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FEBRUARY 25 - MARCH 3, 2021
Vol. 69 No. 9
Bill focuses on transfer of businesses ■ Direct the SBA to host business succession planning workshops across the country.
By BRIAN STIEGlITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to challenge small ■ Provide small business ownbusiness owners, many face a ers with a one-time $250 tax common and timeless question: break to create a business succession plan and an What will happen to additional $250 tax their businesses break when the sucwhen they leave, cession plan is retire or die? implemented. To help these There are bu s i n e s s p e o p l e nearly 30 million address that quessmall businesses t i o n , U. S . Re p. across the country, Andrew Garbarino, and less than 42 pera Republican from cent have succesSayville who represion plans, accordsents Wantagh-Seaing to Garbarino. ford, joined other Some of their ownmembers of the CHERI BUSToS ers take a simpler House of Represenapproach to their tatives to draft legis- U.S. Representative, future than others lation that would Illinois — such as Lifestyle help small business Sports in Wantagh. owners create busiAndrew Kruter and his family ness succession plans. Dubbed the Small Business have owned the sports-supplies Succession Planning Act, the bill store on Wantagh Avenue for over 45 years. “We just keep would: growing,” Kruter said. “The ■ Direct the Small Business only things standing in our way Administration to create an are the big-name stores, like online business succession plan- N i k e and Adidas.” ning toolkit, and train staff Kruter said that his family members to guide small busi- has a reputation in the communess owners through the process nity for being committed to of creating a succession plan. Continued on page 3
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Preparing to wow the judges Seaford High School robotics club members, from left, James Suleta, Kailly Nocera and Matt Shientul worked on their entry for this year’s robotics competition at Hofstra University. Participating schools must submit a video for consideration by March 4. Story, more photos, Page 5.
‘Ineffective’ vaccines given at J.B.
A cooler a few degrees above frigid spoils 81 doses By BRIAN STIEGlITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com
More than 80 people who were vaccinated for Covid-19 at Jones Beach on Feb. 15 were given ineffective doses, the New York State Department of Health recently disclosed. According to Jill Montag, the department’s public information officer, the faulty vaccinations posed “no health risk,” and all of the people who were impacted were contacted by the health
department to reschedule their appointments. A department employee who was transporting the vaccines in insulated coolers mistakenly raised the temperature of one of the coolers, and 81 doses were deemed ineffective, according to Montag. Nearly 1,300 properly stored doses were administered that day at the state park’s drivethrough vaccination site. “New Yorkers’ health and safety is our top priority, and due to this vaccine’s very specific
temperature sensitivity, we have a process in place to identify if any temperature excursions occur,” Montag said. “This process worked, allowing us to quickly pinpoint this issue, identify the extremely small number of individuals impacted, and immediately be gin taking action.” Montag added that residents should not let the incident deter them from getting their vaccinaContinued on page 3
hen even one small business closes, an entire community loses.