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Vol. 70, No. 25

GUIDE TO SUMMER

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E.W. Zoning Board member to retire Parente touts Richard Raab’s expertise after 34 years BY S A M U E L E PETRUCCELLI Though a local Boy Scout’s Eagle project and anecdotes of commercial traﬃc on residential streets were key points on the agenda, the retirement of a 34year veteran from the East Williston Board of Zoning Appeals stole the show at Monday evening’s board of trustees meeting. After years of practicing as a registered auditor and professional engineer, Richard Raab announced he would depart from his position with the village of

East Williston. A graduate of engineering programs at Manhattan College and New York University, he also holds a juris doctor degree from St. John’s University and a license as a patent agent. Raab is also a husband, father and grandfather. Acknowledging the hard work that is done by every board and committee in the village, Mayor Bonnie Parente kicked oﬀ the trustees meeting with a statement on Raab’s departure. “If you plant a tree, someone’s going to thank you, and if you plant a tent, probably some-

one’s going to thank you,” Parente said. “You’re on the Board of Zoning Appeals – nobody’s thanking you.” Parente recognized how trustees on the Board of Zoning Appeals are “forced to listen to the cries of your neighbors,” seeking to build pools or home extensions, and how sometimes they have to say no. “You’re saying no to your friends, you’re saying no to your neighbors, you may even be saying no to your family sometimes,” Parente said. “But it’s an amazing Continued on Page 34

Herricks updates gifted program qualifications PHOTO COURTESY OF WHEATLEY TRACK

Wheatley’s Emma Keys broke her own school record and earned All-County honors for her cross country performance. See story on page 2.

New modifications change guidelines on acceptance BY S A M U E L E PETRUCCELLI Herricks administrators presented broad changes to the elementary and middle school’s gifted and talented program at a board of education meeting last week, aimed at moving away from a rigid structure towards one more embracing of

unrecognized students. To be rolled out over the next two years, the district’s Gemini program will include parent input as a criterion for child selection, opportunities for middle schoolers to be accepted and allowing children to engage in seminars once a week during their lunch period. “We feel this provides a

very nice seamless transition and creates a more cohesive program from K through eight,” said Elizabeth Guercin, assistant superintendent for instruction at Herricks Public Schools. “All this really aligns nicely – all K-8 – aligns very nicely with the Herricks portrait of a graduate.” Continued on Page 35

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Wheatley Wildcat runners win title Eight athletes victorious in championship events

Durst 1st wife had ‘accident’: testimony NHP native’s death focus of L.A. trial BY R OB E RT PELAEZ

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Eight Wheatley School athletes claimed county championships in cross country, track and field, with two races breaking school records. BY S A M U E L E PETRUCCELLI Eight Wheatley School athletes took county championships in cross country, track and field earlier this month, breaking two school records in the process. The championship season came after last year’s spring sports were canceled because of COVID-19, making this season the last for runners who were juniors last year. “We’re very pleased with our student athletes and how they competed at the highest level in the county,” said Michael Scaturro, director of physical education and athletics at the Wheatley School. “It’s a great accomplishment for all of them.” Scott Schmuck, Declan Brady, Bryan Schmuck and

Nadeem Al-Okla all won the boys 4×800-meter relay county championship, setting a school record of 8 minutes, 41.72 seconds. Al-Okla also won the 3,000-meter steeplechase county championship, with Scott Schmuck taking second. Juliana Mendes, Emmie Keys, Caroline O’Brien and Julia Schriefer also took the county championship in the girls 4×800-meter contest. Separately, Keys took the county championship at the 2,000-meter and set a school record of 7 minutes, 48.7 seconds. Keys also won the 2,000-meter steeplechase and Schriefer won the 1,500-meter and 800-meter race, both as county champions. Varsity girls track coach DJ Paulson noted how coming back after a yearlong hiatus of spring

sports factored into his message to the student-athletes. “It aﬀorded them the opportunity to kind of finally put last year behind us, look at achieving this year’s goals, and creating memories with your teammates that can last forever,” Paulson said. “That to me has been the theme for this season.” For Robert Capobianco, the varsity boys track coach, the end of the season has been a “mixed bag of emotions,” especially with runners like Al-Okla graduating. “We had our last major workout yesterday on the track and he was kind of emotional at the end of it and I know I was as well,” Capobianco said. “It’s tough seeing the seniors leave, especially when you missed one whole spring season with them.”

New testimony in the Los Angeles murder trial of Robert Durst alleged that the millionaire had a fight with his first wife, former New Hyde Park resident Kathleen McCormack, which led to an “accident on the stairs” prior to her disappearance in 1982, according to a report by the Daily Beast. Durst, 78, is currently on trial for the alleged murder of his friend Susan Berman. One of Berman’s boarding school friends, Susan Harmon, testified against Durst, claiming that Berman told her that the millionaire and McCormack got into a fight before she went missing, according to the Daily Beast. “She said that her friend Bobby had had a fight with his wife,” Harmon testified according to the report. “She didn’t know what she was going to do. He’d had a fight, there was an accident on the stairs, and that she had to do something.” In May, the trial resumed after a 14-month recess and featured testimony from Fadwa Najamy, the sister of Gilberte Najamy, who was

the last person to see Kathie Durst alive, according to the New York Daily News. Najamy told the jury she heard McCormack on the phone with her real-estate mogul husband speaking calmly, according to the Daily News. But she recognized “it was very clear she was not happy, not content and had something to talk about.” In 2000, Berman was found dead surrounded in a pool of dried blood insider her home in Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles. Oﬃcials say she had been shot in the back of the head. Prosecutors claim Durst murdered McCormack, who was looking to divorce him, and later shot Berman to cover his tracks. Durst’s trial began in early March last year, the same day California confirmed the state’s first deaths as a result of the coronavirus. Last year Durst’s motion for a mistrial due to the coronavirus pandemic was denied by a Los Angeles judge. If convicted, Durst could face the death penalty. Continued on Page 34

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New testimony was presented in the trial of Robert Durst (right) in connection with the disappearance of his first wife Kathleen McCormack (left).

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Dispute sparks anti-Semitic words Property disagreement betweeen Roslyn Harbor neighbors draws police, village officials BY R O S E W E L D ON

A months-long property dispute on the Roslyn Harbor-Glenwood Landing border reached a head with one resident allegedly getting into a physical confrontation with one of his neighbors late last week and shouting anti-Semitic slurs at the neighbor’s home. Eric and Elina Goldman, who live in a Roslyn Harbor home that borders Glenwood Landing, called the Nassau County Police Department after a neighbor identified as Thomas Cerna shouted expletives and anti-Semitic slurs outside their home. The couple also claimed that the police did not properly respond to the situation. The Goldmans moved into the area in July 2020 and say that a dispute involving plantings by their next door neighbor over the property line began in early fall of that year. “Towards the end of the summer, there was immediately some confrontation regarding plantings on the property line, and this property line dispute ultimately escalated,” Eric Goldman said. “It really got to the point where the police

had to come out, where they basically said ‘None of us are professionals. We can’t read surveys. We need to get the property officially staked out. When the stakeout occurs so that we can see the official dividing lines, everything will be clear as day.’ So I thought we’ll nip this in the bud. We’ll get the stake in to show the property line.” On Friday, June 4, Eric Goldman says he worked with Roslyn Harbor Mayor Sandy Quentzal, a village building inspector and “multiple police officers” to make sure that “everything was well-documented” while the stake denoting the line was put in. “[Quentzal] and I went around taking pictures and videos on our phone of every single thing,” Goldman said. Later that day, the Goldmans allege Cernas’ wife tore the stake that designated the property line out of the ground. They claim that the next day Cernas himself came over to “confront” them about the stake. “The next day [Cernas] more or less comes over ringing our doorbell, confronting us about the survey,” Eric Goldman said. “We

move the trees, I have full authority to remove them myself,’” Eric Goldman said. “I went and I chopped oﬀ the tree with some hedge clippers, which I had every right to do. He then proceeds to punch me and pummel me against my fence.” Elina Goldman, who was inside the house putting the couple’s 9-month-old infant to bed, heard shouting outside, saw the fight and called Nassau County Police, while Eric says he tried to defend himself from Cerna. “I did everything in my power to just not get hurt,” Eric Goldman said. “So I’m sitting there getting punched and pummeled and didn’t IMAGE COURTESY OF RINO DIMARIA, ERIC AND ELINA GOLDMAN even so much as raise a hand other times to defend myself because I have a family, a life, a career and A months-long property dispute on the Roslyn Harbornot what I do to individuals. Glenwood Landing border reached a head with one resident that’s I only had hedge clippers in my allegedly getting into a physical confrontation with one of hand, and my mind went to, ‘I’m his neighbors and later shouting anti-Semitic slurs at the not gonna be charged with assault with a deadly weapon.’” neighbor’s home. The police came, but the Goldkindly said, ‘Listen, we’ll give you point.” mans say they did not file a report It was then the Goldmans say and tried to minimize the situation. two weeks to move stuﬀ that was planted on our side,’ thinking we’re that Cernas got physical. “They basically came and this “He very abrasively screams is where I think the pinnacle of the being nice, given the entire circumstances that had stretched us thin at me, ‘I’m not moving my trees,’ story really took its turn, is where on both money and patience at this at which point I said, ‘If you don’t Continued on Page 34

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Cuomo orders state return to near-normal BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Gov. Andrew Cuomo lifted most of the remaining coronavirus restrictions throughout New York state Tuesday with more than 70 percent of residents 18 and older having received at least one vaccination. According to Cuomo, capacity restrictions, social distancing, cleaning and disinfection, health screening, and contact tracing information have become optional for a variety of businesses, including oﬃces, food services, fitness centers, hair salons, barber shops, and personal care services. “As we celebrate lifting restrictions and resuming our reimagined normal, we also reflect on the hard work of New York state’s essential workers and we remember those we lost,” Cuomo said Tuesday. “New Yorkers have always been tough, but this last year has proven just how tough they are.” “New York went from being one of the hardest-hit states in the country to being one of the leading states in its eﬀort to combat the virus because of a vaccination program that made it easy and convenient for New Yorkers to get vaccinated, state and community leaders who worked hard at the local level,

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced most COVID-19 restrictions throughout New York would be lifted after the state reached the 70 percent vaccination rate.

and millions of New Yorkers who rolled up their sleeves to get vaccinated,” White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeffery D. Zients said. Officials said New York has the lowest positivity rate throughout the nation and achieved the 70-percent benchmark ahead of schedule. The lifted restrictions will only be applicable to residents who have received their vaccinations and will still be responsible for maintaining proper social distancing, maskwearing, and other health and safety guidelines outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. State guidelines will also remain in effect for large-scale events, pre-kindergarten-12th grade schools, public transit, correctional facilities, nursing homes and homeless centers. Cuomo said that landmarks throughout the state were lit blue and gold Tuesday night in celebration of the statewide milestone. Fireworks displays were also held at various sites throughout the state, including Jones Beach. More than 11 million people throughout New York had received at least one inoculation as of Tuesday, and more than 9 million had received a completed series, according to state Health Department figures. In Nassau County, more than 868,000 residents had received at least one vaccination as of Tuesday, with more than 775,000 receiving a completed vaccination series, according to state figures. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran praised residents throughout the county for their efforts in getting vaccinated at a higher rate than any other area throughout the state. “Today is a historic day. We’ve traveled a long journey as New Yorkers, and I’m proud that Nassau has helped lead the way,” Curran said. “With the highest vaccination rate among large counties in New York, Nassau is set to come back roaring. Life is returning to normal, businesses are reopening and thriving again – progress we’ve achieved together. Our comeback has only just begun.”

Hopeful deli owner recounts racism BY S A M U E L E PETRUCCELLI After testifying to the Floral Park Board of Trustees about his intention to launch a Korean deli in the village, the hopeful owner gave an account of a racial confrontation he had experienced prior to the hearing Tuesday night. Giwoong (James) Im, a Korean American, described to the board and village residents his plans to open a Korean deli and minimarket at 75 Covert Avenue in Floral Park. After the hearing at Village Hall, Im recounted an incident

that occurred outside his leased property in which a neighbor told his workers to leave the country. “He had told my workers to go back to their home country,” Im said in an interview with Blank Slate Media. “When I spoke to the lady [another resident], she was very, very passionate about us not being there, not welcome here.” Im said as soon as he took out his camera to record the altercation, the resident did not say anything and “the bigotry that came out just a minute before just completely went away.” Continued on Page 13

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Nassau, PBA agree on body cameras Police to receive $3,000 yearly stipend for wearing devices while performing duties BY R OB E RT PELAEZ

Nassau County reached an agreement with its Police Benevolent Association Friday for union oﬃcers to receive $3,000 to wear body cameras beginning this fall. In late May, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced the purchase of 2,500 body cameras for oﬃcers as part of Nassau’s commitment to decreasing major crime throughout the county. On Monday, the agreement for the annual stipends passed through the Legislature’s Public Safety, Finance, and Rules committees, increasing the chances of full legislative approval before the end of June, according to Newsday. “This is an important step that will promote greater transparency and accountability in policing and will help continue building trust in all our communities,” Curran said in a statement. “My members realized that body cameras are the future; it’s part of reform,” Police Benevo-

pending litigation for full contract negotiations. In December, the union rejected a contract that would provide police officers with a 25 percent raise over 8 1/2 years along with the annual body camera stipend. Union President James McDermott said the proposed contract was defeated Dec. 23 by 143 votes, according to Newsday. McDermott did not provide further specifics on the action taken by the union. Efforts to reach McDermott or another representative of the union for comment were unavailing. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE’S OFFICE Body cameras were one of several measures included in a Nassau County and its Police Benevolent Association agreed 424-page plan to reform Nassau County’s policing that Curran reto $3,000 annual stipends for officers to wear body camleased in February. eras last week. The plan, which the county lent Association President James additional $8 million annually, an Legislature approved 16-3 in McDermott told Newsday. “We increase of $3 million from an es- March, was submitted in accortimate Curran announced in May. dance with an executive order were never against it.” The agreement between the The county selected Ronkonko- that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed county and the union would pro- ma-based Island Tech Services to in mid-June last year requiring vide officers with the $3,000 an- provide the camera technology police agencies to devise plans to nual stipend, with 26 payments and handle training and techni- “reinvent and modernize police strategies” after Minneapolis cops made to officers throughout the cal support for the officers Despite the agreement, the killed George Floyd. year. Officials said the agreement Nassau County Police Comwould cost Nassau taxpayers an county and the union are still in

missioner Patrick Ryder said the body cameras will begin to appear on all patrol oﬃcers in one precinct by September before the initiative expands across the department by the end of the year. “I do not believe police should be receiving additional funds for wearing a piece of equipment they claim is going to be a benefit to both the public and to police,” Hempsteadbased civil rights attorney and Long Island Advocates for Police Accountability member Frederick K. Brewington told Newsday. “They’re not getting paid extra to wear their gun. They’re not getting paid extra to wear their bullet proof vest. But yet, they want to get paid for this.” Nassau County spends $1,148 per capita on police and fire protection while the national median is $359, according to a U.S. News & World report this year that deemed Nassau County the safest community in America. Public safety professionals account for 1.26 percent of the county’s population, compared with the national median of 0.70 percent.

