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School districts look to clarify mask policies

A SIGN OUTSIDE a home on Willow Street in Wantagh. Polls were open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday at the three elementary schools.

by the [Department of Health] to continue to mandate the use of masks indoors in all school After a year of taking precau- buildings,” Wantagh School Distions like mask wearing and trict Superintendent John social distancing, many were McNamara said. “However, the surprised to learn that fully vac- use of masks outdoors on school cinated people, according to the grounds is no longer mandated. Centers for Disease As a result, students Control and Prevenand staff will not be tion, could leave required to wear masks at home in masks outdoors at most cases. all district schools.” Amid the news McNamara added last month, along that as the weather with the widened elicontinues to warm, gibility of the Pfizer frequent outdoor Covid-19 vaccine for mask breaks and the children as young as use of outdoor spac12, parents began es for instruction asking about the polwill be encouraged. icies of their chil“Thank you for your CHRISTOPHER dren’s schools. But continued patience students, with the CARINI and support as we last day of school Councilman, work through the approaching, cannot Town of Hempstead final days of this ditch masks just yet. challenging school Though school year,” he wrote to districts can lift the state Office district parents, faculty and stuof Children and Family Servic- dents. es’ and Department of Health’s In the Seaford School District, requirement of mask use out- Superintendent Dr. Adele V. Pecdoors, students over age 5 must ora told district families and faccontinue to wear masks indoors. ulty that the district would fol“As you may be aware, Gover- low guidance set by the state. nor Cuomo made an announce- “Effective immediately, students ment . . . that all school districts will be able to remove their in New York state are required CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

By JENNIFER CORR jcorr@liherald.com Kate Nalepinski/Herald

Community approves school district budget in revote By KATE NALEPINSKI knalepinski@liherald.com

The Wantagh Union Free School District’s $82.7 million 2021-22 spending plan overwhelmingly passed Tuesday. Roughly 2,950 residents, or about 70 percent of total voters, cast “yes” ballots, while 1,213 residents, or 30 percent, voted to reject the budget. The Board of Education unanimously approved the spending plan during a virtual session Tuesday at around 9:30 p.m. after results were tallied. Following the defeat of the

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proposed budget May 18, board members sought feedback from the community on how to modify it, and reduced expenditures by $1.1 million. The approved plan increases spending by 1.88 percent and taxes by 1.96 percent. Residents voted at Forest Lake, Mandalay and Wantagh elementary schools. Linda O’Halloran, chief polls inspector at Wantagh Elementary, said there was a “steady turnout.” Jay Lupetin, 70, of Wantagh, cast his ballot at Wantagh Elementary. Lupetin,

whose children attended school in the district, said he was surprised the budget failed last month. He said he had the students in mind when he voted “yes” on the revised spending plan. “As a retired [Bellmore] teacher, I know how important it is for the budget to pass,” he said. Had the proposal been rejected again, the district would have had to operate under a contingency budget, which would have frozen taxes and limited district spending, according to state law.

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he time has long passed to end the mask mandates in our school.

Villa D’Aqua owner unveils 9th eatery, Toto’s By Kate NalepiNsKi knalepinski@liherald.com

The mastermind behind Bellmore’s top-rated Villa D’Aqua is at it again – this time in Wantagh. Nestled on Byron Street in residential Wantagh is Toto’s, a new Italian steakhouse that opened its doors May 15. Owner Tom Ulaj, of Seaford, has over 50 years in the restaurant industry, owning restaurants in New Jersey, Manhattan, Westchester and parts of Long Island. Roughly 20 years ago, Ulaj owned the historic Jones Beach Hotel and established the top-rated Northern-Italian restau- OwNer tOm Ulaj, at left, inside the new Italian steakrant Per’Un’Angelo on- house, Toto’s. The restaurant, at 3275 Byron St., opened site, which has since May 15. closed. Now, he’s decided ers per day,” he said. to return to the same locaHe’s expecting the same for the hightion with one of the original chefs from Villa D’Aqua. Milla Vukmanovic is the co- scale eatery, which will specialize in prime meats and offer a section of pastas, manager. “We had a good re putation at veal and fish. The menu will offer seasonal specials, Per’Un’Angelo. We were very busy and [we] knew how to manage 500-600 custom- too, Ulaj said, and dishes can be made-to-

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order. He’d recommend any customer try a classic A-1 steak, or the branzino, a type of Mediterranean sea bass. The restaurant also serves as an event venue, with three separate rooms for private bookings. As Covid-19 restrictions begin to ease, Ulaj said he’s looking forward to hosting private events at Toto’s, including weddings and parties.

For eight years, Ulaj worked in food service at the New York Hilton Midtown. Toto’s is his ninth restaurant. Ulaj said the restaurant’s priority is to please its customers. “No one who comes here will be disappointed – they will be pleasantly surprised,” he said. “We encourage our neighbors to come try us out.”

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What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

Students have their day in (mock) court Whether or not they go into careers in law, students from Seaford High School’s mock trial team have developed lifelong skills from their participation in simulated court cases. The club this year took part in the Nassau County Mock Trial competition, advancing to the second round. This year’s event was held virtually, with the case argued via video conference. Participants included Angelina Brody, Dominique Cettina, Madison Elias, Sam Lukaszewski, Marissa McCandless, Rabeya Shahid and Kelly Willig, who were under the direction of adviser Karen Lazicky. During each case, three members of the team would serve as attorneys and three played the part of witnesses. The case this year was about a young music prodigy who won a talent competition and whose parents lost the prize money through bad investments. The team received an information packet with a summary of the case, witness affidavits and pieces of evidence. They had to become familiar with it all before arguing the

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The Seaford high School mock trial team advanced to the second round of the Nassau County Mock Trial competition this year. case against teams from other high schools. Seaford got the opportunities to do so from both the perspective of the plaintiff and the defendant. Student attorneys presented opening and closing arguments, and questioned the witnesses.

