Wantagh Herald 10-07-2021

_________________ WANTAGH ________________

HERALD

When You’re Having an “Out of Money Experience”

Forest city unites community

Page 2

Page 3

Vol. 69 No. 41

18/21 itc FG Demi condensed

Apply online at mptrg.com/heraldli venote or call 516.479.9183

Hablamos Español

Page xx

Maidenbaum Propert y Tax Reduction Gro up, LLC 483 Chestnut Street, Cedarhurst, NY 11516

october 7 - 13, 2021

1135911

$1.00

Wantagh staff honored

THE LEADER IN PROP ERTY TAX REDUCT ION

South Shore rock band comes together

by Kate NalepiNsKi knalepinski@liherald.com

Kate Nalepinski/Herald

Making it look easy Tanya Rodriguez, of East Meadow, crossed the finish line of Brands Cycle and Fitness’s annual Fall Duathlon on Saturday at Cedar Creek Park in Seaford. In the duathlon, participants ran 1.1 miles, biked 11 miles, then ran the remaining 1.1 miles.

“Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you/Tomorrow I’ll miss you/ Remember I’ll always be true.”

The famous lyrics of the Beatles’ 1963 hit “All My Loving,” sung by Seaford resident Jackie Vadala, echoed across Forest Hills Center Community Park in Wantagh last Saturday at the second performance ever by cover band Jackie and the Rippers.

The South Shore-based rock group is the joint effort of vocalist Vadala and her uncle, drummer Charlie Steinert, of Massapequa. For about four years, the pair have been working to find the right members to create a

cohesive group.

Now the band is ready to rock the local music scene, performing covers of songs from the 1960s through today. Playing rock ’n’ roll, rockabilly and some country tracks, Jackie and Rippers made their debut at the Family Street Festival at the Bellmore Long Island Rail Road Station last month.

“We’ve tried to fine-tune it and get the right fit,” Vadala said. “Over the last couple of months, we’ve really perfected the group. This is the one.”

The band’s name is a reference to the 1990s sitcom “Full House,” in which Jesse Katsopolis — played by the star John StaContinued on page 4

Wantagh foundation launches mini-grant program

by Kate NalepiNsKi knalepinski@liherald.com

L i z G u b e r a n d G ay l e Wenchell, leaders of the nonprofit Wantagh Foundation for Educational Excellence, approached the microphone at the Wantagh Union Free School District Board of Education meeting last week to reintroduce the foundation to the community.

“A lot of people don’t know about the foundation and some of the great things we’ve done in the past,” Guber said, “and some of the programs we’re looking to do throughout the year.”

Guber detailed the nonprofit’s latest initiative, the MiniGrant Teacher Program, aimed at providing Wantagh teachers with financial support for new instructional programs.

Since the board meeting, Guber said on Thursday that more than 50 teachers throughout the district’s five schools have submitted proposals for the grant program, and residents have made donations to the foundation. It is accepting applications for the mini-grant program until Oct. 31, and recipients will be announced in November.

The grant program helps teachers enhance their stu-

to donate, go to https://givebutter.com/ WFeeMinigRant. donations can be made through Venmo or with a credit card or check. dents’ classroom experience.

“For example, if a science teacher wants to enhance a science unit by purchasing and using STEAM kits,” Guber said.

“That’s something that we can do — they don’t have to think about the cost around it.”

While the foundation has

earmarked a small amount for the program and local families have started to contribute, the nonprofit is seeking additional community contributions to continue to drive the program throughout the year. “The goal of this program is to provide continued support throughout the year,” Guber said, “and we’re hoping to get the support

from our community to help fund and sustain that.”

To apply for the mini-grant program, an applicant must be a teacher, school administrator or other active employee of the district. According to the application page, the foundation is seeking projects that foster “joy and engagement in learning, Continued on page 15

Wantagh UFSD faculty, staff recognized

By Kate NalepiNsKi knalepinski@liherald.com

A business teacher and the district’s director of secondary STEM have earned statewide recognition for their involvement in Wantagh schools. They were recognized by the district at the Sept. 23 school board meeting.

Business education teacher Nancy O’Connor received a plaque from district officials at the meeting for being named the Outstanding Middle-level Educator for the 2020-2021 school year by the Business Teachers Association of New York State.

O’Connor, 52, who has worked in the district for over 30 years and has taught business education classes at the middle and high schools, is a 1987 graduate of Wantagh High School. According to a press release, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Concordia University and holds a master’s degree from Hofstra University.

The Outstanding Middle-level Educator award recognizes educators that have demonstrated “excellence in the classroom and creative and innovative approaches,” according to BTANYS documents. Individuals must have made “significant” contributions to business education through a combination of program development, professional association activities, contributions and community involvement.

“I know Nancy has done all of those things over the years and we’re thrilled that she’s being recognized,” Superintendent John McNamara said during the meeting.

“Nancy, each and every day, brings innovative lessons to our students and really engages them.” Nancy, a BTANYS member for over a decade, is currently serving as the membership director.

In a press release, middle school assistant principal Stephanie Scolieri said O’Connor is dependable, hardworking, innovative and is always seeking to enhance pro-

Kate Nalepinski/Herald

superiNteNdeNt JohN McNaMara gave a plaque to Wantagh Middle School clerk Nancy Anarumo at the Sept.

23 school board meeting. Anarumo will retire next month. grams for students.

In 2019, O’Connor received a $500 grant from BTANYS to enhance learning in business education, according to BTANYS records. The same year, O’Connor was named the Long Island Business Teachers Association’s 2019 Business Teacher of the Year.

Carol-Ann Winans, the district’s director of secondary STEM, was also honored by the district after she recently obtained the 2021 Champion of Teacher Development

award, presented by the Science Teachers Association of New York State.

“She has been such a huge asset to us over the past couple of years,” McNamara said of the director, who attended the meeting virtually.

Winans joined the Wantagh district three years ago, after spending 13 years in the Lynbrook School District as a middle school and high school science teacher and department chairperson. The STANYS member made a “huge impression on us over the past couple of years and really jumped right in,” McNamara said.

“She’s done a tremendous amount in terms of curriculum, working with staff ... [and] has brought a tremendous knowledge base to the district in that area,” he said.

In Wantagh Middle School, the Winans spearheaded the transition to new science standards using a “hands-on, minds-on” approach – which engages students through physical, investigative activities that foster critical-thinking skills. The program is now being adopted in high school earth science courses.

“It’s an award that really highlights the work of Wantagh’s science teachers over the past two years,” Winans said in a press release. “I am completely humbled, but I have to give all of the credit to the teachers. This award is more honoring their work than it is honoring me.”

Winans will be formally recognized at STANYS’ 2021 annual meeting and awards ceremony in November.

The district also recognized two longtime employees who are retiring: Laura DeFonte and Nancy Anarumo.

DeFonte worked as a Wantagh Elementary School nurse since 2008, paying special attention to children’s safety amid the pandemic.

Anarumo, a clerk at the Wantagh Middle School’s main office, received a plaque from the school district officials for her retirement. The school board approved her retirement, effective Nov. 24, at the meeting.

1141539

October 7, 2021 — WANTAGH HERALD

2

3

What’s up next door and around the corner

All photos: Kate Nalepinski/Herald

Briana Greco was all smiles when she rode a horse at the annual fall festival at Forest City Community Park in Wantagh on Saturday.

Fall festivities help Forest City thrive

natalia sanchez, 10, of Wantagh, scaled an inflatable rock-climbing wall.

Bill o’leary, Kristina Malley, Lisa Vanderburg and Sergio Hernandez of the Forest City Community Association.

John and isha Morgenstern won a bicycle from a raffle. ariel, 7, received a balloon sword from Delano Grant of Magical Productions.

Forest City Community Park in Wantagh hosted over 30 vendors, live music and children’s activities on Saturday during the Forest City Community Association’s annual outdoor fall festival.

Organizers were pleased that the festival could be hosted again this year after last year’s event was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Association volunteer Sergio Hernandez said. At the free festival, which ran from noon to 4 p.m., parents could shop for plenty of autumnal items at the pop-up shops on-site, while kids could join in on pony rides, a petting zoo, a rockclimbing wall, a bounce house and more. Live music was performed by cover band Jackie & The Rippers. Food was available for purchase at the festival, and all residents of Forest City – the residential area in the northwest corner of Wantagh were invited to stop by.

WANTAGH HERALD — October 7, 2021

Herald neigHbors

Band with Seaford singer makes its mark continued from front page mos — plays in a band called Jesse and the Rippers.

“I was chatting with my friend and I told him I’m in a band with my family,” Vadala recalled. “He goes, ‘What are you guys, Jackie and the Rippers?’ And I thought, You know what? We sure are!”

Steinert designed the band’s logo, which features an old-fashioned microphone, signifying the group’s dedication to older tunes.

Some of the band members, including lead guitarist Donald Melchione, of Stewart Manor, are longtime performers and fans of oldies music. Melchione said he has been performing as a guitarist since the 1970s. His stage career was put on pause in the ’80s, when he was married and had children, but he took up his passion once again roughly a decade ago.

Asked what brought that about, Melchione said, “I always told my wife that when my kids got older, I’d get back into it again. So it’s reached a point where my three kids, they were old enough. My wife encouraged it, she said, ‘Go for it,’ so I put

Photos by Bill Kelly/Herald

myself on Craigslist and started auditioning.”

Melchione previously played with a Long Island cover band called the Overlooks for about six years, but when the

Wantagh Infections

2,590

Infections from Sept. 20-27 33

CommunIty uPDAtE

pandemic hit, the group broke up. In the summer of 2020, he once again went on Craigslist, and started auditioning.

Toward the end of the summer, Steinert gave him a call.

‘He thought I’d be a good fit,” Melchione recalled. “I came down, I heard Jackie singing and I thought, This is where I want to be.”

Lead guitarist John Pentecost, of Flushing, has toured with Beatles tribute band Rubber Soul, Doors tribute group Break on Through and a wedding band called Moonlight Bay.

Long Island

Vacant Bank Building

Fri. nite Oct 8 and Sat. Oct 9 This week’s Torah portion: Noach Candle Lighting 6:08 pm Shabbat Ends 7:15 pm Five Towns times from the Whilte Shul, Far Rockaway

Retail, Repositioning or Redevelopment Opportunity

New York’s Trusted Jewish Newspaper • Honest Reporting, Torah-True For free delivery to your synagogue or store, email Publisher@TheJewishStar.com

MERRICK, NY • 35 Merrick Avenue Former bank building. 3,025+/- sqft. with attached drive-thru and street parking and large public parking lot behind building on 0.14+/-ac. Built in 1979 with 3 offices and 4 bathrooms. Only 1 block to Merrick Station with over 15,000 vehicles per day on Merrick Avenue and over 49,000 vehicles per day on Sunrise Highway.

_________________

1146241

The JewishStar .com

Open Public Inspections 11-2pm Friday Oct 15 & 22

WANTAGH ________________

HERALD HOW TO REACH US

Auctions: 10am, Tue Nov 2 on site or bid live online at auctionnetwork.com

Our offices are located at 2 Endo Blvd. Garden City, NY 11530 and are open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Please Note: If you plan to bid Online for this auction, you must use a computer. Mobile device bidding is not available.

MAIN PHONE: (516) 569-4000 ■ WEB SITE: www.liherald.com/wantagh ■ E-MAIl: Letters and other submissions: wantagheditor@liherald.com ■ EDITORIAl DEPARTMENT: Ext. 287 E-mail: wantagheditor@liherald.com Fax: (516) 569-4942

Also Auctioning Vacant Bank Buildings in Elysian Fields & Marshall, TX

1147696

October 7, 2021 — WANTAGH HERALD

4

800.801.8003 williamsauction.com/Banks NY PHILIP R. HEILIGER RE LIC 10311207661; WILLIAMS & WILLIAMS MRKTG SRVCS, INC. RE LIC 109911428. 5% BUYER’S PREMIUM.

■ SUBSCRIPTIONS: Press ”7” E-mail: circ@liherald.com Fax: (516) 569-4942 ■ ClASSIFIED ADVERTISING: Ext. 286 E-mail: ereynolds@liherald.com Fax: (516) 622-7460 ■ DISPlAY ADVERTISING: Ext. 249 E-mail: sales@liherald.com Fax: (516) 569-4643 The Wantagh Herald USPS 16790, is published every Thursday by Richner Communications, Inc., 2 Endo Blvd. Garden City, NY 11530. Periodicals postage paid at Garden City, NY 11530 and additional mailing offices. Postmaster send address changes to Wantagh Herald, 2 Endo Blvd. Garden City, NY 11530. Newsstand Price: $1 Subscription rates: $50 for 1 year within Nassau County. Out of Nassau County: $60 for 1 year. Copyright © 2021 Richner Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.

LEAD guItArISt DonALD Melchione, of Stewart Manor, vocalist Jackie Vadala, of Seaford, and bass guitarist Mark Nygren of the cover band Jackie and the Rippers.

ChrIS StEInErt, of Massapequa, was on drums, above, at a fall festival in Wantagh last Saturday.

Bass guitarist Mark Nygren, of Northport, who joined the band in May, said there have been some crossover cover songs that he’s played with other local groups. “Some of this stuff I know but other stuff I’ve never played in my life,” he said “… This is more of a straight classic rock band [compared with] the ones I’ve been in, on and off, over the past 30 years.”

For Steinert, picking up his drumsticks once again after a long hiatus was a must-do on his bucket list, he said. “I took up my old dream that I was never able to pursue, and here we are,” he said. Once he purchased new equipment, he built a studio in his Massapequa home. His wife, Chris, also plays drums in the band.

Vadala, who has been singing since she was a child, said she got her start after belting out the song “Thank You For Being A Friend,” by Andrew Gold, the theme song to “Golden Girls,” as a girl.

She said she was grateful for the opportunity to play with talented musicians.

‘We hope to be able to do upcoming fall festivals while it’s still nice out,” Vadala said. “And we’ll be playing indoor venues, but we really want to take advantage of what we can. We’re so lucky to be able to get our foot in the door this summer.”

Though outdoor shows may temporarily end in the colder months, Steinert said the band has a plan: They’ll head into the studio. “We’ll work on harmonies, go over the shows that we’ve done and make corrections, and record some videos for the winter season,” he said. And the group may write some original music.

“This band is all about family,” Steinert said. “We’re a giving band: We want to help anybody we can, through charities and fundraisers. We’re there for the people, and that’s what we’re all about.”

“I’m in it for the love of it,” Vadala added. “I’m in it for my family.”

