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Vol. 70, No. 23

HOME, DESIGN AND GARDEN

NHP TO HOLD STREET FAIR

COUNTY POLICE GET BODY CAMERAS, MONEY

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Veterans groups call for funding due to COVID-19 VFWs, American Legions officials say monies needed for repairs BY S A M U E L E PETRUCCELLI As the coronavirus pandemic wanes, veterans groups on the North Shore say they are still struggling financially. American Legion organizations across Long Island said they are barely surviving after months without any income from hosting community events or receiving substantial government relief. Among those struggling is American Legion Post 144 in Williston Park. Bob Guastella was a post commander and now works as a trustee and oversees facilities for Post 144. He canceled his own salary at the start of the pandemic and has helped organize its finances with an accountant, staying afloat by rotating the payment of bills. “Every month he would have National Grid, PSEG, the gardener, the water bill and all of the bills that would come in,” Guastella said. “He

would go – let’s pay National Grid this week and we’ll pay the gardener this month, and next month we’ll pay the other three.” Combined with this strategy, the post cut back on certain recurring monthly payments with the help of the mayor of Williston Park. Dumpster collection, normally $500 monthly, was canceled and garbage was collected by the village, since the quantity was minimal without hosting any gatherings. Now, with physical distancing at gatherings becoming less restrictive, Guastella is still limited in the size of events he is able to host given the shrunken size of a volunteer staﬀ. “There’s nobody anymore,” Guastella said. “All I’m asking for is a little bit more help, but right now I know they can’t aﬀord it.” John Incremona, commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5253 in Albertson, described a similar financial situation. Continued on Page 41

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Town of Hempstead Councilman Peter Zuckerman (left) state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli (center) and Town Clerk Wayne Wink (right) were in attendance at the Albertson Memorial Day ceremony. See story on page 6.

A Williston Park girl’s fight against cancer BY S A M U E L E PETRUCCELLI

be the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Long Island man of the year, raising money on behalf of After over two months of his cousin’s daughter and a Wilfundraising, the relative of a child- liston Park native. Daniela Conte, the niece of hood cancer victim will soon cross the finish line in his campaign to Joe Filosa, died in March 2020

from a blood cancer called embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma. When two of his business partners approached him to campaign a few months later, he decided to run in memory of Daniela and in honor Continued on Page 42

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Actor, E.W. native faces rape charges

NHP to resume annual street fair

Danny Masterson, ‘70s Show’ star, on trial in L.A. Village cites state lifting restrictions BY R OB E RT PELAEZ

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Actor and North Shore native Danny Masterson is slated to face trial on charges that he raped three women about two decades ago. A Los Angeles judge ordered the “That 70’s Show” star – who grew up in East Williston and Garden City – to stand trial on three counts of rape after three women accused Masterson of assaulting them in 2001 and 2003, according to multiple reports. The charges against the 45-year-old actor could result in up to 45 years in prison if he is convicted, reports said. Masterson has pleaded not guilty to all three charges, with his lawyers insisting they would prove his innocence during a hearing last month, The Associated Press reported. The news agency identified Masterson’s lead attorney as Thomas Mesereau, who also represented Bill Cosby and Michael Jackson in their respective sexual misconduct cases. Eﬀorts to reach Mesereau or a representative of Masterson’s defense counsel for comment on the trial were unavailing. Masterson reportedly remains free on $3.3 million bail but is scheduled for an arraignment on June 7. The Church of Scientology, of which Masterson is a member, has reportedly played a significant role in the case against the actor, whose credits include the sitcom “Men at Work” and the 2008 Jim Carrey comedy “Yes Man.” Mesereau told the court that the three women and the witnesses in their respective cases were “tainted by anti-religious bias” against the secretive church, according to The AP. The women involved in the case were all former members of the church, the news agency reported.

The Village of New Hyde Park will once again host its annual street fair after the coronavirus pandemic forced the village to cancel the event last year. Mayor Christopher Devane, in a phone interview, said that the village is planning to hold the street fair on Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m. He said the decision to hold the event came after Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement lifting restrictions statewide in mid-May. Cuomo’s announcement and the continuous decrease of new coronavirus cases, Devane said, were contributing factors as village oﬃcials decided to hold the event later this year. “Everything’s pointing in a very positive direction and the street fair is an integral part of the village in terms of what we have traditionally done every year,” Devane said. “So we want our residents to know that we want to come back full force.” Cuomo announced that limits on outdoor social gatherings increased from 200 to 500 people

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Actor and North Shore native Danny Masterson, who’s been accused of raping three women, is pictured in 2015. A woman identified as Christina B. reportedly said she was in a five-year relationship with Masterson at the time of the alleged rape in 2001. She told the court that she awoke to Masterson raping her one night and fought him oﬀ by pulling his hair, the report said. Masterson’s counsel argued that Christina B. “reframed” the alleged incident years after another claim of rape she reported did not result in charges, according to the report. Another woman identified as Jen B. said she knew Masterson as a “friend from the church” where she was born a member, The AP reported. The woman told the court that Masterson, in 2003, took her upstairs from the hot tub

at his home in Los Angeles and raped her in his bedroom, according to the report. Masterson’s attorney reportedly claimed the two had consensual sex. The third woman, identified as N. Trout, said Masterson raped her in 2003 after he told her in a text message to come over to his Los Angeles home. She told the court that she made it clear that the two would not be having sex, the report said. Masterson’s counsel countered her claims, saying she was aware her trip to the actor’s house would result in sex, according to the report. Masterson’s attorneys also claimed N. Trout was seeking a relationship with the actor at the time, which did not end up occurring, according to the report.

and the limits on indoor social gatherings increased from 100 to 250 people in May. Devane said that the decision to hold the event, which will be held on Jericho Turnpike between New Hyde Park Road and Covert Avenue, was made with the health and safety of the New Hyde Park community as a top priority. Devane said the decision was not to act in defiance of any higher government, but rather to return to “some sense of normalcy” at a time when vaccinations are being put in the arms of residents throughout the county. He said the village will continue to monitor the number of cases on a local and statewide level to ensure it will be appropriate to hold an event. “If things change in society or things start getting shut down again, then obviously we’ll act accordingly and we would have to cancel it,” he said. “But right now things are looking very positive.” Devane said the first organizational meeting with village oﬃcials and representatives of various organizations in New Hyde Park was held last week. Though the event will have to be planned on a Continued on Page 41

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The Village of New Hyde Park will host its annual street fair this September, according to Mayor Christopher Devane.

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In switch, Passi named acting super Manhasset school board originally had other pick to replace school chief on leave BY S A M U E L E PETRUCCELLI AND ROSE WELDON The Manhasset Board of Education has appointed administrator Gaurav Passi to serve as acting superintendent while Superintendent Vincent Butera is on leave. The move, eﬀective immediately, was made at a brief meeting last Friday addressing personnel changes. Passi’s appointment follows revelations that Butera had been accused of sexual harassment by a former teacher at Shelter Rock Elementary School, who cited frequent classroom visits and two unwelcome hugs from the superintendent in a complaint made last fall. An investigation found that Butera had violated district policy by making the teacher uncomfortable. Shortly after that, the board announced that Butera would go on leave, though it is unclear whether the action was voluntary or mandated. A resolution to accept Butera’s leave, eﬀective May 13, was also

listed on the agenda of the board’s Friday meeting. It was not specified whether Butera will return in the fall. Passi came to Manhasset in 2019 and has served as assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction for the last two school years. In a release that year announcing his appointment, Butera praised the administrator. “He shares our focus and commitment to providing all students a rich academic program and expansive opportunities while nurturing each student’s social and emotional well-being,” Butera said at the time. “We are pleased to welcome him to Manhasset.” School board President Patricia Aitken said at the Friday meeting that Passi’s possession of a school district administrator certification, as well as his current role, played a role in the appointment. “Because the role of acting superintendent brings with it certain statutory responsibilities which require a school district administrator certification, and which fall under Dr. Passi’s current areas of supervision, the board is appoint-

ing Dr. Passi to the position of acting superintendent,” Aitken said. The Board of Education said in an email two weeks ago that Rosemary Johnson, deputy superintendent for business and operations records access oﬃcer for the district, would be appointed acting superintendent. Aitken said at the meeting that Johnson would continue in her current role, but gave no explicit reason for the prior statement. “Deputy Superintendent Johnson, reporting directly to the Board of Education, will continue to provide the executive leadership for day-to-day operations and administration, including the execution of all policies, decisions and orders of the board,” Aitken said. “Ms. Johnson has rendered exemplary service in key leadership roles during her tenure in the district since 2006, and the board reiterates its utmost confidence in her knowledge, skills, professional capabilities and leadership.” Aitken’s comments were sent to district parents in an email, and sent to Blank Slate Media as a response to a request for comment.

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Port woman to challenge DeRiggi-Whitton New Jersey native Meagan McCarty has worked on state, local Republican campaigns BY R O S E W E L D ON Meagan McCarty of Port Washington has worked on campaigns for former state Sen. Elaine Phillips, former North Hempstead council member Dina De Giorgio, and state Senate candidate Dave Franklin. Now, she says, it’s her turn to run. McCarty was recently named the Republican nominee for the Nassau County Legislature’s 11th District, which encompasses Albertson, Glen Cove, Glen Head, Glenwood Landing, Greenvale, Locust Valley, Manhasset, the Port Washington peninsula, Roslyn, Roslyn Heights and Sea Cliﬀ. The seat is currently held by seven-term incumbent Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D-Glen Cove). A native of New Jersey who moved to the Port area a decade ago, McCarty has worked on campaigns since she was a child, and remembers working with her parents as volunteers on a gubernatorial campaign in her youth. “I was a volunteer on campaigns since I was a child,” McCarty said in a recent phone interview. “I fell in love with it because I understood the impact of helping people.” Early in her life, McCarty worked for her family’s business, a printing materials company, and held numerous positions in

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Meagan McCarty of Port Washington is running for Nassau County Legislature this November. it since she was a child. “I was taught responsibility at a very young age,” McCarty said. “I was going into work when most kids were watching Saturday morning cartoons. My dad was packing me up and bringing me into the company to take care of stuﬀ. And

then from there, I learned how to work the machines, I learned how to do shipping and receiving, I worked in the front oﬃce, sales. I did everything, ultimately ending my career with that company as secretary-treasurer.” McCarty moved to Port Washington in the early 2010s, and was immediately impressed. “I thought I was living in a fairy tale,” McCarty said. “I thought, this place is remarkably beautiful and I want to live here forever and raise a family here. And the people are just the best in the way that they just embraced me and welcomed me.” After she came to the area, McCarty worked as a legislative aide both in the Town of North Hempstead for De Giorgio and for Phillips, the former Flower Hill mayor who is currently the Republican candidate for Nassau County comptroller, during the latter’s tenure in the state Senate. “My true passion is constituent services,” McCarty said. “I saw what an impact I could have ... making small changes that have great impacts.” The impulse to run, she says, came from the results of the county’s reassessment plan, which she calls “a disaster.” “What really hit me hard was some close family friends picking up and mov-

ing away,” McCarty said. “They kept on saying if the taxes increase any more, we’re going to have to move. And then they actually sold their homes and got out of Dodge. That that hit me really hard.” It’s personal for McCarty, who says she moved to Port because it was “the best place to raise a family.” “I see a lot of wonderful families moving in, and my two young children are befriending them,” McCarty said. “I want these families to go through school with my kids, and I want to keep everything affordable so these families can really grow roots here.” Taxes are a paramount issue for McCarty, who supports having an elected assessor who lives in Nassau County. “We need transparency,” McCarty said. “We need open communication with the assessor’s oﬃce. That would be the first thing I change.” Also important to McCarty is assisting small businesses, and she says that she would host quarterly round tables for business owners across the district to see what the county could do for them. “That’s something that I’ve already started doing,” McCarty said. “I’ve really have enjoyed hearing from small-business owners and what their concerns are, and how I can help them out.” Continued on Page 42

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Memorial Day on the North Shore Villages, veterans groups host variety of car parades, ceremonies despite inclement weather BY R OB E RT PELAEZ

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Celebrants march in a parade commemorating Memorial Day in Glen Cove.

At a ceremony following the Port Washington Memorial Day Parade, Commander John Fiore of Port Washington’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Henderson-Marino Post 1819 opened the event with a reading of the first three stanzas of taps, and a reflection on the year past. “We are not poets, nor philosophers, just average Americans saddened by war and tragedy,” Fiore said. “We at the VFW, the American Legion and all military groups support our nation and the values of liberty and freedom it represents. We express our deepest sympathies to the families of the fallen. May we all know peace in the coming days and years, and have strength and courage to pursue it. May we continue to pass along to generations that come a remembrance of days like these.” State Sen. Anna Kaplan (DGreat Neck) and Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti (D-Port Washington) also attended the event.

Sillitti described being at the event a “special” occasion. “Thank you for allowing me to be a part of all the celebrations around the district,” she said Monday. “I hope everyone had a meaningful and safe Memorial Day weekend.” “This Memorial Day, we pause to honor and remember the brave heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the service of our great nation, protecting our dearly held freedoms,” Kaplan said. “Thank you to all those who have served, and may you and your family have a safe and meaningful Memorial Day.” The parade’s grand marshal was Dr. Paul A. Hamlin, a decorated Vietnam veteran and retired medical doctor. In 1968, after Hamlin completed his medical internship at St. Vincent’s Hospital, he enlisted in the Air Force. From August 1968 to July 1969, Hamlin served as a general medical oﬃcer and chief of pharmacy service at Bien Hoa Air Base in South Vietnam, receiving the Bronze Star for his leadership and devotion to duty. Continued on Page 51

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County buys 2,500 body cameras Action part of Curran police reform package; officers set to get $3K a year to wear BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced the purchase of 2,500 body cameras for the county Police Department last Thursday. Curran, who touted the department’s commitment to decreasing major crime, said the use of body cameras will heighten “accountability, safety and improved officer performance.” “Our goal is to build trust between police and the communities they serve,” Curran said at a news conference. “Body cameras help build that trust. Police departments across the country that have implemented body camera programs know that they are helpful for documenting evidence, officer training, preventing and resolving complaints brought up by the public, and strengthening police transparency, performance and accountability.” The county selected Ronkonkoma-based Island Tech Services to provide the camera technology and handle training and technical support for the officers, Curran said. Body cameras were one of several measures included in a 424-page plan to reform Nassau County’s policing that Curran released in February. The plan, which the county Legislature approved 16-3 in March, was submitted in accordance with an executive order that Gov.

