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Friday, January 24, 2020

Vol. 69, No. 4

N E W H Y D E PA R K

CHAZZ DIRECTS AT LANDMARK

BUCKLEY A ‘BAD NEIGHBOR’

CURRAN TO ISLANDERS: RETURN NOW

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Montreuil tells commuters to avoid area

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Reacts to closing of New Hyde Park Road for 7 months for LIRR work BY TOM M CC A RT HY New Hyde Park Mayor Lawrence Montreuil had one piece of advice for outside commuters when LIRR construction closes New Hyde Park Road in February for seven months: avoid traveling through New Hyde Park. “We need to get the word out that once New Hyde Park Road closes, people should avoid New Hyde Park,” Montreuil said. “We need to get the word out; avoid this area.” Montreuil said at a village meeting last Thursday that after attending a Lakeville Estates Civic Association meeting the day before he spoke with a Newsday reporter. He said that he said to Newsday that it was important to get the word out to people who may work near New Hyde Park like Northwell workers and people living in Franklin Square, Lynbrook or Oceanside may find cutting through New Hyde Park as a “logi-

cal traﬃc route.” “Use the Cross Island Parkway, use the Meadowbrook Parkway … Use Tulip Avenue or use Franklin Avenue,” Montreuil said. He said the village has also been pushing the private firm hired by the LIRR for the project, Third Track Constructors (3TC), to “broaden outreach.” He said a thing he asked, which the company has not done, is hand out flyers on Covert Avenue with maps. Montreuil was critical of 3TC’s detour plan, saying that a lot of commercial traﬃc will be detoured on Covert Avenue and Tulip Avenue by Sewanhaka High School as a consequence of the current plan. Trustee Rainer Burger said that now that the village is “two to three weeks out” that 3TC must start sharing information on the closing on the electric boards on the Cross Island Parkway. The curContinued on Page 52

PHOTO COURTESY OF REENA GULATI

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran (left) attended the installation of Reena Gulati as the new president of the New Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce. See more photos on page 19.

LIRR to temporarily shut NHP station on Feb. 3 BY DA N OFF N E R

ville, according to representatives of the Long Island Rail The LIRR station in New Road. Last Wednesday representaHyde Park will be temporarily shut down on Feb. 3 as part of tives with the Third Track Conthe project to build a third track structors met with members of between Floral Park and Hicks- the Lakeville Estates Civic As-

sociation to address residents’ concerns about the project, particularly, what the plans to close New Hyde Park Road will mean for local traﬃc patterns. Bill Cutrone, president of Continued on Page 52

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The Herald Courier, Friday, January 24, 2020

North Hills residents say Herricks schools Buckley a ‘bad neighbor’ rated among best

Application hearing sees Acorn Ponders object to project Both high, middle school in Niche’s Top 100 BY R O S E W E L D ON

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Attorney Bruce Migatz presents a plan for Buckley Country Day School’s proposed additions at a Jan. 15 meeting of the Village of North Hills Board of Trustees. BY R O S E W E L D ON The Buckley Country Day School is a “bad neighbor,” according to a group of North Hills residents. The comments were made at a Jan. 15 public hearing during a North Hills Board of Trustees meeting on an application from the school that would include, among other elements, the addition of 197 parking spots to the existing 120. Attorney Bruce Migatz of the Garden City firm Albanese and Albanese, representing Buckley in the matter, presented the application, the result of a $5 million capital campaign. “The proposal was based upon what the school feels they require,” Migatz said. “If the board has concerns about the size of the parking lot, we can certainly look at that and see if we can’t make that a little bit smaller and still accommodate special events, by all means. Buckley wants to be a good neighbor. The school wants to work with the neighborhood.” Migatz’s presentation was

neighbors.” “We are therefore balancing the need of security measures against the impact of the community,” Drago said. “In regards to the parking plan, the proposed designated visitor parking lot is a second layer of security. The Nassau County P.D. and Department of Homeland Security surveys recommend that vehicle access to the athletic fields should be restricted, also recommend that we “ uring the summer should explore ways to prevent any vehicle from parking within camp season, we 70 feet of the school building, already experience and that we should designate a visitor parking area.” loud camp noise that separate Drago said the school’s curbegins around 9 in rent parking plan was an “ad setup wherever the school the morning from the hoc” could find space for parents and kids, counselors and visitors, also mentioning that “more spots were needed for armusic.” rival and dismissal, game days twice a week, and about 20 large Sharon Struminger special events per year.” MEMBER, ACORN PONDS Following the presentation, HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION’S over 10 residents whose homes BOARD bordered the school objected to the proposed developments, inDrago also said the school cluding from the Acorn Ponds Continued on Page 51 recognized “the concerns of our preceded by Buckley’s head of security, John Drago, who said that the need for more spaces was based on safety concerns following a 2018 Nassau County Police Department security survey of the campus and a 2019 U.S. Department of Homeland Security self-assessment survey of the school.

Schools in Great Neck, Port Washington, Manhasset, Roslyn and Herricks have been named among the top 100 schools in New York, according to a new list from K-12 education website Niche. The list’s highest-placing North Shore school was Great Neck South High School in Lake Success at No. 29, followed by Manhasset Secondary School at No. 43. Great Neck is the most heavily represented North Shore area on the list, with five of the district’s nine schools and the private North Shore Hebrew Academy High School scoring spots. The Herricks district is second, with two schools. Topping the list is the Trinity School, a private Episcopalian K-12 institution in Manhattan. These were the North Shore schools listed: 29. Great Neck South High School, Lake Success – Great Neck school district 43. Manhasset Secondary

School – Manhasset school district 44. Herricks High School, New Hyde Park – Herricks school district 46. Great Neck North High School – Great Neck school district 52. Roslyn High School – Roslyn school district 58. Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School, Port Washington – Port Washington school district 63. North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, Great Neck – private 65. Lakeville Elementary School, Lake Success – Great Neck school district 75. Great Neck South Middle School – Great Neck school district 77. Elizabeth M. Baker Elementary School – Great Neck school district 83. The Wheatley School, Old Westbury – East Williston school district 97. Herricks Middle School, Albertson – Herricks school district.

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Great Neck South High School was ranked No. 29 on Niche’s list of the top 100 K-12 schools in the state.

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Port home vandalized over Trump signs Resident says flags, lawn signs were moved, torn five times over two months BY R O S E W E L D ON A Port Washington native said campaign signs and flags he put up at his home in support of President Donald Trump have been vandalized or stolen five times. In November, Uri Bloch purchased a yard sign advertising Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign and installed it prominently on his front lawn. The next day, he found it oﬀ to the side of the lawn and returned it to its spot, figuring “it was the wind.” “A day later, after I put up the sign again, I found it thrown in the shrubbery next to my house,” Bloch said. He put the sign back in its place. Within two days, it was stolen from his front lawn. “Someone had been tampering with it, and then they came onto my property and stole it,” he said. The three incidents in November made Bloch decide to add something more permanent. “I decided to get an actual flag and nail it to my porch so it would be more diﬃcult for

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The front of Uri Bloch’s home, where five incidents of vandalism took place. someone to do something,” Bloch said. Bloch then bought a flag from the Trump campaign and hung it on his porch’s overhang, as well as several more yard signs. The homeowner also installed two cameras on his porch in hope of identifying the vandals. For a few days, he says, noth-

ing happened – until the middle of December. “After several days, someone decided to come during the evening, yanked [the flag] down and tore it up and then left it on my porch,” Bloch said. “I ended up catching it on tape.” Undeterred, Bloch ordered another flag, and decided to put it up around noon on New Year’s

Day. “I decided to give them one more chance, so I bought another flag, put up on New Year’s, and I put it up higher on the porch overhang,” Bloch said. “I also bought another two cameras for the porch.” With four cameras on the porch, Bloch figured, none of the vandals would want to risk get-

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ting caught. “Just from seeing all the cameras it won’t make sense why anyone would come,” he said. Less than 12 hours later, “around 9 to 10 p.m.,” Bloch said, “there was a commotion at my door which actually set off the alarm at my house.” “There were two individuals who jumped and tore down the sign, and a third waiting on the lawn with them,” Bloch said. “And when the alarm rang, they ran off and dropped the flag. I guess the scare of the alarm got them nervous, and then Nassau County police came and reviewed the footage.” Since Jan. 1, Bloch has put his flag higher and added two more Trump yard signs to his lawn. “No one has come, because I have cameras and I’ll send it to the police,” Bloch said. “A lot of people have different yard signs in town and have different political things they stand for, but no one’s ever dealt with what I’ve dealt with.” Bloch said he has also reContinued on Page 52

The Herald Courier, Friday, January 24, 2020

Curran seeks to tweak bail reform laws County executive announces creation of ‘Common-Sense Coalition’ on L.I. BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Nassau and Suﬀolk County law enforcement oﬃcials will join forces to present “common sense” improvements to the state’s new bail reform laws, according to Nassau County Executive Laura Curran.

“ or even the most routine arrest, each officer must turn in every single piece of evidence that relates to the case.” Patrick Ryder NASSAU COUNTY POLICE COMMISSIONER

“The job of myself and everyone standing here today is to prioritize public safety in our respective areas,” Curran said during a Tuesday news conference in front of the Nassau County Supreme Court building. “We are here today as a coalition dedicated to letting our representatives in Albany know what we are seeing here on the ground, and how we believe this can be improved.” The new laws, passed in April, eliminated pretrial detention and optional cash bail in an estimated 90 percent of cases.

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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced the “Common-Sense Coalition,” which consists of law enforcement officials from Nassau and Suffolk County, to join forces and present modifications to the state bail reform laws.

According to county officials, more than 175 people accused of misdemeanors and “nonviolent felonies” were released without bail as they await trial. The “Common-Sense Coalition” consists of Curran, Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, Sheriff Vera Fludd, Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon, Nassau Police Benevolent Association President James McDermott, Nassau Corrections Officers Benevolent Association President Brian Sullivan, Nassau Detectives Association President John Wighaus and Nassau Superior Officers Association President Kevin Black. All of the officials will be tasked with delivering suggested changes to Albany lawmakers on the new statewide bail reform laws. The law enforcement members of the newly established coalition each spoke on the effects that the statewide initiative has placed on their work. “For even the most routine arrest, each officer must turn in every single piece of evidence that relates to the case,” Ryder said. “That’s how it has been. But now with the new discovery laws, we have to turn that evidence over to the judicial system in just 15 days. If we do not hand over the evidence and paperwork in that 15-day window, the case is tossed away and someone who may be a threat to society is back out on the street.” Continued on Page 13

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Residents, panel express 5G concerns Panelists discuss benefits, risks of new technology amid opposition to ExteNet cell towers BY R O S E W E L D ON

The issues surrounding 5G data are still complicated, according to a panel of experts assembled by Blank Slate Media at a community forum held last Thursday at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset. Speakers on the panel included Frank Clegg, former president of Microsoft Canada; Narayan Menon, a founder of wireless technology company XCellAir and a computer science professor at Hofstra University; Dr. Sanjivan Patel, chairman of the department of pediatrics at the Wyckoﬀ Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn; and Patti Wood, executive director of Grassroots Environmental Education and a columnist for Blank Slate Media. The panel began by discussing the possible risks posed by radiation from small wireless devices. Clegg said a letter signed by 250 scientists in 40 diﬀerent countries and sent to the World Health Organization and the United Nations stated concerns about “radiation of all kinds.” “I’m not a scientist, I’m a math major, but I think I understand enough to understand the tech-

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Audience members watch as panelists discuss 5G data and cell nodes at a Jan. 16 forum. nology,” Clegg said. “And when we have experts who spend their careers researching this topic, raising the red flag and saying they’re concerned about it, then I get concerned as well.” Possible health eﬀects were also discussed, but Clegg said that the numbers weren’t in due to the breadth of the issue and innumerable variables. “Nobody has any numbers,

because it’s such a complicated discussion to have,” Clegg said. “Even for a carcinogen that we know, we still don’t know what dosage is going to be deadly.” Clegg also mentioned that unlike smoking or other factors known to cause cancer, most radiation exposure is involuntary. “If someone puts a cell tower in my neighborhood, or puts five routers in my child or grandchild’s

classroom, I don’t have a choice,” Clegg said. “I think we’re getting to that stage of saying, if you can, wire your home and make it as radiation-free as you can. My concern is that people don’t really understand that.” Concerning the 5G cell nodes causing issues with infrastructure company ExteNet Systems in the Lake Success, Flower Hill and Plandome areas, Wood acknowledged that the state of 5G technology had caused the cell tower boom. “With 5G everyone knows that these cell towers that used to be along a golf course or on the highway are on your front doors, and now 5G, because of the technology, has to be integrated into neighborhoods,” Wood said. “They need to be close to the user and they need to be densely located.” Wood also explained that inside the proposed small cells were antennae that put out radiation, and echoed Clegg’s point about involuntary exposure. “You have no choice, and that’s why we’re having this discussion,” Wood said. “One of the reasons that the towns and villages that have said no to this and have not been sued is that they have said to the

telecom companies, we want to be able to measure the output of that antenna without 24 hours notice to make sure it’s in the FCC legal limits.” The panel agreed that among the best ways to prevent building of cell towers would be to reach out to elected officials. During the audience question portion, Marla Peck, a member of the group Citizens for 5G Awareness, spoke of the health effects, and asked the panel what the residents could do when elected officials could not do anything. Wood told Peck that while she felt she “could not give a satisfactory answer,” there were a few officials in Washington, D.C., who knew and understood the issue, and that U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) had held a hearing with the Federal Communications Commission and the CTIA, a trade organization representing the wireless technology industry, on the matter. “He asked them, ‘how much money are you devoting or putting into the study of the health impacts of your technology?'” Wood said. “And they looked at each other and they said, ‘nothing.'”

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Audit shines light on LIRR misinformation BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z A recently released audit of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority conducted by the state comptroller’s oﬃce highlighted misleading performance standards in Long Island Rail Road reliability from 2015 to 2018.

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An audit of the LIRR was conducted by the state comptroller’s office from Jan. 1, 2015 to Aug. 22, 2018.

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Curran asks for Islanders to return now Writes NHL commish with request to have team play all home games at Nassau Coliseum BY R OB E RT PELAEZ Nassau County Executive Laura Curran has reached out to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman asking that the New York Islanders return to their old stomping grounds at the NYCB Live Nassau Coliseum for the 2020-21 season. In her letter, Curran acknowledged and thanked Bettman for “graciously” allowing the Islanders to play the first round of the 2019 playoﬀs at the Coliseum and cited the 4-0 sweep of the Pittsburgh Penguins. As of now, the team has the remainder of this season and all of next season before moving into its still-under-construction new home in Belmont for the start of the 2021-22 season. The team is currently in the second year of a three-year agreement to split home games between the Coliseum and the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, also home to the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets. Bettman announced earlier in the year that seven games this season that were originally slated

said in her letter. “Commissioner Bettman: Let us ‘Rock The Barn’ for one more full and final year!” In 2018, Bettman along with Curran and other NHL executives, toured the Coliseum to assess the stadium’s sustainability, ultimately deciding that the arena was not a viable option for the team moving forward. “I don’t view the Nassau Coliseum as a viable option,” Bettman said in 2017 after another tour prior to the Coliseum’s renovation. “Ultimately, whether or not the Islanders want to consider that and bring it to the league or something, you’ve had to ask them about it. But my gut reacPHOTO COURTESY OF GOOGLE MAPS tion is it’s not a viable option.” Despite Bettman’s concerns, a Nassau County Executive Laura Curran wrote a letter to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettnew arena is in the process of beman, imploring the league to allow the team play all home games at the NYCB Live Nassau ing constructed and it is evident that Curran’s word goes a long Coliseum next year. way with the head of professional for Brooklyn would move to Nas- at the Coliseum until a potential the team called home for more hockey. The Islanders are currently sau. That brought the split to new site, now Belmont, was con- than 40 years. “It’s what the fans want. It’s 28-14-4, good for third place in 28 games at the Coliseum, also structed. League oﬃcials have known as the Barn, as opposed to been critical of the stadium’s lack what the players want. And, re- the Atlantic Division. As of now, of modern amenities, luxuries cent evidence has been clear that they would be in the playoﬀs, 13 at Barclays. The league was initially re- and technology despite Long Is- when Isles play home games on something fans would be excited sistant to have the Islanders play land natives’ passion for the arena Long Island, they win,” Curran to see at the Coliseum.

