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The focus turns to those in need Community members urge neighbors to help out in unique year of challenges By J.D. FREDA jfreda@liherald.com

Courtesy John Theissen

THE JOHN THEISSEN Children’s Foundation is gearing up for its 29th annual Holiday Toy and Fund Drive, with a focus on helping families in need during the pandemic.

As the cold weather nears and the holiday season approaches, the focus of the South Shore’s most devoted philanthropists turns to the less fortunate, who will be spending this season without family, shelter, money or food, and on finding ways to give back, and encouraging their neighbors to help. Local businesses, like Little Kitchen, on Railroad Avenue in Wantagh, are partnering with nonprofits to organize collections for Long Island’s needy. “Last year we had a customer

that would come in for lunch often, and one day she asked us if we would help her collect donations for Long Island Cares, who she worked with,” said Little Kitchen owner Carlo Stanisci. “Last year we collected about 80 Thanksgiving dinners for families.” This year, Stanisci wants to up the ante. He wants to collect enough donations for 125 meals, and is urging his neighbors to give what they can. “This year there are a lot of families that are really being affected by the coronavirus,” he said. “But at the same time I think people now are willing to give more, if they CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

PSEG retiree raises thousands for local charities By TIMOTHY DENTON tdenton@liherald.com

More than 14,000 women and men in New York are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, and some 3,000 die of the disease. Nassau County accounts for an average of 1,200 cases, including more than 200 deaths. Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of death among women, after heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The disease is personal to Dottie Weremeyshik, 67, of Wantagh. Two of her aunts died of breast cancer, she said. In addition, “my sister-in-law had

her first bout at age 29 and her second battle in her early 40s.” She survived and remained in remission from breast cancer, but succumbed to colon cancer at 63. The experiences not only touched Weremeyshik emotionally; they motivated her to begin aggressively fundraising for cancer research. “I began doing the Avon [39] Walk about five years ago,” Weremeyshik said. “It’s 39 miles around Manhattan. The first year I did it, I raised about $1,800.” Weremeyshik said she was always interested in charitable causes — “the March of Dimes,

things like that” — but her two daughters, now 29 and 27, provided the main outlet for her energies outside of work for many years. She retired as a cost analyst in August after 47 years at PSEG and its predecessor companies. With her daughters grown and married, “I didn’t feel as needed,” Weremeyshik said. She decided to dedicate her energies to charitable work in earnest. Eventually, she raised money for an impressive number of causes across Long Island. In addition to the New York Avon Walk, Weremeyshik participated in walks in Boston and Chicago. “I have family in Indi-

ana, so it gave me an excuse to visit them, too,” she said. The Avon Walk this month was done virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic, and Weremeyshik took part by walking 39 miles around neighborhoods in Wantagh and Seaford. “I walked some of the streets twice, and I’m sure people who saw me wondered what I was

doing there,” she said. She also began fundraising at PSEG’s office in Bethpage, where she worked. With the company’s permission, she set up a stand where her coworkers could help themselves to a wide range of snacks. Besides seltzers, sodas and iced teas, the offerings included candy bars, licorice, CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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WANTAGH HERALD CITIZEN — October 22, 2020 Photos by Timothy Denton/Herald-Citizen

THE CONSERVATIVE CATHOLIC group Tradition, Family and Property gathered on the front lawn of St. Frances de Chantal Catholic Church, in Wantagh, to recite to recite the rosary in the hope of healing divisions in American society.

Traditional Catholics recite rosary to heal divisions Hopeful gathering commemorates 1917 Portuguese Fatima miracle By TIMOTHY DENTON tdenton@liherald.com

Members of a conservative Roman Catholic association, Tradition, Family and Property, gathered on Saturday, Oct. 10, to pray the rosary in honor of the feast of Our Lady of Fatima. Assembled on the front lawn of St. Frances de Chantal Catholic Church in Wantagh, the group prayed to heal the divisions in American society, the group’s coordinator, Richard Hennesey, said. The Fatima feast, formally celebrated on Oct. 13, commemorates an apparition of the Virgin Mary that faithful Catholics believe took place between May 13 and Oct. 13, 1917. The Virgin allegedly appeared to three Portuguese children while they were tending their families’ sheep, according to Hennesey. “We’ve been gathering each year for about 10 years,” Hennesey, a Marine Corps veteran, said. The group prayed the rosary’s four sequences of 60 prayers, or mysteries, to

help heal the divisions they see in contemporary society, as well as the Covid-19 pandemic. Each group of 50 mysteries was led by alternate members of the group, which was drawn from St. Frances and the surrounding parishes. Tradition, Family and Property was founded in Brazil in 1960 by Plinio Correa de Oliveira, a Brazilian Catholic activist and author of the group’s foundational text, “Revolution and Counterrevolution.” One of the group’s U.S. crusades, “America Needs Fatima,” organizes rosary rallies. The Wantagh event, quiet and gentle in spirit, with no discernible political overtones, was attended by about three dozen adherents. Sympathetic motorists honked as they drove past on Wantagh Avenue. “We’ve been coming for a few years,” Sheila McHale, one of the prayer leaders, said. “We’re members of St. Bernard [in Levittown].” McHale was accompanied by her husband, Jim, who also led part of the prayer cycle.

JIM MCHALE, above left, wife Sheila, from St. Bernard Catholic Church, in Levittown, and Hennessey alternated leading the group in prayers. GROUP COORDINATOR RICHARD Hennesey said the group had been meeting around the feast of Our Lady of Fatima for about 10 years.

CROWDS GATHERED AT Fatima, Portugal, in 1917 to witness what many believe was a miracle of the sun dancing in the sky.

NEIGHBORS IN THE NEWS

Courtesy Wantagh Schools

FROM FRONT LEFT to right, Wantagh High School student-musicians Anna Gerbracht, Katriana Koppe and Katherine Hanauer were selected to participate in the NYSSMA Winter All-State Conference/Cyber Summit and are pictured with, from back left, band teacher Danilo Aviles, Director of Fine and Performing Arts Kelly Jones, orchestra teacher Dina Langer and chorus teacher Sameerah Cassidy.

High school musicians earn top notes A trio of Wantagh High School studentmusicians were honored as some of the top high school musicians in the state and will have the opportunity to perform with some of their most talented peers later in the school year. Anna Gerbracht (trombone), Katherine Hanauer (harp) and Katriana Koppe (vocalist/soprano) were selected to participate in the New York State School Music Association’s (NYSSMA) Winter All-State Conference or Cyber Summit, to be held virtually on Dec. 3-5. The NYSSMA Winter All-State Conference was originally canceled in late July.

“It is with a great deal of sadness ... I must announce that Conference All-State along with the 2020 Winter Conference is canceled,” said NYSSMA President David M. Brown in a letter in July. The group of talented student-musicians auditioned with thousands of students across the state to achieve this honor during solo and ensemble festivals and was selected based on their scores and judge’s recommendations. Gerbracht will participate in symphonic band and Hanauer will participate in the symphonic orchestra. As a vocalist, Koppe was selected to participate in the treble choir.

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UNITS FROM THE Wantagh Fire Department responded to the call and extinguished the fire without letting it spread to nearby storefronts.

Parked car ablaze on Merrick Road A parked car was reported on fire at 6:40 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, when the Wantagh Fire Department responded to the call on Merrick Road near the Arby Court intersection in Wantagh. The vehicle was parked in front of numerous storefronts on the eastbound side of Merrick Road. All units that responded were under the command of Third Assistant Chief Bill Stevens. The department, with help from Nassau County police, set up a perimeter and detour for the safety of cars traveling eastbound. Engine 3, led by Lieutenant Devin Oliver responded and A CAR WAS reported ablaze on Merrick Road near the attacked the fire, assisted by a intersection of Arby Court on Saturday, Oct. 10. crew from Engine 1, led by wires, cables and stereo speakers in the Lieutenant Ed McGuire. Once the blaze was extinguished, units were on trunk. No injuries were reported, and the scene for a little over an hour. Wantagh Fire Department public information offi- cause of the fire was reported as undetercer Kevin Regan reported an extensive mined. The storefronts nearby on Meroverhaul of the vehicle due to numerous rick Road reported no damage.

