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Businesses react to series of robberies by Kate NalePiNSKi knalepinski@liherald.com
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FolloWiNg tWo robberieS at the TD Bank at 1200 Wantagh Ave., Wantagh businesses are taking safety precautions.
Some stores and banks in Wantagh are on higher alert following a series of robberies in Nassau County last week, two of which took place in Wantagh. On Oct. 3, an unidentified man robbed the TD Bank at 200 Wantagh Ave in Wantagh. A Nassau County Police Department report stated that at approximately 11:44 a.m., the man approached a bank teller and passed her a note demanding cash. She complied, giving him an undisclosed amount of
money, and he left the bank and ran west to Jerusalem Avenue, according to the report. The NCPD’s Crime Scene Search Unit responded to the scene, but as of press time on Monday, there had been no arrests. Just two days later, a Wyandanch man was arrested after he robbed the same bank. A police report stated that Joseph Mann, 49, approached a teller, jumped over a counter and remove an undisclosed amount of cash before fleeing. Mann, who was later arrested and charged with two counts of robbery and two counts of Continued on page 5
Planned memorial will honor Iraq, Afghanistan veterans by Mallory WilSoN mwilson@liherald.com
Veteran John Sottnik, commander of American Legion Post 1273 in Wantagh, said that all veterans have made sacrifices and should be recognized for their efforts. “Every war is an individual pursuit, none are the same and they all deserve their recognition for their sacrifices,” Sottnik, who served in the Iraq War in 2006, said. Many others who served in Afghanistan and Iraq will be honored with a new memorial that was announced at Eisenhower Park last week.
On Oct. 7, the 20th anniversary of the deployment of troops to Afghanistan, Nassau County officials broke ground on the memorial. It is expected to be unveiled sometime next year. The monument, in the park’s Veterans Memorial Park, will be the first of its kind on Long Island and one of the first in New York state dedicated to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It will join memorials honoring the branches of the armed forces and veterans who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The concept for the memorial is credited to Acting Nassau County Attorney John Chiara,
who served in Afghanistan and is still active in the Ar my Reserves. The memorial’s construction will be a joint project of Heroes Among Us, a Glen Cove-based nonprofit that supports veterans across the region, the United Veterans Organization of Nassau County and local Veterans of Foreign Wars posts. “It’s very important to honor those who served,” Seaford American Legion Post 1132 Commander Bill Hoehn said. “It helps the guys that are alive and it gives them inspiration. These people followed orders and went to war to protect our country, and they should absolutely be honored.”
The monument, designed by 23-year-old Franklin Square resident Maya Fernandez, will feature a battlefield cross flanked by two marble walls. The walls will display images of a kneeling male soldier, a kneeling female soldier and maps of Iraq and Afghanistan. “We are excited to have the assistance from our community
to properly respect and honor our veterans in building this monument, which we feel was overdue,” Virginia Cervasio, founder of Heroes Among Us, said in a statement. T h e mem ori al wi ll n ot include veterans’ names, but may display a ribbon to highlight service members who died Continued on page 16
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Wantagh Middle School varsity student-athletes at the pep rally on Oct. 1.
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the pep rally concluded with a choreographed dance routine by the faculty, who performed a kickline. the pep band performed throughout the afternoon event. Wantagh Middle School cheerleaders energized the crowd and recognized fall sports teams at the pep rally.
Wantagh Middle S c h o o l e r s s h owe d their school pride last week during an afterschool pep rally to reco gniz e f all spor ts teams. T h i s y e a r, t h e district resumed its re gular fall sports schedule after over a year of delays and cancellations related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Athletes from the school’s cross-country, football and boys and girls soccer teams were present for the ceremony after school on Oct. 1. The middle school c h e e rl e a d e r s a n d dance team performed to energize studentathletes for the upcoming season. The pep band played and closed out their performance as faculty took the field for a kickline. Students watched their teachers perform a choreographed dance on the football field and demanded an encore.
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Shops following procedures after robberies more aware of our surroundings, and we criminal possession of a controlled sub- watch who’s coming in and out. That’s stance, had allegedly robbed a TD Bank in really all you can do.” Ladolce, a former TD Bank employee, New Cassel earlier that day. Deborah Trivigno, co-owner of Frank said that Investors Bank didn’t have a lockdown procedure in the & Fran’s Showcase Jewelers, case of a neighboring robacross Jerusalem Avenue bery . If it happens, it just puts from the TD Bank, said she “everybody on higher alert,” heard about the two robberhe said. ies, and was surprised. “I The thefts in Wantagh think it’s unusual to see a robwere not related to another bery in the area, or at all,” bank robbery that occurred she said. “I thought we were at a TD Bank in Bethpage on kind of past that.” Oct. 6, police said. Philip FerLuckily, Trivigno said, the rito, 40 of Smithtown, was store has plenty of security arrested that day, according cameras outside. The doors to police reports. are locked at all times, and County Legislator John shoppers must be buzzed in at Ferretti Jr., a Republican who the front door. If employees represents District 15 and is have any concerns about anyseeking re-election, said the one who enters, Trivigno series of robberies was “very said, all other employees are alerted. James ladolCe alarming.” “These aren’t in my district, but they’re James Ladolce, assistant Branch manager, around my district, so my vice president and brand Investors Bank constituents go to all these manager at Investors Bank’s banks, and they were conWantagh branch, in the CherryWood Shopping Center, said the bank cerned,” Ferretti said in an interview was continuing to follow standard proce- with the Herald last week. Ferretti noted that under the law, dures in the wake of the thefts. “To my knowledge, we all have our procedures, unless a bank robber indicates that he has policies and security measures, and we a weapon or displays a weapon, he is follow them,” Ladolce said. “We are just released after his arrest with an appear-
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Nassau CouNty PoliCe Department officials were outside the TD Bank at 1200 Wantagh Ave. on Oct. 3, after a man robbed it. ance ticket. New York state officials passed the Bail Elimination Act in 2019, which was amended in July 2020. According to the law, unarmed robberies are exempt from bail, but burglaries and robberies that
involve weapons or injuries can lead to bail against the suspect. A manager at the TD Bank on Wantagh Avenue declined to comment on the robberies.
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community update Thursday, Oct. 14
ees 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.
$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, go online to: https://www.unitedskates.com/ public/seaford/schedule/unitedskates-long-island-weekly-schedule/ index.cfm.
Tuesday, Oct. 19 Sons and Daughters of Italy new membership meeting The Sons and Daughters of Italy are holding a new membership drive starting at 7 p.m. It will be at the Seaford American Legion hall at 2301 Penatiquit Ave., in Seaford. It will feature an Italian American singer, Italian artifacts, coffee, tea and Italian themed desserts. The group, which meet every third Tuesday of the month, are dedication to promoting culture, traditions, language and legacy. They also support many local charities. For further information, call Linda at: (516)-783-2667.
Friday, Oct. 15 Rick Allen live Rick Allen will be playing at Gusto Divino Trattoria at 3930 Sunrise Hwy. in Seaford at 6:30 p.m. Go and enjoy dinner and enjoy some hits from the American Songbook.