5

Each year, New York American Water flushes the water mains in its distribution system. This essential part of our system maintenance program helps us to provide you with high-quality water service. When crews are in the area, customers may experience a drop in water pressure or discolored water. If this happens, simply let your water run until it is clear. Customers are also encouraged to check for discolored water before doing laundry. Any changes due to weather will be posted on our website at newyorkamwater.com (on the home page, click on Alerts Notifications).

NOTE: No flushing will be conducted in observance of Columbus Day (Oct. 11), Diwali (Nov. 4) and Veterans Day (Nov. 11).

Agriculture, marketing at the root of new program By stephanie Banat newsroom@liherald.com

Beginning this season, special needs students from across Long Island will harvest crops at the Nassau BOCES Rosemary Kennedy School in Wantagh to feed senior citizens and food insecure families in their communities.

“This new program gives us many new opportunities to provide vocational instruction for our students,” Rosemary Kennedy School principal Matthew Zegers said. “The green house area serves as an outdoor classroom for them to grow healthy produce.”

Approximately 78 students with developmental disabilities who attend Nassau BOCES will participate in the new program which is tied to Smile Farms, a nonprofit which finds job opportunities related to agriculture for people with disabilities and aims to teach them farming skills, according to the organization’s website.

The Smile Farms at Nassau BOCES program kicked off officially Sept. 29 at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Wantagh location.

“I’m very excited that we’re able to provide this opportunity for our students,” said Zegers. “We constantly look for fun, creative new ways to challenge them and teach them new skill sets.”

In the program, “Smile Farmers”, ages 10 to 21, will learn to prepare produce for production, including seed-starting, cultivating, harvesting, marketing and distribution of their crops, Managing Director of Smile Farms Diana Martin said.

Twelve raised cedar beds with irrigation will be used to grow peppers, tomatoes and other crops. Instructional rooms will be equipped with grow labs.

Martin said that this is the first time Smile Farms will partner with a program of multiple school districts and that she looks forward to the additional opportunities this will create.

“We have partnerships with two individual schools, but to partner with Nassau BOCES, knowing how many schools they have and how deeply rooted they are in the Nassau County community. … We feel like this is going to open up so many opportunities to create additional partnerships, which would mean more farms, more educational opportunities and possibly more job opportunities.”

Grown produce will be donated for use at Hempstead Senior Centers, the Meadowbrook Alternative Program at Brookside, Hempstead Conservation and Waterways, and used for campus lunches at Nassau BOCES facilities.

The program, which began late September, launched with two educational programs, ten teachers and 78 teens and young adults, Martin said. One Nassau BOCES graduate is currently working part-time at the Smiles Farm program.

Smile Farms founder Jim McCann, who is also the founder of 1-800-Flowers. com, Inc., said he is looking forward to the start of this new program.

“It’s an opportunity to broaden our services,” McCann said. “I get excited about helping people in need. I get excited when I see that they get excited about being able to help other people. There is something magical about that circle of service – they are in need but are helping others.”

McCann said his passion for philanthropy and his brother’s disability are parts of what prompted him to create Smile Farms. “Having a brother who was in need of these services played a big role,” he said. “He is extremely verbal and social. With Smile Farms, I was able to create a good career opportunity for [my] brother who is cherishing it.”

The Wantagh facility marks the 10th Smile Farms location in the NYC metro region. Nassau BOCES is a public agency that serves 300 schools and 225,000 students of the 56 school districts in Nassau County.

2021 Fall Flushing Schedule

Flushing hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Community Atlantic Beach Baldwin Baldwin Harbor Bay Park Bellmore Cedarhurst East Atlantic Beach East Rockaway Glen Head Glenwood Landing Hewlett Hewlett Bay Park Hewlett Harbor Hewlett Neck Inwood Island Park Lakeview Lawrence Levittown Lynbrook Malverne Massapequa Meadowmere Merrick Mill Neck North Bellmore North Merrick North Seaford North Wantagh North Woodmere Oceanside Roosevelt Roslyn Harbor Sea Cliff Seaford/South Seaford South Bellmore South Hempstead South Merrick South Wantagh Valley Stream Wantagh West Hempstead Woodmere Woodsburgh

Start Date 11/15/21 9/27/21 9/27/21 11/1/21 10/25/21 11/15/21 11/15/21 11/1/21 10/18/21 10/25/21 10/4/21 10/4/21 10/4/21 10/4/21 11/8/21 10/25/21 10/12/21 11/8/21 11/1/21 10/18/21 11/1/21 11/15/21 11/8/21 10/12/21 10/15/21 10/18/21 9/27/21 11/1/21 11/1/21 10/18/21 10/4/21 9/27/21 10/18/21 11/1/21 11/8/21 10/25/21 10/12/21 10/12/21 11/8/21 10/25/21 11/8/21 10/12/21 10/18/21 10/18/21

End Date 11/19/21 10/1/21 10/1/21 11/5/21 10/29/21 11/19/21 11/19/21 11/5/21 10/22/21 10/29/21 10/8/21 10/8/21 10/8/21 10/8/21 11/12/21 10/29/21 10/15/21 11/12/21 11/5/21 10/22/21 11/5/21 11/19/21 11/12/21 10/15/21 10/15/21 10/22/21 10/1/21 11/5/21 11/5/21 10/22/21 10/8/21 10/1/21 10/22/21 11/5/21 11/12/21 10/29/21 10/15/21 10/15/21 11/12/21 10/29/21 11/12/21 10/15/21 10/22/21 10/22/21 1146910

Courtesy Theresa Schaefer

Beginning this season, disabled individuals will work at the Nassau BOCES Rosemary Kennedy School in Wantagh to grow hot peppers and other crops.

WANTAGH HERALD — October 7, 2021

WATER MAIN FLUSHING NOTICE

October 7, 2021 — HERALD

6

Nassau D.A. candidates trade accusations

By James Bernstein and scott Brinton jbernstein@liherald.com, sbrinton@liherald.com

The race for Nassau district attorney has quickly become one of the most hotly contested in the county, with Democratic State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, of Long Beach, and Republican Anne Donnelly, of Garden City, trading blistering verbal barbs in a series of TV commercials.

The spots, running on CNN and other cable networks, began three weeks ago, when Donnelly, a 3 0 - ye a r c a r e e r prosecutor in the Nassau district attorney’s office, aired one featuring a Syracuse woman, identified in the commercial as Jennifer P. The woman, Jennifer Payne, said her daughter’s killer was released without bail because of the state’s bailreform law, which Kaminsky voted for in the Senate.

The State Legislature first passed the bailrefor m measure in 2019, restricting anne Donnelly, the the use of cash bail and pretrial detention in misdemeanor and nonviolent felony cases. It did, though, give judges discretion to assign bail in almost all violent felony cases and certain nonviolent cases, such as witness tampering, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.

In Donnelly’s commercial, Payne holds a framed photograph of her daughter, Sarah Tombs, who was 22 at the time that she died.

The man who allegedly shot her, Darien Shellman, then 24, a mall security guard who was a Navy veteran with no prior criminal record, was charged with second-degree (unintentional) manslaughter after, he claimed, his gun went

off when Tombs, his girlfriend at the time, grabbed the weapon and a bullet struck her in the head, killing her, according to Syracuse.com.

Shellman had been held in jail on $75,000 cash bail or $150,000 bond following Tombs’s death in April 2019, but was released on Jan. 9, 2020, under the new bail-reform law, eight days after it took e f f e c t , a c c o r d i n g t o S y r a c u s e. com and CNYCentral.com.

Under the original bail-reform law, unintentional manslaughter was among the alleged crimes for which defendants were automatically released. The Legislature amended the law in April 2020, a little more than three months after the measure took effect, to include a greater number of crimes fo r wh i ch b a i l could be assigned, including any alleged crimes in which someone had been killed, according to the Courtesy Anne Donnelly Brennan Center.

Although bail Republican candidate. could have been reassigned in this case, it never was, and Shellman recently accepted a plea agreement for which he will serve no prison time, according to Syracuse.com. Kaminsky noted that the district attorney who offered the plea deal is a Republican.

Kaminsky has repeatedly said he voted for the bail-reform bill, but was not a prime sponsor, and he did not write it, as Republicans, including Donnelly, have incorrectly claimed. He also emphasized that he voted for the amended law giving judges back the discretion to assign bail in crimes such as second-degree manslaughter.

Kaminsky recently rolled out a commercial of his own, saying Donnelly had

Courtesy Todd Kaminsky

toDD KaminsKy, the Democratic candidate for Nassau County district attorney. “botched” a case involving a woman accused of plotting to kill her husband, saying Donnelly had lied to the judge in the case.

At one point in the 2010 case against Susan Williams, a Garden City mother, a mistrial was declared after a taped phone conversation between Williams and her daughter was erroneously played for a jury. In the commercial, Kaminsky blamed Donnelly for the error, and said she had changed an agreement sent to the judge.

Williams was ultimately found guilty in the case, but Kaminsky stressed that there “was a mistrial. That’s a serious thing.”

Asked for a response, Donnelly wrote in an email, “It is no surprise that [Kaminsky] would lie about my unblemished record as a prosecutor. It is sad that Senator Kaminsky is embarrassing himself this way, and the voters always see through a politician’s lies.”

So far in the campaign, Kaminsky has emphasized his law-enforcement background. In 2008, he joined the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of New York, in Brooklyn, and worked for six years as an assistant U.S. attorney.

There he became acting deputy chief of the Public Integrity Section. He had been an assistant district attorney in the Queens County D.A.’s office, prosecuting domestic violence cases, robberies, shootings and other violent crimes.

Donnelly resigned from the Nassau County district attorney’s office to run for the top job, as she was required to do, but she has emphasized her extensive law-enforcement background. She was most recently deputy chief of the office’s Organized Crime and Rackets Bureau.

She was also liaison to the Nassau County Correctional Facility. She formerly oversaw public corruption trials as acting chief of the public corruption bureau, once served as the deputy chief of the economic crimes bureau and was a senior trial assistant in the rackets bureau, as well as a felony-screening supervisor.

In the most recent financial filing, Kaminsky said he had raised $1.7 million for his campaign. A spokesman for Donnelly said she had raised more than $386,000.

Both Kaminsky and Donnelly said they planned to run more TV commercials in the coming weeks.

Publication: Nassau is America’s safest county Nassau County has been named the “Safest Community in America” by U.S. News & World Report for the second straight year.

The publication’s ranking is based on crime, public safety capacity and injuries. Individual metrics on which counties were assessed included violent crime rate, property crime rate, vehicle crash fatality rate, the share of public safety professionals within a population, and per capita spending on health and emergency services.

Crime in Nassau has continued to decline to historic lows in recent years, down 10.5 percent over the past year and 36 percent over the past decade. Over the last 12 months, homicides have dropped 22.2 percent; bur-

W

hile crime has spiked in other parts of the country, Nassau County is safer than ever.

laura curran

Nassau County executive glaries, 15 percent; and grand larcenies, 11 percent.

“While crime has spiked in other parts of the country, Nassau County is safer than ever,” County Execu-

tive Laura Curran, a Democrat who is up for re-election, said. “Nassau’s success in holding crime down shows that intelligence-led, community-oriented policing works. It also shows that Nassau has the finest Police Department in the nation.”

Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said, “The hard-working, dedicated men and women, both sworn and civilian, of this Police Department, along with our Intelligence-led Policing Model, have brought our crime rate to historically low levels over the past 10 years. A 31 percent drop in major crime over the past 10 years, combined with another 7.4 percent year-todate, is a true testament to the excellent work being done daily.”

7

HOST

HERALD — October 7, 2021

PRESENTS

FREE LIVE WEBINAR

LIVING 50-plus HEALTH + WEALTH + SELF A Three Part Webinar Series

Eric Feil Herald Community Newspapers

SPEAKERS

Declutter Your Space, Declutter Your Mind Discover the Magic of Organized Living

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14 • 6PM Bernard Macias Associate State Director Long Island AARP New York

REGISTER www.LIHerald.com/Self CAN’T MAKE THE LIVE WEBINAR? REGISTER AND YOU’LL RECEIVE THE RECORDING! To sponsor a webinar or for more information contact Amy Amato at aamato@liherald.com or 516.569.4000 x224

Marie Limpert Annmarie Brogan Professional Organizers and Co-Authors Hear these professionals teach their best organizing tips and strategies, answer questions and provide solutions to common challenges that get people stuck.

1147620

Overwhelmed by clutter? Don’t know where to start? You’re not alone! When you declutter your home, you are also decluttering your mind and increasing wellbeing.

Organizing skills are both teachable and learnable – by anyone! Join us for a free webinar where you will learn five basic organizing principles to help you declutter, organize and create a home and life you love – for yourselves and your loved ones.

October 7, 2021 — WANTAGH HERALD

8

events and activities

community update Thursday, Oct. 7

Wednesday, Oct. 13

$5 skate session

Adult skate session

Head to United Skates at 1276 Hicksville Rd., in Seaford for a $5 skate session from 4 to 6 p.m. To purchase tickets go online to: https://www.unitedskates.com.

Head to United Skates at 1276 Hicksville Rd., in Seaford for adult skate from 8 to 11 p.m. Admission is $13.50 and there is a $5 skate rental.

Ages 18 and older. To purchase tickets visit https://www.unitedskates.com/ public/seaford/schedule/unitedskates-long-island-weekly-schedule/ index.cfm.

Friday, Oct. 8 Weekly car meet The American Muscle Car Club of Long Island and the Rolling Joint food truck meet weekly from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

Enjoy some good food, cars and friends. Don’t forget to bring a chair.

For more info visit http://amccliny. com/. They meet at 3333 Sunrise Hwy., in Wantagh.

Thursday, Oct. 14 $5 skate session Head to United Skates at 1276 Hicksville Rd., in Seaford for $5 skate from 4 to 6 p.m. To purchase tickets visit https://www.unitedskates.com/ public/seaford/schedule/unitedskates-long-island-weekly-schedule/ index.cfm.

Mike Delguidice and Big Shot Head down to Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall to listen to Mike Delguidice and Big Shot perform live. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are available at www. muls.com. For more information, call 516-783-7500. Mulcahy’s is located at 3232 Railroad Ave., in Wantagh.

Panic Attack live Panic Attack will be playing at Vintage Bar and Lounge at 3037 Merrick Rd., in Wantagh at 9:30 p.m. They play music from the 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s.

For further info, visit www.vintageloungeny.com/panicattackrocks.

Sunset Grill reopening with bands Vinyl Revival and Streetfighter Sunset Grill, located at 4068 Sunrise Highway in Seaford is reopening. The band Vinyl Revival will play at 9 p.m.

There is a $10 cover. For further info visit https://www.lisunsetgrill.com/.