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Jack Weinstein, a longtime Great Neck resident who presided over several prominent national cases in his fivedecade career as a federal judge, died Tuesday, according to multiple reports. He was 99. Once the nation’s longest-serving federal judge, Weinstein was appointed to the federal bench in 1967 and went on to become chief judge of the Eastern District of New York before his retirement in February 2020. Susan Berk, Weinstein’s wife whom he married in 2014, confirmed his death to The New York Times.Eﬀorts to reach Berk or another party close to Weinstein for comment were unavailing. A World War II veteran, Weinstein worked on the NAACP Legal Defense Fund with Thurgood Marshall — who would later become the first Black U.S. Supreme Court justice — to litigate Brown v. Board of Education. The Supreme Court’s ruling in the landmark 1954 case made racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. As a federal judge, Weinstein presided over a case that resulted in a $180 million settlement for veterans poisoned by Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. He also worked on high-profile cases involving tobacco, asbestos and handguns. Weinstein entered senior status on March 1, 1993, but maintained a full docket of cases until his retirement last year.

He ended his career with the 11thlongest total service tenure among federal judges in American history. He was the last remaining judge appointed by former President Lyndon Johnson. Born in Wichita, Kan. in 1921, Weinstein moved to Brooklyn with his family when he was 5 years old. He received his bachelor’s degree at Brooklyn College in 1943 and graduated from Columbia Law School in 1948. After law school, Weinstein spent time as a clerk at the New York State Court of Appeals for Justice Stanley Fuld. Weinstein also served as county attorney of Nassau County in the 1960s, writing briefs and arguing against gerrymandering. “Much of my judicial work has been enforcing anti-discrimination statutes designed to integrate as many people as possible into the country’s economy and life on as equal a basis as is practicable,” Weinstein said during a Temple Emanuel event in September 2017. Weinstein is also a longtime honorary trustee of the Great Neck temple. Immediate eﬀorts to reach a representative from Temple Emanuel for comment were unavailing. Temple oﬃcials said a funeral service for Weinstein would be held on Friday. Aside from his wife, Berk, Weinstein is also survived by his sons Seth, Michael and Howard; his stepchildren Ronnie Rosenberg and Stephanie Berlin; two grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren, according to the Times.

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Officials outline COVID recovery programs BY S A M U E L E PETRUCCELLI Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Gov. Andrew Cuomo rolled out further initiatives aimed at connecting for and non-profit businesses with offices that would relieve financial stress caused by the pandemic. In Nassau County, Curran announced the extension of an online and in-person portal for individuals and businesses to determine whether they qualify for certain federal, state and county aid programs. In Albany, Cuomo oﬀered grants of up to $50,000 for small businesses with COVID-related expenses taken on between March of 2020 and April of 2021. “It can be tough to know what you’re eligible for with all those programs out there,” Curran said at a press conference. “It’s hard to figure out the byzantine process of how to apply and we know that navigating that process is tricky.” The Boost Nassau Resource Center, with a physical oﬃce in Eisenhower Park, is intended to help Nassau individuals and businesses navigate these waters, Curran said, calling it a “one-

stop-shop for figuring out eligibility.” “We want every community to get in on this,” she said. “If all communities are batting 1000 that’s great for our entire county.” Curran extended the call to nonprofits, saying they should look out for updates on the Boost Nassau portal in the coming weeks. Both announcements came as the county’s COVID-19 positivity rate fell lower than at any point during the pandemic, bouncing between .4 percent and .5 percebt in the past weeks, according to Curran. “I think we’re really poised for a strong comeback,” Curran said at the press conference. “We’re ready to get back to normal, and we’re ready to open up businesses and schools for good.” On the day of the conference (Thursday), Curran reported 36 COVID-19 hospitalizations across all 11 hospitals in the county. In the state’s capital, Cuomo oﬀered the state’s aid to 330,000 small and micro businesses are potentially eligible for this program, noting potential uses for the money include covering payroll, rent, insurance or taxes. Continued on Page 36

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Schechter School of Ra, Tampa rep Long Island graduates bet on Islanders

Schechter School of Long Island graduates pose on the grounds of the historic Woodstock festival.

2021 Class Graduates: Eliran Mychael Aaron, Jesse Reid Bernstein, Shoshana Ellie Bidner, Emily Anne Bornstein, Gregory Samuel Botwinick, Yehudah Pinchas Brown, Joshua Aaron Cotrona, Benjamin Myles Fineman, Danielle Jasmine Frouzan, Benjamin Victor Hakim, Michael Eli Kahn, Gabrielle Kiewe, Shira Helena Kohler, Gillian Sage Leeds, AJ Rahmanan, Myles Samuel Resnick, Maya Rebecca Rezak, Arielle Liad Schlissel, Alexa Dawn Sedaghat, Jacob Mordechai Serfaty, Rachel Brianna Shlefstein, Russell Benjamin Strachan, David Suad, Isaac Ross Taub, Mayah Teplitskiy, Sofia Teplitskiy, Andrew Zucker

State Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) is so confident in his beloved New York Islanders that he’s willing to make a wager out of it. Ra and Tampa-area Rep. Jackie Toledo have agreed to send the other some wonderful local delicacies should their squad lose in the Stanley Cup semifinals. If the Isles prevail, Toledo will send Ra Cuban sandwiches from the Columbia Restaurant, Sunny Key Lime craft beer from Big Storm Brewery and Tampa cigars from JC Newman Cigars. In the unlikely event they don’t, Ra will send Franklin Square’s nationally recognized A&S Bagels, imported pretzels and Little Bavarians from Plattduetsche Park Restaurant

& Biergarten and beer from Lost Farmer Brewing Company, a new craft brewery and tap room in Mineola. “The only thing that could make getting revenge for last year’s Eastern Conference Finals even sweeter is winning this bet,” said Ra. “I want to thank Rep. Toledo for joining me to promote small businesses as our local economies continue to recover across the country. This is going to be a fun series. Let’s go Isles!” Toledo’s district includes Amalie Arena, home of the Tampa Bay Lightning. “If you can’t make it to The Barn, consider meeting up with friends and supporting a local business while you support the Islanders’ march to the Stanley Cup,” said Ra.

Temple Judea hosts genealogical expert The Lifelong Learning Committee of Temple Judea recently hosted a guest speaker, Nolan Altman, who gave a fascinating report on genealogy through reading gravestones. Altman is an expert in his field having discovered much background information during his quest for a family history in 1996. During his quest, he discovered that family headstones can be the source of much information, including members

of his family that he didn’t even know he had. Jewish headstone inscriptions and burial records can provide crucial information to family historians. Hebrew name inscriptions that are based on patronymics, which is a name derived from the name of a father or ancestor, typically by the addition of a prefix or suﬃx, can link together two generations of Hebrew names, unlike any other source document. He also found that the headstones,

with a little research, can present much more information such as the country of birth, sometimes even cities and towns, of long-gone family members. It was at that time that he got “bitten” by the genealogy bug. Altman is now an active member of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Long Island and is its former president. During his presentation, Altman, using photos and case studies, explained the symbols and details found on head-

stones and described how this information can provide important data and context for family research. His enthusiasm led many of the congregants to be inspired to try to discover hidden facts about their own families from headstones. It was truly a pleasure to not only hear his fascinating revelations but to have him explain through slides of actual headstones, how a trove of information can be derived from them.

N. Hempstead program on butterflies Schechter The Town of North Hempstead will be hosting a special educational episode of NHTV at Home focusing on butterflies in honor of Pollinator Week which is being held this year from June 21 to June 27. The town will also be oﬀering a free craft project for children to create their own butterfly garden at home. “In 2018, the Town took the National Wildlife Federation’s Mayors’ Pledge which helps bring attention to the declining population of monarchs and other pollinators,” said Supervisor Bosworth. “Butterflies are beautiful creatures. They play a vital role in maintaining our ecosystem, act as a food source for other organisms, and help keep our plants and

crops healthy. We hope our residents learn something new about butterflies and enjoy the craft designed to help attract pollinators. This NHTV at Home special will inspire you to support our eﬀorts to help pollinator and butterfly conservation.” The program will feature the reading of the book “The Very Impatient Caterpillar: by Ross Burach by Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth and a presentation by the Science Museum of Long Island about metamorphosis of a butterfly. As part of the craft project, individual craft kits containing a flowerpot and paints along with a seed packet will be available for pick up on a first come first

serve basis at Clinton G. Martin Park at 1601 Marcus Avenue in New Hyde Park from June 15 through June 30. To request and reserve 5 or more kits, please call 311 or 516-869-6311 in advance. Kits are available to residents of the Town of North Hempstead only. The episode about butterflies will premiere at 4 p.m. on June 15. Tune in on channel 18 or 63 on Cablevision or channel 46 on Verizon along with the Town’s YouTube page at: www.youtube. com/TownOfNorthHempstead. For a complete schedule for upcoming programs visit: www.mynhtv.com/ schedule. Follow the town on Facebook and YouTube to keep updated on all new programs.

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Schechter School of Long Island student, Meira Duftler has received the SHIELD award from the Oﬃce of the District Attorney Nassau County. She is being recognized as an exceptional student with exemplary leadership. Meira is currently president of Schechter School of LI and has led numerous initiatives to improve school culture and involvement, especially during the time of Covid. She is involved in our drama productions and has resurrected our Environmental Club into an active, climate change awareness organization.

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Manhasset seniors call to keep mascot BY S A M U E L E PETRUCCELLI Five months after Manhasset’s board of education announced it would form a committee discussing its use of Native American symbols, captains of the school’s varsity sports teams have sent a letter to the board urging not to alter the school’s mascot. Thirty-five Manhasset High School class of 2021 student government representatives and varsity athletic team captains co-signed an email accusing the board of education of making a start to change the mascot without consulting the community. Over a week later, the board has yet to respond or confirm the receipt of that email. “Rumors of a new image circulate throughout the school, but also clear changes have been made around the building,” read the letter. “We urge the school board and administration to immediately stop proceeding with the backdoor termination of our Indian image and rather speak with the proud Manhasset community before any changes are made.” Director of Physical Education and Interscholastic Athlet-

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A statue of a Native American stands outside Manhasset High School’s main office. Thirty-five graduating seniors co-signed a letter urging not to alter the school’s Indian representation. ics at Manhasset James Amen said he has not received any directive to alter the school’s mascot or emblem, and any recent alterations have not been in reference to the representation of Native Americans. “From time to time, some of the decals on the helmets change,” Amen said. “It’s just stylistic changes.” For logos that do bear Native American representation, Amen said, he doesn’t believe the treatment of the Indian sym-

bol is undignified. “It’s not a redskin. It’s not a red-faced Indian which I think people get upset with,” Amen said. “I know some people object to the red face, but we don’t have that. In my mind, we treat the Indian logo with respect and dignity.” “I don’t see as though we’re doing anything disgraceful when you have Indians across the jersey, or you have an M with a feather,” Amen said. Besides terminating altera-

tions to the mascot, the soonto-be alumni of Manhasset High School authored a rebuttal to accusations that the school’s Indian image is racist and derogatory, writing “Manhasset students … metaphorically and literally wear the Indian name across their chest with pride and passion.” “Manhasset students represent this culture with the utmost respect,” read the letter. “Not once at any school or community event have we witnessed the Indian name be tarnished or demeaned in any way, rather, we watch as students and community members proudly boast the name, chanting ‘We are the Indians’ for anyone in the nearby vicinity to hear.” The co-signed students also called for an annual community tradition with a district school day dedicated to Indian culture, reserving school facilities for tribal leaders to converse with students on the importance of their heritage. “We propose an Indian Appreciation Day in Manhasset, where community members are invited to educate and immerse themselves in Indian culture at Mary Jane Davies Park.” Max Schwenk co-authored

the letter to the board of education and is the high school’s varsity boys soccer captain. After contacting the board of education two Sundays ago, he called their lack of response “slightly concerning.” “Considering that it’s the board of education who constantly stresses that they’re there for the students,” Schwenk said. “In a letter that was signed by 35 student senior leaders … you would hope that over a week the board of education would be able to respond to that letter or even confirm that they’ve received the letter.” Before emailing the board of education, Schwenk shared the letter with Manhasset High School Principal Dean Schlanger, who he says he’s gotten to know during his time in the 7th – 12th grade building. “He [Schlanger] did like the idea of the senior leaders standing up and writing a letter to the board,” Schwenk said. Noting how Schlanger did not lean towards a position on the matter, Schwenk said this indicated the administrator’s intention not to overshadow anything happening in the community. Continued on Page 44

Flower Hill 5K returns Manhasset’s Libsohn to returns to honor Oppo publish 10 new books BY R O S E W E L D ON Over 200 people took part in the return of a 5K run over the weekend to honor a Flower Hill native who died of a rare ovarian cancer.

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Ten-year-olds Violet Sulzbach, left, and Vanessa Cruz, of Manhasset, race to the finish line of the Katie Oppo Memorial 5K on Sunday in Flower Hill.

Katherine Rose “Katie” Oppo had graduBY R O S E W E L D ON ated from Manhasset High School in 2009 and was preparing for her sophomore year After achieving international recogniat Johns Hopkins University when in 2010 tion last year for her writing, Manhasset she was diagnosed with stage four small cell author Pauli Rose Libsohn is returning carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type with a whopping 10 books set for release — an aggressive form of the disease — and died only a few months later in 2011. The Katie Oppo Research Fund had held annual 5K runs in its namesake’s honor to raise money for ovarian cancer research ever since, but had to go online last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With a rising vaccination rate in New York, the organization was permitted to hold its 11th run in-person Sunday, kicking oﬀ at Flower Hill Country Park and, after a series of hills that would test any sprinter, finishing at Flower Hill Village Hall. Co-organizer Daniela Calcagini had been a friend of Oppo’s and was an original member of what the fund calls Team Katie. “COVID definitely took us back a little PHOTO COURTESY OF PAULI ROSE bit,” Calcagini said. “We kind of rolled with LIBSOHN the punches in terms of doing a virtual event, but we wanted to come back bigger this year and do more, especially to draw out some Manhasset’s Pauli Rose Libsohn has a number of new books being people who we haven’t drawn out before.” Continued on Page 35 published this year.

in 2021, including three adapted from stories originally written by her mother Mitzi. Following spending much of her literary career in poetry and memoir, Libsohn has a new character in store for readers. The inspiration came, she says, while working on her 2020 book “The Ballet with Encores,” where she initially included a brief section about herself as a child. “While I was writing it, I said to myself, all these experiences would be fantastic if I created children’s books with these stories, and that’s how the Penelope series was born,” Libsohn said. Six books about Penelope will be released in the fall, with each book mostly autobiographical, she says. “The Penelope series is really about myself as a little girl, and having all these wonderful experiences, and they’re fantastic,” Libsohn said. One additional story was intended to be a seventh Penelope book, Libsohn said, but required a diﬀerent kind of character, resulting in “Julie’s Big Day,” with a sixyear-old being given a car for her birthday. Continued on Page 35

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Hopeful deli owner recounts racist interaction Continued from Page 4 Some of the residents involved in the confrontation were present at the public hearing, according to Im, and oﬀered their public comments about the proposal. Blank Slate Media could not confirm which of the residents who spoke had been involved in the confrontation. “I think that a lot of this energy is charged through that racial interaction,” Im said. “I’m sure you felt that energy while you were in there. Something’s up. Why are they so against this grocery store?” “We have an Italian deli, Italian bake shop, a German delicatessen, a bagel shop, Carvel and a 7/11,” said Anthony Difrancesca, a resident of Floral Park. “I really don’t think we need another food store.”

