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Dentist charged with drugs for sex Fed prosecutors indict Dr. Barry Arnold of W.P. BY B R A N D ON DUFFY A dentist from Williston Park was arrested and charged by federal prosecutors with exchanging prescription opioids with women for sex. Last Thursday federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment that charges the dentist, Dr. Barry Arnold, 70, with writing illegal prescriptions for oxycodone, a schedule II controlled substance, and Xanax, a schedule IV controlled substance. Arnold pleaded not guilty, according to Newsday.

In a news release, the U.S. attorney’s oﬃce for the Eastern District of New York asserted that Arnold, who operated a practice in Valley Stream, exchanged the prescriptions for sexual acts with drug-addicted women. A grand jury charged Arnold, who was arrested Aug. 25, with 28 counts of distribution of controlled substances. The Department of Justice said that if convicted he faces up to 20 years in prison. According to Newsday, U.S. Magistrate Judge James Wicks ordered Arnold released

on a $200,000 bond to home detention with electronic monitoring. In addition, the dentist must release his DEA registration for prescribing controlled substances, stop performing oral surgery and stop administering nitrous oxide but can still practice, according to the newspaper. The alleged crimes occurred from 2016 to 2020, when Arnold would engage in the acts with women at his former Lynbrook oﬃce, his current dental oﬃce in Valley Stream or his Williston Park Continued on Page 44

Protesters demand justice at 3rd Precinct PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WHEATLEY SCHOOL

Students in the Wheatley School class of 2022 gathered on the athletic fields at 5:50 a.m. to watch the sunrise on the first morning of their senior year of school.

Attendees up in arms over 19-year-old’s death last year BY B R A N D ON DUFFY Protesters gathered Sunday afternoon at the Nassau County Police Department 3rd Precinct’s headquarters in Williston Park to call for justice for Matthew Felix, 19, who was killed by Nassau County police oﬃcers in February 2020.

The rally, organized by the Long Island Party for Socialism and Liberation, called for Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder to be removed, as well as all officers involved in the shooting. According to an Instagram video from the page “longislandactivists,” a woman holding a megaphone said, “We’re out here today to demand

justice for Matthew Felix, a young man who was not even 20 years old.” She continued, “Who was murdered by the Nassau County police, by police oﬃcers right here in this precinct. We’re out here so they can hear our voices, so they know the community is watching and isn’t going to go in siContinued on Page 35

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EWSD trustees okay More than 1M with at least one vaccination mask mandate for all County leads state with 87.7% jabbed

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East Williston’s Board of Education has mandated masks for all individuals this upcoming school year. BY B R A N D ON DUFFY The East Williston Board of Education is mandating masks for students and adults for this school year. The board approved a district safety plan for dealing with the coronavirus at a meeting on Friday that followed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s announcement that masks would be required at all school districts statewide. Neighboring school districts previously implemented similar provisions before Hochul’s initiative. Safety measures for the district are posted on its website and include information on social distance, contact tracing and quarantine. The reopening plan for schools, which began classes Tuesday, said, “the East Williston School District Plan looks to the recommendations of the New York State Department of Education Health and Safety Guide for the 2021-2022 School Year issued in

August 2021. The NYSED Guide is compiled based on the CDC’s Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools and the American Academy of Pediatrics’ COVID-19 Guidance for Safe Schools.” During the public comment period, two speakers said they opposed masks. Resident Lynn Klein said masks are not eﬀective and do not follow the science. “The right to unrestricted breathing, the right to be recognized, the right to display and express one’s face are basic human rights,” she said. “I’m not anti-science for not wanting my son to wear a mask all day,” she continued. “Anti-science would be reading the label on a box of these masks that says, ‘does not protect against viral infections,’ and still have him wear one.” President Mark Kamberg said the district is adhering to recommendations by higher authorities in the state. “The district has made a decision to follow the guidance of the New York State Department of

Health as well as the CDC,” said Kamberg. “That’s why there is a mask ruling in place.” Hochul, who replaced Andrew Cuomo after his resignation, said Aug. 24 at a news conference: “My number one priority is getting children back to school and protecting the environment so they can learn safely. I am immediately directing the Department of Health to institute universal masking for anyone entering our schools.” Hochul said the state will use $335 million in federal funds to launch a program that will provide coronavirus testing in each school district. Hochul also advocated for teachers and staﬀ members to be vaccinated, but aims to arrange weekly testing for those not vaccinated. Teachers and staﬀ members in New York City public schools are required to be vaccinated against the coronavirus vaccine, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Aug. 23. Roughly 148,000 school employees will be required by the city to have at least a first dose by Sept. 27.

BY R OB E RT PELAEZ With concerns about the delta variant of the coronavirus growing, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced on Monday that more than one million residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine. As of Wednesday, 1,003,201 Nassau residents had received at least their first dose of the vaccine, with 906,234 having a completed vaccination series, according to figures from the state Health Department. Although Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn have inoculated more people, Nassau has the highest percentage of adults who have received at least one shot in the state, 87.7. The percentage is also the third highest in the nation, according to statistics. Including children, nearly 74 percent of Nassau’s total population, listed on the Health Department’s website as 1,358,343, have received at least one vaccine dose, according to the fig-

ures. “Today we’ve reached another major milestone in our collective eﬀort to defeat COVID-19: one million Nassau residents have now received at least one dose of the life-saving vaccine,” Curran said in a statement Monday. “Nassau County has the highest adult vaccination rate in New York State and the third highest in the United States and we’re committed to keeping up our momentum.” The state Health Department, which also breaks down vaccination rates by ZIP code, found that the 11042 ZIP code of New Hyde Park continues to have the lowest rate at 21.7 percent of people vaccinated. That area, however, consists primarily of businesses south of Northern State Parkway and along Marcus Avenue. The next lowest vaccination rate on the North Shore is the 67.8 percent in the 11024 ZIP code of the Great Neck peninsula, made up by the Village of Kings Point. The next lowest Continued on Page 44

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Herricks trustees OK mask mandate Join other ed boards in complying with order from Gov. Hochul for dealing with COVID BY B R A N D ON DUFFY The Herricks Board of Education adopted COVID-19 prevention protocols last Thursday night that include masks for all individuals. The mandate is part of the school reopening plan, created by Superintendent Fino M. Celano, and follows the mask mandate Gov. Kathy Hochul instituted for school districts statewide. The reopening plan for schools, which began classes Tuesday, is posted on the district website and says, “The district continues to derive guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the New York State Department of Health, and the New York State Education Department (SED) to ensure all our students and staﬀ return safely to in-person learning and teaching.” Herricks’ adoption follows neighboring school districts that have initiated mask mandates.

ately directing the Department of Health to institute universal masking for anyone entering our schools.” Hochul said the state will use $335 million in federal funds to launch a program that will provide coronavirus testing in each school district. She also advocated for teachers and staff members to be vaccinated, but aims to arrange weekly testing for those not vaccinated. According to CDC guidelines, a close contact is defined as someone who was within six feet of an infected individual for at least 15 minutes over a 24hour period, two days after the illness began. Any individual in PHOTO BY BRANDON DUFFY close contact with someone infected is required to stay home The Herricks Board of Education mandated masks a few days after Gov. Kathy Hochul’s for 10 days after exposure. similar initiative. Teachers and staff members in New York City public Also included in the reopen- ents should check your child’s Hochul, who replaced Andrew schools are required to be vacCuomo after his resignation, cinated against the coronavirus ing plan are provisions for social temperature daily.” There was no public com- said at a news conference: “My vaccine, Mayor Bill de Blasio distancing, transportation and ment from the audience when number one priority is getting announced Aug. 23. Roughly contact tracing. “Random temperature given the chance to speak dur- children back to school and pro- 148,000 school employees will tecting the environment so they be required by the city to have checks will occur for students ing the meeting. Last Tuesday, Gov. Kathy can learn safely. I am immedi- at least a first dose by Sept. 27. and staff,” the plan says. “Par-

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COVID death count rises 12K in state Hochul adopts CDC method that includes mortality outside hospitals and nursing homes BY R OB E RT PELAEZ

