best Fit Although most children are excited about going to summer camp, for some, it can be a scary or anxiety provoking experience. In general, parents should not push or force kids to go to camp if they feel frightened or uncomfortable.

Choose a camp that is suited to your child's personality, temperament and interests. If your child likes music, art or horseback riding, it makes sense to pick a camp with strengths in that area. At the same time, there is nothing wrong with encouraging kids to try new things or to have a variety of experiences. In general, it is best not to force kids to do things at camp that they really dislike or simply cannot do.

Repeated negative experiences can have a significant effect on a child's self-esteem.

Involve your child in choosing the camp. Review brochures, videos and websites together. Ask for the names of other families you and your child can talk to about the camp.

Don't push kids to go to a residential camp at too early an age.

The "right" age will vary from child to child. Some kids are "ready" for "sleep away" camp at five or six, while others would not even consider the idea at 14 or 15. If a child doesn't seem ready for a full summer away, consider a camp that has one-month sessions. It may be an easier transition and a more positive experience.

Help children keep in touch with friends from summer camp. Plan times for them to get together with kids who live nearby. For friends who live at a distance, letters, phone calls and e-mail can help them maintain contact during the school year.

Above photo: Most kids will enjoy camp and look forward to returning year after year. Careful camp selection, preparation and planning can increase the likelihood of a positive experience.

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Attention parents and students: De-stress for spring success

n years past, the onset of spring signaled to students the beginning of the end of the school year. Today, this season has increasingly become one of the most stressful times of the year due to the convergence of extracurricular activities, sports, end-of-year assessments, projects and, for high-school students, college admissions.

Education experts encourage effective time management in order to better prepare for all of the activities and challenges that come along with the final months of the school year. Inside and outside of the classroom, there are many ways that students can manage their workload and create time for stress-reducing activities at home.

Here are some recommended strategies to help your kids achieve academic success.

Spring Cleaning Organization — both at home and at school — will save students time by eliminating the need to search for homework assignments, books and other items necessary for spring success. Create a "homework zone" that houses study tools and allows students to study without distraction.

Organized kids do better in school than haphazard kids. Help them to set up their planners (written or electronic), to keep their notebooks and backpacks neat and orderly, to break up large assignments into smaller ones so they don't seem overwhelming, to maintain a work space at home that's actually workable and not a disaster area, and to stick to the goals you've

set together.

Also establish or re-establish helpful routines. Give your kids the consistency of fairly regular routines (weekends and holidays can be breaks). Bedtime, wake-up, study, homework, play, family time — kids rely on these routines, and the structure helps them to feel safe, know what's expected of them and be successful.

Spring Tune-up Stay informed about the end-of-school activities for which your child will be responsible.

Encourage students to use planners to create timelines, or place a large calendar with deadlines and test dates in a visible area of the house.

Help your child evaluate the subjects or areas that she finds most challenging. Assigning a priority to homework items according to their level of difficulty will save time by ensuring your child devotes the most energy to the areas that require extra focus and attention.

Maintain Healthy Habits Healthy kids are better learners. Making sure your children are getting enough sleep, insist on their good eating habits and are involved in regular and aerobic exercise. Exercise is a great way to alleviate stress and stimulate the mind.

Taking short exercise breaks between assignments can refresh a student's energy level and renew focus.

Even Take A Break Compressing study time into one all-nighter may seem like a good way to save time, but the brain is less efficient without taking a break to

rest, and a student's memory can be affected. A better alternative is to ensure your child obtains the recommended amount of sleep by spreading study efforts out over a period of time.

Recommit To Learning With your children, come up with one or two major goals that they want to accomplish for the remainder of this school year. Raising that algebra grade? Getting homework done on time and turning it in the next day? Organizing a study area at home? Using a planner regularly and

efficiently? Agree on some age-appropriate rewards and consequences.

Commit to a family-centered goal that education is important to all of you, and work together to support, encourage and help each other.

Above photo: Guide your child through the end-of-year school crunch.

ATTENTION JOURNALISM STUDENTS

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The one hundredth day Depending on the day public school 100 items on a T-shirt. A reason to dress started this year, the 100th day of up as if they were 100 years old (a conschool will be celebrated this month – cept not so impossible to imagine in usually during the lull between St. Val- 2022). In short, it is a day to dance, read entine’s Day and President’s Day. The books, color images, wear crowns or even receive paper certifiEast Meadow School Discates that can bring as trict began classes on Sepmuch excitement to these tember 2, had one snow day young students as their and as a result put the 100th future diplomas. d ay s m a c k d a b i n t h e Sure, adults do a lot of (almost) middle of the counting: they count down month: February 15. to special occasions, they I don’t remember ever add up days free of addichaving this celebration as a tion, disease and days that student and vaguely lead to months and years of remember its celebration anniversaries of joy and for my own youngsters but tragedy. They count and it is a pretty significant day. auren ev check off “to-dos” recorded It’s not quite midyear but a on those pesky lists. But if time to acknowledge being we big kids could get some1 0 0 d ay s s m a r t e r t h a n before and commemorate it with some thing from this “take stock in the pretty important math skills and cre- moment experience” it might be to take a count of the little things too, not least ativity.