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Local charities gear up for holiday fundraising known.” Theissen reflected on how this year can. If we could surpass what we did last has affected many of the families he aims year, I think that’s a win.” The Little Kitchen, which is now an to help. “During the holidays, during our official donation center for Long Island drive, a lot of people think of an 8-yearCares, is collecting nonperishable items. old getting an action figure,” he said. “If According to the organization’s website, there’s a child or teenager that needs a the top 10 most requested and needed winter coat, or clothes, or bathing proditems for collection are peanut butter; ucts, we’ll get them whatever they need. canned vegetables; white rice; low-fat, This time has been hard on a lot of people. I just want to help as boxed, non-refrigerated milk; many as I can.” cooking oil; pasta; jelly or Theissen focuses not only jam; cereal; tomato sauce; and on children with cancer and canned meat, poultry or fish. other critical illnesses, but Long Island Cares will colalso on children and teenaglect the donations from the ers who are forced to live in Little Kitchen until the week shelters, and families that are of Thanksgiving, and the in dire financial circumstancfood will be distributed to es. “You always hear ‘shop families and individuals. local,’ but ‘donate local’ is But the effort doesn’t stop important too,” he said. “We there for Stanisci. “I will also are the kind of nonprofit that be donating to St. Frances de JOHN THEISSEN is going to target helping that Chantal’s food pantry,” he Founder, child or family in Wantagh, said, “and I will be reaching JTCF Seaford, Massapequa, Levitout to other food banks town, etcetera.” around Nassau County to see Nick Bilotta, president of the Seaford if we could help in some way.” At the John Theissen Children’s Foun- Chamber of Commerce and owner of Seadation, giving isn’t confined to a single ford’s Final Touch Auto Collision, has season or holiday, but it has been limited donated time and money to his communiby the coronavirus pandemic. Theissen, ty for the past few years, and has been a of Seaford, has been forced to cancel big supporter of the Seaford School Disnumerous in-person fundraising events trict. The chamber board, he said, is finalsince March, which he said would have izing plans on how to give back this holinetted hundreds of thousands of dollars day season — his first as president. For Halloween, Bilotta added, “We’ll also be in donations. In late October, Theissen begins pre- putting up ghosts for kids in the commupare for the annual Holiday Toy and Fund nity to find and take pictures with and be Drive he has hosted for the past 29 years. put in raffles for $25 gift cards to our very It kicks off on Nov. 9 and runs through own small businesses.” “I know everyone is facing challenges Dec. 23. This year is different, however, and not just because of Covid-19. Theis- financially right now, and I know it is difsen, who was inspired to help children ficult to ask,” Theissen said, “but if you with cancer and underprivileged youth have the opportunity to help, please do.” Stanisci offered similar sentiments. after being hospitalized with a brain tumor as a teenager, lost his mother to “Everyone is struggling, but sometimes, if you’re not struggling as much as the cancer last month. “She was my best friend, and my big- next person, you can give,” he said. “If gest fan,” he said. This year’s Toy and you were in that position, you would hope Fund Drive, he said, will commemorate that someone would take the opportunity her, the “toughest person I’ve ever to help you. That’s what we can do.” CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

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Experts discuss your health and wealth By Briana Bonfiglio bbonfiglio@liherald.com

RichnerLive and Herald Community Newspapers presented “50 Plus Health and Wealth,” a virtual event featuring speakers from the healthcare, wellness and elder law sectors, on Oct. 14. In 2018, RichnerLive launched Senior Health Expos, which invited the community to meet with health experts at venues in Nassau County every few months. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the event was modified to fit an online platform, and attendees took part through Zoom. Cassena Care, Ronald Fatoullah & Associates, Comprehensive Audiology and UnitedHealthcare sponsored the event. Experts spoke about the changes in their fields, including George Zaharioudakis, vice president of SNF operations of Theradynamics at Cassena Care; attorney Ronald Fatoullah, founder of Ronald Fatoullah & Associates; Dr. Esther Fogel, owner and director of Comprehensive Audiology; attorney Robert Harper, partner at Farrell Fritz P.C.; Josiane PelusoTomczyk, medicare sales director for New York City and Long Island at UnitedHealthcare Government Programs; and Ashley Straw, founder of Flow and Restore, a holistic wellness practice. Skye Ostreicher, of RichnerLive and Herald Community Newspapers, moderated the event. She announced prizes awarded to several attendees and took questions from viewers. First, Straw led participants through a breathing exercise of lengthening exhales — by pushing more air out than normal — to deepen the breath. Then Ostreicher kicked off the conversation and asked the speakers about how Covid-19 has impacted their services. Cassena Care, a line of nursing homes in New York and Connecticut, had “very large challenges to overcome,” Zaharioudakis said, including admitting people, discharging them, acquiring personal protective equipment and controlling the spread of infection through isolation. “It took a lot of coordination and communication,” he said. “A lot of people in the communities stepped up and came up with creative ideas to solve these problems.” In all fields, workers and patients have

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CloCkwise from top left: George Zaharioudakis, vice president of SNF operations of Theradynamics at Cassena Care; Skye Ostreicher, the panel’s moderator; attorney Ronald Fatoullah, founder of Ronald Fatoullah & Associates; Dr. Esther Fogel, owner and director of Comprehensive Audiology; Josiane Peluso-Tomczyk, medicare sales director for New York City and Long Island at UnitedHealthcare Government Programs; and attorney Robert Harper, partner at Farrell Fritz P.C., discussed health and wealth during the coronavirus pandemic on Oct. 14. had to adapt and, in many cases, switch services to a virtual setting, which has often been a benefit. People can now have documents like wills and Medicaid trusts signed, notarized with witnesses and approved from home. “Since March, we’ve been doing as many consultations as we can through Zoom or FaceTime, whatever someone feels comfortable with,” Fatoullah said. “As an elder law attorney, our clients range anywhere from 40s and 50s to last week, we had a client that was 107 — but we’re doing Zoom. It’s wonderful.” Harper agreed — his firm has held virtual conferences via Microsoft Teams and Skype, other video call apps that have become useful during the pandemic. “Options that one never would have thought about months ago are now readily

available in our field,” he said. “Clients are saving travel time. These are efficiencies that we didn’t have before the pandemic.” Peluso-Tomczyk noted the pandemic has also caused more people to apply and stay on Medicaid. More people are becoming unemployed and applying for Medicaid; additionally, the yearly recertification process has been delayed so people will not lose their coverage during the pandemic. Though many of these logistical aspects of health and wealth have seen improvements, those 50 and older are at higher risk of more severe illness when contracting Covid-19. Fatoullah said his longtime secretary and brother have both died from the virus. “It’s affected my firm and me personally,” he said. “It’s been tough in that respect.” Covid-19 has caused many to stay at

home more than they typically would to avoid catching the virus and becoming ill. The panel discussed the implications of that and how to combat some common health issues. Fogel spoke about how the pandemic has brought new struggles to those with hearing loss. In isolation, many rely on phone calls with friends and family to stay connected, but those with hearing loss cannot always use the telephone to communicate. Even when those with hearing loss leave the house, masks can muffle the sound of people’s voices and make it harder to hear, she said. “If you’re stuck at home and you want to communicate with friends and family, we recommend using some sort of video communication,” Fogel said. “Being able to see their face makes it easier to have a conversation. We also offer free captioning phones for our patients.” Fogel’s audiology office is offering inperson and telemedicine appointments for those who need a screening or repairs to their hearing aids. The panel also discussed fall prevention for seniors. “Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries in the elderly, which can lead to avoidable hospitalizations,” Peluso-Tomczyk said. “We want to see our seniors in the best health possible.” Zaharioudakis noted that handrails, shower bars and proper lighting help prevent falls. He also said rugs should be stabilized, and layout and placement of everyday items should be checked to ensure a healthy flow of movement. Fogel said hearing plays a part in balance, which is related to fall prevention. Taking care of any hearing problems early on can help prevent future loss of cognitive function, she said. There are also exercises that can support balance, and Straw led a movement to stretch the spine to close out the event. “Enough cannot be said about the health benefits of movement,” she said. “Exercise increases the flow of chemicals called endorphins to the brain that lift our mood. Movement through the body encourages important energy strengths like circulation and the lymphatic systems to do their job in clearing out toxins in the body.” For more information about RichnerLive’s virtual events, visit richnerlive. com/virtualevents.