J.D. Freda/Herald

Fundraiser to benefit firefighter Rob Olsen There is a fundraiser at Mulcahy’s at 3232 Railroad Ave., in Wantagh on Sat. Oct. 9., from 4 to 8 p.m. to benefit firefighter Robert Olsen who is suffering with advanced ALS. Cost is $75 per person at the door and includes food, drinks, music and more. the Seaford Long Island Rail Road parking lot.

The 90’s Band live Head down to Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall to listen to The 90’s Band.

Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are available at www.muls.com. For more information, call 516-783-7500. Mulcahy’s is located at 3232 Railroad Ave., in Wantagh.

Weekly social skills group

Saturday, Oct. 9 Seaford farmers’ market Head over to the Seaford farmers’ market for some fresh produce from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. The market is located on Washington Ave., at the east end of

l l l l l

Cornerstone Behavioral Services hosts a weekly socials skills group designed and supervised by behavior analysts at Sensory Beans at 3309 Merrick Rd., in Wantagh from 9 to 10:30 a.m.

Children learn social skills, self management and problem solving skills in a fun way. Pre-registration is required.

For further info contact admin@cornerstoneaba.com.

Sunday, Oct. 10 Sunset Grill Sunday Funday Sunday Fundays are back at the Sunset Grill located at 4068 Sunrise Highway in Seaford. The band Cover2Cover will be playing at 9 p.m. There is a $5 cover charge. For more info visit: https://www.lisunsetgrill.com/.

Monday, Oct. 11 Strength, flexibility and balance session Join the Wantagh library and instructor Barbara Gilmartin from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for a class with basic

exercises using stretch bands. Attendees should bring light hand weights. A class fee of $20 is due at time of registration. The event will take place in the community room.

Tuesday, Oct. 12 Energy innovation showcase Individuals 12 and up can join the Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center for a energy innovation showcase from 12 to 4 p.m. Innovators present their astounding work in a set of exhibits and demonstrations for the public to come and enjoy. There are celebratory speeches in the amphitheater at the conclusion of the demonstrations. The Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center is located at Jones Beach State Park, West End 2, 150 Bay Pkwy.

Sunday, Oct. 17 Chiropractic business opening Healthy Spine Chiropractic is having its grand opening from noon to 4 p.m.

The new store is located at 3094 Jerusalem Rd., in Wantagh. There will be a petting zoo, face painting, glitter tattoos and more.

HAVinG An EVEnT? Items on the Community Update pages are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest.

All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number.

Submissions can be emailed to knalepinski@liherald.com

Seaford Chamber of Commerce will be having “trunk or treat” event on Oct. 30 from 12 to 3 p.m.

The John Theissen Children’s Foundation will have its Freaky 5K race on Oct. 17.

Wantagh Chamber of Commerce is having an October raffle. Call Karen at (516) 659-6201.

There is a bridal show at the Gatsby at Jones Beach on Oct. 27 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Sunset Grill in Seaford is having a Spooktacular Sunday Funday special on Halloween at 6 p.m.

elevate the Conversation

9

News brief

I came upon an article unexpectedly while online, one of those pieces filled with language and feelings that made me wish I had written it. But I didn’t. The actor, Beanie Feldstein did, specifically for InStyle.com, April 2019, reflecting on the loss of her brother who passed away due to a pulmonary embolism in December 2017.

“It’s like all of a sudden, a pair of glasses were strapped to my face. And I can’t take them off. Ever. And these glasses make me see the world differently than I did before. … Sometimes I can push the glasses to the end of my nose so I can peer over them to see the world the way I used to see. But I can only see over or around to my old perspective. I can never see it totally as it was ever again...”

Unprepared, the article gripped me, reflecting my own understanding and experience of recent grief.

We all grieve differently. We all know that. But the confrontation due to grief, what Ms. Feldstein calls “This monumental shift in perspective...” allowed her to call out the deeper sadness and the deeper joy in all things human after a death has occurred.

My personal loss of close family and friends in the last two years has made me

feel as if I am not the person I was or could ever be again. My explanation to friends and family wasn’t as striking as “grief glasses.” I described it as my “meter” being off, lacking when it came to making decisions, examining circumstances or living my life.

I just don’t recognize me. I’m just not me. And what’s worse, I know there are others who feel this same way, all of us united in a club Ms. Feldstein alludes to — a club in which we all never sought membership.

Maybe there will be a recalibration of the meter, contingent on time and faith to make peace with myself. Maybe those of us dealing with life and loss will come to accept how grief glasses adjust our vision like regular glasses, which seem strange to wear at first and then suddenly we can’t remember when they weren’t around. But until I notice a shift, a difference I can reconcile with my heart, I just don’t know.

A contributing writer to the Herald since 2012, Lauren Lev is an East Meadow resident and a direct marketing/advertising executive who teaches marketing fundamentals as well as advertising and marketing communications courses at the Fashion Institute of Technology and SUNY Old Westbury.

Courtesy Sue Scotto

YeS CommunitY CounSeLing Center staff, directors and partners, and elected officials announced the BRIDGES program outside the center on Sept. 20.

YES awarded grant to fight substance-use Nonprofit organization YES Community Counseling Center was the sole grant recipient on Long Island to receive funding from the Department of Health and Human Services to implement a treatment and recovery program aimed at helping young adults with substance-use disorders, according to a press release.

The Building Resources for Individuals to Develop, Guide, Encourage, and Support program, or B.R.I.D.G.E.S., will enhance treatment, early intervention and recovery support services for individuals in Nassau County. YES was one of eighteen groups nationwide, and three in the state, who received funding for the program.

“As we continue to confront the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, increased

support for mental and substance use treatment can save lives,” Senator Kevin Thomas, a Democrat from Levittown, said in the release. “The B.R.I.D.G.E.S. Initiative will expand crucial treatment and recovery services for young adults and their families across Nassau County.”

With committed partners, YES will work with public and private schools, colleges, and other organizations to provide wrap-around services to adults in an effort to improve their livelihood.

The B.R.I.D.G.E.S. program launched Sept. 30 and will build its capacity throughout Long Island during the five-year grant.

To learn more about the B.R.I.D.G.E.S. prog ram, YES can be reached at (516)799-3203.

1147397

By Lauren Lev

WANTAGH HERALD — October 7, 2021

Grief glasses

Bringing local sports home every week

spotlight athlete

Herald sports MacArthur finds solid footing By aNDReW CoeN sports@liherald.com

NiCK hoNeRKaMp

Mepham Senior Football it Was a memorable Homecoming game for Honerkamp and the Pirates on Sept. 25. The senior quarterback, in just his fourth start, rushed for five touchdowns and threw for a pair of scores to lead Mepham to a 63-30 win over Glen Cove. He averaged 12.2 yards per carry on 11 attempts and completed 6 of 9 passes for 151 yards in the first half. In last Saturday’s loss to MacArthur, Honerkamp rushed for his 10th touchdown of the season as the Pirates suffered their first loss in four games.

gaMes to WatCh Friday, oct. 8

Girls Soccer: Mepham at Wantagh........................4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer: Malverne/ER at Elmont....................4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer: V.S. South at Calhoun ......................4:45 p.m.

Girls Soccer: Sewanhaka at Lawrence ..................4:45 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Oceanside at Uniondale ....................... 5 p.m.

Football: Port Washington at Oceanside..................... 6 p.m.

Football: Massapequa at Freeport ............................. 6 p.m.

Football: Manhasset at Hewlett ...................................... 6 p.m.

Girls Soccer: South Side at Massapequa .................6:30 p.m.

Boys Soccer: Lawrence at Seaford................................. 7 p.m.

Football: Sewanhaka at Glen Cove ................................. 7 p.m.

Football: Carey at MacArthur........................................... 7 p.m.

saturday, oct. 9

football: Elmont at Herricks..................................1:30 p.m.

Football: Plainview at East Meadow .......................... 2 p.m.

Football: Mepham at Baldwin ................................... 2 p.m.

Football: V.S. Central at Garden City ............................... 2 p.m.

Football: South Side at Wantagh .................................... 2 p.m.

Football: V.S. North at Kennedy....................................... 2 p.m.

Football: Clarke at Seaford.............................................. 2 p.m.

Football: North Shore at East Rockaway......................... 2 p.m.

Football: Malverne at Lawrence ...................................... 2 p.m.

Football: Calhoun at New Hyde Park .............................. 2 p.m.

Football: Lynbrook at Mineola ........................................ 2 p.m.

After a disappointing end to the spring season with a first round playoff exit, the MacArthur boys’ soccer team is fueled for a far deeper run this fall.

The Generals marched off to a 7-0-3 start entering the week on the heels of a 5-2-3 campaign that was played in the spring instead of fall 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A 2-0 loss to eventual county champion Great Neck North on April 20 marked the second straight season MacArthur was bounced in the opening round of the postseason and 10th-year coach Andy Atkins hopes his new youthful team is primed for a return to championship contention.

“We are one of five teams in Nassau County still undefeated and it is with a very young team with eight underclassmen starting,” said Atkins, who guided MacArthur to a county title in 2014 just two years after taking over a program that endured back-to-back winless seasons.

“The kids are learning each game and hopefully we keep maturing through the final third of the season.”

MacArthur, which posted recent undefeated regular seasons in 2017 and 2019, kept its unbeaten streak alive this fall with a dramatic 1-0 home win against Great Neck North last Friday on a late goal by sophomore forward Christian Perez Franco with just 3.2 seconds left off a pass from Jason Tordy.

“We brought him up as a freshman in the spring, which I rarely do, which was a big learning experience,” Atkins said of Perez Franco, who is the team’s leading goal scorer with five. “This year we don’t really look at him as a sophomore as he is really an upperclassman and is definitely playing like it.”

The Great Neck North game was preceded by a 1-0 win at New Hyde Park on Sept. 27 in which Perez Franco scored the game’s lone goal in the first half. Junior goalie Tyler Behr registered three saves in one of his seven shutouts so far this season, which Atkins credits largely to the backline featuring sweeper Tyler Mormondo, stopper Joe Iannuzzi along with outside defenders Matt Cassidy, Gianni Ninno and Mike Powers.

MacArthur’s best offensive output

Ron Manfredi/Herald

sophoMoRe Joey MahoNey, right, contributed three goals and two assists to

undefeated MacArthur’s balanced attack in September. came in a 5-1 victory at Great Neck South on Sept. 22 that featured five different scorers in Dylan Weber, Austin Roth, Joey Mahoney and Perez Franco and Tordy.

Gianni Nino and Mike Powers also tallied assists in the convincing win.

“We are pretty well-rounded offensively,” said Atkins, who noted that Tordy, James Eden, Nick Delgrosso and Kieran Weber are also integral parts of the offense. “We have four guys with three or

Your quarterback get sacked?

We’ve Got Specialists For That (Even on Sunday) SM

OC933_WalkinClinic_Herald_10.25x2.5_Football.indd 1

more goals and two more with two goals each so it is being spread out a little bit and you can’t key in on one guy.”

After a Monday match versus Great Neck South after Herald press time, MacArthur travels to Mepham Thursday for a 4:45 p.m. kickoff in a battle of Conference A1’s top two teams. The Generals then close the regular season at home on Oct. 12 against Long Beach at 6:30 p.m. and at Jericho two days later.

Walk-in Sunday Sports Clinic: 1101 Stewart Ave., Garden City Sundays: 10am – 12pm

516.536.2800 | orlincohen.com

1143348

October 7, 2021 — WANTAGH HERALD

10

9/2/21 12:36 PM

11

OBITUARY

By Scott Brinton sbrinton@liherald.com

Howard Weitzman, Nassau County’s comptroller from 2002 to 2009 who was known for challenging establishment politics through the power of the audit during this time in office, died Sept. 27 of a rare blood disorder called amyloidosis. He was 75.

Born in Brooklyn in 1945, Weitzman was known as a loving husband to his wife of 52 years, Suzanne, and father to their daughter, Catherine Diamond, and sons Peter and Matthew Weitzman.

Howard Weitzman was raised in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn and later Laurelton, Queens. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School and went on to graduate from Queens Colle ge with a de g ree in accounting, becoming a certified public accountant.

Weitzman was said to have “reveled” in his role as “Nassau’s fiscal watchdog” when he was comptroller. He was also known for his personal approach to politics, holding town hall meetings in houses of worship and schools to meet with constituents from across Nassau to hear their concerns. His local approach to county politics stemmed from his time

as a trustee and mayor of Great Neck with eliminating special districts] are Estates from 1989 to 1995. He and his not large when divided by each home . . . wife had lived there for 35 years before in these times of extreme fiscal pressure on Nassau County taxpayers, all moving to Roslyn in 2013.

As comptroller, Weitzman was relent- savings are worth pursuing. The outdatless in pursuing investigations of Nas- ed patchwork quilt of special districts is no longer viable in this day sau’s many special districts, and age when they cost resiincluding sanitation and dents money without providwater districts. In all, Nasing any benefit.” sau has more than 200 such Weitzman was first electdistricts, and Weitzman said ed comptroller in 2001 on a he was convinced they were ticket with Tom Suozzi, then key to helping rein in govan up-and-coming political ernment overspending. leader who had previously “Nassau residents can served as the Glen Cove pay two or three times as mayor and is now a U.S. conmuch for the same service gressman representing the depending on the district in 3rd District. They were which they live,” Weitzman Howard Weitzman swept into office following said in a published report in years of fiscal mismanage2010. “Our audits unveiled millions of dollars of waste by some ment at the county level, with a clear mandate to eliminate waste and abuse. special districts, and a general lack of Weitzman lost the comptroller’s post accountability, transparency and overto Republican George Maragos in 2009. sight.”

Eliminating many of the special dis- Illness was said to have hindered tricts, Weitzman contended, could save Weitzman’s campaign. He then chaltaxpayers tens of millions of dollars lenged Maragos in 2013 and was again defeated. annually.

In 2016, Weitzman was appointed to Speaking with the Herald in 2008, he Authority, a said, “While the savings [associated the Nassau Interim Finance color version

EDITOR/REPORTER

WANTED

fiscal oversight board created by the New York State Legislature in 2000 to monitor and oversee the county’s finances following a debt crisis in the late 1990s that nearly bankrupted Nassau.

Weitzman had also been a board member of the American Jewish Committee, a treasurer of Temple Israel of Great Neck and a board member of the United Community Fund of Great Neck.

An avid adventurer, he traveled the world with his family, with he and his wife taking trips to Cambodia, Australia and Italy when their children were grown. He was also an avid boater who was a member of the Shelter Bay Yacht Club.

In addition to his wife and children, he is survived by a sister, Leslie Kornfeld, and her husband, Edward; four grandchildren, Leo, Max, Morris and Ema, and many cousins, nieces and nephews.

A funeral service was held last Thursday at Temple Israel of Great Neck, with burial following at Montefiore Cemetery in Springfield Gardens, Queens. Riverside-Nassau North Chapels made the arrangements.

under

Stuck in a Cycle of Procrastination?