For pre-school, pre-K, Kindergarten of which is our blessings. and first graders there are as many ways to celebrate as there are ways to A contributing writer since 2012, Lev is count. It is an opportunity to bring in an East Meadow resident and a direct 100 tiny items in a bag for tallying the marketing/advertising executive who first to last. A time to cross off the “one teaches marketing communications hundred” on the 100-number chart. A courses at FIT. chance for adults and children to put

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The WanTagh Fire Department will host a blood drive at it’s headquarters on March 8.

Elected officials, fire dept. to host blood drive The Wantagh Fire Department, in conjunction with elected officials and New York Blood Center, has organized a blood drive for those in need.

The drive will be held March 8 from 2:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the fire department headquarters at 3470 Park Ave. in Wantagh. Legislator Steve Rhoads, Legis.

Tom McKevitt, Assemblyman Dave McDonough and Councilman Chris Carini have teamed up to schedule the Wantagh drive.

Before donating, be sure to drink water

and eat a meal. Donors should bring a form of identification. Face masks are required to donate, re gardless of vaccination status.

Appointments are preferred, but walkins are welcome if capacity permits. To schedule an appointment, go online to www.nybc.com. For more information, call Tom Bloomfield at: (516) 369-2165.

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WANTAGH HERALD — February 17, 2022 Photos courtesy Bay Park Conveyance Project

The Bay Park Conveyance Project, which runs across Nassau County’s south shore, could be completed as early as late 2023, officials said.

Bay Park Conveyance work continues continued from front page completed as early as fall 2023, he said.

Construction has already begun in all major areas on the west side of the project, Fera said. The project will move treated water from the South Shore Water Reclamation Facility, previously called the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, to an outfall pipe at the Cedar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant on Merrick Road in Wantagh.

The state and Western Bays Constructors will restore all natural vegetation to each site once shrubbery is removed, Fera said. An inventory of flora and fauna has already been conducted on each site, he said.

During the meeting, Travis Brennan, a spokesman for Western Bays Constructors, showed each spot where pipes will be sliplined to move treated effluent from Bay Park to Cedar Creek. Work has begun at Pits Q, R and S, all located along Sunrise Highway in Merrick, he said.

This week, work is expected to begin in Wantagh at Pit W, located in the eastbound lane on Sunrise Highway, between Thomas Place and Lakeview Road. Brennan said crews will soon begin to remove the median prior to paving. When it is completed, traffic will be shifted north onto the newly paved extension, and a work area will be formed on the south side of the roadway.

Brennan also displayed the project’s six Cedar Creek shafts, where microtunneling will take place. He noted that the organization has heard from “a number of people on Wantagh Avenue recently regarding operations” near Cedar Creek shaft 4, located off King Road, adjacent to Wantagh Avenue and St. Regis Street.

Construction preparation – which includes the removal of some shrubbery – is ongoing. “Support of excavation” (SOE) will begin at that spot in the middle of this month, he said.

“We understand how close this is to

The conveyance PiPe will run 20 to 60 feet underground. some of the residents that are adjacent to CC4 [Cedar Creek 4] and CC5 [Cedar Creek 5], and we’re going to work hard to try to make sure that we are proactive in our engagement and everyone knows what to expect during our time in the area,” Brennan said.

Installation of steel sheet piles and SOE at the pit sites can produce vibration and noise noticeable to residents close to the worksite, Brennan said. But once excavation starts, he said, “a lot of that heavy vibration that anyone is feeling from our SOE operation will cease.”

“We’re excited to see these pit locations take shape,” Brennan said. “I know it can be impactful when we do this work, but certainly, getting the SOE in the ground … means that we’re that much closer to completing the operation and getting out of the area.”

However, that didn’t stop some residents at the meeting from expressing concerns about the vibrations. Kathryn Keller of Merrick said she lives near Pit R and used zoom’s Q&A feature to ask: “When will the sliplining end? About what date can we expect the vibration and noise to stop?”

Brennan said that the sliplining has not yet begun. Vibration due to steel sheets has subsided at Pit R, so vibration should be “minimal at most,” he said.