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced last week that 12,000 more New Yorkers suffered coronavirusrelated deaths than previously reported by Andrew Cuomo’s administration. In her first day in office, Hochul continued Cuomo’s trend of frequent updates tracking the spread of the coronavirus. The statistics she provided last Tuesday indicated that almost 55,400 people have suffered virus-related deaths in the state, an increase of more than 12,000 from Cuomo’s updated figures from just a day before. The disparity was due to Cuomo’s figures not including deaths accounted for by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, rather than ones accounted for solely by state health care facilities. The CDC counts deaths presumed to be caused by the virus along with ones in homes, prisons and hospice facilities. Hochul, who also called for a mask mandate for public school districts throughout the state last

week, said in an NPR interview that her experience as lieutenant governor during the early stages of the pandemic allows her to make decisions that are best for New Yorkers. “I was literally embedded with the local health officials and county executives in upstate New York, so I know how scary this is and what people went through and I have a different approach,” Hochul said in the interview. “We were successful last year, but also as we see this resurgence I’m going to be doing more to empower local government officials who spend all their days training for this, the local health departments, the emergency management individuals who know how to get vaccines out.” Cuomo, along with top aides in his administration, reportedly withheld last year the total number of nursing home patients who died as a result of the coronavirus, according to multiple reports. Investigative reports from The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times cited documents and interviews with six people who had “direct knowledge” of discus-

top aides, including Melissa DeRosa, then secretary to the governor, allegedly urged Health Department officials to omit the total figures so that the report would only show residents who physically died in a nursing home, rather than nursing home residents who were transported to a local hospital and died there. According to The Times, the 9,000 figure was dropped. In January, state Attorney General Letitia James announced that an investigation into the PHOTO COURTESY OF Health Department revealed coroWIKIMEDIA COMMONS navirus deaths of nursing home residents had been undercounted. More than 12,000 coronaviJames said in a statement rus-related deaths through- on Jan. 28 that her office had out New York were revealed been investigating nursing homes by statistics from Gov. Kathy throughout the state “based on allegations of patient neglect and Hochul last week. other concerning conduct that sions with Cuomo and state health may have jeopardized the health officials about the numbers. and safety of residents and emMore than 9,000 nursing ployees,” received as early as home residents in New York had March 2020 and numbering more died from coronavirus, according than 900 since November. More to a draft report last July from the than 20 nursing homes were unstate’s Department of Health, ac- der investigation as a result, according to the articles. cording to James. But Cuomo and some of his Efforts to reach a representa-

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The median price in July for all homes sold on Long Island and in Queens was $595,000, a 21.3 percent increase from last year’s $490,556, according to statistics provided by OneKey Multiple Listing Service. Monthly closed sales activity saw a sharp upswing to 4,071 properties in July from 2,546 in July 2020, a staggering 59.9 percent jump. For Nassau County, median prices of single-family and multifamily houses sold in July were over

$129,000 higher than in July 2020. According to the statistics, the median sales price for these homes in July was $694,125, an increase from $660,000 in June, and an increase from $565,000 in July 2020. The figure is also an increase from $555,000 in July 2019. More than 1,200 such properties were sold in July, a major increase from 783 sold the same month last year, a figure most likely aﬀected by COVID-19’s restrictions on open houses. In July 2019, 1,177 of the properties were sold in the county,

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Port studying how resources provided Hynes says ‘forensic audit’ of district intended to remove disparities between groups BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Port Washington School Superintendent Michael Hynes said the school district will look at ways to diversify its curriculums to better serve students, according to a Newsday report. Hynes told Newsday the district is working with New York University’s Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools to conduct a “forensic audit” on potential improvements to student education. The goal of the partnership, he said, is “to understand why certain populations of our students are not excelling and in fact maybe not getting the resources they need,” according to Newsday. Hynes told the newspaper that it is not out of the realm of possibilities for the district to conduct a “similar analysis of what and how teachers teach.” Eﬀorts to reach Hynes or representatives of other school districts for comment were unavailing. According to statistics from the state Education Department, the district was made up of 5,356 students as of 2020. Out of that total, 87 were Black or African-American, 1,080 were Hispanic or Latino, 603 were Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, 168 were multiracial, and 3,459 were white.

Island, focused on the state’s Board of Regents expressing the need to incorporate lessons on the roles that racism and bigotry play in America. After the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer last year, the Regents called for school districts to explore opportunities where issues such as racism could be addressed with students in the classroom. The guidance, released in May, focuses on the imperative “to remove the inequities that stand in the way of success for whole segments of New York’s student population,” according to the board’s policy statement. By engaging diverse families, communities and workforces, the board’s goal is to have school districts throughout the state incorporate education centered around the issues still prevalent in today’s world. “School and district leaders, teachSCREENCAP BY ROSE WELDON ers, staff, students, and parents are working to create school communities Port Washington Superintendent Michael Hynes told Newsday that the that are more diverse, more equitable, school district is conducting a “forensic audit” on how education and reand more inclusive than ever before,” sources are provided to a diverse group of students. New York Education Department Chancellor Lester W. Young Jr. said in a letA total of 394, or 93 percent, of the or Latino students graduated. Gradua- ter to the board in May. “But more work 423 eligible high school students in the tion rates were not provided for the 11 remains, and the Board of Regents and district graduated in 2020. A total of Black or African-American and the two the State Education Department are committed to supporting schools and 38 students who were Asian or Native multiracial students. The Newsday article, which included districts in their efforts to lift up all stuHawaiian/Other Pacific Islander of 44 graduated. A total of 75 of 91 Hispanic input from other school districts on Long dents.”

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Durst laughs during murder trial Man who allegedly killed NHP native Kathleen McCormack says he is ‘autistic, not normal’ BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y Robert Durst, the heir to the Durst Organization, a multimillion-dollar real estate group based in Manhattan, was acquitted in 2001 in the murder of Morris Black. Durst has long claimed that before killing his elderly neighbor in Galveston, Texas, and dismembering his body with an ax and bone saw, he drank an entire bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey. On Monday, during his testimony in his trial for the murder of Susan Berman, he laughed about it to prosecutors. According to the New York Daily News, Durst, 78, testified that he weighed 150 pounds when he drank the entire bottle of whiskey before Black’s murder, which he claimed was self-defense. Prosecutors raised questions about the likelihood of drinking that much alcohol before killing someone, chopping his body up and traveling to a nearby bay to dump the remains. Durst then responded with what the report describes as an “awkward giggle” before saying to the jury, “That is my testimony.” The Monday testimony follows what appears to be Durst’s new line of defense. According to the Daily News, Durst said

Robert Durst faces the death penalty if convicted of the alleged crimes he committed over two decades ago.

when she was missing. In 2003, during the Morris Black trial, he was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome. The Scarsdale native is on trial for the alleged murder of his friend Berman. The journalist was found dead in 2000 on Christmas Eve in what appeared to be an execution-style murder with a handgun in her Los Angeles home. Prosecutors claim Durst first murdered McCormack, who was looking to divorce him, then shot Berman to cover his tracks. Kathie McCormack disappeared on Jan. 31, 1982; her body was never found. Thirty-six 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 Andrew Jarecki, Durst, upon being confronted with new evidence in the murder of Berman, mutters to himself in the bathroom, “What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course.” If convicted, Durst would be eligible for the death penalty. Eﬀorts to reach the McCormack family were unavailing.

last week he is “autistic and not normal” when prosecutors asked why he

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N. Shore areas reveal plans for Sept. 11

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North Shore areas unveiled their plans for various remembrance and memorial ceremonies for the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11. BY R OB E RT PELAEZ As the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks against the World Trade Center nears, North Shore municipalities are preparing to host memorial services and ceremonies to honor

first responders and remember those who perished. Justin Sachmechi, chief of the Great Neck Vigilant Fire Department, said a brief ceremony will be held on the ramp of the firehouse at 83 Cuttermill Road beginning at 9 a.m. on Sept. 11. Afterward, first responders will

line up and march to Jonathan Ielpi Firefighters Park on Grace Avenue, where another ceremony, roughly 30 minutes long, will be held. Ielpi’s life was one of hundreds throughout Nassau County that was taken by the terrorist acts nearly 20 years ago. Sach-

mechi said a few members of the Fire Department are putting together a display case to honor their fallen member. Ielpi’s memory is also kept intact by his No. 16 high school hockey jersey being hung from the Saddle Rock Bridge, where the view of the city skyline is straight ahead. Sachmechi said a member from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy will play taps at Ielpi Park. The march to the park, he said, will feature an escort by members of the Nassau County Firefighters Pipes and Drums group. The Village of Williston Park will holding its “Night of Remembrance” at 4 p.m. on Sept. 11 at the Memorial Garden in Kelleher Field at 198 Yale St. The village has hosted this event annually since 2008, and it is organized by residents Bill Darmstadt, John Hogan, Kevin Kelly, Chris Paggi and Mike Tavernite. There will be comments from Mayor Paul Ehrbar, dignitaries and the organizers. Additionally, names of all Williston Park and East Williston residents who perished on Sept. 11, 2001, will be read.

The Village of Manorhaven is hosting a Sept. 11 memorial ceremony, according to a news release. Clergy members will lead the audience in prayer, select speakers will say a few words and there will be a gun salute from local veterans. Attendees expected to join including Mayor Jim Avena and the Board of Trustees, among others. Village officials said residents are also welcome to visit the 9/11 Memorial Garden. The event begins at 10 a.m. on Sept. 11. The Village of Floral Park also announced that it will host a memorial service at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 11 at the Relic Memorial in front of Village Hall. Last year, the village held an hourlong ceremony where officials read the names of 11 residents who perished in the attacks. The New Hyde Park Fire Department will conduct a memorial observance at its headquarters on Sept. 12 at 12:45 p.m. Officials from the Village of Mineola said they will host a solemn remembrance ceremony at the Memorial Park AmphitheContinued on Page 35

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Port’s Sal ‘The Ghost’ DeFeo dies at 94 Longtime resident gained fame as a lover and renowned seller of motorcycles BY R OB E RT PELAEZ

Port Washington resident Salvatore “Sal” DeFeo, a lover and renowned seller of motorcycles, died at 94 on Aug. 19. DeFeo, nicknamed “The Ghost” after the speed he used to avoid police on his white Harley-Davidson motorcycle, was born on May 14, 1927, in Port Washington. After graduating from Schreiber High School, DeFeo was drafted into the U.S. Army in August 1945 during World War II. After completing his basic training in South Carolina, DeFeo was shipped to Europe where he was stationed in France, Belgium and Germany before being honorably discharged in April 1947. As a teenager, he repaired and sold motorcycles out of his garage before incorporating his nickname when he opened Ghost Motorcycles in 1950. Aside from motorcycle enthusiasts, competitive bikers and mechanics, the store attracted some big-time names to come check out what DeFeo had to oﬀer.