UBS Arena’s leadership team growing Four executives have been named to the UBS Arena’s leadership team, New York Arena Partners announced Oct. 14. Mark Shulman has joined the team as senior vice president of programming; Michael Sciortino is now senior vice president of operations; Ethan Brown is senior vice president of marketing and community relations; and Zane Parry is vice president of finance. Shulman and Sciortino have backgrounds in the sports and entertainment industry, while Brown has had previous

marketing experience with the New York Islanders and has held leadership positions with Pacer Sports & Entertainment and Unilever. Shulman has managed a variety of projects over his 25-year career, including musical festivals, major venue developments and high-profile stadium concerts. Before joining the UBS team, he established the Anschutz Entertainment Group office in New York, where he expanded the company’s footprint into multiple cities through acquisitions and

booking partnerships, and as senior vice president of the East Coast, he supervised thousands of mainstream concert bookings, while promoting several national tours and shows at MetLife Stadium, the Great Lawn in Central Park, Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall. “I’m thrilled to be joining the entertainment team at UBS Arena,” Shulman said in a statement. “The music industry is poised to have an incredible resurgence, and we anticipate consumers and

fans to be yearning to experience live entertainment by the time UBS Arena is open next fall.” Sciortino, meanwhile, has worked as vice president of operations at Golden State’s Chase Center, where he was responsible for the day-to-day operations. “I’m excited to be back here in New York working with this team at UBS Arena,” he said. “This is a long time coming for the New York Islanders and their fans.” –Melissa Koenig

WANTAGH HERALD CITIZEN — October 22, 2020

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BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR Chantel Dixon and Dottie Weremeyshik were PSEG’s team leaders for the Making Strides breast cancer benefit

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raisins, nuts, cookies, granola bars, trail mix and pretzels. Eventually, she set up a second stand on another floor of the company. Their offerings changed according to the seasons, and Weremeyshik had themes as well. “I did Polish and Italian, Cinco de Mayo and lunches.” Her coworkers helped. Because the stands were a de facto business, PSEG could not offer a matching grant program. “But they matched some of my other fundraising, doubling the amounts I raised,” she said. Weremeyshik typically came in about an hour and a half before work each morning to set everything up. “I wouldn’t do something WEREMEYSHIK WITH A table of snacks that she like that on company time,” she sold in her office at PSEG to raise funds for a varisaid. “Then, after work, I’d clean ety of local charities. up and collect the money.” Pay$2,600 for pancreatic cancer research, ment was on the honor system. Until this year, Weremeyshik also took $1,700 for cystic fibrosis research and part in the annual Making Strides $1,300 for pediatric cancer research Against Breast Cancer walk at Jones through St. Jude Children’s Research HosBeach. “With the virus, I’ve just been real- pital, in Nashville, Tenn. She also raised ly cautious about going out,” she said. money for a number of challenge grants. It has only been three months since “I’m at the age where I’m vulnerable.” She has raised a total of about $13,300 Weremeyshik retired from PSEG, but she for breast cancer research, she said. She and her stands are missed. “We are so proud of Dottie’s philanhas also raised money and helped collect toys for the John Theissen Children’s thropic efforts that have raised tens of Foundation’s annual toy drive and the thousands of dollars for so many Long Marine Corps’ Toy for Tots program. She Island charities through the years,” said raised more than $8,000 for food programs Suzanne Brienza, PSEG Long Island’s like the pantry at St. Frances de Chantal director of customer experience and utiliCatholic Church, in Wantagh where she is ty marketing. “Along with fundraising, a lifelong parishioner, Island Harvest and Dottie has supported PSEG Long Island’s the Mary Brennan Interfaith Nutrition community service efforts as a team capNetwork. The pantry at St. Frances is one tain for the Making Strides Against of the largest in the area, and also serves Breast Cancer walk, and by participating in many events and activities to help a Seaford and Levittown. In addition, Weremeyshik said, she variety of other causes. We already miss raised $6,800 for the March of Dimes, her dearly.”

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WHAT’S NEWS IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM

HERALD SCHOOLS Middle schoolers escape through the lens For Wantagh Middle School eighth-grade students, this year has been unlike any academic year they have experienced in their young lives. But groups of middle schoolers are now learning to look at their new world from a different perspective — through the lens. Teacher Jaclyn Gentilesco was eager to challenge her students to tell their story through the images they shoot. Gentilesco said that the half-year elective has been so successful that even she has become inspired by her students’ photography. “The students are learning to observe texture, light and contrast and to see the beauty around them,” Gentilesco said. Digital Photography is one of several new electives being offered to eighth-grade students during the 2020-21 school year. The middle school is also offering Fit for Life, Robotics, Ultimate Chef and Animation. The new photography class teaches students to photograph images and scenes from their cell phone cameras and to edit the shots taken through apps on their phone. Through editing, they are learning how to change the focus on an area that they want people to see, Gentilesco explained. Additionally, students are learning to take photos from different viewpoints, such as a bird’s eye view from above the subject and a worm’s eye view, taken from low on the ground. “The results have been amazing,” Gentilesco said.

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WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL students are learning to photograph from a worm’s eye view during the new digital photography class for eighth-grade students. ONE OF THE subjects photographed by the middle school digital photography students was a row of bikes. BICYCLES WERE INCORPORATED into many of the class’s photos.

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Where to vote (early) in Nassau County By AlyssA seidmAn aseidman@liherald.com

Election Day is a little less than two weeks away, but thanks to a series of reforms passed by the State Legislature in 2019, Nassau County residents can vote before Nov. 3. Starting Saturday, Oct. 24, residents can head to one of 15 polling sites to cast their votes for the Nov. 3 election during a nine-day early-voting period. The process was introduced in New York state last year as part of a series of reforms intended to make voting easier for people who struggle to get to the polls on Election Day. The nine-day schedule offers 83 hours of early voting — 60 are required — including evenings and weekends through Sunday, Nov. 1 (see map). Registered voters may cast their ballots at any of the listed locations, but if they do not, they must vote at their regular polling place on Nov. 3. Residents will verify their voter registration on iPads, or electronic poll books, which have replaced physical poll books at each early-voting site and regular polling place. Using a stylus, poll inspectors will assist voters in signing their names and confirming their identities. Once their signatures are approved, the poll inspector will print ballots from a ballot-

on-demand printer. “No matter where you go, you’re getting your ballot,” said James Scheuerman, the Democratic commissioner for the Board of Elections. Scheuerman also said that if residents submit their ballots during the early-voting period, it precludes them from voting on Election Day. “The poll pads sync up,” he said, “so after you vote, other poll books around the county, within one minute, will know that you voted to guard against double voting.” Residents who have questions about the county’s early-voting procedures can visit www.nassauvotes.com. The Board of Elections has advised voters that some states that have already begun their early-voting period have reported significant lines at polling sites. To ensure ballots are cast at legitimate polling stations or deposited in legitimate drop-off boxes, voters are advised to be attentive. Report any suspicious activities or efforts to interfere with or disrupt voting immediately. If in doubt, or to report any issues, please call the Nassau County Board of Elections: (516) 571-8683 for English; or La Junta Electoral Condado Nassau en Español: (516) 571-1245. Information provided the Nassau County Board of Elections. Map by Christina Daly/Herald

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ToH OKs $453.5M budget — taxes are flat By TimoThy denTon tdenton@liherald.com

The Hempstead Town Board unanimously approved a $453.5 million budget for 2021 on Oct. 13. The budget represents a $16 million increase from last year’s $437 million approved budget, but is $11 million less than the current projected 2020 budget of $464.5 million. The $27 million — a difference of 6.1 percent — is because of unforeseen expenses from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Town Comptroller John Mastromarino. “That’s the projected budget,” Mastromarino cautioned. “We still have more donald than two months until the end of the year; we don’t know what could happen between now and then.” Mastromarino’s caution underscored the difficulty in preparing a balanced budget in the face of the biggest disaster to befall the town’s economy in 100 years. “We really have to look to the [1918-19] flu pandemic to see anything like what we’re facing now,” Mastromarino said. With the support of the board’s lone Democrat, Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, the budget was billed as bipartisan. Goosby has sided with the Republican majority on all but a handful of

issues in the past two years. The property tax levy for 2021 is flat, year over year, at $253.1 million. Total levies, including funding for the Highway and Sanitation departments, come to $341 million. Cost savings included $6 million from a reduction of 37 positions from the town’s workforce of 1,781 employees, and $750,000 in debt service. In the face of the coronavirus, the town’s fund balance — its emergency fund — which had been projected to grow to $5 million in 2020, will finish the year $7.5 million in the red. Next year, that deficit is projected to grow by a further $12 million, to $19.5 million, Mastromarino said. X. Clavin Moody’s Investors Service cited the town’s minimal reserves as an area of concern in last year’s rating upgrade, saying that deterioration could lead to a potential downgrade. However, the rating agency has taken no action to date. The town received $134 million in federal CARES Act funding, Mastromarino said. Much of the one-time grant has yet to be allocated, he said, but the town has used revenue to support local hospitals and food banks, as well as purchasing personal protective equipment kits for villages and local businesses. The grant has also been used to make town facilities safer, Mastromarino said.

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The Town of Hempstead Board passed its tentative 2021 budget unanimously, but Comptroller John Mastromarino cautioned that the Covid crisis may add complcations. For example, “we’ve installed filtration systems in buildings with central air conditioning. From all we’ve learned, buildings with central climate control represent one of the greatest dangers for airborne Covid transmission,” he said. CARES funding has also been used to increase the town’s deep-cleaning efforts at its facilities.

In common with other state and local governments, the town’s efforts to prepare realistic balanced budgets in the face of the Covid-19 crisis has become complicated, Mastromarino conceded, adding that continued assistance from the federal government would be critical in addressing the demands of the pandemic.