Dominique said it felt like participating in a real court case, while Kelly noted that the experience helped her public speaking skills and ability to “think on your feet.” For Marissa, mock trial is an opportunity to express her creative side. Madison loves the team-

work aspect and working toward a common goal. “It’s a very useful experience,” said Sam, who wants to pursue a career in law. “It’s fun and mentally stimulating. I genuinely love mock trial.”

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WanTagh fifTh-grade STudenTS in Nicole Pataky’s class at Forest Lake Elementary School held a chain that symbolizes how students have helped each other on campus after reading the book “Pay it Forward.”

Forest Lake fifth-graders ‘Pay it Forward’ Remember the last time being moved and motivated by a book? For Nicole Pataky’s fifth grade class at Forest Lake Elementary School in Wantagh, Catherine Ryan Hide’s national bestseller “Pay it Forward” not only spawned altruism on the school campus, but it will be a book the students will remember their entire lives.

After reading the novel about Trevor McKinney, a student who accepts his social studies teacher’s challenge to come up with a plan to change the world, the students discussed ways they, too, can affect change. The students decided to create a paper chain to reflect altruistic deeds on campus. Each time a student is affected by a positive gesture, the student for

whom the deed was intended can make a link for the chain. As of June 7, there are 1,040 links to a chain that currently stretches the length of the school building. The plan is to create a chain long enough to spread through all of the hallways. Pataky said the students, like the character Trevor, were originally worried that their project

wouldn’t work. The completely student-driven project, however, has been more of a success than anyone could have imagined, Principal Jessica Zimmer said. “The chain has become a visual representation in the school of how students have been helped by others,” Pataky said. “The students will remember this project for a lifetime.”

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Father’s Day 2021

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SAS Real Estate celebrates SAS Real Estate owner Angela Testa unveiled her new agency with friends and family last Friday. The business, which was established 43 years ago, is at 1237 Wantagh Ave. Testa, of Wantagh, said that she is “excited to start a new chapter at SAS” after working in real estate for 14 years.

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Though I will never be mistaken for a project in college and when I had one, I am relatively sure that it’s not easy moments of frustration as a young parbeing a dad. While moms might be forgiv- ent. An untraditional dad. en for their nagging worries and less than My husband is not only my partner in nutritious lunches, conventional dads still marriage but has been a partner who have to appear strong and sound, always worked tirelessly for our two children. He eager to play with their little ones, and gave our kids bike-riding lessons, seasons ready to provide sage advice if ever asked in Little League, and led so many converby their surly teens. Ask any sations while sitting around sitcom. Check out most ads. the table, relaxing on the sofa Fortunately, I have never or perched on the corner of known a conventional dad. their beds. He gave basic lesBesides some role models in sons (okay, sometimes lecfriends and extended family, I tures) on living, learning and have two keen references: my the experience of growing own dad who tried his best as throughout their formative he spent a lifetime dealing and current years. with his demons and my own So, I have tried my best to husband, nurtured and nurcelebrate this day for generaturing through goofy jokes tions by making my way auren ev and a strong judge of characthrough retail aisles of stainter. I only wish I could have less steel barbeques and met my husband’s parents accessories. I have worked my and gotten an even better look at the way way around table after table of silk ties, he was raised and loved by his dad. and shelves of t-shirts that promote dad’s From all accounts, it sounds like my grilling ways and football identity. I have father-in-law was a caring and dutiful no excuse when I have spent the third husband, a pretty good cook and the kind Sunday in June embarrassingly not sure of guy that could, and would, talk with what gifts to buy. Yet I thank all you dads anyone. Though he and his wife were for your service, acknowledging that it is handicapped, they did everything they you we value, as all our fathers are pricecould for their son seeking normalcy in less. their day-to-day living. An illustrative example was that my father-in-law was A contributing writer to the Herald since afraid of the water yet did what it 2012, Lauren Lev is an East Meadow resirequired to go in the pool as his child dent and a direct marketing/advertising learned to jump in and swim. An uncon- executive who teaches marketing fundaventional dad. mentals as well as advertising and marketMy dad taught me sports from a fan’s ing communications courses at the Fashion perspective, how to do sit ups and did his Institute of Technology and SUNY Old best to keep me calm when I got an “F” in Westbury.

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Before retiring, Hofstra president reflects By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

The sun shone down on Hofstra University’s campus late last month as flowers were blooming in all their chromatic splendor. Dozens of graduates meandered about the campus in full cap and gown, stopping for photos at several iconic locations — the campus was alive, and the spirit of graduation was in the air. Stuart Rabinowitz, the university’s president for the past 20 years, was reaching something of a graduation himself. As he, too, walked through the campus, he was thoughtfully reflective on his tenure, under which Hofstra was transformed from regional school to the internationally renowned university that it is today. While he will not completely depart from what he now calls “home,” Rabinowitz, 75, is set to retire from his position as president at the end of August. He assumed the post in 2001. Before his official departure — and after avoiding some bees on the hunt for those colorful flowers — Rabinowitz sat with the Herald at Hofstra to reflect on his career. “I really have always felt this is a special place,” Rabinowitz said. “I came here to teach law in 1972, and I thought I would only stay a year or so and move on — but I just fell in love with the place and the people.” “So, it took me 50 years to leave,” he added with a laugh. Rabinowitz did join Hofstra’s Law School faculty in 1972, then went on to become the dean of the School of Law