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Mom’s act of kindness spurs $10,000 initiative BY R OB E RT PELAEZ Denise Heckleman, a Mineola resident and teacher at St. Francis Preparatory School in Fresh Meadows, said one of her most memorable teaching moments happened outside of the classroom and spurred an event that has raised thousands of dollars for community members going through a troubling time. When her two children asked for money to buy their friends presents for the holidays several years ago, Heckleman posed an idea that would stay true to the children’s selfless intentions, but improve it on a larger scale. And just like that, #friendswhogive was created. “I told them that we should take the money that I usually give them for their friends, pool it together and purchase a gift for someone that needs it more,” Heckleman said. “There is no better way to give gifts than to spread it around the community.” Heckleman said she took to Facebook and asked other parents in the area if their children had similar intentions. Other mothers immediately flocked to the idea, and the growing initiative has raised over $10,000 in toys, gift cards and general funds around the Mineola community and beyond since 2017. “For the first time this past year, New Hyde Park and Garden City Park/ Franklin Square also held

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2 from Herricks named scholars Herricks High School seniors Carrie Hsu and Bhav Patel have been named semifinalists in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, as announced by the Society for Science and the Public. They are recognized among the top 300 scholars for this prestigious math and science competition and will be awarded $2,000 each. Scholars were selected from 1,993 applications received from 659 high schools across 49 states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, Guam and eight countries. They were chosen based on their exceptional research skills, commitment to academics, innovative thinking and promise as scientists. The Regeneron Science Talent Search provides students a national stage to present original research and celebrates the hard work and novel discoveries of young scientists who are bringing a fresh perspective to significant global challenges. This year, research projects cover topics from medicine and health to environmental science. Carrie’s project is titled “Development of a Frustrated Total Internal Reflection Biosensing System for Noninvasive Terahertz Imaging and Detecting Cell Growth,” while Bhav’s research focuses on “Changes in Neural Connectivity Un-

derlying Attention Abilities Before and After Antipsychotic Treatment in First Episode Psychosis Patients.” Submitted by Syntax and Herricks Public Schools

Coke honors local high school students Students from Port Washington, Roslyn, New Hyde Park, and East Williston have been named among the 1,928 semifinalists nationwide in the running for the 2020 Coca-Cola Scholars Program. Based on leadership skills, academic achievements, and community service, 250 applicants will be named regional finalists, and 150 of which, will receive $20,000 scholarships. This year, there are 34 students from Nassau County who have been selected as semifinalists, including Megan Kaye, Karen Li, Madison Ramos of East Williston; Avery DeNatale and Jocelyn Umana of Locust Valley; Jaime Levin and Maansi Shroﬀ

of Port Washington; Sophie Fries and Jake Stoller of Roslyn; Pranav Kengeri of New Hyde Park; and Marvia Pressoir and Munahil Sultana of Elmont. Other semifinalists also include Nicholas Donatelli of Huntington (Chaminade High School), Julian Belardo of New Hyde Park (Kellenberg Memorial High School), Ashley Torres of Westbury (Kellenberg Memorial High School), and Chloe Adeleke of Elmont (Midwood High School at Brooklyn College). For more information on the 2020 Coca-Cola Scholars semifinalists visit https://www.cocacolascholarsfoundation.org/ blog/2020-semifinalists/.

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North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Town Clerk Wayne Wink attended the Greater New Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce’s 2020 presidential gala, on Jan. 16, at the Inn at New Hyde Park. During the celebration, Supervisor Bosworth installed the executive board members including Cheryl Fajardo as the vice president, Donna Pagano as the 2nd vice president, Saveeta Barnes as the 3rd vice president, Sheila McKeough as the secretary, and Richard Guilfoyle as the treasurer. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran installed the new president, Reena Gulati. Also during the ceremony, Supervisor Bosworth and the town board honored outgoing-Chamber President Jea-

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Ryder said that overtime hours have been gradually increasing and implored legislators in Albany to modify the discovery time period. Additionally, Ryder said he expected more than 40 percent of the defendants released under the new law to return to jail. Toulon said the coalition seeks to modify the discretionary laws for judges to re-evaluate a particular case if a person has a history of not showing up for a mandated court date. As of now, state law does not require that discretion be given to judges. Last week, 40-year-old Suffolk resident Jordan Randolph was arrested for rear-ending and killing another driver. Officials said Randolph has a dozen prior convictions, three of which are DWI and two felonies. Randolph was released under the new bail reform laws. Curran, a Democrat, said that the proposed changes the coalition will send to Albany will be a bipartisan effort. “This is not a political issue, this is a public safety issue,” Curran said. No Republican representatives from either county were in attendance. Nassau County Presiding Officer Rich Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) was not available for immediate comment but told Newsday, “Our state should have had these conversations and recommendations before this ill-conceived legislation passed. Our Democratic state representatives who all voted for this dangerous measure should repeal it immediately and find a bipartisan solution to keep our communities safe.” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the bail reform law modifications are an “ongoing process” during his budget address for the fiscal year of 2021. “It’s not that you reform a system once and then you walk away,” he said on Tuesday, according to The New York Post. “You make change in a system, it has consequences. And you have to understand those consequences.”

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G, the newest generation of cellular technology, is said to oﬀer at least a tenfold improvement over its predecessor that will a drive wave of innovation ranging from new smartphones to what some say will be the next Industrial Revolution. This new Industrial Revolution will aﬀect every business and consumer by enabling devices to talk to each other and share information gathered through the use of embedded sensors, actuators and other devices that can collect or transmit information. Think smart homes, smart cars and artificial intelligence. But, according to some, this progress could have a very high price. This progress includes radiofrequency radiation that they say can damage DNA and lead to cancers; cause oxidative damage that can cause premature aging; disrupt cell metabolism; and potentially lead to other diseases through the generation of stress proteins. Frank Clegg, the former president of Microsoft Canada, grew emotional last Thursday when describing the threat posed from 5G at a community forum on wireless technology hosted by Blank Slate Media at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset. “5G is not safe,” Clegg said. “I want to be able to tell my granddaughter I did everything I could to warn the public about the risks from wireless technology.” Health concerns about 5G have driven resident opposition to the proposed installation of cell towers by ExteNet in villages across the Town of North Hempstead. But the village governments are limited in how they can re-

spond due to a ruling by the FCC on the installation of cell towers. The ruling allows municipalities to have a say where in their communities the cell towers are located and what they look like but it does not permit them to bar cell towers based on health concerns. Three villages – Lake Success, Plandome and Flower Hill – have responded by slow-walking the approval process with objections to where the cell towers are located and what they look like. ExteNet has responded by suing the villages. The company claims, not without some justification, that village officials are concerned about the health risks and are using the location and look of the cell towers as an excuse. ExteNet officials and wireless internet carriers such as Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile for whose signals the cell towers are being built, all maintain that the health concerns are grossly overblown. And the benefits to consumers and businesses of 5G and other wireless services in this country are enormous. Of course, the cigarette industry said the same thing about the impact of smoking for decades – even when officials knew better. This is also not the first time there have been concerns about wireless services. All cellphone networks work on radiowaves that produce radiofrequency radiation so concerns have existed for a long time about the use of cellphones, tablets, wireless phones and other devices that operate on the technology. Patti Wood, the executive director of Grassroots Environmental Education and a columnist for Blank Slate Media, said the cumulative effect of all these devices in our lives even before the advent of

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5G was a health danger at the community forum. “There are tens of thousands of studies already, dating back to the 1940s, Russia and the military,“ Wood said. Another panelist, Dr. Sanjivan Patel, chairman of the pediatrics department at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn and a resident of Manhasset, said he believed the science was less clear on the cumulative effect of radiofrequency waves on adults but believed it was very strong on children, infants and fetuses in their mother’s womb. The issues with 5G are that they emit higher-energy radiation and because they operate at a higher frequency they travel a shorter distance. This then requires more cell nodes closer to the ground. And because 5G can help drive so many devices in our homes, cars and workplaces the cumulative effect will rise – perhaps by a great deal. Villages’ officials, faced with the legal fees of blocking or substantially slowing cell towers installation in North Hempstead, have expressed frustration with the cost of opposing cell tower installations and the lack of support at higher REPORTERS Rose Weldon, Robert Pelaez

for Wi-Fi in schools – that the internet should be brought into classrooms with hard wires. People, she said, should try to minimize the impact on their exposure the way people now respond to the rays of the sun – another form of radiofrequency radiation. This includes holding your cellphone away from your head while speaking – as recommended by the phone’s manufacturer – discontinuing the use of things like earbuds and shutting devices in your home. The state of New York should also investigate the health issues raised in studies and develop guidelines to mitigate if not eliminate the harm caused by internet wireless. Which brings us back to cell towers. Unlike the devices we purchase and use in our homes and oﬃce, no choice is given with the radiofrequency radiation produced by cell nodes located outside our homes. Wireless technology oﬀers many attractive benefits. But those benefits apparently come with many risks as well. State and local governments should be saying something more than buyer beware.

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levels of government. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who kicked oﬀ a $500 million broadband program in 2015 to create high-speed internet access, announced a plan in his recently released state of the state message to fill gaps in cell coverage in the state. “Reliable cellular service is critical in order to have access to information, public safety and economic growth,” the plan states. The plans include several steps such as “batch-permitting” and “shot clocks” for applications on state land and areas lacking adequate cellular service. Clegg called for local governments to do all they could to delay the construction of cell towers, saying large companies sometime abandon projects that prove costly to implement. He also called for local governments to work together and residents to press government oﬃcials at all levels. Wood also said residents need to educate themselves on how to minimize their exposure beginning with an examination of schools to determine the level of radiofrequency waves present. She said there was no reason

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Hempstead: most dysfunctional town Part II of VI

he Stonewalling Begins Around the same time as the lawsuit, I invited Councilman Bruce Blakeman for coﬀee. I realized that a lawsuit was not the best way to start a working relationship; my hope was that one-onone, we could share ideas that would help Hempstead residents. But Blakeman was hostile and defensive. He emphatically stated, “Gillen is suing me. I won’t work with her.” “Don’t you want to help residents?” I asked. He replied, “I don’t care, Gillen is suing me.” After a few months of working at the Town, I suspected that most of the full-time staﬀ had been instructed to follow Councilman Blakeman’s example. My emails and phone calls were rarely returned in a timely fashion, if at all. While everyone was cordial, the tension was palpable. Several of my co-workers, who were also trying to move initiatives forward, we’re often told by Town employees, “I am not allowed to speak with you.”

Refinancing Debt is a NoBrainer — Or Is It? Still naive, and hoping to move initiatives forward, I tried to advance simple, good government policies, like refinancing the town’s high-interest outstanding debt. After a couple of months of work and expense to the town, the supervisor added refinancing debt to the town’s agenda for a meeting in March 2018. The Town Board tabled the resolution, even though it would have saved taxpayers $1.4 million in interest over the life of the almost $32 million in refinanced municipal bonds. In an eﬀort to save face, the Town Board, by partisan majority vote, replaced their long-time bond counsel and bond advisors with new ones and put out a press release stating that refinancing debt was a bad idea. A March 6, 2018 Newsday article quoted Councilman Anthony D’Esposito: “I’m not sure where the administration got their crystal ball to determine the cost-benefit of refinancing more than a year from now, but we are basing our votes on actual fact.”

$500,000 in interest savings by delaying the decision so that the newly elected Supervisor Gillen couldn’t get a quick win. This was just the first of several initiatives that would be shot down by the Republican Town Board majority to the detriment of the taxpayers. er

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All Things Political The “crystal ball” D’Esposito is referring to is actually a calculator. In fact, in 2016, the previous bond advisors sent several emails to the Town Comptroller, advising him to refinance the Town’s debt. There was even a final email plea from the same bond advisors late in 2017, before the new Trump tax laws changed, which would have enabled the Town to save over $5 million in interest! Over the next 18 months, the town ended up quietly allowing about $110 million to be refinanced but lost well over

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During May of 2018, I put the process in motion, with Supervisor Gillen’s full support, to create a foreclosure registry for the Town. At that time on Long Island, only the Village and Town of Babylon had such a registry. After the 2008 financial crisis, real estate values across the nation plummeted, and homeowners had diﬃculty paying their mortgages. Banks sold their mortgages to loan servicing agencies, who in turn sold them over and over again, to the point where it became diﬃcult to find out who was the originator of the mortgage. When calls flooded into banks for mortgage modifications, many homeowners

couldn’t get through, and when they did, they often couldn’t find the right person to talk to. From this chaos, a few enterprising start-ups formed foreclosure registry companies. A foreclosure registry firm charges banks a fee on behalf of a municipality, and provides the address, entity name of the originator of the loan, and a contact person for the property, all from public information. The foreclosure registry firm receives about 20% of the town ordinance-initiated bank fee for its eﬀorts, with the municipality receiving the balance. The Town of Hempstead employees wouldn’t have had to do any work for the data, and the Town would literally just collect checks. For the Town of Hempstead, which has 5,0006,000 homes in various states of foreclosure at any given time, the fees generated could easily top $3 million a year. The data would be incredibly valuable in helping homeowners find points of contact if they were in default and help the town by locating clusters Continued on Page 56

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Can America handle the truth about Trump?

n a trip to Washington, D.C., the other day, I decided to drop by the National Archives. I wanted to make sure we still had a Bill of Rights. As it turns out, I had picked a very interesting day for my visit. The day before, the state of Virginia had ratified the Equal Rights Amendment, finally pushing it over the finish line of needing ratification by 38 states. I didn’t think it would really matter to me until I felt teardrops rolling down my face upon hearing the news. Personally, I don’t think we’re equal, and we never will be — not until the day when a man, equally as well as a woman, can create a whole new human being, using nothing but his own body and one cell donated by someone else. Imagine if a man could do that; we’d never hear the end of it! Imagine how unimportant the construction of obelisks and winning of football games would seem to them, then. We’re not remotely equal — but I’ll settle for equality in the eyes of the law since it sadly

seems to be an improvement. So, yes, Virginia’s ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment was a pretty big deal. Almost as big a deal as what was happening just a few blocks to the east, where the impeachment trial of Donald Trump was getting underway — according to rules set out in documents housed right where I stood, in the rotunda of the National Archives building. It is hard to read those originals. The room is dimly lit — on purpose — and the originals are so badly faded, and behind such unwieldy cases, that it was hard to find any readable words. I understand these conditions are necessary for conservation, but there should be some life-size facsimiles for everyone to look at, study, and even run our fingers over. These words are so important! They need to be easier to see. But it wasn’t until I woke up the next morning that I learned I had walked right past the big story: The National Archives was in trouble for airbrushing some words out of the signs in a pho-

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A Look on the Lighter Side tograph from the Women’s March in 2017. The airbrushed words included “Trump” from signs like “God Hates Trump,” and “pussy” as in “This pussy grabs back.” Here were women exercising their First Amendment rights to free speech — check the glass case to your right! — peaceably assembling and petitioning their government for a redress of grievances. Every word on every sign was a heartfelt petition. National Archives oﬃcials

initially defended their actions as an eﬀort “not to engage in current political controversy,” and out of concern for the apparently tender eyes of visiting school groups. If avoiding controversy was their goal, they sure failed in a big way. They have now apologized and promised such a thing will never happen again. But I still have some questions: Who has the right to airbrush whose grievances out of history? Whom are they really protecting, and from what? If the National Archives is going to start airbrushing photographs, for fear of a president’s displeasure, where will they stop? When might they start airbrushing things INTO photographs — like a few thousand more people into Trump’s inauguration, to come a little closer to the lies he made his Press Secretary utter? And who are the Archives to airbrush out certain words, when the President himself has used them? Sure, they’re awkward and embarrassing. But so is the photo

of an enslaved African American man, his back a crisscross of scar tissue from a lifetime of whippings. That’s hard to explain to your children. So is the internment in camps of American citizens during World War II — men, women, and children — just because somebody thought they might help the Japanese. So is the plight of homeless men and women living today on America’s streets. They’re all awkward, embarrassing, and very hard to explain. But so, for that matter, is the man who calls our military’s highest leaders “dunces” and “babies.” Who thinks it’s okay to tear infants out of their mothers’ arms and put them in cages. Who talks about an entire continent as “a shithole” and who brags how “when you’re a star…you can do anything. Grab ‘em by the pussy.” Donald Trump is worse than an embarrassment. He is an outrage and no matter what happens in the next few weeks on Capitol Hill, he will be this nation’s stain on history, forever. There’s no airbrushing that.