Noise levels, however, may vary in the future, he added. He encouraged the resident to reach out to the team via email so she can be kept updated on the latest project information near her home.

Wantagh resident Robert Iadevaio asked how the state is monitoring vibration, especially nearby the CC5 site.

Fera responded that there is a station

at all sites that monitors vibration, which is being reviewed by officials. None of the reports to date, he said, are displaying excessive vibration that would “cause concern for existing infrastructure.”

NYSDEC would be responsible for repairing any infrastructure damages, he added.

Linda Carter, another Merrick resident, asked if the reports of the vibration monitoring are available to the public.

Brennan said no, but added that if damage is reported due to construction, a report would be completed and the data would be included.

Shela Tempt, also of Merrick, said nearby construction at Pit R has produced “intense vibrations” in the evenings. She asked what happens if her infrastructure is damaged after the project is completed. Brennan said she will have the opportunity to monitor that in the future and file a damage report.

In response to an inquiry from the Herald about reducing noise and vibrations, Brennan said the community has been alerted about the construction and has been contacted with a community ambassador. On-site teams actively work to minimize noise, he said, shutting down generators at each site, wherever possible. He added the project has an environmental engineer team that monitors all activities and makes sure workers adhere to noise and vibration guidelines.

Residents are encouraged to contact their 24/7 Project Hotline at (516) 252-6121, sign up for mailing updates, and visit their Community Information Center on Sunrise Highway in Rockville Centre.

“I think the combination of all of those, and being able to pivot, and being able to be malleable and maneuver where we can, and always being a good neighbor throughout our activities while we’re in a certain area, is going to be critical to our success and the perception of it,” said Brennan.

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MacArthur wins conference crown

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By ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com

RyAN JOHN

V.S North Senior Track&Field A 10-tiME COUNty champion and Valley Stream North’s record holder in the Long Jump and Triple Jump, John is taking his talents to Clemson University on an athletic scholarship. Between winter and spring track, he’s earned 11 All-County selections, 8 All-Conference honors, and 5 All-Division honors. He’s been All-Long Island First Team and also served as the Spartans’ captain.

BAsKEtBAll plAyOFFs Friday, Feb. 18

Boys Basketball: Nassau Class A Round of 16 Girls Basketball: Nassau Class AA Quarterfinals

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Boys Basketball: Nassau Class AA Quarterfinals Girls Basketball: Nassau Class A Round of 16

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Girls & Boys Basketball: Nassau Class B Semifinals

Wednesday, Feb. 23

Girls & Boys Basketball: Nassau Class AA Semifinals Girls & Boys Basketball: Nassau Class A Quarterfinals

Monday, Feb. 28 Girls Basketball: Nassau Class A Semifinals

tuesday, March 1 Boys Basketball: Nassau Class A Semifinals

Wednesday, March 2 Girls & Boys Basketball: Nassau Class B Championship

saturday, March 5 Girls & Boys Basketball: Nassau Class A Championship Girls & Boys Basketball: Nassau Class AA Championship

MacArthur’s girls’ basketball team dominated Conference A-I en route to a league title and will now look to make some noise on the county stage.

The Generals completed an unbeaten conference play at 12-0 with a 53-39 win at New Hyde Park last Friday. Conquering the league gave MacArthur the No. 5 seed for the upcoming Nassau County Class A playoffs.

“We’re playing together and very unselfish,” said sixth-year head Dave Radtke. “We usually have three girls every game in double figures.”

In the New Hyde Park win, MacArthur took control early jumping out to a 22-11 advantage after the first quarter. Marissa Cardon led all scorers with 23 followed by 11 from Ava Ava Angiuli and seven by Gia Stamatelo. Senior Hailey Hnis also shined with five points and seven assists.

MacArthur clinched the conference title for a second straight season with a convincing 49-27 home win on senior day on Feb. 5 against Mepham led by 19 points from Hnis, 10 by Sara Kealy and 10 from Angiuli. The Generals, who held a 25-12 lead at halftime, led by seven after three quarters before outsourcing the Pirates 17-2 in the final period to pull away.

“We are getting out to leads and run like crazy and teams have a tough time keeping up with our pace,” said Radtke, who runs an up-tempo offensive system with heavy defensive pressure utilizing a deep bench. “Between the pressing and running we end up tiring people out.”

Hnis, a reigning All-County guard, has been a major force of late on both ends of the floor after missing some early season games due to club soccer commitments.

She will play Division I college soccer at Albany next year.

“She has really turned it up of late,” said Radtke of Hnis.