Once and For All live Head down to Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall to listen to the band once and For All. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are available at www.muls.com. Mulcahy’s is located at 3232 Railroad Ave., in Wantagh.
Rocktober series: Fools For Kings Sunset Grill is located at 4068 Sunrise Highway in Seaford. The band Fools for Kings will be playing at 9 p.m. as part of the Rocktober series. There is a $10 cover. For further information, visit: https://www.lisunsetgrill.com/.
Saturday, Oct. 16
Wantagh’s inaugural Oktoberfest bar crawl Wantagh is having its first-ever bar crawl on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 12:30 p.m. There will be German beer and food specials. Participants are encouraged to wear Oktoberfest attire. The crawl begins at Boss Crokers and ends at Mulcahy’s. The Irish Poet (above) will be one of the stops on the route. 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.
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A Night of Magic Head down to Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall for a night of magic featuring magicians Alex Voz, Daniel Nicholas and Jason Laydande. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. and the show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are available at www.muls. com. For more information call: 516783-7500.
Weekly social skills group 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.
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The band The Remedy will be playing at Sunset Grill at 9 p.m. There is a $10 cover fee. Sunset Grill is located at 4068 Sunrise Highway in Seaford.
Wantagh nature trail walk There is a Wantagh nature trail walk at Wantagh Mill Pond Preserve at 9 a.m. hosted by Long Island Greenbelt Trail Conference. Mill Pond is located at 2935 Merrick Rd., in Wantagh. Meet at the gazebo and bring water. The walk will be canceled if it rains. For more information, call Chuck at (516)-906-2733.
Afternoon at Gatsby’s Unit 11 Pictures presents an Afternoon at Gatsby’s, a celebration of 10 years of film making and future productions. The event is from noon to 3 p.m. There will be live music, food and open bar. Gatsby’s is located at 2000 Ocean Parkway, in Wantagh. For tickets, go online to: https://allevents.in/wantagh/afternoon-at-gatsbys/10000169795941231.
Sunday, Oct. 17 Freaky 5K race The John Theissen Children’s Foundation is having their freaky 5K starting at 8:30 a.m behind the family fun center at 1881 Wantagh Ave., in Wantagh. Register online at runrignup.com. Awards will be distributed. There will
Wednesday, Oct. 20 Adult skate session 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. Tickets can be purcahsed online in advance.
also be costume awards for those who dress up. For further information, go online and visit: jtcf.org.
Breast Cancer Walk Making Strides Against Breast Cancer and the American Cancer Society are teaming up for a walk at Jones Beach Field 5. Registration starts at 7 a.m. Individuals are encouraged to wear pink attire to raise awareness for breast cancer and help the cause.
Monday, Oct. 18 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. Attend-
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 on Oct. 30 from 12 to 3 p.m. Kiwanis Club of Wantagh is having a beach cleanup on Oct. 23 from 9 a.m. to noon. 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 October 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.
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Abelove challenges Clavin for supervisor By Mike SMollinS
lion from the supervisor’s staff budget on my first day, and I eliminated “takehome cars” for top managers. I don’t drive a town car; I drive my personal car with over 200,000 miles on it. Our town’s fiscal strength under my administration has been recognized with credit rating upgrades from two top Wall Street credit agencies – Moody’s and Standard & Poors. I will continue to work hard to demonstrate the highest regard for taxpayers, while providing top-notch services, enhancing roadways and facility upgrades.
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Jason Abelove is challenging Don Clavin for Town of Hempstead supervisor. Clavin was the town’s receiver of taxes for nearly two decades before defeating Laura Gillen to become supervisor in 2019. Abelove, an attorney, is running for office for the first time. Ahead of Election Day on Nov. 2, the Herald asked the candidates questions about their goals and issues facing the community.
Abelove: The town has a $400 million
Herald: What would some of your top priorities be if elected? Clavin: Tax relief is at the top of my priorities. I worked alongside a bipartisan Town Board to freeze taxes for 202, and I have proposed a tax cut for 2022. On my first day in office, I slashed the supervisor’s staff spending by half, saving taxpayers $1 million annually. Keeping my word on improving roadways and facilities, I am dedicating $75 million to road repaving and infrastructure upgrades. In addition, I am spending $10 million on parks improvements, and look forward to implementing an array of enhancements to community parks across America’s largest township. I am committed to providing tax relief, while providing top-notch services and doing more for residents. I will also continue to work with my colleagues on the board to lead our township during the pandemic. Using millions of dollars in federal CARES funds, we provided over 7,000 free Covid-19 vaccines, thousands of no-cost Covid-19 tests, personal protective equipment kits for businesses, millions of meals to residents in need, aid to front line entities, air filters for seniors and more. Modernizing town government continues to be a priority, as we took a step by creating an online portal for Building Department services, streamlining the application process. Abelove: My top priorities are to lower
taxes and bring equity to the delivery of town services. For too long, the town has wasted money on high salary patronage jobs, bloated budgets, expensive mailers and inflated no bid contracts to Republican donors. It’s time we relocated our budget away from sweetheart contracts for campaign contributors to critical services and road repair. When I eliminate wasteful spending, we will improve our downtowns while investing in our local infrastructure.
Herald: Many local businesses took a financial hit during the coronavirus pandemic and have suffered from staffing shortages. What more can be done to help local businesses? Clavin: From the beginning of the pandemic, we worked to help business own-
Don Clavin Incumbent
Jason Abelove Challenger
Age: 52
Age: 51
Hometown: Garden City
Hometown: Oceanside
Career: Elected official, attorney
Career: Discrimination attorney since 1994
Political experience: Hempstead town supervisor (2019 to present); receiver of taxes (2001-2019)
ers struggling to cope with the health and financial impacts of it. For example, I worked with the board to establish our region’s first outdoor dining initiative in the spring of 2020, which waived all permit fees and expedited the process for restaurant owners to establish or expand outdoor dining options. This initiative potentially saved restaurant owners thousands of dollars in permit fees and provided them with the opportunity to offer additional dining options for customers as they returned to restaurants following the Covid-19 shutdowns. Hundreds of restaurants are participating in the program, which we are extending through the fall of 2022. We also assisted small businesses as they sought to reopen safely and successfully — through millions of dollars allocated in CARES funds, we distributed thousands of PPE kits to small businesses. I instituted an Economic Advisory Council, comprising a group of leaders in business, industries, higher education and community organizations to work on strategies to navigate businesses, residents and the local economy during the pandemic. In addition, through a partnership with Northwell Health, we provided free Covid-19 testing for essential workers, an effort to support the dedicated employees who were working throughout the heights of the pandemic to provide essential services to residents. We recognize the importance of our downtowns for the success of local businesses and the economy. Through Operation Clean Sweep, we have crews making their way through downtowns across Hempstead to keep these areas clean and pristine. In addition, we are revital-
Political experience: None
izing downtowns with brick-paved walkways, Victorian streetlights and more. Finally, I have worked in support of mixed-used development and other smart growth priorities, and will continue to work to support initiatives, projects and programs that spur our local economy and support local businesses as they recover from the pandemic.