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KREMER’S CORNER

Dear Mayor Mike, America owes you

ear Mayor Bloomberg, I would like to thank you for deciding to run for president. I know you are late to the game, but your decision is a welcome one. To date, you have hired over 1,000 campaign workers and have spent approximately $125 million. Some people will say you have embarked on a fruitless eﬀort and that there is little or no chance that you will succeed. I disagree. During the 2016 presidential campaign, the Democratic Party was so distracted that by the time Hillary Clinton won the nomination it was too late for her to convey a winning message or dispel the doubts that her possible supporters had about her. The key to the success of Donald Trump was that the Republican Party had invested millions of dollars from the early stages and did a good job tearing apart her image.

All the declared Democratic presidential candidates are busy going from state to state trying to assemble pledged delegates. For lack of a multi-milliondollar war chest, none of them is saturating the rest of the country with the advertisements talking about President Trump’s empty promises. But thanks to your ample funds and a great strategic plan, America is getting an early message about the danger of reelecting Mr. Trump. Whoever I talk to whether they live in Arizona, South Carolina or Texas, is being inundated with Bloomberg ads talking about health care, gun background checks, small business needs as well as other hot button issues. You are laying out the case for why the voters should not give Mr. Trump another four years. Your campaign is the gift that keeps on giving for the Democratic Party.

JERRY KREMER Kremer’s Corner

Some wealthy people have from time to time spent a few million dollars to advocate for their pet project or for some preferred candidate. But no one in the history of this country has been willing to spend historic amounts of money to stand up for their beliefs

about the dangers of a Trump reelection. Many years ago, billionaire Ross Perot opened his wallet to try to win the presidential election as an independent candidate. He did get a few electoral votes, but his campaign fell flat. Most political observers are firm in their belief that you can’t win the party nomination, but I see a diﬀerent path for you that could surprise everyone. Right now, Vice President Joe Biden is the national leader in the polls. He is doing well among key voting groups and he could make it all the way to the Democratic convention as the anointed candidate. But like everything in life, anything could happen and by June there may be no one person who looks like a sure winner. On March 3, Super Tuesday, multiple states will be picking delegates and that’s where you

are currently spending all of your money. If you pick up a batch of delegates on that big day and keep amassing delegates in the remaining primaries, you could be a contender for the nomination. If your opponents run out of money by mid-May, you have the means to finish the job. But let’s take a reality check. You have embarked upon a very challenging battle and face a lot of hurdles. There is no doubt that by June you may be far behind in the contest and will be forced to drop out. But you have made it clear that you intend to spend as many dollars as it takes to defeat a Trump candidacy. You have pledged to stay in the fight for the long haul. This country owes you a debt of gratitude for taking on the fight of your life and standing up for your principals.

VIEW POINT

Communities take on telecom giants

here has been an outpouring of opposition to 5G wireless technology matching the roll-out of antennas and towers. People are panicked, riled up and feeling powerless to stop the wave. This extraordinary laissezfaire goes back to the 1996 Federal Communications Act that basically gave free rein to telecom and internet companies to spread their new technology – localities cannot stop them from building towers or antennas based on environmental or public health concerns, or insert financial obstacles like high licensing fees, royalties or PILOTs. The technology has expanded and become ubiquitous – there is now a push toward the “Internet of Things” – linking up and automating self-driving cars, refrigerators that order food from the grocery, lights and locks that can be turned on and oﬀ from anywhere in the world. The problem, in a nutshell, is that 5G antennas that make this expansion of wireless technology will emit radio-frequency microwave radiation 24/7, 365 days a year. And unlike the risks posed by smoking cigarettes or driving without a seat belt, which are personal choices, these 5G towers will be virtually ubiquitous spewing non-ionized radiation. You have no choice and won’t

be able to get away from it. Even when you walk outside, you will still be bombarded, and, as Narayan Menon, CTO & EVP Engineering and founder of XCellAir noted during Blank Slate’s town hall on wireless technology, it can be multiplied by bouncing oﬀ buildings But the authorities and guidelines on what is acceptable human exposure (and not just for a man, but for women, pregnant women, children, infants), that the telecom industry has been using have not been updated since 1996. So much has changed since then. Indeed, people are exposed to quintillion times more radiation (that’s 18 zeros) today compared to 10 years ago. In 1999, the U.S. National Toxicology Program, a division of the National Institutes of Health, initiated a study on the biological impacts of wireless radiation, “to help clarify any potential health hazards including cancer risk, from exposure to cell phone radiation and to pave the way to better protection for public health.” Some $30 million later, the study showed “clear evidence” that chronic exposure to wireless radiation is linked to increased risk of cancer and DNA damage. But the findings have been suppressed. The FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health Director, Jeﬀrey Shuren, whose wife is a partner in a law firm representing wireless companies, has

KAREN RUBIN View Point

downplayed the study’s findings, saying the study results did not apply to humans. Patti Wood, executive director of Grassroots Environmental Education, stressed she is not advocating shutting down these new technologies that have changed society so much and are being embraced as a catalyst for economic progress. What the activists are saying is: Make it safer, especially for vulnerable populations– pregnant women, children, people with compromised immune systems, implanted medical devices, electromagnetic hypersensitivity. There has been the strongest outcry among parents, fearful of their children who are literally bombarded with RF radiation all day and all night long, to get schools to replace wireless

with ethernet. (The documentary, “Screenagers’” examines the impact of screens and new tech on kids’ development, screenagersmovie.com.) Indeed, you can’t introduce a toy or an electrical appliance without it going through safety standards, and there is a Technical Electronic Product Radiation Safety Standards Committee under the FDA, established under the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968, which regulates X-ray machines, medical devices and “ionizing” radiation (wifi is “non-ionizing radiation). Over time, that has meant safer machines. But people can install a monitor in the crib next to a baby’s thin skull, pregnant women are not warned against keeping their cell phone or tablet on their belly and the impacts on how the fetus develops, men are not told about the damaging impacts keeping their cell phone in pants pockets can have on fertility, and there has been a huge increase in tumors of the gland under the ear where most people don’t heed Samsung’s warning to hold their cell phone at least a half-inch away from their head. Right now, the telecom giants – now the biggest, most powerful companies in history – have no incentive whatsoever to invent new methods that are safer or using the infrastructure to connect to

the Internet to be based on fiberoptics and ethernet rather than wireless technology. And they are in a frantic race to build as much 5G infrastructure as fast as they can on the theory that once it is in place, there is little the government would be willing to do. But even though the 1996 FCC law limits the ability of localities to refuse the construction of cell towers, putting up whatever legal or financial obstacle possible and letting the lawsuit play out can have great eﬀect, for as Frank Clegg, former president of Microsoft Canada, who now is on a crusade to rein in wireless, noted any delay is deadly to the company, and with enough cases, the courts may even recognize the rights of the people and enforce the liabilities of the companies. And, if the claim by companies is that their technology is safe, whatever lease agreements they sign should testify to that and require the company to be responsible to either modify or remove infrastructure if and when it is shown to be a health risk. Companies should be liable for health risks, much as asbestos companies were, especially if the executives actually know about the dangers, like Big Tobacco. Meanwhile, there are safety precautions that can be taken. Wood recommends “hard wiring” Continued on Page 53

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E A R T H M AT T E R S

Furtive energy (ab)user at home

re you reading this article online? You may be surprised to know that doing a search to find this column and download the article could be contributing to climate change. Not able to fall asleep recently I turned on the radio hoping it would lull me to sleep. Actually, I turned on an app on my phone and listened to live streaming of a BBC broadcast. Ironically, the story I tuned into was about the amount of energy consumed by our modern internet use. As I write this, it is obvious to me that energy is needed to have data flow to my computer, smartphone or another device via the internet. But I never gave much thought to the amount of energy needed or to the source of that energy. I didn’t until I couldn’t fall asleep and turned on a live stream of WNYC. Since then I have learned that a vast amount of energy is needed to flow data to the internet in response to my click of a few buttons. The amount is only

increasing as technology gets us data faster, in larger file sizes, and of better visual quality and we rely on access to digital data more and more. Streaming videos requires a significant amount of energy and web searches and other digital activities that involve complex analysis are even more energy-intensive because of the way data is stored and made available. Popular videos and shows can be cached and made available to viewers while searches and analysis require immediate and continuous energy to execute in real-time. The energy demands for digital data transmission begin with powering the servers and continue through powering the devices we use to receive the digital data. Energy is needed to distribute content and to store information. Data centers, where computer servers are housed, use significant amounts of energy to keep the servers cool and to enable the servers to store, process and distribute internet traﬃc. Most of the data shared and viewed goes through data

LYNN CAPUANO Earth Matters centers. The United States dedicates approximately 11,000 square meters to data centers, nearly 4 times more than the next closest country, Japan. According to the BBC, much of the energy used to transmit data digitally, to power the data centers, comes from burning carbonbased fossil fuels. These are the fuels that scientists have established are a significant contributing factor to climate change. The carbon footprint (amount of carbon compound emissions) of the

information technology (IT) sector is estimated to be equivalent to that of the aviation industry’s fuel emissions. Some analysts estimate that by 2030, the IT industry will consume as much as 20 percent of the world’s electricity. This is not hard to imagine considering European data centers increased their energy consumption 25 percent from 2014 to 2017. The lead scientist of a European Commission-funded project calculated that 5 billion downloads and streams of the song Despacito used as much electricity as 5 African countries, Chad, Guinea-Bissau, Somalia, Sierra Leone and the Central African Republic, combined did in one year. All streaming or online transmission of data, however, is not the same. Some factors that affect the energy requirement are the efficiency of the device being used and the efficiency of the data center transmitting the data. For example, terrestrial broadcast TV is more efficient than streaming technologies especially for channels watched by many people.

A mobile phone is more energy-efficient than a TV or a laptop in part because of screen size. Larger, higher-quality screens use more energy. Streaming via wi-fi is more efficient than connecting to 3G or 4G. But, keeping your wi-fi on all the time means you’re consuming energy all the time whether you’re using the wi-fi or not. As for data centers, those located in cooler places like the underground are more energy efficient. Some are shifting to renewable energy sources which of course is a better option. Others are investing in renewable energy projects to offset their carbon footprint. Consider all of this the next time you start to aimlessly Google things on your way home or stream some music or video instead of putting in a CD or DVD or turning on the radio. You’ll save money as you use less data (now I understand what we’re paying for!) and you’ll reduce your contribution to climate change. Next time I can’t sleep I won’t live stream anything. Maybe I’ll read a book.

READERS WRITE

Don’t blame Trump for anti-Semitism

read the Jan. 10teditorial, “Anti-Semitism rise is not a mystery, “and was disappointed that it was a cynical attempt to blame President Trump. This rise in the USA is extremely disturbing, and something that many Jewish-Americans could not believe would ever happen here. There should be a thoughtful review of why this is happening, what has inspired this, and what can be done to address it. Jonathan Greenblatt of ADL has said that anti-Semitic incidents had been declining in the U.S. since 2001, but that trend sadly began to reverse in 2014, which pre-dates Trump’s inauguration. Many people believe that the growth of anti-Israel/BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction) actions is a critical link in mainstreaming anti-Semitism. This has been particularly evident in Europe. Witness Jeremy Corbyn in the UK who has helped institutionalize anti-Semitism in the UK Labour party, formerly the home for many UK Jews. Unfortunately for some people, anti-Semitism morph into anti-Israel attacks. While there are

some Jewish BDS supporters, and many of the BDS supporters use this to deny any anti-Semitism, this does not change the illogical nature of penalizing one country in the world for policies they disagree with but not applying the same harsh criticism for any other country. In the USA, the anti-Israel/ BDS movement has proliferated on college campuses by leftist academics who now control many Middle East Studies departments, and this bias is tolerated by some college administrators. Sadly, under eight years of President Obama, who worked hard to put daylight between the USA and Israel, the growth of this movement helped mainstream this movement in the USA beyond just campuses and was partially responsible for the spread of antiSemitic attacks. Today’s college campuses claim to be tolerant, but if you are a pro-Israel student, you do not feel that tolerance, where proIsrael events are frequently protested and disrupted. Again, sadly, it was under Obama that J Street, a fringe

leftist Jewish organization that promotes an anti-Israel agenda, became more prominent as he promoted it as an alternative to the bipartisan mainstream AIPAC group. President Obama recruited a number of anti-Israel advisors such as Samantha Powers, Chuck Hagel, and Zbigniew Brzezinski, and they promoted policies that side against Israel, and thus Israel lost a powerful ally at the United Nations. Additionally, after the attack in Paris of a Jewish kosher market in Feb. 2015, Obama used the phrase, “randomly shot a bunch of folks in a deli in Paris,”rather than acknowledge the motive of anti-Semitism. Why would he be afraid to label it an anti-Semitic attack? His lack of support for Israel contributed to the change in cul-

ture on this important issue. Contrast this with President Trump – he has signed legislation to combat anti-Semitism on campuses, he has nominated strong women to represent the USA at the UN to stand up for the USA and Israel, and he moved our embassy to Jerusalem by the 1995 legislation which required this. Trump has explicitly mentioned the problem of anti-Semitism in two of his State of the Union speeches, and he has forcefully called out the heinous antiSemitic attacks each and every time. On top of that, his daughter converted to Judaism and his other sons have married Jewish women. He is clearly the most pro-Jewish, pro-Israel president in our lifetime. Sadly, Israel today no longer

has bipartisan support, as shown by the 2018 Pew report which found only 27 percent of Democrats “sympathize” with Israel while the same poll found that 79 percent of Republicans “sympathize” with Israel. While there is not a direct connection between anti-Israel bias and anti-Semitism, it is clear that for some the issues are synonymous, and I believe that this is partially contributing to the increased anti-Semitic attacks. We need to have an honest conversation about this problem since there are many other causes, but this bias against Israel is definitely part of it. Hopefully future editorials could be more thoughtful. Laurence A. Goldfarb Great Neck

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READERS WRITE

Wireless forum W.P. holiday giving shines exposes dangers I

ormer president of MICROSOFT Canada, Frank Clegg, delivered the evening’s humanitarian highlight. Through awash of tears visible to those of us even in the last row, Clegg stunned a packed audience, “5G is not safe. I want to be able to tell my granddaughter I did everything I could to warn the public about the risks from wireless technology.” As an international leader in technology, Clegg spent real time with scientists from Harvard, Yale, and the World Health Organization. Nowadays, Clegg spends his days as CEO of the not-for-profit, volunteer-based Canadians for Safe Technology. The above-mentioned Community Forum was sponsored by Northwell Health and hosted by Blank Slate Media. The Topic: Wireless Internet Access – smartphones to Wi-Fi, 4G to 5G – Is it safe? January 16, 2020. Another panelist, Dr. Sanjivan Patel, chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Wyckoﬀ Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, remarked, “Children’s skulls are thinner. Children are considered one of the most vulnerable populations for harm from cumulative exposure to radiofrequency waves. Wireless

technology uses radiofrequency waves that are considered “nonionized” radiation (taking place at the cellular level). Damage can occur to the heart, brain, adrenal gland and DNA. Damaged cells cannot repair themselves.” Patti Wood, executive director of Grassroots Environmental Education, advised the audience there are already known human health risks from cumulative exposure to radiofrequency waves. In fact, according to Ms. Wood, “There are tens of thousands of studies already, dating back to the 1940s, Russia and the military.“ Perhaps, Frank Clegg said it best when he closed the evening with the following, “Slow down – Stall the process of 5G. Bombard your elected oﬃcials.” I urge you to view the documentary film “Generation Zapped.” Powerful and eye-opening, this film is based on respected experts in the medical and health science field from institutions you will instantly recognize. Available for purchase on Amazon Prime or contact the Grassroots Environmental Education oﬃce in Port Washington. Judy Shore Rosenthal Great Neck

am writing to thank Williston Park residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Because of the generosity of donors in Williston Park and across the United States, Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, collected more than 8.9 million shoebox gifts in 2019. Combined with those collected from partnering countries in 2019, the ministry is now sending 10,569,405 shoebox gifts to children worldwide. Through shoeboxes—

packed with fun toys, school supplies and hygiene items—Williston Park volunteers brought joy to children in need around the world. Each gift-filled shoebox is a tangible expression of God’s love, and it is often the first gift these children have ever received. Thanks to the generosity of donors, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 178 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 160 countries and territories since 1993. It’s not too late for people to make a diﬀerence. Though drop-

oﬀ locations serving Williston Park are closed until November 16 – 23, 2020, information about year-round volunteer opportunities can also be found at samaritanspurse.org/occ or by calling 518-437-0690. Thank you again to everyone who participated in this global project—many who do so year after year. These simple gifts, packed with love, send a message to children worldwide that they are loved and not forgotten. Dana Williams Operation Christmas Child

EWFD brings childhood joy

have watched (with awe) the self-sacrifice exhibited by our volunteer East Williston Fire Department members each and every day of the year for about four decades. Also, for almost 40 Christmas Eves, I have watched our EWFD volunteers make a special, yearly sacrifice of their own time and a special, yearly sacrifice of their families’ own time. On Christmas Eve, when these EWFD members board our fire vehicles (a.k.a. sleighs) to bring joy to the children and families of our

community, these volunteers donate their precious time away from their own families… time that can never be bought back or replaced. The children of all chronological ages in my household, my older-age self included, get a personal joy each and every time we see Santa on the East Williston Fire Department vehicles on Christmas Eve. The wonder and excitement of childhood well up within our hearts, still, when we see the jolly old fellow approach each child’s house….where a little one waits with eager anticipation.