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2020 Judicial candidatEs District Court Judge Candidates

Family Court Judge Candidate

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Ignatius Muscarella

Darlene Harris

Lisa Cairo

Running on the Republican, Democrat, Conservative and Independence party lines

Running on Democratic, Republican, Conservative and Independence Party lines

Running on Republican, Democrat, Conservative and Independence party lines in the general election

Age: 63

Age: 54

Age: 43

Lives in: Town of Hempstead

Lives in: Uniondale

Lives in: Garden City

Education: Bachelor’s degree, Bowdoin College; law degree, New York University Law School

Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of Pennsylvania, 1986; law degree, Hofstra University School of Law, 1989

Education: Bachelor’s degree, Loyola College in Maryland, 1999; law degree, Hofstra University School of Law, 2002

Legal career: Between 1982 and 2007, Ignatius Muscarella served as a law clerk for three justices of the New York Supreme Court. From 2008 to 2013, he was a guardianship referee, and from January 2014 to his start on the Nassau County 10th District Court in 2015, he was a court attorney referee. In 2008, Muscarella was honored for Professionalism & Community Services by the Court Officers’ Benevolent Association, and in 2004 he received the Merit Performance Award for Community Service and Humanitarian Pursuits by the New York State Court System.

Legal career: Darlene Harris is currently a Nassau County District Court judge, and was elected to the post in 2014. From 1991 to 1994, she served as senior court attorney for the District Court Law Department; from 1995 to 1996, as the Town of Hempstead’s deputy attorney; and from 1996 to 1999 as a Nassau County legislator. In 1997, she opened a private law practice, which she maintained through 2010. From 2010 to 2014, she was chair of the Nassau County Assessment Review Commission.

Legal career: Lisa Cairo began her career in 2003 as an associate at Chris J. Coschignano P.C., handling civil litigation with a focus on matrimonial cases, municipal applications and real estate transactions. In 2006, she became an associate at Jaspan Schlesinger LLP in the firm’s matrimonial practice group. In 2011, she became a partner in the firm’s municipal law, litigation and real estate practice groups. She is also a member of the firm’s management committee.

County Court Judge Vote for two

Robert Pipia

Tricia Ferrell

Running on the Republican, Democrat, Conservative and Independence party lines

Caryn Fink Running on the Republican, Democrat, Conservative and Independence party lines Age: 53

Age: 56

Age: 47

Lives in: Roslyn Heights

Lives in: Levittown

Lives in: Uniondale

Education: Bachelor’s degree, SUNY Albany, 1987; law degree, Hofstra University, 1992

Education: Bachelor’s degree, City College of New York, 1995; law degree Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 1998

Legal career: From to 1993 to 1994, Robert Pipia served as a law assistant for the Town of Hempstead attorney’s office. In February 1994, Hempstead Presiding Supervisor Gregory Peterson appointed him as the Hempstead Town Board counsel. He became deputy town attorney in 2000. He was also executive assistant to Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray. In 2014, Pipia was elected Nassau County District Court judge, a position he still holds. He has also served as a member of the State Rehabilitation Council, which was the oversight agency for Vocational and Education Services for Individuals with Disabilities, a division of the New York State Department of Education. And he is a member of the Hofstra Law Alumni Association board of directors.

Legal career: Tricia Ferrel began her legal career in 1998 as an assistant Nassau County district attorney. She served in that role until 2005. She was the Village of Hempstead attorney from 2005 to 2006. She became the Nassau County director of compliance from 2006 to 2008. She was appointed by Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi as a Nassau County District Court judge in 2008, and was re-elected to the post in 2009 and 2014.

Legal career: Caryn Fink started her legal career from 1993 to 2000 as an assistant district attorney and senior trial attorney in the Kings County District Attorney’s Office. From 2006 to 2013, she was an assistant district attorney in the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, Rackets Bureau/Labor Unit. And from 2013 to now, she has been the principal law clerk for the Hon. Helene Gugerty, a New York State Supreme justice.

Chris Hoefenkrieg Running on the Republican, Democrat, Conservative and Independence party lines Age: 53 Lives in: Roslyn Heights Education: Bachelor’s degree, SUNY Albany, 1990; law degree, St. John’s University, 1994.

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Legal career: Chris Hoefenkrieg has been an associate court attorney in the Law Department of Nassau County Court since 2004. In addition to his duties as associate court attorney, he was assigned to work as a law clerk for 14 different County Court judges when their own law clerks were unavailable because of sickness, vacation or military leave.

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Select up to eight candidateS Valerie cartright

Randy Sue Marber

derrick Robinson

erica prager

Democratic, Republican and Conservative lines

■■ Attorney■ with■ Cartright■ &■ Company■ in■ Port■ Jefferson■Station

■■ Nassau■ County■ State■ Supreme■ Court■ judge■ since■2007

■■ Served■ as■ a■ Suffolk■ County■ District■ Court■ judge■since■2012

■■ Was■ on■ the■ Brookhaven■Town■ Council■ since■ 2014

■■ Nassau■County■4th■District■Court■judge■from■ 2002■to■2006

■■ Acting■County■Court■judge■since■2016

■■ Earned■ her■ bachelor’s■ from■ West■ Virginia■ University■ in■ 1997■ and■ her■ law■ degree■ from■ Touro■College’s■Jacob■D.■Fuchsberg■Law■Center■ in■2003

■■ Earned■her■bachelor’s■from■the■University■of■ Rochester■in■1982■and■her■law■degree■from■the■ Boston■University■School■of■Law■in■1985

Kathy Bergmann

Joseph conway

timothy Mazzei

gary Knobel

Independence, Democratic, Republican and Conservative lines

Democratic, Republican and Conservative lines

Republican, Democratic, Conservative and Independence party lines

Democratic, Republican and Conservative party lines

■■ Suffolk■ County■ Family■ Court■ judge■ since■ 2017

■■ Defense■attorney■at■LaRusso,■Conway■&■Bartling■in■Mineola

■■ Earned■her■bachelor’s■from■SUNY■Oswego■in■ 1978■ and■ her■ law■ degree■ from■Touro■ College’s■ Jacob■D.■Fuchsberg■Law■Center■in■1988

■■ Headed■ the■ U.S.■ Attorney’s■ Office■ for■ the■ Eastern■ District■ Long■ Island■ criminal■ division■ from■2001■to■2003 ■■ Earned■his■bachelor’s■from■St.■John’s■University■in■1984■and■his■law■degree■from■Brooklyn■ Law■School■in■1988

■■ Earned■his■bachelor’s■from■Howard■University■in■1975■and■his■law■degree■from■The■Antioch■ School■of■Law■in■Washington,■D.C.■in■1978

■■ Suffolk■County■Court■judge■since■2015 ■■ Town■ of■ Brookhaven■ councilman■ from■ 2003■ to■2014 ■■ Earned■ his■ bachelor’s■ from■ University■ of■ Tampa■ in■ 1976■ and■ his■ law■ degree■ from■ Pace■ University■School■of■Law■in■1979

■■ Nassau■District■Court■judge■since■2001 ■■ Acting■County■Court■judge■since■2009 ■■ Earned■her■bachelor’s■from■Cornell■University■in■1986■and■her■law■degree■from■the■Cardozo■School■of■Law■at■Yeshiva■University■in■1989

■■ Law■clerk■for■New■York■State■Supreme■Court■ Justice■Antonio■Brandveen■since■2018 ■■ Nassau■ County■ District■ Court■ judge■ from■ 2006■to■2017 ■■ Earned■his■bachelor’s■from■the■University■at■ Buffalo■ in■ 1974,■ his■ law■ degree■ from■ DePaul■ University■ in■ 1977■ and■ a■ Master■ of■ Laws■ from■ New■York■University■in■1980

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Parties: Republican, Conservative, Independence Age: 32 Professional experience: New York State assemblyman Education: Bachelor’s Degree, St. John’s University; law degree, Touro Law Center On the issues: John Mikulin said his first priority is to ensure everyone is safe from contracting the coronavirus. He helped obtain personal protective equipment for local businesses and institutions, and plans to continue to ensure that businesses and first responders have needed PPE. Mikulin has also advocated for restaurants and bowling alleys to be reopened

with precautionary restrictions. He recognizes that Long Island is an expensive place to live, making it difficult for young people and older adults to stay here. Mikulin said he believes thought should be given to expanding senior and millennial housing, citing the redevelopment at the Nassau Coliseum as an opportunity for innovative housing. This year, Mikulin has been critical of the bail reform legislation passed in 2019, saying that it has

imperiled public safety more than any other legislation in memory. While reforms were needed, according to Mikulin, what was enacted went beyond what was necessary. He would work to repeal the law and replace it, if reelected, he said. Mikulin favors lowering taxes, saying that raising taxes now could force many to leave New York and expedite the exodus that has been occurring over the last 15 years. In addition, he wants to focus on Long Island’s education system, recognizing the burden that the pandemic has placed on districts. Schools must be given support not only to expand technology, he said he believes, but also be provided with the tools needed to maintain physical facilities amid the pandemic so all students can return to the classroom.