Abelove: The town received $133 million
in federal CARES money, three-quarters of which was used for raises and promotions to political insiders, and renovating the supervisor’s bathroom in Town Hall. The town also promoted a $40 million stimulus plan, but did not fund the plan. We will use the CARES money to provide direct support to small businesses. We will streamline permitting, promote job fairs and lower taxes to make business thrive in the town. Small businesses are the cornerstone of our community, and we must do everything we can to ensure the success of our small businesses throughout our Covid19 recovery. As a small business owner myself, I know the stress of making payroll every week. Under my administration, Hempstead will distribute the federal relief money following the Boost Nassau model.
Herald: What more can be done to provide tax relief to Town of Hempstead residents? Clavin: Tax relief is my top priority as I froze town taxes for 2021, and I have proposed a tax cut for 2022. Slashing unnecessary spending has been my commitment since I entered office. I cut $1 mil-
budget and is not responsible for police or other first responder services. With this bloated budget, I truly believe that we can provide more services for less money. Taxes are high because of the number of political appointees making six-figure salaries, no bid contracts and waste such as $5 million in needless mailings and placing elected officials’ names on every town sign. Having the political will to end the waste, putting taxpayer’s priorities over the politicians and running the town with an eye toward service rather than re-election will save our residents millions of dollars.
Herald: Given the number of infrastructure issues within the town, how can necessary projects be completed while still keeping taxes low and keeping the work within the proposed budget? Clavin: We have significantly increased
our investment in capital improvements for roadways over the previous administration. Working with a bipartisan board, we are dedicating $75 million in capital funds for roadway and infrastructure improvements. In addition, I recently introduced the “pothole patrol,” an effort to expedite roadway repairs using state-of-the-art pothole repair vehicles and promoting a hotline for residents to report potholes in their neighborhood. Our efforts to improve town infrastructure is critical for the safety and quality of life of our residents, while still freezing town taxes for 2021 and cutting town taxes in 2022.
Abelove: Our town’s primary responsi-
bility is local infrastructure, and as everyone can see, the current administration is failing. Our roads are crumbling before our eyes and the town is not being adequately cared for. The top priority should be infrastructure in every corner of the town, not just Republican strongholds. We will place our resources on infrastructure based upon need and place our focus on infrastructure issues over mailings, signage and photo opportunities. There is more than enough budgeted for the needed repairs. All we need is a change in leadership. When elected, I plan to trim the town’s bloated budget, while allocating additional resources to road paving.
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games to watCh Friday, oct. 15
Boys Soccer: North Shore at Lawrence .................4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer: Garden City at MacArthur.................4:45 p.m. Girls Soccer: Hewlett at Clarke..............................4:45 p.m. Football: West Hempstead at Locust Valley ................ 5 p.m. Girls Volleyball: Kennedy at Long Beach .................... 5 p.m. Girls Soccer: Manhasset at South Side ..................... 5 p.m. Football: Bethpage at Hewlett .................................... 6 p.m. Football: Glen Cove at Long Beach ............................ 7 p.m. Football: Elmont at MacArthur ................................... 7 p.m. Football: Carle Place at Malverne .............................. 7 p.m.
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Football: Oceanside at Syosset ................................. 2 p.m. Football: Freeport at Uniondale ...................................... 2 p.m. Football: Port Washington at East Meadow..................... 2 p.m. Football: Roslyn at Sewanhaka ................................. 2 p.m. Football: Garden City at Mepham................................... 2 p.m. Football: Baldwin at Calhoun.......................................... 2 p.m. Football: New Hyde Park at Carey................................... 2 p.m. Football: V.S. Central at Herricks ..................................... 2 p.m. Football: Kennedy at Lynbrook ....................................... 2 p.m. Football: Mineola at V.S. North .................................. 2 p.m. Football: Manhasset at Wantagh............................... 2 p.m. Football: Floral Park at South Side .............................. 2 p.m. Football: Island Trees at East Rockaway ....................3:30 p.m.
Momentum from the Wantagh football team’s Conference IV title run in the spring has carried over to the fall in a new league. The Warriors, who moved up to Conference III due to rising enrollment, have opened the new campaign with a 5-0 start and outscoring opponents 166 to 20. Longtime head coach Keith Sachs said the experience his young team gained during the shortened spring campaign that culminated with a county title upset win at North Shore is now paying dividends for his more experienced group this season. “We returned a lot of starters and last year was sort of an abbreviated version of everything where we had a lot of new players and we kind of overachieved for being young and having fall football and spring football so close together and a lot of guys returning, it just enabled us to do a lot more,” Sachs said. “We’re getting better each week.” Wantagh stayed unbeaten last Saturday with a 28-0 home win against South Side in which Mark Maniet rushed for 122 yards with two touchdowns and Tyler Martini amassed 134 yards with one score. Martini has eight touchdowns on the season. The defense was also dominating with eight sacks led by five from defensive lineman Nick Aldino. The victory over South Side followed a commanding 42-0 win in at Division in which Martini rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns on just nine carries. He ran for 187 yards and three touchdowns on just seven carries the previous week in a 42-7 victory against Hewlett and 219 yards in Wantagh’s 20-13 win at Bethpage on Sept. 18. Wantagh boasts plenty of depth in the backfield between Martini, Mainet, Sean Carlo and Nick Cupelli. Sachs credits the strong explosive ground game in large part to his offensive line of Liam Casey, Antony Tsakos, Rich Benkovic and Aldino along with tight end Luke Janosko. Sachs is also pleased with progress in the passing game with junior quarterback Joe Legovich, who completed 6-of-7 attempts for 110 yards in the Division win. He said he hopes for more strides in the passing offense to help add mover versa-
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each of undefeated Wantagh’s first five games, including 219 versus Bethpage. tility with its rushing attack. The defense has been dominant all season with the starters only allowing two touchdowns through five games. Sachs said the strength of the defense is upfront with Casey at middle linebacker leading the way after an All-County junior season. “We are trying to develop the passing game that so that teams can’t defend us with just one dimension,” Sachs said. “We
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feel like we have a good passing game that is only going to get better and better and it is going to be a great complement to what is already a good running game.” After hosting Manhasset this Saturday for a 2 p.m. kickoff, Wantagh returns home a week later to face unbeaten Plainedge in a game that will likely decide the top seed for the upcoming Conference III playoffs. The Warriors close the regular season Oct. 30 at Floral Park.
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In a municipality of more than 750,000 people, the Town of Hempstead’s clerk’s office relies on efficiency and transparency to provide various services to its patrons, which includes everything from parking permits to Freedom of Information Law requests. Incumbent Town Clerk Kate Murray will face challenger and first-time candidate Olena Nicks. In a Herald question-and-answer, both candidates provided remarks as to what can be done to improve the clerk’s office in order to best serve an increasingly large and diverse community.