I would like to oﬀer a personal and hearty “thank you” to our wonderful EWFD volunteers who sacrifice their time on Christmas Eve for all of us. You are the best! Our EWFD volunteers remind us continuously, especially on Christmas Eve, that the true meaning of the Christmas holiday is found in personal sacrifice for others. May God bless you all! Kathy Rittel East Williston

Too little, too late from Curran on bail reform

was never one for extremes. Although Nassau County Executive [Laura] Curran did not write the new New York State Bail Reform Law (or pass it in the state legislature), she never once spoke to the public about its obvious flaws.

Instead, she appropriated millions of our hard-earned tax dollars to (unsuccessfully) prepare the county for its implementation and continued to repeat the governor’s talking points in support of it. Her ‘call for change’ is empty. She has lost her credibility.

For me, just one registered Independent voter, this kind of leadership is unacceptable. As the chief executive of our county, Curran’s job is not to rubber-stamp Albany’s agenda. She is charged with representing her constituents – we the people of Nassau

County. While she is responsible for implementing all state laws, she failed to represent the voices of countless law-abiding citizens and members of law enforcement community who serve every day to protect us. Both raised critical concerns

about this legislation before it was ever passed, Now we are living the consequences of Ms. Curra’s woeful lack of due diligence and poor leadership when it counted the most. Too little. Too late. I won’t forget. Diane Bentivegna, Ed.M. New Hyde Park

How to analyze, respond to Trump-speak

have always been fascinated by speech and what it can tell us about the speaker. This is especially true for President Trump. One cannot find a better way to get inside the brain of POTUS than to hear him when he’s not using a teleprompter. David Frum, a speechwriter for former President Bush, commenting on a teleprompter speech by Trump said that “he saw a president who wished he were somewhere else because he had been compelled to pretend something so radically false to his own nature.” In other words, when Trump uses the teleprompter,

he appears to be rational, but when he adlibs, he can throw a tantrum, react to the audience’s chanting, use profanity, and simply be himself. Not long ago, there was a natural disaster in Puerto Rico. The Washington Post quoted Trump as follows: “I think it’s now acknowledged what a great job we’ve done.” Trump’s self-congratulatory message was only exceeded by the infamous picture of him throwing paper towels to a throng of Puerto Ricans. Turning to the Charlottesville demonstrations, Trump stated his infamous there were “good people

on both sides” remarks putting forth the notion of moral equivalency between neo-Nazis and those who opposed them. The next day, he addressed the same issue using a teleprompter and was far more coherent. As MSNBC put it: “Trump tends to cause the most trouble for himself when he says what’s actually on his mind.” In previous letters I’ve called “45” is a narcissist, a racist, a xenophobe, a bully, and someone in need of constant praise. Given the opportunity, Trump loves to go oﬀscript. This is one of the few things

he is good at. He plays to his base and appeals to their fears. He often makes statements which the sycophants at Fox News love to quote and the MSNBC pundits mock. It is interesting to note that Trump is fixated upon overturning almost everything that Obama achieved. This includes everything from the repeal of Obamacare to withdrawal from the Iranian accord, which led one wag to talk about “Obama envy.” When describing Trump’s behavior, I have often thought of him as a “circular firing squad.” since his oﬀ the cuﬀ remarks always end up

hurting him. Read any speech Trump makes. It is revelatory! He is a loose cannon. The Democrats have a shot at beating him in 2020, but the wily Trump can always go oﬀ script, rile up his audience, and make news. He has been compared to Hitler in his ability to mesmerize a crowd. And herein lies the danger. Charismatic leaders (even dumb ones) are dangerous. Caveat emptor! Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck Letters Continued on Page 47

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COMMUNITY & SCHOOL NEWS

Chamber of Commerce board installed

PHOTOS COURTESY OF REENA GULATI

Members of the New Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce and elected officials gathered to see former Chamber President Jeanette Frisina symbolically pass the torch to Reena Gulati.

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YOUR GUIDE TO THE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND DINING

AND ALL THAT CHAZZ BY D AV I D H I N C K L E Y

hen Peter Fogel returns home to Long Island with another brutally frank dissection of human relationships, at least he’ll be bringing a friend. Comedian Fogel comes to the Landmark in Port Washington on Feb. 7 with “Til Death Do Us Part . . . You First,” a theatrical exploration of romance whose tone is set when his girlfriend dumps him on Valentine’s Day. No, the friend he’ll bring to the Landmark isn’t his ex-girlfriend. It’s Chazz Palminteri, the Oscar-nominated actor who knows something about one-man shows from creating the movie/Broadway show “A Bronx Tale.” Palminteri caught “Til Death Do Us Part” at a theater in Florida and thought it was so entertaining he offered to direct it. Fogel said uh, yes. “We have a mutual acquaintance who told me he was bringing a friend to the show that night,” says Fogel. “I had no idea it was Chazz. I was selling merchandise in the lobby when they came over, and of course, I recognized him from his movies. “He told me how much he liked the show, and we started talking. I said I was looking for a director, because I’d been directing the show myself, and you know that old line about a lawyer who represents himself having a fool for a client. “Then he offered to direct, which was incredible. I’m so fortunate.” “[Robert] DeNiro helped me years ago,” says Palminteri, by getting “A Bronx Tale” made into a movie. “So when I see talented people, I like to try to help them.” “Til Death Do Us Part” approaches the tragedies, comedies and absurdities of life somewhat differently than Fogel’s last

show, “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish and I’m in Therapy.” It’s still autobiographical, focusing on how a 55-year-old man who has never been married looks at the world of relationships – successful, unsuccessful and amorphous, like in the netherworld of Internet dating. “When I saw Peter’s show, I said man, this is funny,” says Palminteri. “You’d like to take this guy home and introduce him to somebody. “It’s got great humor and it’s got heart. I told him I’d like to help him take the show to the next level. “What I’m doing is helping to streamline and shape it. It’s a story, with a beginning, middle and an end. I’ll say this works, do more on that. Cut this back. “It’s what you do with every show. It’s what I did with “A Bronx Tale.” When I was creating it, I’d write a five-minute part, try it out, get a response, cut it down to 2-3 minutes. It took me a year before I had my 90-minute show, and all these years later I’m still making little tweaks.” “When Chazz makes suggestions, I listen,” says Fogel. “Does a peasant argue with Zeus? “You always need another pair of eyes. I’d say things to Chazz like, ‘Do you think I’m being too hard on women?’ and he’d say no, as long as you’re funny, it’s good.” “You can get away with talking about anything in comedy,” says Palminteri. “If you’re funny. You can joke about cancer if you’re funny. But the closer you get to the edge, the funnier you have to be.” Perhaps in keeping with the confessional nature of “Til Death Do Us Part,” which Fogel says is firmly rooted in autobiography, he and Palminteri will come on-stage after the performance for a question-and-answer session. “I want the show to resonate with the audience on that very personal level,”

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says Fogel. “I want everyone to find something in it – people like me who have never been married, people who are divorced, people who are happily married. “The show isn’t just about me never finding someone. It’s about me, in my 50s, understanding why. It’s because in my 20s when my friends were getting married, I chose my career instead. “In the comedy world, you have a few guys at the top, like Jerry Seinfeld or Ray Romano. Then there are guys like me, who are kind of middle management. I do standup, I do shows, I do voiceovers, I do corporate events. I make a living, but it’s constant work. It’s hard to maintain a relationship when you keep having to say, sorry, I have to go Cincinnati for an event this weekend.” Even successful performers rarely leave the road completely behind. Palminteri is currently touring the country with “A Bronx Tale” – though he still lives in the New York area, which makes a Port Washington show almost like playing next door. “Being from the Bronx, the Island feels close to home,” he says. “I’ve done a lot of shows there, like at the Paramount

in Huntington.” “Don’t forget,” says Fogel, “that when Chazz was growing up in the Bronx, getting to The Island was the sign that you’d made it. Even if it was only 10 minutes away.” Fogel himself has pure Long Island roots. “I was born and bred in Baldwin,” he says. “In a kinder and gentler time.” He laughs. “I did a month at the Landmark a couple of years ago with My Mother’s Italian. So this is like my homecoming premiere for ‘Til Death Do Us Part.’” The long game here, says Fogel, is to take the show to bigger venues or maybe even TV. “I talk about how crazy relationships can get,” he says. “I talk about how crazy men can make women. My greatest pleasure is to see a woman who’s been happily married for 40 years nudge the husband sitting next to her after I make a joke and say to him, ‘See?’ “ (“Til Death Do Us Part . . . You First” at 8 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Jeanne Rimsky Theater at the Landmark, 232 Main St., Port Washington. Phone 516-767-6444. Tickets $28-$38. Web: www.landmarkonmainstreet.org.)

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The dancer-illusionist group Viva Momix will be performing at the Tilles Center. The group mixes and matches sections like Botanica, Alchemia, Remix, Opus Cactus and Lunar Sea. The two-act performance is made up of small vignettes. Ticket prices for the event range from $36 to $66. Where: Tilles Center for the Performing Arts 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville, NY 11548 Info: 516-299-3100 or tillescenter.org

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There will be thousands of records, CDs, hi-fi audio, cassettes and music memorabilia on hand for people to buy and/or sell. Music enthusiasts and collectors may have a great time looking at all the items on hand. Regular admission to the event is $5. Early admission at 7:00 a.m. is $10. There will be food vendors on the premises. Where: 585 Broadhollow Rd., Melville, New York 11747 Info: 516-974-6528 or lirecordshow.com

Monster Jam: Triple Threat Series Sunday, Feb. 2, 1 p.m.

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Attendees can watch athletic and skilled drivers compete in six diﬀerent events in “Monster Jam” trucks, speedsters and ATVs. The drivers’ speed and skills will be put to the test in these events as the audience looks forward to the action. Ticket prices range from $20 to $150 each. Where: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1255 Hempstead Tpke., Uniondale, New York 11553 Info: 516-231-4848 or nycblive.com

Long Island Job Fair Monday, Feb. 3, 11 a.m.

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Representatives from both small businesses and fortune 500 companies will be on hand at the job fair. Attendees would be able to potentially meet directly with hiring managers and possibly even get an interview or even hired on the spot. At the very least, this event may help attendees build contacts with potential employers. Registration to the event is free. Where: Melville Marriott Long Island 1350 Walt Whitman Rd., Melville, NY 11747 Info: 631-423-1600 or eventbrite.com

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FOR THE COMING WEEK Earfest Tuesday, Feb. 4, 7:30 p.m. Stony Brook University’s College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Music will be holding a special concert. Continuing a long tradition of electroacoustic music at the school, the “Electric and Computer Music Studios” will be performing one of three concerts the school holds each year as a way of showing oﬀ the latest technological developments in digital, analog and human-interactive performance. Additionally, the Stony Brook laptop ensemble, “Synthbeats,” will be performing some music written for them. Where: Stony Brook University 100 Nicolls Rd., Stony Brook, NY 11794 Info: 631-632-6000 or calendar.stonybrook.edu

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Saturday, Feb. 1, 9 a.m.

Parents and guardians can take their children to any Long Island Home Depot to take part in this art project. As the kids work on creating this symbol of Valentine’s Day, they’ll be developing hands-on skills by sanding, nailing, painting and more. All participating kids must be accompanied by a parent or adult at all times. Upon completion of the workshop, kids will get to keep their finished craft, receive a free certificate of achievement, a workshop apron and a commemorative pin while supplies last. Where: Home Depot: 2000 Hempstead Tpke., East Meadow, NY 11554 111 Jericho Tpke., Syosset, NY 11791 86 Jericho Tpke., Jericho, NY 11753 172 Fulton Ave., Hempstead, NY 11550 Info: 516-542-9200 \ 516-364-4677- 516-997-9595 \ 516-565-3700 1 or homedepot.com

Take Your Child to the Library Day Saturday, Feb. 1, 10 a.m.

Mineola Memorial Library will have several activities on hand for kids who stop by at the Children’s Room. There will be a scavenger hunt for a small prize and craft-making. Additionally, kids can take a look at a guessing jar and write down how many of an item is inside, with the kid who has the closest pick receiving a jar full of chocolate. Where: Mineola Memorial Library 195 Marcellus Rd.,Mineola, NY11501 Info: 516-746-8488 or longisland.kidsoutandabout.com

Valentine’s Day Friends Card Exchange Sunday, Feb. 2, 10 a.m.

Sensory Beans’ annual Valentine’s Day card exchange is coming approaching. Kids should bring Valentine’s Day cards to the event as part of a Valentine’s Day celebration. There will be snacks, drinks, open play and activities like Valentine’s themed slime making. A recipient list for the cards will be emailed a week before the event. Registration is $25 per child and reservations are required for the event. Where: Sensory Beans, 3309 Merrick Rd., Wantagh, NY 11793 Info: 516-308-1462, sensorybeans427@gmail.com or sensorybeans.org

Actor’s Garage: Lion King Jr.