Every conference win was by double figures with the closest game being a 46-36 victory at Mepham on Jan. 8. The Generals biggest margin of win came in a 71-35 win at Great Neck North led by 14 points from Cardon and 13 by Anguili. Hallie

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Bray, Ani Angelakis and Sara Kealey all registered six points.

Radtke said his defense has been a big catalyst for the team’s success with his athletic roster forcing a number of turnovers that lead to transition baskets.

Ryann Murphy and Gia Stamatelo have particularly stepped up on the defensive end of the floor of late.

“We’re not tall, but we’re long and quick,” Radtke said. “Because they play other sports they have great anticipation

skills and that is something you can’t teach.”

MacArthur will begin the playoffs this Saturday at home in the round of 16.

Radtke said depending on matchups he could see the team continuing the regular momentum with a deep postseason run given its unique style.

“There are only a couple teams in the county that play the crazy up and down style that we do,” he said. “We’re tough to prepare for.”

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DRIVERS WANTED

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Busy Print Shop in Garden City is Hiring Immediately for Full Time and Part Time Drivers.

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The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers group, covering Nassau County's North and South Shores with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features, seeks a motivated, energetic and creative editor/reporter to join our dynamic (and awesome) team!

This education and general assignment reporting position offers a unique experience to learn from some of the best in the business. Historically, reporters who have launched their careers with us have gone on to The New York Times, Newsweek, Newsday, the New York Daily News, New York Post, CNN, BBC, NBC News and The Daily Mail, among many others. We look for excellent writers who are eager to learn, enhance their skills, and become well-established and respected journalists in our industry.

To apply: Send a brief summary in the form of a cover letter describing your career goals and what strengths you can bring to our newsroom, along with a resume and three writing samples to sbrinton@liherald.com

Help Wanted ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR F/T Aries Global Logistics- a growing freight forwarder with its headquarters in Franklin Square, Long Island - has an immediate opening to work with our accounting team.

Responsibilities include receivables, payables and data entry. This entry level position requires computer proficiency and excellent communication and organization skills. A wonderful opportunity for a new college graduate or someone pursuing their degree. Plese send resume to: marie.smart@ariesgl.com

ADMINISTRATIVE

Richner Communications - a rapidly growing multimedia company and publishers of the Herald newspaper group has several administrative job openings: Receptionist (F/T), Accounts Receivable/Billing Collections Clerk Multi-Media Coordinator (Hours Flexible) Qualified candidates are fast learners with good organizational and people skills - entry level ok.

Role requires working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn custom software programs.

If you would like to join a communitydriven, fast-paced environment, please send your resume to: careers@liherald.com.

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CIRCULATION ASSOCIATE Full Time/Part Time Richner Communications, publisher of Herald community newspapers has an excellent opportunity for a FT/PT Customer Service Clerk in our busy Circulation Department.

Basic customer service and administrative responsibilities include: heavy computer work, answering phones, making phone calls, entering orders, faxing, filing, etc.

STRONG knowledge of EXCEL a must! Knowledge of DATABASE maintenance or postal regulations a big plus. Qualified Candidates must be computer literate, able to multitask, dependable, reliable, organized, energetic, detail orientated and able to work well under deadlines. For consideration, please send resume & salary requirements to: careers@liherald.com

Community Health & Drug Consultant, Hempstead, NY. Bachelor’s degree + 1 yr. job exp. Email res. to: eromosele@iyaho.org Iyaho Social Services Inc.

DELI COUNTER AND PREP PERSON Full Time And Part Time. Weekends A Must. Experienced. Long Beach. Call 516-431-5515

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Human Resources experience preferred

School Hall Monitors

Monitor entry and exit into school building, hallways, lunchroom and playground, Distribute passes and perform other office work as needed, Control and enforce traffic procedures during school dismissal.

Police or security experience preferred

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Send cover letter & resume to: hr@merrick.k12.ny.us

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NYS Education Department fingerprint clearance required.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume on OLAS www.olasjobs.org/longisland

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Richner Communications is looking for a hands-on Human Resources professional to oversee all HR functions on a strategic and tactical level. Exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and expanding Garden City, Long Island media company. This position has a flexible schedule, part-time job share would be considered.