In December, the union rejected a contract that would provide police officers with a 25 percent raise over eight and a half years along with the annual body camera stipend. Union President James McDermott said the proposed contract was defeated on Dec. 23 by 143 votes, according to Newsday. McDermott did not provide further specifics on the action taken by the nearly 1,600-member union. Efforts to reach McDermott or another representative of the union for comment were unavailing. Local activists have expressed their displeasure with the proposed initiative, saying the use of body cameras does not immediately resolve all of the issues with police departments. “Body cameras don’t mean a thing unless PHOTO COURTESY OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE’S OFFICE you change the culture,” Hempstead-based civil rights attorney Frederick K. Brewington Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced the purchase of body told Newsday. cameras for the county’s Police Department on Thursday. “There should be real, structural changes, and I’m not just talking about damn body Andrew Cuomo signed in mid-June of last rick Ryder said the body cameras will begin cameras where they’re going to get a stipend year requiring police agencies to devise plans to appear on all patrol officers in one precinct to wear them,” Shanequa Levin of Long Isto “reinvent and modernize police strate- by September before the initiative expands land United to Transform Policing & Commugies” after a Minneapolis police officer killed across the department by the end of the year. nity Safety said when the PBA rejected the George Floyd. The body-camera initiative features a contract in December. “I’m talking about real The estimated cost to fully implement $3,000 annual stipend for each officer who change, like how ticketing can be handled the body-camera initiative by the end of the wears a camera, which depends on the ap- differently, how we handle mental health year will be around $5 million, according to proval of a new labor agreement between cases differently, how we handle drug cases county officials. Nassau County and its Police Benevolent As- differently. I’m talking about reducing the footprint of the police in our streets.” Nassau County Police Commissioner Pat- sociation, the labor union.

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Price of April home sales increases Median cost of Nassau County residential properties sold in month jumps by $80,000 BY R OB E RT PELAEZ The median price of residential properties sold in Nassau County in April was $80,000 higher than in April 2020, according to statistics provided by One Key Multiple Listing Service. According to the statistics, the median price for homes sold in April was $650,000, compared with $570,000 in the same month last year. The median price was also a $130,000 increase from the median price of $520,000 in April 2019. More than 1,000 residential properties were sold in April, compared with just 516 in 2020, a figure that most likely was impacted by the coronavirus pandemic’s restrictions on in-person tours and open houses. In April 2019, more than 800 residential properties were sold in the county, according to the statistics. On Long Island, the median price for all homes sold was $567,000, a 16 percent increase from last year’s $489,000 figure. The monthly closed sales activ-

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The median closed residential home price in Nassau County for April was $650,000, according to One Key MLS. ity throughout the island nearly doubled in April 2021 compared with 2020, with 3,340 properties sold, including condos and co-ops, a 95 percent increase from the 1,713 sold in April 2020. The median sale price for

a home on Long Island was $515,000 in 2020, an 8.4 percent increase from 2019, according to One Key. In more than 40 years of providing local real estate analysis to Long Islanders, last year was the first time that the me-

dian price for closed home sales exceeded $500,000. Nassau County reported an annual median home sale price of $575,000, a 7.5 percent increase from $535,000 in 2019. Nassau’s 2020 median home sale price was $130,000 higher

than Suﬀolk County’s $445,000, but Suﬀolk had an 11.3 percent increase from its 2019 median sale price of $399,900. Queens County saw a 6 percent increase from 2019, with the median home price reported at $615,000 in 2020.

12 The Williston Times, Friday, June 4, 2021

N. Hempstead pools to reopen in June Capacity to be limited during 2 sessions due to COVID-19, closed midday for cleaning BY R O S E W E L D ON The Town of North Hempstead pools will be open for the summer season with COVID-19 precautions, the town announced. Outdoor pool facilities at Manorhaven Beach Park, Martin “Bunky” Reid Park in New Cassel, Whitney Pond Park in Manhasset and Clinton G. Martin Park in New Hyde Park will reopen in June, while the pool at Great Neck’s Harbor Hills Park opened on Saturday, oﬃcials said. “With temperatures on the rise and summer underway, we are so excited to see the reopening of many of the activities that we all love including our local community pools,” Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said in a statement. “We invite residents and their families to join us at one of our many pools to cool down this summer.” Manorhaven Beach Park and Clinton G. Martin Park will open on Saturday, June 19, while Whitney Pond Park and Reid Park will open on Saturday, June 26. Initially, outdoor pools will be open daily with limited capacity for two sessions, while the pool facility will be closed midday for cleaning. Visitors will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis, and guidelines are subject

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The pool at Manorhaven Beach Park is one of five that will be opened for the summer in the Town of North Hempstead. to change according to guidance from the New York State Department of Health. High-traﬃc areas will also be cleaned frequently throughout the day, and visitors won’t be allowed to re-enter once they leave. Pool visitors will also have to wear masks when not in the pool and stay six feet apart while waiting in line in the facility and while on the pool deck, according to a town news release. Each facility’s capacity will be monitored, and the hours of operation may be

adjusted to help adhere to social distancing guidelines. Locker rooms and shower facilities will have a reduced capacity, and visitors are encouraged to wash their hands frequently. Children younger than 12 must be accompanied by an adult. No outside food deliveries will be allowed, and no food will be allowed on the pool deck. Food will be allowed in designated areas only. Guest passes will be permitted only for children and grandchildren younger than 12.

All teenagers, seniors and adults must be residents to use the pools, and Clinton G. Martin and Harbor Hills are open only to residents of special park districts. Residents can register for pool passes at Manorhaven Beach Park in advance from now through Friday, June 18, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. After June 18, residents can register during normal hours of operation. Regular operating hours at Manorhaven Beach Park from June 19 to Friday, Aug. 20, will be 9 a.m. through 7 p.m., with the first session running from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the second session from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sanitization will take place from 2 to 3 p.m. The hours at Manorhaven Beach Park will shift to 10 a.m. through 6 p.m. from Aug. 21 to Sept. 6. The first session will run from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., followed by the second session from 2:30 to 6 p.m. In addition to regular registration policies, residents can purchase passes ahead of time at a reduced price during an “early bird” registration period that ends June 25. Operating hours at Whitney Pond Park will be from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., beginning June 26, with one session from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and another session from 3 to 7 p.m.

Mineola reports one anti-masking complaint BY S A M U E L E PETRUCCELLI In the final days of the school year, County Executive Laura Curran, a Democrat who is running for re-election, made a surprise visit to a rally organized by her opponent to protest face-covering requirements in schools. Bruce Blakeman, a Republican challenger for Curran’s seat, spoke to demonstrators last Wednesday about his frustrations over continued state mask mandates in schools, according to Newsday. Curran spoke shortly after, saying she had already been pushing for “common sense protocols.” “It seems to many people here that what is happening is government is trying

to substitute their judgment for the judgment of parents, and that is completely wrong,” Blakeman said, according to Newsday. In her remarks, Curran said the situation has changed. “It is time for the mandates and the protocols to match reality,” she said, according to Newsday. The demonstration was held outside county government oﬃces in Mineola, not far from the Mineola Board of Education oﬃce where outgoing President Christine Napolitano reported a calmer relationship with parents and students. “We are aware of only one parent who has complained about the mask mandate in school,” Napolitano said. “Ironically, he does not have children in our schools (he has a child in private school) and I don’t

know if he has made his complaints known to that private school or not.” Napolitano added, “If there are other parents who are unhappy about the mask mandate, they have not made it known to any of us.” New York state recently eased school restrictions. Unvaccinated children ages 2 to 5 are no longer required to wear coverings at day care centers or summer camps. Outside of schools, fully vaccinated individuals are not required to wear face coverings. In Mineola, Napolitano made it clear that her district is required to follow the Department of Health guidelines. “Of course, we look forward to the day when masks will not be required in our buildings,” she said. “We are very optimistic

that it will be soon.” Until that time, face coverings are required in Mineola schools and schools across the state. Though anticipating a shedding of masks, Napolitano noted the present mood of students, and how air-conditioned buildings have given them comfort. In a later interview, Curran pressed the need for returning to normal activities in school. “The isolation, the inability to do normal things, we understand that for a period of time was necessary,” Curran told Newsday. “But that time has passed.” Still, Napolitano gave an indication that normal activities may already be here. “We have all been in the schools ourselves and have observed children in all kinds of activities,” she said. “They are happy, healthy and active.”

COMMUNITY NEWS

Brownfields grant for New Cassel Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Council Member Viviana Russell and the Town Board recently announced that the town was awarded a Brownfields assessment grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. “The town was one of only ten in the country to receive this extremely competitive grant,” said Bosworth. “We are grateful to the EPA for awarding us the Brownfields Multi-Purpose grant. The funding

will go a long way in helping us continue community outreach and conduct further in-depth environmental studies and assessments that fit the community’s vision for New Cassel.” The EPA’s Brownfields Program provides assistance in helping to assess, remediate, and safely clean up underutilized properties. This enables properties to be revitalized and put back into use. “This grant from the EPA is vital in

helping us continue our eﬀorts to revitalize the New Cassel community,” said Council Member Russell. “We look forward to taking the next steps which will help stimulate the economy, aid in redevelopment, and bring the community’s vision to life.” The Town was previously awarded $300,000 in funding by the EPA Assessment Grant as well as $126,000 by New York State Department of State. The highly competitive Brownfields

Multi-Purpose Grants in the United States is one of only ten awarded throughout the country. The $800,000 grant has a 5 percent match by the town which will allocate a total of $840,000 to further bolster the Town’s eﬀorts for community outreach, environmental assessments, along with clean-up and revitalization eﬀorts in the New Cassel area.

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Honoring fallen soldiers every day

ver the weekend, many in Nassau County honored those who in President Lincoln’s words gave their “last full measure of devotion” to their country. Speakers rightly spoke of their “courage,” “sacrifice,” “duty to country” and “service to nation.” This is what made the vote by U.S. Senate Republicans on Friday, the day before the Memorial Day weekend, on legislation that would have launched a bipartisan, 9/11-style commission on the 1/6 attack on the U.S. Capitol all the more shocking. The Jan. 6 insurrection, incited by then-President Donald Trump, was made in an effort to overturn the results of the presidential election in the worst assault on the Capitol since the War of 1812. The lives of the vice president, members of Congress and their staffs were threatened. More than 140 police officers were injured. Five people died. But the bill was blocked in a 54-35 vote in its favor, failing to reach the 60 votes required under Senate filibuster rules and illustrating that legislative’s body’s dysfunction. Where else could a vote 54-35 in favor lose? Especially when the 54 senators who voted for the Jan. 6 commission represented 87 million more Americans than the 35 GOP senators who blocked it. Six Republicans did vote for the commission as well as 48 Democrats. Two Democrats and nine Republicans – inexplicably, incredibly – were not present to vote. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who lobbied against the commission, said publicly it was unnecessary due to other investigations taking place. This is

untrue. Several questions would still remain about the attack, including to what degree it was coordinated as well as details about what Trump was doing while it was taking place. And the American people deserve a full public accounting of what happened that day to help prevent it from happening again. Privately, according to published reports, McConnell oﬀered the real reason for his opposition – a lengthy commission wouldn’t be good politics heading into the 2022 midterms. McConnell contended a 1/6 commission could uncover damaging revelations related to Trump that would hurt Republicans. When the truth is your enemy, you know a political party is in trouble. McConnell also could have been speaking about the possible role played by some Republican members of Congress when discussing potentially damaging revelations. Even worse for those who support democracy in this country, 1/6 was not a lone act. It is part of an ongoing campaign by Trump and his followers to undermine democratic elections and the public’s confidence in their integrity. Trump incited the riot on 1/6 with what has become known as the Big Lie – the false claim that the presidential election was stolen. A total of 147 Republicans, eight senators and 139 representatives, then voted to overturn the election results based on spurious allegations of widespread voter fraud. After the mob attacked the Capitol. Those refusing to certify Biden’s victory included three New York representatives – Nicole Mal-

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liotakis, Lee Zeldin and Elise M. Stefanik. Stefanik would later be voted into the No. 3 position in the Republican caucus. The Big Lie spread by Trump and his congressional supporters has now become the excuse for eﬀorts to undermine the independence of election oﬃcials and suppress Black and Brown voters across the country – a measure of how far the Party of Lincoln has drifted from its roots. The latest attempt at voter suppression following an election in which virtually no fraud was detected anywhere was in Texas, where Democrats beat back an attempt to impose the most restrictive election laws in the country – on Memorial Day weekend. The legislation included criminal penalties for driving more than two unrelated people to the polls and the elimination of Sunday morning voting. These penalties would have fallen most heavily on poor, Black voters. But this is not merely a Black issue. Suppressing Blacks voting REPORTERS Rose Weldon, Robert Pelaez

for Democrats means possibly negating the votes of everyone voting for Democrats – and undermining our democracy. It is also a problem for people in every other state, including New York. Voter suppression efforts could change the outcome of the presidency and the leadership of the House and Senate. These efforts have the support of most Republicans but not all. There is a splitbetween traditional Republicans, such as Sen. Mitt Romney and Rep. Liz Cheney and those supporting Trump in what can only be called the antidemocratic wing of the party. Sadly, polls show that Republicans overwhelmingly support the Trump wing of the party. For Nassau voters, this split raises questions for the candidates for local office. Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau Republican Party’s pick to challenge Democrat Laura Curran for county executive, was Trump’s liaison with the county GOP during the presidential election. Blakeman, who had appeared

to fit the traditional Republican mold before Trump’s run, mirrored Trump both in tone and substance in a Blank Slate Media town hall before the presidential election. So voters might want to know whether Blakeman would have voted for the Jan. 6 commission if he was in Congress, whether he thinks President Joe Biden won in a free and fair election and whether he will respect the outcome of the county executive election in November. The same question should be asked of every Republican running for county and town oﬃces and Republican county oﬃcials. We already know that county Republicans have refused to allow an independent commission to redistrict the county after receiving the results of the 2020 census. The last time this happened the GOP gerrymandered Nassau County to give themselves a 12-7 advantage among registered voters – despite Democrats holding a wide lead in registered voters in the county. This undermines the will of the majority. Continued on Page 47

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ON THE RIGHT

New York State’s silly season has arrived

ew York’s political silly season has begun and as always there’s quite a cast of characters. First, there’s the revelation that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is receiving advances and/or guarantees from Crown Publishing exceeding $5 million for his book, “American Crisis.” That’s an extraordinary amount considering his previous book, “All Things Possible,” sold only 3,500 copies. It so happens I have experience with publishers, having had 14 books brought out by various houses, including Doubleday and Farrar, Strauss & Giroux. Typically, an author of nonfiction gets a modest advance— unless the writer is of the stature of David McCullough or Robert Caro. After the publisher recoups the advance, an author earns, on average, a 10 percent to 15 percent royalty oﬀ the cover price of every book sold. Now Cuomo’s book has a cover price of $30 and sold 50,000 copies. Assuming a 15 percent royalty, that translates into $4.50 per book. Based on the math, 50,000

times $4.50 equals $225,000 in royalties—a far cry from $5 million. The argument that Crown Publishing made a bad call and overpaid doesn’t fly, in my judgment. Publishers are not that dumb. Let’s face it, Cuomo is no Barack Obama, who commands large advances because of who he is and his past publishing successes. Frankly, the Cuomo book deal smells fishy to me. I’m reminded of the observation of the early 20th century Tammany Hall stalwart and longtime member of the state Legislature, George Washington Plunkit. The cynical pol championed “honest graft” and is best remembered for saying “I’ve seen my opportunities and I took ‘em.” As for Cuomo finding the time to write the book: My latest work, “Mario Cuomo: The Myth and the Man,” took three years to complete. A year and a half spent researching and a year and a half writing approximately 150,000 words. I do all my own research and no matter what anyone tells you, at best one can write about 1,500

GEORGE J. MARLIN On The Right words a day. Then there’s the time-consuming jobs of revising, proofreading, fact-checking and footnote assembling. On top of that, I have a day job. And so does Gov. Cuomo. For him to research and write an 85,000-word book in six months, he had to have plenty of outside help. The question is: Were his helpers state employees performing book work on government time? Next, there are the follies of the Democratic candidates for mayor of NYC who live far re-

moved from reality in ideological cocoons or high-rise penthouses. When candidates were asked the median price for a home in Brooklyn, former Obama Housing Secretary and Bloomberg Commissioner of Housing Shaun Donovan said $80,000. Candidate Ray McGuire, a wealthy investment banker, guessed between $80,000 and $100,000. The correct answer: $900,000. Ronald Reagan was president when the median price was between $80,000 and $100,000. Then there’s Andrew Giuliani’s surprise announcement that he will seek the Republican nomination for governor. I find his candidacy incredulous. His only mark on the political landscape: in 1994, as an 8-year-old, Andrew’s obnoxious behavior during his father’s delivery of his inaugural address at City Hall stole the show. As a college student, Giuliani’s ambition was to become a professional golfer. Would-be golf pros, I have observed, have ne’er-do-well tendencies and are

generally unemployable. That may help explain why the best Giuliani could get was a political patronage job in the Trump administration as associate director in the White House Oﬃce of Public Liaison—whatever that is. Since the Biden administration did not keep him on, perhaps Giuliani’s campaign slogan will be, “Please elect me, I need a job.” Another Republican gubernatorial wannabee is Rob Astorino. He happens to be very bright and an articulate spokesman for the conservative principles I hold. However, Astorino lost to Cuomo in 2014, failed to win election to a third term as Westchester’s county executive and last year lost a state Senate race in his home county. If you can’t win in your political backyard, you can’t win statewide. And for a Republican to be elected governor, carrying Westchester County is the “sine qua non.” Well, folks, the political Silly Season is in full swing and it’s only June. There will be more to come between now and Election Day and I’ll pen regular updates.