Sunday, Feb. 2, 2 p.m. Kids can watch as their peers put on a play of the Lion King Jr. The children performing in the play will be between the ages of five and nine. Tickets for the event are on sale for $12 per person. Where: The Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City, NY 11530 Info: 516-224-5800 or eventbrite.com

Drop-In Free Play

Tuesday, Feb. 4, 10 a.m. The Patchogue-Medford Library will be holding three hours of free play for kids. The children who participate must be at least two years of age. There will be several toys on hand for the kids to play with. No registration will be required for this event. The free play will be taking place in Meeting Rooms A and B. Where:Patchogue-Medford Library 54-60 East Main St., Patchogue, NY 11772 Info: 631-654-4700, reference@pmlib.org or pmlib.libnet.info

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What is Catholic Schools Week? Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It begins the last Sunday in January, which in 2020 is Jan. 26, and runs through Saturday, Feb. 1. The theme for Catholic Schools Week is ‘Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.’ During Catholic Schools Week, schools across the diocese, and across the country, mark the occasion with masses and special entertainment and activities for the students, families, parishioners and members of their extended communities. Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and the school’s contributions to our church, our communities, and our nation How Is Catholic Schools Week Celebrated on Long Island? On Long Island, Catholic Elementary Schools celebrate the week with masses and open houses to thank parents and parishioners, and to introduce new families to the benefits of a Catholic education. These frequently kick oﬀ with a mass and open house on Sunday the 26thbut can be held early as St Patrick School in Huntington is doing on Thursday the 23rd. In addition to the Open House to welcome new visitors, Catholic Schools Week features a series of events designed to recognize the contributions of students, parents and faculty during the course of the week. Many schools also offer additional open houses and opportunities for prospective new families to visit

during the week as well. Catholic schools are unique in many significant ways, and Catholic Schools Week highlights many of those diﬀerences. First, Catholic education acknowledges the parents as the original teachers in each of our lives and celebrates the continued and ongoing involvement of parents in their child’s education, and with their child’s school. Catholic education is not a ‘bystander sport’ for parents, and their participation and service to their child’s education is celebrated with recognition and acknowledgement events to thank them for their commitment. Catholic Schools Week is also a week

to acknowledge the teachers and administrators from the schools who give so much of themselves because they believe in the value of a Catholic education. The teacher’s and staﬀ ’s contributions are often recognized through special breakfasts and luncheons that are often prepared by, and served by grateful parents. And Catholic Schools Week is a highlight on every student’s calendar. There are interactive game shows, magic shows, animal acts, special guests who come and read to the students, science fairs, book fairs, father-daughter dances, sports competitions, faculty – student contests and much, much more. Catholic Schools Week is also the best opportunity for families who might

be considering the benefits of a Catholic education to experience first-hand the commitment to academic excellence and faith formation in your local school. There you’ll find a unique community environment where children are surrounded by other children, families and a parish which serve to reinforce moral values and beliefs. The open houses are an opportunity to meet the highly experienced teachers, see the creative classrooms, and learn how Catholic elementary schools leverage technology across the curriculum, and throughout the school. Prospective families tour the facilities are introduced to the innovative reading and math programs that accelerate academic achievement, and they get to see how the safe, loving, supportive and orderly environment in a Catholic school makes it the perfect environment to support learning. As many of the touring parents have said, the best part of the visit during Catholic Schools Week is being able to see and feel the diﬀerence that a valuecentered education can make for every child. This is frequently reinforced by the contact prospective families have with the 7th and 8th-gradestudents, most often as tour guides. When you see the confident, caring and courteous individuals these young men and women have become, you begin to really understand the Catholic school diﬀerence. For more information, calendars of events and links to the schools, visit LICatholicElementarySchools.org

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Letter from bishop of Rockville Centre It is with joy, enthusiasm and purposedriven mission, that I invite you to celebrate National Catholic Schools Week from January 26, 2020 through February 1, 2020. Together, we recognize the extraordinary contribution that our Catholic schools across Long Island make by forming young missionary disciples on fire with love for our Lord Jesus and the mission of the Catholic Church. At the same time, we recognize our collective responsibility towards the future of Catholic education in our Diocese. Enrollment and investment in our Catholic schools depends on the leadership of each individual Catholic. Our willingness to witness to the transformative and destiny-changing experience of Catholic education to the families we meet makes all the difference. Pope Saint John Paul II once said: “In order that the Catholic school and the Catholic teacher may truly make their irreplaceable contribution to the Church and to the world, the goal of Catholic education itself must be crystal clear. Catholic education is above all a question of communicating Christ, of helping to form Christ in the lives of others”. In Catholic Schools Week 2020, our Catholic Schools recommit themselves to helping parents and extended families form successful, servant leaders who help drive dramatic missionary growth on Long Island and beyond. Sincerely in Christ, Most Reverend John O. Barres Bishop of Rockville Centre

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Catholic Schools Week Celebration 2020

SACRAMENTS • SERVICE • SAINTS • SPIRIT • SCHOLARSHIP

OPEN HOUSE January 26 • 1:00pm-2:30pm Please Join the St. Anne’s Parish Family Celebration Mass 11:45am stannesgcschool.org

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What makes Notre Dame special? Here are some things we would like you to know…

We pray together each morning as a school community and attend Mass on the First Friday of each month. We celebrate liturgical seasons in a variety of ways. During the seasons of Advent and Lent, we begin our week with a special prayer service. Our students in grades 3 through 8 enjoy the use of one-to-one devices. Students in grade 3 use iPads, while students in grades 4 through 8 use Chrome Books. Teachers and students in those grades make use of Google Classroom. This enables teachers to post resources and assignments for their students. Students in grades Kindergarten through Grade Five participate in the Christmas and Spring Show. Students in PKGrade 2 participate in a winter concert. Students in grades Three through Eight may enjoy music lessons and Honor Band through Paul Effman. In music class, students learn to play the recorder and xylophone, and sing at School Masses. We also have a school choir that sings at prayer services andschool masses. Our students navigate Google Chrome with ease and use a variety of presentation tools including PowerPoint

and Prezi, along with Movie Maker. They build boats, hot air balloons and robotic arms and work with the Cad Pro program to design a better school environment. Our Stream Lab is stocked with all of the items needed to explore, create and build. Our Art teacher integrates different artists, cultures and literature into her classes. Our Physical Education teacher plays games, teaches important skills, teaches Health to grades Five through Eight and stresses good sportsmanship. Our students enjoy a lunch program that features both hot and cold items, along with snacks and drinks. All students from Kindergarten through Grade 8 work on tablets and SmartBoards, enjoy the annual Notre Dame Picnic, compete at Blue and White events,

our students meet or exceed the state standards. Eighth grade students are eligible to take Regents’ Math and Regents’ Science classes. We test ELA and Math in Grades 4 and 6; Science in Grades 4 and 8. We participate in the diocesan-wide testing program, using the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. We broadcast our announcements via closed circuit television on participate in Liturgies all NDTV, our student-run through the year as television system. Leaders of Song, readers, Each week a different and altar servers, go on homeroom class is curriculum –related field showcased. We also have a trips, shop at the Drama Club for Grades 4Christmas and Spring 8 that produces an annual Boutique and love dresstheatrical performance. down days! All students Our students published a from Nursery through Grade 8 enjoy the benefits school newspaper during of video-conferencing with the fall. Proceeds from the sale of those newspapers zoos, science museums this year were donated to a and sites all over the charity of their choice. We United States. We have a offer a Chess Club, First full time Art teacher, as Lego League and a STEM well as a full time Club. Each fall and spring Technology teacher, students are able to choose Physical Education from a variety of afterteacher, and Language teacher. Our Music teacher school clubs. is part-time. Students in We have many wonderful PK, K and 1 have Italian events and programs classes during the school day and students in grades which we would like to share with you. Come and two through eight have visit us—see our students their choice of four and teachers in action. languages—French, Italian, Spanish and Latin. Come and make our home, your home! Our academic programs are rigorous and most of

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Schedule of school open houses

Holy Angels Regional School

510 Narragansett Avenue, East Patchogue (631) 475-0422 www.holyangelsregional.org Principal: Mr. Michael B. Connell Open House Sunday, January 26th from 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Holy Child Academy

25 Store Hills Road, Old Westbury (516) 626-9300 www.holychildacademy.org Open House Sunday, January 26th from noon - 3 pm. Also, Tuesday, January 28th from 10 am - 12 noon

Holy Family School

17 Fordham Avenue, Hicksville (516) 938-3846 www.hfsli.org Principal: Mrs. Maryalice Doherty Open House Sunday, January 26 from 11:30 am - 2:30 pm (following the 10:30 Opening Mass in the Church). Also Monday through Friday, January 27-31 from 9:00 am to 1:45 pm.

Holy Family Regional School

35 North Service Rd., Dix Hills (631) 543-0202 www.holyfamilyregional.com Principal: Mr. Brian J. Caltabiano Open House: All levels, N - 8, Sunday, January 26 from 10:30 am - 2:00 pm (following the 9:30 am Family Mass at Christ the King Church)

Holy Name of Mary School

55 E. Jamaica Avenue, Valley Stream (516) 825-4009 www.hnomschool.org Principal: Mrs. Pamela Sanders Open House Sunday, January 26th from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm (following the 10:30 am Catholic Schools Week Opening Mass) and again Tuesday, January 28th from 9:30 am to 11:00 am

Long Beach Catholic School Regional School

315 E. Walnut Street, Long Beach (516) 432-8900 www.lbcrs.org Principal: Mrs. Kerry Kahn Open House Sunday, January 26th from 11 am -12:30 pm. Monday, January 27th - 9 am - 11 am Tuesday, January 28th, - 9 am -11 am Wednesday, January 29th - 7 pm - 8 pm Thursday, January 30th - 9 am - 11 am

Maria Regina School

3945 Jerusalem Avenue, Seaford (516) 541-1229 www.mariareginaschool.org Principal: Mrs. Leona Arpino Open House: Thursday evening, January 23rd - Early Childhood Open House - 6 pm - 8 pm for Nursery/ Pre-K/ Kindergarten. Sunday, January 26th - Maria Regina School Open House - All Grades Nursery through Grade 8 - 12 noon through 2:00 pm. (following the 10:30 am Family Mass in the Church) Also, Monday, January 27th - All Grades, Nursery through Grade 8 between 9:00 am and 10:00 am.

Notre Dame School

45 Mayfair Road, New Hyde Park (516) 354-5618 www.ndsnet.org Principal: Mrs. Caryn Durkin Open House Sunday, January 26th from 10 am - 1 pm. (following the 9 am Catholic Schools Week Opening Mass in the Church) Also oﬀering classroom visits on Monday 9:30 am - 10:30 am or 1 pm - 2 pm and Tuesday- 9:30 am - 10:30 am

Our Lady of Lourdes School

Our Lady of Wisdom Regional School

300 Terryville Road, Port Jeﬀerson (631) 473-1211 www.olowregional.org Principal: Mr. John Piropato Open House Sunday, January 26th from 12 noon - 2 pm. Also Thursday, January 30th from 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm and again Saturday, February 1st from 4 pm - 8 pm

St. Anne’s School

35 Dartmouth Street, Garden City (516) 352-1205 www.stannesgcschool.org Principal: Mr. Gene Fennell Open House Sunday, January 26th, 1 pm - 2:30 pm. (following the 11:45 Catholic Schools Week Opening Mass)

St. Brigid/Our Lady of Hope Regional School

Our Lady Queen Of Apostles - Reg. 101 Maple Avenue, Westbury

65 Wright Avenue, Malverne (516) 599-7328 www.ollmalverne.org Principal: Katheen Cotiletta Open House Sunday, January 26th from 10:30 am - 12 noon following the Catholic Schools Week opening Mass, and again on Wednesday, January 29th from 9:30 - 11 am

25 Ocean Avenue, Center Moriches (631) 878-1033 www.olqany.org Principal: Fr. John Sureau Open House Sunday, January 26th from 10 am - 12 noon (following the 9 am Catholic Schools Week Opening Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church). Also Thursday evening, January 30th from 6 pm - 7:30 pm

Our Lady of Mercy School

Ss. Cyril & Methodius School

500 South Oyster Bay Road, Hicksville (516) 433-7040 www.olmshicks.org Principal: Mrs. Jane Harrigan

125 Half Hollow Road, Deer Park (631) 667-6229 www.sscmweb.org Principal: Sr. Susan Snyder, CSJ

11 Gale Avenue, Baldwin (516) 223-4404 www.stchris-school.org Principal: Mrs. Marianne Carberry Open House Sunday, January 26th from 10:30 am - 1 pm (following the 9:30 am Catholic Schools Week opening Mass)

Our Lady of Providence Regional School

Ss. Philip and James School

St. Dominic School

84 Carleton Avenue, Central Islip (631) 234-6324 www.olprov.org Principal: Ms. Sharon Swift Imperati Open House Sunday, January 26th from 10 am - 2 pm. Additionally, tours will be oﬀered Tuesday, January 28th beginning at 9:30 am - 11:30 am and again on Wednesday, January 29th from 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Our Lady of the Hamptons School

168 Hill Street, Southampton (631) 283-9140 www.olhamptons.org Principal: S. Kathryn Schlueter, CSJ Open House Sunday, January 26th beginning with a pancake breakfast at 8:30 am with school tours through 12 noon

Our Lady of Victory School

2 Floral Parkway, Floral Park (516) 352-4466 www.olvfp.org Principal: Mrs. Margaret Augello Open House Sunday, January 26: 11:30am-1:00PM - Tuesday, January 28: 10-11am

1 Carrow Place, St. James (631) 584-7896 www.sspj.org Principal: Mrs. Diane Anderson Open House Sunday, January 26th from 11 am - 1:30 pm (following the 10 am Catholic Schools Week opening Mass) and Thursday evening, January 30th from 6 pm - 7:30 pm

St. Agnes Cathedral School

29 Quealy Place, Rockville Centre (516) 678-5550 www.stagnes-school.org Principal: Mrs. Cecilia St. John Open House Sunday, January 26th following the Catholic Schools Week Opening Mass at 9:30 am there will be a Meet & Greet from 10:30 - 11 am in the Parish Center followed by Tours of the School from 11 am - 1 pm

St. Aidan School School

505 Willis Avenue, Williston Park (516) 746-6585 www.staidanschool.org Principal: Mrs. Julie O’Connell Open House Sunday, January 26 from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm (following the 9:00 am Mass in St. Aidan Church) in the Upper School and Lower School

(516) 333-0580 www.stbolh.org Principal: Mr. Paul P. Clagnaz Open House Sunday, January 26 from 2 until 3:30 pm. Tours at other times can be arranged by calling (516) 344-0580 or emailing info@stbolh.org

St. Christopher School

93 Anstice Street, Oyster Bay (516) 922-4233 www.stdomsob.org Principal: Mr. Ronald Martorelli Open House Sunday, January 26th from 11 am - 1 pm (following the 10 am Catholic Schools Week Opening Mass) and again on Monday, January 27th from 9 am - 1 pm

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Regional School

2323 Merrick Avenue, Merrick (516) 785-5709 www.steas.com Principal: Ms. Leeann Graziose Open House Sunday, January 26th from 11 am - 1 pm

St. John Paul II School

622 Pulaski Street, Riverhead (631) 727-1650 www.sjp2regional.org Principal: Mrs. Abbey Swiatkowski Open House Sunday January 26th from 12 noon - 2 pm and again Wednesday January 29th from 9 am - 11 am

St. Joseph School

130 Fifth Street, Garden City (516) 747-2730 www.st-josephschool.com Principal: Mr. Brian Colomban Open House Sunday, January 26th from 10 am - 12:30 pm (following the 9 am Catholic Schools Week Opening Mass)

St. Martin of Tours

37 Union Avenue, Amityville (631) 264-7166 www.smtschool.org Principal: Mr. Vincent Vizzo (acting) Open House Sunday, January 26th from 10 am - 12:30 am (following the 9 am Catholic Schools Week opening Mass) Continued on Page 35

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Schedule of school open houses Continued from Page 34

St. Mary School

20 Harrison Avenue, East Islip (631) 581-3423 www.saintmaryschoolei.org Principal: Ms. Laura McMahon Open House Saturday, January 25th from 10 am - 12 noon. Also Wednesday, January 29th from 9 am - 10 am

St. Mary’s Elementary School

1300 Northern Blvd., Manhasset (516) 627-0184 www.stmary11030.org Principal: Ms. Sarah De Venoge Open House Sunday, January 26th from 12 noon - 3 pm

St. Patrick School - Bay Shore

9 North Clinton Avenue, Bay Shore (631) 665-0569 www.spsbayshore.org Principal: Mrs. Roseann Petruccio Open House Sunday, January 26th from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm (following the 9:30 am Catholic School’s Week Opening Mass) Also Monday, January 27th from 9:30 am - 10:30 am and from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm and Tuesday, January 28th from 9:30 am - 10:30 am and again from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm.