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Juez de la Corte Distrito 2 (Vote hasta por cuatro)

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Ignatius L. Muscarella

Darlene D. Harris

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John E. Brooks

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Robert E. Pipia

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Kathleen M. Rice

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Andrew Garbarino Parties: Republican, Libertarian, Conservative, Serve American Movement Age: 36 Professional experience: State assemblyman since 2013 Education: Bachelor’s degree, George Washington University; law degree, Hofstra University School of Law On the issues: Andrew Garbarino said he is the “law and order candidate” in the 2nd Congressional District, a moniker that Republican and rightleaning centrists have long equated with the district’s longtime U.S. House Rep. Peter King, who is retiring this year. Garbarino said he

hopes to succeed King in this regard, with numerous calls to reform last year’s state bail reform bill. He has also taken multiple public stands supporting law enforcement locally and nationwide after recent protests and looting. The Sayville native pointed to his record in the State Assembly, where he has served his constituents in the 7th District since 2013, working to halt tax hikes and supporting legislation to fund South Shore environmental projects, like cleanup

of the Great South Bay. He also has said he is focused on addressing the Bethpage toxic plume. Garbarino has called for financial breaks and incentives to be given to small businesses, which he said have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. He has said he is pushing for federal funding for small businesses and municipalities, but not a bailout for the state government. He also said he hopes to join Democratic U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi and Republican U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin in working to repeal the federal cap on the income-tax deduction for state and local taxes, which he said “unfairly target[s] Long Islanders.”

Jackie Gordon Parties: Democratic, Working Families, Independent Age: 55 Professional experience: Former lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army. Former Wilson Technological Center guidance counselor for three decades Education: Bachelor’s degree, Hunter College; master’s in guidance and counseling, Queens College On the issues: Jackie Gordon’s experiences as a military police officer, town councilwoman and educator largely reflect her focus in this 2nd Congressional District race. She is a strong supporter of providing resources to public

schools across her district, as well as pushing to expand career and technical education to help young adults enter the workforce with the skills and background to attain good-paying jobs. As a councilwoman in Babylon for a decade, Gordon focused on the needs of her constituents, she said. If elected to Congress, she said she would fight to lower drug prescription costs, protect those with pre-existing conditions and halt insurance premium increases. She has also vowed to pro-

tect and support women’s access to Planned Parenthood and work with local experts to further combat the region’s opioid crisis. Gordon stressed the importance of listening to expert medical opinions on the use of masks and adhering to social-distancing guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic, and has called for a better Covid-19 response from the federal government. With Gordon’s background as a member of law enforcement in the U.S. military, she said she is qualified to understand and vouch for law enforcement. She also said including Black, Latino and women in government is vital to representing the nation’s actual population, including marginalized communities.

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he first thing on my mind as the pandemic was breaking out was keeping students at forefront, because they were learning all new technology. I found myself working with my colleagues 12 to 15 hours a day learning the programs to then impart to my students. I also had to make sure the parents of the students understood what was going on as well. I had FaceTimes with all parents to teach a lesson on how to use the computer. If I found out a family didn’t have certain materials, I would go and drop it off to their homes, because I live here in North Merrick. We also dropped off little treats and personalized rocks so they would know that the teachers were thinking of them. I’m honestly shocked that I’m being acknowledged because I think everyone was amazing, and my coworkers and I worked collaboratively through the whole thing. The teachers in North Merrick also had auctions every other Friday, and the proceeds went to the Bellmore-Merrick Community Cupboard. They reached out to us and said they had a great need, so everyone came together and did something that gave us a little joy but also benefitted our whole community. I think that that is the number one trait that I have, is that I give back to my community and my students, because that’s what I was taught and how I was raised. In the summer, it was nice that I could spend time with my husband and children and go back to basics of old-fashioned family dinners.

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hroughout the pandemic, Kiwanis International has encouraged clubs that couldn’t meet in person to meet over virtual platforms, with Zoom being the most favored. The pandemic created many opportunities for services going back to March, and Kiwanis clubs all over remained active. We have an Italy-San Marino district, which began raising money for ventilators when Italy was in the throes of the virus in mid-March. In East Meadow, the Kiwanis club teamed up with [Borrelli’s Italian Restaurant] and raised thousands of dollars to cook meals for first responders. We also have leadership service clubs in schools, and we’ve been helping them continue to provide services when schools were closed or extracurricular clubs couldn’t meet. We’ve created web-based kits to allow school clubs to function virtually. We just launched the Youth Leadership Development curriculum, which allows students to learn youth leadership skills for college credit. There are all kinds of courses kids could attend from home and add to their transcript. Some clubs have started meeting in person, and some also stream their meetings on Facebook live for those who aren’t comfortable being there in person. So many have moved to a hybrid model. Challenges always bring about new opportunities. While we couldn’t be in person, we could attend meetings and conference with people when we wouldn’t normally think about doing that. I recently attended a meeting of a Colorado Kiwanis club and another of a club in Nepal before that.

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ohn Jacobsen, a U.S. Army veteran, has served as a Freeport Police Officer for almost 30 years. He spent most of his career in the Patrol Division and Community Response Unit. After being promoted to sergeant in 2013, Jacobsen began serving as the commanding officer of the Motorcycle Squad and as the police department’s representative to the Freeport Emergency Management Team. He recently became a supervisor of detectives in the Detective Division. As the pandemic began shutting down the village, Jacobsen worked with the Emergency Management Team to ensure that Freeport officers were all equipped with proper personal protective equipment to help protect officers and combat the spread of the coronavrius in Freeport. The village was the third-hardest hit community in Nassau County, with dozens of new cases being reported every day during the height of the pandemic. Freeport officers were at the forefront of the village’s Coronavirus Task Force, assisting paramedics who tended to and transported the sick. Several officers contracted the virus, but were able to recover and return to work after quarantine. For his work in helping to protect his fellow officers, Jacobsen was honored as a “Covid Hero” by Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé.

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ottie Weremeyshik spent 47 years at PSEG-LI and its predecessors, starting with Brooklyn Union Gas Co., and has raised more than $40,000 for various causes, including more than $13,000 for breast cancer charities. I started working for Brooklyn Union Gas in 1972. Except for four years at an engineering firm that supported the gas industry, I spent my whole career at PSEG or the various companies that became PSEG. It was a great place to work. They took good care of me and treated me with respect. I was a cost analyst, which means I monitored the projects in their capital budget. With my [two] daughters, I always did a lot of little extras, helping out with school dances, things like that. Once they were grown ad married, I didn’t feel as needed. Two close family members had breast cancer, so I did the Avon [39] Walk. It’s a 39-mile walk in 24 hours or less around Manhattan. This year, it was a virtual walk, because of Covid, so I walked 39 miles around Wantagh. The first year, I raised $1,800. That got me wanting to do more. I thought about how I could do more, so I asked PSEG if I could set up a little snack stand. I ended up with two by the time I retired last August, just little snack items. I raised more than $42,000 for various charities by the time I retired. The biggest ones — besides breast cancer, I raised about $8,100 for food pantries and $6,800 for the March of Dimes.

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CARINI AND NASSAU County Legislator Steve Rhoads helped publicize the event on social media before the drive.

Blood drive at firehouse big success On Tuesday, Oct. 6, the Wantagh Fire Department hosted a blood drive at its headquarters on Park Avenue for all community members that wished to donate “the gift of life.” Donors entered with masks and were directed to various donating stations that were distanced from other donors. First Assistant Chief Tom Bloomfield coordinated the event in conjunction with the New York Blood Center, where the donations will be sent. Bloomfield reported that 82 units, or pints, were donated on Tuesday. T he fire de par tment also

thanked Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads and Town of Hempstead Councilman Christopher Carini not only for publicizing the event to their constituents in various social media posts in the days before, but also for attending and donating blood themselves. The department’s next blood drive is scheduled for March 9, 2021, from 2:30-8:30 pm. “Please mark your calendars and we look forward to seeing you,” said Wantagh Fire Department Public Information Officer Kevin Regan in a release. “Together, we can all help save lives!”

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RHOADS WAS ALL thumbs up to give his blood to the New York Blood Center.

TOWN COUNCILMAN AND Seaford resident Christopher Carini was just one of a number of community members that donated blood on Tuesday.