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

A big new world of firsts as we reopen!

ow that Americans 18 and older can get vaccinated just by asking, there are a whole lot of us out in the world doing things for what feels like the very first time. At least, it’s the first time in more than a year. Things that never felt exciting before now have the aura of “Historic Firsts.” I mean things like First Walk Down Main Street. First Trip Inside the Post Office to Mail a Package. First Trip All The Way Into the Pharmacy (and not just putting my hand inside to pick up a pre-packaged bag)! First Meal Sitting at a Restaurant with Friends. First Meal Actually Eating at a Restaurant with Friends! (And, yes, those were two different days, because the first time I was too nervous to take my mask off.) Last Tuesday was my First Post-Pandemic Trip to a Shoe Store. This was a big deal because as a person with bunions I can’t expect any kind of mail-order shoe to fit without hurting and

returning it would have required A Trip inside the Post Oﬃce. So no new shoes during COVID. Last Wednesday, I celebrated my First Trip Returning Shoes to a Shoe Store, because while under the influence of “First Time” euphoria, I had overlooked the fact that these shoes didn’t fit me either. My First Post-Pandemic Trip to a Grocery Store culminated in First Post-Pandemic Holding Up of the Line while looking for my membership discount card. It turns out I’ve lost the thing somewhere in my house, along with the purse I always kept it in. I’m sadly out of practice with such things. One thing hasn’t changed — I still forget to take my own bags to the store. You may have a diﬀerent set of Firsts — perhaps First PostPandemic Haircut or First Facial. But no matter what First you are celebrating, the most important part is recognizing that it IS a celebration. It reminds me of the excitement of my children’s Firsts: First

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A Look on the Lighter Side word. First tooth. First meltdown in a supermarket. Perhaps what we need is a special kind of “Baby Book” — to record all our Post-Pandemic Firsts. I know what a well-kept baby book looks like, because my mother did a wonderful job with mine. A copy of the birth announcement, a lock of hair from my first haircut, even the date of every disease and every immunization.

In fact, my mother did such a great job with this that I dusted it oﬀ a few years ago and carried it with me to the health oﬃce of a university where I was taking classes, where they had demanded proof that I’d had a measles vaccine. “I can’t show you when I got a measles vaccine because I never got one!” I informed them pointedly. “I got my immunity the old-fashioned way — I got the measles. See?” And I pointed to the date, recorded in fading India Ink in my baby book. They were duly abashed. I still had to provide a blood test proving I had some kind of antibodies, but it sure was fun seeing the look on their faces when I hauled out that baby book. My own children, I’m afraid, will have no such triumphant moments. I started out with lots of good intentions, but soon ran out of steam. “The pediatrician has all their immunizations on file, anyway,” I reasoned, whereas I was too exhausted to find a pencil. But I admit, I was jealous

when I visited a friend a few years ago and saw an archivalquality closet door. Not only was each child’s height marked on the molding, but beside each mark was the child’s name, their height in feet and inches, and the date — all beautifully color coded for each child. “I always meant to do this,” I said mournfully, “but I never got my act together.” “I’m glad you like it,” said my friend. Then she paused before adding, “Um, did you notice how it’s just as beautifully done for the years before we ever lived in this house?” “I never noticed that. How did you manage that?” “I got it all from their doctor’s oﬃce and marked it up one night when I couldn’t sleep.” Looks like I’m on my own, keeping track of my new Historic Firsts. I suppose the excitement will wear oﬀ eventually. But not too soon! Because after a year with too little happiness, I intend to feel every bit of joy I can manage.

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THE BACK ROAD

Yellow stars and Greene cheese

eorgia’s U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted: “Vaccinated employees get a vaccination logo just like the Nazi’s [sic] forced Jewish people to wear a gold star.” “You can almost see the gears in Taylor Greene’s mind (very slowly) turning: You all have this backwards. I’m calling the Nazis bad!” surmised Jonathan Chait in his May 25 Intelligencer piece in New York magazine about the far-right conspiracy theorist. Between 1939 and 1945 in Nazi-occupied Europe, Jews were required to wear a yellow star, representing the star of David, as a means of identification. This was a prelude to the systematic plan to wipe them oﬀ the face of the Earth. The yellow stars were outlined in black. The German word “Jude” (for Jew) was situated in the middle in mock Hebraic-style type. Jewish shops were also marked with a yellow star. The stars served as a mark of identifi-

cation, segregation, humiliation, discrimination and, ultimately, deportation to slave labor and death camps. In the prison camps, Jews weren’t the only group forced to pin cloth insignias on their frequently blue-striped uniforms. For example, Roma wore brown triangles and gay persons wore pink triangles. Historically, the practice of marking Jews dates back to medieval times. In German-occupied Eastern Europe, the forced wearing of the Yellow Star was just the first step in dehumanizing Jews. Shaved heads, removal of personal belongings and numbers tattooed on forearms were among the acts of objectification that followed. The Yellow Star also represented fear, as failing to wear it or properly display it was an infraction that could lead to fines, imprisonment, beatings and death. Greene’s messaging was so eﬀective that one Nashville businesswoman — Gigi Gaskins, be-

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gan selling Yellow Stars printed with lettering in all caps that read NOT VACCINATED. She sold them from her shop hatWRKS for $5 a pop. Gaskins posted an image of the article on Instagram, stating, “patches are here!! they turned out great. $5ea. string adhesive back …. we’ll be oﬀering trucker caps soon.” Yellowstarred trucker caps, too? Really? Greene’s message, aside from Gaskins’ stunt, has not been well received. For example, @Jak-

eLobin tweeted: “Dear Marjorie Taylor Greene: My 95-year-old Holocaust survivor grandmother had to wear a star beginning at age 13. She had to wear the pinstripes. She buried bodies. She smelled burning flesh daily. She is now vaccinated. Ask her if vaccine proof is the same as the Holocaust.” Fellow Rep. Adam Kinzinger, an Air Force veteran, has called for Greene to be removed from the House Republican conference over her vile analogy. Although others have joined the growing chorus in repudiating Greene’s comparison, few will support her ouster, fearing retaliation by Donald “the Big Lie” Trump. Greene is no stranger to vile utterances. For instance, in 2018 she claimed that the school shootings in Parkland, Fla. and Newtown, Conn. were “false flag” operations, suggesting that the shootings were staged by gun control activists hell-bent on removing Americans’ Second Amendment right to keep and

bear arms. Although one might conclude that Greene is living with untreated mental illness, it would be far too kind an assessment. After all mental illness and common human decency are not mutually exclusive. In Greene’s case, it appears to be more an issue of arrested moral development. Just as her benefactor cannot acknowledge defeat despite all facts to the contrary and will instigate violence to express his misplaced rage, Greene, too, seems devoid of civility, human values and logical consideration of important ethical questions. I suggest that Greene and Gaskins deep six the Yellow Stars and instead find a symbol of sycophancy that best represents the fawning parasites in the U.S. Senate who just voted against forming a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. A reasonable facsimile of Trump’s derriere stamped with a red lips emoji will do.

E A R T H M AT T E R S

We must work to save our planet now

or millions of years, life on Earth obeyed selfregulatory principles that kept our planet as a system in holistic balance, while nurturing biodiversity. Life expressed in many forms and shapes flourished. Healthy ecosystems rely on biodiversity that in turn stabilizes the climate. Recently, the results of human activity (pollution, deforestation, habitat destruction) disrupted this balance and we’re now in the midst of an extinction crisis. Unchecked greenhouse gas emissions have caused the global warming that’s resulted in trillions of tons of ice melting annually. Sea levels along New York’s coastline are now one foot higher than they were in 1900. With sea levels rising, so should awareness of what needs to be done to prevent the worst of human-induced climate change. You may have heard that we’re at a tipping point? As a matter of fact, scientists have discovered that we’ve quite literally tipped the planet on its wobbly axis. The redistribution of water from melting glaciers together with pumped-up groundwater depleting aquifers has resulted in a measurable ax-

ial shift (Deng et al, Geophysical Research Letters, 2021). Changes in ocean circulation and atmospheric jet streams are already altering climate patterns in unprecedented ways. Not just global warming, but global weirding is the result of messing with the delicate systems of hydrodynamics that drive life on Earth. Extreme highs and lows in temperatures are symptomatic of our world oﬀ balance. Yes, these problems are big, therefore enormous sacrifices and adaptations are required for us to be part of the solution. As climate advocates we often hear that the solutions we suggest are unrealistic and not economical. Perhaps as a culture we need to redefine the Gross Domestic Product Price Index as a measure of wealth? How economical is it to save life on Earth? If we boil over, freeze in place, run out of breathable air and find no drinkable water, how good is your dollar? We don’t know if it’s too late to curb catastrophic climate change, but we do know that there are things we can do now to prevent making this current situation even worse. We must eliminate greenhouse gas emis-

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sions. We must invest in research and development to attempt to reverse the changes that have already taken place by drawing down carbon and actively regenerating elemental cycles. There are clear legislative actions we can take now to bring our world back into balance. New York State passed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act in 2019 that promises to achieve 100 percent zero emissions electricity by 2040. To meet the emissions reductions goals set by the CLPCA it is essential that New Yorkers encourage their representatives to pass the following

bills: The Clean Futures Act (S5939A): bans permitting, licensing, and construction of all new gas-fired power plants. Prevents the buildout of new fossil fuel infrastructure https:// www.nysenate.gov/legislation/ bills/2021/s5939 The Climate and Community Investment Act (S4264A): Outlines a just and equitable governance program, while creating thousands of new, green jobs. Polluters are fined and the penalties go to frontline communities, ending a cycle of harm that’s aﬀected those worst who can least aﬀord it. To bring back balance we must acknowledge the urgency of right climate action now and choose to invest in renewable energy sources while empowering at risk and disadvantaged communities. Accountability is key to progress. Whether you realize it or not, with your daily life you are participating in a broken and abusive system. We must acknowledge the harm done and commit to repair our relationship with each other and Earth. In a recent meeting to discuss The Clean Futures Act

with Sen. Anna Kaplan’s oﬃce a 350.org Brooklyn member referenced her father, a former professional athlete, and made the analogy that the fossil fuel industry is like the player that’s aged out of his role, but still insists on being in the game. When he keeps trying to play way past his prime, he risks holding his team back — even holding the game back. We know we’re losing precious time if fossil fuels stay in the game. We must give renewables a chance. This is a game we can’t aﬀord to lose. On June 10 the legislative session ends in Albany. Fossil fuel lobbyists are well-funded and well-represented in Albany right now with the aim to maintain business as usual. Despite the ambitious goals of CLCPA, fossil fuels are still overpowering renewables with approximately two-thirds of electricity in New York generated from dirty energy sources. We must urge our legislators to ban the buildout of new fossil fuel plants and make polluters pay. Call your representative and make sure they’re passing the above mentioned bills. Let them know life on Earth as we know it is at stake.