Herald: How can the clerk’s office be further modernized? Murray: I have been focused on present-
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ding ceremonies and contactless licensing services to serve the public safely and responsibly.
Nicks: The clerk’s office can be modernized by creating a FOIL queue system that monitors when requests come in, deadline to answer and whether the request has been responded to. The office also needs an agenda and meeting management system such as board docs that digitizes board meetings and agendas. We need to remove the typewriters, move to scanning all records and having applications electronically.
ing cost-effective and efficient operations in the town clerk’s office, launching a paperless [Long Island Rail Road] parking pass program. It’s reducing printing costs and conserving natural resources. I have also increased the number of online services in my office, making it more convenient for the public to do Herald: Do you support outreach to nonbusiness with the clerk’s office. I served English speakers? How can the office be the public throughout the Covid pandem- more inclusive? ic and kept all services open during the color version under pandemic. I initiated innovations such as Murray: I value all residents who come to curbside wedding licenses, Zoom wed- my office and work to ensure that they
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are served — no matter what language they speak. The staff in my office is multilingual. Every day we serve residents of many different nationalities, and we are able to assist them in their own language. Earlier this year I even performed a FaceTime wedding with a sign language interpreter. In addition, we have several applications, application instructions and signs in our office in Spanish, the most common non-English language spoken in my office. I have also advocated to have translation services included on the town’s new website.
Nicks: Currently the office can be intimi-
dating to those who are non-English speaking. Truly, it is intimidating to those who speak English. My plan is to ensure that we get around to each community and educate them on the services we offer. Instead of leaving our residents
in the dark, outreach is a number one priority. I want to make sure we have the staff who can support individuals whose English may not be their first language and ensure we have applications in multiple languages. The clerk’s office can also work with an online translation program that will allow a resident to select their desired language when viewing the Town website.
Herald: How would you improve the clerk’s office, aside from further modernization? Murray: Providing tax relief is a key pri-
ority for me — assisting Supervisor [Donald] Clavin in crafting a tax freeze budget for 2021 and a tax cut budget for 2022. I am also controlling costs by implementing online and paperless services in the Clerk’s Office.
Nicks: I would look to streamline servic-
es as best as possible. Develop a 311 system for our residents who may prefer to speak with someone over the phone and are not as technologically savvy. We can improve the clerk’s office by hosting online meetings that review and explain services and resources when they come up. Ensuring we are at community events and communicating with residents will be the best way to service residents and improve their experience.
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For longtime Wantagh resident Karen Lofgren and her family, John Theissen Children’s Foundation holds a special place in their hearts. “My family has lived in Wantagh for 48 years,” Lofgren said, “and we’ve been involved with the foundation for many of those years.” Lofgren’s family will sponsor this year’s Freaky 5K Walk and .25 Mile Trick or Treat Trot, two Halloween-themed fundraisers organized by the nonprofit. All proceeds from the walk, slated for Oct. 17, will go toward the foundation’s Wish Program, tied to the Make A Wish Foundation, which grants the wishes of children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. Lofgren will sponsor, she said, to honor the memory of her father, Bob Nicosia, who died in October 2008 due to a 9/11-related illness. “Raising funds for such an important cause like this foundation brings honor to our family and to Bob,” Lofgren said. “We are hoping all of our family and friends will keep Bob in their prayers and memories by supporting this event and participating in the races.” Founder John Theissen of Wantagh said that the ninth annual event is something “the whole neighborhood looks forward to.” “We have a ton of residents who stand outside their front doors and wait for the runners to pass by so they can cheer us on, Theissen said. “The community is always very supportive and the 5k walk is always an awesome time.” The “freaky” race will begin at 8:30 a.m. behind the foundation’s headquarters, the John Theissen Family Fun Center, at 1881 Wantagh Ave. Racers will loop onto Park Avenue and continue down the backstreets of Wantagh, finishing in the parking lot behind the center. The timed walk will include water stops, mile marketers and clocks for runners. A candy stop will be at the 1.5 mile marker. Here, runners can stop and grab Halloween candy, which is especially pop-
ular for families with children, said Theissen. There will also be refreshments available for runners past the finish line. Prior to the walk, from 8 to 8:30 a.m. children under 10 years old are invited to participate in the “Trick or Trot.” Each child will be provided with a goody bag at the end of that race. “This event is perfect for both competitive runners and people who want to walk for fun,” explained Theissen. “We have top athletes who run and want to see their best time and we have families who just want to get outside and have a fun, casual walk through Wantagh.” All participants are encouraged to dress up in Halloween costumes to win best costume awards in three categories: adults 18 and older, children and teens 10-17 years old and children under 10 years old. Tickets to participate in the walk are $20 if registered in advance on the foundation’s website. Participation will cost $25 if purchased on the day of the event. Long sleeve shirts will also be distributed to the first 700 registrants. Corey Roberts, manager of Baldwinbased event company Race Awesome Inc., said he works closely with the John Theissen Foundation and is looking forward to this year’s walk. “We are very excited that the walk is coming back,” Roberts said. “It didn’t happen last year because of Covid-19, and we are super happy to be involved again and help raise money for underprivileged children.” Roberts, who lives in Baldwin, organizes races all over Long Island to raise money for various charitable causes such as the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research and the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. He has also worked with the John Theissen foundation since 2014 and helps them organize their 5k walk each year. “We always look for charities that do really great things in our local community,” said Roberts, “That’s why we chose to work with John. … he does a tremendous amount of work to help our local community.”
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Wantagh will host its first-ever Oktoberfest celebration with a bar crawl, aimed at bringing business to local bars. Some of the town’s well-known bars will participate in the event, slated for Saturday, Oct. 16. The bars expected to participate include: Croker’s, Craft, The Irish Poet, Bunker Hill, Corry’s, The Wantagh Inn, Ridgewood and Mulcahy’s. The idea for a pub crawl came from Tim Murray, the Director of Promotions at Mulcahy’s. Murray said he ran the concept past other local bar owners. “They were all into the idea,” Murray said. “It’s during the day so it doesn’t impact any dinner business that they will have that night. A lot of the bars on this list have Oktoberfest menus and drink options anyway, so we [thought we] may as well make it a big event.” Mike McNiff, owner of The Irish Poet, said the bar and eatery is offering German beers like Hofbrau and Warsteiner, and giant German-style pretzels with mustard and cheese. “I hope everyone just parks their cars, starts walking and has a fun day,” McNiff said. To get into the seasonal spirit, Oktoberfest attire is strongly encouraged by all participants. For men that means lederhosen and for women that means dirndls. Oktoberfest is traditionally a German beer festival that takes place in Munich, Germany, but has been adopted by many other countries for celebrations. “Anything that gets people out and about and to Wantagh is a positive thing, and Oktoberfest is fun,” Wantagh Chamber of Commerce president Cathy Powell said. “After what we’ve all been through with Covid-19, we need to celebrate a lot.” Participants have the option to stop by all the local bars for their themed drink and food specials. The bars are all in close proximity to one another. “We have so many bars that are unique
oktoberfest bar crawl schedule The first-ever Oktoberfest will begin Oct. 16. The schedule is as follows: ■ Crokers: Noon to 1 p.m ■ Craft: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ■ The Irish Poet: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ■ Bunker Hill: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. ■ Corry’s and The Wantagh Inn: 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ■ Mulcahy’s and Ridgewood: 5:30 p.m. and on and have their own personalities,” Murray said. “Plus, they’re all walkable from each other. We’ve had great responses from the community so far.” Wantagh has participated in other bar crawls before. Organizers in the hamlet have hosted the Post-Christmas Bar Crawl since 2012, where participants show up to local eateries and pubs in pajamas. “It’s a fantastic event for local businesses and for the economy,” Hempstead Town Councilman Chris Carini said. “This is showing what a great destination Wantagh has become for events like this. This will put Wantagh on the map as an entertainment destination.” Mulcahy’s will also be hosting a 20/20 raffle at 6 p.m., near the conclusion of the bar crawl, for the John Theissen Children’s Foundation. The pub has hosted events for the Foundation for about 20 years, Murray said. “Anytime we do an event and we can add a charity aspect, we do,” he said. “He’s a local Wantagh man and he does great work, so it makes sense to partner with him.”