stuart Rabinowitz from September 1989 to June 2001, when he became president. He was chosen by the university’s board of trustees in December 2000. The school went through myriad changes under his leadership. Among the new schools opened are the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine and the School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, run in partnership with Northwell Health. The Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs, and the School of Health Professions and Human Services are also additions. The list goes on: Rabinowitz also

founded Hofstra’s National Center for Suburban Studies and the Center for Entrepreneurship. “I think I had some ideas of what Hofstra needed to move on to the next level. I am a good imaginer of things,” Rabinowitz said. “And apparently, I have a talent of hiring really good people to implement those tasks. . . I never worried about hiring people that are smarter than me, or who might disagree with me — I encourage disagreement.” Rabinowitz credited the university’s board of trustees with supporting his endeavors, no matter how far reaching they may have been. Sometimes it seemed to be “daydreaming,” he recalled, such as when they applied to host a presidential debate at the university. “Well, three debates, they came to the conclusion that we were debate central,” Rabinowitz said. Not every decision was an easy one, though. Ending Hofstra’s football team and, more recently, moving a statue of Thomas Jefferson, which originally sat in front of the heavily trafficked student center and received backlash from students who highlighted Jefferson’s history as a slave owner, were among them. The statue was moved to a less visible part of campus. “There were difficult decisions and difficult times,” Rabinowitz said. “The thing I feel best about is that even on the decisions that are controversial, I never made a decision that I didn’t think was in the best interest of the university. I tried so hard every time not to let my personal views affect anything — and I really think

I was able to do that.” Most important, students come first at Hofstra. “They are the reason we exist,” Rabinowitz explained. “That means you listen to students, treat them well, treat them with respect and give them a voice.” “It’s like all the students and members of the community are my responsibility, even though they’re not,” Rabinowitz said, “which is why it’s really hard to be president. You feel every pain, injury and sadness — and you also are happy when they’re happy.” Rabinowitz has also focused on the Nassau Hub, the commerce zone surrounding the university. As co-chair of the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council, he has influence over the project, but it has yet to come to full fruition. The area around the Nassau Coliseum is still set to have residential and commercial spaces as part of the Hub. As co-chair of the council, Rabinowitz helped bring $727 million to 885 projects on Long Island since 2011. He also stays active as a member of the board of directors for Accelerate Long Island, and he has also served as a trustee of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities and on the board of directors of the Long Island Technology Network. Rabinowitz could not find it in himself to completely say goodbye to Hofstra, however. In the fall of 2022, he will teach an undergraduate honors college course, Introduction to Constitutional Law. “I can’t completely leave — I would get the bends if I completely detached from the university,” Rabinowitz joked.

Open Nassau carries on amid the pandemic By CRIstINA ARRoyo RoDRIGuEz carroyo@liherald.com

When Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman took office in 2018, he partnered with Nassau County Executive Laura Curran to open and modernize county finances. Investing nearly $1.3 million since 2019, his office launched a userfriendly data platform, Open Nassau, in which the public can access county records, report financial issues, and keep updated on smart audits and equity reports. The following interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.

Herald: What are the goals and motivations behind Open Nassau?

Jack schnirman: Culture change is what

we are looking to achieve. It’s not just about technology, it’s about bringing everyone on an equal playing field because everyone has access to the exact same information. Then we can have a conversation that is evidence-based and data-driven without anyone hoarding the information like how it used to be. Before we did this program, county had a D+ in transparency by the Press Club on Long Island. It was all paper-based, it was a challenge to get numbers, you had to do all these foils, and there were conflicting num-

bers and conflicting views on the numbers. Open Nassau became an organizing principle to get everybody to deal from a simple set of numbers.

Herald: When you were trying to implement Open Nassau initially, did you get a lot pushback from the current establishment?

schnirman: Not as much as you would

think. There was pushback based on that old-timey culture of holding information so close to the vest and using access to it as a way of safeguarding power. Culture starts from the top, so that culture change started directly from the top where you have the comptroller and the county executive on the same page.

Herald: Was the focus on equity issues a

purposeful and directed decision?

schnirman: Absolutely. One of the earliest

choices we made was in investing in a qualitative research unit. We started by tackling our demographics: who we are as the county population, how quickly we are diversifying, getting older, getting more diverse, and use that as an opening point for a conversation on equity. Then, we asked the question: What’s the deal of living in Nassau County? We started highlighting the different affordability

challenges that folks face. Our formula was about identifying gaps, looking at best practices from around the country, and highlighting options on the policy side so we can remain competitive and be a place where people want to and can afford to live.

tions and frustration about how and why they could undo that kind of advancement.

Herald: So how do get from transparency

things faster, more transparent, more efficient, so that resources go where they need to go. The pandemic was an unforeseen, once-in-a-generation level crisis, and we saw the measure of our work. We made sure we were prioritizing getting the resources needed to the non-profits because if something suddenly dried up, the service would stop in that moment when it was needed more than ever.

to accountability?

schnirman: The honest answer is that we can’t do everything ourselves since that’s beyond the role of our office. We try to find folks to partner with, whether it be within government, and/or expert and advocacy organizations. Our worst fear is that we write these reports, make these recommendations, we make them graphically appealing, we put them on social media, and we push, we push, we push, and nobody pays attention and nobody does anything. Herald: How are you ensuring the continuation of Open Nassau for the new comptroller?

schnirman: We are working around the

clock to make sure the work is sustainable and to make it as difficult or impossible to pull back from this kind of transparency. If the next comptroller removes Open Nassau, for example, I would like to believe that they would face an awful lot of ques-

Herald: How does Open Nassau impact county residents?

schnirman: We do this work, we make

Herald: Did the pandemic help accelerate the implementation of Open Nassau?