RichnerLive’s next Herald Inside LI webinar will focus on the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic is having on the commercial real estate market and major development projects, such as UBS Arena at Belmont Park and the Nassau HUB. In past virtual conversations hosted by RichnerLive, the events division of Richner Communications, publisher of Herald Community Newspapers, panelists have discussed changes in the residential real estate market. On Oct. 29 at 10 a.m., Herald Inside LI will shift focus to major, commercial projects and community developments on Long Island. How are Covid-19 restrictions impacting commercial real estate projects and developments? How have construction projects adapted to accommodate the new normal? During this episode of Herald Inside LI, viewers will hear from the commercial perspective, as well as a broader outlook on Long Island and what’s to come for the region. Several experts will engage in discussion, including: ■ Harry Coghlan, CEO, Nassau County Industrial Development Agency ■ John Madigan, senior vice president and director of Emerging Corporates Long Island Citibank ■ Michael Maturo, president of RXR

Realty ■ Sophia A. Perna-Plank, associate at Jaspan Schlesinger LLP ■ Tom Pistore, president of commercial operations, UBS Arena at Belmont Park. ■ Kyle Strober, executive director of Association for a Better Long Island “There has never been a better time to invest in Long Island’s future,” Coghlan said. “As businesses pursue relocating to suburban areas, the Nassau IDA stands ready to assist businesses considering to move to or expand in Nassau County.” Skye Ostreicher, of RichnerLive and Herald Community Newspapers, will moderate and deliver questions from viewers. To submit questions in advance, send an email to insideli@ liherald.com. Herald Inside LI webinars began in August to inform the community about different, changing aspects of life in the Covid-19 pandemic. To register, visit liherald.com/insideli. RXR Realty, Jaspan Schlesinger LLP and Citi Commerical Bank are sponsoring this virtual event. To sponsor a webinar or for more information about Herald Inside LI, contact Amy Amato at aamato@richnerlive.com or (516) 5694000, ext. 224.

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of Aladina Real Holdings, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY(SSNY) on October 13, 2020. Office location: Nassau County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 3333 Sunrise Highway, Wantagh, New York 11793. Purpose: any lawful activity. 123533

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE AUCTION OF SURPLUS ASSETS The Board of Education, Levittown Public Schools, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, is conducting an online auction of surplus assets in partnership with Auctions International, Inc. These assets which include a number of vans, buses, auto parts, exercise equipment, golf cart, snow removal equipment, cabinets, lighting, commercial kitchen equipment, water fountain, grounds

equipment and scaffolding that have been declared surplus and approved by the Board of Education in accordance with State Laws. Items will be auctioned over a 14 day time period beginning Friday, October 23, 2020. Bidders may view items up for auction on the auction website: www.auctionsinternation al.com. Additional details, terms and conditions, and instructions for registering to place bids can be obtained on the website. To inspect vehicles prior to bidding, an appointment with the Supervisor of School Facilities & Operations, Mike Gunn, is required and he can be contacted at (516) 434-7554. Levittown Public Schools reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or parts of bids, to waive any and all technicalities, and to accept any bid, or part of bid which it deems advantageous to itself. Bonnie Pampinella Purchasing Agent 123537

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LEGAL NOTICE TBA-DRAFT AD FOR BID REQUESTS DOORS, DOOR AJAR & V I D E O INTERCOM/ACCESS CONTROL A non-profit religious organization located in Merrick, NY is seeking sealed bids for sales and installation of security related enhancements. The project includes obtaining and installation of: 1. New steel reinforced security entry doors with frames and multipoint electronic locking mechanisms to replace existing entry doors. 2. A video intercom system integrated with a physical access control system. 3. Integrated entry doorajar alert system. Selection criteria will be based on knowledge of doors, door installation, surveillance and security systems in the aggregate along with specific knowledge of all or some of items 1, 2 & 3 listed above, adherence to projected work schedules,

prior experience, references, and cost. Bids will be accepted for either individual items listed above or any combination of those items. Specifications and bid requirements can be obtained by contacting us a t bidstbame@gmail.com. All firms interested in receiving the bid requirements must provide the following information in your email request: firm name, primary contact, telephone, fax and email address by no later than 5:00pm Friday October 30, 2020. Bids will be accepted until 5:00pm on Friday November 20, 2020 and work is to commence by January 13, 2021 and be completed by March 15, 2021. 123520

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Stop & Shop and Long Island Cares, Inc., officials gathered outside LI Cares’ food pantry in Freeport to announce their Halloween Trick-or-Treat program last Friday. Stop & Shop has provided 500,000 goodie bags to LI Cares, who will be distributing the treats to children throughout Long Island through their pop-up food pantry sites and mobile pantry programs in October. “These are challenging times, and with that comes a responsibility to take extra precautions to protect our children’s health, as well as their happiness,” said Stefanie Shuman, Stop & Shop’s community relations manager. “We are also grateful to have such wonderful vendor partners who donated so generously to help ensure Long Island kids in need have a happy Halloween.” “It is essential that we provide children with a sense of normalcy even during a pandemic,” added Paule T. Pachter, CEO of Long Island Cares, Inc. “Stop & Shop’s generosity and its continued support of our mission will allow us to provide kids with a fun Halloween experience but in a manner that allows us to protect their health and safety.” Distribution sites for the goodie bags include: ■ Long Beach Distribution Center - 650

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LONG ISLAND CARES partnered with Stop & Shop to distribute Halloween goodie bags at their food pantry in Freeport on Oct. 16. Magnolia Ave, Long Beach ■ 5 Towns Community Center - 270 Lawrence Ave, Lawrence ■ Presbyterian Church of Valley Stream - 130 Central Ave, Valley Stream ■ LIC Center for Collaborative Assistance- 21 East Sunrise Highway, Freeport ■ LIC South Shore Service Center, 163-1 North Wellwood Avenue, Lindenhurst ■ LIC Super Pantry- 386 N. Wantagh Ave., Bethpage

Information to identify the case: Debtor: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York EIN: 11-1837437 United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York Date case filed for chapter 11: 10/01/2020 Case Number: 20 - 12345 Official Form 309F1 (For Corporations or Partnerships) Notice of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case 10/20 For the debtor listed above, a case has been filed under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. An order for relief has been entered. This notice has important information about the case for creditors and debtors, including information about the meeting of creditors and deadlines. Read both pages carefully. The filing of the case imposed an automatic stay against most collection activities. This means that creditors generally may not take action to collect debts from the debtor or the debtor’s property. For example, while the stay is in effect, creditors cannot sue, assert a deficiency, repossess property, or otherwise try to collect from the debtor. Creditors cannot demand repayment from the debtor by mail, phone, or otherwise. Creditors who violate the stay can be required to pay actual and punitive damages and attorney’s fees. Confirmation of a chapter 11 plan may result in a discharge of debt. A creditor who wants to have a particular debt excepted from discharge may be required to file a complaint in the bankruptcy clerk’s office within the deadline specified in this notice. (See line 11 below for more information.) To protect your rights, consult an attorney. All documents filed in the case may be inspected at the bankruptcy clerk’s office at the address listed below or through PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records at https://pacer.uscourts.gov). The staff of the bankruptcy clerk’s office cannot give legal advice. Do not file this notice with any proof of claim or other filing in the case. 1. Debtor’s Full name: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York 2. All other names used in the last 8 years: Diocese of Rockville Centre 3. Address: 50 North Park Avenue, Rockville, NY 11570 4. Debtor’s attorney: Jones Day, Attn: Corinne Ball, 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 11570, Phone: (212) 326 – 3939, Email: cball@jonesday.com 5. Bankruptcy clerk’s office: US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, One Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004-1408, Hours open: Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM (ET) – 5:00 PM (ET), Contact phone: (212) 668 - 2870. Documents in this case may be filed at this address. You may inspect all records filed in this case at this office or online at https://pacer.uscourts.gov. 6. Meeting of creditors: November 5, 2020 at 12 PM (ET), Location: The meeting of creditors will be conducted by telephone conference. The Office of the United States Trustee will provide dial-in instructions prior to the meeting. The debtor’s representative must attend the meeting to be questioned under oath. Creditors may attend, but are not required to do so. The meeting may be continued or adjourned to a later date. If so, the date will be on the court docket. 7. Proof of claim deadline. Deadline for filing of proof of claim: Not yet set. If a deadline is set, notice will be sent at a later time. A proof of claim is a signed statement describing a creditor’s claim. A proof of claim form may be obtained at www.uscourts.gov or any bankruptcy clerk’s office. Your claim will be allowed in the amount scheduled unless: your claim is designated as disputed, contingent, or unliquidated; you file a proof of claim in a different amount; or you receive another notice. If your claim is not scheduled or if your claim is designated as disputed, contingent, or unliquidated, you must file a proof of claim or you might not be paid on your claim and you might be unable to vote on a plan. You may file a proof of claim even if your claim is scheduled. You may review the schedules at the bankruptcy clerk’s office or online at https://pacer.uscourts.gov. Secured creditors retain rights in their collateral regardless of whether they file a proof of claim. Filing a proof of claim submits a creditor to the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court, with consequences a lawyer can explain. For example, a secured creditor who files a proof of claim may surrender important nonmonetary rights, including the right to a jury trial. 8. Exception to discharge deadline: If § 523(c) applies to your claim and you seek to have it excepted from discharge, you must start a judicial proceeding by filing a complaint by the deadline stated below. 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Herd immunity, a recipe for further disaster

onsider the number 675,000 for a moment. That’s the number of people in the United States who died during the flu pandemic of 1918-19. Could the U.S. be headed for such widespread death again? At press time, nearly 220,000 Americans had died of Covid-19, only eight months into this pandemic. The coronavirus could very well be with us for months to come, perhaps through the end of 2021. What will the death toll be in six months, 12 months, 18 months? It isn’t a stretch of the imagination to believe we could reach 400,000, 600,000 deaths or more if a safe and reliable vaccine isn’t found soon. Each death represents someone’s mother or father, brother or sister, friend or colleague. Each death is a tragedy, an extinguishment of life that was, in all too many cases, avoidable — if not for the policies of the Trump administration. From the start, President Trump downplayed the dangers of the coronavirus, even though he understood its severity as