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front St., Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 10/20/21 at 9:30 A.M. & 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals Near Bethpage, Levittown and Wantagh: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 562/21. WANTAGH Theresa Meehan, Variances, lot area occupied, side yard, side yards aggregate, maintain additions attached to dwelling., S/s Roger Dr., 195’ W/o Martin Dr., a/k/a 3598 Roger Dr. N.C.P.C. Local determination. 574/21. NR BETHPAGE Jose Segura, Variance, rear yard, construct addition to detached garage., S/s Carson St., 75’ W/o Wantagh Ave., a/k/a 3 Carson St. N.C.P.C. Local determination. 576/21. 579/21. WANTAGH - Kenneth & Jeanne Lambert, Variances, lot area occupied, maintain detached garage with less than required side yard setback; Variances, lot area occupied, special exception to maintain shed exceeding horizontal maximum; Variance, lot area occupied, maintain roofed over open porch attached to dwelling; Maintain 10’-12’ high living fence forward of the dwelling on both streets, which may substantially obstruct line of sight., N/W cor. Franklin St. & Interlake Dr., a/k/a 3693 Franklin St. N.C.P.C. Local determination. THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 2:00 PM 582/21. WANTAGH Prestige Realty Enterprises, LLC, Waive off-street parking (maintain addition & interior alterations to existing building for 1retail store with storage above) (rehearing of case 173/21)., E/s Wantagh Ave., 400’ S/o Walters Ave., a/k/a 2225 Wantagh Ave. S.E.Q.R. determination not made. N.C.P.C. Local determination. 583/21. WANTAGH David Baker, Waive offstreet parking (proposed bar/restaurant in existing building)., E/s Wantagh Ave., 99.06’ S/o Park Ave., a/k/a 1941 Wantagh Ave. S.E.Q.R. determination not made. N.C.P.C. Local
determination. 590/21. 591/21. LEVITTOWN - JAB Realty Management, LLC, Special exceptions to maintain conversion of theater to warehouse with overnight storage of one truck (carpet depot); Special exception to construct warehouse addition to existing building (carpet depot); Variance in off-street parking, S/s Hempstead Tpke., 387.32’ W/o Southberry La., a/k/a 3080 Hempstead Tpke. S.E.Q.R. determination not made. ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new cases in Bethpage, Levittown and Wantagh within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar on 10/20/21. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ hearings/105-hearing-1020-2021 The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ board-of-appeals/livestreaming-video. Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it. By order of the Board of Appeals, David P. Weiss, Chairman Albert Jaegers, Secretary 127854
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WANTAGH FIRE DISTRICT ANNUAL BUDGET FOR 2022 WHEREAS, on the 28th day of September, 2021, pursuant to Section 105 of the Town Law and Section 181 of the Town Law the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Wantagh Fire District confirmed that the Annual Fire District Budget Hearing will be conducted with reference to the Annual Fire District Budget for fiscal year 2022 on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 commencing at 7:00 p.m. at the Fire District Office located at 2045 Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh, New York, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Fire Commissioners is required to adopt a proposed budget at least 21 days before October 19, 2021 so that it is available for public inspection prior to the budget hearing. NOW, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Wantagh Fire District has adopted a proposed Annual Fire District Budget for 2022 as of this date for purposes of discussion and review at the Budget Hearing to be held on October 19, 2021. A copy of the proposed budget is available at the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Hempstead and at the office of the Wantagh Fire District Superintendent at 2045 Wantagh Avenue where it may be inspected by any interested person during office hours 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. In addition, copies of the proposed budget are posted on the fire district’s website, WantaghFD.Com and will be available on the night of the said hearing. NOW, therefore, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Wantagh Fire District will hold the Annual Fire District Budget Hearing to be conducted with reference to the Annual Fire District Budget for fiscal year 2022 on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 commencing at 7:00 p.m. at the Fire District Office located at 2045 Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh, New York. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the aforesaid budget will be presented to the residents and taxpayers of the Wantagh Fire District and to the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Wantagh Fire District, for their respective consideration at this public hearing and for the purpose of considering the said resolution and hearing all persons interested in the subject concerning same on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 commencing at 7:00 p.m. at the Fire District Office located at 2045 Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh, New York. This notice is being publicized and posted in accordance with the provisions of Public Officers Law and the Town Law of the State of New York by order of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Wantagh Fire District. Dated: September 28, 2021 Brendan J. Narell Superintendent Wantagh Fire District 127869
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Preliminary Budget for the Town of Hempstead for the fiscal year beginning January l, 2022, has been adopted by the Town Board and filed in the Office of the Town Clerk, at Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Village and Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, where it may be inspected by any interested person during Town office hours, 9:00am to 4:45pm, Monday through Friday. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Town Board shall hold public hearings on the Preliminary Budget, showing such changes, alterations and revisions as may have been made therein by the Town Board pursuant to Subdivision 3 of Section l06 of the Town Law of the State of New York, in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, l Washington Street, Village and Town of Hempstead, New York, on October 20th, 2021, at 2:30 p. m. of that day, and October 20th, 2021, at 7:00 p. m. of that day. ALL PERSONS INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section l08 of the Town Law that the proposed salaries of the following chief officers of this Town are specified as follows: Supervisor- $160,000.00 Town Councilmembers $426,000.00 (Six at $71,000.00) Town Clerk $106,500.00 Receiver of Taxes $130,000.00 Dated: Hempstead, New York October , 2021. BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 127857 LEGAL NOTICE CITATION SURROGATE’S COURT, NASSAU COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO:Roseanne Fischer Peter Fischer Grassi & Co. Jasper Surety NYS Attorney General and any and all unknown persons whose names or parts of whose names and whose place or places of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained, distributees, heirs-at-law and next-ofkin of the said CHARLES FISCHER, deceased, and if any of the said distributees named
Police: Man fires arrow near school grounds A Wantagh man was arrested in the hamlet last week after allegedly shooting an arrow onto Nassau BOCES Rosemary Kennedy Center school grounds, according to a Nassau County Police Department report. Thomas Albanese, 56, shot an arrow while practicing archery in his backyard on the morning of Oct. 4, the report stated. Around 11:35 a.m., police responded to a “suspicious incident” at the Nassau BOCES Rosemary Kennedy Center campus on North Jerusalem Road. Upon
arrival, police encountered an employee, who stated that she was walking into the school when an arrow flew past her head, the report stated. The victim did not sustain any injuries as a result. Police conducted a search of the surrounding areas and located Albanese shortly after. The man was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment in the Second Degree. Albanese was arraigned on Oct. 5 in Hempstead. –Kate Nalepinski