We could’ve talked for years about making things more tech-based, but instead the crisis of the pandemic created the necessity to do them overnight. It was a sink-orswim moment, and success is not guaranteed when you have a county government that has not historically invested enough in technology infrastructure. It’s a testament to the workforce, to the innovation of our teams, and to the understanding that you can’t afford to fail. Those shifts were shockingly smooth.

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COMMUNITY UPDATE Celebration of Freedom

Friday, June 18 Capt. Cool Band Playing your favorite yacht rocking hits from the 1970s and 80s, will be the Captain Cool Band. They will be at Mulcahy’s, 3232 Railroad Ave., at 7 p.m. There will be $4 Heinekens from 5 to 7 p.m., as well as a full dinner menu available. No cover for this show. Call (516) 783-7500 to make a reservation.

Join the Seaford Public Library in celebrating Juneteenth, the end of slavery, on June 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Stop by the children’s room at the Seaford Public Library, 2234 Jackson Ave., to create a poster with a handprint. No registration needed. Call (516) 221-1334 for information.

Saturday, June 19 Skate with Mario Come skate and meet Mario from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at United Skates of America, 1276 Hicksville Road in Seaford. Admission is $5 and rental skates are $5. Tickets must be purchased in advance to guarantee admission. Buy tickets at unitedskates.com/Seaford. For more information, call (516) 795-5474.

Seaford Saturday Nights The first Seaford Saturday Night is on from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Seaford LIRR Station, There will be live music, food trucks, craft vendors, Metrocade game truck, a just-escape truck and the Seaford Fire Department. This event is presented by the Seaford Chamber of Commerce.

90’s Night Enjoy a night of throwbacks with band Larger Than Life and a DJ at Mulcahy’s, 3232 Railroad Ave. in Wantagh. From 6 to 9 p.m., there will be $4 Bud Lights and house drinks. The band will begin at 9 p.m. Call (516) 783-7500 to make a reservation.

Monday, June 21 Ceramic Lighthouse Lantern craft Join Rosemarie Attard live on Zoom to paint a lighthouse ceramic lantern just in time for summer. Registered patrons must pay for the $8 program at the library and pick up their kit before the start of the clas at 7 p.m. The Seaford

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Public Library will notify registrants when the kits are available for pick up. Join the virtual class at least 10 to 15 minutes before the program. Register for the program at Seafordlibrary.org. For more information, call (516) 221-1334.

A Night of Star Gazing Join fellow Wantagh Public Library patrons on the lawn on the Jones Avenue entrance for a night of star gazing from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Weather permitting, families will be able to view the moon and explore the night sky. Tom Lynch will be bringing his own telescope for viewing and library staff will be available to review how patrons can borrow the library’s Orion telescope. To register for the event, visit Wantaghlibrary.org. For more information, call (516) 221-1200.

and friends. Registered patrons must pay for the program at the Seaford Public Library and pick up their kit before the start of the class at 7 p.m. The library will notify patrons when their kit is ready to be picked up. Register for the program at Seafordlibrary. org. For more information, call (516) 221-1334.

Trivia and tacos Tuesday nights are for trivia and tacos at Craft Kitchen and Taphouse in Wantagh, 1885 Wantagh Ave. Trivia begins at 8 p.m. Enjoy three tacos for $7, Coronas for $4 and margaritas for $5. For more information, call (516) 781-2700.

Wednesday, June 23 DIY Sidewalk Foam Paint

Tuesday, June 22 Wood Summer Serving Trays Just in time for the summer season, join Carol Bennetter live on Zoom to paint a wood serving tray with a summer saying to serve treats on to family

Children entering grades 5 to 9 in September are invited from 6 to 7 p.m. to join the Wantagh Public Library, 3285 Park Ave., in making foam paint and then decorating the library’s sidewalk. Face coverings must be warn over the nose and mouth during this event at all times. Becaue

space is limited, registration is required. Register for the event at wantaghlibrary.org. For more information, call (516) 221-1200.

Nashville Night Every Wednesday at Craft Kitchen and Taphouse in Wantagh, 1885 Wantagh Ave., is Nashville Night. From 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., enjoy live country music, as well as food and drink specials. For more information, call (516) 781-2700.

Thursday, June 24 Story Seekers club Children in grades 5 through 8 are invited to join the Wantagh Public Library, 3285 Park Ave., for a writing club in the community room from 5 to 6 p.m. Follow writing prompts and share stories. The library is followiing CDC guidelines. Because space is limited to ensure social distancing, registration is required. Register at wantaghlibrary.org. For more information, call (516) 221-1200.

Friday, June 25 Whatever We Are The band Whatever We Are will be at Mulcahy’s, 3232 Railroad Ave. in Wantagh at 8 p.m. This event is for people 21 and up. Call (516) 783-7500 to make a reservation.

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Movie Night At Wantagh Park series begins June 30 with “The Sandlot.” Jones Beach Firework Show is on. Catch the show from 8 to 11 p.m. July 4. Wantagh High School graduation will be on June 18. Seaford HS graduation will be on June 26. The Seaford Chamber of Commerce will hold its Fall Fest on Oct. 1 at 1 p.m. The 2021 Patriot Award Dinner from the Seaford 9/11 Memorial Committee will take place June 29.