St. Patrick School - Huntington 400 Main Street, Huntington (631) 385-3311 www.stpathunt.org Principal: Sr. Maureen McDade, RSM Open House Thursday, January 23rd from 3 pm - 7 pm

St. Patrick School - Smithtown

280 E. Main Street, Smithtown (631) 724-0285 www.spssmith.org Principal: Mrs. Barbara Pellerito Open House Sunday, January 26th from 1 pm - 3 pm (following the noon Catholic Schools Week Opening Mass)

St. Peter of Alcantara School

1327 Port Washington Blvd. Port Washington (516) 944-3772 stpeterspw.org Principal: Deacon John Hogan Open House Sunday, January 26th 10:30 am - 1 pm (following the Catholic Schools Week Opening Mass at 9:30 am in the Church) Tours will begin from the Gymnasium for all our grade levels N 8. Student shadowing and prospective parent visits during the week.

St. Raymond School

St. William the Abbot School

St. Rose of Lima School

Trinity Regional School

263 Atlantic Avenue, East Rockaway (516) 593-9010 www.srsny.org Principal: Sr. Ruthanne Gypalo, IHM Open House Sunday, January 26th. Following the 9 am Catholic Schools Week Opening Mass in the Church, guests are invited for breakfast in the cafeteria, followed by tours of the school from 10:30 am - 1:30 pm. Also Thursday, Jan. 30th from 9 am to 11 am. 2 Bayview Avenue, Massapequa (516) 541-1546 www.stroseschool.net Principal: Mr. Brian Jensen Open House Tuesday, January 28th from 9:30 am - 10:45 am and again Tuesday evening from 7 pm - 8 pm

St. Thomas the Apostle

2000 Jackson Avenue, Seaford (516) 785-6784 www.stwilliamtheabbot.net Principal: Mrs. Elizabeth Bricker Open House Sunday, January 26th from 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm. (following the 10:45 am Catholic Schools Week Opening Mass at St William the Abbot Church) Visit school web site for information on Early Childhood visits January 16th and 17th. 21 East Ninth Street, Huntington (631) 261-5130 www.trinityregional.org Principal: Ms. Patricia A. Ayers Open House Sunday, January 26: Open House – 9 am – 1 pm. (snow date Sunday, Feb. 2nd) Also Wednesday, January 30th from 9 am - 11 am.

24 Westminster Road, West Hempstead (516) 481-9310 www.stthomasschool.net Principal: Ms. Valerie Serpe Open House Sunday, January 26th from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm (following the 10:30 CSW opening Mass) and Monday Friday January 27th - 31st - Daily Open House from 9:00 am - 11:00 am.

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STEM to STREAM: the evolution Adding religion and arts to science, technology, engineering and math concepts One of the diﬀerentiating factors to a Catholic education has traditionally been the view of the world through the lens of the Catholic faith. Educationally, the concept of STEM, or eliminating the educational ‘silos’ of isolated, individual subjects and viewing them through the real-world application of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math place real value on the practical application of knowledge. The intersection of these two concepts create a framework for instruction called STREAM. Working with St. John’s University School of Education, the Diocese is prototyping a move from the current STEM educational focus, where Science, Technology, Engineering and Math concepts are presented together to something called STREAM. STREAM is a more evolved version of STEM that additionally incorporates Religion and the Arts. A simple example would

be the inclusion of a ‘deeper dive’ into the ethical and moral implications of slavery in learning units on the Civil War. The Catholic teachings of compassion, forgiveness and social justice provide a yardstick to evaluate historical events through the lens of the Catholic faith. As one of the early adopters of STEM, and an original participant in Long Island’s original STEM event, Technology

Day, the schools of the Diocese of Rockville Centre have long been on the leading edge of instruction that couples rigorous academic concepts with the real-world application of these concepts to build true understanding. The characteristics of a STREAM educational framework include the integration Catholic identity into every aspect of the curriculum. Schools manifest this intent through

projects based in social justice as well as in-depth experiential instruction in the teachings of the Church. By design, STREAM schools provide a challenging learning environment focused on science, technology, math, arts, and the integration of education in the faith that inspires the joy of discovery. STREAM schools also promote a culture of innovation and stress a commitment to ethical behavior.

STREAM is also studentfocused, seeking to increase the participation of groups that are under-represented in the sciences, increasing content literacy students who do not pursue technology-related careers and fostering an environment that encourages problem-solving, group collaboration, and independent research. As Pope St. John Paul II stated; “Faith and reason" are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth- in a word, to know himself- so that, by knowing and loving God, men and women may also come to the fullness of truth about themselves.” In the Catholic Elementary Schools of Long Island, the implementation of a STREAM framework for instruction moves us closer to the contemplation of that truth by exploring the relationship between faith and reason.

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Four Chaplains yearly Bosworth to deliver interfaith ceremony State of Town address Eric Spinner, as chaplain for the Nassau County American Legion, will present the annual Four Chaplains Memorial Interfaith Ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 2, at 1:30 p.m. sharp. (The ceremony lasts about one hour). If you are free to join us, it is a very moving ceremony. The four chaplains being represented are of diﬀerent faiths: one is a Rabbi, one a Roman Catholic priest, one a Lutheran minister, and one a Methodist minister. Each year, this ceremony takes place in rotating houses of worship. This year’s ceremony will be on Sunday, Feb. 2 at 1:30 p.m. at Notre Dame Roman Catholic Church, 45 Mayfair Road, New Hyde Park. Response is not needed to attend the ceremony in the Church, but it would be helpful to have a response by those who wish to join in for coffee/snacks afterward. Admission is free.RSVP with name and how many to attend toericmaven@gmail.com. P.S. You will be back home in time for the Super Bowl.

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North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth will deliver her seventh State of the Town address on Friday, Jan. 31, at 1 p.m. at the Clubhouse at Harbor Links, located at One Fairway drive in Port Washington, as part of a luncheon program hosted as a public service by the League of Women Voters (LWV) of Port Washington-Manhasset, called “Lunch with the League.” There is a $40 charge for the luncheon with an additional $3 convenience fee when registering online. Check-in will begin at 11:15 a.m. The deadline for registration is Jan. 24. To attend the luncheon, contact the LWV at (917) 270-1340. You

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Cunningham doc, Q&A with director Program Event Fees: $12 Cinema Arts Centre Members $17 Public On Saturday, Feb. 1 at 3:00 p.m., the Cinema Arts Centre will screen the new documentary film about the legendary New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham. The screening of the film, The Times of Bill Cunningham, will be followed by an in-person discussion with director Mark Bozek, artist Ruben Toledo, and Amy Fine Collins, former writer for Vanity Fair and frequent Bill Cunningham model. Narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker, “The

Times of Bill Cunningham” features incredible photographs chosen from over 3 million previously unpublicized images and documents from iconic street photographer and fashion historian Bill Cunningham. Told in Cunningham’s own words from a recently unearthed 1994 interview, the photographer chronicles, in his customarily cheerful and plainspoken manner, moonlighting as a milliner in France during the Korean War, his unique relationship with First Lady Jackie Kennedy, his four decades at The New York Times and his democratic view of fashion and society.

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READERS WRITE

Curran fails to defend bail reform

assau County Executive Laura Curran should be ashamed of herself. She has spent the last few weeks reaching out to every news outlet that will have her, advocating for the rollback of badly overdue criminal justice reform in New York State. This is not because she truly believes her constituents are in imminent danger because of the new law that eliminates cash bail for most misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies, but because she thinks she can temper Republican criticism by surrendering to their fear-based narrative. Firstly, the reason this law was implemented was to prevent courts from holding those accused of certain misdemeanors and non-violent felonies in custody simply because they couldn’t aﬀord bail. One can’t argue this is a matter of public safety, when (prior to the passage of the law) one individual accused of committing a crime and paying bail would get

to walk free pending trial, while an indigent defendant accused of committing the same crime could spend weeks, months or even years behind bars without a conviction. For an analysis of the new law that goes into much greater detail than I could possibly go into here, I strongly recommend “The controversy over New York’s bail reform law, explained” by Roxanna Asgarian, posted Jan. 17 on Vox.com. Instead of doing her duty as county executive and explaining why the new law is necessary and why Republican fearmongering is not a valid basis to revisit the law, Curran seems bent on aiding them in their Willie Horton-style partisan crusade. Especially disgusting is Curran’s mention of the recent antiSemitic attack in Monsey, N.Y. in her Jan. 7 op-ed published by the Daily News, despite the fact that that horrific and traumatizing attack had nothing to do with the new bail reform law.

The law was not the reason the Monsey attacker was on the street, and, as attempted murder is a violent felony, that attacker was rightly denied release pending trial. The day after Curran’s op-ed was published, the Daily News released an op-ed by state Assemblypersons Dan Quart, Harvey Epstein and Linda B. Rosenthal, “Not in our name: Don’t use antiSemitic attacks as a rationale for rewriting bail reform,” a truly excellent piece debunking the claim by Curran and others that they are acting in the best interests of the Jewish community. Curran, unsatisfied with the damage she had done through print media, agreed to an interview on Jan. 16 with Brian Kilmeade on Donald Trump’s favorite source of inane right-wing chatter, “Fox & Friends.” During the interview, Kilmeade harped on the case of an accused serial bank robber, took swipes at Gov. Andrew Cuomo and CNN and, for no reason in

particular, brought up New York City’s sanctuary policies, despite the fact that Curran represents Nassau County and that local governments refusing to cooperate with ICE has nothing to do with the bail reform law. While on “Fox & Friends,” Curran briefly mentioned the case of Kalief Browder, who spent more than a thousand days confined on Riker’s Island after being accused of stealing a backpack and later committed suicide (though she didn’t refer to him by name). Curran said such a case proved that reform was needed, but she held that the new law went too far. Bail for Browder was initially set at $3,000, which his family couldn’t aﬀord to pay; the court eventually withdrew the oﬀer of bail altogether. For a detailed history of Browder’s legal case, see “Before the Law” by Jennifer Gonnerman, posted on The New Yorker’s website on Sept. 29, 2014. Perhaps Curran believes mentioning Browder’s case, while also criticizing reform that might have

saved his life, makes her, as Fox News used to put it, “fair and balanced.” However, there is no cutting it down the middle here. Republicans have chosen reversing bail reform as the issue to run on and have a vested interest in portraying the law as a dangerous and abject failure, even if that portrayal is not based in reality. I hope that our Democratic state legislators, especially those representing Long Island districts (including Anna Kaplan and Tony D’Urso), will ignore Curran’s cowardly advice, and, instead, stand firm. Explain to your constituents why Republican arguments are wrong and how rolling back or neutering the new law would not improve public safety. In this case, pursuing a middle ground (or surrendering outright) would not only be unethical but, from a political perspective, it would also mollify no one. Matthew Zeidman New Hyde Park

Were in a New York State state of debt

tate Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s audit claiming that New York sends more money to Washington than we get back, resulting in our being shortchanged, is nothing new. DiNapoli continues to play from the same old liberal Democratic playbook. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Sen. Charles Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, and NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio, along with most of our Congress members, continue to blame Washington for all of our problems just like their political ancestors from past decades. All have an insatiable appetite for more and more federal assistance with no concern about increasing the confiscatory level of taxation to generate the revenues along with increasing long term borrowing to pay for this or how the billions of dollars are spent. They believe throwing more taxpayer dollars at problems will solve all of society’s ills. The late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan documented how New Yorkers sent more money to Washington than we get back. Many of the 50 states could make the same argument. This imbalance also

holds true in the distribution of state aid from Albany to the 62 counties of New York state including Nassau County. Within NYC, residents of Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island (or each of the fifty-nine community planning boards) don’t always get back the same amount of money sent to City Hall, Albany, and Washington. Within Nassau County, you could take this analysis down to every town, village and local census tract. Since this imbalance will never change, we would be better oﬀ leaving tax levies at the most local level of government. There will be significant savings in administrative costs and a greater percentage of locally generated revenues remaining in our communities. Generating, keeping, and spending local funds in your communities also allows greater accountability and oversight by public oﬃcials and citizens from the same neighborhoods. The real question is how the state manages the billions of dollars they are already receiving from Washington every year. Federal support for the state has remained consistent and growing. It has actually increased over the past decades.

Does New York state submit grant applications on time? Are current federally funded programs being completed on time and within budget? Are all federally funded grant staﬀ positions filled?Employees are needed to manage projects and programs to ensure compliance with federal rules and regulations. Are construction projects being completed according to original specifications with few if any change orders? Is there any waste, fraud, or abuse for expenditures of any taxpayers’ dollars? Has Comptroller Tom DiNapoli conducted audits of each respective state agency and authority to see if they are doing a good job managing current federal aid programs? Have State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Steward Cousins or State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie conducted public hearings to do the same? Have either Cousins or Heastie ever asked any of their respective legislative committee chairpersons to do the same? The state Departments of Transportation, Education, Health, Housing, Economic Development Corporation, Metropolitan Transportation Authority along with many other state

agencies and authorities have to submit quarterly milestone and financial progress reports with their respective federal agency counterparts who review and approve funding from Washington. They document the progress being made by the recipient of federal funding. The reports might make interesting reading for those who want to find out how the state DOT,the MTA,other state agencies and authorities are spending the billions from Washington. It is diﬃcult to convince Washington for more money when Uncle Sam faces annual short-term deficits of several hundred billion dollars accompanied by a long-term national debt of $23 trillion dollars! We should learn from past mistakes and attempt to reduce both borrowing and long-term debt instead of allowing them to grow yearly. The combined New York City, state and federal debt is already over $23 trillion dollars and growing. This inheritance could bankrupt future generations. Government at all levels needs to do a better job with the billions of dollars in taxpayer generated revenues already available, rather than

pick the pockets of taxpayers for even more. It is time for a return to pay-as-you-go budgeting, means-testing for all government assistance programs, real balanced budgets without smoke and mirrors, and stop hiding spending under so-called independent authorities whose budgets are offline with little or no oversight by both the comptroller and state legislature along with actual surpluses and down payments to reduce long term debt for all levels of government. How ironic that after winning the Cold War against the evil empire of communism, it may be mismanagement of our economy that defeats us in the end. Unless we change our ways, America is on the road to losing our status as the world’s number one superpower. Just like mighty ancient Rome before the collapse, we are going down the path to becoming the world’s super debtor. Larry Penner Great Neck (Larry Penner is a transportation historian, advocate and writer who previously worked 31 years for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Oﬃce.