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specifically or as a class be dead, their legal representatives, their husbands or wives, if any, distributees and successors in interest whose names and/or places of residence and post office addresses are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained A petition having been duly filed by Nassau County Public Administrator, who is domiciled at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York 11501. YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, on December 1, 2021, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why the account of Nassau County Public Administrator, a summary of which has been served herewith, as Administrator of the estate of Charles Fischer , should not be judicially settled. [X] Further relief sought (if any): 1.Releasing and discharging the Petitioner from all liability, responsibility and accountability as to all matters set forth in the account of proceedings; 2.Allowing the commissions of the Petitioner in the amount of $ 14,849.90 pursuant to SCPA 2307(1) and the reasonable and necessary expenses of the office in the amount of $ 3,616.63 pursuant to SCPA 1207(4); 3.Fixing and determining the attorney’s fees and disbursements of Mahon, Mahon, Kerins & O’Brien, LLC attorney for petitioner in the amount of $ 22,000.00, NONE of
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 59-2021 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly called and held September 23, 2021, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 59-2021, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 59-2021, amending
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Q. We leased a store that used to be a personal trainer and are putting in a retail space to sell health supplements and goods. We were told that we need a permit when we called to ask the building department, but as we are meeting our neighboring storeowners, they tell us they didn’t need permits, and that the stores are “grandfathered.” We’re only painting and not even changing the flooring, so I’m wondering, do we really need floor plans and a permit, and what is the permit for? needs a permit, although many shop owners are either told by landlords that it’s up to the tenant, even though the landlord is actually the responsible party, or both tenant and landlord just don’t get a permit. Because obtaining a building permit is often not a simple task, takes time and costs money, most people want to avoid it.
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I remember the surprised reaction I got from a building department when I was working with a landlord with 20 tenants to make sure each occupancy was documented and up to code. The official told me he wished every landlord were so honest and concerned. I wondered why enforcement and cooperation aren’t consistent. Some get away with things for years without question, and others are strictly scrutinized. There are basic reasons for getting a permit and regulations that created that need for good intentions. Safety for occupants, the community, emergency rescuers and the environment are one layer of why the requirement is in place, along with preventing traffic and parking congestion as well as public nuisances like noise and other types of pollution. Permits aren’t passed from one use or occupancy to another. A nail salon can’t just transition to a computer store. Believe it or not, if you open a restaurant that used to be a bar, and/or if the number of seats and layout is changed, the aisle width between seats and the number of restrooms must meet disability and plumbing codes. Different types of food and beverage sales must be safety regulated by building and health department review. The key word is safety, and most people take it for granted, but it doesn’t just happen. The reason for having accurate plans is so there is documentation of what you plan to do, how and where equipment and fixed-in-place furnishings will be placed, and notes reflecting the law and building codes so that everyone involved — from designers to builders to the operators of the establishment and the landlord — is on the same page, no exceptions. Your landlord is the end-all responsible party, even if he or she leaves the permit process up to you. Don’t be misled by the false statement that it’s your responsibility. If anything, your landlord should be accommodating you with surveys of the property and information to get you through the process. 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.
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ong Island recently lost its last Sears, that once ubiquitous powerhouse retailer that sold a range of goods, from sturdy jeans to solidly built power tools and refrigerators. Started in 1893 as a mail-order catalog to peddle watches to farmers, Sears built a favorable reputation through much of the 20th century as a mainstay of America’s burgeoning middle class. By the time I was born in 1967, Sears was the world’s largest retailer, serving as an anchor tenant at malls across the land. Construction on Sears Tower in SCoTT Chicago — which became the world’s BRINToN tallest skyscraper, at 1,450 feet — began in 1969 and was completed four years later. Called Willis Tower these days, it’s now the world’s 12th tallest building. Sears once boasted locations throughout Long Island, including in Valley Stream, New Hyde Park, Garden City and Hicksville. The final holdout was at the Sunrise Mall in Massapequa, where about a third of the storefronts are vacant, Newsday recently reported. My childhood is inextricably linked to Sears. Every year in August, my parents, both teachers, brought my brother and me to
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Sears at the Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove, in Suffolk County, to buy school clothes. I knew then that summer’s carefree days were fading, and classes would soon begin. It was always a big deal to make the trip from our home in then rural Yaphank to the mall, which, growing up in farm country, seemed to me like the epitome of modernity. At Sears, clothes were always purchased first. Then my mom and dad would spend time in the tools section. They were also artists with a two-story stone studio behind our house, where they kept all their carving instruments, always bought from Sears. After Sears, it was on to next-door Friendly’s for lunch or dinner. I ordered the same meal every time — the fried clams platter, followed by mint chocolate chip ice cream. Then we’d stop at the camping goods store to buy scouting equipment, the bookstore for art and children’s books, and the pet store for dog’s toys and treats. We followed nearly the same routine every trip to the mall. It was a family outing. More than that, it was a cultural experience shared by so many millions of middle-class Americans. To a kid growing up surrounded by forest and field, the mall — Sears in particular — represented the height of civilization. It seems strange to write this all these
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years later, as we watch the slow death of the once mighty Sears. At its peak in the early 1970s, the company employed 350,000 people. When Kmart purchased Sears in 2004, Wall Street hedge fund manager Edward Lampert was appointed CEO of the new Sears Holdings Corporation. Over the next decade, the company’s revenue dropped precipitously, and 175,000 workers lost their jobs. Fewer than 50 Sears stores remain today. Sears gave us a number of iconic American brands, including Kenmore Appliances, Craftsman Tools, Allstate Insurance and the Discover Card. From 1908 to 1940, Sears even sold kits enabling people to construct their own homes. Today some 70,000 to 75,000 of these houses, most in the Northeast and Midwest, dot the land, according to a 2016 Popular Mechanics article. Kits started at $450. Today many of these homes sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. In so many ways, through so many decades, Sears was an innovator, a paragon of American capitalism that helped define the American landscape, even the American psyche. Sears was the go-to store for our everaspirational middle class. What the heck happened? Apparently, Walmart happened, then Amazon. Sam Walton founded Wal-Mart Stores in 1962 as a discount chain. By 1990 it had become the world’s largest retailer.
hat the heck happened to the legendary retailer? Walmart and Amazon.