Garbage from the proposed store was an issue. “A dumpster’s a great idea, except on a hot summer day,” Difrancesca said. “The stench is unbearable. And I can attest to that because of the food store across the street from my house.” Im testified he would store his garbage inside until the village’s designated pickup times and has considered refrigerating his garbage. Another resident raised a concern of ambiguity in the proposal’s plans, including what kitchen appliances would be utilized. “I think there’s a lot of uncertainty as to really what’s going to happen in that store,” said Jay Piskin. “If this is going to move forward, there has to be a very ironclad agreement as to what is

going to happen from Day 1.” Piskin also mentioned the hazards deliveries would pose, citing how a truck could block the corner of Cunningham Avenue and Covert Avenue. Im stated how deliveries would not arrive in trailer trucks but by “mostly box trucks, vans, [or] some personal vehicles.” He also said if a food delivery component could be implemented for his customers, drivers would operate “preferably working on bike.” Although this would be his first deli business as an owner, Im said he has been in the grocery business since he was 9 years old, spending the last five years as a supermarket general manager at Key Foods. If his special use permit is approved, the deli would be named “Kerry’s Market” after his

only daughter, who is 4 years old. “This is kind of my dream and her dream in one,” Im said. “I’m not going to let anything stop me.

This stuﬀ just rolls oﬀ my shoulders and I’m just going to charge forward and try to work with these people.”

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Mayor Kevin Fitzgerald, second from left, and trustee Archie Cheng, far right, heard from hopeful Korean deli owner Giwoong Im at a special use hearing Tuesday night. Im later recounted a racial confrontation with neighbors of his leased property.

SCHOOL NEWS

Herricks students awarded for Model UN work The 16th annual Herricks Model United Nations Conference took place on June 3 and 4 and involved delegates from Herricks and Garden City. Students participated in a wide range of committees such as the United Nations Human Rights Council, College Board, NYC Council and Sports Summit. This year’s theme was ethics, with topics ranging from genetic modification to animal abuse to migrant children. Approximately 100 students helped make this conference possible, with 30 directors and chairs, plus 70 delegates. Thank you to everyone who took part in HMUNC, especially Herricks High School’s secretariat and advisors, Ms. Graef and Ms. Candalino. Congratulations to the following delegates who won a wards at the conference: Animal Rights Convention Faisal Safi as Bruce Friedrich — Verbal Commendation Alexandra Burke as Chris Kempczinski — Outstanding Delegate Daniel Yu as Aysha Akhtar — Best Delegate

Board of Ethics Madeleine Wang as Philip Zimbardo — Best Position Paper Neha Rowzani as B.F. Skinner — Outstanding Delegate Caitlin Chheda as Arthur Caplan — Best Delegate College Board Ryan Verma as Lawrence S. Bascow — Best Position Paper Hammaad Alam as William Singer — Verbal Commendation Anna Cooke as Maryam Diallo — Outstanding Delegate Annie Lawrence as Todd Huston — Best Delegate Bioethics Christopher Zovko as Denis Rebrikov — Verbal Commendation Adelyn Cui as Hejian Kui — Best Position Paper Emma Harty as S. Matthew Liao — Outstanding Delegate Andrew Muzaka as Pamela Andanda — Best Delegate NYC Council Ankitha Vinod as Vanessa L. Gibson —

Best Position Paper Amber Joneleit as Jeﬀ Bezos — Verbal Commendation Jacob Abraham as Alan Regan — Outstanding Delegate Namit Kapoor as Bill DeBlasio — Best Delegate Interpol Rushil Saini as the United States — Verbal Commendation Rachel Chao as Afghanistan — Outstanding Delegate Ethan Thway as Iran — Best Delegate Sports Summit Gauri Dutt as Megan Rapinoe — Best Position Paper John Brock as Jerry Jones — Outstanding Delegate Zachary Chheda as Stephen A. Smith — Best Delegate UNHRC Anderson Chen as Sweden — Best Position Paper Nicole Nallan as India — Outstanding Delegate Liam Tan as Russia — Best Delegate UNICEF Julia Yam as New Zealand — Outstanding Delegate Gayatri Bulsara as United States — Best Delegate

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Opinion

OUR VIEWS

Crazy ideas that make sense

reat Neck School District’s superintendent, Teresa Prendergast, announced last week that heightened security measures have been instituted throughout the district after a spate of attacks against the Asian-American and Jewish populations. She said all schools throughout the district remain locked from the exterior and that the district does not permit any visitors to enter the building Prendergast also said the district’s security office is operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays, and that each school has assigned security guards. The Nassau County Police Department, she said, has also increased the presence of patrol cars throughout the district, and officers from the department’s Problem Oriented Police sector work closely with district officials to ensure the safety of students, staff and teachers at all times. “I think we all realize that there have been recent news stories about violence and discrimination against many people, and that certainly has heightened concerns within our community,” Prendergast said. This is an example of a crazy idea that makes perfect sense. Crazy because a school district is spending time and money to ensure the safety of its students rather than educating them—at the tail end of a pandemic that has robbed students of valuable learning time. Sensible because the threats against students in Great Neck and across the country are real and not just for reasons of religious and

racial hatred. There is also the easy availability of guns, including weapons of war. Schools across the country have already spent valuable education dollars to make their buildings hard targets following the massacre in 2012 in Sandy Hook, Conn., when a disturbed 20-yearold man shot and killed 26 people, including 20 children between 6 and 7 years old, and six adult staff members. There have been more than 2,500 mass shootings since then in churches, synagogues, mosques, concerts, places of business and almost any spot where groups of people congregate. And despite a large majority of Americans — including Republicans and gun owners — supporting gun-safety measures — Congress has done nothing to even slow the carnage at a national level. No universal background checks. No ban of assault rifles. No nothing. Added to this toxic mess is Donald Trump — a president who inflamed racial and religious hatred while running for president, serving as president and after he lost the presidency, something that he still refuses to acknowledge. In fact, rather than acknowledging his defeat, he incited an armed mob to attack the Capitol in an effort to overturn the outcome of a presidential election. In the process, the lives of the vice president, the House speaker, other elected officials and congressional staffers were threatened. And more than 140 police officers were injured in the worst attack on the home of this country’s democracy since the War of 1812. Some rioters carried Confed-

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erate flags. Some wore T-shirts saying Camp Auschwitz and 6MNE — 6 million is not enough, a reference to the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust. Trump may have been the major source of rising racial and religious hatred but he wasn’t the only source. There has never been of shortage of hatred for the other throughout history and certainly not for Jews. Israel’s ongoing issues with Palestinians have stoked passions in recent history and last month’s violence in Gaza and Israel inflamed those passions even further with all Jews being wrongly blamed for what the Israeli government under Benjamin Netanyahu did in some cases. In that context, increasing security precautions at Great Neck schools sounds reasonable. If not also crazy. Now, students in Great Neck and elsewhere are not the first to come face to face with the real world. Black students in this country

lived through inferior segregated schools generation after generation going back to the mid-19th century. Students in the 1950s were subject to drills in which they crouched beneath their desks to avoid the threat of a nuclear holocaust that could destroy the world, apparently with the exception of those safe areas under the school desks. So there have been threats to students before. Still, it seems strange on the North Shore of Long Island in the year 2021 that precautions are necessary to protect against crazed gunmen, acting for racial or religious reasons or just no reason at all. The threat is also not limited to the physical safety of students. The teaching of history to students has always been subject to politics. Inconvenient facts such as the 250 years of slavery, 100 years of Jim Crow and centuries of mistreatment of Native Americans were often omitted — to the disadvantage of all of us.

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Just think about all those statutes and buildings honoring men who committed treason by attacking the United States in an eﬀort to preserve a system where a whole class of people was treated as property. An entire movement has begun to actually teach what happened in history, especially the treatment of Blacks in an eﬀort to understand, as Columbia Professor Jelani Cobb said in a Tweet, “how George Floyd wound up dead on a street corner.” This has spurred an attack on so-called critical race theory — a study of systemic racism taught in law schools that is said by critics to be infecting every level of education — and legislation in places like Texas to teach “patriotic history.” The stakes of this battle may be equally important to students on the North Shore. We think it is time for schools and parents to take a hard look at what students are taught in history class. It seems to us another crazy idea that makes sense

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ON THE RIGHT

Will the MTA now return to normalcy?

he past year was a tough one for the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA). Gov. Cuomo’s COVID-19 shutdown caused mass transit ridership and fares to drop to historic lows. And while the state’s economy is rebounding in 2021, the MTA’s return to normalcy is proceeding at a much slower pace. Many private-sector employees have grown accustomed to working at home and are not in a rush to be dashing commuters. Others concerned about their safety are loathe to ride the crimeridden subway system. This reluctance helps explain why ridership numbers are still pretty dismal. At the end of May, the Long Island Railroad had recovered 37 percent of its passengers; Metro North, 32 percent; subways, 41 percent; and buses, 52 percent. Only the MTA’s bridges and tunnels are back to pre-pandemic traﬃc. The explanation: people avoiding mass transit are taking to the roads. (In our own backyard, the Northern State Parkway and

the Long Island Expressway are a testimony to this phenomenon — they are constantly clogged.) To manage the severe drop in revenue and to balance its books in 2020, the MTA borrowed $2.9 billion from the Federal Reserve, diverted capital project dollars to the operating budget and obtained $14.5 billion in one-shot revenue in COVID relief from Washington. If the regular income streams fail to return to pre-pandemic levels and if the MTA does not receive additional federal, state, and city aid, or cut expenses, it could get ugly. The MTA’s $54.8 billion 2020-2024 capital program, which includes 517 projects, could be jeopardized. The oﬃce of the state comptroller agrees. A recent report released by Tom DiNapoli made this observation: “In a scenario with low ridership and no new capital assistance, the MTA may also be forced to reprioritize its capital program, thus pushing much-needed repairs and modernizations further into the future.

GEORGE J. MARLIN On The Right A reduction in the program would risk undoing progress in making the MTA safe, accessible, and reliable.” In these troubling times, New York City mayoral wannabees have been proposing remedies they believe will save or improve our region’s mass transportation system. Sadly, some of them are just plain dopey. Take for instance candidate Andrew Yang’s plan calling for the city to take control of subways and buses. That idea is not new. Back

in 1984, gubernatorial candidate Mario Cuomo issued a similar proposal. He argued his generation should decentralize the previous generation’s consolidation of mass transit. However, shortly after Cuomo became the state’s chief executive, the head of the MTA, Richard Ravitch, lectured him on the absurdity of his idea, and it was never mentioned publicly again. Why is it a dumb idea? Because the MTA was created by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller in the late 1960s to save the financially ailing and decrepit subway and suburban rail lines from ruination. The key to the restructuring was the incorporation of the very profitable Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) under the MTA umbrella. Toll revenue surpluses from TBTA’s facilities have been used to help defray the subway system’s never-ending annual operating deficits. The MTA has also issued tens of billions of bonded debt to finance capital improvement plans that benefit mass transportation

throughout the New York Metropolitan areas. Such financing a city-controlled subway system could not do on its own. The financial markets that underwrite bonded debt would not have confidence in the City to manage the system let alone to come up with the dollars to pay oﬀ the debt. Establishing a NYC Transit Authority independent of the MTA is impractical, and would only lead to a fiscal and operational meltdown. It is diﬃcult to believe that Andrew Yang is so ill-informed to make public such a ludicrous proposal. The MTA is in serious trouble. And the recent leadership shakeup at the Authority will probably not help matters. Therefore, if New York’s political class does not wake up and begin realistically addressing the MTA’s severe revenue loss and exploding debt burden, commuters will be left holding the bag. They will have to endure huge fare and toll increases, as well as service and repair cutbacks.

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

The doctor and the critic: a tale to hear

hat would you do if somebody called you a murderer, a liar, an incompetent idiot, and the moral equivalent of Hitler — all on the front page of the Sunday magazine of an important newspaper? Would you end up as their friend, possibly even saving their life? I don’t think I would. I don’t think I could. But that’s exactly what Dr. Anthony Fauci was able to do, with his most vicious critic, the late AIDS activist and writer Larry Kramer. And it may well have changed history for the better. The story begins with the AIDS crisis in the 1980s when the writer Larry Kramer realized that too many of his friends — other gay men like himself — were dying in their 20’s of unprecedented, “old man” diseases… and nobody could say why. The president at the time, Ronald Reagan, never once even mentioned the words “AIDS” or “HIV” during his eight years in oﬃce (1981 — 1989) and took no measures against the disease,

which became an epidemic on his watch. Kramer felt that such bureaucratic stonewalling in the face of tragedy justified extreme measures. In 1988 he focused his fury on Dr. Fauci, director of the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease since 1984 (a position he still holds today). Kramer took out a full-page ad on the front page of the San Francisco Examiner’s Sunday magazine. “Anthony Fauci, you are a murderer,” it began, “nothing but a despicable Reagan-era holdover and drug company mouthpiece. … With 270,000 dead from AIDS and millions more infected with HIV, you should not be honored at a dinner. You should be put before a firing squad.” “He attacked me, he called me a murder, he called me an incompetent idiot,” remembers Fauci of the ad. “I’ll never forget that. He wanted to gain my attention. And he certainly did gain my attention.” But here’s where Dr. Fauci differed from ordinary mortals like me. He decided to listen! “I thought, ‘This guy, I need to

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A Look on the Lighter Side reach out to him.’ So I did, and we started talking. We realized we had things in common.” It helped that Fauci realized that Kramer didn’t mean any of it personally. It was just his style. As for the other activists, “I felt if these young men were going to this extent, they must be suﬀering terribly. So I tried to become and easily became, as empathetic as I possibly could be and say, let me put myself in their shoes. If I were in their position, what would I be doing? And I rapidly came to the conclusion that I would be doing

exactly what they were doing.” One case, in particular, shook Fauci profoundly. In San Francisco, he met an AIDS patient who was in a trial of the experimental drug AZT, hoping it could save his life. But the man also had cytomegalovirus, which could blind him, and for which the only drug was also experimental. The trouble was, the government only allowed a person to be in trials of a single drug. “And he looked at me,” recalled Fauci, “and he says, ‘What kind of choice is that? You’re telling me I should either die or go blind, but I can’t do both.’ And when he said that, I said, oh my God, this is really nuts. And that’s when I became a real, almost confrontative activist against my own government that was not allowing these things to happen.” Fauci brought the activists — his critics — into the tent. “It took weeks and months and months of getting to know each other getting to trust each other,” but eventually, he brought them into the government’s committees and decisionmaking processes. Fauci instituted reforms like

the Emergency Use Authorization — a term now familiar to the entire world as the way that COVID vaccines have been rolled out. He also authorized the “Compassionate Use” of drugs, even before emergency use, for patients in extreme situations. As for Larry Kramer, he and Dr. Fauci became fast friends. And when Kramer’s health began mysteriously failing, in 2001, Fauci figured out he needed a liver transplant and helped him get one — changing the rules for all HIV patients. By the time Kramer passed away of pneumonia, in May of 2020, the scientist and his fiercest critic could end their calls with ‘I love you.’ “Those were the last words we said to each other that last night,” wrote Fauci in a remembrance for Time magazine. “That was a good way to end a very long and very dear friendship.” I am taking Dr. Fauci as my personal role model. We may not all be able to benefit an entire nation by deciding to listen to our critics. But at the very least, we might benefit ourselves.