2000, it was DeFeo’s interactions with customers and members of the community that his son Robert remembers fondly. “He was just really good to people,” Robert said in an interview. “He never judged anybody. If somebody had a problem with drugs or drinking, he would try to help them. He wouldn’t say they screwed up.” DeFeo’s nephew Anthony Scaramucci, who briefly served as the communications director for former President Donald Trump, reflected on DeFeo’s life in a tweet. “Veteran, Entrepreneur, Motorcycle enthusiast, son, brother, father, grandfather, great-grandfather. A force of nature. We all learned not to take any bulls—t from him. Live without fear,” he PHOTO COURTESY OF ROBERT DEFEO tweeted. DeFeo’s status in Port WashLongtime Port Washington resident Sal DeFeo died at 94 on ington did not go unnoticed, as displayed by the procession of Aug. 19. motorcycles from Fairchild Sons “Celebrities from Billy Joel motorcycles on display,” DeFeo’s funeral chapel to St. Peter of Alto Alan Jackson would frequent son Salvatore Jr. “Sonny” said. cantara Roman Catholic Church the shop just for a chance to rub While Ghost Motorcycles of- during the funeral Mass last elbows with Sal and enjoy the fered a wide variety of motorcy- Wednesday. array of new, vintage and unique cles for 50 years before closing in Jay Corn, vice president of

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the Great Neck Plaza Business Improvement District, said DeFeo sold him his first bike, a 50cc Ducati, when he was just 14. “I rode [the bike] all over with a miniature N.Y. State license plate from a Kellogg cereal box. He complimented me on my ingenuity, and we became good friends. I would stop to say hello and never walked away without a smile on my face.” In 2014, DeFeo was chosen by the VFW Henderson-Marino Post 1819 to be the grand marshal for the area’s Memorial Day Parade. Robert said being selected to lead the parade meant the world to his father. Post Commander John Baptisto Fiore said he was taken aback by the loss of DeFeo. “I consider myself so proud to have known Sal DeFeo,” Fiore said in an interview. “My only regret is that I didn’t know him longer.” DeFeo is survived by Robert, Salvatore Jr., his other son, Christopher, daughters Susan Oldford and Sally-Ann Witcomb, and 12 grandchildren.

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Opinion

OUR VIEWS

N.Y. as a shining city on the hill

s uplifting images appeared of Afghan families arriving in this county amid searing images of those left behind, we were gratified to see New York’s Kathy Hochul invite them to our state. “New York is stepping up to once again serve as a beacon of hope and refuge,” the newly minted governor said. “The richness of culture and community that refugees and immigrants bring to our state is beyond measure, and the message to the world in no uncertain terms is that our state is committed to helping those who seek shelter on our shores.” We agree. Hochul was joined by both Republican and Democratic governors in inviting those who assisted the United States in its 20-year war and their families, who now face physical threats and, in the case of women, subjugation from the Taliban at home. This is in keeping with the message inscribed on Lady Liberty in New York Harbor, President Reagan’s farewell message about America as a “shining city on the hill” and many other words in praise of the vision of America as a nation of immigrants. Not that this vision is shared by everyone – even when it comes to Afghans who supported the men and women in our armed forces. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) tweeted that “we should rescue Afghans who’ve assisted the U.S. military, but they should go to a neutral, safe third country. They should NOT come to US w/o a FULL security vetting.” Who this neutral and safe third county is Cruz does not say, but shouldn’t the United States be the first place to send the immigrants since they were support-

ing our soldiers? Besides, Cruz knows that those immigrants coming have already been vigorously screened. This is nothing new. Immigrants seeking to flee death and violence have often faced similar objections as when a ship carrying 937 Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution in 1939 was turned away from Cuba and denied entry to the United States and Canada. So we are not surprised. The Afghan immigrants are no doubt a special case and we should oﬀer safe haven to anyone who worked with us. We also wish that we could take in all those fleeing violence, poverty, an absence of freedom – the huddled masses of Emma Lazarus’ poem on the Statue of Liberty. That is something that we offered until as late as the 1920s when immigration laws were enacted to restrict newcomers. But as President Joe Biden noted, the number of Afghans likely to want to come to the United States would be in the millions – something this country would no longer permit. And what about people from other countries fleeing violence, poverty and an absence of freedom? Their opportunities are now greatly limited, particularly by a Republican Party that has built its political fortunes on anti-immigrant sentiments aimed especially at brown-skinned people at the southern border. It is true that this country must be able to control its own borders. But it is also true that many in Mexico and Central America face economic hardship as well as threats to their safety. And even leaving aside our

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image as a beacon of hope, there is a practical consideration to the question of how many immigrants we welcome to our shores and who gets to select them. The recently released census numbers show that over the past decade the United States grew at the second slowest rate since the government started counting in 1790, a change driven by a declining birthrate and a slowdown in immigration. These census numbers also highlight the continuation of a long-running trend in which the South and the West gain population – and the congressional representation that comes with it – at the expense of the Northeast and Midwest. New York state’s loss will be one congressional seat. But Long Island’s population increased 3.1 percent, with Nassau gaining 4.2 percent and Suffolk County 2.2 percent despite a decrease in the number of whites living here. The reason? A large gain in Hispanics and Asians. Minorities now make up 42.2 percent of Nassau County’s population and 36.6 percent of Suﬀolk County’s. Although not all Hispanics or Asians are immigrants, many are and that – despite the rhetoric – is a good thing. Statistically, immigrants – legal

and otherwise – are more entrepreneurial, less likely to have children out of wedlock and commit fewer crimes than native-born Americans. They are also more likely to appreciate the freedom and opportunity in this country. It is hard to find someone more motivated than a person who was willing to give up everything to find opportunity somewhere else. And immigrants comprise a pool of employees at a time when labor shortages weigh heavily on many industries. This inhibits business growth. But the census shows that 39 ofNew York’s 62counties lost population, even as the state’s overall population increased modestly by about 4 percent. New York followed decadeslong national trends of people moving to cities. More than half of all U.S. counties lost population, whereas about 80 percent of metropolitan areas grew, census officials said. All of New York City’s boroughs showed population gains with Brooklyn leading the city and state with an increase of 9.7 percent, adding more than 230,000 people for a final count of 2.7 million. Meanwhile, rural counties upstate and in western New York con-

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tinued to lose population – as have rural areas across the country. Immigration could oﬀer a solution to the decline in population upstate and in western New York as well as the drop in tax collections. But it would require common sense – something that is often in short supply when it comes to immigration – and a couple of changes. The first would be quotas, which is in the hands of the federal government. If the federal government would allocate – and possibly raise – quotas on how many people could immigrate into the country by state, those states that are antiimmigrant could take in fewer. And those seeking more people could take in more with their immigration status predicated on their working in that state. Those states taking in more immigrants could then incentivize new arrivals for places in the state suﬀering from population declines or labor shortages. Or not. Afghans who worked alongside Americans would be in the front of the line. But other immigrants seeking the safety and opportunity that has attracted newcomers to our shores for generations should also be welcomed. At least in the places that appreciate what immigrants bring.