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OUR TOWN

The Fourth Estate and why it matters

can say that the majority of readers of this newspaper have heard of the Fourth Estate. Since the term has been bandied about in recent years let’s take a more careful look at its history and function. I promise this won’t take long. I can’t be as fast as a tweet but I’ll try. The original use of the term comes from Europe where the three estates of the realm were the clergy, the nobility, and the commoners. Out of this power, triumvirate emerged the socalled fourth estate which refers to journalism. In the United States, the fourth estate is usually contrasted with the three branches of government including the executive, legislative and judicial and is there to ensure a balance of power. The reason the press is by the First Amendment (Freedom of the Press) it is understood that journalism plays a critical role in American democ-

racy by maintaining transparency. Recently there has emerged the ‘Networked Fourth Estate” represented by non-traditional journalistic media on the internet including tweets, youtube videos, Instagrams and Snapchat. More about the networked fourth estate later. Ever since the invention of the Gutenberg printing press, the monopoly on knowledge has been broken and has increasingly fallen into the hands of the public thanks to writers. The dissemination of the printed word led to the French Revolution, the American Revolution and most recently the Arab Spring uprisings. The power of the Fourth gained ground when the investigative journalism of Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward helped topple Richard M. Nixon and his administration. This story has been documented in the films “All the President’s Men”

The First Amendment acknowledges the importance of the Fourth Estate

DR. TOM FERRARO Our Town

(1976) and “The Post” (2018). America has always relied upon journalists to communicate balanced and fair-minded views about politics and to tacitly uphold a belief in reality and honesty. The fourth estate has been assigned the task of holding government oﬃcials accountable for their actions. That is why the recent attacks on journalism are so alarming. The current President has repeatedly referred to journalists as “among the most dishonest human beings on earth” and refers to us as ‘pathetic”, “very dishonest” and ‘enemies of the people.” He also likes to refer to most print media as “fake news.” Both George Orwell’s “1984” and Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” contained a dystopian view of a future with governmental use of “newspeak.” ‘Newspeak’ was the use of a controlled language of restricted grammar and limited vocabulary designed to reduce freedom of thought and to reduce thinking in general. In both novels “new-

speak” and the legalization and dispersal of mind-numbing drugs helped to put the population in a quiescent and stupor. Presidential tweeting and the legalization of marijuana is an eerie expression of this process with reality fast becoming stranger than fiction. We have entered a time of malignant simplicity where all things are reduced to either black or white, red or blue. Perhaps our attention spans have grown so short that all we can manage is entertainment and junk food for the mind. Granted we all enjoy junk food from time to time but a steady diet of it produces diabetes, obesity and heart disease. Tweeting, which has become the new junk food for the mind inevitably produces mental diseases such as rage and a childish stupidity. Reasoned discourse is what every American adult needs, deserves and desires. Thoughtful writing with the use of facts, balanced views and sense of sobriety are what the role of the fourth estate has always been. Both Orwell and Huxley predicted the use of simplified propagandistic language that the government would use to restrict and then to control the minds of the masses. We have arrived there and it proves just how prescient they were. Every literate adult understands that journalists are highly trained, strive to find out the facts, uncover wrongdoing and describe it as accurately as they can. They take their time in do-

ing so and to make any point takes anywhere from 700 to 1,000 words. It will take the average reader about ten minutes to read a column of this length. In contrast, a tweet has a maximum of 280 characters or 50 words and takes about 20 seconds to read. When was the last time you actually learned something of value from a tweet? The classic novel “Les Miserable” by Victor Hugo is about 1,500 pages long took me about 2 months or about 50 hours to finish. This novel was written in 1862 and contains a preface by Hugo where he wrote that so long as man is degraded by poverty and stress and where women and children are ruined by starvation and anxiety, a book like his cannot be useless. Writers like Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo, Honore Balzac, Marcel Proust, and D.H. Lawrence were all a part of the fourth estate. Modern journalists like Tom Wolfe, Gay Talese, Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein are a part of the fourth estate. Television journalists like Tom Brokaw, Rachel Maddow, and Anderson Cooper are also a part of the fourth estate. These are steadfast, educated, intrepid and honest workers who uphold America’s right to know the truth. And no amount of tweets, vulgarity or ‘newspeak’ will ever change that. Rational and mature adults want to hear the truth and the Fourth Estate’s job is to strive to deliver it to them, no matter how inconvenient that truth is.

READERS WRITE

Trump, owning a major league sports team

onald Trump bought the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League before the start of the 1984 season, the league’s second season, for less than $10 million. To own a major league sports team is the dream of most American sports fans. How about if the team you owned was the New York Yankees or New York Football Giants or the New York Knicks? Go back in time and throw in the mix the old Brooklyn Dodgers or the old New York Giants. Imagine being called “The Boss” by such great players as Mickey Mantle, “Yogi” Berra, Reggie Jackson, Don Mattingly, Alex Rodriguez,

Lawrence Taylor, Phil Simms, Eli Manning, Walt Frazier, Willis Reed, Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, Roy Campanella and/or Willie Mays. Dreams! We all have em. Donald Trump bought a USFL pro football team. Could an NFL team be next? Would the league want him? Check it out. Back in 1985, I was a friend of Art RustJr., the “Godfather” of sports talk radio. Donald Trump was not only Art’s friend but also a constant caller to Art’s radio show. Art had many callers. Having a daily three-hour radio show for six days a week meant that so many people had the opportunity to speak with Art and they loved him.

When Art’s wife Edna passed away in 1986, so many of his fans sent their prayers and condolences. A memorial service was held in her honor at Riverside Church, on the edge of the Morningside Heights and Harlem. At the time of Edna’s passing, I worked in an oﬃce that was located in midtown Manhattan, so I had no problem getting up to the Riverside church by subway. The memorial service celebrated Edna’s life and when it was over, I met Art and expressed my condolences. I mentioned that I had to get back to my oﬃce, but before leaving, Art introduced me to Mr. Trump and upon Art’s insistence, Mr. Trump agreed to

drive me back to my oﬃce, in his chauﬀeur-driven limousine. Sitting in the back of the limo with Mr. Trump, I tried to think of a conversation that would be of interest to him. Being a sports fan, I said that it must be great to own a professional football team, but his response floored me as he said, “Nah! It’s only business.” “Only business?” Real Estate! Accounting! Lawyers! Retail stores! Manufacturing plants! Those are businesses. Owning a professional football team? That’s God-like. I couldn’t believe what he said to me. I was so happy when we reached my street and I got the hell out of the limo, having the

feeling that I was going to throw up. It took me quite some time to recover. There was no way that George Steinbrenner or Wellington Mara would ever think or say such a thing. Donald Trump owned a pro football team. To him, it was only business. The team and the league went bankrupt. Now Donald Trump is president of the United States. I wonder if he thinks that heading our great country is only a business. If he does, God help us all. Alvin H. Goldberg Great Neck Letters Continued on Page 53

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Business&RealEstate

Will going ‘green’ up property value

building that I manage is potentially going “green” after everything is finalized, which to the benefit of all the unit owners, will assuredly earn their condo hundreds of thousands of dollars over a period of years and will eliminate the electricity bill for all their common areas, boiler, surveillance cameras, alarms and anything else that is contributing to wasting their “hard-earned dollars” that can be saved and now deposited to our reserve “rainy day” fund. We will also be able to have several major tenants buying their electricity at slightly below market cost and paying the condominium instead of PSEG. This additional and substantial revenue will also be deposited into our reserve fund too! We have predicted that assessments will possibly be much lower and if we are in an excellent financial position, possibly eliminated, all together! Fortunately, since I have taken over the managing aspect, we haven’t had an increase in common charges going on 12 years, due to watching and cutting expenses the best way and to the benefit of our building. Also, I believe we were the only building in our area that had no

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reductions in sale prices from the “calamity and horrendous crashing of our real estate market in 2008! Now we will be in an even more secure, stable and very strong financial position for years to come, all things being equal and no one blows the earth out into space! Otherwise, we will all be playing cards together upstairs and nothing will matter anyway, right? Some, however, will be going down below in the opposite direction and need I say who? There will be many if the end is near, who will be going down without many good memories to take with them; just memories of their possessions, that’s all, because there won’t be any U-Hauls behind their hearses! No way, Ray! Back to business! So what do you think will be the value of a condo, co-op, home or even a commercial building if and when the owners decide to go really “green.” Most important that I failed to mention, is that we all need to think environmentally, so we will not have to take SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space enterprise or Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Space ships to cultivate another planet called “MARS”

PHILIP A. RAICES Real Estate Watch

or any other intergalactic space journeys to existing or new planets to be discovered. So everyone should gain knowledge and become informed by integrating new cutting edge information and being open to new ideas. By seeking out estimates for any renewable energy technologies to not only reduce and conserve our priceless resources (Solar panels, energy cells, combined heat and power, tri-generation, thermal or any other green technology or future technologies that are coming down the pike). There is no doubt in my “professional mind” that values of all properties with the usage of these various forms of technolo-

gies will be much more valuable going forward; as we save energy, reduce our carbon footprint and emissions, save our environment and our planet, especially our “one of a kind” ozone layer that is hurting all of us on our “one and only” earth! Greta Thunberg, the youngest environmental activist in history at 16 years old, who has singlehandedly with assistance, spearheaded this incredible awareness about our polluting the globe, in all sorts of ways, surely has deserved her alternative Nobel prize for climate change activism! She has made everyone who cares, aware of what the heck is going on by succeeding in making millions of people turn anxieties about our planet into a worldwide massive movement towards global change! Moreover, the commercial real estate sector needs to become much more aware and cognizant of recycling and conserving their enormous usage of our world’s energy supplies! Local towns need to consider having all their commercial tenants and unit owners to begin recycling and consider installing and using renewable energy technologies in whatever fashion enables them to save and increase

their profitability. Also, keep in mind there are trillions of plastic materials that have been continually dumped in all our oceans, that you can be sure and know that all our fish are consuming and so are we. By changing our inconsiderate and selfish ways and behaviors, this, in turn, will result in a healthier eco-system, for all of us as well as for everyone’s future generations. In addition, this will bode well for greater increases in our property values now and going forward and a greater opportunity for our properties whether residential or commercial to decrease our energy use. We will all be in a more beneficial position in being more progressive in thoughts and actions in saving our wonderful and miraculous planet! Philip A. Raices is the owner/ Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 Great Neck. He has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute and a Certified International Property Specialist. If you have any questions or concerns or ideas for his column, he can be reached by email, at:Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate.Com, or by cell: (516) 647-4289.

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Recent Real Estate

Sales in New Hyde Park New Hyde Park Real Estate Market Conditions MEDIAN SALES PRICE $637,500 Demographics near New Hyde Park, NY Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household Income Average Income per Capita

City 41,408 4,657 54.7 3 106,465 23,698

County 1,352,825 4,752 42.5 2.9 85,195 45,421

74 Joseph Street, New Hyde Park Date: 01/10/2020 5 beds, 3 Full baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 60x100 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $19,006 MLS# 3163668

28 Geranium Avenue, Floral Park Sold Price: $689,000 Date: 12/30/2019 3 beds, 1 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 40x100 Schools: Floral Park-Bellerose Total Taxes: $11,177 MLS# 3166493

5 Howard Avenue, New Hyde Park Sold Price: $550,000 Date: 01/07/2020 3 beds, 1 Full baths Style: Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 50x100 Schools: Herricks Total Taxes: $10,385 MLS# 3171346

272 Carnation Avenue, Floral Park Sold Price: $650,000 Date: 12/12/2019 4 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Tudor # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 61x161 Schools: Floral ParkBellerose Total Taxes: $17,519 MLS# 3163703

Editor’s note: Homes shown here were recently sold in New Hyde Park by a variety of real estate agencies. The information about the homes and the photos were obtained through the Multiple Listing Services of Long Island. The homes are presented based solely on the fact that they were recently sold in New Hyde Park and are believed by Blank Slate Media to be of interest to our readers.

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Buckley a ‘bad neighbor’: N. Hills residents Continued from Page 2 Condominiums and neighboring streets Bonny Lynn Court and Fox Ridge. Sharon Struminger, a member of the Acorn Ponds Homeowners Association’s board, said that the community feared car pollutants, light pollution and noise as a result of the proposed addition, referring to Buckley’s yearly summer camp. She said that while calls had been made, nothing was done about the noise. “During the summer camp season, we already experience loud camp noise that begins around 9 in the morning from the kids, counselors and music,” Struminger said. “Now we can expect noise all year, day and night since the parking lot will be lit. There will be noise from car engines, loud talking, horns and so on.” Maureen Rothschild DiTata, an attorney and resident of Acorn Ponds, presented photographs of a clearing in a trail on Buckley property where POD storage containers, go-karts and gasoline con-

tainers were present. A series of extension cords were also pictured, leading to a post near a sports field at Buckley. “We have no idea what is being powered by that power cord at the end of Buckley’s property, but the mere presence of the cord fuels Acorn Ponders’ complaints,” DiTata said. “Buckley is a bad neighbor. Buckley is either unconcerned or totally oblivious to the hazard of running a series of electrical cords over brush and debris a distance of 30 yards, or the risk attendant to leaving go-karts, oil containers and gasoline cans together in an open and unsupervised area on a school ground.” Other speakers echoed DiTata’s description of the school as a “bad neighbor.” Harry Ornstein, secretary of the Acorn Ponds Condo II’s board of managers, discussed drainage issues that often resulted in flooding, and requested that Buckley post a bond to act as a guarantee against possible damage.

“In the past, there have been instances of severe flooding due to drainage from Buckley that resulted in extensive water damage to Acorn Ponds condo units in buildings that border the Buckley property,” Ornstein said. “While we appreciate Buckley’s consideration of the impact the construction will have on future stormwater runoff from their property, we feel that this approach is insufficient. Our primary and shorter-term concern is that simply retaining any stormwater runoff due to the new construction does not address the existing drainage issues that are currently being experienced by Acorn Ponds residents.” Acorn Ponds HOA Vice President Steve Duch told the board that while the school had “a right to expand,” the village should still take its residents’ concerns seriously. He also mentioned that the association had secured a legal team and attorney to represent it “if necessary.” “With that expansion the village must ensure that there will be no negative

impact on our community, our property values and our quality of life,” Duch said. “We ask you, how can we trust Buckley to be a good neighbor in their expansion?” Once the public comment session ended, Migatz rose to speak once again, and referred to DiTata’s photographs. “I saw those pictures for the first time, shame on Buckley,” Migatz said. “I’m flabbergasted myself at what is back there, and by all means they have to clean it up and you should give violations if they have violations there. But that is no basis for denying a project going forward.” Near the end of the hearing, Mayor Marvin Natiss asked Migatz if the surveys had recommended 265 additional parking spaces. “Of course not,” Migatz responded. The North Hills Board of Trustees will discuss the matter again at an asyet-unspecified meeting. The board will meet again on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Couture owner Jean Sparozic dies at 93 Jean Sparozic, age 93, died on Jan. 12, in West Newbury, Mass., with residences in Port Washington and Huntington and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Jean was the beloved husband of the late Joyce Dendievel Sparozic. Loving father of Jill Morrison, Suzy Sparozic, and Wendy Dirkes. Adored grandfather of Jonathan and Ryan. Dear brother of Marie Gunderson. Reposing at Austin F. Knowles, Inc. Funeral Home, 128 Main St. Port Washington Friday 4-8 PM. Graveside service Saturday 11 a.m. Nassau Knolls Cemetery.# For over 40 years, Jean was owner of Amoureuse Couture, a 7th Avenue Evening Gown Mfg. Amoureuse Couture in New York City, making glamorous custom formal gowns for such notables as Mamie Eisenhower, wife of the President, Opera singer, Beverly Sills, Kathryn Harken (wife of Zero Mostel), Rudy Giuliani’s second wife, Donna Hanover for President George H.W. Bush’s inauguration, a Saudi Prince’s daughter, Rose Mary Clooney, as well, sold to such stores as Saks, Hirshleifer’s on Miracle Mile, and many more around the country.# Before opening his own company, Jean worked with Bill Blass and Oleg Cassini amongst others notable fashion industry giants. Born in Masny, France, on Sept. 3, 1926, Spazoric was a French Merchant Marine and made 32 trips across the Atlantic to the U.S.A. during WWII.## As a child he was educated at a convent with his sister, his mother, a devout Catholic had high hopes he would enter the seminary, but Jean had other ideas and wanted to become a merchant sea captain and see the world.

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Jean Sparozic At 16, that dream became a reality when he joined the French Merchant Marines during World War II, making close to 40 trips to the United States and other ports of call. Many times the ships carried American soldiers and supplies back to war-torn France and other seaports. Each time after he came to New York Harbor, he would never forget the sight of seeing the Statue of Liberty and being a symbol of freedom.##

While in New York City, during free time, he would visit the USO French Canteen, where he met his future bride, Joyce Dendievel, a beautiful, young British and French fashion designer. Joyce was fluent in French, she was a volunteer at the canteen for the war effort. Jean had tickets to Radio City Christmas Show and the romance bloomed. Joyce was smitten with Jean’s french accent and Johnny Depp good looks!

After several trips back and forth to France, at 19 years old,# Jean decided he wanted to make a life with Joyce in the U.S., and they were married. Not knowing English, it was rough at first finding work. After moving to Port Washington to live with Joyce and her family, Jean worked for a time at Shield’s Plumbing. The couple moved to New York City and he would find himself working at the Waldorf Astoria in the kitchen until he visited Joyce’s company, and she helped him find work in the garment district. He became fascinated with the pattern makers and started taking night courses at the Fashion Institute of Technology, where he became proficient in pattern making and tops in his field. At this point, in 1958, Joyce had become a mother to the three girls, and she had saved enough to buy a home. In 1966, he started Amoureuse Couture, and the rest is history. He continued taking courses of all sorts into his fifties.# Around this time, Jean also was able to help bring his mother, step-father, sister and her children from Algiers which was war-torn from French Algerian War at the time, to live in Port Washington, as well. Jean loved sailing and kept his boat at the Town Dock, taking the family out sailing and fishing. The couple had spent many summer’s in Montauk camping and fishing, as well. Jean’s other love was restoring old Mercedes Benz in his spare time, well into his eighties.