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VIEW POINT

Biden’s economic use of Tulsa massacre

t has been 100 years since the Tulsa race massacre in which whites murdered 300 African Americans, burned homes and businesses, left 10,000 homeless in the Greenwood neighborhood – called “Black Wall Street” for its prosperity – and then incarcerated them in detention camps. Private planes were rained bombs on the neighborhood. No one was ever arrested, tried or held to account; insurance companies refused to pay on claims of the black homeowners. The headline in the Tulsa newspaper on June 1, 1921 read “Two Whites Dead in Race Riot.” Newspapers never reported the massacre and if Republicans have their way, no history book would even mention it and any teacher could be fired for discussing it. After a summer of reckoning over criminal justice sparked by the blatant murder by police of George Floyd, a year of reckoning over access to health care, education, and infrastructure spotlighted by the coronavirus pandemic, and a season of reckoning over income inequalities due to systemic and institutional racism, there are new

calls for reparations – the interest due on what should have been paid for generations of chattel slavery, compensation for reneging on payment of the 40 acres and a mule promised to freed slaves; and repayment with compounded interest for lynchings and burnings, including the Tulsa massacre. On the centennial of the race massacre, President Biden visited Tulsa – the first president to acknowledge this horrific atrocity, this gigantic crack in the mirror of American “Exceptionalism” – and met with the three remaining survivors, aged 107, 106 and 100, and descendants whose families and fortunes were irrevocably derailed and destroyed. “It wasn’t just the loss of life, but the loss of living, of wealth,” Biden declared. Tulsa may be the starkest, most heinous example, but there have been so many others, and most horrifying of all, re-emerged today with the reconstitution of White Supremacy and domestic terrorism intended to intimidate, destroy lives and livelihoods. But Biden is doing more than just giving long-overdue acknowl-

KAREN RUBIN View Point

edgment of the heinous, government-sanctioned crime – the institutional terror intended to keep people down and downtrodden. He is actually doing something to mitigate and rectify institutional racism that persists, despite Civil Rights legislation of the 1960s to prolong the great and growing socio-economic-political gap. Whereas whites average $188,000 in wealth, blacks average a mere $24,000- basically a black person has 13 cents in wealth for every $1 that a white person has. A big part of that is the dispar-

ity in housing – at first through segregation and later through redlining. Homeownership is the single most significant factor in a household’s generational wealth — especially in a society where zipcode can determine your access to education, health care, voting rights. But in contravention of the so-called Fair Housing Law, there are still “standards” and rules that make it harder, more expensive for blacks to buy a home: higher down payments, higher credit standards making obtaining a mortgage harder, with higher interest rates and higher insurance costs, while home values in “black” neighborhoods are systematically underassessed compared to homes in white neighborhoods. As a result, just 49 percent of Hispanic Americans and 45 percent of Black Americans own their own homes compared to 74 percent of White Americans. In fact, black homeownership is at a lower rate today than when the Fair Housing Act was enacted 50 years ago, Biden noted in his Tulsa speech. As we have seen here on Long

Island, thanks to Newsday’s investigative reporting, real estate agents have contributed to the disparity in the way they steer buyers to certain neighborhoods. On the occasion of the Tulsa massacre centennial, the Biden Administration announced actions to redress racial discrimination in the housing market, including launching a first-of-its-kind interagency effort to address inequity in home appraisals and instructing Housing & Urban Development to conduct rulemaking to aggressively combat housing discrimination — effectively reversing Trump administration rules that disemboweled Congressional intent in enacting the Fair Housing Act. Biden also is proposing a new Neighborhood Homes Tax Credit, a mechanism to incentivize private investment in the development and rehabilitation of affordable homes for low- and moderate-income homebuyers and homeowners. Less likely to become reality is Biden’s hope to eliminate “exclusionary zoning laws” – like minimum lot sizes, mandatory parking Continued on Page 47

OUT OF LEFT FIELD

Happiness and its discontents in 2021

y dear readers, I am so delighted that many of you have been in touch about sharing my enthusiasm for following Walt Whitman’s “Open Road” in the pursuit of happiness. Given the horrors of the pandemic year, it is not surprising that we are eager to turn a corner to positivity. In the next few columns, I plan to explore how folks define happiness – and how they seek it (and with what levels of satisfaction). But, first, I’ll make some comparisons with Freud’s book of nearly a century ago, “Civilization and its Discontents.” My purpose is not to go far into Freud’s deep psychological discussions of the “clash for individuality and expectations of society.” Rather, I want to address two themes that readers have raised regarding how impediments intrude and disrupt the pursuit of happiness. One of these is discussed by my long-ago friend, Jules Feiﬀer in his book and movie “Little Murders.”

The very creative Feiffer (now in his 90s) wrote that instead of being killed outright, it is more painful to succumb to a succession of “little murders” over time (words and actions that assail your spirit and sense of well-being, e.g., insults, unwarranted criticism, social rejection, continuing attacks). Little murders can be intentional or accidental, the same from family members (although the impact from those closest to you can be more severe). I got to know Feiffer through his marvelous Social Studies teacher, who was my graduate student at Hofstra. She told me that many of Feiffer’s examples came from his own family — a reinforcing alert of perpetrators and victims of “little murders.” Not all these assaults can end the happiness path, but they can distract and diminish. I was tempted to start with this perspective because of what happened to my previous column in this newspaper. Editors sometimes revise my titles (and some-

MICHAEL D’INNOCENZO Out of Left Field times improve them). But last week’s staﬀ member made two big mistakes: s/he got rid of my title, and then substituted a totally erroneous one. The title printed in the paper read: “Follow Whiteman’s road to see who is happiest.” Readers began contacting me immediately asking if I was upset because an article that referenced Walt Whitman shifted to “Whiteman.” The readers were upset. Was this a “little murder?” Yes, but like others it needs to

be weighed in a larger context. Ironically, this “little murder” might have served the positive purpose of getting more people to read the essay and learning more about Whitman. One other example of intrusions on happiness (among many) was also cited by my former students and one family member. It is always a pleasant surprise and aﬃrmation when thoughtful folks retrieve ideas from the past and show their relevance for now, sort of like Alan Jacobs’ book, “Breaking Bread With the Dead.” It did not surprise me that first daughter, Maria, raised these two examples. Like my other three children and group of grandchildren our family is fortunate that folks are eager to practice Da Vinci’s “Curiosita.” Maria reminded me of discussions decades ago of a literary discourse between novelists Henry Miller and Erica Jong. The “Fear of Flying” author argued that the most powerful lesson from Miller was to be aware of

(and deal with) what he called “The Death People” (folks of negativity who dampen your spirit and who are to be avoided because they won’t contribute to the happiness pursuit. These cautionary examples can aﬀect — and deflect – any of us. We need to be mindful of such negatives if we want satisfying happiness pursuits. There are many common sense paths to happiness that will be considered (of course, it is important to understand how folks define happiness!). At the very minimum, happiness is fostered by a satisfactory completion of a process. Going deeper on Whitman’s “Open Road,” I and many others are eager to adopt the views of Franklin and Jeﬀerson, that most people are characterized by benevolence, and they are eager to build caring relationship bonds that connect the personal with the social. Many stimulating and valuable examples will be heading your way.

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ALL THINGS POLITICAL

Can federal deficit spending go on forever?

resident Biden recently proposed a $6 trillion budget that contains the highest levels of government spending since World War II and will maintain an average federal deficit of more than $1.3 trillion a year over the next decade. This is on top of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package signed back in March. Everyone loves government spending,but is this kind of largess sustainable? Covid-19 decimated the economy in the first quarter of 2020 when businesses, schools and government oﬃces were shut down to contain the virus. A wave of trillion-dollar federal deficit spending ensued to help American individuals and businesses in financial need. Today, as Covid infection rates drop and life begins to feel almost normal again, President Biden has kept

the money spigot open with his proposed budget. With all this money sloshing around here are two questions the federal government doesn’t want to address: Can the federal budget continue to run trilliondollar deficits indefinitely and how will all this borrowed money to finance deficits get paid back? Support local journalism by subscribing to your Blank Slate Media community newspaper for just $35 a year. The answer to the first question posed is a resounding no. It’s just simple math. The Congressional Budget Oﬃce projects a 2021 deficit of $2.3 trillion and by 2030 a national debt of more than $40 trillion. To think interest rates will stay at historic lows to finance all this spending is foolhardy. Over the last 50 years the

ADAM HABER All Things Political average interest rate, from shortterm notes to 30-year bonds, was 5.52 percent. If the current national debt had to be serviced using the historic average 50-year interest rate, then annual debt service would be about $1.5 trillion a year or about 40 0ercent of all federal government income. In 2020, $345 billion was paid

in debt service at today’s exceedingly low-interest rates, which are about 4 percent lower than the 50-year average. What the federal budget also doesn’t properly account for are future payouts for natural disaster relief, possible armed conflict and an extension of the Covid-19 pandemic. Any of these potential problems could easily cost taxpayers an additional trillion dollars a year. The second question raised here is how will these gigantic deficits ever get paid back? The honest response is they won’t. There’s a non-partisan bias to keep deficit spending going because elected oﬃcials prefer to give money away than take it back from voters. In 2021 Social Security will be the largest non-discretionary federal expense, budgeted at

$1.151 trillion. It’s followed by Medicare at $722 billion and Medicaid at $448 billion. The Department of Defense is also slated to spend $636.4 billion this year. Vocally calling for cuts in any of these areas is political suicide, so there is little chance in the near future there will be any budget cuts to lower the deficit. At some point, whether through additional interest payments that must be paid on the national debt as interest rates rise, or an endless printing of U.S. currency to finance deficit spending, the world will lose faith in the dollar and it will end badly. Ernest Hemingway’s answer to the question from his classic novel “The Sun Also Rises” on how you go bankrupt also applies to the federal government: “Gradually, then suddenly.”

OUR TOWN

Remembering the dead this Memorial Day

owards the end of the film “Saving Private Ryan” about World War II, the dying Captain Miller (played by Tom Hanks) whispers the words “earn it” into the ear of Private Ryan (played by Matt Damon.) This moving scene incorporates much that needs to be understood about Memorial Day. It suggests the courage of sacrifice and carries with it a sacred request that the sacrifice is appreciated and earned in some way. We celebrate Memorial Day on the last Monday in May as a way of honoring our military as well as all the others we have lost along the way. This holiday was originally called Decoration Day and was established in 1868 as a way of celebrating all those lost during the Civil War. Death is always a reckoning and the greatest of dreads all humans face. No one is in a hurry

to meet with the Grim Reaper. World War I was the most devastating of all wars up to that point in history with about 40 million fatalities over a four-year period. That was so gruesome that it is no surprise that it changed the way books were written since then. The deaths gave birth to “modernism” in literature, the best examples include “Mrs. Dalloway” by Virginia Woolf, “Ulysses” by James Joyce, Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World,” T.S. Eliot’s “The Wasteland” and “A Farewell to Arms” by Ernest Hemingway. In each of these works there is a somber internal and private struggle to cope with loss, destruction and fragmentation. But artists are not the only ones who have tried to manage death. Years ago Bob Lipsyte, sports writer for The New York Times, did a series called NASCAR Nation where he asked me to make some com-

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ments about the race cars drivers’ relationship with death. I think the week before Dale Earnhardt had died in a crash at the Daytona 500 and so death was in the air. I recall telling him that as Ernest Becker wrote in “The Denial of Death,” we all want to prove our value by demonstrating heroics and NASCAR was a good example of heroics in action. I told him that

athletes manage their fear of death by pushing hard against it. Fear is converted into thrill and by so doing sports becomes a denial of death. This kind of counterphobic behavior is common in sports like NASCAR, football, hockey, lacrosse, horse racing, rugby, boxing and gymnastics where physical injury is an ever present danger. The athletes get right up into the face of injury and death and this is one reason these sports are so thrilling to watch and why the athletes deserve all the applause they receive. In this way heroism is a handmaiden of death and why the phrase “earn it’ had such an emotional impact when we witnessed Captain Miller sacrifice his life for Private Ryan. It was as if death itself was whispering into the ear of Private Ryan and telling him that his life came with a cost and a price.

The phrase ‘earn it’ was ambiguous and reminds me of the Robert Frost poem “A Question” which reads as follows: “A voice said, Look me in the starsAnd tell me truly, men of earth,If all the soul-and-body scarsWere not too much to pay for birth.” Yes, we all pay for our lives with “soul-and-body scars” as we live but far more has been felt by those who sacrificed so that we may live. I am referring here not only to the heroic soldiers and police and firefighters who gave their lives but to all the parents of all the children on this earth. Yes, soldiers and firefighters and athletes are our modern-day heroes for sure. But let us not forget our parents who gave and gave and then gave some more each and every day to feed and clothe the kids in the home. Continued on Page 37

READERS WRITE

David Kirsch right choice for VGN justice

t is my honor to endorse the candidacy of my colleague, David Kirsch, for village justice. David has the intelligence, compassion, and integrity to excel on the bench. I have known David

for almost twenty years. In that time, I have watched him grow into a skilled and zealous attorney. His experiences as an assistant district attorney, as well as representing law enforcement, have

uniquely prepared him for this position. Additionally, David has an innate sense of fairness and justice, which will serve him well. David Kirsch excels not only on a professional level but as a

family man and community leader as well. He is an activist who cares deeply for all of the people in his community. I am entirely confident that David will serve Great Neck well

as village justice; I urge you to vote for David Kirsch. Jessica Mishali, Esquire Palm Beach, Florida Letters Continued on Page 35

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COMMUNITY & SCHOOL NEWS

Happening at the Williston Park Library Carl DelVecchio Memorial Library www.willistonparklibrary.org By: Donna McKenna, Director E-mail: wppubliclibrary@gmail.com New titles added to the collection: Surviving Savannah—Patti Callahan Kindness of Ravens—M. E. Hilliard Perfect Daughter—D. J. Palmer World Travel: An Irreverent Guide— Anthony Bourdain Finding Ashley—Danielle Steel My Ride of Die—Leslie Cohen 21st Birthday—James Patterson Gambit—David Hagberg Hour of the Witch—Chris Bohjalian Last Green Valley—Mark Sullivan Tiny Tales—Alexander McCall Smith Final Twist—Jeﬀery Deaver Our Daily Hours Are: Browsing &Vestibule Pick-Up: Monday-Friday: 10am-5:30pm and Saturday: 10am-4pm “Open for Browsing” means you can come inside, walk around the Library, and look for books and other items. Please limit your time to 1 hour. Only one family at a time will be permitted in the Children’s Room.

Items requested over the phone can be picked up in the Library vestibule. Please maintain social distancing practices while in the Library. All customers and staﬀ are required to wear face coverings at all times while in the Library, per Executive Order 202.17. Face coverings must cover both your mouth and nose. Congregating is not permitted. Three computers are available for public use for a limit of 30 minutes. Please return items in the outside book drops. For safety reasons, we cannot accept items returned inside the Library! Adult Programs St. Francis Hospital Outreach Van— Wednesday—June 2—10 am-2 pm outside the library. Anyone over the age of 18 is welcome to a free health screening. Pollock-Krasner House & Study Center Virtual Tour—Tuesday—July 27—11 am-12 pm via Zoom. Register in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom. us/meeting/register/tZMrcuGhqTksHNG444AE2dLAJRZ9XAcEZ-aP You will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Children’s Programs Summer Reading Club Kickoﬀ—Saturday—June 26—11 am-1 pm in the parking lot of Village Hall. This year’s theme is Tales & Tails. Children of all ages are welcome to register for programs, dance to a DJ, and enjoy ice cream from a genuine Mr. Softee truck! Masks are required for everyone ages 2+. Parents can use the Solomon Schecter School parking lot. Too Many Tails! With Petra Puppets— Saturday—July 10—10:30-11:30 am in the parking lot of Village Hall. Masks are required for everyone ages 2+. Please bring your chair. Email willistonparkprograms@gmail.com to register. Green Meadows Farm with Jason Reilly—Tuesday—July 13—11 am via Zoom. Children of all ages are welcome to learn about frogs, bugs and other animals. Email willistonparkprograms@gmail.com to register. The Zoom link will be emailed to you. STEM-tastic: Mythical Tales-Unicorns, Mermaids & Dragon Tails—Friday—July 20—11 am in the Assembly Room of Village Hall for children of all ages. Explore a world of mythical creatures, create a

rainbow in a bowl and build your own dragon. Masks are required for everyone ages 2+. Email willistonparkprograms@ gmail.com to register. Reading to Dogs with Bide-A-Wee— Thursday—July 22—11 am-12 pm in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Masks are required to everyone ages 2+. Email willistonparkprograms@gmail.com to register for a time slot (11 am, 11:20 am, 11:40 am or 12 pm) First come, first served. Summer Reading Finale with Nick the Balloonatic—Saturday—August 7—11 am-12 pm in the parking lot of Village Hall. Masks are required for everyone ages 2+. Please bring your chair. Raﬄe prizes to be drawn and winners announced. Email willistonparkprograms@ gmail.com to register. Come into the Library for a free children’s craft every Monday for Take and Make Mondays. Check out the calendar of events for Virtual Puzzle Wednesdays and Virtual Game Fridays. Please check our website willistonarklibrary.org for updates on all upcoming events.