Walmart has never been about the shopping experience, about shared cultural identity, the way Sears and other such retailers once were. It has always been about selling goods at the lowest prices. With middle-class wages starting to stagnate in the early 1970s, shopping was no longer a pleasure-seeking experience for many, but an existential crisis. From 1973 to 2013, the typical American worker’s productivity rose 74.4 percent, but that same worker’s hourly compensation increased a paltry 9.2 percent, or a quarter percent per year — hardly enough to keep pace with inflation, which was out of control in the 1970s and early ’80s, peaking at 12 to 13 percent per year before starting to decline in the mid-1980s and averaging 2 to 3 percent per year since 1993. If you’re wondering why Americans abandoned Sears and other mall mainstays in favor of Walmart and, later, Amazon, it can all be summed up in a single word — price. No doubt, Sears executives made their blunders. At some point, the retailer stopped innovating. The Sears that I first strolled through as a child was pretty much the same Sears that my wife and I shopped in for appliances when we bought our Merrick home in 2002. Economic forces beyond the company’s control, though, were largely to blame. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.
Into the abyss, and discovering a new world
ome octopuses probably could score better than I did on an SAT. It’s hard to figure, though, since they can’t hold a pen or read the questions, but that’s just me being humancentric. Scientists have discovered that cephalopods, octopuses in particular, are super smart and seemingly capable of what we humans call feelings. If you saw the Netflix documentary “My Octopus Friend,” you get it. A diver forms a relationship with an octopus that swims to him whenever he scuba dives and RANDI actually cuddles her KREISS body against him. It is a powerful account of crossspecies attachment. In one memorable study, hidden cameras in a marine lab caught an octopus climbing out of his tank at night to crawl into a neighboring tank where he could dine on starfish. The big brains couldn’t figure out why the starfish were disappearing until they checked out the lab’s videotape. Today is World Octopus Day, which coincided with me turning the last page on a love-
ly read, “The Brilliant Abyss,” by Helen Scales. (And yes, her last name is also a happy coincidence.) She studies life in the vast deep oceans around the world, focusing on creatures that live 3,000 to 7,000 feet below, in the freezing, murky darkness that has been a mystery up until recent years. Her book and World Octopus Day remind us of yet another natural resource we are about to squander. Scales mentions the deepsea fish known as orange roughy, which has become quite popular in recent years. The real name of the fish is slimehead, which was a no-go. So the name was changed, and the fish, which live at extreme depths, are now being caught by the mega-tons with new technology. Scales agrees that orange roughy is delicious, but she points out that the fish live to some 200 years. They have thrived in the black world 5,000 feet below unharmed until now. The entree on your dinner plate could have hatched 50 years before the Civil War. According to Scales, the trawlers have nets and weights that crash into the underwater mountain ranges that are loaded with coral and destroy the outcroppings in the process. Some of those corals have been alive
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for millennia. She says that submersibles have collected samples from the deepest parts of the oceans that reveal new life forms, even new bacteria, which may hold revolutionary cancer-fighting properties. We need to find out before it’s gone. Swimming through the abyss are giant octopi, some growing to 20 feet across. They have been found as deep as 5,000 feet. At the same depths, whale carcasses have been found, covered in blankets of red, furry worms. The oddities and miraculous discoveries abound. Naturally, human beings are about to sink the ship. Scales talks about the emergence of underwater mining. Technology has permitted mining for metals at ever-greater depths. Giant ocean-going machines have begun to dig up the bottom of our seabeds, disturbing animals and coral and minerals that have lain there for hundreds and perhaps thousands of years. Only now are environmental groups beginning to take action against these mining operations. The first day that the first human dropped a line into the ocean was a bad day for marine wildlife. Nearly every species is under pressure from overfishing, even as
espite our degradation of its home, an octopus cuddles with a familiar scuba diver.
fishing technology is improving, making it possible to kill tons of fish at a time. Giant net fishing creates collateral damage for tons of innocent victims, the turtles and dolphins and other species that are caught up in the nets. In the 1900s, humans killed more than twice the number of sperm whales that remain alive today. We used up what was within reach and now we are digging at increasing depths. Swimming below, a mile under the surface, are creatures like zombie worms and vampire squid, nine-foot tube worms, phosphorescent jellyfish, and awesome red feather worms without guts of any kind that carry their own harem of dwarf males waiting to fertilize their eggs. Some of the deepsea gossamer jellies disintegrate as soon as they hit the air; they have only been seen through the tiny viewing windows of submersibles. These precious life forms swim among singular geological formations like hydrothermal vents in the bottom of the oceans. We’ve gone a long way toward fouling up outer space with junk, and we are equally irresponsible in the trashing of our oceans. One of the groups that are trying to preserve the seas around us is oceanconservancy.org. Copyright 2021 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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Recalling Long Island’s Indigenous peoples
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olumbus Day has been celebrated in the United States since 1971, when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation proclaiming it a federal holiday. For years, the holiday has been controversial. It is a source of pride for many ItalianAmericans who commemorate the global reach of Italy’s most celebrated explorer. At the same time, for many others, particularly Native Americans, Columbus’s arrival in the New World in 1492 represents the beginning of centuries of enslavement and war. On Oct. 8, President Biden became the first U.S. president to also proclaim Columbus Day, on Oct. 11 this year, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which began in 1992 as a celebration of native cultures — and a counter-narrative to Columbus’s legendary exploits. For years, American schoolchildren have been taught the Christopher Columbus poem, which begins: In fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue. He had three ships and left from Spain; He sailed through sunshine, wind and rain.
crew of about 90 enslaved six natives of the island, according to history.com. They went on to enslave many others, and to force untold numbers of natives to convert to Christianity through extreme cruelty. The Columbus poem mentions none of this, leaving schoolchildren with only a partial image of the explorer. Long Island was no different than the rest of what became the United States. Native Americans had inhabited the Island for millennia, whaling and fishing for subsistence and sharing a common Algonquian language. Once there were 13 Algonquin tribes spread across the 118-mile-long island, according to the Matinecock Tribal Nation of Long Island. From west to east, they were the: ■ Canarsies ■ Rockaways ■ Matinecocks ■ Merricks ■ Nissequogues ■ Massapeques ■ Secatogues ■ Setaukets ■ Unkechaugs
He sailed by night; he sailed by day; He used the stars to find his way.
■ Corchaugs
A compass also helped him know How to find the way to go.
■ Manhasetts (which were actually on the very east end of the North Fork, not on Nassau County’s North Shore)
Columbus, as is widely taught, had originally sailed west from Spain, thinking he could arrive in India to trade in spices. He could have, except North America was in the way. He first landed on an unknown island in the Caribbean. The Columbus poem states: Indians, Indians!” Columbus cried; His heart was filled with joyful pride.”