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This spring presented plenty of challenges for Wantagh’s baseball program. Not only did a handful of Warriors and coach Keith Sachs go two weeks before focusing their full attention on the diamond thanks to winning a county championship in football, but the entire roster was new compared to the previous (2019) season. “Anything anyone did this year was a varsity first,” Sachs said. “Missing last season was tough. We had no sophomores up two years ago, so our entire roster is made up of first-time varsity players. They’ve been through a lot and to their credit they’ve gotten better every day.” Sachs said the first two weeks of baseball overlapped with football, creating long days of practice for himself and many kids. “We’d start baseball practice around 2:30 and then football practice at 5,” he explained. “We got the minimum number of practices needed before we jumped right into games. There’s not a single kid on the roster I coached before and we had no scrimmages to help us get ready. It’s still affecting us to some degree.” Despite all of the trials and tribulations, the Warriors endured only one rough patch and concluded the regular season June 9 with a record of 10-6 in Conference IV after losing to North Shore. Wantagh opened with seven consecutive victories, including two-game sweeps of Lynbrook, Floral Park and Valley Stream North. With the exception of two games against Plainedge,

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Herald SPOrTS Wantagh reaches double digits in wins Wantagh’s pitching has been strong. Senior Shaun Joyce is 3-2, junior Andrew Bonnano is 4-1 with a few saves, and sophomore Tim Hennig is 3-2. Bonnano plays third base on non-pitching days and is a batting over .300 at the plate. Joyce features a fastball and cutter and is a tremendous competitor, Sachs noted. Hennig, who can play second base, shortstop and third base, is getting it done with his arm and bat. “He’s pitching well and hitting bullets,” Sachs said. Hennig is the team’s leading hitter with an average over .500. Freshman AJ Bardi is leading off and raking to the tune of .500 as well. He started the year at second base but recently moved to catcher. Sachs said Bardi would have played for the JV team had the 2020 season not been eliminated by the pandemic. “He’s very talented and ahead of the scale,” Sachs said. “The ball jumps off his bat and he’s got an outstanding arm.” Senior Joe Fontana and junior Alex Bardi share responsibilities at first base and anchor the offense in the fourth and fifth spots. Senior Frank Peretti is enjoying a solid two-way season at shortstop and at the plate (.333), while seniors Kenny Spratt in center and Sean Conigliaro in right lead the outfield. The most exciting regular-season game came June 7 when the Warriors earned a 7-6 walk-off victory over North Shore. Hennig drove in the tying run with a double and scored the winner.

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For the fourth time in six seasons, MacArthur has advanced to the Nassau County softball finals. The fourth-seeded Generals limped into the playoffs on a seven-game losing skid but ripped off three straight wins in the Class A tournament to reach the best-of-three championship series against No. 2 Mepham. Last Friday, MacArthur got a pair of two-run homers off the bat of junior Chiara Nappo and solid pitching from sophomore Taylor Brunn to defeat No. 8 Long Beach, 6-3. “We’re on a run and there’s no place we’d rather be than in the finals,” MacArthur coach Bob Fehrenbach said. “The regular season wasn’t what we hoped for. When you’re in the top ability based conference in the county, it’s tough. We were up and down in the beginning and down towards the end. Now we’re playing our best ball and feeling confident.” MacArthur began the postseason with a 2-0 victory over No. 13 Bethpage on June 7 as Brunn allowed only three hits and struck out nine. “Taylor’s been throwing well all year,” Fehrenbach said. “We haven’t given her a ton of run support. She has good command and has done a great job in the playoffs of not allowing teams to string hits together.” All of the runs Brunn needed against Bethpage came in the bottom of the fourth inning when fellow sophomore Hailey Feiler cracked a two-run single. Feiler’s bat remained clutch in the quarterfinals

against No. 5 Seaford when her two-run single in the home half of the fourth gave the Generals the lead for good in a 10-5 victory. Senior outfielders Gabby Boccio and Jordyn Roth both homered, and Nappo and fellow junior Jessica Mauro each drove in two runs. “We scored three runs in three straight innings so it was great to break out,” said Fehrenbach, who has guided MacArthur to six consecutive semifinal appearances and two county championships since 2015. Against No. 8 Long Beach, which knocked off top-seeded Division in the quarterfinals, the Generals fell behind 2-0 in the top of the first but cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the inning of Mauro’s sacrifice fly. Nappo then delivered a two-run blast that bounced off the top of the fence for a 3-2 lead in the second. Her insurance two-run homer in the fifth was an inside-the-park version after two Long Beach outfielders collided chasing the line drive. The Marines threatened late and had the tying run at the plate in the top of the seventh with two outs when Brunn got a popup to sophomore shortstop Colette O’Brien to end it. During the regular season, MacArthur fell twice to Mepham. The Pirates are the defending county champs from 2019. “They’re experienced, strong defensively and have a powerful lineup,” Fehrenbach said. “We played them much tougher the second time around.”

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nassau County LegisLator Steven Rhoads announced a bill that would give additional paid time off to county employees who are combat veterans so that they could seek treatment for their combat related injuries or illness. psychological shock. Symptoms can include disturbance of sleep, vivid recall of the experience and dulled responses to others and the outside world. New York State Military Law permits public officers or employees to receive

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 202-48 of the code of the Town of Hempstead entitled, “Handicapped Parking on Public Streets,” a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 1st day of July, 2021, at 10:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, to consider the adoption of a resolution setting aside certain parking spaces for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of

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additional paid leave. “Today, the majority is filing legislation to provide those five service days, five days credit, for all combat veterans to seek that treatment is they feel they need it,” Rhoads said. “We want them to feel that they are not alone.” Matthew Schmidt, the president of the Nassau Police Veterans Association, said that the bill was important and well overdue. “There are these county workers out there that have to go to appointments related to their illnesses and injuries that they got while they were serving in combat,” said Schmidt, a combat veteran and retired Nassau County Police Department officer. “Some of these injuries are not visible, including PTSD. A lot of these guys don’t want to come forward.” And the legislation would help veteran employees suffering with PTSD by not requiring them to state to their employer what they are treating. Rather, all they would have to say is they have a combatrelated illness or injury that they need to get treated. “A lot of times, people say that this is

going to cost the county money,” Schmidt said. “One thing I want to say is when that veteran raised their hand and said ‘I am going to serve to protect this country, this county and give us the freedom that we have today,’ they didn’t ask if it was going to cost their life.” Just because the veterans are off the battlefield, Schmidt added, doesn’t mean that they still are not fighting battles internally. Eligible Nassau County employees will be given five days additional paid-time off credit for service-related treatment immediately after the legislation is signed. The Wantagh American Legion Commander George DiBitetto said he told Rhoads “you got the place,” when Rhoads asked if he could have the press conference at the Wantagh American Legion. “It’s an honor for us.” “It’s a big benefit for people working for the county,” DiBitetto said. “I think it’s great that [Rhoads] is doing this. It should have been done a long time ago, but I give him a lot of credit for doing this for us today. It’s a big help.”