Justice Fairgrieve Herricks seniors earn courts students Merit Scholarships Mineola Village Justice Scott Fairgrieve has resumed in-person court proceedings, subject to all protocols to keep everyone safe. Court proceedings are held during evening hours as scheduled. The court has also extended Court hours to day

sessions to accommodate people’s schedules. The next day court session is Tuesday, June 22, at 10:00 a.m. Students are welcome to come to Mineola Village Court to learn about court proceedings.

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Herricks High School has announced that seniors Kyle Pinzon and Rhea Rasquinha have been selected as winners of the National Merit $2,500 Scholarship, underwritten by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. They each earned eligibility after being named National Merit Finalists this winter and were selected based on their academic records, essays, PSAT/NMSQT Selection Index scores, school curriculum, written recommendations, activities, leadership involvement and other factors determined by the National Merit Scholarship Program. Rhea and Kyle are Class of 2021 valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, and both are award-winning Science Research students, AP Scholars with Distinction, National Honor Society members and leaders in their school.

Kyle serves as school executive president, Community Club vice president and a varsity member of Herricks Quiz Bowl, and has also contributed to the Freshmen Focus and Yearbook organizations as copresident alongside Rhea. Additionally, he is a varsity swim and badminton athlete and talented musician with many achievements to his name. Rhea is Student Government Executive Board Vice President and has

held Co-President roles with the STEM Club, Tri-M Music Honor Society and Euro/Fed Challenge. She is public relations/podcast editor of the Herricks Explore, Create, Share group and helped organize the Herricks Strong community assistance initiative. She is also an accomplished cross country and track athlete as well as a musician. Congratulations to Rhea and Kyle on this welldeserved recognition!

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‘ROMEO AND JULIET’ HOSTED BY TOWN North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the Town Board will be partnering with Eastline Theatre this summer to host free theatrical performances of William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo & Juliet.’ “We are excited to oﬀer these live theatrical performances for our residents

at various Town parks,” said Bosworth. “The shows will certainly serve as a fun night out for family and friends, and we are grateful to Eastline Theater for bringing Romeo & Juliet to North Hempstead.” Performances will include: Saturday, June 26, at 2 p.m. at Gerry Pond Park (rain date: Sunday, June 27); Friday July

16 at 7 p.m. at North Hempstead Beach Park (Amphitheater) (rain date: Friday, July 23); Sunday, Aug. 15 at 3 p.m. at Clark Botanic Garden (no rain date). Attendees are asked to wear a mask and social distancing rules will be in effect. Please call 311 or 516-869-6311 for more information.

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to consider when revamping your kitchen

itchens are popular gathering spots in many homes. That popularity is reflected in various ways, including how many homeowners choose to remodel their kitchens. A 2019 report from the home renovation and design resource Houzz found that kitchens were the most popular room to renovate in 2018. Homeowners considering kitchen remodels should know that the Houzz report also indicated that spending on kitchen remodels increased by 27 percent in 2018. Homeowners concerned by the cost of remodeling a kitchen should know that there are ways to give kitchens a whole new feel without breaking the bank.

Appliances

Consumer Reports notes that luxury home buyers expect highend features, including professional ranges and built-in

refrigerators that match the surrounding cabinetry. However, many mainstream brands offer “faux pro” features that can equal more expensive alternatives. Consumer Reports even notes that many budget-friendly faux pro appliances outperformed their high-end counterparts in terms of reliability.

Countertops

Countertops tend to capture the eye’s attention when walking into a kitchen. Outdated and/or damaged countertops grab that attention for all the wrong reasons, while updated countertops made from today’s most popular materials provide that wow factor homeowners seek. If granite is a must-have, Consumer Reports notes that homeowners can save substantial amounts of money by choosing granite from remnants at the stone yard. If marble is your ideal countertop, save money by

choosing a domestic product as opposed to one imported from overseas.

Cabinets

Custom-built cabinets may be a dream, but they tend to be a very expensive one. Such cabinets are designed to adhere to the dimensions of the kitchen, and Consumer Reports notes that they can cost tens of thousands of dollars. If that estimate would bust your budget, examine the current layout of the existing cabinets. If the layout is fine but the cabinets need work, you can give them a whole new look by refinishing them. If the cabinets must go, stock units or semi-custom cabinets can provide a new look without busting the budget. Kitchen remodels can be expensive. But there are many affordable ways to revamp a kitchen.

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Swimming pool landscaping ideas

Exterior lighting can add ambience to a property

ackyard pools provide a way to cool off and enjoy a taste of luxury without having to travel. Backyard pools provided even more convenience and a welcome respite in 2020, as many public pools were closed in response to social distancing restrictions put in place during the pandemic. After installing pools, many homeowners realize that touching up the landscaping around the pool can provide the finishing touch to their backyard retreats. Not all landscaping is the same, and homeowners should choose plants that look beautiful, are tolerant to pool splash-out and won’t outgrow the area. The home and garden resource The Spruce notes that a plant that is attractive at two feet tall can grow rapidly and drop leaves or other debris into the pool. When selecting options for pool landscaping, there are some considerations to keep in mind: • Choose plants that will provide privacy.

• Know which kind of climate a plant needs prior to purchasing it. Tropical plants may be fitting poolside, but will they endure when the season is over?

• Design according to the theme of the home, as plants should complement the existing style. Modern foliage may not blend well with a home styled after a traditional English cottage.

• Decide whether you can accept spreading or trailing plants that can cascade over retaining walls and other infrastructure. • Look at trees that won’t drop too many leaves, flowers or fruit into the water. • Think about having layers of plants to soften the landscape, which can make a small pool seem bigger and more luxurious, indicates the landscaping company Earth Development, Inc. • Don’t overlook the possibility of a lawn abutting pavers or concrete surrounding a pool, as it can soften the edges and keep spaces open and inviting. • Incorporate herbs or fragrant plants, which can transform a pool day into a spa experience. Consider low maintenance lavender as an option. Pool landscaping must marry a variety of different features and plant requirements. As a result, a professional consultation may be the route to take. Landscape architects will have the know-how to select plant varieties that will be tolerant, beautiful and fulfill homeowners’ wishes. Backyard pools can make a backyard retreat that much more enjoyable. Landscaping offers the softness and beauty that adds a finishing touch to poolside retreats.

he value of the right lighting in a home is undeniable. Lighting can instantly transform a room and create the ambiance homeowners are looking to establish. Though it might be mostly seen as a way to create mood inside a home, lighting also can do much for lawns and gardens. Backyards have come a long way over the last several decades. Once reserved as play areas for children and stomping grounds for the family dog, backyards have become oases for homeowners and their families. Outdoor living areas are wildly popular, and no such area is complete without exterior lighting. In fact, a recent report from the National Association of Home Builders found that 85 percent of home buyers want exterior lighting, making it the second most desired outdoor feature (patios topped that list). Exterior lighting can have a dramatic effect on landscaping, and estimates from the online financial resource Kiplinger.com suggest such lighting is inexpensive, with installation averaging roughly $67 per fixture. When installing exterior lighting around their landscapes, homeowners can keep various tips in mind to create a relaxing, aweinspiring mood on their properties at night. Consider uplights. Uplights are installed in the ground and direct light up at a tree, focusing on its trunk or canopy. This creates a dramatic effect that makes it

possible to enjoy majestic trees at night just like you might when spending time in the yard during the day.

Focus on trees. Many homeowners already have exterior lighting lining their walkways and patios, but focusing on trees can create an entirely different look. Though it’s possible to install exterior tree lighting on your own, landscaping professionals with lighting experience know which fixtures will pair most effectively with the trees around your property and how to arrange them for maximum effect.

Opt for warm light. Warm white light creates an inviting feel around the property. The exterior lighting experts at Utah Lights acknowledge that choice of lighting is up to homeowners but also note that, in situations with lower levels of ambient light, such as in exterior lights around a property, people typically prefer warmer light. That’s because warm light tends to be easier on the eyes and directs attention to the features of the landscape, which is many homeowners’ goal when installing exterior lighting in their yards.

Utilize a timer. Modern exterior lighting timers make it easier than ever to control the lights outside a home. Many such timers even adjust for the changing seasons and the shifting hours of daylight. That means homeowners shouldn’t have to tinker with the timer once it’s set. Exterior lighting can add significant appeal to a property without breaking the bank.

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Bahia: This is a tough turfgrass especially suited for heat and humidity. It has a rougher texture than other grasses.

ush lawns feel great underfoot, add curb appeal to a home and are the crowning touches on complete landscapes. Establishing a vibrant lawn requires research, including determining which type of turf is the best fit for a property. The lawn experts at Pennington say that homeowners can set up their lawns for success by choosing turfgrasses that thrive in their region. According to the Home Depot, the two main types of grass for turf are warm-season grass and coolseason grass. Warm-season grasses grow best in hot weather. Most will go dormant and turn brown in cool temperatures. Warm-season grasses should be planted in late spring for the best chances of thriving. Cool-season grasses are better for northern climates, where the mercury will eventually drop. They are characterized by rapid growth in the spring and fall. Some may turn brown during periods of high summer heat. In certain instances, a mix of warmand cool-season grasses may be needed. That’s particularly so in the “transition zone” of the United States, according to Lowes. The transition zone runs from roughly Delaware to North Carolina on the east coast and central California to Arizona on the west coast. However, lawns in the transition zone typically fare best with cool-season grasses, indicates Lowes. Here’s a closer look at various types of grasses, courtesy of Pennington, Lowes and The Home Depot.

Bermuda: This produces a very drought-tolerant lawn and is great for high-traffic areas. It requires a lot of sunlight to grow. Buffalo: This grass is low maintenance and tough. It has low water needs and a fine texture. Full sun exposure will produce a vibrant lawn. Centipede: Popular throughout the southern United States, this slowgrowing grass is ideal for homeowners who desire a low maintenance lawn. It has a coarse texture and is best in areas of low foot traffic.

Cool-season grasses

Fescue: Fescue comes in many varieties and is good in areas with mild winters and warm summers. It has high drought-resistance and can endure medium foot traffic. Kentucky bluegrass: Finely textured with a deep, evergreen color, this grass thrives in growing conditions marked by good soil, regular sunlight and routine watering. Perennial ryegrass: This flourishes in full sun, but tolerates light shade. It forms a lush, finely textured, deep green lawn. During periods of drought, it will need additional watering or go dormant. Homeowners can increase their chances of establishing beautiful lawns by selecting the right type of grasses for their climate and landscape.

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Basements or crawl spaces are areas of a home where water can do the most damage. Basements and crawl spaces tend to be the lowest-lying spots in a home, and therefore prime spots for water to enter. Water problems in these areas can contribute to the demise of the structural integrity of the foundation.

According to Olshan, a foundation solutions company, water can enter homes in numerous ways. Many building materials, including concrete, that seem solid at first glance actually are quite porous. As ground water collects around these materials, the weight of the accumulated water, called hydrostatic pressure, can weaken the materials, causing cracks where water can seep through. Water also can enter subterranean spaces through basement windows and gaps between footings and concrete slabs, or push up through foundation floors when homes are in areas with high water tables.

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application of a waterproofing agent to the concrete foundation. In addition, exterior waterproofing also could include excavation so a drainage system can be installed around the entire footing of the home. Regrading a property and properly relocating gutters and downspouts can help with many water issues.

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When water in a basement or crawl space needs to be remediated indoors, a system to collect, drain and remove water may be necessary. This can include sump pumps, drains, gravity discharge systems, and more. Moisture barriers, which can include special paints or products applied to the foundation walls and floor, also can help keep water from entering the space.

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Keeping water out is only one part of the equation. Homeowners also need to manage moisture, like excessive humidity. A marriage of HVAC and waterproofing techniques may be necessary to improve air flow and remove humidity in the air. While many homeowners have attempted to address water issues on their own, many times it is a job best left to the professionals. Because water penetration can have multifaceted causes, a professional can best assess the situation and create solutions that fit with homeowners’ budgets and needs. The review and advice site Angie’s List suggests finding at least three waterproofing companies that offer both interior and exterior waterproofing services that can provide the best ideas for fixing the issue.

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Improve storage at home

Invest in storage beds

Storage beds typically feature cubbies or drawers within a platform-style bed frame. It’s a practical home storage solution, and does not require any building.

Think vertically

omes are getting bigger, but it seems like people are still lamenting a lack of storage space.

National Public Radio says the average American home has nearly tripled in size during the last 50 years. Despite that, 10 percent of Americans still need to rent off-site storage, according to a report in The New York Times Magazine. Self-storage facilities are one of the fastest-growing commercial real estate segments, and the Self Storage Association says there are more than 50,000 storage facilities in the U.S. alone. The commercial real estate company CBRE, Ltd., says there are roughly 3,000 selfstorage facilities across Canada, and 65 to 85 percent of self-storage tenants are residential users.

Improving storage at home can be a cost-effective alternative to renting storage space. With these easy tips, homeowners can maximize space immediately.

Utilize track storage systems Closets may be plentiful, but if not efficiently utilized, space may still seem lacking. Track closet storage systems often make greater use of closet space than traditional shelf and hanging rod systems. Customizing closets using track systems or other modifications can improve utility of all closets in the house.

Maximize spaces by looking up and down for storage possibilities. Items that are not used frequently, such as seasonal decorations or travel suitcases, can be stored in high spaces. Shelving on walls can go as high as necessary and be put to use in awkward wall areas, such as in corners or under eaves.

Invest in storage benches/ottomans

A stopping area inside the front door replete with a storage bench can house shoes, umbrellas, hats, backpacks, and other items, keeping them tidy and out of sight. In living rooms, look for chests or ottomans that are decorative and functional. Store throw blankets or board games inside.

Recess drawers or shelves

Gain more storage by recessing a chest of drawers into what is called the “knee wall” of homes that have sloped ceilings in attics and upstairs bedrooms. Utilize these short walls in an efficient manner by sinking drawers or shelves into them, without taking up floor space.

Rafter shelving

While in the attic (or a garage), add hanging shelves to rafters or exposed beams to create off-thefloor storage as well. These are just a few of the handy ways to improve the interior storage space in a home.

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materials or order a shed, be sure to know the ins and outs of shed codes. The codes may impact the shed’s placement, construction, the materials used, size, and numerous other factors. It’s much easier to amend plans beforehand than to face the hassle and expense after learning you did things incorrectly.

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several days assessing the yard and thinking about the uses for the shed. If you plan to store pool floats and chemicals inside of the shed, it should be located close enough to the pool to be convenient. Look at the lay of the land. If there is a soggy patch of land that can turn swampy under the shed’s foundation, that is a poor location choice. If you need access to electricity, placing it far away from the house could necessitate running expensive wiring.

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ackyard sheds can be useful assets. Sheds can create storage space in the garage, basement or other areas of the house that have become gathering spots for gear typically used outdoors. Sheds are ideal for housing mowers, tools and even pool-care equipment. But they can be put to other uses as well, such as being key spots to engage in hobbies or even as a child’s clubhouse.