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KREMER’S CORNER

Remembering Rod Gilbert, Mr. Ranger

nlike some of my children and grandchildren, I am not a rabid hockey fan. I root for the Islanders and the Rangers to win because they are a family favorite. But I got to learn a lot about hockey over the years from Mr. Ranger, the beloved Rod Gilbert. My first brief contact with Rod dates back to the early 1970’s when the Rangers practiced in the Long Beach arena. It is only in recent years that I got to know and love this man, who has sadly just passed away. If you happened to have been lucky enough to spend some time with Rod, you would never have known from a simple conversation how great a sports star Rod Gilbert was. Over 18 seasons he scored 406 goals and 615 assists for a total of 1,021 points in 1,065 games. He was second only to Gordie Howe. His No. 7 jersey became the first number ever to be retired

and was raised to the Madison Square Garden rafters in 1979. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982. But rather than dwell on his hockey fame, I prefer to talk about Rod Gilbert, the warmhearted and charismatic friend to all. There are few people who could light up a room the way Rod did. His bright smile and happy warrior personality made you feel special. His stories about hockey and his never-ending cascade of jokes would make you feel warm on the coldest of days. He was just a nice guy who happened to be one of the game’s greatest. I could tell quite a few Rod stories, as I was lucky enough to be in his presence on many occasions. But one or two stand out. On a July evening, my wife Suzan and I joined Rod and his wife Judy for dinner on Shelter

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Island. A few minutes after we sat down, a man at a neighboring table walked over with his young son and asked if he could say hello to Rod. He explained to the boy that when he was a young kid he was introduced to Rod and how kind and gracious Rod had been to him. That was the end of our brief encounter or so we thought. When it came time to get the

dinner check, it didn’t come. We asked for the check a few times and finally the waiter advised us that the grateful father at the adjoining table had picked up the check. Both Rod and I were in shock, but I was less surprised. Wherever Rod went there was always an adoring fan waiting to salute him and say thank you for all he did for the sport and for what he meant to thousands of hockey fans. My parting good night to Rod was to ask where he was going to have dinner next, so I could benefit from another adoring hockey enthusiast. On another occasion, I visited Rod at his apartment in Manhattan to say hello to a few friends. When I walked into the room, there were some familiar faces but I wasn’t sure who they were. It turned out that one of them was David Cone, the great Yankee pitcher of no-hit fame. To be with Rod was to be

surrounded by sports greats of all types, all of whom idolized him. The Rod Gilbert story was not an easy ride to fame. He had two dramatic injuries and went through two spinal fusion surgeries. Either one of these calamities would have forced a player into immediate retirement but not Rod. He continued to play until his retirement at age 36. But that was just the beginning. Over the next four decades he devoted his time to his beloved Rangers and the Ronald McDonald House as well as other charities. It is hard to say goodbye to Rod Gilbert. There are not enough words to describe how unique this loving guy with the Canadian accent was. But I consider myself genuinely lucky to have befriended him and to have felt his warm embrace. He is truly one of the most unforgettable people I have ever known.

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

It’s not exactly a gift of gab we’re talking about

id you ever say something in jest, blurting out the first words that came into your head only to realize too late that they were eerily on target? I seem to have a gift for this sort of thing — if gift is what you would call it. The first time I noticed this I was preparing for a scan my doctor had requested to see if a tiny surgical procedure might be able to help clear my sinuses. I had been suﬀering from a seemingly endless infection, which had kept me miserable and in pain for months, and which laughed at every course of antibiotics I took. Endoscopes had shown nothing useful, so here I was changing out of my street clothes and putting my glasses away for the MRI machine. Lying down, I felt like a giant gingerbread woman, waiting to be shoved head first into an oven. At the very last moment I sat up. “This is crazy!” I said. “Why am I even here? I need this like I need a hole in the head.”

The attendants all stared at me as I realized that that’s exactly what I was there for. I canceled the test, got dressed and got out of there. Fortunately, with a few more months of various treatments, the infection eventually cleared up. Another example of my, um, gift, occurred most inconveniently at a fancy dinner party in the city. My younger brother was visiting from out of town, so I had taken him to work with me that day before he ended up as my “plus one” at this party. “So what do you do?” someone had asked me. Eager to impress, I listed my recent jobs. “I do freelance production and writing for a wide variety of shows at public television station WNET/13,” I said. “Some of it’s for local air, but mostly it’s national, for news and documentaries. Some of the time I’m even in the control room, making sure the right things are put on the air.” “What about the beg-athons?” my brother interrupted. “You mean the pledge

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A Look on the Lighter Side breaks?” I said, airily. “Oh, you couldn’t pay me enough to watch those things!” Just then, one look at my brother’s surprised face made me realize that’s exactly what the station did! Worst of all, it hadn’t taken much money to be enough either.

The years went by, and I stayed in the metro area. Still at WNET, I worked my way up the ladder to a full-time position on a national program staﬀ. I had a job I loved; I had a great bunch of friends; and after years of sublets, I had snagged that most important of accomplishments, an apartment of my own, with my name on the lease. Best of all, it was rent-stabilized. People have probably killed for less. But I also had a boyfriend, whose job was somewhere out on Long Island. I couldn’t be bothered with where exactly; all I knew was that the drive took him most of an hour each way. One day he worked up the nerve to suggest that we move to Long Island. That way, he explained, we could be togeth-

er while he also cut significant time oﬀ his commute. I looked at him blankly. “Long Island? You want me to move to Long Island?” I said. I was currently right at the center of the universe. Moreover, I had a geographic objection. “I could never live on an island!” I told him emphatically. “It would give me claustrophobia!” He looked at me, then down at the ground, then up at the World Trade Center’s twin towers, which back then loomed like a mountain range at the southern end of my Greenwich Village street. “You do realize that you’re already living on an island?” he asked me. Darned if he wasn’t right! So, Reader, I married him… and moved to Long Island.

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THE BACK ROAD

Long Island teen voices universal truths

number of pundits have drawn parallels between the U.S. departure from Afghanistan to America’s exit from South Vietnam in 1975. I’ll leave such comparisons to historians to debate. For me, the reference to Vietnam brings to mind an essay that a Long Island teen wrote a decade after the fall of Saigon. Hao Hoang was a participant in a research survey project I organized in 1983-84 that addressed how suburbia’s youth look at the future, with hope or despair. However, before I share Hoang’s essay, I’d like to draw your attention to a more recent survey. The Washington Post just released findings of a national study of 1349 teens (14-18 years old) that they conducted from May 7 through June 15, 2021. The study found that, although teenagers are optimistic about the future, they see political divisions, health costs, racial discrimination and gun violence as the biggest threats to their generation. In contrast, the more modest 1984 survey I conducted polled 277 young people (11-19 years old) living in Westbury and Port Washington, NY. In response to an

open-ended question, “please give us your thoughts about something which concerns you deeply,” a remarkable 34% of the young people wrote about their fear of nuclear war. As a part of the 1984 research, I sought more expansive reflections from teens that might add some depth to their surveyed concerns. The spirit of that eﬀort was no better captured than in an essay by Vietnamese refugee Hao Hoang, a teenager who came to the United States on July 11, 1980. Hoang’s essay was submitted to the Congressional Record on July 23, 1985 by Robert J. Mrazek, a five-term Democratic congressman from New York during the Reagan-Bush years. Hoang’s essay is worth revisiting today. “When I first came to the United States, I was shocked by what I heard about how old people are being treated in this country. I heard that an old man had been dead in his house for a week before his children knew what had happened. Old people are being put in care centers away from their homes. To me, care centers are not homes; Care centers are places where old people are away from their grand-

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children and other loved ones, and they feel rejected by their children. This was not how I used to see old people being treated in my country. “I remember when I was in Viet-Nam every new year, the first person my father took [us] to visit was my dear old grandmother, who was living with my uncle. When all our relatives had arrived, my uncles and aunts, with my parents, each carried a cup of warm tea and walked toward my grandmother. They wished her a long life and good health. Then all her grandchildren, from the eldest to the youngest stood in line; each of us walked toward my grandmother

and wished her a happy new year, and we would say things that lightened her heart. In reply, she wished us a brilliant future and a great career. This was what I used to see and remember. I used to think that being old was so rewarding, and how happy I would be to grow old. “My father had set a fine example to all his children. He had shown that old people like my grandmother need comfort, not loneliness. I will take care of my parents as they had once taken good care of theirs. It won’t be a special thing to do, it will be a normal thing to do. “I want you to take a look at the world around you, it was made especially for you by the contributions of your elders. I want you to feel your heart, the blood that is pumping in your heart is as pure as your parents’. When you were born, a stranger to the world, you were not able to take care of yourself, who took care of you? Now, your parents are old, and unable to support themselves; it’s your chance to take good care of them. It’s not a matter of tradition, it’s a matter of right. Is it right to take care of your own flesh and blood? The answer should naturally be

yes.

“You know, you are the one that will influence the next generation. I want you to set a fine example, to all your children, show them that you care for your parents emotionally and financially, show them you respect them. There may have been some rough times between your parents and you, but when you have finally grown, you should give and forgive. “I know I can do for my family alone, but if all in America set a fine example for their families, there will be no more bitter tears of loneliness. The problem of how to treat old people will be solved, and there will be a diﬀerence in our future. “For every action, there is a reaction. How you treat your parents will be how your children will treat you, and what your parents receive from you will be what you will receive from your children.” The two surveys oﬀer snapshots of young people’s thoughts, opinions and feelings about the present and future across a fourdecade span. When complemented by a narrative like Hao Hoang’s it leads us to deeper and more universal truths that are timeless.