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early as February. When we should have been locking down nationally, as New Zealand did in March, we remained open for business in most parts of the country, and the virus spread from transportation hubs like New York and California across the country. There was never a complete travel ban from China early this year, as Trump has claimed — American citizens and permanent residents flew back and forth at will between China and the U.S. And Trump has eschewed masks all along, even though mask wearing would improve safety as the U.S. continues to open up. Now the Trump administration is weighing, and in many ways pursuing, its potentially most dangerous policy of all — herd immunity, the ill-advised, frankly inane notion that we can beat the coronavirus by allowing healthy young people to become infected. If enough people do so and develop immunity to the virus, the thinking goes, it will disappear. Reputable scientists tell us, however, that herd immunity requires at minimum

Say goodbye to ‘Lady’ on our sports pages

n late September, we at the Herald were jolted when a senior at Kennedy High School, in Bellmore, called on school officials — and the local media — to stop referring to girls’ sports teams at Kennedy as the “Lady Cougars.” The student, 17-year-old Rachel Nossen, of Merrick, wrote an op-ed essay for her school newspaper, The Cougar Crier, and it certainly caught our attention. Throughout our newspaper group, which encompasses 18 editions on the north and south shores of Nassau County, we decided to

drop the use of “Lady.” Nossen was right to argue that the term diminishes the accomplishments of female athletes. Lady is a term of a bygone era when women were expected to be prim and proper and quiet, not the accomplished and fierce competitors they have become since Title IX was enacted in 1972, prohibiting sex discrimination in the schools. According to Title IX, if there is a boys’ team at a school, there must be a girls’ team. Up until then, many, if not most, schools did not have competitive girls’ ath-

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50 to 60 percent of the population to be infected, and that it cannot be achieved without a vaccine. But let’s suppose for a moment that we, as a nation, were to pursue a herd-immunity course through natural infection, and 60 percent of Americans — or 196 million people — were to get the coronavirus. Think about the astronomical death total that would likely result. To date, 8.17 million Americans have reportedly been infected with Covid-19. That’s 2.5 percent of the population. In widespread testing in late September, 1 in 10 Americans had Covid-19 antibodies, according to the Stanford University Medicine News Center. That is, we’re a long way from herd immunity. Pursuing herd immunity in the absence of a vaccine is a recipe for a death toll not seen in a pandemic since 1918-19. Listen to the reputable scientists: Wear a mask in public. Keep your distance. Wash your hands frequently. Work from home if you can.

LETTERS Voting is now convenient To the Editor: It’s been a trying year for our nation and a tragic one for New Yorkers, many of whom have lost loved ones and are worried about our tattered economy and the wellbeing of isolated friends and family. The scary prospect of a second wave of Covid-19 washing over New York during flu season has been anticipated all year, but one silver lining is that we need not fret over voting safely in next month’s election. For the majority of Long Islanders who haven’t voted since 2018 or before, casting a ballot in New York has changed drastically for the better, thanks to a raft of reforms and resiliency measures that improved convenience, due process, fairness and public safety. There are now three ways to vote in Election 2020, each with pros and cons. Given our protracted public health emergency, however, this flexibility is key to our safety

letic programs. Our editorial board gathered to figure out how “Lady” came into our sportsreporting lexicon, and concluded it was simply a matter of tradition. As we have learned in recent months and years, however, we need to look critically at our traditions to ensure they are in sync with modern thinking. Use of “Lady” when referring to girls’ sports teams is clearly out of step with 2020 culture, and so we will stop using it, except when it is part of an official team name.

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here is a storm brewing, and your child’s school is in its cross hairs. It’s not a hurricane or a tornado. It’s a fiscal tsunami, and it’s going to devastate the education system on Long Island unless Albany steps up and acts. Too many of our school districts were already in dire fiscal straits due to decades of austerity before the economic experts released their forecasts of even more funding cuts. This is especially true for schools in Black and brown neighborhoods. For LISA years, students in TYSON these classrooms have lacked up-todate materials, technology and other basic resources, so it’s no wonder these districts have been the first to feel the effects of this oncoming storm. The Copiague Board of Education pink-slipped dozens of staff members just a week before students were set to return to class. And this is just the beginning. The wind is picking up. Dark clouds are forming. Things are looking grim. But don’t worry. This particular storm isn’t a force of nature that we are powerless to stop. This is a human-caused

financial calamity to which there are sensible solutions. First, however, we have to examine how our “leaders” got us into this mess. It’s not news to anyone that New York, like the rest of the nation, is in economic turmoil because officials at both the state and federal levels failed to adequately respond to the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more than 25,000 people in our state and left millions jobless. In response to New York’s fiscal distress, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the State Legislature approved a budget earlier this year that cut $1.1 billion in state aid from schools. Long Island schools lost a total $49.4 million. But it gets worse. Here’s how Copiague Public Schools Superintendent Kathleen Bannon explained the dire situation that every district is facing: “On Aug. 20, the district received a state aid payment for the 2019-20 school year that was 20 percent less than expected. Along with that payment was a notice that all future state aid payments would also be reduced by 20 percent.” These aren’t just numbers in a spreadsheet. Your children’s education, and therefore their future, is on the chopping block. Far too many of Long Island’s bright young minds have been forced to

he state must dip into its rainy-day fund, because it’s pouring out there.

LETTERS and the election’s legitimacy. Regardless of ideology, nobody argues in print that American citizens should need to risk their lives to vote. Options can protect our rights and our communities if we avail ourselves of them. Last year, lawmakers created an election period to spread voting out over nine additional days — including two weekends and workday evenings. At the time, “social distancing” wasn’t common parlance to anyone without a degree in disease transmission, but that reform seems prescient today. The early-voting options in Nassau and Suffolk counties include a shift to countywide voting centers, permitting residents to visit any site from Saturday, Oct. 24, to Sunday, Nov. 1. Nassau, a statewide access leader, offers 83 operating hours of early voting. (The same can’t be said for Suffolk, which has a greater population and sprawling geography, but fewer sites and nearly three fewer days’ worth of hours.) For those who have adapted to our new normal — who wear masks and venture out for groceries — finding a quiet five minutes to vote early may be the best option. Voters cast their ballots after privately marking them, and they will be included with election night results. Those who believe the process is a partisan ploy should know that Texans have

attend schools that are criminally underfunded, and these cuts will further pulverize their chances at receiving a quality education. So, will Long Island’s state legislators stand by and let this happen, or will they fight for the children of Long Island? It’s time to act to stop this fiscal tsunami in its tracks, because we shouldn’t play politics with our kids’ education. We are proposing a fourpronged approach, and the first prong can and should be done immediately: The state must dip into its rainy-day fund, because it’s pouring out there. We can’t weather a storm with an umbrella full of holes. Secondly, class is now in session, so the State Legislature should be in session, too. Cuomo has been circumventing democracy and playing games with the budget, which has caused unimaginable uncertainty and instability in school districts and municipalities. This has to stop. He needs to produce a real plan that lawmakers can work with to avoid more cuts at all costs. If he fails to do so, state legislators must immediately reconvene to stop the bleeding themselves, and they can do that by passing measures to make ultra-millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share. Albany needs to stop giving New

been voting early since the 1980s. Until Covid-19, absentee voting was not a mainstream option for New Yorkers. The state was one of only 16 to restrict it to those with the right excuse. Busy with work or child care? Not eligible. It shouldn’t have taken a deadly pandemic to develop voting resiliency — disruptions on Sept. 11, 2001, which was a Primary day, and Hurricane Sandy’s late-October 2012 landfall were enough. For immunocompromised people and those living or working with them, voting remotely may be safer, and pitfalls that jeopardize rights have been significantly mitigated. Voters can now request a ballot online in seconds or by phone, and may return completed ballots via contactless drop boxes at early voting or Election Day sites, or at their county Board of Elections office, which avoids return mail, stamps and postmarking entirely. Common clerical errors can now be fixed, providing a layer of due process where none existed before. Those who still prefer voting on the first Tuesday in November at one assigned site are welcome to, but they will have waited until the last possible day, when no other options remain — even if there are lines, inclement weather or a local uptick in Covid-19 cases. I wouldn’t wish that uncertainty on anyone, even those dispar-