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thousands on the East Coast, but were hunted mercilessly from the 1600s through the early 1900s for their sleek fur, the densest of any mammal in the animal kingdom. When Europeans first settled in North America, otters inhabited every waterway on the continent, according to Mike Bottini, a wildlife biologist with the nonprofit, Islip-based Seatuck Environmental Association. By the 20th century, their numbers had dwindled to a few thousand, scattered in small, out-ofsight colonies. Seatuck teamed up with the nonprofit Peconic Land Trust on May 20 to present a webinar on “The Re-wilding of Long Island,” about how any number of creatures — including river otters — are making a comeback thanks to conservation programs, so I had to tune in. In addition to Bottini, it featured Emily Hall, Seatuck’s conservation policy advocate; Kelly Hamilton, a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation wildlife biologist; and Enrico Nardone, Seatuck’s executive director. Arielle Santos, its wildlife conservation policy program coordinator, moderated. River otters disappeared from Long Island in the early 1800s. They were protected by the International Fur Seal Treaty of 1911, however, and further safeguarded in the U.S. by the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. No longer hunted, they are

rebounding. It’s not clear when, precisely, river otters returned to Long Island, but a 2008 study by Bottini confirmed their presence here, and a subsequent study 10 years later found that their range was expanding. Bottini identified 150 potential sites where otters might live on the Island, and narrowed their presence to three confirmed locations: Mill Neck/ Oyster Bay, the Nissequogue River and Peconic Bay. By 2018, they were found in 10 spots. River otters are amazing creatures. They can hold their breath underwater for up to eight minutes, which might explain why I didn’t see the otter resurface — I had waited two or three minutes before I continued paddling on my way last November. They are also among only 10 or so animals besides humans that employ tools: They use rocks to smash open crustaceans’ shells to get to the meat inside. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that not only are otters returning to Long Island, but bald eagles are as well — there are now 21 nesting pairs here, Hamilton said. They had nearly gone extinct during the 1960s because of the ubiquitous use of DDT, a now-banned pesticide that caused their offspring’s shells to thin and crack open before the chicks were fully developed. The mother bird would crush the eggs when she sat on them to warm them. From the 1940s to the

’ve glimpsed a river otter, and the silvery aquatic carpet of a school of river herring.

’60s, 675,000 tons of DDT were sprayed across America, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The increase in river herring on Long Island is promising as well, Hall said. The river herring is a silvery fish that was once so plentiful that when schools of it made their way upriver, they turned the water silver. We haven’t reached that point yet. One night in the fall of 2019, however, my son, Andrew, and I returned to the Albany Avenue boat ramp after kayaking Emory Creek. The sun had set only a short while earlier. The moon was full, causing an abnormally high tide that inundated part of the boat ramp parking lot. Andrew waded into the water to the edge of the bulkhead, and for no particular reason, shined his headlamp into the creek. There it was, a giant mass of silvery fish streaming northward. “Whoa!” I exclaimed. It was an extraordinary sight. I’m now convinced the fish were river herring. The re-wilding of Long Island, to me, demonstrates the necessity of federal and state environmental regulations — and local conservation efforts undertaken by vital groups like Seatuck (seatuck.org) and the Peconic Land Trust (peconiclandtrust. org). They need and deserve our support. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.

On the road with a priest, a knight and a monk

fter 15 months, hundreds of miles, 800 pages and 40 hours of audio, I listened to the closing words of my book this week, and it was good. Early in the pandemic, I experienced the kind of deadening boredom and restlessness that can unravel the human spirit. So I pushed myself outdoors to walk. No matter the weather, no matter the temptations of the couch and the TV, I walked. After some weeks, the thoughts that accompanied me RANDI were not helpful. I KREISS tended to perseverate on medical, political and existential threats. So I decided to listen to a very long book with my newly purchased AirPods, and that’s how Ken Follett’s “Pillars of the Earth” saved my life. Well, that’s an overstatement, but the book, all 40 hours of it on Audible, kept me reasonably sane. The only other Follett book I had read was the breakout thriller “The Eye of the Needle.” I chose “Pillars” because it was

unreasonably long and because the reader, John Lee, got rave reviews. I wanted a deep, authoritative voice in my ear, an English narrator who would add authenticity. I had strict rules for myself. I would only listen to the book — no contemporaneous reading. I would allow myself to listen only when I was walking, thus the builtin motivation. And when I was listening, I wouldn’t take phone calls or allow other distractions. I only listened when I walked alone. In an afterward, Follett explains how he came to write this doorstop of a book, an epic piece of historical fiction, and his story is unique. He grew up in a family that adhered to a Puritanlike religious ethic. As a young lad, he became enthralled with the building of cathedrals, an odd fascination for a kid, especially since it was paired with an interest in medieval architecture. He began writing thrillers, and all the while kept researching the story of the great cathedrals of England. His publishers wanted him to keep churning out bestsellers, because he had a real knack for it and they liked a sure thing, but he decided to write a big book on the building of a fic-