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THE BACK ROAD

It’s about time Garland takes time on elections

legion of feckless cowards masquerading anonymously as American patriots continue to make violent threats against top election officials who have taken bold steps to protect voting rights. The consequences are chilling. Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, who exercised her patriotic duty by standing up against calls to overturn the 2020 presidential election and those who would conspire to dismantle voting rights has been the target of death threats. In fact, protesters have shown up at her home, warning that she is being watched. If you recall, on Jan. 2 then president Trump pressured Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to alter the state’s presidential vote totals. Since then, as Reuters has reported, Raffensberger and his wife Tricia have been on the receiving end of death threats, including the following texts: • “You and your family will be killed very slowly.”• “We plan for the death of you and your family every

day.”• “[You] should be put on trial for treason and face execution.”• “[A family member is] going to have a very unfortunate incident.” The Burlington Banner reported last December that the Vermont State Police commenced an investigation of a number of voicemail threats made against employees of Secretary of State Jim Condos’ office. The voicemails referenced firing squads, poison gas and lethal injections. In response Condo called out Trump and his co-conspirators for inspiring the violent threats against oﬃcials who are just doing their jobs. Earlier this month, the Nevada Independent reported that Republican Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske and members of her family received threatening emails and phone calls amid allegations of voter fraud. Cegavske noted that on one website personal information was weaponized against her, in a practice known as doxing. Doxing is used to harass by publishing some-

ANDREW MALEKOFF The Back Road

one’s phone number, home address or place of business to generate fear of violence. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, the chief election oﬃcial in Michigan and an election law expert, in a May 20 interview with the Associated Press, was asked what went through her mind on Jan. 6 when Trump supporters attacked the Capitol and what needs to happen going forward. Benson responded: “Initially, what went through my mind . . .

was just devastation and deep sadness and, of course, fear of what could happen. This is what happens when you allow the ‘big lie’ to get out of control. And these people are acting on a lie and they’re acting on and responding to a lie that they’ve been told by elected oﬃcials who they trust. And it has to stop. We have to just start telling the truth.The immediate next steps involve truth and accountability, in my view. And ultimately, then reconciliation once we can get through those first two steps.” In last week’s column, I wrote about a lecture given by Dr. Aruna Khilanani, in which she described her murderous fantasies against white people. She later explained that it was to illustrate that metaphorically expressing one’s anger can be a viable method for people to reflect on negative feelings and normalize them, as opposed to violently act them out. In response, Island Now readers commented in record numbers,

overwhelmingly expressing their outrage against Khilanani, a forensic psychiatrist. The violent targeting of election officials is more than fantasy. I wonder if the same readers will be equally outraged when they read this column? Verbal and digital threats, weaponizing private information to evoke fear, and inciting and carrying out violent attacks against government officials, all fueled by a dangerous disinformation campaign, go well beyond expressing fantasy as an alternative to violent behavior. Jocelyn Benson was dead on when she said, “what worries me is we’re not talking about any of those things.” Protecting voting rights is a historically bipartisan issue. On June 11 U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the DOJ will prosecute threats against election officials, increase the number of prosecutors devoted to voting rights and carefully examine how states conduct their elections. It’s about time.

E A R T H M AT T E R S

Do trees have legal rights for us to protect?

recently came upon the obituary of Christopher D. Stone in the New York Times, and while I had never heard of him, the headline “Backer of Legal Rights For Trees” caught my attention. It turns out, Christopher Stone, lawyer and professor, oﬀered the idea in a landmark article that we should give legal rights to the natural environment, which helped propel a global movement to grant nature the legal status of personhood. The article, “Should Trees Have Standing?” is also regarded by many as being a pivotal force in helping to launch the environmental movement. Indigenous populations have conferred “rights” to the natural world for centuries. According to tradition, native peoples, from the Americas to Australia, feel a deep responsibility for the land and all living things and believe that complete human development is predicated on interaction with the soil, the air, the climate, the plants, and the animals of the places they live. The Indigenous sense of place, and the importance of being in harmony with the earth, is embodied in many of their cultural traditions. Here on Long Island, there were 13 Native American tribes when the European white man came to settle, and like other tribes across America, they revered the fertile land, the abundant fresh wa-

ter and the food they hunted and harvested, doing as much to give back to nature as take from it. When the natives harvested bark and wood from a living tree, they took what they needed without destroying the tree. This, of course, is the opposite of what we do in our modern forestry and agricultural practices, where we, for example, clear-cut rain forests for more profitable large-scale cattle grazing operations and use pesticides and synthetic fertilizers on crops that contaminate our water and leave little life in the soil that is needed more now than ever for our very survival. Just these two common practices are great contributors to our climate crisis. Raising cattle on a large scale is a highly resource-intensive industry and the methane produced by the animals is a potent greenhouse gas. And the destruction of the biomass (or microbes) in the soil by mechanized and chemically-intensive farming prevents soil carbon sequestration, which many scientists believe can play a crucial role in reducing atmospheric CO2. Regenerative agricultural practices that were used by Indigenous peoples can turn back the carbon clock. The modern “rights of nature” movement, one that has been growing steadily for the past sev-

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eral decades, is way overdue. It is changing our thinking about and our relationship to nature — from property that is ours for the taking or an object to be exploited to something that we respect and care for. In September of 2006, in Pennsylvania’s coal region, Tamaqua Borough passed the first-ever rights of nature law in the world. The dumping of toxic sewage sludge had emboldened hundreds of residents to act and an idea that made sense took root. In 2008, Ecuador became the first country to codify the rights mechanism for the representation of nature and made it part of their constitution. It acknowledges that “nature in all its life forms has the right to exist, persist, maintain and

regenerate its vital cycles. And we – the people – have the legal authority to enforce these rights on behalf of ecosystems. The ecosystem itself can be named as the defendant.” Bolivia has a law package dealing with what they call the rights of Mother Earth, New Zealand has granted rights of personhood to a forest, Columbia granted rights to a river and India recognizes the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers as legal persons. Even a wild rice crop, a staple of a Native American tribe, now has legal rights. One of the most groundbreaking pieces of legislation is the “Lake Erie Bill of Rights,” which allows citizens to sue on behalf of the lake when it is being polluted. It is unique in that it is aimed at protecting the entire ecosystem, including the lake, its tributaries, and even the aquatic species living in the lake and those living oﬀ it! Again, it was the people of Toledo, Ohio who took matters into their own hands and made history! Lucky Lake Erie. Tree sitters around the world have had mixed success, but now that we have momentum, it seems that this is the time for people and governments around the world to give trees rights. Here in the Town of North Hempstead we have concerned citizens who care deeply about trees. Their main concerns are that

mature trees are being removed because of aesthetics, some nonnative species are being planted that will not thrive or provide sanctuary or food for the fauna of our region, and not enough trees are being planted to replace those lost to hurricanes, heavy wet snows and strong wind storms. There is a pressing need to build the tree canopy on Long Island to address climate change. Amending the town’s tree policy to reflect the ecological role that trees play in our changing climate is at the core of the citizen’s “ask.” They even want to plant microforests, which are aimed at restoring biodiversity. These mini natural forests grow fast and can store 40 times more carbon than a single species planting. A micro-forest can be as small as the size of a tennis court, planted with a broad variety of native species with the aim to recreate the layers of a natural forest. Short of giving trees rights of personhood, I look forward to our town joining other municipalities across the world to recognize the value of trees and make laws to protect them. “The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all, our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope.” Wendell Berry

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VIEW POINT

Declining birth rates are an opportunity

re demographics a curse or opportunity? The global population, now at 7.9 billion, is headed to 11 billion – that is if climate change doesn’t make the planet uninhabitable – so slowing population might relieve some of that stress on resources and climate. The U.S. in the 2020 Census, at 331.4 million on April 1, 2020, posted the slowest rate of growth, 7.4 percent in the decade, since the 1930s. Certainly, demographics pose a challenge. We are hearing about declining birth rates, not just in the US, but around the world, as improved health care, medical technology and lower infant mortality, and frankly, changing workforce no longer require a family to pop out 10 children. Add to that the changing demographics of work, as women pursue professional careers requiring more education, certification and licensing, while American politics, at least, fails to ease their work and family challenges with aﬀordable, accessible, quality child care; parental leave; and even access to health care that isn’t tied to an employer (there is still a need for true, universal health care). And then there is simple depression over societal and political trends and finances and dread, rather than optimism, over the future that discourages couples from having more than one or two or any children. “When I talk to people my age about having children, we

don’t talk about whether or not we like kids, or whether or not we would be able to support them,” Astrid Braun of Cleveland, wrote in a Letter to the Editor of the New York Times. “We talk about the moral implications of putting more people on this earth to consume more resources. And we talk about not wanting our kids to live in the terribly uncertain future, one in which they could be facing a world of climate change disasters. We ourselves are already facing it, in many places. So if the U.S. government decides it has a stake in my giving birth, it needs to start fixing the atmosphere. That, not gifts for newborns and pink seats on subways for pregnant women, as South Korea is doing, might convince me that I should.” Considering the human impact on climate change, not to mention a growing “Lord of the Flies” savagery, it isn’t a bad thing if the population slows, even declines. Indeed, unless you advocate for a global society of a privileged few rich while the vast majority are poor (top 1 percent of Americans own 43 percent of the wealth; the bottom 80 percent own just 7 percent; put another way, the richest 50 Americans have as much wealth as 150 million Americans), instead of everyone having a decent quality of life, there is simply not enough resources and climate change will exacerbate the disasters that make much of the world uninhabitable and living more miserable, while

KAREN RUBIN View Point

promoting pandemics and suﬀering. With slowing birth rates, there is concern that there will not be enough working-age people to No. 1 do the jobs and No. 2 support retirees – an interesting dilemma since Social Security and Medicare were implemented when people were expected to live just five to 15 years in retirement; half the children born today are expected to live to 103 – that means 40 years passed retirement. How will that work, exactly? (a topic for another day). The radical rightwing antidemocratic (Republican) extremists’ (using the pretense of “religious belief”) response is both to force women to have babies even if their pregnancy is the product of incest or rape, or the baby would have little chance of survival (and then prosecute her if she miscarries) and penalize mothers, forcing them to go work out of the home without access to aﬀordable child care or health care or even

a living wage (Socialism!). (On top of that, they decry recent rise in wages to address a shortage of workers as inflation!) Democrats have a very different idea for encouraging women to propagate: they advocate policies that support families – oh wait, there is such a policy, as described in Biden’s American Families Plan! Biden also advocates climate initiatives that would address Astrid Braun’s concerns and help shape a more sustainable, liveable planet. Biden also advocates for universal health care – his executive order has already resulted in a 31 million Americans obtaining Obamacare, a public health necessity during the pandemic. Biden’s American Families Plan goes far to correct those issues. The parental leave, expansion of access and affordability of child care and universal preK, and elder care and access to health care go far to erase many of those barriers. Women would also not be delaying childbirth so long into their careers if they could count on flexible work arrangements (the COVID-19 pandemic proved how effective these could be) and paid parental leave, plus child care. On the other hand, it is time to reconsider the paradigm that “success” can only be measured by economic growth – annual increases in GDP – which is fueled by population growth and increasing consumption. Instead, what should be measured is the quality of life – living standard. People can be quite happy

and society successful with less. In fact, there is such a thing as a “World Happiness Index” (Finland is No. 1, Denmark is No. 2, Switzerland is No. 3, Iceland is No. 4, US comes in 19th) (https://countryeconomy.com/demography/ world-happiness-index) We can re-imagine society where fewer workers are needed – which is already happening with robotics, Artificial Intelligence and the like – and the cost to society is reduced of retirees living 40 years past their productivity. For example, if the population is healthier, there is less cost to keep people alive (now, 80 percent of healthcare spending occurs in the last few years of life); if it costs less to have a decent, happy life, we can manage the imbalance between young and old, while preserving the planet. In addition to the American Jobs Plan which is geared to building infrastructure for a sustainable 21st century and the American Families plan, we need to restructure the tax system and the social safety net. Universal health care would mean everyone pays into Medicare throughout their lives (we currently pay 1.45). And, with medical technology capable of keeping people alive to 120, it is time to give people their Right to Die (people should have the choice whether to continue to live when they are incapacitated, suﬀering – not quite “The Giver,” where people are given a going away party and then euthanized when they are no longer productive to society).

OUT OF LEFT FIELD

Happiness and humor: some unusual journeys

e sure there is much more exploring of Whitman’s creative “Open Road” for Happiness. But as we travel with Whitman, it is not surprising that we encounter twists and turns, including diﬀerent approaches to humor and happiness. Later, we will explore how the warmth of humor builds bonds and good feelings. Freud has argued that much humor has an element of hostility to it. A question in this essay is the extent humor can have positive effects for individuals and the larger society, even if it is harshly mocking of others? I want to emphasize the column in the Washington Post this week by Max Boot, long acclaimed as a conservative analyst. Not only

does Boot present some of the most lacerating views of Trump, but he does so in graphic, colorful language that is likely to be memorable and make Trump seem like a laughable clown. Ultimately, Boot stands with Mark Twain who wrote: “Against the Assault of Laughter, nothing can stand.” Boot’s warning to us: “While Trump is not a serious person, he is a serious threat to our democracy, and we make a grave mistake if we dismiss him.” What makes Trump so dangerous, like dictators, “is his ability to pull vast numbers of people into their personal delusions. Trump’s “secret weapon is that it is hard for educated people to take him seriously,”

MICHAEL D’INNOCENZO Out of Left Field Despite his buﬀoonish conduct and political stupidity, Boot emphasizes that Trump received more votes in 2020 (74.2 million) to (62.9 in 2016). Somewhere along the way more evaluation is

needed of Trump supporters. In what he describes as “the crime of the century” (stealing the 2020 election,(even after 60 dismissed lawsuits, a majority of Republicans believe that Trump was elected and is now the president). Among his terms for Trump Boot uses “ignoramus;” a word more to leave us wondering how much we should be using humor to mock and deflate this man who, in Boot’s view is delusional, in need of deep therapy and hospitalization. Included with Trump’s vast delusions is his view that he was the best president in American history (while more than 400,000 died from Covid -19). Most historians consider him our worst

president ever. Boot mocks Trump’s claim that he will be installed as president in August. But the audacious Trump, ever new “branding” proposal, said he would run for a seat in the House. He would help Republicans become a majority, then replace Pelosi as Speaker, then he would run for president in 2024 from the position of speaker Max Boot’s analysis of Trump will be a key historical record, along with the book, “Traitor: A History of Betrayal From Benedict Arnold to Donald Trump. For Boot with all the sideshow freakiness of Trump, we cannot aﬀord to let down our guard on his dangers. With Trump, humor without action imperils us all.