Responsibilities: Talent acquisition: Source, screen, and interview potential candidates and manage new employee onboarding Benefits administration: Liaise with brokers, providers and facilitate enrollment and updating of coverage. Manage annual open enrollment and employee benefits review. Administration of 401(k) plan. Employee relations: Provide day- today support and problem resolution in regards to employee concerns, questions and policy issues. Performance management: Coach, counsel and recommend disciplinary actions Compliance: Maintain indepth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance Payroll: Process biweekly payroll through payroll vendor for population of 150 employees Requirements: Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or HR, or equivalent experience Minimum 5 years HR generalist experience Knowledge of Federal, State & Local regulations governing employment Experience with payroll processing Self-motivated, ability to prioritize and work well under pressure Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion Excellent oral and written communication and quantitative skills Proficiency with Microsoft Office Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to: careers@liherald.com.

MEDICAL ASSISTANT/RECEPTIONIST F/T. Previous Experience a Must With Patient Check In, Collecting Copays, Verifying Insurance, Filing, EMR, and Appointment Scheduling. Back Duties Include Taking Vitals, Draw Blood, EKG's and Prep Room For Doctoer. Good Phone and Computer Skills. A Must. Located in Island Park. Call Jim Mgr. 516-670-8800. or Fax Resume to 516-670-8809. email wolfie65@verizon.net.

PRESS-ROOM/WAREHOUSE HELP Long Island Herald has IMMEDIATE openings for a FULL-TIME Pressroom/warehouse helper in Garden City. We are a busy print shop looking for a motivated and reliable individuals to assist in various duties in the shop. Forklift experience is a plus and heavy lifting is required. Hours vary, so flexibility is key.

Email resumes or contact info to careers@liherald.com

Mechanical Engr. Constr. Equip. Maintenance, Lynbrook, NY. Assoc. Degree + 1 yr. job exp. Email res: JSciaglione@jvseusa.com JVS Restoration

MEDICAL OFFICE HELP- Front Desk P/T. Computer Skills, Knowledge of Medical Terms. Long Beach. Please Call 516-236-3646. 516-223-3117.

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Then speak with your inspector to find out what they think needs to be done. Most will be very helpful, and allow for the process to continue, asking you to hire a plumber to get a permit, which involves your notarized signature so you know it’s being done. In way too many cases, the plumber or contractor says it was done when it really wasn’t, so most municipalities require the owner’s signature on permit applications so the building department and owner are aware that the process is being done and is not false.

The plumber needs to see your bathrooms, kitchen, heating equipment and any other plumbing to be sure it meets the plumbing code (and building code). The same process must be done with an electrician, but most building departments ask for a certification from a private agency, not your electrician, since most building departments don’t have an electrical inspector. The reason for this is that one of the two leading causes of fire is electrical (the other being use of the kitchen) so your local government wants nothing to do with the liability for fire safety.

You’ll find that almost everyone in this process wants to avoid responsibility as much as possible.

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think it’s finally time for Nassau County and me to kiss and make up.

If you’ve read my columns over the past few years, you know I’m not particularly fond of the government, the infrastructure or the people out here.

Four years after moving from my native Queens to East Meadow, I wrote a particularly scathing piece that I now wished I hadn’t. I want to admit now that I was wrong — or at least not in a position to be so judgmental at the time.

The gist of the column was that NICK East Meadow — and Nassau CounBuglIoNE ty as a whole — stank. I complained about everything I could think of, from police to schools to sanitation.

Growing up, I had been sold on the fact that Nassau County was better than Queens, I wrote at the time. The schools were stronger, the services were better and the streets were safer, I had been told.

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thers, I’d move back to Queens.

At the time, I had only lived in East Meadow for a few years. My kids were young. I was making less money. I was grumpier — although my wife, Jill, would say that I’m still pretty grumpy.

No, Nassau County isn’t a utopia. But what county is? A decade after moving here, I am counting my blessings.

First off, all four of our kids went to school in-person last year. If we still lived in Queens, they would have mostly learned remotely between September and June. As a teacher at a Queens high school, I see the deleterious effect that extra year of remote learning had on our students. But we largely dodged that in Nassau County.

And our schools aren’t just good, they’re great. The other day, my 10-yearold, Adriana, was playing her saxophone for my dad. Impressed with her skill, he asked where she was learning to play. “In school,” I replied.

I spent 12 years in parochial and public school in Queens, and after all that, I was able to play maybe a few notes on the recorder. I’ve heard Adriana’s elementary

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school band perform, and I would put them up against any high school band in Queens any day of the week.

My 15-year-old stepson, Jake, decided this year that he wants to play football.

But if we still lived in Queens, there’d be no guarantee that his school would even have a team.

Meanwhile, my 18-year-old stepson, Nicolas, is AllCounty in cross-country, and will likely be All-County in wrestling, too. That’s partly due to the amazing coaching staff and sports programs we have here. If he wrestled on a city team, there’s a chance his coach may not have ever wrestled competitively.

Elia, my 8-year-old, is still figuring out what she wants to do.