tional cathedral in England between the years 1135 and 1170. It took him more than three years, which is nothing, because it took 30 years to build a cathedral in those times. The building of the grand churches over decades is the infrastructure of the book. But it isn’t all flying buttresses and knaves and arches. The human story drives the narrative. The tale begins with a priest, a knight and a monk who witness an illegal hanging, and it flows out from there in all directions and over decades, with characters questing and crusading across the world. Follett creates dozens of characters whose stories pull us into the drama of life in medieval villages, castles and emerging towns. I walked day after day, with Tom Builder and Prior Philip, Jack Jackson, Ellen the witch, Bishop Waleran Bigod, Aliena and Johnny Eightpence and even the ill-fated Thomas Beckett. Like a Woody Allen of Medieval times, Follett intertwines his characters with authentic historical figures we’ve only met in history books. Beckett, for one, leaps to life with a dignity and grace he may or may not have exhibited in

iving me something more healthy to focus on during my daily perambulations.

real life. Villains abound. Heroes get pierced through with swords. Women sacrifice youth and beauty to honor oaths to dictatorial fathers. Lovers are thwarted by religion and plague and just bad timing. Babies are born to and abandoned by desperately poor itinerant workers, and they are found and raised by good-hearted monks to become servants of God. I’m telling you about this now because it’s just possible that you’ll need to walk your way through a troubling time, and a really long book can make the journey easier. It was impossible to think any bad thoughts while I was listening my way through “Pillars of the Earth.” We are all in a better place now, but a worrier is a worrier. So I still walk, and just today I began “The Long Ships,” by Swedish writer Frans G. Bengtsson. Published in 1941, it recounts the adventures of Viking Rode Orm in the late 10th century. This is a find. I look forward to my morning walk. After listening to live news this evening about Covid spikes, galloping Trumpism and political paralysis, it’s downright comforting to hear bloody sagas of Viking hordes raiding and sacking the known world. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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Boaters take note: Stop speeding in the wetlands

t’s nearly summer, and the boating season is now upon us. That means speedboats and personal watercraft roaring along our coastline. That’s OK, as long as they’re outside the designated no-wake zones in the saltwater wetlands that hug the shoreline, particularly on the South Shore, between the barrier islands and Long Island proper. The trouble is, too many people disregard the zones, causing widespread destruction of the wetlands. If you’re one of these people, cut it out. The wetlands provide critical “environmental benefits.” They act as breeding grounds for countless birds, fish and shellfish. At the same time, they soak up waves during hurricanes and tropical storms. Without them, the South Shore would have taken a far greater beating during Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, Superstorm Sandy in 2012 and, most recently, Tropical Storm Isaias last year. The wetlands comprise hundreds of mudflat islands that are held together by fields of Spartina marsh grass. As boats thunder through the narrow channels between the mudflats, they send waves crashing against their sides, slowly, steadily eroding them. Stop off at most any mudflat island in a South Shore boat channel and you’ll find the telltale signs of wave-action erosion. The sides of the mudflats form U-shaped cliffs, because the waves strike them from below and break upward. Eventually, caves form, causing the surface of the mudflats to collapse and send-

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letters A critical look at critical race theory To the Editor: Re Randi Kreiss’s column “Are we immune to Texas-style xenophobia?” (June 10-16): I was surprised to read that Kreiss equated the pushback against critical race theory with what she called “Texas-style xenophobia.” Half the column was a diatribe on initiatives by Texas conservatives that had nothing to do with the subject, but laid the foundation for why any opinion of the Texas legislature must be bigoted and wrong. Kreiss implied that those leading the charge against critical race theory are right wing, racist and Republican, and are influencing the ignorant against the advancement of civil rights. In fact, the pushback is bipartisan, and many who were initial supporters have changed their minds after seeing the actual implementation in school curriculums. I am one of them and a lifelong Democrat

ing whole swaths of Spartina grass floating out to sea. Eventually, all that’s left is a sandy beach, which might look pretty but is easily washed away in a big storm. When you find only rocks and pebbles, you know the demise of a mudflat island is near. Development through the centuries has caused massive loss of wetlands, despite their vital functions and benefits. A study by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1990 found that the acreage of wetlands across the contiguous United States, both saltwater and freshwater, had decreased by 53 percent, from 221 million acres to 104 million. In fact, many South Shore communities were built in the 1950s and ’60s, atop wetlands, before the federal Clean Water Act of 1972 protected them from dredging and filling. The act did not, however, protect them from boaters, who are left largely to govern themselves. Yes, there are county and town bay constables to enforce no-wake zones, but the wetlands, measuring tens of thousands of acres, are hard to police: In the Town of Hempstead alone, there are 17,000 acres of wetlands and 180 miles of coastal waterways to patrol. The constables are also often taken away from environmental enforcement by drunken boaters, who pose an immediate threat to other people. One recent citizen-science survey of the world’s wetlands, conducted by the World Wetland Network, the Society of Wetland Scientists, the Cobra Collective and the International Union for Conserva-

tion of Nature, found that wetlands have decreased across the globe by 87 percent — that is, they are on the brink of disappearing from the face of the earth. We cannot allow that to happen. Wetlands have been part of Long Island practically from the time it formed 10,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, as a 118-mile-long glacial deposit. Whether we realize it or not, we desperately need them. They deserve our protection. We would love to hear our town officials speaking out more on this issue, given that they are entrusted with the protection of wetlands, along with state Department of Environmental Conservation officials. Educating the public on the importance of wetlands should be a top priority. You might consider joining a group like the Freeport-based Operation SPLASH (Stop Polluting Littering and Save Harbors) on the South Shore, or the Oyster Bay-based Friends of the Bay on the North Shore, whose mission is protecting our coastal waters, including the wetlands. Both organizations regularly conduct cleanups, which are critical, given the astounding amount of garbage that makes its way into our waterways and wetlands. And again, if you’re a boater, please, please pay attention to and obey the nowake zones. You’ll be doing an enormous service to everyone who lives in one of our coastal communities, along with the many wild creatures who inhabit the wetlands.