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OUR TOWN

What it takes to be a champion

hy do some seem to have a burning desire to win, no matter what the cost? Some call it the fire in the belly. In Cormac McCarthy’s apocalyptic novel “The Road,” the father constantly and insistently tells his son to keep ‘carrying the fire.” The idea was never fully explained in the book but it invariably means the will to keep going no matter how much exhaustion, pain, hunger and despair you may feel. In all cultures, there are some that are ‘carrying the fire.” These are our heroes and may include athletes, artists, actors, writers or directors depending upon your preference. Each week there is yet another example of someone who is ‘carrying the fire.” This week is was Novak

Djokovic winning the French Open in Paris in five grueling sweatsoaked sets. There are many who seem to possess this fire in the belly and they tend to be immortalized. In sports, we have Babe Ruth, Tiger Woods, Ben Hogan, Michael Jordan. In art, we have Jasper Johns, Jeﬀ Koons, Jean Michel Basquiat, Vincent Van Gogh. In literature we have Marcel Proust, Cervantes, Victor Hugo, D.H. Lawrence. In cinema we have Federico Fellini, Yasujiro Ozu and Alfonso Cuaron. These are the great mystic geniuses of the world and they all have one thing in common. They are spending their lives trying to repair their lost and damaged childhoods. A perfect example of this is seen in Alfonso Cuaron’s film

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“Roma” made in 2018 and which went on the receive 10 Academy Award nominations. The film is a recreation of Cuaron’s anguished childhood growing up in Mexico City. This film will no doubt eventually be seen as one of the great films yet it is merely an exquisitely simple black and white portrayal of a middle-class life in Mexico City in the year 1970. The central character is the young actress Yalitza Aparicio who plays Cleo a live-in maid. You can see that Cuaron has borrowed heavily from Japanese filmmaker Ozu in his focus on daily family life with meals, mini-dramas, bickering, barking dogs and honking cars in a busy city. But through it all, one feels the pain of Cuaron’s lost past and the deep respect and longing he has for this simple maid Cleo who loved him so. It reminded me of Gustave

Flaubert’s novel “A Simple Heart” the French masterpiece also about a live-in maid named Felicite and her simple and loving heart. Psychoanalyst Hannah Segal suggested that all creation “is really a recreation of a once loved and once whole, but now lost and ruined object, a ruined internal world and self. It is when the world within us is destroyed when it is dead and loveless when our loved ones are in fragments, and when we ourselves in helpless despair — it is then that we must re-create our world anew, reassemble the pieces, infuse life into the dead fragments, re-create life.” This is clearly what the greatest artists do but it is not limited to the arts. I think sports allows the genius athlete to do the same thing. Only those who have suffered the most in childhood are able to withstand the impossibly diﬃcult climb to the top. In golf, Ben Hogan is often seen as the best ball-striker on earth and the term ‘digging it out of the dirt’ refers to his amazing work ethic on the driving range. But what many do not realize is that Ben Hogan witnessed his father committing suicide when Ben was a boy and what Ben Hogan spent his life doing was ‘digging up’ his dead father out of the dirt via his grueling work ethic. As for our tennis star, Novak Djokovic, he was raised in war-torn

Serbia and heard many a bomb explode in his neighborhood. This gave him his fire in the belly and his reason to keep “carrying the fire” as Cormac McCarthy once wrote. Babe Ruth was an orphan. Tiger Woods was a black child in an all-white neighborhood. The list goes on and on. Those who are ‘carrying the fire’ are the only ones who get to the top, remain at the top and become immortalized. To quote Hannah Segal “all artists aim at immortality; their objects must not only be brought back to life but also the life has to be eternal.” That holds for artists but also for athletes. The champion’s name is engraved on a silver trophy which is designed to last forever. The champions give blood, sweat and tears not only to receive checks, applause, trophies and fame. They are also compelled to win in an effort to repair all the damage done to them in their earliest years. And we are the lucky audience who gets to watch them make the repairs. On occasion, we get to see behind the curtain when an athlete chooses to reveal the pain. Naomi Osaka shocked to world when she walked out of the French Open last week. But that is unusual to say the least. What is more common is to see an exhausted champion cling to the trophy and provide a smile that says that finally, all is right with his world.

READERS WRITE

Educating kids: experts needed to decide

believe in expertise. Some jobs are too specific to expect common people to perform them with any degree of competence. As a nation we’ve had this principle excruciatingly demonstrated in recent years. This expertophelia extends to education. Experts in education should be determining curricular and pedagogical policy. Administrators who study and execute philosophical ideals should determine the former and classroom teachers deserve deference in the latter. This is a principle I stand by. Port Washington’s recent debates over scheduling or stress among students, however, jump the curb on that purview. Educators opining on appropriate levels of activity for their students infringes on my

expertise as a parent. By the time I sent my daughters to kindergarten, I’d logged some considerable hours with them and getting to know them on an individual basis. By the time they got to high school, I dare say that I actually knew them pretty well. Educators telling me how I should be raising my kids spits on my experience as a parent. Unstructured time is something I like providing my kids. Time to read what they like, create their own play, build organic relationships with their environment and the people within it: this is what I as a parent love to watch. Driving that process into the regular school hours robs me of that opportunity. Emphasizing ‘play clubs’ or more recess during the school

day detracts from the opportunities for the kind of structured learning that parents rely on schools to provide. We parents can calibrate the appropriate levels of activity in the afterschool hours. That’s taking advantage of our expertise. Yet by making the school day more lax, a significant percentage of parents will likely respond by compensating for that laxity with boosted rigor in extracurricular activities. So the pursuit of high ideals, when extending beyond the natural scope of one’s individual area of expertise, crashes and burns in a tragically predictable failure. This also has an unavoidable consequence of inequity. Academic rigor in public schools gives all children the boost they need to succeed in further

academic and professional pursuits. Forcing academic rigor into an extracurricular context means that only those families with money can participate. Kids without those same resources major in recess and have nothing else to challenge them. That will end up being the extent of their own expertise. I resent being made to play the academic taskmaster when that’s outside my skill set. I resent that educators feel they are responsible for making my kids well-rounded when that is the purest definition of my skill set as a parent. I resent that educators might usurp my role — a role I take very seriously — and let their role as educators die on the vine in a systemic slashing of the academically challenging

school work my kids actually tell me they want. I know my kids want harder academic work because I earn my expertise. I talk to them. I listen to them. I take my job seriously and expect professional educators to respect my sphere of responsibility. My kids don’t need educators to teach them how to ride a bike, cross the street, use a knife and fork, or follow their curiosity from the loamy soil of boredom. That’s my job. I’m up to that job. I can’t teach them math. I can’t teach them physics or economics or Latin. Those disciplines demand a diﬀerent expertise. Douglas Parker Port Washington Letters Continued on Page 31

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YOUR GUIDE TO THE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND DINING

POP CULTURE CONVENTION TO RETURN TO NASSAU As more businesses and events reopen, Eternal Con, Long Island’s original premier Pop Culture Comic Book and Cosplay convention, makes its return this summer for its eighth year, bringing with it a two-day extravaganza on Saturday, Aug. 7 from 10:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 8 from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Both days, comic book and super hero fans will have the rare chance to meet and mingle with some of their favorite characters from TV and the movies at a new location, Hofstra University at its David Mack Exhibition Complex in Hempstead, which is greatly accessible and oﬀers free parking for all. Show attendees will have the opportunity to meet, take photos with and receive autographs from some of their favorite actors and actresses from TV and film. This year, in conjunction with the 80th Anniversary of Captain America, actor Reb Brown, star of the 1979 “Captain America TV Movie,” will be among celebrity guests at this year’s Eternal Con. Also appearing are Dean Cain, who is best known for his dual role as Clark Kent and Superman in the 1990s TV series, “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” and Ray Fisher, who portrayed Cyborg in 2016’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and in 2017’s “Justice League.” More celebrity guests will be announced as Eternal Con approaches. Also returning will be Eternal Con’s Cosplay Contest, a unique homemade costume construction event held with a pre-judging session and a walk-through display. Judges will be looking at the costume itself, the workmanship, design, and inspiration. This will be open to groups and individuals as well as experts and novices, who will wear as costumes that are representative of well-known mainstream characters or are self-creative originals. All genres are welcome, including film, television, theater, comics, video games, sci-fi, anime, horror and unique creations.

On Sunday, Aug. 8, Eternal Con will host its “Kids Day” that will include “Youngling Training” where children will be invited to join the NY-Jedi instructors in a supervised training session to learn basic Light Saber choreography and

technique. All children participating will receive a free Jedi Diploma. Little Princesses, Jedi and Superheroes will show oﬀ their costumes during a “Kids Costume Showcase” at noon. They will also have the chance to

Pictured is one of this year’s Eternal Con celebrity guests, Dean Cain, who is best known for his dual role as Clark Kent and Superman in the 1990s TV series, “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.”

meet with artists, writers and other professionals in the comic book industry as well as many of the superheroes attending Eternal Con while watching watch live illustration demos and creating their own works of art. Throughout the weekend attendees will have the opportunity bring their own Portfolio Reviews, engage in gaming tournaments, participate in informative panels and view Eternal Con’s popular Car Show featuring such iconic movie vehicles as the DeLorean time machine from “Back to the Future,” K.I.T.T. from “Knight Rider,” a Jeep from the original “Jurassic Park,” the V8 Police Interceptor from “Mad Max,” along with several incarnations of the Batmobile, among others. Attendees will also enjoy an expanded art show, cosplay groups, special performances as well as a vendor room with over 200 tables of comic and superherorelated toys, jewelry, clothing, costumes and collectibles – both new and vintage. More attractions and special events are being added and will be announced closer to the show. “For 2021 we are creating an exciting, fun and, most importantly, a SAFE event for comic book aficionados, toy and sports card collectors, TV and movie fans, dedicated cosplayers and the Long Island community that is bigger than ever before,” said Eternal Con Found Frank Patz Batista. “This year Hofstra University’s David S. Mack Complex, Eternal Con is going to be the event of the summer that will have people talking about it for years to come.” Tickets for one-day entry are $20.00 on Saturday and $15.00 on Sunday. Children ages nine and under are free. Proceeds from this year’s Eternal Con will help raise money for several charities in Long Island community. For additional information about Eternal Con, celebrity guest announcements with their scheduled appearances, updates and to purchase tickets, please visit www.eternalcon.com.

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Supervisor hopefuls Art Guild presents to appear on NSTV members showcase Save the Date: June 22 at 4 pm EST to watch the premiere of “From The Source: Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Candidate Interviews” of Wayne Wink, Town Clerk and Republican Candidate, Jennifer DeSena, with Host/Producer Elizabeth Johnson, ex oﬃcio president of the Manhasset Chamber of Commerce. Program airs on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4 pm and Wednesdays at 9 pm EST on NSTV Channels 20, Altice/Optimum and 37, Verizon/Fios.

The Art Guild of Port Washington invites artists and community members to view our current juried exhibition, Members Showcase. This exhibit highlights a wide variety of artists and their works, from non-objective to abstracted realism. These artists are members of The Art Guild. The Art Guild is proud to exhibit and congratulate the following artists on their inclusion in the members showcase: Pratibha Agdern, Diane Bares, Douglas Barnaby, Katrina Benson, George Billy, Willian Brickner, Henry Butz, Susanne Corbelletta Hippel, Caryn Coville, Aleta Crawford, Angela Classi, Christine D’Addario, Dana Epstein, Simon Fenster, Judith Feinman, Linda Funk, Jill Gleicher, William Grabowski, Jan Guarino, Heather Heckel, Jeﬀ Holtzman, Shelly Holtzman, Lawrence House, Austin Hyde, Annette Kasle, Uma Kaushik, Kensho Kawanobe, Marceil Kazickas, Karen Kirshner, Randy Kraft, Zoe Lefkowitz, Laurie Levine, Linda Louis, Avrel Menkes, Charles Messite, John Michaels, Deborah Miller, Susan Barse Miller, Stephanie Navon-Jacobson, Loretta Oberheim, Rebecca Poarch, Sophia Popovic, John Pulinat, Alan Richards, Alice Riordan, James Riordan, Lynn Logan Roselli, Irene Sankari, Jane Scal, Ellen Hallie, SchiﬀIlene Silberstein, Steve Silberstein, Barbara Silbert, Susan Kozodoy Silkowitz, Rob Silverman, Lynn Sirow, James Slezak, Kate Smith, Barbara

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Spivak, Joan Stevens, Pam Tarica, Susan Tiﬀen, Elisa Triﬄeman, Jane Tujak, Leo Tujak, Kay Vickers, Margo Vignola, Steve Walker, Joan Weiss, David Wollin, Theodora Zavala. The show will be on view at The Art Guild’s home, Elderfields Preserve, 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset. Our gallery will be open for viewing Friday June 11, 11 AM-3 PM, Saturday, June 12 1-5 PM, Friday June 18, 1-3 PM, Saturday, June 19, 1-5 PM, Friday June 25, 1-3 PM, and Saturday June 26, 1-5 PM. After June 26 we kindly ask that an appointment be made to view the exhibition. An appointment can be made by emailing us at info@theartguild.org, or calling us at (516) 304-5797. JUROR OF AWARDS: Christian Whitegrew up in a family of artists studying drawing, painting and sculpture from a very young age. He began studying painting in 1966 with Paul Russotto before attending Liceo Artistico in Rome, Italy in 1968-69 and has a BFA in Painting from RISD. He had his first solo exhibition in 1975 at The Harbor Gallery in Cold Spring Harbor, NY followed by shows at The Steven Adams Gallery, Ingber Gallery, The Garrison Art Center and The Great American Salvage Company. He has had yearly one-man shows at Gallery North, in Setauket, Long Island, since 1983. The Art Guild’s next open call:“Mood and Ambiance” — Works of art for consideration due Monday, August 2nd. The exhibition will be open from September 2nd — September 25th. Registration is OPEN for Summer classes!– Keys to the Expressive, Life-like Portrait with Rob Silverman (All Levels), Wednesdays from 1-4 PM.– Oil Painting with Joan Stevens, Tuesdays from 10 AM-2 PM.– Intro to Sculpture with Meagan Meehan, Wednesdays from 6-8 PM. Workshops:– July 18 and July 19: Dynamic Still Life with Stacy Kamin– July 22: Acrylic Paint Pour with Ellen Kanner– August 12: Acknowledging the Negative with Lorraine Rimmelin Visit theartguild.org for more information about these workshops and more!

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Gear to simplify your next beach trip Days at the beach are tailor-made for anyone looking for a little rest and relaxation. If there was a recipe for calmness, it would no doubt include the sounds of waves crashing on the shoreline and seagulls flying overhead.

Beach days are even more relaxing when beach-goers load up on the right gear. As beach season begins anew, people who can’t wait to dip their toes in the water can load up on these items to make their trips even more relaxing.

· Beach wagon: Beach wagons make it easy to transport beach chairs, umbrellas, toys, and other must-have beach items, all in one convenient trip. There are many varieties of beach wagon, and consumers should look for ones with all-terrain wheels that

can easily navigate sandy beaches. Load capacity is another factor to consider before buying a beach wagon, as beach-goers will want to make sure their wagons can tote everything they typically take to the beach in a single trip. · Beach coolers: A great beach cooler can make all the difference in regard to refreshment on hot days at the beach. Rolling coolers may or may not be able to take on the sand at the beach, but it doesn’t hurt to look for one with sturdy, all-terrain wheels. But cooling capacity with enough insulation to keep food and beverages cool during a long day at the beach should be shoppers’ biggest priority. · Beach bags: Water-repellent beach bags can protect devices like smartphones, tablets and e-readers from sand and surf. Separate such devices and other electronics, like a portable speaker or radio, in their own bags to reduce the risk of getting sand on them. Store items that will inevitably gather sand, like towels, clothing and beach toys, in their own designated beach bags.

· Backpack chairs: Many beach-goers have a favorite beach. If it’s a long walk from the parking lot of your favorite beach to your preferred spot on the sand, bring along a backpack chair for each person in your group. Such chairs can free up space on your beach wagon, and chairs strapped over your shoulders like a backpack won’t be a nuisance to carry, even if it’s a long walk from the car to the sand. · Quick-dry beach towels: Soggy beach towels can take a while to dry, especially as the day wears on and the sun begins to set. Quick-dry beach towels typically employ microfiber technology that allows them to dry more quickly than traditional cotton towels. That saves beach-goers the trouble of lugging around heavy, wet beach towels and also ensures items like beach bags and chairs are dry by the time you go home. Beach days are the epitome of relaxation, especially when beach-goers stock up on certain essentials designed to make such days more enjoyable.