She announced the other day she wanted to try field hockey. I love the fact that I was able to say, “Sure, hon. Whatever you want.” I don’t think they play field hockey in Queens.

When I wrote that column that I now regret, I intimated the Nassau County police weren’t making the streets any safer here than the New York Police Department was in Queens. Not true. The cops out here do a great job.

had a lot of complaints in a long-ago column, and much of what I wrote was unfair.

About three years ago, I slipped off my stoop and cut my head pretty badly. Jill called 911. I was amazed at how fast we had two officers in my living room. It’s very reassuring to know there’s always a patrol nearby.

While I escaped my life in Queens relatively unscathed, I was mugged at 11 and jumped and beaten up at 15. And those didn’t turn out to be isolated incidents.

The high school I went to wasn’t the safest, and I had to be very careful where I ventured. I can count on one hand the number of times I ate lunch in the cafeteria. I probably used the restroom once in four years.

Thank God my kids will never have to experience that.

I also wrote that the Town of Hempstead sanitation guys often took their time plowing the streets after a snowstorm. But they did an amazing job of handling that blizzard a couple weeks back.

I’m still not wild about the pizza in these parts, but I’m not above admitting that a lot of what I wrote in that column years ago was unfair. So, Nassau County, here’s your metaphorical smooch. I hope you’ll forgive me.

Nick Buglione is a teacher, freelance journalist and former editor of the East Meadow Herald.

A nation divided by pandemic, or splintered?

arly in the coronavirus pandemic, it was easy to write off as stupid the folks who touted hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin as go-to Covid-19 treatments. Easy because the efficacy of those drugs was refuted by the best virologists in the world.

It seemed obvious that people who denied the science of vaccine protection and masking were coming from a place of ignorance. They didn’t know better.

As hundreds of RANDI thousands got sick KREISS and died, and the virus spread, many of us hoped people would change their minds and take the vaccine — not just for themselves, but also for the common good.

But over these two years, there hasn’t been much of a learning curve. The antivaxxers stood firm. Many of them got Covid. An unthinkable number died. And still, people refuse to believe the simple scientific fact that vaccines keep people safer.

When thousands of folks who were double-vaccinated and boosted started getting breakthrough cases of the Omi-

cron variant, that only reinforced the resistance among anti-vaxxers.

Over time, some of us liberal-minded opinion writers tried to be less judgmental and more empathic. Maybe we could understand where the doubters were coming from. Many people had justifiable grievances: The rollouts were uneven, or the messaging was sometimes confusing. Fringe groups offered comfort in troubling times.

Many of us engaged in intellectual gymnastics, trying to understand, to be patient and more tolerant of the resistance to vaccines and masks. Maybe we could bring the doubters along in time, we thought.

We were wrong. We are now more than two years in, with more than 900,000 dead. This is what I know: What we are suffering in America today isn’t a break, it’s a compound fracture. There aren’t two opposing groups tugging at one another. It isn’t just people who get vaccinated and those who won’t. There are multiple splinters in this gaping wound — some sharp, some violent, some groups out for power, and some out for blood.

Some people are ignorant: They don’t — or can’t — read the research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And they have lost faith in our gov-

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ernment.

Another splinter is people who are not only ignorant about science, but put their faith in a former president and his acolytes. In their reality, the political supersedes all other considerations.

MAGA folks think the Biden administration is out to get them. At one point, people were posting notes online urging relatives to go into hospitals and remove their family members who were being treated for Covid. “They are trying to kill us,” one post said.

Sadly, many GOP officeholders are willing to traffic in lies to keep power.

Then there is the splinter of smart, highly educated people who are shamelessly harnessing the suspicion among millions of our citizens to their own political ends. They know the vaccines work. They know masking protects against infection. But they challenge the necessary mandates.

Think Ted Cruz, Ron DeSantis, Kellyanne Conway, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell. They are among the most reprehensible of the lot because they know better.

Someone like Marjorie Taylor Greene, an anti-masker and a general nut case, is a splinter unto herself. In a recent infa-

hat we're suffering in the U.S. today isn't a break, it's a compound fracture.

mous speech, Greene said that Nancy Pelosi was using secret police in Congress, like the “gazpacho.” She meant “Gestapo,” of course, because she can never resist a Holocaust reference in her crazy accusations. If Donald Trump was and is a cancer in our American culture, then she is his metastasis.

There are also splinters of responsible people who understand and support the coronavirus science, but still have reservations about boosters or inoculating little kids. Many are impatient with the slow progress toward even more targeted vaccines and better therapeutics. We forget that the development of the vaccines was an astonishing medical achievement.