52 The Herald Courier, Friday, January 24, 2020

Officials announce NHP station closure Continued from Page 1 the Lakeville civic group, said he was surprised by 3TC’s plans and responded by calling the offices of local elected officials. “Nobody knew,” Cutrone said. “First it was one lane in each direction. Then a week and a half ago we heard it would be closed entirely.” At the meeting, 3TC representative Travis Brennan gave a presentation detailing that by closing the thoroughfare completely, between Plaza Avenue and Fourth Avenue, it will take builders two months less to complete their work, which will include the removal of hazardous railroad grade crossings and the installation of a five-lane underpass. “It’s important that we disseminate this information and everyone knows what to expect,” Brennan said. “We’re certainly not going to make everybody happy. Construction is very difficult. It’s a challenge but in order to progress forward you have to have some struggles and you have to have some headache.” To try and address local concerns, Brennan said LIRR commuters will be provided with a temporary 10-car station platform between South Eighth and South 12th streets for the seven-month duration of the construction. When finished, the new station aims to adhere to ADA regulations and will include Wi-Fi and USB charging stations, improved security enhancements, digital information displays and more. Brennan also indicated that under

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Representatives with the Third Track Constructors met with members of the Lakeville Estates Civic Association to address residents’ concerns with the project and the closure of New Hyde Park Road. Nassau County requirements, 3TC plans to reopen the west side walkway and will remove one of the temporary stop signs along New Hyde Park Road. “From the Village of New Hyde Park’s standpoint, this has been a tremendous project for us. It’s not one that we wanted, honestly, but as you know, there was a lot of resistance to it,” New Hyde Park Mayor Lawrence J. Montreuil said after the presentation. “But it’s here nonetheless and we have been working very closely with

3TC and the MTA for the past couple of years to mitigate as much as possible the adverse impacts of the project. There is no question there has been a lot of impacts.” 3TC’s detour plan was also a major focus of discussion, proposing to place heavier burdens on routes along Jericho Turnpike and Stewart Avenue to try and relieve the anticipated influx of traﬃc along Covert Avenue and Northern Boulevard. This was a major concern for local

residents like Mark K., who said he is most alarmed by what the road closure will mean for trucks taking New Hyde Park Road. “It’s the only exit [on the L.I.E.] for trucks and trailers to go all the way from north to south on New Hyde Park Road,” he said. “Obviously I’m against it because the trailers and trucks are going to go through neighborhoods, probably, to cut across.” According to the MTA, traffic headed northbound on New Hyde Park Road and Clinch Avenue, from Stewart Avenue, and traffic headed southbound on New Hyde Park Road from Jericho Turnpike, should be limited to local residential traffic only. Montreuil explained that when the contractors first presented an environmental impact statement on the project, there were plans for a bypass road. “We resisted the idea to close New Hyde Park Road completely, in part, because of the high levels of traffic congestion we endured with the closure of Covert Avenue,” Montreuil said. Despite the pleas from local officials, the project will continue as planned. When complete the project intends to reduce noise caused by local trains, and ease traffic flow for both pedestrians and vehicles. 3TC said that it had also been working to secure over 100 temporary commuter parking spots at 124 Covert Ave. and the Church of the Holy Spirit parking lot to help commuters.

Montreuil advises against NHP travel Continued from Page 1 rent plan calls for posting signs up to Hillside Avenue alerting drivers of detours during New Hyde Park Road work, Burger said. He said the village is considering making 4th, 5th and 6th avenues in the village one-way roads going east as a result of imminent traﬃc increases on Covert Avenue. Burger said at a public meeting in early January that New Hyde Park Road will be closed from Plaza Avenue East to Clinch Avenue for seven

months starting Feb. 3 for LIRR third track work. He said that there will be no temporary road to accommodate the closure despite initial calls for one from the village board. He said that after a meeting with 3TC both parties agreed that a full closure would be the safest option. “The mayor and I met with [the third track developers] on Dec. 9. We reviewed a number of options,” Burger said. “At the end of the day, the safest way to move forward was the actual, full closure of New Hyde Park

Road.” The closing of New Hyde Park Road has been a source of debate for some time in the village. At a meeting in early December, Burger said that the developers for the LIRR third track were eyeing the full closure with no temporary road, which he and Montreuil still opposed. What changed his and Montreuil’s opinion was discovering that the temporary road would have been closed “40 percent of the time” due to track work which would cause a concerning amount of traﬃc changes.

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New Hyde Park Mayor Lawrence Montreuil said “avoid this area” talking about outside commutters during the sevenmonth period New Hyde Park Road will be closed.

Port home vandalized over Trump signs Continued from Page 3 ceived criticism online and in person for his signs. “Ever since I put up the first sign, I got hate mail online and letters,” Bloch said. “At least those people weren’t coming to my house.” The collection of signs on Bloch’s lawn now includes one reading “Stand with Israel” after an incident that Bloch says occurred as he was putting up the

flag the first time. “When I put up the flag, someone then came up to me at my house, and they started yelling at me that I was a Nazi,” Bloch said. “I responded that I was Jewish, and that’s when I decided to put up the Israel yard sign.” A representative from the Nassau County Police Department’s oﬃce of public information said that oﬃcers went to Bloch’s home on Dec. 16, and no suspects

had been brought in. The representative could not say whether there had been similar incidents in the Port area. Bloch, who grew up in Port Washington and saw his children go through school in the area, said that while he blames the individuals responsible for the vandalism, he also has criticism for those who “create an environment to perpetuate the hatred.” “The one thing is that people have

to ask themselves, where are the people learning this behavior of hatred? Where is it coming? Is it several solo actors or an environment perpetuating this hatred?” Bloch said. “They’ve not only made it an environment where some of these thugs thinks it’s OK, but rile these people up and create an environment where people come onto my property and trespass, destroy and steal. It’s not just a couple of thugs, it’s a communitywide issue.”

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our editorial “Anti-Semitism Rise Not a Mystery”, on Jan. 10, 2020 is a ridiculous example of one-sided Trump Derangement Syndrome claiming that the rise of hate in America is the President’s fault. Actually, if the editor can clear their mind, one would easily find a University of Pennsylvania study by two sociologists, Professor Daniel Hopkins and Samantha Washington entitled, “Rise of Trump, The Fall of Prejudice,” which found diﬀerently. They studied the opinions of 20,000 Americans since 2008 and found, to their surprise, that since 2016 there has been a “sharp dive” in racist attitudes that is “statistically significant”. Concerning the main issue of anti-Semitism in America, what can we attribute to the rise of attacks against Jewish people? Of course, Democrats automatically blame Trump who has stood shoulder to shoulder with Israel and its people more than any other president since its creation in 1948. Or, could the steady rise and acceptance of anti-Semitism within the Democratic Party be a major factor in the possible national rise of anti-Semitism? After all, recently two Democratic women who have been unapologetically supportive of the boycott, divestment, and sanction (BDS) movement and speak anti-Semitic memes were elected to the House of Representatives in a blaze of glory. The BDS movement, fully supported

by the left-wing of the Democratic Party especially on college campuses, is nothing but an anti-Semitic program similar to the anti-Jewish boycotts of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s repackaged by the social justice movement to destroy the lives of our Jewish brothers and sisters in Israel. On many college campuses, the left-wing Democratic voting anti-Israel organizations have created an atmosphere of hatred making Jewish students very uncomfortable. Furthermore, Democratic Party leaders like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer have become apologists for the anti-Semitism of the two Congresswomen. Let us not forget the Democratic Congressional Black Caucus and its acceptance and even embrace of the anti-Semitic Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan, which not one Democratic Party leader objects to or condemns. Minister Farrakhan’s anti-Semitism and its great influence in the Black community is not even mentioned in your editorial. The issues surrounding anti-Semitism in America deserves an honest, frank discussion of where it comes from and how to combat it. Unfortunately, we’re not going to get a constructive discussion from the Great Neck News editorials. Norman Gersman Great Neck

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The audit noted that this process was established based on an employee count from the 1990s and has not been adjusted to reflect current public transportation trends. Aside from electronic purchases, the method for calculating ticket sales figures used by the LIRR today is one that was developed in 1983. The audit noted that this methodology has also not been adjusted to account for modern ridership trends. The auditors recommended that a further evaluation of the MDBF be conducted to determine if the measurement is understood and is an accurate representation of fleet reliability and to conduct an updated survey to properly calculate ridership trends in a more modern era. In response to the audit, LIRR President Phillip Eng addressed each concern and recommendation presented in the 18page document, generally agreeing with the findings and suggestions. “The LIRR will continue to regularly reassess its ridership calculation methodology in order to make sure it employs the most updated information available,” Eng wrote. “In addition, it is expected that the MTA’s implementation of a multi-agency New Fare Payment System (NFPS) will strengthen the LIRR’s ability to track, monitor and analyze ridership data.”

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North Hempstead to host orientations North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Town Council Member Viviana Russell have announced two workforce development orientations to be held at the “Yes We Can” Community Center in Westbury on Friday, Jan. 24, and Tuesday, Jan. 28. The orientation sessions are intended to give residents a general overview of the topics that will be discussed at a more in-depth work force development class scheduled for February 2020. “As elected oﬃcials, we must always look for unique ways to improve the lives of our residents,” Bosworth said. “The

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our customers. They expect us to keep pace, anticipate their needs and provide innovative solutions.” The PSEG Long Island app allows customers to make payments, compare and manage energy use, report an outage, manage payment options and contact customer service. To get started, customers simply link their My Account to the new PSEG Long Island app. Powerful features include: Sign on with touch/facial ID Receive bill and payment alerts Report outages, receive status notifications The PSEG Long Island mobile app is the most recent example of a commitment to continue improving customer service through technological advancements.

PSEG was named to CIO Magazine’s 2019 CIO 100 list for its release of an Amazon Alexa customer service “skill” that allows customers to verbally ask billing questions, make payments, and get tips for reducing their energy usage and lowering their bills through Alexa-enabled devices. The list commends organizations that use leading-edge IT practices to create competitive advantages, improve business processes, enable growth and improve relations with customers. The PSEG Long Island website, recently updated with a more modern, completely mobile design that’s more useful and easier to navigate, was named No. 1 in the tristate area in 2019 by E Source, a leading market research and consulting firm for utilities. The PSEG Long Island MyPower map was updated

to include additional information, such as crew location, cause and restoration of outages. An interactive reliability layer was also added to the map, detailing the reliability, FEMA, and circuit improvement projects PSEG Long Island is currently working on throughout the service territory. In addition, customers can interact with PSEG Long Island on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Rick Walden, vice president of customer services at PSEG Long Island, said, “Ultimately, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. This new app, as well as the other customer service improvements we are pursuing, help PSEG Long Island provide our customers with best-in-class experiences and become the electric company of the future.” Submitted by PSEG Long Island

HMTC seeks students for Upstander Award The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County annually honors Middle School and High School students on Long Island who confront intolerance, prejudice or other forms of social injustice with the Friedlander Upstander Award.Winners receive a $2,500 scholarship.The 10th Annual Friedlander Upstander Awards will be presented at HMTC’s Annual Tolerance Benefit on Monday, May 4, at Westbury Manor, 1100 Jericho Turnpike, Westbury, NY 11590. Due to the rise of hate speech, hate

crimes and bullying on Long Island and nationally, those who make a diﬀerence in their schools and communities by acting as Upstanders are more important than ever.HMTC defines an Upstander as a person who stands up for others and does not allow bigotry, hatred or intolerance to happen without intercession. Every year the HMTC honor Middle School and High School students from across Long Island who have demonstrated the actions of an Upstander.The student’s action could be one of intervention or prevention, big or small.

Those who are interested in applying must be enrolled in a Middle School or High School on Long Island, have a brief nomination letter from a teacher, guidance counselor or other adult who isn’t a family member and must write a 500word essay on what actions they have taken that make them Upstanders.Applications for the Friedlander Upstander Award are due Tuesday, April 7. For the past ten years the Friedlander Upstander Award has been generously provided by the Claire Friedlander Family Foundation in partnership with the Ho-

locaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County.The Claire Friedlander Family Foundation was established by Claire Friedlander, a Holocaust Survivor from Poland.The foundation supports local education, performing arts, healthcare and environmental nonprofits. For more information, or to apply, contact Helen Turner, Director of Youth Education at HMTC, at 516-571-8040 or helenturner@hmtcli.org or visit www. hmtcli.org/friedlanderaward. Submitted by the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County.

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Denton Ave. School unveils new library Denton Avenue School celebrated its revamped library with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Jan. 7. The library was updated with new carpeting, shelving, seating options, book displays and computers, with literaturerelated quotes and decorations throughout the welcoming environment. Principal Loren Borgese, Assistant Principal Beth Rosenman, librarian Donna Deodato and others from Denton were joined by members of the Herricks Public Schools Board of Education and Central Administration. Dan Small, a representative for Legislator Ellen Birnbaum, presented Superintendent of Schools Dr. Fino Celano and Ms. Deodato with a certificate of recognition, and Deodato’s family members made a surprise appearance to celebrate the library’s opening. “As I look around, I see such an inviting, warm and modern facility, and this is what our kids deserve and need,” Celano said. Borgese thanked the Board of Education, administrators, staﬀ members, parents and library committee participants

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From left: Superintendent of Schools Dr. Fino Celano, Board of Education President Juleigh Chin, Denton Avenue School Librarian Donna Deodato, Principal Loren Borgese, Board of Education Trustee Nancy Feinstein and Board of Education Vice President Henry Zanetti cut the ribbon honoring Denton Avenue School’s new library. for their collaborative eﬀorts in planning for the new library. “The students love coming to the library,” Borgese said. “They enjoy the seating, where the books are now, the comput-

ers and just everything about it.” In anticipation of the new library, staﬀ members explored other libraries, reviewed opportunities and identified what

could be transformed. “What we celebrate today is real teamwork in putting together a library, a facility, a place for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade where

they can truly learn and grow,” Deodato said. “I’m so grateful for this newly renovated space for the students at Denton, and I feel like it really reflects our motto of ‘Education Today, Knowledge Forever.’” “This is phenomenal – the whole library, the setting, the colors and layout, everything is amazing,” Board of Education President Juleigh Chin said. “This time of year, we always make new resolutions, and I hope that the kids make resolutions that they will read more, that they’ll be better readers and lifelong readers, and this is definitely a step towards that.” Submitted by Syntax and Herricks Public Schools.

Superintendent awarded PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FLORAL PARK-BELLEROSE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Fifth graders in Antoinette Palmeri’s class participated in a yoga class on Jan. 13.

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New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District’s Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Jennifer Morrison was recognized as a 2020 ASSET Bright Light Award recipient. Each year, ASSET celebrates the accomplishments of educators, administrators and other district personnel who help make integrating technology into the classroom a smooth process and an excellent learning experience for students. Morrison was nominated for the honor by James Svendsen, the district’s director of curriculum, instruction and technology. In his nomination letter, Svendsen noted Morrison’s swift integration of makerspaces and team teaching for the Library Media program. The district has also brought in more than 300 Chromebooks, with an additional 300 this school year, and also oﬀers iPads in every classroom. Svendsen added that Morrison changed the Science Lab program to a STEAM/Coding program. She changed the way that the district’s Technology Committee operates by providing time to meet monthly with them, as well as working with the technology director, to create subcommittees to work on districtwide technology initiatives, including keyboarding, Substitution Augmentation Modification Redefinition, software usage and requests, continual teacher surveys and more. Especially, Svendsen noted, Morrison brought one of the teachers out of the classroom to become a technology integration specialist. The teacher has been working with all classroom teachers to train them and provide them with

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New Hyde Park Road School Principal Kim LaRegina, Bright Light Award recipient Dr. Jennifer Morrison and district technology integration specialist Jennifer Scammell. support in their endeavors to incorporate technology in the classroom. Dr. Morrison was formally recognized during the Bright Lights’ Luncheon on Jan. 9. Submitted by Syntax and the New Hyde ParkGarden City Park School District.

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