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Barbecue essentials Summer barbecue season has arrived, and this season may be an especially active one. Many summer barbecues were called oﬀ in 2020 as the world continued to confront the COVID-19 pandemic. But as the number of fully vaccinated adults rises across the United States and Canada, outdoor gatherings like backyard barbecues are much safer than they were a year ago. That bodes well for backyard barbecue enthusiasts who can’t wait to cook their favorite foods over an open flame. Since so many backyard gatherings were canceled last year, now may be a great time to revisit the essential components that make barbecues such a beloved summertime tradition. · Furniture: In early spring, fully vaccinated individuals were given the go-ahead to gather mask-free with fully vaccinated people from other households. That was a relief for people who are itching to spend time with family and friends after more than a year apart. If you’re planning to host a backyard barbecue this summer, inspect your outdoor furniture for wear and tear, especially if you did not bother to take it out of the garage last summer. A thorough cleaning might be in order. Many outdoor furniture retailers have replenished their inventory since last summer, when supply chains were interrupted by the pandemic. So if your existing furniture has seen better days, now is the time to replace it.

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Sunscreen is essential to protect skin against potential sun damage, but what about keeping the eyes safe from the sun? Are the eyes vulnerable to significant sun-related damage as well? According to the Calvert Ophthalmology Center, ultraviolet rays from the sun can contribute to various eye problems. These can range from temporary vision loss to macular degeneration. When spending time in the sun, it’s vital that individuals take steps to protect their eyes. One of the ways to do just that is to wear sunglasses. All sunglasses are not created equal. Quality sunglasses protect the eyes from UV rays, reduce eyestrain in bright conditions and protect the eyes from flying debris. Here’s how to find the right pair of sunglasses for you. · Check the UV rating. Sunglasses should block 100 percent of both UVA and UVB rays. UV rays can contribute to cataracts and even destroy the retina, which is the lining at the back of the eyes. In addition, UV light can cause changes in the cells of the eyes that may produce discomfort or even lead to cancer. Make sure the label indicates that the sunglasses protect against UVA and UVB rays. · Wear large sunglasses. The more coverage from sunglasses the better. The American Optometric Association advises that oversized or wraparound sunglasses are best, as they can cut down on the UV rays entering the eye from the side.

· Don’t be fooled by dark lenses. Dark lenses do not necessarily block more UV rays than light-colored lenses. It is important to look at the label to see the UV rating. · Select functional sunglasses. The sporting goods experts at REI state that certain sunglasses are specifically designed for certain activities. Sport sunglasses, for example are designed for running, biking and hiking. They’re lightweight and fit tightly so they stay on while exercising. Their frame and lens materials also may be more impact-resistant than casual sunglasses. Glacier glasses are sport sunglasses that protect the eyes from intense light at high altitudes and against reflections from snow. · Know the functions of polarized lenses. Polarization helps reduce glare coming off of reflective surfaces, such as water. Note that polarization will not offer more protection from the sun, but it makes engaging in certain activities more comfortable. · Recognize that the color of lenses also helps. In addition to polarization, the color of lenses can affect how much visible light reaches the eyes and affects clarity. Brown, gray and green are ideal for everyday use and most outdoor activities. Light colors like rose, yellow and amber are good in low to moderate light conditions. They can improve the visibility of objects and make surroundings seem brighter. Shop smart when selecting sunglasses to keep eyes healthy and comfortable.

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Center hosts outdoor summerfest fundraiser On Sunday, July 11, the Parent Resource Center will be hosting “PRC Summerfest” outdoors at The Landmark on Main Street West Lawn, 232 Main St., Port Washington. The event will feature live music by the “Ed Travers Band — Jimmy Buﬀet Tribute,” food trucks, and kids activities. The event tickets cost $25 per adult, $15 per child (kids under 1 year are free). To purchase tickets for the event go to tinyurl.com/prcsummerfest or contact the Parent Resource Center at 516-767-3808, or send an email to director@parentresource.org for more information. All proceeds from the PRC Summerfest fundraiser will go towards the Parent

Resource Center’s mission. The Port Washington Parent Resource Center is a modern day community center that provides early childhood enrichment opportunities, parent support, and early childhood connections to all of Port Washington’s young families. Our Stepping Stones program, PRC Scholarships and summer enrichment programs provide early learning opportunities to many young children and families in need. We are grateful for the ongoing support of the Community Chest of Port Washington which provides grants that support our Outreach programs. To learn more about the PRC please visit our website at www.parentresource.org.

Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble together The acclaimed Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble will present Together! Live!!, a live concert, performing music for flute, strings and harp on Thursday, July 8 at 8:00 PM, as part of the Huntington Summer Arts Festival, produced by The Town of Huntington and presented by The Huntington Arts Council, Inc. at Chapin Rainbow Stage, Heckscher Park, NY-25A & Prime Ave in Huntington, New York Featured music will include works for the full ensemble by Gabriel Pierne, Nino Rota, Jean Cras and Lawrence

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READERS WRITE

Responding to the Cancel culture and George Orwell Trumpian cult

n her three-quarter page stream of consciousness drool [page 28 of the June 11 edition], Margaret Guddat has done us a favor. This bizarre mélange of Q-Anon conspiracy derp, Trumplican insurrectionist paranoia and outright lies and distortions gives us insight into the cult that is ‘Trumplicanism. These people need reality counseling

before they do harm to themselves or, more importantly, others. We need to remember what happened in Weimar Germany and learn from history. Santayana was right. “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Eric Cashdan Sands Point

s tearing down monuments and statues, rewriting history and changing names of buildings named after historic figures, critical race theory, New York Times project 1619 continues under the growing cancel culture, it reminds me of George Orwell who said “Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue

and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” His vision of 1984 may soon become today’s reality. Larry Penner Great Neck

Extremists misrepresent L.I.’s Jews

was reading your May 28 article, “Israelis, Palestinians rally support on L.I.,” and was disgusted by how it normalized far-right extremists and portrayed them as representative of Long Island’s Jewish community. Most glaring was when you quoted an attendee at the May 23 Great Neck rally, Karen Lichtbraun, and gave the group she was representing, Yad Yamin, the spartan label “New York-based organization.” Did you not feel it was worth mentioning that Yad Yamin is a Kahanist organization with strong ties to the FBIdesignated terrorist group founded by Meir Kahane, himself, the Jewish Defense League?

In fact, in an Oct. 10, 2018 Times of Israel article about a Columbia University protest, Lichtbraun identified herself as the New York chapter leader of the Jewish Defense League. For those unfamiliar with the late Kahane, in a nutshell, he was a truly vile human being who believed all Arabs should be forcibly expelled from Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. He also believed all non-Israeli Jews were living in a sort of exile, unable to truly live a safe or fulfilling life outside of Israel, and encouraged acts of violence and harassment against anyone he saw as an enemy, including members of the Jewish community who didn’t share his warped worldview.

Unfortunately, politicians on both sides of the aisle have been fooled into believing there is no daylight between “Kahanist” and “Jewish.” They think to support the Jewish community means to treat American Jews as strangers in their own country, ignore or encourage the occupation and annexation of Gaza and the West Bank and dismiss blatant atrocities committed by the Israeli military and police as “self-defense.” To be clear, the Great Neck organizers and attendees speak only for themselves. They absolutely do not speak for the Jewish community at large; no one person or group does. In fact, your May 28 article conveniently failed to mention the Jewish

marchers and speakers who attended the May 23 Garden City protest in solidarity with the Palestinian and PalestinianAmerican communities. If you are a member of the Jewish community and don’t see your values or beliefs reflected in this recent spate of far-right “pro-Israel” protests, speak up. Let your elected representatives know that they are being taken advantage of by bad-faith actors who actively “otherize” American Jews for political gain. It may sound trite, but silence is complicity. Matthew Zeidman New Hyde Park

Rep. Tom Suozzi’s magnificent obsession

here’s a lot of crazy in Washington, mostly coming from firstterm Republicans, for whom reality doesn’t seem to exist. But to see it coming from a seasoned professional, you have to wonder where this country is headed. Representative Tom Suozzi has proposed a one-shot wealth tax. According to an article in The Hill, “This would be a one-time surcharge of 2.5 percent on wealth between $50 million and $100 million and a 5 percent tax on wealth above $100 million. Wealthy people would be able to pay the tax over five years.” A construct like this in the United States tax code is not only unprecedented, even the blind and the deaf know there is absolutely no way this gets through any Congress, no matter what its political make-up. More telling still, is the cynical ruse behind the make-up of the people who wouldn’t be aﬀected by this plan. Speaks volumes. But it follows Nassau tradition. An

endless stream of one-shot fixes and band-aids to keep the con going. It’s how we manage things here. Structural reform is out of the question, and besides, it’s too much like work. Why would Rep. Suozzi suggest such an implausible idea? One reason: It’s meant to be a swap for repealing the SALT cap. And the SALT cap is a means to subsidize the Long Island kleptocracy. That is the cornerstone of our local politics, and it is being transplanted to Washington. Repeal of the SALT cap has morphed into Tom Suozzi’s Magnificent Obsession. He can’t let go of it. He is singularly possessed by the idea of repealing it to the obstruction of all other issues. And this is in spite of the fact that the cap on the deduction hasn’t materially aﬀected Long Island as a whole. Home prices have not been aﬀected, the empty threats of the wealthy leaving haven’t materialized (mass shootings have a way of focusing the mind) and the overall economy of Long Island apparently hasn’t been hurt either.

More telling still, the kleptocracy hasn’t been the least bit motivated to take any action of its own to oﬀset the cost of the SALT cap. Sacrifice? On their part? You must be joking. They own you. I have never seen Tom Suozzi with his hair on fire like this in his entire political career. Nothing else matters. And yet, few things have proven to be so inconsequential to Long Island’s future,

despite all the shrill predictions. But that’s Long Island. Its inept political class creates its own intractable problems and relies on everyone else to bail them out. You can say this for our political leadership: tradition matters. Donald Davret Roslyn

People’s Working Party thanks voters

he People’s Working Party of Manorhaven would like to thank the residents and friends who helped support their campaign.Trustees: Vincent Costa — 343; John Popeleski — 332; Rita Di Lucia

— 304; John Di Leo — 254. Village Justice: Christian Alfaya — 304; James Roman — 301. The People’s Working Party of Manorhaven

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Business&RealEstate

ls rental market where your money should be?

he forbearance for those not having to pay their mortgages during the COVID-19 pandemic is about to end on June 30, unless it is extended once again. Although, one can never predict what course the government might take at the last minute. But at the same moment in time, I am quite concerned for those small landlords who cannot collect a dime for rent and who depend on the cash flow to pay their own mortgages. Potentially millions of homes might just be coming into the market as the majority of them have positive equity and it will obviously be an excellent time to sell and taking advantage of this still “hot market” especially if they will have to begin paying their mortgages. However, those who are selling will have to find a place to live. Rentals will most likely be the option that they will choose as purchasing again might be way too challenging. So owning rentals will be an excellent asset to possess

as the return should be greater, safer, and more stable over the long run than most other investments. However, where you choose to buy rental property will depend on your return on investment. Long Island and the general New York area are quite pricey at the moment so your return might not be what you are looking for or make financial sense. However, as an example, states like Texas, Florida, North Carolina, and others are better locations to secure rental properties. As Ray Dalio has said repeatedly (founder of Bridgewater Associates the world’s largest hedge fund), “cash is trash” and many still haven’t realized this and won’t until it is way too late. What better place to put your declining value paper dollars in the bank but into rental properties? Our currency might be at a pivotal point of drastic change, with Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies slowly emerging in popularity. With inflation raising its ugly head one needs more dollars to pay for food and

PHILIP A. RAICES Real Estate Watch

commodities. So the cost of living has been increasing over the last year and some say it’s temporary and others feel the opposite and that it is just the beginning. The more I read the more I feel confident and sad at the same time that there will be millions more renting going forward after the forbearance on mortgages cease. Currently, the ownership rate is 68+ percent, which in 2008 was 74+ percent because of lax mortgage requirements. Back then if you had a pulse, you could get a mortgage with very little

documentation (called no doc loans). Prior to the run-up in 2008 and subsequent implosion in the market, generally, the normal ownership rate had been around 63 percent. Going forward there will be a retraction in ownership back to more normal levels and a greater move to rentals. However, will there even be a sufficient amount of new inventory for sale to those who qualify as well as rentals to satisfy the demand? Probably not as several million; potential new buyers enter the market each and every year. From what I have read and researched, it looks bleak for many who want to establish homeownership creating and accumulating their future wealth; which would be passed on to their future children and family members. There will be many who will not be able to purchase and will have to opt for renting for possibly long periods of time for the foreseeable future. The wealth gap with the haves and have not’s will grow wider and the necessary solutions and remedies will

have to be strategized in order for more to prosper. But I believe one of the ways to accomplish homeownership will be greater and more in-depth financial and motivational education as well as learning how to become an entrepreneur to be able to create more than one stream of income. This will also incubate and grow the minds of future investors hopefully leading to satisfying the increasing demand for our current housing dilemma. Philip 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) 647-4289 or by email: Phil@ TurnKeyRealEstate.Com ra

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Recent Real Estate Sales in the

Willistons

135 Dow Avenue, Mineola

43 Croyden Road, Mineola

3 bd, 2 ba, Sold On: 5/20/21, Sold Price: $645,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Mineola

3 bd, 2 ba, 1,590 sqft, Sold On: 5/13/21, Sold Price: $798,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Mineola

43 Capitol Avenue, Williston Park

71 Parkview Drive, Albertson

4 bd, 2 ba, Sold On: 4/29/21, Sold Price: $752,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Herricks

4 bd, 3 ba, Sold On: 3/19/21, Sold Price: $1,275,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Herricks

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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East Williston BZA member to retire Continued from Page 1 thing to be a part of because it’s what keeps our village the nice, quaint village that it is.” For Raab, serving on the board has been what he called “a very very rewarding experience knowing that it helps people.” “One thing that I did like is coming here to talk to the neighbors,” Raab said, though he did recount “times where I had to run way down the block when a resident would run after me.” Still, Raab defined the service the zoning board provides to the village. “No matter what people say, the zoning board tries to help people,” Raab said. “They try to make sure that everyone gets a fair shake.” Anthony Casella, who served as mayor of East Williston from 1991 to 1995, was also in attendance Monday evening. He called Raab a “fantastic guy” and noted

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Richard Raab, far right, gave remarks on his retirement after spending thirty-four years with the East Williston board of zoning appeals. the tough cases he had to oversee. “He’s the engineer,” Casella said. “And I know he’s the engineer because one day I ran into him on second avenue, and he

was building a subway.” “How many people can stay on a board of a village through six mayors?” Casella added. “That’s an accomplishment.”