Discover your Personality Style (Perfectionist, Dreamer, Worrier, Crisis-maker, Defier, Pleaser)

The award-winning Herald Community Newspapers are seeking an editor and a reporter to cover the diverse hamlets of Nassau County’s South Shore. The ideal candidate in both cases is adept with news and feature writing and holds a bachelor’s or master’s degree in journalism, English or a related field. A newspaper internship or prior publishing experience is a must for the editor’s post, but not required for the reporter’s position. Work on a student newspaper or other publication is always a plus.

Herald Community Newspapers, with a readership of roughly 200,000, is among the largest and most respected community news groups in New York State, covering 26 communities on Nassau’s South and North Shores.

The group has consistently ranked among the top five community news groups in the New York Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest, garnering hundreds of awards over the years. Herald alumni have gone on to work for many major media outlets, from Newsweek to The Daily Mail, and CNN to the BBC.

https://amzn.to/3utXcii

Outsmart your Procrastination Step into the New You!

Qualified candidates should email their cover letters and resumes to Executive Editor Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com.

liherald.com

real local, real news

Psychologist 516 791-2780

INC

www.PsychWisdom.com follow on FB: facebook.com/Dr.Sapadincolor is under

1147363

C O M M U N I C A T I O N S

Dr. Linda Sapadin 1145596

RICHNER

HERALD Community Newspapers

https://amzn.to/3iSXubp

WANTAGH HERALD — October 7, 2021

Former Nassau comptroller Howard Weitzman dies

What’s neWs in and out of the classroom

Herald ScHoolS MacArthur seniors are national recognition scholars Two MacArthur High School seniors were recently honored in College Board National Recognition Programs.

MacArthur students Jordan Flores and Khalil Garrett were named a scholar in the National Hispanic Recognition Program and National African American Reco gnition Pro g ram, respectively.

The students were recognized for their academic achievements and outstanding performances on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

Each year, College Board programs celebrate thousands of Hispanic, Latinx, Black and African American students who take the PSAT/NMSQT during their junior year of high school. Although this is not a scholarship award, earning a spot in one of the programs is considered a great academic honor, which can help students get accepted into colleges and be considered for academic scholarships.

Isabelle Saint, of Division Avenue High School, was also named a National Hispanic Recognition Program scholar.

Courtesy Levittown Public Schools

Macarthur high School seniors Jordan Flores and senior Khalil Garrett were selected for College Board National Recognition Programs.

Herald Inside LI Webinar fights fears with facts

FALL PRICING on LAWN SPRINKLER SYSTEMS…

Big Savings

IRRIGATION IRRIGATION & & LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING LIGHTING SPECIALISTS LIGHTING SPECIALISTS

ANY NEW INSTALLATION ANY NEW INSTALLATION WITH THIS AD WITH THIS AD

SERVING SERVING LONG LONG ISLAND ISLAND

FOR FOR OVER OVER 50 50 YEARS! YEARS! We can install a custom designed sprinkler

Ask Us About Our Landscape Lighting Specials!

There Is A Rainbow At The End Of Our Sprinkler Installation

We can install a custom designed sprinkler system for your home without any damage system for your home without any damage to your existing lawn and shrubs. to your existing lawn and shrubs.

• • • • • •

• New Installations

• New Installations New installations • Revamping of Existing Systems Revamping ofof Existing • Revamping Existing Systems Systems • Winterize & Summerize Winterize & Summerize • Winterize & Summerize • Rain Sensors Rain Sensors • Rain Sensors • Landscape Lighting Specialists Specialists Landscape Lighting • Landscape Lighting Specialists • Certified Backflow Testers Certified Backflow • Certified BackflowTesters Testers

THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE SERVICE THE MOST SERVICE VAN IN THERECOGNIZABLE SPRINKLER INDUSTRY...

VAN IN THE SPRINKLER INDUSTRY...

AND WE HAVE 25 ON THE ROAD EACH DAY TO SERVE YOU! AND WE HAVE 25 ON THE ROAD EACH DAY TO SERVE YOU!

w ww w w. w. L La aw wn nS Sp p rr ii n nk k ll e e rr ss .. cc o om m

516-486-7500 // 333 Baldwin Road Hempstead, NY 11550 516-486-7500 // 333 Baldwin Road Hempstead, NY 11550 NASSAU COUNTY NASSAU COUNTY LICENSE HI815700000 LICENSE HI815700000

SUFFOLK COUNTY SUFFOLK COUNTY LICENSE 1629-RP/3462-RE LICENSE 1629-RP/3462-RE

1145885

October 7, 2021 — WANTAGH HERALD

12

Keeping our loved ones healthy and out of harm’s way— especially the senior members of our communities — has always been a priority, but perhaps never more so than during the coronavirus pandemic. Throughout this unprecedented time we’ve faced new challenges, constant changes and a perpetual wave of questions. So the Herald Inside LI webinar “Keeping Your Loved Ones Safe” brought together a panel of local experts on Sept. 30 to help find answers.

The webinar was produced by RichnerLIVE and sponsored by Glen Cove Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Emerge, Harbor House, Oyster Bay Manor and Glen Cove Hospital Northwell Health.

Dr. John Colletta, Dr. Usman Khan, Madeleine Moritz, Melissa Schumacher and Erika Weber gathered virtually to share their insights and expertise on topics ranging from safety protocols in hospitals and emergency departments to special precautions for patients with dementia in skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers.

“We understand that it causes a lot of anxiety for people to come” to the emergency department, Colletta, the Glen Cove Hospital Emergency Department chair.

“What we have seen is people are holding off on their medical care. They’re just not going.”

No one should put off a trip to the emergency room, or even a regular doctor’s visit

and physical therapy and rehabilitation, he said.

“A lot of families have put off coming to the skilled nursing facility after a stay at the hospital for fear that the nursing home has exposure and their loved one now, who was in the hospital, may be better off going home,” added Moritz, administrator at the Glen Cove Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation.

Schumacher, director of business development at the Oyster Bay Senior Campus, noted that such fears have also extended to the assisted living world. At the height of the pandemic, she said, “unless there was a true crisis, families were holding off because of the fear of contracting Covid . . . in congregant living, but also the inability to visit their loved ones.”

As the panelists reviewed the protocols in place at each of their facilities—whether they be for handling unvaccinated patients or those who have Covid, ensuring safe visits from family members, cleaning processes for high-touch surfaces, adapting social experiences for those in assisted living—the clearest takeaway was the importance of communication — of knowing where to go for the most current information and finding the right experts to ask.

A replay of the Herald Inside LI webinar “Keeping Your Loved Ones Safe” is available now. You can find it at http:// www.richnerlive.com/insideli/.

WANTAGH HERALD — October 7, 2021

1145538

13

October 7, 2021 — WANTAGH HERALD

14

Hofstra’s first woman president is inaugurated

By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com

Hofstra University inaugurated its ninth — and first woman — president on Oct. 1 in grand fashion. Dr. Susan Poser now leads the institution — she first assumed her duties on Aug. 1.

This is Poser’s first foray into guiding a university as a president. She was previously the provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Illinois Chicago, a Carnegie Research One university with 16 colleges, including seven health science colleges and more than 35,000 students, from 2016 to 2021.

Poser joins a tighter-knit community at Hofstra, with roughly 10,000 students.

Poser succeeds Stuart Rabinowitz, who retired this year after serving as president for 20 years. Under his lead, the university grew to include schools of medicine, nursing and physician studies, engineering and government, putting Hofstra on the map as an internationally competitive institution.

Celebrations leading up to the inauguration were held throughout the week in the form of symposia that looked toward the future of education at Hofstra. From “Building and Bridging Our Future Together” to “Innovative Experiential Learning Opportunities in Engineering and Computer Science,” each featured experts in their respective fields lending their advice to fellow professionals and students alike. A keynote address by New York Times columnist and best-selling author Charles Blow kicked off the week.

Throughout her two months at her post so far, Poser has also made her presence known on campus. She has often been seen touring around, stopping to chat with groups of students.

After the singing of the Hofstra alma mater “Blue and Gold” by the Inauguration Vocal Ensemble, as well as welcomes from several of the university’s student and faculty leaders, Poser was congratulated by three close friends and colleagues.

“To me and many others, [Poser] has always been a light from which many have been lit — a shining light that no one would dare, or could, dim,” said Daniel Dawes, director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine and a professor of law, policy and management.

Dawes is one of Poser’s former students. As a first-generation immigrant student at the University of Nebraska, Poser, then a professor, took Dawes under her wing, he said. He was a young, anxious student who was 1,400 miles from home, but felt welcomed and accepted by Poser in the intimidating environment of law school.

“I, for one, am frankly jealous of you all, because you get to bask in the warm glow of her light,” Dawes said. “But I’m also immensely excited to watch Hofstra shine brighter than ever before.”

Barbara Wilson began a new position at the University of Illinois around the same time that Poser did, and their careers flourished together. In 2016, Wilson became the executive vice president for academic affairs, and the two worked

Photos by Christina Daly/Herald

hand in hand over five years on academic affairs. This year, Wilson was named the president of the University of Iowa a short five months after Poser received her promotion at Hofstra.

“During the time we were in these positions, we navigated some sticky state politics; we managed a financial crisis in the state of Illinois that underfunded higher education pretty significantly; we managed the onslaught of Covid-19 and the challenging racial and equity issues, particularly after the murder of George Floyd,” Wilson said. “It was not an easy time.

“Everyone that worked with Susan could see that she was destined to be a president,” Wilson said.

“There is no shortage of persons who want to be the president of a university,” said Harvey Perlman, a professor of law and former chancellor at the University of Nebraska. “My experience, however, tells me there is a much smaller number of persons who want to do president of a university.

“You have chosen wisely,” Perlman told the Hofstra community. “You have a new president who wants to do president, not just be one.”

In her address, Poser reflected on Hofstra’s history of independence and innovations in education and student relations.

“What a time we are living in, and what a time for higher education,” Poser said. “The pleasure of our renewed togetherness is real, but it cannot mask the challenges ahead.”

Before Covid, the challenges were already apparent, she said: There were fewer high school graduation expectancies, skepticism about the value of a college education and new world of students who have always lived in a digital environment. “How we address these changes over the coming years will determine Hofstra’s future and the future of our students,” Poser said.

“The idea of the pandemic as a portal or gateway serves as a useful metaphor to frame the challenges that we in higher education have before us,” Poser added.

“If the pandemic is a portal, how will Hof-

DR. SuSAN PoSER was inaugurated as the ninth and first female president of Hofstra University on Oct. 1.

CloSE CollEAGuES of Poser’s spoke at the inauguration, including Harvey Perlman, former chancellor and law professor at the University of Nebraska.

stra walk through it? What will we take, and what will we leave behind? What world are we ready to fight for? What kind of university and community do we want to imagine on the other side?”

At UIC, Poser oversaw many accomplishments, including the acquisition of the John Marshall Law School as the first and only public law school in Chicago.

She also focused on supporting faculty and enhancing diversity through several initiatives, including the creation of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence. She played a key role in creating two new cultural centers on campus, one focused on Arab American students and another on students with disabilities.

Before becoming provost at UIC, Poser was the dean of the College of Law at the University of Nebraska from 2010 to 2016, the associate to the chancellor from 2007 to 2010 and a law professor for more than 15 years. While dean, the College of Law moved up 35 points in the “U.S. News & World Report” rankings.

Poser grew up in New York City and majored in ancient Greek at Swarthmore College, graduating with honors. She earned a law degree and doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley.

Before starting her academic career, she clerked for the Dolores Sloviter, the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit in Philadelphia and served as the Zicklin Fellow in Ethics at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Poser is also a recently appointed member of the Long Island Association Board of Directors, which will allow her to further engage with the Long Island community.

Poser is married to Dr. Stephen DiMagno, an organic medicinal chemist, and they have two adult daughters.

“I am so optimistic that if we come together, with pride and purpose,” Poser said, “we can do these things. Hofstra is beautifully positioned as a university — small enough to offer every student the opportunity to know their professors, participate in a wide variety of activities and influence their surroundings, and large enough to offer an array of academic and career opportunity for undergraduate, graduate and professional students. If we have the commitment, the discipline and the energy, we will prosper as never before.”

15

WANTAGH HERALD — October 7, 2021 Courtesy Gayle Wenchell

The WanTagh FoundaTion for Educational Excellence, on the Wantagh High School campus, has launched a mini-grant program for teachers.

As district limits funding, foundation takes a stand continued from front page

Why Not Print

choose

RICHNER Printing Services

• Eco friendly facility • Environmentally safe soy based inks • Recycled paper • Help reduce the carbon footprint

Call Lou today at 516-569-4000 ext 223

Public Notices

LWAN1 1007

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the WANTAGH FIRE DISTRICT, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, on the 28th day of September, 2021, subject to permissive referendum as provided for by the General Municipal law.

An extract of the resolution is as follows: The Wantagh Fire District

has by appropriate resolution established the sale of real and personal property of the district no longer necessary for any of its uses or purposes, required pursuant to subdivisions twenty-three of Section 176 of the Town Law, that the board of fire commissioners may at any time sell or otherwise dispose of real and personal property of the district no longer necessary for any of its uses or purposes if valued

at less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) but not below twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), if when and in the manner and to the extent authorized so to do in a resolutions which shall be subject to a permissive referendum governed in the manner provided in subdivision seven of Section 6(g) of the General Municipal Law. This resolution is subject to a permissive resolution

and shall not take effect until thirty (30) days, as provided by the General Municipal Law. Dated: September 28th 2021 By order of The Board of Fire Commissioner Brendan J. Narell Superintendent 127731

PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… Printed in this publication can be found online. Search by publication name at: www.newyorkpublicnotices.com

culture of thinking, organization and procedures and positive thinking.”

This isn’t the first time the foundation has provided financial support to teachers. Two years ago, it distributed over $7,000 to teachers in grants for instruction, Wenchell, its executive director, explained.

The foundation aims to improve teachers’ curriculum within the boundaries of “what they cannot afford to do or are unable to do,” Wenchell said. She said that helping students is critical given recent district budget cuts.

Earlier this year, Wantagh school district residents initially rejected the proposed budget of roughly $83.5 million for the 2021-22 academic year. The district reduced the spending plan to $82.7 million, and it passed by an overwhelming margin in June.

“The budget has been cut so drastically, so anyone you spoke with always said, ‘Well you know, I have to buy a lot of things out of my own pocket,’” Wenchell said. “So if we can help that situation out at all, in some small way, that’s what we want to do. We’re here for the kids in the district.”