■ Shinnecocks
■ Montauketts Dutch and British colonialists settled on Long Island in the 17th and 18th centuries, chasing most of the Native American tribes from the lands they believed they would peacefully share with the Europeans. Many of the natives were brutalized
If only that were true. On his very first day in the New World, Columbus and his
letters Remembering our fallen heroes To the Editor: On the 20th anniversary of troops first being deployed to Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001, the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency and local veterans gathered to break ground on a new war memorial to commemorate the members of the military who bravely served our country in Afghanistan and Iraq. The new monument will be located at Veterans Memorial Park in Eisenhower Park, and will be the first on Long Island, and one of the first in New York state, dedicated to these wars, honoring the 7,000 service members who perished in those
and placed in indentured servitude, spending the rest of their lives enslaved. By 1670, most area Native Americans were gone, according to Newsday’s history project, Long Island Our Story. Today Native Americans remain here in small numbers, primarily concentrated on the Shinnecock Indian Nation reservation, in the Town of Southampton, and the Posspatuck reservation, in the Town of Brookhaven. The Posspatuck reservation has yet to receive federal recognition. The Shinnecock Nation didn’t receive that recognition until 2010, after a 32-year battle to obtain it. Federal recognition allows the nation to operate independently from state and local governments and to build a casino on its reservation. In February this year, it proposed doing just that. About 600 Native Americans live on the 1,200-acre Shinnecock reservation, while another roughly 600 tribal members live off it, and 200 call the 55-acre Posspatuck reservation home. When the Dutch arrived here, there were several thousand Native Americans in the Island’s 13 tribes. Before Europeans’ arrival on Long Island, Native Americans had inhabited it for 11,000 years — more than 550 generations — primarily living in peace. It was a largely unspoiled wilderness; the native peoples had long lived lightly on the land. This is the history that has so rarely been taught in Long Island schools. The decimation of Indigenous peoples has so often been thought of in terms of westward expansion of the United States — the battles for lands across the Midwest and West. How easily we forget that Native Americans were exploited here as early as two centuries before territorial expansion under manifest destiny in the 19th century. This, however, is the history that should be taught, so we might, as Long Islanders, understand why we must fully support the Native Americans who remain here today.
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he race to the progressive left is under way in New York state, with word that New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is forming an “exploratory committee” and may launch a Democratic primary challenge to Gov. Kathy Hochul. No serious politician launches an exploratory committee to ponder whether to run. Williams is running. In case you’ve lost track of his political pedigree, he is a founding member of the Progressive CoalironALD J. tion. One revealsnapshot of rosenBerG ing his ideology dates from last year, when he told NY1 that he would seek to block the city’s budget because it didn’t go far enough to defund the New York City Police Department. As a progressive, Williams practices what he preaches. His decision to run a primary against Hochul has enormous implications. It not only means he is making a move on
the governor’s mansion, but it also triggers a series of decisions and events that could crater New York’s future. Hochul will feel the need to move even further left, Attorney General Letitia James will now consider whether she will enter the primary contest, and moderate New Yorkers are going to look far more closely at what the Republican Party has to offer. While James is keeping her own counsel regarding a primary move on Hochul, she has dropped hints at public speaking opportunities in Manhattan that she is seriously considering the race. More insightful, however, is her sudden uptick in appearances on Long Island, a voter-rich target, where she has recently been a keynoter at the Museum of American Armor in Old Bethpage and County Executive Laura Curran’s gunbuyback news conference. If James were to become governor, even more New York City progressives would emerge in Albany’s version of musical chairs, as former gubernatorial primary candidate Zephyr Teachout has now signaled her intent to run for attor-
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LeTTers conflicts. Over the past two decades, 2.5 million men and women have volunteered to serve our great nation and protect our freedoms — many of whom did not make it home. All those Americans deserve our deepest gratitude and recognition for their service to our country, and with this memorial, we finally honor the next generation of Americans who have chosen to serve. Thank you to the Nassau County Council Veterans of Foreign Wars, Heroes Among Us and other organizations for partnering with the county to make this monument a reality. The monument will honor those who served and those who perished in battle, but it will also be a tribute to the 30,000 post-9/11 veterans who have died by suicide. The Council Veterans of Foreign Wars will raise funds for the monument, design it and install it. A rendering of the monument was created by 23-year-old Maia Fernandez, of Franklin Square. LAURA CURRAN Nassau County executive
Re-elevaluating our transit needs To the Editor: David defeated Goliath when Gov. Kathy Hochul recently put on hold the
ney general if a vacancy were to open. To put things in context, the Progressive Change Committee proclaims Teachout as “one of us” on its website, and back in 2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Teachout’s failed run for attorney general. In a state where the population north of the Harlem River is relatively small and New York City teeters on de facto de Blasio socialism, no candidate can take Long Island’s massive voting bloc for granted, which could very well make the difference in whether Hochul, Williams or James is able to defeat the Republican gubernatorial candidate. For the moment, that GOP standard bearer is Long Island’s own Lee Zeldin. Yet much could happen to the current frontrunner between now and his party’s nominating convention. His recent announcement that he is currently in remission from leukemia is a dramatic reminder that life can intrude on candidacies. This much is clear: The state’s business community, which depends on a stable, safe and rational environment in
which to employ tens of millions of people, would develop the dry heaves if a progressive candidate were to become New York’s next governor. Progressives’ unequivocal anti-business manifesto, which ran Amazon’s proposed headquarters out of Queens, was a clear message to every CEO, entrepreneur and employer. It is no longer a question of Republican or Democrat. Williams’s potential decision to run for governor defines a very clear ideological abyss that will have moderates, and the business community as a whole, contemplating their future as New Yorkers. One can hope that there is truth to the axiom that American politics has always been about pendulum swings, but with a statewide political party that made the closing of Rikers Island and defunding the police stated policy, it might be time for Long Island to consider that aspirational dream of becoming the 51st state. Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He founded the Garden City law firm Rosenberg Calica & Birney in 1999.
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LaGuardia Air Train project, to the dismay of all the pay-to-play special interests, such as construction contractors and unions, that made political contributions in recent years to then Gov. Andrew Cuomo, hoping for a piece of the $2 billion initiative. Since Cuomo failed to deliver, will they now ask him for refunds from the $18 million campaign re-election fund that he no longer needs? In our new Covid-19 world, the Port Authority, New York City Transit subway and bus, and Long Island and Metro North Rail Roads all have had to re-evaluate anticipated future ridership growth projections. Who has seen the updated anticipated ridership figures for the Air Train? Were there really going to be 9,000 daily riders? Is there an independent cost-benefit analysis to justify the cost of this project? Who would go to an LIRR Station, wait for a train, change at Jamaica, then Woodside for a Port Washington train to Mets Willets Point to reach the Air Train? Most would drive, take a car service, Uber or taxi, which would be faster and more convenient. LARRY PENNER Great Neck Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.
Egrets in Oak Neck Break — Bayville
CorreCTion Due to an editing error, Jerry Kremer’s column in the Sept. 23-29 issue, “What’s next for two sharp, young county executives?” mistakenly stated that the combined population of Nassau and Suffolk
counties is larger than that of 37 states. The two counties’ combined population of just over 2.83 million is larger than that of only 15 states, according to census.gov.
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