Though Raab’s retirement from East Williston public service was a celebratory introduction to the public meeting, business quickly moved onto traffic concerns expressed by residents. Annie Stern has been an East Williston resident for over 30 years. She characterized the vehicle movement on Sagamore Avenue as a “chronic problem.” “We constantly see these drivers zip through our streets ignoring stop signs,” Stern said. “We have always, always had that problem of having commercial traffic going from streets between commercial all the way to 18-wheelers.” Parente and James Lark, a trustee on the board, explained to residents why efforts to enforce traffic laws on that street using a Nassau County police officer have been unavailing. “We’ve had multiple meetings, multiple conversations,

constant communication with the Third Precinct to the point where I’m sure they’re sick of taking phone calls from us,” Lark said. “Whenever they can send somebody they do, but like the mayor said, they’ve greatly expanded the precinct and they’ve reduced staﬀ.” Parente pointed out that East Williston cannot control the fact that Mineola’s section of Sagemore Avenue is designated an industrial street, not residential. Concluding the village meeting waslocal Boy Scout Ryan Doan of Troop 201, who proposed the installation of recreational games that would satisfy his work towards becoming an Eagle Scout. Located in the village greens, Doan proposed the construction of two tables and seats with games like chess, checkers and tic-tac-toe. The project would be self-funded through donations of game pieces and financial capital.

Durst 1st wife had ‘accident on stairs’: testimony Continued from Page 2 Durst, heir to the fortune of the multimillion-dollar Durst Organization, a Manhattan real estate group, was acquitted of murder in the 2001 killing and dismemberment of Morris Black, his elderly neighbor in Galveston, Texas. Six years ago, McCormack’s sisters and then 101-year-old mother filed suit in the

state Supreme Court in Mineola against Durst, alleging he had murdered McCormack and caused the family “extreme emotional distress, humiliation, mental and physical anguish, as well as economic losses” by keeping her body hidden. The ongoing lawsuit charges Durst violated the family’s right to sepulcher, a common-law statute providing legal re-

course if the mishandling of a deceased person’s body causes mental anguish. McCormack disappeared on Jan. 31, 1982; her body was never found. Thirtysix years after her disappearance, McCormack was declared dead by a Manhattan court in 2017. At the conclusion of the HBO truecrime series “The Jinx” by filmmaker An-

drew Jarecki, Robert Durst, upon being confronted with new evidence in the murder of Berman, muttered to himself in the bathroom, “What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course.” Enough evidence has never been assembled to charge Durst in Kathleen McCormack’s death, though the family cited his words in “The Jinx” for their lawsuit.

Property dispute sparks anti-Semitic words Continued from Page 3 the cops really did—outside of us—nothing,” Eric Goldman said. “They tried to sweep this under the rug as well. ‘It’s just a neighborhood dispute. You don’t have any bruises, visible laceration marks at the time I wasn’t gonna, I’m not gonna lie and be like, yeah, I’m in so much pain, I can’t even move. I don’t have any marks on my face because I was luckily, an able-bodied human able to defend myself from getting hurt.” On Tuesday evening at 5:37 p.m., Eric Goldman saw Cernas get out of his car and come across their lawn. “He sees me in my windows,” Eric Goldman said. “He gets out of his car, walked onto our grassand then starts screaming.” The Goldmans’ Nest doorbell camera picked up audio of a man repeatedly shouting:the F-word combined with hateful derogatory terms about Jews. Cernas repeatedly said, “You’re going down.” During this, the Goldmans were inside, huddled with their child and crying. “This is our first time in our entire lives that we’ve ever even heard anti-Se-

mitic comments like that firsthand,” Eric Goldman said. The couple couldn’t sleep that night, constantly checking their windows and cameras. They did call the police, but claim the officers were not much help. “We don’t engage whatsoever, because the police officers told us earlier that if he comes over, then we don’t engage,” Eric Goldman said. “[The police said], ‘Call us back, no need to engage with them.’ And long story short of it is that they said, ‘Want to just walk away and just say it was a verbal assault?’ And I said absolutely not. It took them getting about seven different officers to my house. And finally the desk officer who was on command at the time came in person to explain to us the difference between aggravated harassment and regular harassment and then harassment with a bias. Because once again, they were trying to say that it was just nothing more than verbal abuse, that it was hearsay.” “There was a direct quote we got from one of the officers,” Elina Goldman said. “When I was hysterical, he looked at me and said, ‘Well, just to be clear, prejudice is not a crime.’ And I was like, that’s a very

interesting thing to say to someone right now.'” ” Her husband went on to describe the back and forth. “It got to a point where I was getting loud because I said, ‘I feel like I’m the defendant right now. I feel like I’m being interrogated.’” He said he was given multiple statements to sign. “I said I would absolutely not sign until each word was restruck with my words. It was horrific, as my wife said. I understand that you guys don’t want to do the paperwork here, but this is a big deal. The fact that Friday, [the police] let it go. And it escalated into violence because when[the neighbor]physically attacked me and you guys did nothing about it, hejust got a free pass to come home.’” “I think the inaction spoke more volumes than the action in this case,” he added. “And it was just disgusting to feel for the first time in my life that I was the victim being treated as a defendant being interrogated when I called the cops for assistance here.” Quentzal, the mayor of Roslyn Harbor, confirmed the property dispute and condemned the comments in a statement to

Blank Slate Media. “The Village of Roslyn Harbor, in the strongest words possible, condemns all anti-Semitic comments and actions of any kind,” Quentzal said. “The two neighbors are involved in a property line dispute that is a civil matter. “Although we would normally not become involved in a civil matter, we received a call from the police and went to the property to attempt to de-escalate an unfortunate situation. Clearly we were unsuccessful in our eﬀorts.” The Nassau County Police Department has not yet responded to a request for comment. A woman who answered a phone number attributed to Cerna said her husband refused to comment for this story. “And so at this point, our fear is what’s next, right?” Eric Goldman said, following the physical confrontation. “Now it’s death threats and actual Jewish comments that are fearful for our entire religion. It’s nothing short of again horrific. And now it’s like what’s next?” Elina Goldman added, “I want to make sure this does not go on and that it is apparent that this kind of hatred is not accepted in the community.”

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Herricks updates program qualifications Continued from Page 1 Previously, the oﬃcial conditions to be qualified and selected were scores on tests used to identify potentially gifted students. Now, the identification process will modify one of those exams and include a “parent inventory of characteristics.” “A lot of parents do share with us that their children have behaviors that we may not see in school,” Guercin said. “We thought it was equally important to have a parent inventory of characteristics so that parents too would have a voice in how those students are looked upon.” The exam that will be modified is the Renzulli rating scale, which Guercin says would be more aligned with specific behaviors of the Gemini program. Also changing next year are age qualifications. Students above 5th grade, including new entrants to the district, were not oﬀered the chance to be considered for the program. Now, middle school principal Brian McConaghy is saying that would change under his proposal. “One of the things that we’re looking for is the opportunity for students who are either new to the district or who have grown through the years and maybe did not qualify in elementary school,” McConaghy said. “We felt it would be a good opportunity if we had

new children who are interested in the program … to see how they’re doing in their courses, see how they scored on the NWEAs, to have conversations with the parents and counselors about if this would be an appropriate placement.” The curriculum of the Gemini program would also see a shift, with the biggest change happening in the form of “enrichment seminars,” which would take place once a week during a child’s lunch period. This format would replace the existing grade six Gemini science section. “What we think would really work best for our students would be to have interdisciplinary seminars,” McConaghy said. “We think these are opportunities for kids to really explore things that are project-based, that are collaborative, that really involve research skills that we think would benefit them as they move onto the high school.” McConaghy did acknowledge how these seminars would occur during a lunch period, as well as his stance on children missing lunch. “Now I am not a proponent of kids missing lunch for academics,” McConaghy said, “But we do feel that there are some kids who one day a week would benefit from an opportunity to have lunch and have really interesting conversations with their peers and with

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At the last meeting of the school year, members of the Herricks school board listened to a presentation on updating the schools’ gifted and talented program. their teachers.” Though the changes presented by Guercin and McConaghy are not subject to a vote by the board of education, Trustee Jim Gounaris expressed his concerns that the program, in general, does not address students who narrowly miss qualifying. “A rising tide lifts all ships,” Gounaris, a 10-year member of the board, said. “I believe personally that a lot of these students who are just on the cusp who don’t make it in, if they were in some of these classes, and they were challenged by being competitive with some of these Gemini students, they too

would excel to the same heights.” Guercin noted that a curriculum for fostering all students currently exists under the school-wide enrichment model, but spoke to the Gemini program as highly specific for kids with special needs. “I do believe that we’re that kind of district where we want to give every kid that equal opportunity and I think we do such a good job of that,” Guercin said. “But there are select students who have a different drive, who have a different motivation, who have a different ability level, who have a different interest.” “There’s very different ap-

proaches and criteria in terms of advanced coursework versus a gifted program,” Herricks Superintendent Fino Celano said. “This is a separate population of students who in a sense, as Liz is alluding to, have special needs.” Celano added how the proposed adjustments seek to remedy the gifted program into moving away from the current “structured” Gemini class into something more inclusive. But for Trustee Juleigh Chin, concerns extend beyond the program’s curriculum and with the identification of children as Gemini students. Chin gave an anecdote of a Herricks graduate who was not identified for the gifted program and didn’t find herself encouraged by school councilors to pursue pharmacy. Chin said she recently attended that student’s graduation party as the number two graduate of St. John’s University’s doctorate program for pharmaceutical sciences. “I’m just afraid of when we start putting these labels on kids it buckets them not only with the way they see themselves or the way that their parents see them but even as their educators see them,” Chin said. “I just am afraid of any kind of label, good bad or indiﬀerent because sometimes a kid themselves will start to believe the label that’s put on them.”

Oppo 5K returns to Flower Hill Continued from Page 12 First-timers did come out to run on the 80-degree morning, including Biju Abraham of Manhasset and his children Sam and Jessica. “The weather’s actually mild for a June day, it’s pretty good for a run,” Abraham said. “This is a great thing for the

community, and I really enjoy getting together, seeing our friends, seeing people that we know. It’s for a good cause and it’s great exercise.” Alexandra Laine of Manhasset, a member of a local running club, was the first participant to reach the finish line and had previously done the 5K in

2019, albeit while pushing her daughter in a stroller. The event marked her very first blue ribbon win, she said. “It is my first win, ever, so that was exciting,” Laine said. “It’s a great race, it’s a great community event. And everybody should come out and do it.”

For others, it was more sentimental. Erin Bower, a Manhasset native, attended high school with Oppo and returned to the area two years ago. She had taken part in the 5K with her husband and two sons. “Katie always had a smile on her face,” Bower remembered. “She stood out in a room

full of people.” The event truly embodied Oppo’s enthusiasm, according to Calcagini. Katie was a very loving, vibrant, caring, supportive individual,” Calcagini said “She would definitely be the first person to turn up to an event like this.”

Manhasset’s Libsohn to publish new books Continued from Page 12 Part of the inspiration also came from Rallye Motors in Manhasset, where Libsohn has worked for decades. “I thought it would be a terrific story, how a little girl goes to a car dealership that you close to pink ballasts and gets herself a car for her sixth birthday,” she said.

“That’s how that was born.” Also while working on “Ballet,” Libsohn said she was looking through her mother Mitzi’s papers when she found three children’s stories, which she remembered hearing about in college. “She had hundreds of pieces of paper in her files, and they were three children’s stories that she had

written,” Libsohn said. “And she actually read them to me when I was in college. One day, she said to me, ‘Sit down, I want to read you a story.’ And she did, and I thought it was adorable. But after that, she put it away. And I forgot all about them until I looked through her files.” Libsohn adapted the three

stories, “Grandfather,” “A Letter for Molly,” and “Runaway,” for publication, and all three were printed earlier this year. Even after many years of literary accomplishments, Libsohn said her mother would be “unbelieving” to see her work published. “She never thought, she’d never dreamed that they would

be printed,” she said. “I don’t think she even thought that they were worthy enough of being published, she never thought of it. I think that she would be absolutely ecstatic to know that they are published and that children of all ages are enjoying these books.” Libsohn’s work is available at Amazon.com.

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ADOPTION Family Oriented single woman looking to welcome a child into her life. Any ethnicity welcome, expenses paid. Please call 347-470-5228 or my attorney: 800-582-3678 for information.

MARKETPLACE INVITED ESTATE SALES BY TRACY JORDAN is doing VIRTUAL TAG SALES and ONLINE AUCTIONS now! Sell the contents of an entire house or sell just a few things! You can host your own sale on invitedsales.com and Facebook and Instagram or we can do it for you. We can photograph, advertise and handle the winning pickups for you within a week! Don’t worry about your closing date, we can get your house ready on time! We are a one stop service for all your needs when you are moving or selling a property! Selling, donating, discarding and cleaning out services can be done to meet your time frame with minimal stress. Contact info@invitedsales.com for more information or call 516-279-6378 to schedule a consultation or receive more information. Visit us at www. invitedsales.com for a listing of our upcoming Virtual Tag Sales and Weekly Auctions! A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP 516-7468900 Antiques-Furniture-JewelrySilver-Mirrors-Lamps-Artwork Come to Consign & Stay to Shop Visit.... Our Shop 109 Eleventh St. Garden City Tues-Fri 10-4 (Wed till 6) Saturday 12-4 Shop Our Online Store ATStewartExchange.org Items to Consign? Email photos (with sizing info) to: store@atstewartexchange.org All proceeds benefit The Garden City Historical Society Like us on Facebook & Instagram

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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: Local Woman Missing—Mary Kubica Three Dreamers— Lorezno Carcaterra Good Company— Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney Kew Gardens Girls—Posy Lovell Project Hail Mary—Andy Weir Last Night in London—Karen White Lost Apothecary—Sarah Penner Garden of Angels—David Hewson Dusk Night Dawn—Anne Lamott Daily hours: Browsing & Vestibule Pick-Up: Monday-Friday: 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. and Saturday: 10 a.m.–4 p.m. “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 Pollock-Krasner House & Study Center Virtual Tour—Tuesday—July 27—11 a.m.-12 p.m. 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. Empire Safety Defensive Driving Class—Thursday—July 29—10am-4pm in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Open to drivers of any age. $28 p/person (check or money order payable to Empire Safety Council. Class is limited to 25 participants. Social distance seating and

masks are required. Registration is required. Call the library to register. Children’s programs Summer Reading Club Kickoﬀ—Saturday—June 26—11 a.m.-1 p.m. 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—10:30-11:30am 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 a.m. 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 a.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall for children of all ages. Ex-

plore 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 a.m.-12 p.m. 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 a.m., 11:20 a.m., 11:40 a.m. or 12 p.m.) First come, first served. Summer Reading Finale with Nick the Balloonatic—Saturday—August 7—11 a.m.-12 p.m. 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.

Manhasset seniors The show goes on in call to keep mascot the Mineola UFSD Continued from Page 12 Though the email had been cosigned by 35 graduating high schoolers, opponents of the school’s Native American representation still exist, with one Change.org petition listing over 5,000 signees. In a statement responding to the student’s letter, the Manhasset Justice Initiative, an online organization comprised of current and former Manhasset school students, cited “extensive support” for replacing the mascot, as well as a disconnect on how to honor local native communities. “By claiming “We are the Indians,” we are claiming that we have the shared experience of the hardship the native communities faced and paying homage to a caricature that doesn’t accurately represent them,” MJI said in a statement to Blank Slate Media. “When the Native Americans said “do not forget us,” it wasn’t to keep the mascot but make sure that their cultures are depicted accurately and respectfully with educational components accompanying any decision the school makes.” “We don’t refer to it as the mascot or the logo,” Schwenk said. “In our opinion, a mascot would be if we had someone dressed as an Indian running up and down the sidelines at a football game.