Various factors should be considered before building or buying a shed. A storage shed can be a significant investment. Once placed, sheds may remain in their dedicated spots for years to come. That means careful thought should go into the planning process.

shed is for storage doesn’t mean aesthetics should be overlooked. Choose a shed style that complements your home. You may also want to match certain architectural features, like arched doorways or dormers. Design also may relate to practicality. For instance, storing a riding mower inside may necessitate dual doors that open widely.

4. Invest in quality materials. Spending a little more and using quality materials can ensure it lasts long enough to be costeffective. The right materials will be resistant to splitting, cracking, decay, and insect damage.

5. Prepare the site well. A proper foundation for the shed is almost as important as the shed itself. You cannot just drop the shed on the lawn and leave it, as the shed can sink or structural issues may arise if it is placed on a weak base. 6. Blend into the environment.

Surround the shed with shrubs or plants so that it blends into the yard and complements the space.

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storage tool at your disposal to maximize floor, wall and even rafter space for storage. Plan where items will be kept and customize the storage options around those locations. Sheds can be an asset and improve storage capability in the backyard.

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Nassau must use federal Parole reform needed in New York action on hate crimes

n open letter to Sen. Anna Kaplan and Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti: There is an issue to which I had not given any particular thought until this past week, but it cries out for our attention. Hundreds of people who have been in New York State jails and penitentiaries for many years, with no infraction, are routinely denied or passed over for parole. One of these was the late Benjamin Smalls, 20 years in prison, a steward of the law library, serving at Green Haven Correctional Facility, who helped hundreds of men file appeals and fight restrictions on visitation. He died in prison last year of Covid. Not quite as unlucky was Port Jefferson resident John Dukes, 19 1/2 years at Sing Sing, finally granted parole, now guiding young people in his community not to make the same mistakes he did. Support local journalism by subscribing to your Blank Slate Media community newspaper for just $35 a year.

Hundreds of inmates are 55 years and older and the repeat oﬀender rate for people in this category is less than 1 percent. The cost to taxpayers to incarcerate such a person is $150,000 to $240,000 a year, or over $500 million taxpayer dollars annually. But then there is the emotional cost to their families. Two pending bills before the New York State Senate could address this situation: the Fair and Timely Parole and the Elder Parole bills (S1415 and S15A, respectively). These don’t guarantee parole for the people in question, just a fair and full review, based on behavior while serving time. I recommend others who read this letter to contact state Sen. Anna Kaplan before June 12, 1 Old Country Rd., Ste. 270, Carle Place, NY 11514, kaplan@nysenate.gov, (516) 746-5924, and Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti, (516) 482-6966, urging passage of these two measures.

applaud President Biden for signing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act into law — an important, timely, and refreshingly bipartisan piece of legislation that will provide federal law enforcement agencies robust tools to push back against the alarming increase in senseless bias and violence that the Asian American/Pacific Islander community has endured throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, Senate Majority Leader Schumer — who spoke recently on the front steps of this Legislature about the importance of fighting this scourge — deserves our thanks for leading the Senate to a nearly unanimous vote in favor of the measure. Here in Nassau County, we have an obligation and a responsibility to add to that toolkit so that members of our local AAPI communities can once again regain the sense of security they deserve. Last month, I filed a proposed loRev. Ben Bortin cal law that would update the CounPort Washington ty’s Human Rights Law to specifically outlaw discrimination based on an

actual or perceived relationship to the COVID-19 pandemic. This bill would empower victims of discrimination and the county attorney to sue for compensatory and punitive damages, attorney’s fees and other relief deemed appropriate by the court. Individuals who violate the statute would furthermore face penalties of $5,000 to $25,000 per incident, which would be recoverable and payable to the aggrieved victim, as well as thousands of dollars in additional fines. I urge my colleagues in the Majority to bring this measure to the floor of the Legislature so that it can be debated and adopted unanimously. By doing so, we would send a clear message that we will aggressively defend the rights of all Nassau County residents to live lives free of fear, hatred, and bigotry. Arnold W. Drucker Nassau County Legislator, LD 16 Plainview

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Kirsch has right experience for VGN justice

aving lived in Great Neck for his entire life, David Kirsch knows every neighborhood, every street, every school and every organization. This kind of knowledge, knowing all the nuances of our village, will aid him in dealing with all types of cases that come before

the court and to be able to adjudicate those cases fairly and in the best interest of our village and its residents. With many years behind him as both a prosecutor as well as a defense attorney, David has countless hours of courtroom experience that help to prepare him for the role of

village justice. Aside from his lengthy legal background, a lifetime of living in great neck, as well as being a leader in the Young Israel of Great Neck community, David is now raising a family of his own here, which only deepens his commitment to our beautiful village and

all of its residents. I fully support David Kirsch for village justice in the Village of Great Neck, and hope that you will too. Lori Nabavian Village of Great Neck

Birnbaum has needed experience as VGN justice

am writing this letter in support of the candidacy of Hon. Mark D. Birnbaum for a further term as judge in the Village of Great Neck. This is the first time in my life that I have written in support of any candidate for any oﬃce. I support Mark based on my close experience with him on the executive board of Temple of Israel of Great Neck while I was president of the temple and a strong personal friendship and admiration which developed from our Temple work.

Mark gets it done whatever the issue is and solves any problem presented to him. He is honest and honorable and can be relied upon to eﬃciently and timely complete any task assigned to him. In addition to his voluntary work at Temple Israel, Mark is a former member of the Great Neck Housing Authority, former Chairman of the Great Neck Board of Zoning Appeals, has taught law-related subjects at Long Island University, C.W. Post and Mercy College.

In addition to his service to the community as Judge, Mark is s a practicing lawyer with 44 years of practical and “hands-on” experience and is admitted to practice in the states of New York and Florida, and before the New York-based United States Federal Courts and the United States Supreme Court. As village judge of the Village of Great Neck for the last eight years, he has patiently heard and resolved the many cases brought before him, always with courtesy and a regard for the humanity of the defendants ap-

pearing in his court and the requirements of the law. The residents of the Village of Great Neck deserve to re-elect Mark, who has always made it his business, as a Judge, to protect the interests of the residents without fear or favor and will continue to do so. I urge your readers, who live in the Village of Great Neck, to get out and vote for Mark on [June 15 at Great Neck Village Hall. George Abrahams Great Neck

You won’t find needed solutions in the center

entrism does not reflect the ideological center of Americans, it protects the status quo, oppression and the patriarchy— and we need to talk about it. When politicians talk about the need for bipartisanship, they are not referring to a compromise of American priorities, but the trade-oﬀs they make to water down a bill so that it rarely does what it was originally intended to do. We’re facing multiple crises — healthcare, the environment, housing, wealth inequality, education, systemic racism and the protection of our democracy. Solutions, watered down to half-measures for the sake of appeasing bad faith politicians will never, ever, lead to meaningful solu-

tions. It will only allow these crises to get worse. Halfway between ending systemic racism and systemic racism still leaves us with systemic racism. Halfway between protecting our democracy and actively undermining it leaves us with a broken democracy. Halfway between our right to choose and someone choosing for us leaves us without safe options and without autonomy over our own bodies. Centrism and bipartisanship may sound great in theory, but in practice, have only reinforced a status quo that has long harmed working class families and marginalized communities. Real change will come when we vote

our values and center actual solutions while ignoring the bad-faith actors seeking to undermine progress and harm others. That’s how our country passed Social Security, Medicare, the Aﬀordable Care Act and the civil rights legislation of the 1960s. Centrism is not an ideology. It’s an agenda that time and time again, champions policies benefiting corporate America at the expense of the American people. Progressivism is an ideology based on values— fighting to uplift everyone at the expense of no one. It’s why I fight for equity and equality and policies like Medicare for All, a Green New Deal and repealing the Hyde Amendment. Some call these policies “radical,”

while parroting the talking points of the Right and Center, but they are the ideological center. Medicare For All is supported by 69 percent of Americans, the Green New Deal is supported by 60 percent of Americans and 62 percent of Americans support repealing the Hyde Amendment. The political center is out of step and to the right of the American center. How we move forward matters. No more half-measures. No more excuses. It’s time for bold solutions that match the scale and urgency of the problems we face. Melanie D’Arrigo Democratic Congressional Candidate NY-3 Port Washington

Phase in maskless rides on the LIRR

TA Chairman Pat Foye has a clear conflict when he said that the role of hundreds of new police oﬃcers would be other than deterring fare beaters. Didn’t he previously announce a crack down on fare beaters as a method to significantly reduce the loss of several hundred mil-

lion in annual pre-COVID-19 revenue losses attributed to a growing number of riders who would not pay their fare. Is this not an invitation for more people to ride for free, thus adding to the MTA’s financial deficit? While Mayor Bill de Blasio and the MTA fought over the level of police, it

was interesting that no one asked Gov. Cuomo to increase the number of State Troopers assigned to NYC. They could be assigned to patrol Penn Station, Grand Central Terminal, Atlantic Terminal and Jamaica Station. This would free up both NYC & MTA police to patrol many of the other subway

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

Remembering the dead this Memorial Day Continued from Page 18 My family was a typical one with five kids. We started out in Bayside, Queens, and migrated to Nassau County where we lived in the heart of suburbia. So how did we all make it? Well, let’s see. I recall my mother cooking breakfast, making lunch and then

cooking dinner seven days a week, for perhaps 30 years or until the last of us left for college. She was the one who also did all the laundry, changed all the sheets and made all the beds each day. I recall my father getting up at 6 a.m. every day and schlepping into work on the

Long Island Rail Road. Now let me think. How many times did I say thank you to either of them? Maybe zero times. Yet they kept on sacrificing and sacrificing for us. So in answer to the question that Captain Miller asked to Private Ryan, I surely hope that I have earned the joyful and privileged life I

have been given by my parents, by the military, by the police and even by all the athletes who make life so much fun to experience. And since I have not said it before let me finally say it now. “Thank you all so very, very much for all the giving, all the sacrifice and all the love.”

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READERS WRITE

Re-elect Judge Mark Birnbaum in VGN

have lived in the Village of Great Neck for most of my adult life. I have also owned and managed businesses in Great Neck including a restaurant and catering facility. I formed a local Great Neck business organization and am now an oﬃcer of the Great Neck Chamber of Commerce. And I have witnessed the transformation from what Great Neck was fifty years ago to what it is now. And for the past thirty years I have watched how Mark Birnbaum engaged our community, and to the sacrifice of spending time with his growing family, gave that time to Great Neck. From his involvement with the Great Neck Housing Author-

ity as a commissioner, where he served in the vital role of protecting our vulnerable seniors, to his serving on the Great Neck Board of Zoning Appeals where he was elevated to chairman and addressed the balancing of interests — protecting our village zoning laws but at the same time understanding the needs of those residents who had no other option regarding their property situations. Commercial projects that went forward were scaled down after community input, and we were able to see the judicious way in which he addressed each and every application. After gaining such valuable experience, Mark moved on to become a village trustee, where he

was an independent voice on that board, agreeing with the three mayors he served with when consensus was warranted and either voting against resolutions that he did not deem appropriate, or convincing the other board members to change their positions so that the votes would be unanimous, but never voting for something he did not thoroughly review and agree with. It was at this time that I got to know Mark personally, as he was asked to give more of his time to serve as general counsel to the Great Neck Chamber of Commerce. He attended, (and still does), each and every meeting, monthly executive board meetings, monthly board of director

meetings, and general meetings, all without compensation. He communicates with the board on all important decisions and policies, and is always available by phone call, e-mail, or in person for any Chamber matter, even taking time out during the day to attend ribbon-cutting ceremonies. And when he decided as a trustee to run for judge in 2013, he did so using his decades-long experience with the village to bring knowledge and understanding to the role. There have been very few times when he was not able to attend a chamber event — that was because he was attending meetings of the Nassau County Magistrate Association,

where he networks and meets on a regular basis with other judges in the county, more particularly, the other judges on the Great Neck peninsula, to obtain invaluable insight and share common experiences with his fellow Great Neck judges. As a judge, Mark has consistently been respected and valued by our residents and non-residents alike for rendering fair and impartial decision making, and I urge you and all readers in the strongest possible way to keep Judge Birnbaum on the bench and vote for him on June 15 at the Village Hall. Richard Stancati Great Neck

How to stop spread of Republican lies

f you tell a lie and repeat it enough times, chances are it will be believed. The following were some of the lies that Republicans said about the attack on the Capitol Building on Jan. 6. The crowds looked like a “normal tourist visit.” Some Republicans even said that “these Trump supporters or peaceful patriots were needlessly harassed by law enforcement officials.” “This so-called insurrection was nothing more than a show of patriotism.” The insurrection was a “boldfaced lie”. Some also contended that the House floor was not breached and

that supporters of former President Donald Trump who stormed the Capitol behaved in an orderly fashion even though many of them were prepared for battle wearing helmets and tactical gear, carrying weapons and other weapons. A proposed bipartisan plan to investigate the Capitol insurrection passed in the House, but GOP Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his Republican senators opposed it. The Republicans fear such an independent inquiry into the attack on the Capitol will hurt the party’s image and see it as a threat to their push to regain control of the Senate and the House. Polls have shown that there are many Republican voters who believe all these lies.

Question: How can we eﬀectively deal with the spreading of such lies?The answer is so obvious, but it has been completely overlooked. To ensure that the truth is believed, we must do what the Republicans do with the lies—simply repeat the truth enough times and with believable evidence, facts that can be seen as strong especially with their own eyes. Where and when can we show the mob storming of the Capitol that injured 140 Capital Police officers and left one dead with many of the congressional representatives fearing for their lives? Videos are the answer. There are so many of them. Where should they be shown?