E A R T H M AT T E R S

UN issues dire climate change warning

n 1988 the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Meteorological Organization created the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The IPCC has 195 member countries, which includes the United States and all the other countries in the world today. It serves as the UN’s body for assessing the available science on climate change. The IPCC does not conduct its own research. Through experts selected by the IPCC’s elected bureau of scientists, the IPCC identifies where scientists agree on climate change topics and where more research is needed. The analysis is documented in reports for policymakers. These reports contain conclusions about the implications and potential future risks of climate change. The reports also recommend adaptation and mitigation options. IPCC reports are neutral. They are used as part of international negotiations to tackle climate change. The IPCC is now in its sixth assessment cycle, which has involved releasing several reports beginning in 2018. In early August one part of the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), Climate Change 2021:

The Physical Science Basis, was released.One finding reported in the Summary for Policymakers of AR6 is the confirmation of a finding eight years ago in the Fifth Assessment Report. Repeating the 2013 finding, the IPCC reported with “high confidence” that based on the current body of scientific knowledge, there is a nearly direct relationship between humancaused carbon dioxide emissions and global warming. This is caused by activities that involve burning fossil fuels like coal, gasoline and oil, which release carbon dioxide. Humans have been burning fossil fuels in large quantities since the Industrial Revolution. We continue to do so today by driving cars and trucks as well as most other modes of transportation. Fossil fuels are used in every industry from agriculture through waste management. Even when we’re not burning fossil fuels, we’re producing additional carbon dioxide through land development, destruction of rain forests, disposal of waste and fertilizer use. The evidence establishing that human behavior and activity are causing global warming gets stronger with every IPCC assessment.

LYNN CAPUANO Earth Matters Global warming causes changes to our climate. These are not changes to our day-to-day weather. Climate changes are changes to averaged historical weather patterns like the frequency of major hurricanes, droughts and floods. Higher temperatures change climate by changing ocean temperatures, water movement and evaporation and air movement. Weather is determined by things like ocean temperature, movement and evaporation, so when these things change, our climate, i.e. our average weather patterns over time, changes. Climate change is causing untimely deaths, increased drought,

more fires, sea-level rise, and the list goes on. All of it adds up to a bleak picture for humanity’s future that involves more diﬃcult day-today living for everyone, but especially for those unable to deal with the reality of less food and water available globally.We are literally talking about the end of the world as we know it and we are watching it happen right now. We could do nothing and let the inevitable happen. That would be a terrible, horrific thing to do to our children and other people’s children. Alternatively, we can take measures every day to minimize and reduce our contributions to global warming and climate change. There are plenty of ideas about how to address climate change, but the IPCC’s report makes one thing clear. To address and limit global warming caused by human-caused carbon dioxide emissions we must limit carbon dioxide emissions to a net-zero level. This must be done immediately and on a global scale. It must be done by each of us individually and it must be done by governments and private industry. Start by driving less. Join the Town of North Hempstead on

Sept. 22 and participate in the 9th Annual Car Free Day Long Island. You can register to participate and be eligible for prizes at www.CarFreeDayLI.com. And then continue that pledge to drive less and extend it to changing other behaviors that rely on other people driving. Another easily accomplished action is to eliminate single-use plastic or at least greatly reduce it. This includes never buying another plastic bottle of water again. Use a reusable bottle and refill it as needed. Carry reusable bags and refuse a single-use plastic bag when oﬀered. Bring a container out to a restaurant to use if you have leftovers. Finally, one of the biggest and most consequential actions you can take is to keep food scraps out of the garbage. Avoid creating food scraps by eating leftovers. When unavoidable, compost food scraps. Without a doubt, global warming and climate change will not be controlled, minimized or addressed by individual action alone. Governments and private industry need to take action. But individuals can help, and by acting, they help change our culture and ultimately public policy.

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VIEW POINT

GOP wages war on vote, reproductive rights

athy Hochul was sworn in as New York state’s first female governor, a circumstance that arose out of her predecessor’s disgrace over charges of sexual harassment, during Women’s Equality Week, marking the 101th anniversary of women getting the right to vote. She issued a proclamation declaring Aug. 26 Women’s Equality Day. “Fifty-six governors led New York before me and they were all men. I am honored to be the first woman to hold this oﬃce in our great state, which is the birthplace of the Women’s Rights Movement,” Gov. Hochul said. “Women around the world should follow whatever dreams they have for themselves and rest assured they can overcome any obstacle in their way.” Hochul’s triumph is actually petty in light of the war on women’s rights underway intended to strip away any pretense of equality or recognition of women as full citizens entitled to the same right

or ability of self-determination as men. In 1848, the year of the first convention for women’s rights in Seneca Falls, N.Y., women not only could not vote, but they were considered their husband’s property as were their children; they could be raped or beaten by their husbands who would face no penalty. They could not attend college, obtain a professional license or earn their own money. Whatever property or inheritance they had became their husband’s upon marriage. And as recently as the 1970s, before Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s historic wins for women’s rights on the Supreme Court, women could not get a business loan or a mortgage without their husband or father’s signature. Employers could discriminate at will. Sexual harassment? Didn’t exist. And oh, yes, they could not obtain a legal abortion, even if they were raped or victims of incest, so many died or could never bear

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a child because of the dangerous, unsanitary, brutal procedure they were forced to endure. And Republicans, feigning concern over how Afghan women and girls will be subjected to the Taliban’s fundamentalist Sharia Law, here in the USA work doggedly to strip women of their voting and reproductive rights, turn us into second-class non-citizens and give an embryo more rights of personhood than its mother.

As Chloe Atkins at nbcnews. com reported in a comprehensive review Texas, Idaho, Oklahoma and South Carolina have banned abortion, which can be as early as six weeks before many know they are pregnant. But Texas goes further: the law also prohibits state oﬃcials from enforcing the ban; instead, it allows (incentivizes) anyone to sue an abortion provider or anyone who may have helped someone get an abortion after the limit and seek financial damages of up to $10,000 per defendant, as Chloe reported. SB 8 is “blatantly unconstitutional attack on Texans’ reproductive freedom. But that’s not all — it sets up a horrifying system of vigilantism by oﬀering a bounty to anyone who successfully sues someone for helping a pregnant person seeking abortion care after about six weeks in pregnancy,” writes Adrienne Kimmell, Acting President, NARAL Pro-Choice America.

“Make no mistake, the antichoice politicians behind SB 8 are using this dystopian law to intimidate abortion providers and saddle them with lawsuits that could force clinics to close. Their eﬀorts could force pregnant people to go without the care they need — or require them to travel hundreds of miles across state lines to seek that care.” (Texas is using much the same intimidation strategy by making it a felony for anyone to even assist someone registering to vote, and once convicted of a felony in Texas, you lose your right to vote altogether.) Arizona is banning abortions if a fetus has or is presumed to have a genetic anomaly such as Down syndrome. Providers who terminate a pregnancy because of a fetal abnormality could face a felony charge and up to two years in prison. Continued on Page 36

OUR TOWN

Is giftedness a blessing or a curse?

t the beginning of the 1977 George Lucas film “Star Wars: A New Hope,” the young hero Luke Skywalker finds a droid called R2D2 and as he begins to clean it up, he pushes a button and then hears a message from a beautiful princess who pleads: ”Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.” This scene starts oﬀ the first of what would be nine films in the “Star Wars” series which are all about the hero’s journey. Joseph Campbell is the famed mythologist whose book inspired George Lucas to write the series. The story of Luke Skywalker demonstrates the experience of the elite athlete. Often at a young age, the gifted athlete will receive a message either from a parent, a coach, a team or the media that they have a special gift. In psychoanalysis we call this “the gleam in the mother’s eye” and this gleam is heard by the young athlete. I have treated Olympic gold medal winners, superstar professionals in golf, tennis, baseball, lacrosse or figure skating and they all tell me of a moment when they were young and received their calling to dream the impossible dream. This is called the creation of “the ego ideal.” Freud was the first to describe this process and he felt

it does not happen to everyone but only the rare few who have special genetic gifts. Phyllis Greenacre described the gifted child as following a diﬀerent developmental pathway by attaching to the external environment rather than to the parents. French psychoanalysts thought the ego ideal was an image of the perfect self towards which the ego should aspire. Rollo May and Abraham Maslow were existential psychologists who said our potential always impels or demands that we actualize it. Rollo May felt that many fear their true potential and his theory goes far in explaining why so many athletes choke coming down the stretch and why so many seem to fear the anxiety of success. You may recall the scene in “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” where Luke Skywalker was in training with the Jedi Master Yoda. Skywalker was impatient, reckless and in a hurry to complete training and enter battle exclaiming “I’m not afraid!” to which Yoda looked at him, ominously smiled and said “You will be…you will be.” Many psychoanalysts have written about the ego ideal of the gifted. What often occurs is that the special talent which elicits praise and admiration is incorporated

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into the person’s psyche as a new self, but this often leads to an isolating grandiosity, perfectionism, intensity, excessive workaholism and sometimes can be fatal. Otto Fenichel, Harold Bloom and Otto Kernberg have all discussed this issue at length. We can easily see this in the world of sports with Tiger Woods perhaps the best example of an ego ideal that becomes destructive. Evidence is seen in his self-destructive womanizing, drug use, injury proneness, frequent hospitalizations and DWIs. Self-destructive isolating grandiosity was seen in Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Mike Tyson, and Amy Morehouse. The list goes on and on with recent additions being Naomi Osaka and