The foundation, which was created in 1993, is headquartered in a trailer on the Wantagh High campus that houses a computer lab and a meeting room. While many school board trustees and Foundation members have worked to build the program over the past 20 years, Guber said the organization slowed operations due to the coronavirus pandemic. Members are now working to revitalize it.

Wenchell said that Guber, one of the foundation’s younger members, has taken the lead in promoting it in the community. “Liz brought in a sense of new,” Wenchell said. “We needed that young

about the foundation The Wantagh Foundation for Educational Excellence is a nonprofit founded in 1993

by Wantagh residents to mobilize community support, commitment and resources to enhance public education in the community. For more information about the group, go to https:// www.wantaghfoundationfee.org/ about_us. blood. She came in with some great ideas, and we voted and agreed.”

The foundation will work with the school district to ensure that the submissions line up with the district’s goals, Guber said. The winner of the first minigrant will be announced next month.

District Superintendent John McNamara said the district was “thrilled” that the foundation was offering grants to instructional staff this year. “The grants will help support a wide range of instructional projects that members of the teaching staff are interested in pursuing,” McNamara said in an emailed statement.

“We thank the Wantagh Foundation for their continued support of our students and staff.”

“I think we need something to bring our community together,” Guber said. “I think everyone loves our Wantagh teachers, and this is a good way to show our support as a community.”

HERALD

Employment

CLASSIFIED

To pLACE your AD CALL 516-569-4000 - press 5

Fax your ad to: 516-622-7460 E-mail you ad to: ereynolds@liherald.com E-mail Finds Under $100 to: sales@liherald.com DEADLINE: Monday, 11:00 am for all classified ads.

Every effort is made to insure the accuracy of your ad. Please check your ad at the first insertion. Credit will be made only for the first insertion. Credit given for errors in ads is limited to the printed space involved. Publisher reserves right to reject, cancel or correctly classify and ad.

AUTO MECHANIC TECHNICIAN WANTED

RecRuiting a great sales team is Really simple.

New York State Inspection a Must

Call: 516-220-4707

We hire the smartest people who can solve the hardest marketing objectives with an arsenal of solutions and a smile through the journey.

1147343

IVERS BUS DR TED WAN DoN’T MISS The Bus!

HERALD Community Newspapers

STARTING SAlARIES Big Bus Van

Malverne UFSD Long Island, New York

$16.00/Hour.

Requirements: NYS Fingerprint Clearance

*Some restrictions may apply.

$500.00 for non CDL drivers. Will train qualified applicants

EDUcATIoNAl BUS TRANSpoRTATIoN 516.454.2300

Help Wanted ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FT

Cedarhurst Real Estate Management Office. Light Accounting, Computer Skills, Yardi Exp. Preferable, Excel/Word. Spanish Helpful. $35-$50K. 516-216-9139 Send Resume: harry@hhrmc.com

Email or mail copy of resume to:

Administrative Assistant

dlawlor@malverneschools.org Human Resources, Administration Building 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY 11565

Command Of English Language And Computer Skills Mandatory Salary Commensurate With Experience. Email Resume To Siberlaw@aol.com

For Cedarhurst Law Office

Malverne Union Free School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK FT:

Established Envelope Company. Excellent Phone/ MS Office/ Email/ Internet Skills. Handle Mail/ Filing.

Colleen 516-678-6744

Franklin Square UFSD has the following positions available: part time SUbStitUte cleanerS neeDeD Various Shifts As Needed $18.25/Hour Experience A Plus But Not Required. if interested, please contact and email resume to our personnel Office at

APPLIANCE REPAIR TECHNICIAN F/T, Experience And Clean License A Must. Uniform And Truck Provided. Benefits Salary Based On Experience Call 516-764-7011

1147115

CLERICAL: F/T, MONDAY-FRIDAY 9am-4:30pm, Benefits English / Spanish Speaking A MUST • Clients • m-Clients • Malverne • 42194 Malverne Richner Communications Mail-Order Pharmacy, Valley Stream. jcentrella@franklinsquare.k12.ny.us 3.125x 3" Richner Communications Fax Resume 516-561-6483

Pg 2 Cleaners

Non-Benefit Rate

Sign On Bonus $2,500.00 for CDL driver bus and van

EMPLOYMENT

Part-Time Cleaner Various Shifts

516-481-4100 ext. 3630

$23.41/hr.

1147275

1128591

Non-Benefit Rate

real local, real news

c SchOOl BUS DrIverS WanteD

NEW

$26.18/hr. liherald.com

Franklin Square UFSD

COMPANION With Elderly

IMMEDIATE HIRE

P/T and F/T Shifts Available Flexible Hours

Double Pay-Holidays CALL AGENCY

516-328-7126

CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSOCIATE Full or Part Time Richner Communications, a multi-media company based in Garden City, has an excellent opportunity for a customer service associate in our mailing and circulation department.

Responsibilities include, computer input, data maintenance, customer service-phones and emails, and general office functions. Strong knowledge of Excel required. Knowledge of database maintenance and postal regulations a plus. Qualified candidates must be computer literate, dependable, organized, energetic, detail orientated and able to work well under deadlines.

Please send Resume and Salary requirements to:

hr@liherald.com.

Must Have B License With PS Endorsement And NYS Fingerprints Required. Guaranteed 6 Hours/Day. 10 Month Position. Offering Benefits, Retirement Fund And Holiday Pay. $25.35/Hour With Contractual Increases.

If interested, please contact and email resume to our Personnel Office at

516-481-4100 ext. 3630

jcentrella@franklinsquare.k12.ny.us

1147085

salary, commission, bonuses and benefits. must have own vehicle and valid driver’s license.

IVERS BUS DR TED WAN DoN’T MISS The Bus! NEW

STARTING SAlARIES Big Bus Van

$26.18/hr.

Non-Benefit Rate

$23.41/hr.

Non-Benefit Rate

Sign On Bonus $2,500.00 for CDL driver bus and van *Some restrictions may apply.

$500.00 for non CDL drivers. Will train qualified applicants

1147275

to join our outside sales team, contact Rhonda glickman. send your resume today. rglickman@liherald.com, 516-569-4000 x250.

1147702

(We said it was simple. We didn’t say it was easy.)

1147712

October 7, 2021 — WANTAGH HERALD

16

EDUcATIoNAl BUS TRANSpoRTATIoN 516.454.2300 LAND SURVEY DRAFTS PERSON

wanted with AutoCad Civil3D experience. Health insurance benefits and 401K plan available. Applicants must be career oriented with excellent work ethic, attention to detail. Starting salary $18 per hour. Email resume to: ra@aksurveyors.com or call 516-678-9610

LYNEER STAFFING SOLUTIONS Hiring Mail Sorters, Data Entry $15.00, Forklifts $17.50, Mystery Shoppers Ages 21-25 $20.00. 860 Long Island Ave., Deer Park NY 11729 631-586-4699 MARKETING ASSOCIATE needed to help build brand awareness and bring in new clients. Candidate must be skilled and experienced in digital and print marketing. Must be personal enough to meet with major retail company executives.

Submit resume to Steven Greenberg, sgreenberg@thegreenberggroup.com

MERRICK BEFORE/AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM seeking mature individuals to supervise elementary school aged children from 2:45 pm to 5:00 or 6:00 pm weekdays. Experience helpful. If interested email merr ickbasp@aol.com or call (516)379-4245.

OFFICE HELP PART-TIME Medical Office, Diversified Duties 516 679-0281

PRIVATE DRIVER NEEDED

Weekly Hours Vary. Occasional Overnight Stay. Use Of Company Car. Background Check And DMV Check.

Call For Details. Barbara 516-705-4804

17

HERALD

To place an ad call 516-569-4000 press 5

To place an ad call 516-569-4000 press 5

Correction Officer Trainee • • • • • •

Long Beach

HOME OF THE WEEK

EXAMINATION APPLICATION FILING DEADLINE OCTOBER 20

• To place an ad call 516-569-4000 press 5

Beautiful Oceanview Condo

T

$45,712 hiring rate $48,081 after 6 months $55,057 after 1 year PAID time off GREAT benefits Retire after 25 years AT ANY AGE

his bright and spacious 1 bedroom Condo has a great Oceanview. The condo is located in the Granada Towers which has its own laundry and bike room. There are beautiful stone tiled floors throughout the apartment. It is a Pet friendly building that is close to the beach, LIRR, shopping and restaurants.

Parking is available for an extra charge. You will love living in this centrally located historical landmark building. This is Long Beach at its finest. $399,000

Apply on-line today or download exam information at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/

1143659

Additional information about the position of correction officer is available on our website at https://doccs.ny.gov/

KATHY HOCHUL, GOVERNOR • ANTHONY J. ANNUCCI, ACTING COMMISSIONER An Equal Opportunity Employer

Leave Opening Fallsburg School District Mathematics Teacher

Fallsburg Jr/Sr High School is seeking a qualified math teacher to fill a high school leave replacement vacancy available immediately through Nov 29, 2021.

Candidates from all New York regions are encouraged to apply as this position can be taught virtually from a remote setting. An experienced candidate may perform all duties of the job virtually through synchronous teaching.

Salary: $105 to $125 per day, increases to $250 per day after 10 days

Open F/T & P/T Positions Experience Preferred Virtual Work Environment Make Money From Home Call For Confidential Interview 516-484-2999 Receiving, Shelf Restocking, Floor Sales And Checkout Needed For Liquor And Wine Store In Rockville Centre $14.00 To Start, Negotiable With Previous Experience Must Be Available For Evening And Day Shifts, Weekdays And Weekends. Must Have Good Math Skills, Neat Appearance And Be A Good Communicator

Call 516-766-0050 To Set Up An Interview Or Email Resume To: village156@yahoo.com

RECEPTIONIST NEEDED

Call 516-374-0100

HEWLETT BAY PARK 10/10, 12-1:30, 40 Heron Dr, REDUCED!!10,000 Sq Ft Waterfront Property on an Acre of Parklike Grounds Tucked away in Cul de Sac. 5 BR, 5.5 Bth Contemporary. Soaring Ceilings. IG Pool, Hot Tub. 285' Vinyl Bulkhead R a i s e d & R e d o n e. D o ck . 3 C a r G a r age...$3,499,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

Please Call Our Office At

516-868-6027 Or Email Us At

office@bellmoremerrickchildcare.com

To Arrange For An Interview

TOW TRUCK DRIVERS: FT/PT. Days, Evenings, Weekends. Experienced Only Apply. Call Sacha or Mike 718-291-2992

Health Care/Opportunities

WE HAVE THE HELP YOU NEED!!!

HHA's, LPN's, Nurse's Aides Childcare. Housekeeping Day Workers No Fee To Employers

108 South Village Ave Apt. 3G, Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Licensed RE Salesperson karen.elefante@compass.com 100 Merrick Rd, Suite 430W Rockville Centre, NY 11570 M: 516.398.5055 O: 516.703.3378

Karen Elefante is a real estate agent affiliated with Compass. Compass is a licensed real estate broker and abides by equal housing opportunity laws.

Where Dreams Come Home

One phone call, one order, one heck of a good price to run your ad in any state, or across the country.

Call the USA Classified Network today!

1-800-231-6152

55 Merrick Avenue, Merrick NY 11566

John Lawlor, CBR, SFR

NYS Licensed Real Estate Associate Broker

Michele Librett-Lawlor, CBR, SFR NYS Licensed Real Estate Salesperson

BestLiHomes.com • 516-418-3333 Real Estate 30 Acres Only $99,900! Minutes to Bennington VT. Great views, Open and Wooded, Trails Throughout, Abundant Wildlife!

Town road with power and telephone. All surveyed, owner financing. 802-447-0779 POMPANO BEACH, FL Condo–Emerald Tower, 2 bdrm+den, large balcony, direct ocean view, deeded beach. Totally remodeled, W/D in unit. $549,900 – Call Mike, Owner 954-257-2227

WOODMERE 10/10, 2-3:30, 4 CLUBSIDE Dr, Renovated 3 BR,3.5 Bth Townhouse in Cedar Glen. Updtd Gran/Wood EIK & Bths. HW Flrs. Fin Lower Level. Att Gar.Community Pool & Tennis.Near All. SD#14...$649,000, Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

Rent Your Apartment

Eldercare Needed HOME HEALTH AIDE Needed- Rockville Centre. Monday -Friday, 1pm-7pm, Assist Senior, Including Cooking Dinner.

Vaccination Required. Call Hyacinth 516-476-8954.

VALLEY STREAM 10/10, 12pm-2pm, 74 Gibson 1B, FIRST TIME ON MARKET! Lovely 1 Bedroom Coop on First Floor. LR, DR, Kitchen & Bath. HW Flrs. Convenient to LIRR & Shops. SD#24...$199,000 Ronnie Gerber 516-238-4299

Karen Elefante

Just Sold

Evon's Svces: 516-505-5510

P/T - Some Weekends Only

For Coach Realtors - Hewlett Answer Phones, Email, File, Knowledge Of Microsoft, PowerPoint, And Excel

Open Houses

1147292

REAL ESTATE SALESPERSONS WANTED

The Bellmore-Merrick Child Care Is Looking For Qualified Staff For The 2021-2022 School Year We Are Looking For: After-School Staff (2:30pm-5:30pm) 5 Days Per Week Competitive Pay With Paid Time Off

1145105

Help Wanted

1147403

NYS 7-12 Cert. Required Please forward resume & Fallsburg’s application (located at fallsburgcsd.net) by Oct 11th To fallsburg-recruitment@scboces.org Attn: Math Teacher position EOE

Mazal Amram Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker Topper Realty Corporation 84 East Park Avenue, Long Beach, NY 11561 Cell: (516) 782-6331 Email: jamram123@aol.com

Open Houses

HEWLETT 10/10, 12-1:30 11610 Hilary Ct, REDUCED! Beautifully Gut Renovated 4600 Sq Ft Colonial in Cul de Sac. 5 BR,3.5 Bth with Full FBsmt, 2 Car Att Gar. SD#20. Tax Grivance Filed.....$1,225,000 Ronnie Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

through the Herald and PrimeTime Classified section. Call us for our great *specials.