First of all, since members of Congress were under attack, talks should be given to them by law enforcement professionals advising on how best to protect themselves, aided by the viewing of videos of the attacks during the insurrection. These videos should be shown before every congressional session in both the Senate and the House, as ordered by the Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to ensure that the major news outlets report on it every day. Television commercials should be prepared by the Democratic Party showing those same videos, including comments by notable Republicans, such as the one by Senator Mitch McConnell who publicly

stated that “the mob attack on the Capitol was provoked by Trump.” It should also be emphasized that the Republican Party has constantly told us that they are the party that supports our police, the men in blue. But after thedeadly attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters, which left one Capitol Police Oﬃcer dead and 140 police oﬃcers injured, they should more appropriately be called the“Black and Blue” party. The truth must prevail, but it can only happen when the events that occurred on Jan. 6 are investigated by a bipartisan, independent committee. Alvin Goldberg Great Neck

School should find alternative autism group

hile I am glad the Garden City Park School recognizes Autism Acceptance Month, I was disheartened to read in your May 21 print edition that the school was collaborating with Autism Speaks. Autism Speaks’ mission is not about acceptance of neurodiversity and never has been. It has

portrayed those on the autism spectrum as diseased individuals whose very existence is a burden to all those around them, not substantively included members of the autistic community in its decision-making and even lobbied against increasing autistic representation on federal advisory boards. It’s also worth noting that, in

2019, Autism Speaks spent less than 1 percent of its budget on family-service community grants that actually provide tangible support to autistic individuals and their families. Regarding the “puzzle piece” symbol Autism Speaks uses to promote autism awareness, it is considered problematic by many in the autistic community,

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as it treats autistic individuals as puzzles to be solved, rather than as human beings deserving of the same respect and acceptance as their neurotypical counterparts. Alternatively, the rainbow infinity symbol represents the diversity of the autistic community. Even dressing in or“lighting it up” blue to raise awareness is controversial based on its association with Autism Speaks. To be clear, the intent of this letter isn’t to attack the teachers mentioned in the article. I am sure they are unaware of Autism Speaks’ checkered history and were just trying to promote inclusivity and understanding. However, when teaching such

young children about the autistic community, it’s important to get things right, so that they don’t carry harmful stereotypes or misinformation throughout their entire lives. I would hope that, in time for next year’s Autism Acceptance Month (if not sooner), Garden City Park School staﬀ consider partnering with better organizations (for example, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network). I also hope they will consider retiring the puzzle piece in favor of the rainbow infinity symbol and stop asking their students to dress in blue. Matthew Zeidman New Hyde Park

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Business&RealEstate

Owning property not a universal right I’ve been thinking about this past Memorial Day weekend and how all of us are free to purchase whatever we want and to do so in a manner and environment that allows us to decide independently how, when, and where we can do it. I believe to some degree we take for granted and forget how easy life is to excel, prosper and do and be whatever we want to be without any interference. Buying real estate is one thing that comes to mind since in some other countries one has no right to possess their own home or investment property. China, Laos and Vietnam are Communist countries that do not allow personal ownership of property. I am quite sure those in the inside of government and those who have connections might have a way to circumvent the strict policies. Foreigners, too, are restricted from ownership in Vietnam, Mexico, Greece, and Thailand, but again it’s not what you know but who you know that allows those that are connected to sidestep the normal rules and layers of restrictions. Communist countries, unfortunately, control property

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and don’t allow their citizens ownership (except Cuba, which changed its constitution in 2019 to allow one to own their own home and investment property while also assuring the central government’s authority over the regulation of production and land). However, foreigners cannot own property directly but use third parties indirectly to obtain ownership. In Communist countries, the competitive spirit is squashed and the government controls almost everything that is consumed. However, Russians can use their wages to purchase their home and goods as needed. But whether it is a foreigner or citizen, one cannot own the land beneath the property which is controlled by the government. The value is more or less controlled by the state. It is much more diﬃcult and takes more time to save to be able to be in a position to purchase due to the value of the Ruble. The exchange rate of one dollar equals 73.32 Rubles as the currency is far less valuable. Romania has the world’s highest homeownership of 96 percent, followed by Singapore with 90.8 percent and Slovakia

PHILIP A. RAICES Real Estate Watch

with 90.3 percent. We as Americans have truly no restrictions on purchasing our own homes or investment properties as long as we have the ways and means to accumulate the necessary funds to close the transactions. We take for granted how free we are to amass our own individual wealth by ownership when some other countries do not provide that right to their citizens. The concept of appreciation and getting rich is extremely limited to those who are connected to the insider group. Can you imagine what your life would look like if you couldn’t own your own home or

an investment property? How would you accumulate longterm wealth? It would most likely have to be in ways that would be illegal in countries that restrict ownership of property. The Black Market proliferates where severe policy restrictions occur. What would the United States look like if we had those restrictive policies in place? I am quite sure many would move out of the country. Our economy would seriously falter over time and would not be the once “free to earn and invest” in an unrestrictive environment that it once was. I believe that is why so many have come here and still yearn for the “American Dream” in being able to immigrate to the United States, which has now been more restricted in gaining U.S. citizenship. A few questions come to mind if and when tax laws are altered and changed in the U.S. Over the next few years what eﬀect will it have on our real estate? Will the benefits and values that currently exist be radically changed? Will owning one’s home and/or investment property be worth the time and eﬀort? Are we at the crossroads

of change that will adversely affect our economy and country? My professional opinion is that those in charge must be made very carefully as to what changes are being considered and whether or not we lose or win the battle of fairness and equity. The distribution of wealth to those who truly deserve it because of their entrepreneurial, physically earned “sweat equity” eﬀorts and those who do not deserve sharing should be a major factor to be considered. The future could be quite beneficial for a greater number of people or quite bleak if decisions are made to benefit only a small minority. Philip A. Raices is the owner/ Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 in Great Neck. He has 39 years of experience in the Real Estate industry and has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (G.R.I.) and also as a Certified International Property Specialist (C.I.P.S). For a “FREE” 15 minute consultation, a value analysis of your home, or to answer any of your questions or concerns he can be reached by cell: (516) 6474289 or by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate.Com

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Recent Real Estate Sales in the

Willistons

122 Dorset Avenue, Albertson

30 Albertson Parkway, Albertson

4 bd, 1 ba, 1,083 sqft, Sold On: 3/5/21, Sold Price: $525,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Mineola

4 bd, 2 ba, Sold On: 3/23/21, Sold Price: $705,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Herricks

212 Roosevelt Avenue, Mineola

341 De Mott Street, Mineola

3 bd, 2 ba, Sold On: 3/12/21, Sold Price: $549,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Mineola

3 bd, 1 ba, 1,314 sqft, Sold On: 3/18/21, Sold Price: $490,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Mineola

Editor’s note: Homes shown here were recently sold in New Hyde Park, the Willistons, Mineola and surrounding areas by a variety of real estate agencies. This information about the home and the photos were obtained through the Zillow.com. The homes are presented solely based on the fact that they were recently sold in New Hyde Park, the Willistons, Mineola and are believed by Blank Slate Media to be of interest to our readers.

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Veterans groups face financial trouble Continued from Page 1 “We’re hurting,” Incremona said. For his post’s rainy-day fund, “instead of that staying or going up a little bit, that got depleted.” “There’s an expression as they say … I have to rob Peter to pay Paul,” Incremona said. “But right now, Pete has got no money left and Paul still wants his money.” Artie Adair, chaplain of VFW Post 5253, described the contrast in experiences of typical employees and members of his post. “If you were unemployed from work, you got the assistance. You got unemployment from your state, and you got the federal extra money,” Adair said. “We’re unemployed, no money is coming in, gotta pay the bills, gotta pay the heat, gotta pay the garbage, gotta pay everything, where was the help?” For both posts, Guastella and Incre-

mona said attempts to get state or federal aid were unsuccessful. The American Legion’s application for PPP loans was found not eligible because the post did not have employees, only volunteers. “When I was drafted, we didn’t go down there and say ah, I don’t think you’re eligible to draft me,” Incremona said. “I appreciate the invite but I’m gonna leave because I’m not eligible to go there.” American Legion posts across Long Island are believed to have similar problems, according to Guastella and Rob Robesch, a past Nassau County commander for the American Legion and the current membership coordinator for districts encompassing Staten Island, Brooklyn, Nassau, Suﬀolk and Queens. “All of the posts are kind of in the same situation,” Robesch said. “Can’t open up, can’t rent it out, can’t make any money.”

Robesch estimated based on reports from sources across the state that close to 40 Legion posts were in danger of closing or liquidating their property. This financial situation has translated to a growing view among some veterans that politicians have overlooked veterans. “They’re our politicians,” Adair said. “Why don’t they come and tell us, give us a call, say what can we do for you?” In some cases, the resentment of politicians grew so great that they were not welcome at a Memorial Day parade. For Guastella and Williston Park Post 144, that meant only one elected oﬃcial marching in the local parade. “They’re all welcome to come and speak, but to march in a parade – no they don’t deserve that,” Guastella said. “There shouldn’t be any photo ops for people that don’t help you.” “The only politician that we had in our parade is the man that deserves to

be in there because he helped get the parade run,” Incremona said. “And that’s our mayor.” He was referring to Mayor Paul Ehrbar, who has given strong support to his village’s American Legion post. With state health restrictions being relaxed, Adair argued that local posts need monetary support now more than ever to make up for a year’s worth of lost income and added fixed bills. “Why can’t we get some help for LIPA bills, National Grid, all the bills we have to try to keep our doors open?” Adair said. “Shouldn’t we be able to get some funds to pay back all the bills that we paid?” Guastella said he has already received oﬀers to purchase the post’s property, a fate Adair says is inevitable without help. “We’re not looking for five million dollars,” Incremona said. “I’ll take anything I can get.”

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Members of the Williston Park American Legion Post 144 called for additional funding last week.

NHP to resume annual street fair in September Continued from Page 2 shorter timetable than usual, he said, the sense of “euphoria” throughout the village once residents heard the street fair would resume this year is already shaping it to be a memorable event. “I hope people come and enjoy the day and hope this is the first of many events that we can re-engage and come together

as a community to enjoy each other’s company,” he said. “That’s what this day is all about. Having fun and seeing people again, and we just want people to know that we’re open again.” Devane said he would be open to residents’ ideas on how to improve or modify the event. He also alluded to other events the village hopes to host later this year, in-

cluding a Halloween parade, a Diwali celebration and a holiday tree lighting. The planning of the events, he said, will take the pandemic and any new developments into consideration. Village residents will also be kept up to date with any developments or changes to the tentative plans, he said. If all goes according to plan, it will be

the first time the village has hosted a street fair since 2018. In 2019, the fair was canceled and replaced with a “New Hyde Park Community Day” at Memorial Park due to the Long Island Rail Road’s third track construction. The 2018 fair saw about 200 businesses and vendors attend, with entertainment ranging from live music to inflatable children’s rides.

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A Williston Park girl’s fight against cancer Continued from Page 1 of 7-year-old Abby from Williston Park. “For me, as a parent, I don’t think any child should go through what Daniela went through,” Filosa said. “It’s not natural to have your child go through this.” “We were just in this weird limbo,” Abby’s mother, Nikole Kelly, said when recounting her time at the hospital during her daughter’s treatment. “I remember just having horrible, horrible thoughts that I was going to end up leaving the hospital without her.”

Abby was able to make a successful recovery from leukemia and has been named 2021 girl of the year by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. “We’re eternally grateful for the man and woman of the year candidates,” Kelly said. “I think if people truly saw what it was like, they would understand that something really needs to be done.” For Filosa, taking action meant going up against 20 candidates, an experience he says is both fun and a little competitive. “It’s fun because we’re all raising mon-

ey for the same cause,” he said. “But it’s also competitive. We want to win.” The money that Filosa and others raise will be donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, funds he says are badly needed. The competitors won’t know how much money they’ve raised until after the winner is announced. Last year, the Long Island winner raised $437,510. Meagan Doyle, campaign development director at the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, cited the need to address childhood

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Aiden, pictured left standing above his father, seen with his twin brother Mason and his mother, Denise Schaefer, shortly after ending his treatment for leukemia.

research, saying only five drugs and new treatment options have been approved specifically for children in the last 40 years. “They’re essentially being treated with treatment options that have been on the shelf for a long time,” Doyle said. “Or they’re being treated with the adult version of the drug.” In some cases, Doyle said, the lack of progress means providing options dangerous to children later in their lives, all the more reason for her organization to advocate for better options and increased funding. “The treatment options that they’re being given [are] toxic,” Doyle said. “What you’re seeing is that a lot of the kids are coming down with some type of secondary chronic illness later in life.” Filosa knows it is not easy raising money. For him, the chance to raise funds and provide the best options for children with cancer to survive hasn’t come without an appreciation for past campaigns. “It’s very admirable when I look back at the other candidates and how much money they raise,” Filosa said. “I just have so much respect for them.” “You never know who’s been impacted by this,” he said. “It’s amazing to see what opens up when you do have the conversation of sharing Daniela’s story.” After 2-year-old Aiden of Rockville Centre received his diagnosis, he and his mother, Denise Schaefer, felt the impact of his illness and managed to beat his childhood cancer. “Eventually we just had to stop crying and realize that he has had to fight for his life and we had to fight with him,” Schaefer said. “We had to be Aiden’s advocate.” Nearly a year after taking his last chemotherapy pill, Schaefer said the experience has been filled with fun experiences like the Make-a-Wish Foundation and throwing the first pitch at Yankee Stadium. She said she hopes he remembers those things, and recognizes his fortune. “He’s grown to appreciate a lot of stuﬀ,” Schaefer said and told him “yes you went through a lot, but there are so many people that have worked so hard to get you to where you are.” Filosa’s fundraising campaign concludes on June 10. For him, though aﬃrming his intention to raise the most money, there can be multiple victors. “If you dedicate your time for this cause, you’re a winner,” Filosa said. “If we beat cancer there’s no losers.”

Port woman to challenge DeRiggi-Whitton Continued from Page 4 She says she’d also take a look at “quality of life issues,” including county parks needing upgrades. “I was just at Christopher Morley Park, and I wouldn’t bring my children there,” McCarty said. “I’m afraid they’d need to get the tetanus shot. It’s all rusted out and

dilapidated in certain areas. I’d have to keep them away from it because it’s dangerous.” Regarding DeRiggi-Whitton, the longtime incumbent, McCarty said, “It’s time for a change.” “When you keep on doing the same thing over and over again and it’s not

working, something needs to change,” she said. “And that change will come with me.” Eﬀorts to reach DeRiggi-Whitton’s office for comment were unavailing. “My parents made me a steward for my community, wherever I am, and I’m intending to do that to my children, as well,” McCarty said. “And I hope to be a

good steward and to be a representative. I want to make Port Washington proud and make District 11 proud with whatever I do for them. I want to work for the people.” McCarty lives in Port with her husband, Brian, a sergeant in the Port Washington Police District, and their two children.

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Honoring our fallen soldiers Continued from Page 14 Legislation that passed the House and is now before the U.S. Senate would provide the needed protections to voting at the state level if not places like Nassau County. But to gain approval Senate Democrats would need to suspend if not do away with the filibuster, a Jim Crowera anachronism that requires 60 votes for legislation to pass. And that will require a strong push from Biden

– something he has yet to provide. Republican oﬃcials and others have sought to equate the Jan. 6 insurrection with the riots that sprang from the Black Lives Matter marches in some cities after a video was released of what we later learned was the George Floyd murder in Minneapolis. The violence was unacceptable. But it is in no way the equivalent of what took place on Jan. 6 at the Capitol – when an armed mob overran the

legislative seat of government, threatened the lives of elected oﬃcials and attempted to overturn a presidential election. The attack on 1/6 was an assault on the freedom that soldiers have given their lives across the nation’s history to protect. Defending that freedom is the best way we can honor our fallen soldiers on Memorial Day. Or any other day.