That’s not what we have.” Schwenk says they refer to it as the Manhasset name and image. Further south on Long Island, the Sewanhaka school district has also faced calls to retire its high school’s Indian mascot. Last July, district superintendent James Grossane said the board of education would survey each of the school mascots to gauge their appropriateness to the school and community values. In an email response to Blank Slate Media, the Sewanhaka school district said they had no update to provide at this time and that nothing will be oﬃcially decided until next school year. The Manhasset Board of Education did not respond to multiple emails and phone requests for comment. Schwenk maintained the seniors’ desire to communicate with the district administration, though, no matter the decision that’s ultimately reached. “We would like to be more involved with the board of ed and their decision,” Schwenk said. “It’s very interesting to see how the students are making this known to the entire community now, rather than the board of education making it known – which is what they said they would do.” “Manhasset is an Indian tribe. Manhasset is our home,” read the students’ letter. “And we are the Indians.”

Despite the challenges fine and performing arts departments have faced due to the pandemic, Mineola High School students have managed to persevere, putting on two successful drama performances. Over the weekend of May 21, 11th and 12th graders put on multiple shows of “Into the Woods” at the Hampton Street School football field. Students were able to stay socially distant while the audience looked on from the bleachers. On June 5, eighth, ninth and 10th

grade students put on a performance of “Capsized Cabaret,” a show they helped write and design themselves. “Capsized Cabaret” centers on a cruise ship that is overturned in the Bermuda Triangle. As part of the self-made production, students were asked to audition as a character of their own creation, then existing songs were catered to their scenes. “Capsized Cabaret” was born from a collaborative process and had two performances in Mineola Memorial Park, where the student actors distanced and essentially performed songs one at a time.

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Mineola High School juniors and seniors put on a performance of “Into the Woods” at the Hampton Street School football field.

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Dwight Gooden returns Preschool thrives to Port to raise funds during the pandemic On Saturday, June 19, from 2-4 pm, the Parent Resource Center will be hosting a fundraiser featuring New York Mets great Dwight Gooden, welcoming him back to Port Washington, the town he lived in when pitching for the Mets during their championship season in 1986. The event will be taking place, from 2 pm to 4 pm, at Sullivan’s Quay, located at 541 Port Washington Blvd. Guests will have the opportunity to watch the Mets play the Washington Nationals and take part in a meet and greet with Dwight “Dr. K” Gooden. The meet and greet will include an individual photo opportunity, autograph on your own item, and the chance to ask fan questions to Mr. Gooden on his playing career. Appetizers, along with beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages will be served. A limited number of tickets will be available at the cost of $100 per person and $75 for each child 12 years and younger. Dwight Gooden played for 16 seasons in Major League Baseball. His career highlights include being a three-time World Series

champion (1986, 1996, 2000), a four-time All-Star (1984-1986, 1988), the National League Rookie of the Year Award (1984), and the National League Cy Young Award (1985). All proceeds from the “PRC Meet the Met Dwight Gooden Fundraiser” will go directly towards the Parent Resource Center’s mission. The Parent Resource Center (PRC) is a modern-day community center that provides early childhood enrichment opportunities, parent support, and early childhood connections to all of the young families of Port Washington. The PRC Stepping Stones program, scholarships, and summer enrichment programs provide early learning opportunities to many young children and families in need. To purchase tickets for the event, please visit tinyurl.com/prcdwightgooden. For more information or questions, please contact Nicole Asselta, the executive director of the Parent Resource Center at 516-767-3808 and director@parentresource.org.

Cohen Children’s ranked No. 1 in N.Y. Cohen Children’s Medical Center is the top-rated children’s hospital in New York State and has earned top national rankings for exceptional care in nine pediatric specialties, according to US News & World Report’s 2021-2022 Best Children’s Hospitals. As the largest provider of pediatric health services in the state, Cohen Children’s has been ranked among the nation’s top children’s hospitals by US News for 15 consecutive years. US News expanded its rankings this year to include state and regional children’s hospital ratings. Cohen Children’s received high marks there as well. In addition to earning the top spot in New York, it was ranked fifth in the mid-Atlantic region, which includes Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. Cohen Children’s landed in the top 30 nationally in six disciplines: pediatric urology (ranking 18th), neurology/neurosurgery (21st), pulmonology/lung surgery (tied for 24th), orthopedics (26th), diabetes/endocrinology (27th) and cancer (tied for 30th). The children’s hospital also serves as New York’s largest Level 1 pediatric trauma center and a primary destination for emergency care. “We are proud to be recognized as the No. 1 children’s hospital in New York and ranked as one of the best hospitals in the nation,” said Michael Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health, which operates Cohen Children’s. “This exceptional achievement reflects the unwavering dedication of the staﬀ at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in providing world-class care across a broad spectrum of clinical areas to our youngest and most precious patients.” Coordinated, complex care is a hallmark

of Cohen Children’s, which was put to the test during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The children’s hospital was a leader in treating children with COVID-19 and helped identify and treat Kawasaki-like disease, the multisystem inflammatory syndrome of childhood (MIS-C), a late-stage response to COVID-19. “For the past 15 years, our hospital has been ranked among our country’s top children’s hospitals and all of us are very proud of this ongoing achievement,” said Charles Schleien, MD, MBA, senior vice president and chair of pediatric services at Northwell Health, and the Philip Lanzkowsky chair and professor of Pediatrics at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. “The excellence of every member of our staﬀ – from the surgeons and doctors, nurses and therapists, environmental and food service workers – was put to the test this year as they diligently worked, each in their own way, to care for our patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. In spite of their own personal or family issues, the Cohen Children’s staﬀ cared for these very vulnerable patients in ways that can only be described as heroic. I am so proud of their achievements.” Below are Cohen Children’s pediatric specialties, as ranked by US News: Cancer: 30th* Diabetes and Endocrinology: 27th Gastroenterology/GI Surgery: 39th Neonatal Care: 32nd* Nephrology: 32nd Neurology/Neurosurgery: 21st Orthopedics: 26th Pulmonology: 24th* Urology: 18th * Denotes tie

When schools on Long Island reopened in the fall, the list of supplies needed to operate preschool programs looked a little different. In addition to construction paper, glue sticks and crayons, supplies for this school year included disposable masks, hand sanitizer and gallons of heavy-duty disinfectant. Ceiling filters were upgraded, air purifiers were installed, and school policies were modified and changed in accordance with the latest New York state guidelines for the re-opening of schools. When Jen Schiffer, the then-new director of the Early Childhood Center at Temple Beth Sholom, assumed control of the program, parental anxiety was at an all-time high, and enrollment numbers were down. Bringing in new leadership amidst a global pandemic was a challenge in itself. The prevailing emotions were anxiety and fear. “The health, safety and wellness of every student and teacher was, and remains my number one priority. They are all my family,” said Schiffer. Because non-essential visitors to childcare programs were prohibited under the new guidance, new pick-up and drop-off procedures needed to be clearly outlined and followed. Temperature checks and daily health screenings became part of the daily routine. “There was so much uncertainty about COVID-19 back in September. I don’t think any of us felt 100 percent comfortable opening school, however, we knew the children needed one another, and we needed to do what we love – to teach,” Schiffer shared. The Early Childhood Center staff painstakingly prepared “To Go” bags for every child in the school, filled with art supplies and activities that parents would be asked to pick up outside the school building in the event that the school needed to be shut down again. Much-loved sensory tables filled with sand and toys were removed from classrooms, play dough orders canceled, and classroom spaces needed to be reimagined to maximize social distancing. Basic early childhood concepts such as sharing, helping friends, and even high-fives and hugs, were replaced with new rules and a lot of hand-washing. Time outside on the playground was cut short so that the equipment could be sanitized before the next class. As the updated school policies took hold, and the school remained open for in-person learning, families that had initially chosen not to send their child to preschool this year began making phone calls. Temple Beth Sholom Early Childhood Center was ready to welcome these children and their families when they were ready. Fast forward to last Friday, June 11th 2021. Enrollment numbers have more than doubled

Diane Rudman, pre-kindergarten teacher at Temple Beth Sholom, presents preschool diploma to 5-year old Yonah Sakhaee at the preschool since the start of the school year, the “To-Go” bags have been dissembled, and Pre-Kindergarten graduates were lined up for their reimagined parking lot Moving Up ceremony. While the number of COVID-19 cases in Nassau county continues to decline, childcare programs like the one at Temple Beth Sholom continue to remain cautious, maintain the same health and safety policies that have kept the school doors open all year. This year’s Moving Up ceremony, traditionally held inside the synagogue was moved outdoors the temple parking lot. Attendance was limited, and seating was spaced out and separated by class in order to maintain social distancing. Families were reminded to be mindful when removing masks for pictures. In spite of the new location and plan, the overall feeling in the air was a mixture of emotions – jubilation, relief, gratitude, love and pride. As the pre-kindergarten children made their way out of the school building and into the parking lot, proudly wearing their homemade caps and blue gowns, their faces were pure joy. The smiles and tears beaming from the faces of the parents and families were priceless. The 2020-2021 school year will be one for the history books. The adopted school motto this year at Temple Beth Sholom’s Early Childhood Center was “We Can Do Hard Things” The staﬀ, students and their families at the school did just that – some really hard things. The Pre-Kindergarten class of 2021 will move up to Kindergarten armed with the confidence and ability to face any challenge that comes their way.

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Town hosts Pride Day flag raising ceremony The Town of North Hempstead celebrated Pride Month on Wednesday, June 9 in front of Town Hall. Town officials were joined by New York State Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul and President

and CEO of the LGBT Network David Kilmnick. “We are so proud to be hosting the first Pride Day flag-raising ceremony at Town Hall,” said North Hempstead

Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth. “North Hempstead is a community that fully embraces our diversity and inclusion for all. By raising the Pride flag, we are not

only celebrating Pride Month, but also recognizing the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals have had on history.

N. Hempstead celebrates Pollinator Week The Town of North Hempstead has declared June 21 to June 27 as Pollinator Week. This annual event is celebrated internationally to support pollinator health and advocate for the protection of these important species. “Pollinators play an invaluable role in maintaining a healthy and resilient ecosystem, and the Town is dedicated to bringing attention to pollinators both here in North Hempstead and throughout our country,”

said North Hempstead Town Supervisor Bosworth. “These creatures are so important to our daily lives, and we are proud to celebrate Pollinator Week in an eﬀort to further support their habitats.” The town first took the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge in 2018 and has been carrying out actions each year to help monarchs and other pollinators. Eﬀorts have included the creation of pollinator gardens in town parks, encourag-

ing residential native plant gardens through a native plant rebate program, public education, and participating in community science research projects focused on pollinators. This year the town has also created a Pollinator Pledge, which allows any property owner (including residents, businesses, schools, non-profits, and places of worship) that maintains a landscape, to pledge to carry out practices that benefit pollinators and the environment. This includes reducing or

eliminating pesticide use, planting native plants, and managing invasive species. Any individual or organization who takes the pledge will receive a digital certificate of appreciation from the Town. To view the Pollinator Week Proclamation or to learn more about how you can help pollinators and take the Pollinator Pledge visit: [northhempsteadny.gov/pollinators%20]northhempsteadny.gov/pollinators

Town, L.I. Nets to host basketball clinics The Town of North Hempstead has announced it will once again partner with the Long Island Nets to host five free basketball clinics throughout the Town this summer. “The Long Island Nets continue to be truly wonderful partners to us here at the Town of North Hempstead,” said North Hempstead Town Supervisor Bosworth. “We are extremely appreciative of their passion for and dedication to our children and families, and I thank them for once again hosting what has turned into an incredibly popular series of basketball

clinics. It is our hope that our children will take advantage of all that the Long Island Nets have to oﬀer.” Clinics are designed for children, pre-registration is required, and attendees must be residents of the Town of North Hempstead. Clinics will include: Saturday, June 12 from 11:30 to 1 p.m. at the “Yes We Can” Community Center (141 Garden Street, Westbury) a clinic for children ages 6-13. Saturday, June 12 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the “Yes We Can” Com-

munity Center (141 Garden Street, Westbury) a NETS-FIT event for children ages 13-17. Saturday, June 26 at 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Petrus Park (1390 Port Washington Blvd, Port Washington) for children ages 6-13. Rain date: Sunday, June 27 Saturday, July 24 at 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Broadway Park (151 Broadway, Garden City Park) for children ages 6-13. Rain date: Sunday, July 25 Friday, August 13 at 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Whitney Pond Park (981 Northern Boulevard, Manhasset) for children

ages 6-13. Rain date: Saturday, August 14 Date to be announced (check the Town’s website) September 2021 at Donald Street Park (Donald Street, Roslyn) for children ages 6-13. Space is limited. All basketball clinic participants will be required to follow New York State Guidelines for Sports and Recreation. The Town will be re-evaluating safety guidelines through the summer as safety restrictions are subject to change. To register for the clinic, please visitLongIslandNets.com

Chamber to host ‘Manhasset Al Fresco’ The Manhasset Chamber of Commerce will be hosting “Manhasset Al Fresco,” a series of evenings out on the town for outdoor dining, shopping and live entertainment on Plandome Road. The event will allow for road closures for pedestrians and outdoor dining on Plandome Road and is scheduled to take place on Sundays from 3:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. beginning June 27, alternating every other week between South Plandome Road and North Plandome Road. The kickoff night will encompass businesses on South Plandome Road, with the following event featuring businesses on North Plandome Road. South Plandome Road will be closed to traffic from Park Avenue to Dennis Street on Sunday June 27, July 25, Aug 22, and Sept 26. North Plandome Road will be closed to traffic from Hillside Avenue to Colonial Parkway on Sunday July 11, Aug 8, Sep 12 and Oct 10. To add to the festivities, there will be entertainment and appearances by local talent, in addition to the outdoor dining and shopping. The Manhasset community is invited

Join us for outdoor dining, shopping and live entertainment on Plandome Road to stroll on Plandome Road in a safe and festive atmosphere. Attendees are asked to follow current CDC guidelines during the events and to maintain proper distance while enjoying a night on the town. Manhasset Al Fresco is sponsored in part by the Town of North Hempstead’s

Lift Up Local initiative to support local businesses following the coronavirus. The program’s event sponsors are Americana Manhasset, Manhasset Dental, Herb & Olive Marketa, Adelina Salon Boutique, Daniel Dale Sotheby’s, International Realty, Traci Conway Clinton Team

of Compass, AKT Manhasset, and Gift of Life International. Its supporting sponsors are ProMet Physical Therapy, Greens Irish Pub, Mosquito Hunters of Northern Nassau, Buttercooky Bakery, Julia Day Spa, Pluckd Studio, John Paterno Inc, Home Run Electric, Moves and Motions School of Dance/Enchanted Parties, Manhasset Cinemas, Douglas Elliman Real Estate. Filming and broadcasting by North Shore TV Long Island. Manhasset Al Fresco is also made possible by the assistance of Shop Manhasset and the cooperation of the Council of Greater Manhasset Civic Association, Nassau County Police District, and the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department. The event is hosted by The Manhasset Chamber of Commerce, who’s mission is to enhance the economic vitality and quality of life of our community and to promote the general welfare and prosperity of its member businesses. Questions can be directed to Antonietta Manzi at shopmanhasset@gmail.com. Visit https://sites.google.com/view/ shopmanhasset for event details.

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Mike Fink Licensed Associate Broker

193 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, NY 11596

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Office: 516-743-9953 | Cell: 516-647-3737 | mfink@bhhslaffey.com

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