York’s wealthiest residents a free ride. The rich have profited handsomely during the epidemic, earning enough during the public health crisis alone to close the state’s budget gap. New York’s cashstrapped families can’t be the only ones forced to make sacrifices. This isn’t a partisan issue. An overwhelming majority of New Yorkers support raising taxes on the rich, which lawmakers should remember when it’s their turn to cast a vote on legislation, because voters will surely remember who acted and who didn’t when Election Day comes around. Third: All options should be on the table to raise necessary revenue and avoid exacerbating this crisis with more cuts. So Cuomo also has a duty to consider short-term borrowing from the New York Federal Reserve Bank’s Municipal Liquidity Facility. And, last, we can’t let the federal government off the hook. It needs to get its act together, stop all the partisan bickering and send relief to the state and local communities. Sadly, recent events have made clear that the State Legislature can’t just sit on its hands and wait for Washington. For the sake of suffering New Yorkers, Cuomo and state lawmakers must act now. Lisa Tyson is the director of the Long Island Progressive Coalition.

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Will Washington soon be unchecked and unbalanced?

ome who are opposed to Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination are blurring the line between confirming a justice to fill a vacancy and the so-called “packing” of the court. Using this nomination to justify court packing would be a huge mistake. The real underlying issues relate to checks and balances and separation of powers. These are ideas that are embedded in our constitutional system of government. They’re essential to the successful American experience in ALFONSE representative govD’AMATO ernment. The continued success of this experience depends on all of us abiding by these basic principles. Without checks, balance is threatened. Without separation, power is unfettered. Our founders understood that. They deliberately divided our national government into three branches designed to balance one another against the accumulation of too much power in one place or person. That’s why we have a president, not a king; a Congress, not a politburo; and an independent judiciary, not star chambers or kangaroo courts. If we knock one leg

off this executive/legislative/judicial stool, the whole thing tips over. That’s what could happen if our leaders in Washington go down the path of tinkering too much with our carefully checked and balanced system — if they fail to maintain the deliberate separation of powers. The most recent example is talk of increasing the size of the Supreme Court. The argument goes like this: Since Republicans are pushing through a conservative Supreme Court nominee to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Democrats would be justified in expanding the size of the court with liberal justices to offset its conservative tilt. This tit-for-tat approach may sound appealing to Democrats, but it could easily lead to an unraveling of the balance of power in Washington, remaking the Supreme Court into not an equal branch of government, but an appendage of executive and congressional will. Suppose Democrats sweep to power in Washington next month, winning control of both the White House and Congress, and the court is increased from nine to 11 members by this one-party government. It may more easily bend to the will of Congress and the president, but it will have lost its essential independence as a co-

equal branch. It will in essence have become an arm of the other two branches. Fast-forward a few years and imagine the presidency and Congress swinging back to Republican control. The new oneparty government decides to increase the court from 11 members to 13 to get its pet initiatives through. It passes a different health care bill and changes the abortion laws, and then guarantees their passing Constitutional muster by loading the court with sympathetic justices. Over time the Supreme Court becomes a bloated mess, with 17 or 19 justices, or whatever number is needed to uphold the policies of the contemporaneous administration and Congress. America came perilously close to this situation once before. In the 1930s, President Franklin Roosevelt was frustrated that the Supreme Court struck down some of his New Deal initiatives as unconstitutional. When FDR tried to pack the court with sympathetic judges, the national backlash was swift and certain. FDR wisely backed down, and judicial independence was maintained. Maybe we Americans take our form of government too much for granted. We expect it to survive another 200 years just because it’s already lasted well over 200. Yet what Congress and the president do

f Democrats win big and ‘pack’ the Supreme Court, where might that lead?

can imperil our constitutional government. Congress, in particular, should resist the temptation to change its own self-limiting rules. The current Supreme Court controversy began when then Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took advantage of his Democratic majority to remove the requirement of 60 votes to confirm District Court nominees. When the Senate swung back to Republican control, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell decided to remove this 60-vote threshold for Supreme Court justices as well. That’s why Coney Barrett will likely be confirmed before the election. The next step in eroding the 60-vote requirement for Senate action would be to eliminate its application not just to judicial appointments but to all other legislative actions as well. That might sound appealing to the leaders of the next Senate majority, but it could come back to haunt them, too. Majorities shift with elections, and minority rights and privileges look a lot better when you’re in the minority. As someone who lived with both the pluses and minuses of the Senate’s higher threshold for action, I know that tinkering with power is tempting. It’s also dangerous. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.

When real-life horrors outdo Halloween

eally, could you make up Donald Trump if he didn’t already exist? What book publisher in their right mind or movie producer hoping for a hit would create a character as unlikely as the Republicans’ very own Great Pumpkin on steroids? Imagine this: Hungry screenwriter pitches a story to movie mogul: “See, you have this superrich guy who decides to run for RANDI president against KREISS 17 other candidates seeking the GOP nomination. He has some problems, sure, some ADD maybe, some narcissistic personality disorder, some grandiosity. Yeah, I’m pretty sure there’s tape out there of him bragging about grabbing women’s genitals and getting away with it because he’s a star. History? Not his strong suit. Also, yeah, he has no experience at all in government or foreign affairs. “He did host a reality TV show. And he has experience hosting the Miss Universe pageant, which will help when

negotiating with Russia, Syria and Iraq. “He’s planning to build a wall along the border with Mexico, lower taxes on the rich, create a religious test for immigrants trying to get to America. Also, there are TV clips of him gyrating while mocking a disabled reporter, and, yes, he did insult the Gold Star parents of a Muslim-American soldier killed in Iraq. “OK, OK, he isn’t perfect, but he is flamboyant, and a fast talker, and he knows how to gin up a crowd, even inciting anger and violence, which will make for a great plot line, maybe even ending in another American Revolution.” Would any publisher or producer want to invest in this preposterous story? And wait, there’s more. He not only wins the nomination of his party, he wins the 2016 election and becomes the 45th president, a profoundly unprepared, uncouth, blatantly racist xenophobe. Then, get this, he runs for a second term. Sorry, Halloween 2020, you’ve been hijacked by the facts on the ground. Nothing can be as horrific as real life in the midst of a global pandemic in a country abused by an inept leader.

Between the last election and this year, certain bedrock beliefs, such as the peaceful transition of power, have been challenged. Double double toil and trouble. From which caldron did he pull the idea to destabilize the country by sowing hatred and fear? Halloween, can you really do better than that? Fake Freddy Krueger fingernails and monster teeth just don’t cut it anymore. This year, thanks to the worrisome spiking of the Covid-19 virus, most children won’t have the fun of going door to door. The trick is on the innocent kids who might have been living in an entirely different environment if a competent and forthright president had taken charge early on to fight the pandemic in a smart and scientific way. Halloween tricks seem old school. Egging a car? Toilet paper in the trees? You call those tricks? They’re lame when compared with Russia hacking the election, the GOP placing fake ballot boxes around California and the leader of the free world coyly encouraging a wacko fringe group like QAnon. Now those tricks get everyone’s attention. Facebook, like other social media plat-

his year, the scariest holiday has been hijacked by facts on the ground.

forms, is under attack by foreign goblins and gremlins; cyberwarfare is terrifying. The old-time fright masks just don’t have the same ability to reach inside our lives and twist until we scream. Masks have taken on a whole other meaning in the time of Covid and the reign of Donald. As for ghosts, Halloween, I’m seeing the spirit of dictators, past and present, dancing across America. What have you got? White sheets and green makeup? Meh. Trump is actively summoning the spirit of his brother, Vladimir Putin, to name just one. He invokes his spirit every time he saws away at the pillars of our democracy: the Department of Justice, the FBI, the CIA, the Supreme Court and the Environmental Protection Agency. Clearly, the Donald trumps Halloween. He has ruined my taste for manufactured terror. I just can’t get interested in candy corn. We need to invent a special holiday for him. Let’s call it Inauguration Day, celebrate a new president and say goodbye to the sick joke that has been Donald Trump’s presidency. Maybe next year, fright wigs and skeleton costumes will be amusing again. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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