Simone Biles. It is no wonder that at the beginning of “Star Wars: A New Hope” Luke Skywalker refused his calling by saying to Obi-Wan Kenobi: “I’m not going to Alderaan. I’ve got to get home. It’s late. I’m in for it as it is….I can’t get involved… I’ve got work to do.” All of this hesitation by those who are gifted is understandable. To become a professional athlete, successful artist, singer or writer is a massive challenge and the journey will be a painful one. The world of the athlete is filled with extremes of jealousy, competition, physical pain and work stress of the highest order. Traveling from venue to venue as an athlete sounds glamorous but, in fact, is lonely and isolating. Temptations are many and they are all dangerous. As the agent in the film “Yesterday” said: “Come drink ye of the poisoned chalice of fame and fortune.” The special gifts that the rare few possess are both a blessing and a curse. If one has talent and support and is the happy recipient of attention and applause, this is wonderful and is a blessing for both the gifted and the society, which will marvel at these gifts. There is often a real social, psychological, family and even biological obligation to

fulfill these gifts. But bear in mind that this pathway also brings the curse of pain, jealousy, loneliness, misunderstanding, grandiosity, entitlement, fatigue, drug addiction and sometimes death. Isn’t that the moral of the epic poem “The Odyssey” written by Homer in the 8th century BC, which started with the lines: “Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns, driven time and again oﬀ course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of Troy. Many cities of men he saw…. many pains he suﬀered, heartsick on the open sea, fighting to save his life and bring his comrades home.” Such are the interesting, fascinating, powerful, dangerous inevitable challenges that come with giftedness.

Andy Warhol is a good example of artistic giftedness which led to fame, fortune and an early death.

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READERS WRITE

Board of Elections lapses on personal ID

received, unsolicited, a New York State Absentee Ballot Application in the U.S. mail. Terrific! I don’t have to go online to request a ballot. The application had some information preprinted. There was

my name and address, my date of birth Wait, my date of birth, out in the open for all to see. Is the North Hempstead Democratic Committee in cahoots with the con men and fraudster community?

The mailing was a two-leaf thing with the actual application being page four, the back of the mailer like the back of a postcard. Page three contained mailing information to the Nassau

County Board of Elections. If they cared about personal security, all they had to do was reverse the order of page three and four. While it still would be “insecure,” at least it would be inside

the fold and not visible to any casual observer. Somebody wasn’t thinking and dropped the ball. Alan Reﬀ East Williston

Kudos to Karen Rubin for her G.N. vision

ravo on Karen Rubin’s column “‘Great Neck the Greater’ is no more but ” (8/27). After a stunning review of the ways in which other communities, including Westbury, Central Islip, Baldwin, and Hicksville, are trans-

forming themselves with multimillion-dollar grants in state funds, she asks tellingly: “What are the chances that (the) Village of Great Neck, probably the most needy among Great Neck Peninsula’s nine villages and unincorporated areas of downtown revitalization, would

go through the process of seeking a grant itself or even combine with, say, Great Neck Estates?” Pretty slim, she rightly concludes — noting that the deadline to submit is Sept. 15. (GULP). But other comparable funding is still available, so she lays out a

comprehensive, compelling, and sensible array of life-enhancing projects. It’s a visionary but entirely practicable blueprint for revitalization. Read it and dream with her about how diﬀerently our main street, vacant stores, historic sites, roadways, and transportation

could look in 10 years. So thanks to Ms. Rubin for this exacting delineation of what could be done to enhance our “quality of life, health and wellness.” Ronald Gross Great Neck

Images of 9/11 still vivid 20 years later

used to think it was diﬀerent for me somehow, seeing the planes strike the Twin Towers from my oﬃce window, fleeing downtown in fear, finding the usual routes to home and safety unavailable or blocked. Subways were closed, even cell service was out. Then the bridge up ahead had closed, I barely made it over the next as it was closing. On the Williamsburg side my colleague and I saw a commanding policewoman suddenly burst into tears in the middle of the street, saying over and over stunned: “They’re gone, all gone.”

As chaos erupted from the police radio in her hand, she collapsed on the median. Looking south, in disbelief we saw the rising ghostly pile of dust, then we both instinctively hugged her, saying, “You can do this, people are counting on you now. You have to be strong.” When our hands circled her waist, we realized they passed over the holstered sidearm—nothing was normal. All was fear and mayhem. The policewoman thanked us, then revitalized she rose to redirect the converging pedestrians and closed the bridge after we had

passed. I walked miles into Brooklyn, passing one packed bus stop after another where the over-filled buses did not stop, until finally a bus stopped when the group I was with succeeded in flagging it down; then I kept taking another bus, and another, that let me oﬀ close enough to Nassau County. I felt like a vulnerable refugee in my own country. Air traﬃc was re-routed; Lower Manhattan was closed for weeks. Classic buildings turned to mountains of rubble. Life was obliterated, leaving gaping holes that no one could possi-

bly want to believe in. So many innocent people were murdered on a beautiful clear day, their bodies incinerated, reduced to dust, left out in the open sun. It strikes me this was how the Nazis treated Jews and destroyed countless communities. Now we are all Jews, you and I are no different. The timeless dark face of hate and evil is always the same, championing death and the habit of death as reason—a view having no room for humanity or mercy. The courses of our lives have changed in diﬀerent ways, but we all saw the planes hit the tow-

ers, we remember the plane that struck the Pentagon, and the one that crashed in the farmer’s field. We cherish life for its lightness, for the promise of a benevolent future that includes everyone, the love of family and children, and the friends we follow like kites in the blue over great distances. After all the years we remember the victims and keep them in our prayers. Their light continues to find us, passing though like starlight. Stephen Cipot Garden City Park

Port superintendent promotes primitivism

very new school year starts with an uneasy mix of sadness and joy. That dynamic has probably never been better captured than with a long running commercial for Staples advertising Back to School sales: an exuberant parent dances through the aisles while trailed by a trudging teenager as the soundtrack soars with the holiday classic “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” The humor is infectious primarily because it’s true. The teen is stereotypically deflated at the prospect of losing his lazy summer idyll. The parent is thrilled to have the kid out of the house and headed back to class. Both are clichés, understanding that the best clichés are always elementally true. The hyperbole of both characteriza-

tions, however, clearly flags this as comic. Port Washington Schools don’t see the joke. The district is painting a harrowing image of kids returning to some kind of dystopian slaughter. District Superintendent Michael Hynes made a point of giving — at taxpayer expense — all new faculty hires a copy of a book that equates contemporary schools to indoctrination camps. Author Peter Gray, a psychology researcher and professor at Boston College, notes that within the last century “the education of children was, to a considerable degree, a matter of squashing their willfulness in order to make them good laborers.” Beyond not getting the joke, Gray massively misreads the systemic erection of a near-universal education infrastructure as a dark,

leering conspiracy of child abuse. His scholarship, regardless of how dour, is fine as a critical exploration of education theory. The application of these ideas, made actionable by the indiscriminate promotion by an untethered administration in Port Washington Schools, is genuinely dangerous. Dr. Hynes is promoting primitivism. Under the happy flag of “the Free-Play Movement,” our current superintendent and his supporters on the Port Washington School Board are driving our schools into a ditch of failure. Indoctrinating new teachers with this one inflammatory perspective — unleavened by any balancing view that might plausibly qualify it as critical thinking — is only the latest in a string of gross misuses of power. The ambition to dismantle our

schools as institutions of academic excellence is embedded in nearly every act from the administrative offices. This is a harrowing celebration of ignorance. The vision Gray portrays in his writing makes this explicit. Gray points to the distant past as a goal for education’s future. Don’t assume he’s pointing to a sentimental simpler time of Tom Sawyer always staying one step ahead of the truant officer. Gray points further back to a pre-agricultural ancient era when “hunter-gatherer children must learn how to navigate their huge foraging territory, build huts, make fires, cook, fend off predators, predict weather changes, treat wounds and diseases, assist births, care for infants, maintain harmony within their group, negotiate with neighboring

groups, tell stories, make music, and engage in various dances and rituals of their culture.” Those are all valuable skills, but it has to be admitted that Gray’s vision, the vision our Port Washington School District wants to indoctrinate in all new teachers, is literally a culture of the stone age. There’s nothing funny about that. Let’s all welcome the new school year, parents and students alike, as an opportunity to recommit ourselves to a vision of education as an embrace of the future rather than a yearning for a primitive past. Douglas Parker Port Washington Letters Continued on Page 29

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YOUR GUIDE TO THE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND DINING