516-569-4000, press 5 for Classified Dept. *(private party only)

WANTAGH HERALD — October 7, 2021

Employment HERALDHomes

Place Homes HERALD Market •

HERALD

To place an ad call 516-569-4000 press 5

tree pruning stump grinding lot clearing

HEWLETT

395 Serena Rd, BA, 5 BR, 2 Bth Col on O/S Property. Updtd EIKs. 3 BR Main Level, 2 Up­ stairs with OSE. SD#14. Possible M/D with Proper Permits. Near All .....REDUCED! $749,000 1610 Hilary Ct, 12-1:30, Beautifully Gut Renovated 4600 Sq Ft Colonial in Cul de Sac. 5 BR, 3.5 Bth, Full FBsmt, 2 Car Att Gar. SD#20. Tax Grievance Filed ....... REDUCED! $1,225,000 1390 Broadway #102, BA, 2 BR, 2 Bth Coop in Luxurious Hewlett Townhouse. LR/DR, Updtd Kit, Office/Den, Elevator, 24 Hr Drman, Valet Pkg, Pool. Priv Storage Area. Great Location Near Shops & Trans ......................................................... REDUCED! $349,000 1534 Broadway #103, BA, NEW! Spacious 2 BR, 2 Bth Condo in Luxurious Jonathan Hall. LR/DR, Large EIK, Laundry Rm, & Pantry. Terrace Facing into Courtyard.

Doorman Bldg with Elevator. Indoor Garage Pkg & Storage ............................. $599,000

ORDER NOW & WE WILL UPGRADE YOUR HEAD CONNECTION WITH BLAZING SADDLES & SWING JOINTS!

Nassau & suffolk

fully licensed & insured

Wanted dead or alive

tree service • free estimate

certified arBorist on staff

EaST ROCKaWay

33 Murdock Rd, BA, 5 BR, 3.5 Bth Col on Beautiful St in SD#20. Large Gran/Wood EIK, LR/Fpl, FDR/Fpl, Den, Sun Rm. Mstr Ste w/ Vaulted Ceiling, New Bth, WIC, Terr. Bsmt ........................................................................................ REDUCED! $950,000 54 Rose Lane, BA, PROPERTY LOVERS DELIGHT! 3 BR, 2.5 Bth Split on Over 1/2 Acre Parklike Property in Waverly Park Area. Updtd EIK, Den/Fpl/Vaulted Ceiling, FDR & Mstr Ste/Updtd Bth, Sitting Rm. 2 Car Gar. SD#20 ....................... REDUCED! $899,000

Rhonda Healy

Verdeschi & Walsh Realty 1025 W. Beech St. | Long Beach, NY

WOODMERE BA 984 Singleton NEW To Market! Expanded 4 BR, 2.5 Bth Colonial on Oversized Lot in Old Woodmere.

B s m t & C a r D e t G a r. N e a r All.SD#14...$899,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

Apartments For Rent CEDARHURST NO FEE Pr ivate Entrance, Modern 1BR, 2BR, 3BR, CAC, W/D, Storage, Wall To Wall Carpeting, Indoor Parking Space. Starting At $1450 For O n e B e d r o o m W h e n Ava i l a bl e.

(516)860-6889/ (516)852-5135/ (516)582-9978

OneKey Multiple Listing Service

Apartments For Rent EAST ROCKAWAY LOVELY STUDIO Separate Entrance, Use Of Backyard, Parking. Suitable One/ No Smoking/ Pets. $1,200 Includes All. 516-695-7476

Cemetery Plots CEMETERY PLOT FOR TWO For Sale: Pinelawn Cemetery. Garden Of Normandy North. $6700 Negotiable. 516-872-1508

Helping you find a HOME or sell a HOME … a place to call your own.

516-216-2617

If Your Plumbing STInkS

Call The WenkS! 516-889-3200 Father & Son Owned

• Oil to Gas Conversions • Hot Water Heaters • Boilers • All Plumbing & Heating Work • For House Lifts • Licensed and Insured!

FREE ESTIMATES • 4 HR EMERGENCY SERVICE wenkpipingandheating.com

BRIAN CONNELLY

Wenk

SEAmLESS GuTTERS & LEADERS • Installed • Repaired • Cleaned • Vinyl Siding • Roofing • Trim • Over 30 Years Exp. • Lics./Ins.

PIPING & HEATING CORP. $

25 OFF Any Service Call For New Customers

516-234-4388 / 516-623-8447

Exp. 11/15/21

*Power washing sPecialist*

Residential and Commercial - All Surfaces Call Anthony Romeo “The Local Guy” “Anthony & J Home Improvement, Inc.” Also specializes in ★ Deck Renovation ★ Driveways ★ Siding ★ Masonry ★ Fences ★ Roofing ★ Interior/Exterior Painting.

(516) 678-6641 - Licensed & Insured

Free estimates...Best Price For High Quality service

(516) 766-1666 (631) 225-2600

FREE • Chimneys Repaired, Rebuilt & Tuckpointing ESTIMATES • Stainless Steel Liners Installed Fully licensed and insured Nassau • Suffolk • NYC

home improvement speciaList no JoB too BiG or smaLL

raf industries corp. home improvement

free estimates

516-867-2603

Lic./Ins. Nassau - Lic #154401 • Long Beach - Lic #14401

&/877(5 GULYLQJ

Chimney King, Ent. Inc. Chimney Cleaning & Masonry Services Done By Firefighters That Care chimneykinginc.com

nass. LIC. # H2904450000 suff. LIC. # 54512-H

\RX

CRAZY?

To Place Your Card in the

Here’s My Card Directory

Suburb or country, house, condo, townhouse or apartment, our Classifieds can help you find a HOME that fits your style, your budget and Real Estate needs... it’s a MUST SEE!

Call us today!

516.431.0799

1143363

Real Estate Salesperson, abR, SRS E: Rhonda.Healy.VW@gmail.com

Owner/Operated • residential/COmmerCial

Safe Roof and Exterior Cleaning, Gutter Cleaning, Repairs, Installations

aboveallgutters.com

M: (516) 236-7269

Open Houses

We Care More Than The REST For LESS

1112911

“Going Above & Beyond to find your Dream Home”

• Tree removal • STump grinding • land Clearing • pruning • STorm prevenTion

1147575

VaLLEy STREaM

74 Gibson Blvd #1B, 12-2, FIRST TIME ON MARKET! Lovely 1 Bedroom Coop on First Floor. LR, DR, Kitchen & Bath. HW Flrs. Convenient to LIRR & Shops. SD#24 $199,000

HERE WE GO, IT’S FALL....REMEMBER US! NO JOB TOO BIG, NO TREE TOO SMALL!

1142494

CEdaRHURST

WATERFRONT LAND for sale! Great Opportunity to Build Dream Home. Permits Required. SD#15 ................................................................................................. $599,000

516-255-9595

LICENSED & INSURED LIC. # H351118000

mention this ad and get $25 off

Just call

Your Hometown Newspaper

To Place an Ad Call: 516-569-4000 • Press 5

1142403

FAST • RELIABLE • REASONABLE RATES www.CountyIrrigation.Com

tel: 631-cut-tree 631-288-8733

greenleaftreenY@gmail.com www.greenleaftreeremovalnY.com

FREE 5 Year Guarantee!

516-569-4000 press 5, then 2

1144131

HEWLETT Bay PaRK

40 Heron Dr, 12-1:30, 10,000 Sq Ft Waterfront Property on an Acre of Parklike Grounds Tucked away in Cul de Sac. 5 BR, 5.5 Bth Contemporary. Soaring Ceilings. IGP, Hot Tub. 285' Vinyl Bulkhead Raised & Redone Dock. 3 Car Garage .........REDUCED! $3,499,000

When You Buy From Us, You Get

Rain Sensor, Spring Start up, Fall Winterize, Valve Containment System, Dura Manifold System For Easy On/Off Service, Backflow Test, Extra Wiring For Future Use, Hose Bib.

call today for a free estimate

HEWLETT HaRBOR

267 Channon Rd, BA, 7 BR, 4 Bth Exp Ranch, Full FBsmt SD#20. 2 Car Att Gar ............................................................................................REDUCED! $1,100,000

SERVICES:

INSTALLATIONS • REPAIRS/ SERVICES PROFESSIONAL DESIGN • SPRING START-UP & WINTER CLOSING SERVICE CONTRACTS • ATHLETICS FIELDS

1144201

4 Clubside Dr, 2-3:30, Renovated 3 BR, 3.5 Bth Townhouse in Cedar Glen. Updtd Gran/Wood EIK & Bths. HW Flrs. Fin Lower Level. Att Gar. Community Pool & Tennis.

Near All. SD#14 ............................................................................... REDUCED! $649,000 984 Singleton Ave, BA, NEW! Expanded 4 BR, 2.5 Bth Colonial on Oversized Lot in Old Woodmere. Bsmt, 2 Car Det Gar. Near All. SD#14 ...................................... $899,000

tree removal

6HOO \RXU PHUFKDQGLVH LQ QR WLPH (PDLO \RXU $G WR WKH +HUDOG DQG 3ULPH7LPH &ODVVLÀ HG 'HSDUWPHQW DW VDOHV#OLKHUDOG FRP WR UXQ D )5(( )LQGV 8QGHU

1147293

OPEN HOUSES SUNday, 10/10/21 WOOdMERE

To place an ad call 516-569-4000 press 5

1141365

Ronnie Gerber 516-238-4299

1146852

To place an ad call 516-569-4000 press 5

1144190

October 7, 2021 — HERALD

18

Market Place •

To place an ad call 516-569-4000 press 5

To place an ad call 516-569-4000 press 5

FRANCISCO’S TREE SERVICE

FREE ESTIMATES

1140717

& lANdSCApINg • Tree Removal • Stumps • Fertilization • Planting • Land Clearing • Topping Lic# H206773000

1145159

Office: 516-546-4971 Cell: 516-852-5415

Dave marlOWe Plumbing, inC.

A FRESH COAT FOR A FRESH START!

OWA_REBOOT_BW_BOLD

Sunday, August 02, 2020 11:03:58 AM

DBA BOB PHILLIPS PLUMBING

CALL AURA PAINTING • Bathrooms • Basements • Wall Paper Removal • Power Washing

Mention this ad and get

10% Off on labor only

FREE ESTIMATES

• Permits & Legalizations • Certified NYS Backflows • Licensed Master Plumber • Insured • FREE Estimates

516-297-1885

FOLLOW US!

OffiCe: 516-766-4583 Call/TeXT: 516-840-9432

1145846

JOSPAINT1@GMAIL.COM AURAPAINTING.COM

1140511

LICENSED AND INSURED

1113171

SPECIALIZING IN: • Interior/Exterior Painting • Kitchens Cabinets • Deck Renovations

Over 100 Years Of familY Plumbing Oil to Gas • Toilets • Faucets • Repairs & Replacements Waste Piping • Water Piping

1109488

ALFREDO’S CONSTRUCTION

Se Habla Español

516-239-6835 perrellamarble@gmail.com

Licensed & insured

in

516-424-3598 516-807-3852

631-532-5617 • Cell: 516-996-3036

LIC: #42194-H

www.tikalhomeimprovement.com

1144375

LIC: #H3711000000

Free estimates

HEATING OIL

Free estImates • Licensed & Insured

Masonry • Steps • Driveways Water Proofing • Pointing • Siding Kitchen Remodeling • Roofing Basements • Windows • Sheetrock & More

senior Citizen Discounts

• ConCrete • BriCk Patios • stooPs • stuCCo • Belgium BloCks • sidewalks • drainage ProBlems • Cellar entranCe • waterProofing • driveway sealing demolition • dumPster serviCe • Powerwashing • handyman rePairs

Home Improvement Corp.

CALL FOR FALL SPECIALS

BLACKTOP

BeSt priceS in town

Call For Fall Specials

HOME • COMMERCIAL

RELIABLE • 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE FAMILY OWNED FOR OVER 65 YEARS

CALL NOW FOR LOWEST PRICE

(516) 379-2727

CALL FOR MORE INFO No service in Long Beach

1146358

1146843

Perrella marble & tile

the

1142184

Specializing

at

• Complete Bathrooms • Kitchen, Bath, Entire House Flooring • Fireplaces FrEE EstimatEs

JOBS, MERCHANDISE, REAL ESTATE & MORE...

JOBS, MERCHANDISE, It’s in the Herald Classifieds...

REAL ESTATE & MORE...

To Advertise Call 516-569-4000 JOBS, MERCHANDISE, REAL ESTATE & MORE...

JOBS, MERCHANDISE, REAL ESTATE & MORE... press 5

Q. I hired a carpenter to rebuild my garage because it was rotted and leaning. The roof was OK, so we kept it, but all the walls were stripped away and replaced. In the middle of the job, an inspector showed up and stopped it, saying we needed a permit.

I hired an architect, he made a plan and we filled in the permit. Now the plans have been rejected because, according to the inspector, they have to show fireproof walls and roof. That’s crazy! Nobody has that, so why am I being made to do this? It’s expensive, and I shouldn’t have to do it. I think they’re making me pay for starting with no permit, right?

A. Not exactly, but you have to look at the big picture. You may feel like you’re getting burned, but the building code is actually named The Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code. Fire prevention is a primary reason that the building laws exist.

Ask The Architect

In many cases, building departments allow onte eeper existing garages to have minor repairs without a permit, but only for things like replacing a garage door, a rotted section of wall base plate, shingles or siding, although you should always verify before starting. You described a near-complete rebuild, only saving the roof part of the garage, and your building official has determined that, beyond 50 percent change, the code for new buildings applies. Even though your zoning code allows a free-standing accessory structure to be 2 feet to 4 feet from a property line, depending on your community, garages that are closer than 5 feet to a property line must have materials that are rated to prevent flame spread for an hour.

M

L

This is especially important in places where there’s a volunteer fire department that must take the time to assemble from all over the community before even heading off to put out the flames. In that precious time, without flame-retardant materials, the structure may not just become completely engulfed, but also spread fire to adjacent houses and other structures. Unless you never catch the news, you can clearly see how vulnerable whole towns and cities are, and just because we don’t live next to a forest, the unthinkable can still happen.

As for cost, aluminum siding, which actually still exists, may cost less, can be painted to match the house and lasts an average of 35 years. Fiber cement siding also does the job, but costs more.

Other choices include stucco over cement board and steel panels, all more costly. Aluminum or cement board eaves, gutters and roofing are also required, and even though most of the home construction industry doesn’t read or know the regulations, the requirements still exist, and cost the most when they aren’t adhered to and the work has to be done twice.

So don’t feel like you’re being singled out or being held to the fire. The rules exist for all of us.

Good luck! © 2021 Monte Leeper Readers are encouraged to send questions to yourhousedr@aol.com, with “Herald question” in the subject line, or to Herald Homes, 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530, Attn: Monte Leeper, architect.

HERALD — October 7, 2021

HERALD

The rules exist for all of us

19

HERALD

Stuff

To place an ad call 516-569-4000 press 5 MERCHANDISE MART Antiques/Collectibles We Buy Antiques, Fine Art & Jewelry Same Day Service, Free In-Home Evaluations, 40 Year Family Business. Licensed and Bonded, Immediate Cash Paid.