Everyone is fatigued after two years of isolation and stress.

These varied splinters unite to one end: to challenge vaccines and protective masks. The resistance crosses social, educational and cultural lines.

The saddest group, I think, is those who are uninformed and vulnerable.

They reject the science and the advice of the experts because they are caught in a paralyzing spasm of paranoia and anger.

They are being cruelly used by the most heartless group, the super-smart members of the Republican Party who are stepping over dead bodies in a rush toward 2024.

Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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ollow the science.” That phrase, and variations on it, have become ubiquitous during the coronavirus pandemic. Sadly, those words, summing up evolving medical information, have sparked suspicion among many, leaving them doubting — and even rejecting — the science we should depend on to guide us through the worst public health crisis in a century.

Even as it appears to be fading.

As the pandemic spread nearly two years ago, it became apparent that mask wearing would be crucial, amid what we learned was primarily an airborne threat, and given that we all wanted to return to “normal” as soon as possible. Once we understood that we were in for the long haul, we debated the efficacy of face coverings. What type worked best? When and where to don them? At work? At school?

At the gym? At family gatherings?

As case numbers rose and fell — and with them the accompanying recommendations and restrictions — our patience ebbed. When vaccines came onto the scene, many of us thought for sure we had seen the end of masks. New variants

changed that, but many people were simply fed up, as we have witnessed at heated school board meetings across the country, willing to cast the scientific consensus aside and join the rallying cry for “freedom” from covered faces.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman was eager to lead the effort locally, and his clash with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s school mask mandate has wound up in the courts. Meanwhile, as the Omicron variant has waned, other states have begun to loosen mask-wearing restrictions — this time, so many of us hope, for good.

Hochul lifted her mask mandate for public places last week. Masks are still required in hospitals, nursing homes and on public transportation, according to the state, but that has only added to the continuing confusion that is an inevitable product of pandemic fatigue.

Despite growing cries from parents to unmask their children, to say nothing of political pressure — several Republican members of New York’s congressional delegation sent Hochul a letter demanding she end the school mandate — the governor remains steadfast, following what her

office termed “factual public health data.”

She is expected to make a decision on whether to continue requiring masks in schools on March 1.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical adviser, told the Financial Times that in this phase of the pandemic, “decisions will increasingly be made on a local level rather than centrally decided or mandated.” As masks quickly disappear in our area, we should keep in mind that we live in one of the most crowded corners of the country, and those decisions should be guided by common sense — and, yes, science. Given all we’ve learned about how the virus spreads, and how quickly its statistical trends can change direction, abandoning mask-wearing altogether seems to fly in the face of both.

Another phrase repeated often over the past two years is “with an abundance of caution.”

We caution elected officials to keep the advice of our health experts in mind when making decisions that affect so many lives, especially when it is far from clear that a deadly virus is finished wreaking havoc with them.

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letters It’s leadership, not propaganda, we need To the Editor: It’s 2022, but our government, state and federal, must have read G e o r g e O r we l l ’s “ N i n e t e e n Eighty-Four.” They have taken on the role of Big Brother, telling us what to do, i.e. masks and vaccinations.

We are inundated by statistics about Covid, but no one talks about the psychological damage done to all the children wearing masks, especially the preschoolers who have not yet developed language skills. Scientists have predicted damage done to our environment by pollution and stress climate control, but can they predict the long-range effects on children of the Covid vaccinations?

We are regarded as a cultured and civilized society, but our elected officials have done a poor job of protecting and upholding our rights. Crime, as well as racial prejudice, is off the charts, and our officials have turned a blind eye and a deaf ear. Shouldn’t they be accountable?

Propaganda is a dangerous weapon, and it’s being used again. Since we are still able to live in a free society, we must speak up. The world looks to the U.S. as a strong, powerful leader. Let’s not be a disappointment.

PAT KING Merrick

Where’s the outrage?

To the Editor: In the past two weeks we have laid to rest two heroes of the New York Police Department who were murdered in Harlem. Officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora were gunned down by a crazed

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lost my father six years ago. Of the painful dealings I’ve faced in my life up until now, nothing has quite compared to that searing loss.

The news of his death had to cross an ocean to reach me. I was in New York. He was in a hospice in Ecuador, battling stomach cancer until his last breath. We never had a proper goodbye.

My father’s untimely death has been brought into sharper focus by the departure of another significant man in my life, the Herald Community NewJUan papers’ executive editor, Scott BrinLasso ton. After 28 years here, Scott has moved on to his next adventure, teaching full-time at Hofstra University this spring before beginning a long-term research project.