HAUNTING TALES OF LONG ISLAND’S MYSTERIES BY H O L LY HENDERSHOT Huntington native Kerriann Flanagan Brosky has spent years investigating and writing about the history of Long Island. But in her newest book, the awardwinning author received help in telling those stories – help from the ghosts of the island’s past. Each chapter of Brosky’s new book, “Haunted Long Island Mysteries,” brings the reader to a different historic location to learn about its past and hear from people who continue to tell their stories, even after death. “This book, in particular, has some really spiritual stories along with teaching about local history,” Brosky said, “and what better way to teach the local history than through ghost stories?” Brosky said her book, which is her fourth book about paranormal activity on the island, includes transcriptions of communication with spirits in many historical locations such as the Long Island Maritime Museum, Milleridge Inn in Jericho and Lakeview Cemetery in Patchogue. Brosky remembers the first time she experienced a ghost communicating with her by electronic voice phenomena through a recorder in 2006. After meeting paranormal investigator and medium Joe Giaquinto at one of her history lectures following the release of her books on the history of Huntington, he taught her about electronic voice phenomena, and they worked together to investigate the paranormal at the historic locations on the island. Soon afterward, Brosky was transcribing an interview she conducted in a home in Huntington with the residents who had

paranormal activity in their past home due to objects they had from around the world. She was shocked to find the recorder she used to catch the interview on tape had picked up an additional voice – one from the other side. “It was as if someone pulled the recorder up towards her mouth, and it was a little girl who said, ‘hold me’,” Brosky said. “From that point on, I knew it was possible [to communicate with spirits.]” That experience and others like it led to her first book on the paranormal titled, “Ghosts of Long Island: Stories of the Paranormal.” While investigating for her new book, Brosky and Giaquinto, used a “Ghost Box,” a transistor radio that continues to scan stations, allowing spirits to communicate through words spoken on the stations. “We treat them like people because they are people. They are people that crossed,” she said. “Because of how we treat them, we end up getting more responses.” In an interaction Brosky wrote about in her new book, she had finished interviewing Denice Sheppard, director of the Oyster Bay Historical Society, at the Earle-Wightman House. Brosky and Giaquinto were recording with the Ghost Box and asking the spirits questions about a woman who may have been killed in the house. “I asked, ‘Does the woman who killed herself in the house stay here?’ and the spirit said, ‘Of course’,” Brosky remembered. “Denice said, ‘did she kill herself or did somebody kill her?’ The spirit said, ‘It’s possible,’ another spirit said, ‘Yes,’ and another spir-

it said, ‘killed her.’ Denice said, ‘Hi spirits. Did somebody kill her,’ and the spirits said, ‘Yes’.” As a professional photographer, Brosky takes her own photos for her books. She has caught apparitions in her photos, as well as orbs, which some believe to be balls of light energy connected to spirits. One of the more bizarre experiences Brosky had was while she was taking photos at the Long

Island Maritime Museum. She set her Nikon camera in the crook of her left arm after she finished taking some photos. “I’m just looking around for anything else I might want to photograph when my camera started taking pictures on its own,” she said. “I yelled out, ‘Joe, the camera is taking pictures by itself!’ and I took my right hand and held it out, and it took three photos.”

Brosky included one of the photos in the book, captioned “Photo taken by a ghost.” Brosky has now written nine books in total, with four on the area’s paranormal activity. She’s received positive feedback from readers, many of whom live on Long Island and visited the places she has written about. Some even told her the stories helped them see life and death in a new perspective. In addition to helping people understand life after death and the possibilities of communicating with lost loved ones, Brosky said she hopes her books inspires people to learn more about history and understand how important it is to preserve it. “Once our history is gone, you can’t bring it back,” she said. “I would like people to learn about local history and really take it to heart and say, ‘these places are worth preserving,’ and give support.” Published by Arcadia Publishing, The book will be released on Sept. 13 and will be available in local bookstores, Amazon and other stores where books are sold. After its release, Brosky said the recordings of their conversations with spirits will be available to listen to by visiting her website. Brosky’s fall book tour will start in October, with 24 lectures scheduled so far and 17 of those in person. A link to watch her virtual lectures will be available on her website. To learn more about Brosky and her books and to receive updates concerning her fall book tour, visit her website at kerriannflanaganbrosky.com and sign up for her newsletter or visit her Facebook page.

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Chamber ensemble music party, fundraiser The critically-acclaimed American Chamber Ensemble, celebrating its 56th Anniversary, will present its Gala Annual Music Party and Fundraiser on Sunday, Sept. 12 at 3:00 p.m. at Hofstra University’s Helene Fortunoﬀ Theater in Monroe Lecture Center on California Avenue in Hempstead. lease note that proof of vaccination will be required for admission to this event. Guest soprano Karen Lehman DiMartino will join pianist and ACE Director Marilyn Lehman, along with violinists Deborah Wong, and Eriko Sato, violist Lois Martin,

cellist Chris Finckel, and clarinetist/assistant ACE Director Mindy Dragovich in a program of informal music-making that previews the upcoming season. Special guest will be trombonist C. Michael Richardson. Admission to the event is by contribution as an Angel, Benefactor, Sponsor or Friend. For category information, benefits and fundraiser reservations, please visit americanchamberensemble.com/support or call 631-242-5684 or 516-586-3433. Directed by Marilyn Lehman, assisted by Mindy Dragovich, ACE was founded in 1965 by pianist Blanche Abram and clari-

netist Naomi Drucker. In residence at Hofstra University, the ensemble explores the great chamber music literature for piano, strings, woodwinds and voice and presents performances featuring world-class artists. ACE consists of the finest freelance musicians in the New York area and has been cited by critics for their superb presentations of chamber masterworks. Their latest CDs on Elysium are American Clarinet Treasures, featuring core members of ACE performing works by George Kleinsinger, Virgil Thomson, Daniel Gregory Mason, Elliott Carter, Douglas Moore and Gary Schocker, with guest

artist Stanley Drucker and The American Chamber Ensemble Plays Peter Schickele, which features five of this modern master’s most important chamber works. For the latest American Chamber Ensemble concert listings, updates and information, log on to http://americanchamberensemble.com/. Follow ACE on Facebook at http://www.facebook. com/pages/American-Chamber-Ensemble/150032171984. For more information about the American Chamber Ensemble, call Jeﬀrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or email them at jamesarts@att.net.

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How school shopping has changed in the pandemic era

ack-to-school shopping sales have long been indicators that the summer vacation season is coming to a close. Students and their parents may visit area stores or browse online looking for items to make the coming school year a success. Those lists have looked similar for decades, but shopping for school supplies in the pandemic era may prove to be a unique experience. Though hundreds of millions of adults and adolescents have now been vaccinated against COVID-19, there figures to be some lingering effects of the pandemic during the upcoming school year. That could affect which school supplies families buy in the weeks to come. Here’s a look at some of the latest trends. A shift from physical stores: According to data from IBM’s U.S. Retail Index, the pandemic has accelerated a shift away from physical stores to digital shopping by about five years. It’s likely that school shoppers will turn to the internet for their supplies, which means local brick and mortar shops should increase their web presence and digital shopping capabilities to reach online

Traditional supplies become less necessary: In 2020, Deloitte forecasted that a shift in preferences and intentions would result in parents buying fewer traditional supplies, such as notebooks and office supplies, as they chose to invest in digital resources to supplement children’s education. That shift likely will continue into this school year.

shoppers. This includes omnichannel fulfillment, such as buy online and pickup in store (BOPIS) options.

Reassessment of what’s essential: The pandemic may have changed which items consumers consider

essential. For example, clothing became less significant as a greater number of students were enrolled in virtual learning. Back-to-school shoppers may purchase less clothing and focus more on tech items, among others.

Support for local retailers: Community spirit grew in the early days of the pandemic and continues now. Many people prefer to shop in locally owned stores. Eighty percent of customers surveyed feel more or as connected to their communities, according to the business industry consultant company Accenture. Customers are trying new brands and products: Shoppers are trying new products out of curiosity as well as necessity. Back-to-school shopping may include novel brands and other items that may not have been readily purchased in years past. Back-to-school shopping may continue to look a bit different than in previous years, spawning trends that may ultimately become the new normal.

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5 great reasons to participate in scholastic sports M any kids are introduced to sports at an early age. Though young children may enjoy the recreational aspect of playing sports, a serious passion for a particular sport may develop as children reach high school. Such passions can be encouraged, as participating in sports can be highly beneficial for young people. 1. Learn resilience: Compared to generations past, when children may have had jobs during the school year, today’s children do not have many demands placed on them beyond schoolwork and maybe some light chores around the house. The average student may use sports as a way to learn about and overcome challenges. Participating in sports can teach kids how to recover from setbacks (being the losing team) or dealing with adverse situations (sports-related injuries). 2. Improve fitness: School sports require ongoing physical activity, which is advantageous to children in an age when lifestyles are increasingly sedentary. A report from the National Federation of State High School Associations found that when female students are given more opportunity to engage in athletics in high school, their weight and body mass improve. School sports can help students overcome the negatives of sedentary lifestyles.

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3. Relieve stress: Exercise in any shape or form can help relieve stress. The camaraderie that develops within a team setting also can boost selfesteem and help some students overcome any feelings of isolation they may confront during adolescence. 4. Boost brainpower: School sports may work the body but they also benefit the brain. A report from the Institute of Medicine indicates children who are physically active show greater attention, have faster cognitive processing speed and perform better on academic tests than those who are sedentary. 5. Develop confidence and leadership skills: A study from Cornell University says teens who played sports developed stronger leadership skills and developed better confidence. That can work in a team or solitary setting, and translate into skills that serve a person well throughout life.