SYL-LEE ANTIQUES www.syl-leeantiques.com 516-671-6464

Finds Under $100 GREENWORKS ELECTRIC LEAF Blower/ Vacuum, 12 amp, 230 mph, New $30.00 516-816-7383 MEN'S HUNTING OUTFITS: 1 red and 1 orange. $12.00 each. 516-221-9380

Wanted To Buy

SEARS, CRAFTSMAN, PUSH, reel lawnmower, New, $60.00 516-816-7383

FREON WANTED: We pay $$$ for cylinders and cans. R12 R500 R11 R113 R114.

Convenient. Certified Professionals. Call 312-291-9169 or visit RefrigerantFinders.com

WHEELCHAIR: EXCELLENT condition $60.00 516-561-1076

FINDS UNDER $100 Finds Under $100 ANTIQUE 3 SECTION rectangular mirror.

19" x 45" carved crest. $80 (516) 295-1202 ANTIQUE DRAFTING TABLE, oak 4 post frame, pine board 42x60, straight edge drafting machine, $90. 516-546-2644 ARMOIRE, CEDAR, 36" w, 65"h, 21"d $40 516-816-8810 BAKER'S RACK WHITE iron, decorative w/ brass accents, 3 tiers,15" x 37". $55 (516)295-1202 CRYSTAL WINE DECANTER with 6 glasses, beautiful etching, brand new. Paid $50 asking $25.00 516-579-9089 GOLF BAG FOLDING Cart---Excellent. $25. (516) 561-1076.

WOMENS CLOTHES, CASUAL & business style, great condition sizes 16-1X everything $10.00 and less 516-579-9089

SERVICES Brick/Block/Concrete/Masonry

*MICHAEL LO BAIDO CONSTRUCTION*

Cement Specialist, Brickwork, Interlock Bricks, Belgium Blocks, Stoops, Patios, Basement Entrances, Pavers, Waterproofing. Quality Work, Lic./ Ins. Owner Always Onsite Free Estimates 516-354-5578

• To place an ad call 516-569-4000 press 5 • To place an ad call 516-569-4000 press 5 Electricians

E-Z ELECTRIC SERVICES, INC. All Types Residential/Commercial Wiring, Generators, Telephone/Data, Home Entertainment, Service Upgrades, Pools, Spas.

Services/Repairs. Violations Removed.

Free Estimates Low Rates.

516-785-0646 Lic/Ins.

Handyman ALL HOUSEHOLD REPAIRS Interior and Exterior Services Painting, Plumbing, Carpentry, Electrical, Tile work, Pressure Washing, Flat Screen TV Installation Others Services Available Call 516 578 6980

HANDYMAN: All Kinds OF Interior Repairs. Baths, Kitchens, Tiles, Plumbing, Sheetrock, Painting, Carpentry. Licensed A n d I n s u r e d . E m e r g e n c y Wo r k .

516-810-0067 l handynyman.com

HANDYMAN Repairs and Installations for the Household. Careful and Reliable and Vaccinated.

Licensed and Insured. 30-Year Nassau County Resident. Friendly Frank Phone/Text 516-238-2112 eMail-Frankcav@optonline.net

HErald

Crossword Puzzle

Home Improvement

Tree Services

BRIAN CONNELLY SEAMLESS GUTTERS

T&M GREENCARE TREE SERVICE *Tree Removal *Stump Grinding *Pruning *Roof Line Clearing. Residential and Commercial. "We Beat All Competitors' Rates."

Lowest Rates. *Senior Discount. Free Estimates. *516-223-4525, 631-586-3800 www.tmgreencare.com

Cleaned, Repaired & Replaced Also Specializing in Roofing & Siding No job too big or small Lic. #H2709920000. Ins. Free Est. 516-234-4388 or 516-623-8447 ELIMINATE GUTTER CLEANING forever! LeafFilter, the most advanced debrisblocking gutter protection. Schedule a FREE LeafFilter estimate today. 15% off and 0% financing for those who qualify.

PLUS Senior & Military Discounts. Call 1-877-763-2379 HANDY DANDY HOME IMPROVEMENTS *Kitchens/ Baths *Painting *Sheetrock *Taping/ Spackling *Installations Ceramic/ Vinyl Tile *Carpentry *Alterations *Repairs/ More. FREE ESTIMATES. Dan 516-342-0761 NEVER PAY FOR Covered Home Repairs Again! Complete Care Home Warranty COVERS ALL MAJOR SYSTEMS AND APPLIANCES. 30 DAY RISK FREE. $200.00 OFF + 2 FREE Months!

866-440-6501 THE GENERAC PWRcell, a solar plus battery storage system. SAVE money, reduce your reliance on the grid, prepare for power outages and power your home. Full installation services available. $0 Down Financing Option. Request a FREE, no obligation, quote today. Call 1-888-871-0194

Miscellaneous BEST SATELLITE TV with 2 Year Price Guarantee! $59.99/mo with 190 channels and 3 months free premium movie channels! Free next day installation! Call 888-508-5313

TREE REMOVAL: Tree Pruning, Stump Grinding, Lot Cleaning. FREE Estimate. Licensed/ Insured. Nassau/ Suffolk.

631-cut-tree (631-288-8733). greenleaftreeny@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Careers/Training TRAIN AT HOME TO DO MEDICAL BILLING! Become a Medical Office Professional online at CTI! Get Trained, Certified & ready to work in months! Call 855-543-6440. (M-F 8am-6pm ET)

Education

Health & Fitness

VIAGRA & CIALIS! 60 pills for $99. 100 pills for $150. FREE shipping. Money back guaranteed! 1-855-579-8907 WE HAVE THE HELP YOU NEED HHA, LPN, Nurse's Aide, Childcare, Housekeeping & Day Workers. No Fees to Employers. Call Evons Ser vices 516-505-5510

AUTOMOBILE & MARINE Autos Wanted ***AAA*** AUTO BUYERS $Highest$ Ca$h Paid$. All Years/ Conditions! WE VISIT YOU! Or Donate, Tax Deduct + Ca$h. DMV ID#1303199. Call LUKE 516VAN-CARS. 516-297-2277 DRIVE OUT BREAST Cancer: Donate a car today! The benefits of donating your car or boat: Fast Free Pickup - 24hr Response Tax Deduction - Easy To Do! Call 24/7: 855-905-4755

Junk Cars Wanted

HIGHEST CA$H PAID

COMPUTER & IT TRAINING PROGRAM! Train ONLINE to get the skills to become a Computer & Help Desk Professional now!

Grants and Scholarships available for certain programs for qualified applicants. Call CTI for details! (844) 947-0192 (M-F 8am-6pm ET)

All Cars Bought 24/7 FREE Pickup

Serving Nassau County 41 Years No Title, No Keys=No Problem ID Required. CALL US LAST!

Call us at 516-766-0000

Deals on Wheels

DISH TV $64.99 For 190 Channels + $14.95 High Speed Internet. Free Installation, Smart HD DVR Included, Free Voice Remote. Some restrictions apply. Promo Expires 1/21/22. 1-888-609-9405 Get DIRECTV! ONLY $69.99/month! 155 Channels & 1000s of Shows/Movies On Demand (w/SELECT All Included Package.) PLUS Stream on Up to FIVE Screens Simultaneously at No Additional Cost. Call DIRECTV 1-888-534-6918

Plumbing PLUMBER! PLUMBER! PLUMBER! FREE ESTIMATES! Heating, Repairs, Installations. $25 OFF New Customers.

24 Hour Emergency Response.

516-599-1011

Power Washing POWERWASHING ALL SURFACES: H o u s e s , Fe n c e s , C o n c r e t e / B r i ck , Decks/Sealing. . ANTHONY & J HOME IMPROVEMENT, INC. 516-678-6641

Sprinkler Syst./Irrig.Wells

• Fall Drain Outs • Installations/Renovations • Service • Repairs

Certified Backflow Tester Free Estimates Licensed and Insured

Joe Barbato 516-826-7700

Tree Services FRANCISCO'S TREE SERVICE

Want to sell your car, motorcycle or boat?

Have we got a deal for you! You can advertise your vehicle in the

Classifieds

1143234

October 7, 2021 — WANTAGH HERALD

20

AND LANDSCAPING: Tree Removal, Stumps, Fertilization, Planting, Land Clearing, Topping. Free Estimates. Lic# H206773000. Office 516-546-4971, Cell 516-852-5415

All for an amazing price! Your add will run until you sell your vehicle. Just call one of our expert classified account executives today and you will be on your way to making a great deal on your set of wheels!

516-569-4000 press 5, then 2

Answers

to todAy’s puzzle

21

OpINIONS

O

ctober is a unique month. It’s time for apple picking, watching the trees change color and, if the weather permits, taking long car trips to interesting places.

Depending on where you live, it’s also the time for candidates for public office to make their final arguments as to why you should vote for them on Nov. 2.

And if you live in Nassau County and are a registered voter, you’re seeing that lastminute blitz to make sure you show up on Election Day. JERRY Unlike years when we elect a KREMER president, in politics this is considered an off year, with most of the campaigns involving candidates for local office. The biggest races in our county are for county executive, district attorney and comptroller.

County Executive Laura Curran is favored to be re-elected, due to her professionalism and support from both political parties. That leaves the contests for district attorney and comptroller.

H

The hottest competition will be for the office of district attorney. Mailboxes all over the county are being flooded with materials promoting the candidacy of State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, and Anne Donnelly, a Republican and an assistant D.A. This one campaign could wind up costing the candidates as much as $6 million, and possibly more.

Having once represented the South Shore of Nassau County in the State Assembly, I have gotten to know Todd Kaminsky, and have watched his political career rise rapidly. Our career paths are somewhat alike. I started out as a city attorney in Long Beach, and he started out as a federal prosecutor. I prosecuted local slumlords, and as a federal prosecutor he was given the opportunity to prosecute high-profile criminals. In my late 20s, I got a chance to run for the State Assembly, and he got his opening to run for the State Senate.

To the benefit of Long Island taxpayers, Kaminsky has been a hard-working legislator who has been a leader on criminal and environmental issues. He was the principal sponsor of a law to take pen-

D

sions away from corrupt elected officials.

He has gotten tougher drunken-driving laws and battled opioid manufacturers and doctors who dispense drugs too freely.

During my time in Albany, I passed many laws in similar areas, and like Kaminsky was the leader of the Long Island legislative delegation in Albany.

I applauded his decision to run for district attorney, because he has been a strong voice on so many issues of concern to the public. The State Senate leaders turn to him for advice on criminal and environmental law issues. He is responsible for the $3 billion environmental cleanup bond that will be on the ballot in 2022. Donnelly, who claims that Kaminsky was the “author” of the bailreform law, has criticized him. I know for a fact that he was not its author, and he has battled his own party on this issue.

Politics is a tough and unforgiving business. If you stay in one elected position for a long period of time, you are accused of being part of the “establishment.” If you run for higher office a few years after getting elected to a different job, you are accused of being too “ambi-

eciding who leads Nassau County is a great reason to go to the polls next month.

tious.” I had the chance to run for statewide office twice, but a family tragedy prevented that from happening. I know Kaminsky’s opponent to be a long-term veteran of the D.A.’s office. In the end, it will be up to the voters to decide whom they want for district attorney.

There is another countywide contest on the ballot, for the important job of county comptroller. While the public focus has been on the D.A.’s race, the job of keeping an eye on taxpayers’ money is also crucial. Former Republican State Sen. Elaine Phillips is challenging Democrat Ryan Cronin for that position. I have worked with Phillips, and found her to be an excellent public official.

This will be another important choice for Nassau County voters. I hope they won’t decide to skip this year’s election, because any election, whether for dogcatcher or president, is important. If you stay home on Election Day, you get the kind of government you deserve.

Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column?

JKremer@liherald.com.

Really, what’s up with the whole world?

ave you noticed that the seams don’t meet the right way and the doorjamb is wobbly? Our house is unstable. The beams of this great edifice called America are slightly off plumb in a number of disturbing ways. Nothing at all is exactly as it was before the pandemic overwhelmed the United States.

In small ways and profound ways, cultural and political forces are impeding the ordinary progression of life in America.

But then, what’s ordinary? Most of us have given up RANDI on the concept of KREISS going back to “normal,” and what passes for normal these days is disquieting.

It isn’t just the pandemic, as if one could write off a highly infectious novel virus that swept around the world, killing 700,000 people here at home. It is how the pandemic was handled from the time it was discovered, then covered up, then ignored, then addressed with inoculation and medical efforts that ranged from inadequate to state-of-the-art medicine. I just checked in to the CDC website and

saw that they have now broken-down categories of information into: What We Know and What We Are Still Learning.

That’s good. The fact that there is a learning curve in science seems to have challenged the efficacy of the coronavirus vaccines, which by any reasonable account have been remarkably successful in saving lives.

We are in a world where scientists are vilified for not having all the answers, the president is begging and bribing folks to take a shot that will keep them out of the hospital, and large swaths of people are bonding online and deciding that it is safer to throw away our protective masks, refuse the vaccine and embrace bizarre and debunked remedies for this deadly disease. With some few exceptions, there is no excuse for refusing a mask and a vaccine. Using horse de-wormer instead of monoclonal antibodies? It’s kind of like what Justice Potter Stewart said of pornography: I know crazy when I see it.

The problem is that those of us who have followed the science and had the vaccine, and perhaps the booster, by now can feel safe, but not completely safe. If we have young children or grandchildren, we

T

see those who refuse the vaccine as a direct threat to the health of our family.

As we re-emerge into the world, the places we go are all changed. How did the “office” disappear in two years? Transportation is different from what it was, with some mask rules and some vaccine requirements on planes and trains. Some travel, like cruises, requires not just the time and money, but a willing suspension of disbelief.

If you can’t bear cooking one more meal at home and venture out, chances are the server and possibly the chef are new hires. The workforce is sliced and diced, and not many people are fully trained for the jobs they are doing.

If you talk to a friend of the heart for more than hi-and-how-are-you, chances are you’ll get into your mutual stress levels and anxiety. The psychiatrists don’t have enough hours for the people who need help, because we all need some help right now.

If you live in a community or apartment building of some kind, then you know about improvement projects being delayed because the painter shows up but there’s no paint. My son finally got his

he places we go are all changed. How did the ‘office’ disappear in two years?

new roof, but the roofer had no gutters to install. Costco is out of toilet paper again.

There are people who don’t have enough food, who can’t get to work, who have no health care and who don’t have proper shelter. We are living in a country that desperately needs new bridges and tunnels and roads. There is a good a plan to rebuild and, at this moment, it may not get passed by Congress. Not because we don’t need it. Not because most Americans don’t support it. But because the government is paralyzed by partisanship and ignorance and fear.