Scott’s hands were full this past year, training and guiding a new crop of young journalists — including me. It’s hard to imagine the editorial team without him.

He was not only my boss, but also my mentor. I came to the Herald from Columbia University, with a degree in creative writing and political science. With no journalism training, I banked on the

strength of my writing to get my foot in the door.

And Scott took a chance on me, swinging that door wide open. His first order was that I head to the public library for a copy of Carole Rich’s dazzlingly comprehensive “Writing and Reporting the News: A Coaching Method.” It’s a crash course for fledgling journalists on how to report and write the news, and Rich’s fierce clarity on the subject hooked me. I absorbed everything I could from the book, but that was only the beginning.

The real work of journalism began as a form of personal transformation: Turning myself into a community reporter in Valley Stream, where I’d never set foot, let alone lived. I did it by talking to people, taking in the scenery, breathing the air, and immersing myself in the issues people care about — and doing it all amid the time crunch of weekly story deadlines.

But before I could become an identifiable — and, I hope, trusted — figure in the community, I was the new kid on the block. It was brutal at first. But while I toiled and sweated, slammed against walls, and had doors slam on me, Scott was always my anchor and guiding compass.

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Letters criminal in a situation that the defund-the-police crowd would have wanted to send a social worker into. Six members of the NYPD have been shot so far this year. One was shot execution-style on New Year’s Day, while sleeping in his car in East Harlem after working New Year’s Eve. My question to everyone who climbed aboard the defund-the-police bandwagon is, where is the outrage? How can you possibly muster up outrage for the death of George Floyd, where the crime and punishment were handled swiftly through our court system, and turn a blind eye to what is happening to the brave people of law enforcement? To show how high up the Democratic food chain the disrespect goes, President Biden did not attend the funeral for Rivera, even though he had a planned trip to New York City to speak to Mayor Eric Adams about crime.

In my estimation, tough Joe is a coward when it comes to confronting the radical left of his own party. Scores of thou-

Humane, relaxed and easygoing, he helped me navigate the terrain of a profession he’s known most of his adult life.

When I faltered or overstepped my bounds, I dusted myself off and got back in the trenches with him. Scott never took his eyes off the story. The story mattered most. I learned by his example. And things got better.

I’m not, at least not willfully, looking for paternal substitutes in the men around me. But I couldn’t help but see the similarities to a father-son relationship in the interactions between Scott and me. I couldn’t help thinking of him as approximating — no matter how incidentally or innocuously — a second father.

In these times, a son rarely has the chance to get lost in his dad’s world. And the grimmer fact is that millions of men in America grow up without a father.

The quality of father-son bonding also seems to have depreciated. I’m not talking about the everyday guy-bonding stuff, like sitting with Pops on the couch and watching a game. I’m talking about being at his side in the midst of his work — engaging with all your senses in an endeavor the old man treasures or excels in. Sons need those moments to learn how Dad operates in the arena of life and possibly, hopefully,

discover kernels of insight — no matter how small or imperfect — to help them confidently move about in this chaotic and messy world. Especially when Dad is no longer there. That father-son sharing is a priceless gift.

I wish I could have spent more time with my father. I think many men have the same wish. But he is gone, and the lessons he learned and the mistakes he made that he shared with me remain treasures to me.

There is no second try at fatherhood.

There is also great danger, I suspect, in making father figures out of the more experienced, admired and trusted men around us. We risk getting lost in their shadows, modeling ourselves after them instead of forging our own way.

Scott Brinton leaves behind a towering volume of exceptional work, the product of a passion for community journalism.

He has also, like a true teacher and friend, cultivated a team of journalists who are equipped to carry on the good fight: to articulate truth, to serve the communities we cover, and to see the humanity in the stories we have the privilege of telling.

He has been a blessing in my life, and I bid him a fond goodbye and much joy in his next journey.

Farewell, Captain.

Juan Lasso is the editor of the Valley Stream Herald. Comments about this column? Jlasso@liherald.com.

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sands of people in our country died of fentanyl poisoning last year, from a drug that is made in China and being smuggled through our porous southern border, and no outrage.

Children are being killed by stray bullets in our crimeinfested inner cities, and there's no outrage. If you can only muster outrage whenever you can inject race into an equation for political gain, you are the major problem in our great nation. How did that guilt donation to Black Lives Matter work out for you?

To the “woke” who are allowing all this carnage to occur while sitting in your safe, secure house/condo/ apartment, I have a message.

To p a r a p h r a s e Wi n s t o n Churchill, an appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. If you keep pushing to defund the police and allow district attorneys not to prosecute crimes, that crocodile will be knocking down your door.

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