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he recently completed census became controversial because of political interference, but the results are still important. This is especially true when it comes to the national birthrate and regions with population growth and decline. Long Island is a region in decline. What can we do about it? The once-every10-years census produces a demographic profile of the nation broken down by age, gender, education, national origin, ethnicity, family status and employment, among other roBerT a. elements. It also produces populasCoTT tion estimates and charts the changes in births, deaths and migration. The data can be sorted by demographic characteristics as well as by geographic region. Income data is collected by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis. Together, they provide substantial information for community and economic development. Census data helps government agencies at all levels as well as private employers forecast economic growth, fiscal demands and service opportunities. Businesses use census results to decide where to build factories, offices and stores. Census results also provide the basis for apportioning the 435 seats in the House of

Representatives among the states, and the allocation of more than $675 billion per year in federal funding for schools, hospitals, roads, public works and other vital programs. One key focus of the census is the nation’s birthrate. In 2017, the total fertility rate in the U.S. was 1,765.5 per 1,000 women, 16 percent below what’s considered the rate needed for the population to replace itself, 2,100 births per 1,000 women. After a decline during the Great Depression followed by the baby boom after World War II, the fertility rate has hovered for four decades at just under that replacement rate. It currently stands at 1.9 births per woman. It’s estimated that by the 2030s, the number of Americans over age 65 will exceed the number of those under 18. The Social Security Administration’s working assumption is that there should be three covered workers per recipient for the system to be stable. In 2000, there were 3.4; today there are about 2.3. By 2030, the estimate is that there will be 2.0. This imbalance can be addressed by raising the wage base limit on Social Security payroll deductions, now $142,800; providing incentives for families to have more children; and improving our immigration system. According to the Long Island Association, the number of births in Nassau and Suffolk counties fell by almost 20 percent

from 2000 to 2016, and the number of people 19 and younger fell by 7.5 percent. The causes of decline include a “birth dearth” and out-migration due to job opportunities elsewhere and the cost of housing here. Long Island’s population growth of 0.7 percent is lower than the average 1.2 percent in other metropolitan-area suburban counties. In the meantime, the median age of NassauSuffolk’s workforce continued to rise last year, according to Newsday. The consequences of a decline in the young population are manifold for our country and our region. A rising ratio of retirees to new graduates means that funding for pensions and health care will likely result in less support for education. We will need to be concerned about who will start new businesses and who will staff existing ones. Will elementary school buildings become homes for retirees no longer able to live alone? Who will run for school boards, town councils and other civic offices? Another consequence is representation in Congress. In the 1940s, New York had 45 members of the House; it now has 26 due to the state’s declining population. Where will we find the scientists and engineers to conduct the world-renowned research at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, Brookhaven National Labs and Stony Brook University, among other

t won’t be long before Americans over age 65 will outnumber those under 18.

LeTTers from New York. The history of racism in America needs to be told and acknowledged. In spite of Kreiss’s partisan characterization, few on both sides of the political aisle would disagree. What we do disagree with is the damaging reverse racism, political ideology, anti-Semitism and historical distortions that have taken over critical race theory in places like California. In the first draft of California’s Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum, the state’s version of critical race theory, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement for Palestine was included as an important social movement against apartheid in Israel, according to a recent article in Tablet Magazine, which describes itself as a “new read on Jewish life.” A list of 154 influential people of color did not include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., U.S. Rep. John Lewis or Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, though it included violent revolutionaries. There was even a flattering description of Pol Pot, the communist leader of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, who was responsible for the murder of a quarter of the Cambodian population during the 1970s, according to the article. Islamophobia was mentioned as a kind of oppression, but anti-Semitism was not. Similar issues have shown up often when critical race theory is applied. Which of us, Ms. Kreiss, is “reacting —

venues? These engines of knowledge and prosperity require native-born and immigrant scholars to continue their mission of advancing knowledge and its applications. While it can be argued that a decline in global population could be good for the environment and the sustainability of natural resources, my immediate concern is with our region. Historically, nations have sought to manage, or at least stabilize, population growth by encouraging, while managing, immigration. Immigrants comprised about 13.7 percent of our population in 2019, but the growth in immigration has slowed. Restrictive policies have resulted in a drop in the number of international students, scholars, entrepreneurs and others to staff and serve our businesses and communities. We need a plan for population renewal and dynamic development as well as environmental sustainability. The census and related reports provide the data needed to help us get started with a comprehensive approach. We can work to stall out-migration, improve in-migration and restore a productive immigration system. Such a plan will not only support population growth, economic and community development and the environment, but can also lead to the strengthening of democratic institutions through increased civic participation. Robert A. Scott is president emeritus of Adelphi University and the author of “How University Boards Work” (Johns Hopkins Press, 2018, Eric Hoffer Awardee, 2019).

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not thinking, not listening, just pulling hotbutton words . . . out of the air,” to quote you? DEBORAH SPIER Cedarhurst

1984 may be upon us today To the Editor: As the tearing down of monuments and statues, rewriting history and changing names of buildings named after historic figures continues under the growing cancel culture, it reminds me of George Orwell, who wrote, “Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” Orwell’s vision of 1984 may soon become today’s reality. LARRY PENNER Great Neck

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