This morning I read in The Washington Post that in Anchorage, Alaska, people attended a public hearing on mask wearing with yellow Stars of David on their arms, equating the mask requirement to Nazi-era restrictions on Jews in Germany that led to the Holocaust and the death of some 6 million people.

I am worried for us.

Most disturbing is the elevation of lies for personal and political gain. For me, there is some comfort in bearing witness to this time. We must keep talking and writing, acknowledging the losses and summoning the strength to tighten the floor joists and secure the roof.

Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

WANTAGH HERALD — October 7, 2021

A wake-up call to voters

22

Herald editorial

Wantagh

October 7, 2021 — WANTAGH HERALD

HERALD Established 1990 Incorporating Wantagh/Seaford Citizen Kate NalepiNsKi Editor

Mallory WilsoN Reporter rhoNda GlicKMaN Advertising Account Executive

office 2 Endo Boulevard Garden City, NY 11530 Phone: (516) 569-4000 Fax: (516) 569-4942 Web: www.liherald.com E-mail: wantagheditor@liherald.com official NeWspaper: Wantagh School Dristrict Levittown School District Wantagh Seaford Homeowners Assoc.

Copyright © 2021 Richner Communications, Inc.

HERALD COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS

Robert Richner Edith Richner Publishers, 1964-1987 ■ clifford richNer stUart richNer Publishers ■ scott BriNtoN Executive Edtitor JiM harMoN

Copy Editor christiNa daly Photo Editor toNy BellissiMo Sports Editor KareN BlooM Calendar Editor ■ rhoNda GlicKMaN Vice President - Sales elleN reyNolds Classified Manager lori BerGer Digital Sales Manager

■

Jeffrey NeGriN Creative Director craiG White Production Coordinator craiG cardoNe Art Director

Lessons learned during Hispanic Heritage Month

H

ispanics are Nassau County’s fastest-growing ethnic population, County Executive Laura Curran noted in mid-September, the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated each year since 1988, and before that as Hispanic Heritage Week, beginning in 1968.

From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we recognize the many rich cultural and economic contributions of Hispanic people to the United States. The celebration was first signed into law as a week by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat, and expanded to a month by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican.

In 2016, the Herald explored Hispanic immigration to our region in a series, “The Changing Face of Long Island,” and we wrote this in a December editorial that year: “There is much talk about how Long Islanders are leaving for elsewhere because of the high cost of living. The Island, however, actually saw a net gain in population because of immigration. Suffolk’s population remained largely unchanged between 2000 and 2012, while Nassau’s increased by roughly 78,500 people, according to census data.

“Immigrants have been arriving on Long Island for more than six decades, but the pace of immigration has accelerated within the last 10 years, with an average of 20,000 Long Island immigrants annually receiving citizenship.

“Immigrants, it appears, are bypassing the big cities and settling in the suburbs.

That’s a good thing for Long Island.”

We should now add this: There is a false impression that most Hispanics are immigrants. While that might have once been true, it no longer is. Most Hispanics in the

United States were born here and are American citizens, having become deeply ingrained in the fabric of American society.

According to the New American Economy Research Fund, a bipartisan, nonprofit immigration advocacy group, there are 58.8 million Hispanic Americans in the U.S. Just over two-thirds of them — or 39.2 million — were born here, while 19.6 million were born outside the country.

Combined, Hispanic immigrants and U.S.-born Hispanics now comprise 18.1 percent of the U.S. population. By 2050, the Hispanic population in the U.S. is expected to double, to 106 million, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates.

In 2017, Hispanic households earned more than $1 trillion and paid some $252.2 billion in taxes, including $165.9 billion in federal income taxes and $86.3 billion in state and local taxes, the NEA Research Fund found.

At the same time, today’s most recently arrived Hispanic immigrants are better educated than those who landed here only a decade ago. Between 2005 and 2010, only 15.1 percent of Hispanic immigrants held a bachelor’s degree. Between 2012 and 2017, 28.5 percent did, roughly in line with the overall U.S. population.

Despite all of this, Hispanics are frequent targets of discrimination. A recent report by the Hispanic Marketing Council noted, “Fifty-five percent (but only 15 percent of non-Hispanics) said Latinos encounter frequent discrimination, while 67 percent of Hispanics strongly or somewhat agree that as a group they are discriminated against more than other ethnic minorities.”

In particular, we must recognize that

■ diaNNe raMdass Circulation Director ■

herald coMMUNity NeWspapers Baldwin Herald Bellmore Herald Life East Meadow Herald Franklin Square/Elmont Herald Freeport Leader Long Beach Herald Lynbrook/East Rockaway Herald Malverne/West Hempstead Herald Merrick Herald Life Nassau Herald Oceanside/Island Park Herald Oyster Bay Herald Guardian Rockaway Journal Rockville Centre Herald South Shore Record Valley Stream Herald Wantagh Herald Citizen Seaford Herald Citizen

MeMBer: Local Media Association New York Press Association Wantagh Chamber of Commerce

Published by richner communications, inc.

2 Endo Blvd. Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 569-4000

letters HealNY brings needed funding To the Editor: I recently began a statewide “HealNY” tour of the state as we begin delivering the first funding from a $1.5 billion pool to combat the opioid epidemic. The funding — which will go to all 10 regions of the state — comes from different settlements that the state attorney general’s office negotiated following a March 2019 lawsuit against the various manufacturers and distributors responsible for the opioid crisis.

While the tour will stop in dozens of counties throughout October, all 62 counties across the state will receive funds from the various settlements.

For more than two decades, New Yorkers have experienced the dire and deadly effects of opioids. As we embark on this tour, we are ensuring every county gets financial help to recover from the devastation that opioids have

America’s Hispanic population is not monolithic — it is diverse, with a variety of cultures according to people’s countries of origin. A Mexican American, an Argentine American and a Dominican American might share the same Spanish language, but their cultures of origin are very different.

We saw the issue recently play out in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s film adaptation of his Broadway sensation “In the Heights,” a musical that speaks to the hopes and dreams of Hispanic people living in the close-knit New York City neighborhood of Washington Heights, overlooking the Hudson River, in view of the George Washington Bridge.

The film, released on HBO Max, was widely praised for its artistry, but criticized because it failed to include darkskinned Afro-Latinos, who comprise a significant portion of Washington Heights’s actual population, among the film’s leading characters. That is, the film treated Hispanics as members of a single culture.

Miranda took to Twitter to acknowledge the psychic pain the film may have caused, writing, “I can hear the hurt and frustration over colorism, of feeling still unseen in the feedback … Without sufficient dark-skinned Afro-Latino representation, the work feels extractive of the community we wanted so much to represent with pride and joy. In trying to paint a mosaic of this community, we fell short.”

There is a lesson here that all of us can take away: We must see Hispanic Americans as individuals, each with his or her own heritage that contributes to the American landscape, including here in Nassau County, one of the most diverse places in the nation.

23

opinions

A

lthough I was raised in the United States as a Hispanic immigrant, born to immigrant parents, I have long been blasé about Hispanic Heritage Month. As a kid, I would stare curiously at the school calendar marking this month-long celebration and shrug it off as just another quirky, throwaway American holiday, like Groundhog Day or National Ice Cream Sandwich Day. Interesting to some, peculiar to many, and something that I didn’t particularly care for.

JUAn Perhaps it was the odd proposiLAsso tion that somehow, some way, you could condense the cultures and national histories of more than 600 million people under a catchall term like “Hispanic heritage.”

It’s true that there is some measure of shared experience, some invisible thread linking us Hispanics (for lack of a better term) together in this country we call home. I’ve been fortunate enough to spend the better part of my young adult life standing shoulder to shoulder with a diverse crowd of Hispanic community leaders and intellectuals, including academics, student leaders, attorneys and a

legislator. Each of these movers and shakers, with his or her own story and cultural identity, is proudly committed to improving the lives of fellow Hispanic Americans.

So you would think that, over the years, I would have shed my small-minded childhood indifference and come to have a deeper appreciation, even love, for this time to recognize the contributions of Hispanic Americans.

But I haven’t. I still don’t relish this special month.

I don’t have anything against Hispanic Heritage Month. I simply don’t understand the meaning of the term “Hispanic heritage.”

The conventional definition of “Hispanic” is broad enough to encompass people who trace their roots to Latin America and Spain. The term came into wide use in the 1970s, when there were issues with the U.S. census, and Hispanic organizations and leaders sought a term to identify the growing minority residing coast to coast. Hispanic was chosen as an imperfect but useful messenger to signal to those in the halls of power, and to neighborhoods across the U.S., that we were here, too, we mattered, and we were here to stay.

So this celebration, too, was a push for such visibility and inclusion. The month

t

he term leaves the misguided impression that we have a fully integrated history.

Letters inflicted on them. The funds we are infusing into New York today and going forward will be used to invest in prevention, treatment and recovery. While no amount of money will ever compensate for the millions of addictions, the hundreds of thousands of deaths or the countless families torn apart by opioids, this money will be vital in preventing future devastation.

Opioid manufacturers and distributors were responsible for heavily marketing opioids to doctors, hospitals, health-care systems and others, which led to the over-prescription of the drugs across New York and the rest of the nation over the last two decades. The manufacturers included in our state lawsuit include Purdue Pharma and its affiliates, as well as members of the Sackler family (owners of Purdue) and the trusts they control; Janssen Pharmaceuticals and its affiliates (including its parent company, Johnson & Johnson); Mallinckrodt LLC and its affiliates; Endo Health Solutions and its affiliates; Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and its affiliates; and Allergan Finance LLC and its affiliates. The distributors named in the complaint were McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health Inc., Amerisource Bergen Drug Corporation

was intended to validate the reality that we Hispanic Americans have, since the beginning of America’s founding, added to the rich and diverse tapestry of the democratic experiment, anchoring us as members of the American popular concept of “the people.”

As President Lyndon Johnson declared, “The people of Hispanic descent are the heirs of missionaries, captains, soldiers and farmers who were motivated by a young spirit of adventure, and a desire to settle freely in a free land … This heritage is ours.”

And yes, that much is true. Hispanics have fought and continue to fight in the nation’s wars, contribute to its art and culture, and sit in the highest offices of political power as proud citizens and servants. But when examined more closely, the term “Hispanic heritage” brings with it a mess of ambiguity and confusion.

The term leaves the misguided impression that Latin America has a single, fully integrated history tracing its beginnings to Spanish and European colonialism.

Using this as the starting point for our story overshadows the bigger picture.

Multitudes of people from Europe, Africa and Asia collided with multitudes of others from pre-Columbian societies, not knowing that they would be caught in a

whirlwind of encounters, battles and unions that would dynamically entangle different people from vastly different regions and histories. This, in turn, sowed the seeds for cultural innovation and diffusion that would sprout into modern-day countries and societies unlike anything the world has ever seen.

Latin America, therefore, has no definitive maker’s mark etched into its diverse past, no single heritage.

For the sake of becoming a distinct, recognizable cohort in American demographics, we have regrettably traded away a part of reality we so-called “Hispanics” understand all too well but often fail to articulate. We are not one singular, panethnic group. According to Pew Research, most Hispanics prefer to use their country of origin to identify themselves.

Yet despite my serious qualms, I do now see the wisdom in devoting a monthlong celebration to exploring the unique complexity of our Latin American identities, and celebrating Hispanics who have and continue to serve the U.S. as one nation, one people, yet with feet still firmly planted in the pride and love of their distinct cultural histories.

All that I’d recommend is that if Americans are to get the most out of this month-long celebration, they start to think of us beyond the term “Hispanic.”

Juan Lasso is editor of the Valley Stream Herald.

FrAmework by Christina Daly

and Rochester Drug.

LETITIA JAMES State attorney general

Is congestion pricing the answer?

To the Editor: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s proposed congestion price tolling is politically sensitive. Congestion pricing may not kick in until January 2023. Final details of who will pay still need to be established. Elected officials will lobby for discounts or exemptions for police officers, firefighters, teachers, low-income workers, outerborough New York City residents, seniors, the physically disabled, small commercial delivery drivers, users of electric vehicles or other special niches.

These discounts or exemptions will likely be adopted to placate the constituents of elected officials running for reelection in 2021 or 2022. You can’t capture five years of toll revenues, estimated to be $1 billion per year (leveraged to raise $15 billion in support of MTA’s $51

Day’s end at Fieid 10 — Jones Beach

billion 2020-24 five-year capital plan), when you implement the program three years or more after 2020.

The late start for implementation, a downturn in the economy, more people telecommuting full- and part-time, and a series of discounts and exemptions to tolls could result in billions of lost

anticipated revenue.

LARRY PENNER Great Neck Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.

WANTAGH HERALD — October 7, 2021

The problem with, and promise of, Hispanic Heritage Month

90% SOLD 90% SOLD SAY YES BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE SAY YES BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE

SAY YES BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE

*The Chestnut Dining Room *The Chestnut Dining Room

*The Chestnut Dining Room

*Actual onsite photo *Actual onsite photo

Stock Photo

*Actual onsite photo

Stock Photo

Stock Photo

*The Chestnut Living Room

New Homes, Lower Taxes!

New Homes, Lower Taxes!

Say Yes to making one of these new designer homes your own. The tax bills for Nassau New Lower Taxes!

Say Yes to making one of Homes, these new designer homes your own.

The tax bills for Nassau

*The Chestnut Living Room

*The Chestnut Living Room

County have been released the numbers incredible Say YesSchools to making one of these newand designer homesare your own. Thefor taxnew billsconstruction. for Nassau County Schools have been released and the numbers are incredible for new construction. now to released learn more about how you are canincredible take advantage County SchoolsCall have been and the numbers for new construction.

Call now to learn more about how you can take advantage this more new significant Call now toof learn about howtax youreduction! can take advantage of this new significant tax reduction!

Priced from the high 600,000s* | Open 7 days a week, 10am-5pm of this new significant tax reduction!

Priced from the high 600,000s* | Open 7 days a week, 10am-5pm Priced from the high 600,000s* | Open 7 daysBeechwoodHomes.com a week, 10am-5pm 845 East Meadow Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554 BeechwoodHomes.com 845 East Meadow Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554 BeechwoodHomes.com

516.665.0616 516.665.0616 516.665.0616

*Pricing, renderings, and availability subject to change without notice. The complete terms are in an Offering Plan available from Sponsor. File No. CD19-0070. Equal housing opportunity.

*Pricing, renderings, and availability subject to change without notice. The complete terms are in an Offering Plan available from Sponsor. File No. CD19-0070. Equal housing opportunity.

845 East Meadow Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554

*Pricing, renderings, and availability subject to change without notice. The complete terms are in an Offering Plan available from Sponsor. File No. CD19-0070. Equal housing opportunity.

1147649

October 7, 2021 — WANTAGH HERALD

24