Biden’s use of Tulsa massacre Continued from Page 17 requirements and prohibitions on multifamily housing – that inflate housing and construction costs, effectively locking families out of neighborhoods. Biden is calling on Congress to enact the Unlocking Possibilities Program, a $5 billion competitive grant program that awards jurisdictions that take concrete steps to eliminate barriers to affordable housing. Biden also has a much more practical, effective way to promote prosperity among disadvantaged segments of society, using the government’s power of the purse. The federal government is the largest consumer of goods in the world, but at present, only 10 percent of contracting dollars go to small businesses in disadvantaged communities. Biden would grow federal contracting with small dis-

advantaged businesses by 50 percent — eﬀectively steering $100 billion into these communities over five years. Biden would also use funding in the American Jobs Plan to create a $10 billion community revitalization fund to support civic infrastructure projects targeted to economically underserved, communities like Greenwood. Another focus would be to reconnect neighborhoods that had been historically (and purposely) uprooted and cut oﬀ from jobs, schools and businesses when highways were built. Biden would allocate $15 billion toward the “Highway to Boulevards” movement to replace a freeway with more urban and accessible streets. This movement is already underway in 18 cities, among them, Rochester, NY.

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Memorial Day on the North Shore Continued from Page 6 In 1969, he returned to this country and finished his military tour at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. A year later, he resumed his medical education at New York Medical College and Metropolitan Hospital as a resident and chief resident with a subspeciality in pulmonology. He went on to have a private group practice in Great Neck for 45 years. He was also an attending physician at North Shore University Hospital. Hamlin and his wife, Jane, have been married for 54 years, with two children and five grandchildren. The Williston Park American Legion Post 144 held a parade starting at the Legion’s 730 Willis Ave. building Monday morning. Representatives of the Legion and VFW Post 5253 said most village politicians were not invited aside from Mayor Paul Ehrbar. “There shouldn’t be no politicians marching in a Memorial Day parade,” VFW 5253 Commander John Incremona said. “The only politician that we had in our parade is the man that deserves to be in there because he helped get the parade run, and that’s our mayor.” “They’re all welcome to come and speak, but to march in a parade, no, they don’t deserve that,” past Legion Post Commander Bob Guastella said. “There shouldn’t be any photo ops for people that don’t help you.” A ceremony was also held in Albertson, which featured appearances by Town of North Hempstead Clerk Wayne Wink, Councilman Peter Zuckerman, and state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. The three said it was an honor to participate in the event held by the VFW Post 5253. “Millions of Americans have died or been wounded fighting for our country,” DiNapoli tweeted after the event. “On #MemorialDay, let’s take the time to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice defending the land of the free and the home of the brave.” The Village of New Hyde Park held a car parade on Saturday, which started at 9:30 a.m. on the southbound lane of Hillside Boulevard. Cars traveled to Village Hall at 10 a.m. for a wreath-laying ceremony. After the

ceremony, the parade proceeded to Memorial Park where a full ceremony was held. Village Trustee Ranier Burger said that despite the incliment weather conditions, he and the village oﬃcials present were pleased with the turnout at the ceremony. “I really appreciated, considering the bad weather, seeing all of the people that came out to show their support for the men and women that died for our country,” Burger said. Nassau County Legislature Presiding Officer Rich Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) and Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) attended and shared their thoughts on the event and the meaning of Memorial Day. “We remember that every generation, whether in peace or in war, is called upon to do its part to save ‘the last best hope of man of earth,'” Nicolello said on Facebook. “God bless our fallen heroes, our veterans and those who are serving in the military today and God bless America.”“ Today we remember and honor those who gave what President Lincoln called ‘the last full measure of devotion’ in his famous Gettysburg Address,” Ra said. “May God Bless our heroes, our Gold Star families and may God bless America.”The Village of East Williston hosted a ceremony at the Village Green on Monday which featured the national anthem, wreath presentations, a military salute, mayor’s awards, race awards and the playing of taps. The Village of Floral Park also hosted a car parade starting at Village Hall on Monday, followed by a ceremony at Veteran’s Memorial Park. The ceremony included a presentation of wreaths to honor the fallen, a roll call of village residents who died while serving in the armed forces and a presentation of bouquets to Gold Star families. The Town of North Hempstead postponed its Memorial Day weekend fireworks show, a drive-in commemoration slated to take place Saturday at North Hempstead Beach Park, because of strong winds and heavy rain in the forecast, oﬃcials said. The rescheduled event will be held over Labor Day weekend on Saturday, Sept. 4, also at North Hempstead Beach Park, according to the town.

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National Poppy Day in town Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Council Member Veronica Ley, Town Clerk Wayne Wink, and Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman joined with the Manhasset American Legion Auxiliary Unit 304 on May 21 to support the American Legion’s Poppy Program. For over 90 years, the American Legion Auxiliary has distributed the memorial poppy to remind Americans about the millions who sacrificed their lives to protect our nation. The red poppy serves as a symbol of remembrance and hope. The goal of National Poppy Day is to

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Free taxi cab rides for COVID-19 vaccinations All Island Transportation has announced it will be providing free local transportation in Nassau County for anyone seeking a COVID-19 vaccination. “As a family-owned and operated business here in Nassau County we know firsthand the eﬀects that COVID-19 has had on families and businesses throughout the

county,” said Marianne Blessinger, resident of All Island Transportation. “If our oﬀer of free transportation eases the burden for even one family it will be well worth it.” “All Island, having been deemed an essential business, has been open 24/7 throughout the entire pandemic. We have transported essential workers, senior citi-

zens and those in need of non-emergency medical transportation in a safe and clean environment. We know the more vaccinations administered, the sooner our communities can get back to a sense of normalcy” she added. “It is absolutely our pleasure to give back to the communities that have supported us and other local

businesses during these unprecedented times”. All Island Transportation will be offering this free service (up to $25.00) between the hours of 10 AM- 3 PM Monday through Friday. To reserve a vehicle please call 516-742-2222 at least 2 hours prior to your desired pick-up time.

FunDay Monday returns to town beach park The Town of North Hempstead has announced that FunDay Monday will return to North Hempstead Beach Park this summer. This popular, free senior program will be held on four dates at North Hempstead Beach Park in Port Washington. “We are truly excited to welcome back our seniors for FunDay Monday at North Hempstead Beach Park,” said North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth. “So many of our residents look forward to

this event every summer. We have musical entertainment as well as exciting performances planned, and we are happy to host it, in person, again this year.” Organized and hosted by the town’s Department of Community Services, FunDay Monday will oﬀer seniors from across the Town the opportunity to experience fun entertainment and fitness. The 2021 FunDay Monday events will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Monday, July 12, July 26, Aug. 9 and Aug. 23.

The Aug. 23 event will feature a special salute to our Veterans. Fitness will begin at 9 a.m., with entertainment starting at 10 a.m. Each event will feature exciting performances including Sympatico on July 26, the Vic Vincent Band on Aug. 9 and Steve Mitchell (featuring the tunes of Elvis Presley) on Aug. 23. Additionally, all of the FunDay Monday events will have strolling entertainment with magicians, jesters, comedians,

and individuals from the Circus Project with beautiful costume displays. Initially, no food or refreshments will be served. All FunDay Monday events will be held with a reduced capacity and social distancing measures in place to ensure a safe return for all residents. The Town will be reevaluating safety guidelines throughout the summer health as restrictions are subject to change. For more information about this year’s events, please call 311 or 516-869-6311.

Temple Beth-El Nassau libraries to offer free WiFi 24/7 magazine wins award Day or night, WiFi Whenever is on! The Nassau Library System, a cooperative of the 54 independent public libraries serving Nassau County, is pleased to announce WiFi Whenever, a project that extends high-quality wireless broadband to outdoor spaces at 25 libraries and community partner organizations. This free service is available 24/7 at all participating locations. “The pandemic has proven that reliable access to the internet is now essential for full participation in the social, educational, and working aspects of life. With WiFi Whenever, Nassau’s public libraries are providing free internet access, even before and after operating hours, to anyone that needs it,” said Caroline Ashby, Director of the Nassau Library System. This new service will allow residents of Nassau County, including those who may not have strong connectivity options at home, to participate in virtual education, employment applications, job interviews, telehealth, and videoconferencing around the clock. Simply join the wifi network called “WiFi Whenever” at any participating location. Find the nearest location and learn more at WiFiWhenever.org. “During the height of the pandemic, people sat in cars in the staﬀ parking lot to be as close to the library as possible to get internet access,” said Mamie Eng, director of the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library in Valley Stream. “With the expanded reach of WiFi Whenever, they can be in the parking lot, on nearby benches, and in the park

grounds around the library and still get internet access 24/7! We’re thrilled to provide this valuable service to our community!” This project is supported by federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the New York State Library. The Nassau Library System is a cooperative public library system whose mission is to support and strengthen the 54 independent public libraries in Nassau County, NY. For more information, and to find your local library, visit nassaulibrary.org.

Free outdoor wifi is now available 24/7 at locations throughout Nassau County! Learn more at wifiwhenever.org. WiFi Whenever is brought to you by the Public Libraries serving Nassau County, NY.

Temple Beth-El of Great Neck’s Shema magazine won third place for Best Magazine from the Press Club of Long Island chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi, in the 2021 PCLI Media Awards. Managing Editor Sheri ArbitalJacoby, Editor Len Schiﬀ and Executive Director Stuart Botwinick were all credited for their work on the fall and winter 2020 editions. The award-winning issues can be read under the media tab on the temple’s website at www.tbegreatneck.org. The latest spring 2021 issue, which focuses on moving forward after the pandemic, can also be viewed. Managing Editor Sheri ArbitalJacoby also won two other 2021 PCLI awards in the Health category. First place was awarded for The Immunity Series and third place for “Plant-Based Eating for Better Family Health” in The Well by Northwell. The winning entries can be read at https://thewell.northwell.edu/. Committed to the future of health care, The Well by Northwell Health provides consumers personalized content to reduce stress, make them laugh and help them feel more confident and capable on their health-care journey. Temple Beth-El is Great Neck’s oldest synagogue, serving the community for more than 90 years. Learn more at www. tbegreatneck.org or by calling 516-4870900.

Sheri ArbitalJacoby received First Place in the Narrative–Travel category from the Press Club of Long Island during the 2016 Media Awards.

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SCHOOL NEWS

Maravel to head Wheatley’s athlete signing day human resources Margarita Maravel was appointed director of human resources in the Mineola Union Free School District, eﬀective July 1. With more than 20 years of experience within the district, Maravel most recently served as the Hampton Street School principal. Prior to that, she held positions including classroom teacher, reading teacher, literacy coordinator and instructional leader. Maravel holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and psychology from Hofstra University, a master’s degree in literacy studies from Hofstra University, a literacy coordinator certificate from Lesley University and a school district administration certificate from LIU Post. “I am excited to begin this new journey as director of human resources,” said Maravel. “Entering my 21st year in Mineola, I look forward to continued learning and growth in my new

position.” Leigh Shaw has been appointed the incoming principal for Hampton Street School to replace Maravel for the 2021-22 school year.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MINEOLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Margarita Maravel was appointed director of human resources for the Mineola Union Free School District, effective July 1.

Mission Marigold plants smiles Mineola High School students involved in the Student Service Center planted smiles on the faces of local senior citizens with “Mission Marigold.” Due to the constraints of the pandemic, student volunteers have been unable to see the senior citizen guests who typically are a part of the school’s Lunch Bunch. Mission Marigold is a way for students to still safely connect with the seniors while carrying on the tradition of giving them a small potted plant each spring. Mission Mari-

gold took place over the course of three days. High school students first planted marigolds into pots. The next day, the student volunteers delivered the plants to some senior citizens lo-

cally. On the third day, the Student Service Center set up an outdoor drive-through at the high school to welcome Lunch Bunch guests who were picking up the flowers themselves.

On Thursday, May 20, Wheatley’s student-athletes who have excelled in their sport to play at the college level were recognized in a special ceremony attended by family members, teachers, coaches and administrators. T hank you Director of Athletics, Michael Scaturro for arranging such a wonderful ceremony and congratulations to Laura Hazelton, Jack Fiorillo, Nadeem AlOkla, Aarushi Jain, Frank Asaro and James Dearborn. Laura Hazelton — Girls Lacrosse at St. Thomas Aquinas College Laura has been a three year starter on the varsity girls lacrosse team. She started off as a defensive player in 9th and 10th grade and currently plays both defense and midfield. Laura received the Spirit Award in 10th grade for her positive and helpful attitude on the team and was also a member of the 2019 Conference Championship team. We wish Laura all the best as she will continue her career as a lacrosse player at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, New York. Jack Fiorillo — Boys Lacrosse at Endicott College Jack has been a three year member of the varsity boys lacrosse team and has been the captain during his senior season. Jack plays many positions such as offense, defense, faceoff wing and extra man. He is described as an “Ironman” by Coach Donovan and an excellent all around midfielder by playing between the lines in the most demanding position on the field. We wish Jack all the best as he will continue his lacrosse career at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts.

Nadeem Al-Okla — Track and Soccer at Seton Hill University For track and field, Nadeem has been a hard working four year varsity track and field student-athlete. He has seen success at every level of his high school career from his four All-Conference awards, three All-County awards and competing at the State Championships twice. Nadeem is the type of athlete to go above and beyond not only for himself, but for his teammates as well. He is known for jumping into an event that he was not planning on doing just to earn the team extra points. For soccer, Nadeem was a three-year member of the varsity boys soccer team, leading the team as a captain this past fall season. He was named All-County as a senior and AllCounty Honorable Mention as a junior. He is always a largerthan-life character. He is a leader not only vocally but definitely by example. He is well respected and looked up to by all his teammates and coaches. We wish him the best of luck where he will continue his track and soccer career at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Aarushi Jain — Crew at Dartmouth College Aarushi started rowing for the first time in the 7th grade and immediately fell in love with the sport. In the fall of her 8th-grade year, she joined Port Rowing. In her 10th grade year, Aarushi switched to the coxing position, which is the person that is in charge of steering and navigating the boat. Coxing gave her the chance to be a leader and to be challenged mentally. During her junior year, she was chosen

to be captain of the girls varsity team. We wish Aarushi all the best as she continues her crew career at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Frank Asaro — Baseball at Mercy College Frank has played varsity baseball since 2019 as a sophomore, starting at second base and the leadoﬀ batter. Frank is known as one of the team’s best contact hitters. He batted over .500 in the second half of the season and finished with a respectable .420 average. He is an excellent middle infielder with sure hands and a strong arm. This season, he is the starting shortstop and, in certain circumstances, the closer. His leadership abilities earned him the designation of team captain this spring as he is a great role model for the younger players. We wish Frank all the best as he continues his baseball career at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York. James Dearborn — Lacrosse at Roger Williams University James is an outstanding two-sport athlete, playing both football and lacrosse. He has a terrific work ethic and commitment to both programs. This fall season, James was the Wildcat Award winner for football for his outstanding eﬀorts on the football field. This spring season, he was named captain of the boys varsity lacrosse team for his excellent leadership qualities. He has been a three-year starter on the lacrosse team playing as a long stick and close defensemen. We wish James all the best as he continues his lacrosse career at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE EAST WILLISTON SCHOOL DISTRICT PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MINEOLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

(From left to right): Jack Fiorillo, Frank Asaro, Aarushi Jain, James Dearborn, Laura Hazelton and Nadeem Al-Okla.

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