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he dawn of a new school year provides a host of opportunities for students and their families. Students begin a new school year with a clean slate, while their parents can look at the start of the school year as an opportunity to take active roles in their children’s education. Parents who pursue that opportunity can have a profound impact on their youngsters’ academic success.

According to an analysis from the National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools, students perform better in the classroom and enroll in more advanced classes when schools and parents work together. Parents who want to take a more active role in their children’s educations can consider these three simple means to doing just that.

1. Help children establish academic goals.

The National Education Association notes that the most significant type of parental involvement is what moms and dads do at home. Before a new school year begins, parents can discuss academic goals with their children. Be as specific as possible when establishing goals so kids have something definitive to work toward during the school year.

2. Foster a strong learning environment at home.

Numerous studies have highlighted the effects that strong home learning

environments can have on students. A 2014 study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology found that something as simple as playing games with numbers with children can improve young students’ ability to understand and work with numbers. Continuing to foster that same environment as students continue their educations is equally beneficial. Establish quiet hours after school so kids can concentrate on their homework free from distractions. When kids ask for help, offer it promptly. Such a response sends the message to students that school is of the utmost importance.

3. Become more involved at school.

Of course, it’s not just what parents do at home that can have a profound impact on their children’s educations. If possible, take an active role at school as well as at home. Get involved with parent-teacher organizations and/or offer to assist with extracurricular activities. Parents also can attend board of education meetings to learn about the happenings in their children’s school district. Such meetings typically provide parents with an opportunity to comment publicly on any issues they feel are important, providing a great channel for parents to communicate directly with decisionmakers. Parents can take various steps to be more active in their children’s educations, which can benefit students in myriad ways.

How to help young athletes cope with defeat The value of athletic competition for children who like to play sports is undeniable. Though not all kids will want to play sports, those who enjoy competing in organized athletics can benefit in myriad ways. Doctors with the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness note that interest in sports should start with the child, not the parent. Such an approach can ensure kids are playing sports because they want to, and not solely because their parents want them to.

The AAP notes that when kids are playing sports because they want to, they can take the lessons learned from competition and use them throughout the rest of their lives. For example, Dr. Steven Cuff,

MD, FAAP, who co-authored the 2019 report “Organized Sports for Children, Preadolescents and Adolescents,” notes that “the camaraderie and teamwork needed on a playing field offers lasting lessons on personal responsibility, sportsmanship, goalsetting and emotional control.”

When competing, some young athletes may have a hard time handling defeat. In fact, even professional athletes routinely acknowledge how much they struggle after a loss. But there are ways parents and coaches can help young athletes cope with defeat. Reward effort. The College of Education at Michigan State University recommends coaches and parents put an emphasis on effort and allow athletes to bring up the outcome of a particular competition on their own. Encourage maximum effort during competition and spend time after the game discussing with athletes how they performed and the effort they gave. Remind them that their best effort is all anyone can ask for, which shifts focus from a loss to the effort they gave. Communicate privately if effort is lacking. Parents and coaches who feel their child or player did not give maximum effort can communicate those feelings privately without putting the athlete down. Emphasize that the next game is a great chance to show

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improvement and give maximum effort. Encourage a healthy perspective. The COE at MSU also urges parents and coaches to encourage young athletes to keep a healthy perspective on their participation in sports. Encourage kids not to sacrifice other aspects of their life, such as academics and their social life, to improve their athletic performance. When young athletes focus too heavily on a sport, that can create an unhealthy situation that makes it that much harder to cope with defeat in a positive way.

Emphasize the individual, not the athlete. Coaches can speak with their players about their lives outside of the sport. Such conversations can show athletes that there’s more to life than just sports and that they’re more than just athletes, which can make it easier to handle defeat. Many successful athletes insist they learn more from defeat than they do from victory. Helping young athletes cope with defeat in a healthy way can benefit them throughout their lives.

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Factors to consider before enrolling in college prep courses

igh school students, particularly juniors and seniors, spend a considerable amount of time contemplating their academic futures. Students typically feel pressure to set themselves apart from the millions of other teenagers who apply to college each year, and many look to college prep courses as a potential gamechanger. College prep courses can improve students’ standing in the eyes of college admissions officers, but it’s imperative that high schoolers consider a host of factors before enrolling in such courses. Time: Today’s high school students are busier than ever. The 2019

American Time Use Survey from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that the average high school student spends a little less than 90 minutes each day participating in an extracurricular activity like playing sports, working or volunteering. Coupled with their

existing academic responsibilities, high schoolers’ time may already be

stretched thin. That’s a significant factor to consider before enrolling in college prep or advanced placement courses, which tend to require more work outside of the classroom than standard classes. Students whose schedules are already full may need to choose between their extracurriculars and college prep courses to avoid being overextended. Ripple effect: Students who have the time to take on the extra work of AP or college prep courses must consider the potential ripple effects of such a decision. It’s true that many institutions view students who excel in AP classes more favorably than their peers who excel in conventional classes. However, students should be sure they can handle AP coursework without adversely affecting their performance in other classes. Students’ grade point averages will likely drop if a strong performance in an AP class comes at the expense of strong performances in other classes. That dip in GPA could negate the benefits of performing well in an advanced course.

Graduation/admission requirements: A strong performance in an AP class will not negate the basic requirements students must meet in order to graduate high school or be accepted into the college of their choice. Students must confirm that including a college prep or AP course in their class schedules won’t prevent them from taking another

course that will help them fulfill their requirements to graduate or enroll in college. College prep and advanced placement courses can help students stand out during the college application process. But students must consider various factors prior to enrolling in such courses.

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Mr. Marlin’s nightmare has now arrived

s if on cue, it seems what I recommended in my last piece has come to pass. To review, your columnist George Marlin asked if it was proper for senior government authorities to override the wishes of local governments when it came to zoning. I replied that it was wholly appropriate, because people are oblivious to the pain they cause others. Well, this past week, the California State Assembly passed SB9, which will allow duplexing of single-family home plots. It also allows existing homeowners to create four units where a single one stood. This comes on the heels of another law that will allow 10-unit properties to be built, with faster permitting. Local ordinances will be swept away. The nattering nabobs of NIMBYism may have been silenced. Freddie Mac estimates this country is short about 3.8 million dwellings, but I’ve seen estimates near 6 million. California’s growth, thanks to the tech industry, is one of this country’s greatest success stories. Unfortunately, if you’re only going to allow one dwelling for every four jobs created, you’re going to have a nightmare on your hands.

And in cities like San Francisco, that nightmare has arrived: homelessness on a scale that would shock even a hardened Manhattanite, people living in tents on the streets. And, of course, this kind of living creates social problems that a million more policemen and social workers will not fix, nor should they be asked to. Something had to be done. And given the hardships meted out by the selfish, it should have been done a lot sooner. But here we are. There’s more to this than the right to aﬀordable shelter. Thanks to NIMBYism, an entire generation of Americans have been forced to put oﬀ family formation, causing a massive demographic shift that has alarming implications. By postponing childbearing, the upwards age shift will put tens of millions of new families left to care not only for their children, but parents who will be in their 70s and 80s at the same time. Given our predatory health care system, homelessness might be the preferred option. As policy analyst Matt Breunig pointed out, “As the age of first birth rises, generations get spread out and parents get spread

thin. The number of people in a family line who are in the workhorse age range declines and so they must carry more of the caregiving load.” These policies are also self-defeating. Recently, I was made aware that the planned development of a 55-and-over complex in Manhasset was stopped. You know the location. There is an ugly Citibank branch and a medical oﬃce where the senior facility would have stood. Unfortunately, the senior housing, within walking distance of Plandome Road, would have provided what retailers call “footfall,” which is good for business. Local merchants are now denied that, and this would have been an ideal situation for businesspeople who have had to battle the on-line onslaught and then had Covid thrown at them. Even the Noise and Traﬃc Ninny Brigade would have had little to complain about. That was a blown opportunity. Ironically, it was facilitated by people who claim to be local business boosters. This kind of political tourism by entitled dilettantes has to stop, and these people need to learn something: we’re not your “project.”

But reflexive opposition is the sign of our times, as we’ve seen during the Covid crisis. There are videos on social media of opponents to housing development on parking lots, where the protestors claim the blacktop is “part of the town’s heritage and character.” What surprised me is Mr. Marlin’s shock at the suggestion that local boards get their zoning power removed, but it’s indicative of how provincial and cosseted Nassau County is. It’s not as if the housing crisis wasn’t well known to policymakers. Already, the city of Minneapolis abolished single-family zoning wholesale. Oregon made similar moves to SB9 a while ago. It’s hard to get people motivated on this when they’ve got theirs, and it is very easy to compartmentalize the mass dislocation and suﬀering this has caused and just ignore it. But if you take a moment to get your head around where these policies have led to, you realize the ramifications go far beyond the local neighborhood. And that’s precisely why local control needs to go. Donald Davret Roslyn

President Joe Biden’s Afghanistan tragedy

s usual, Alvin Goldberg rises from the ashes to critique my comments from a week ago about racism and call me the inevitable “racist ” name because that is all the left has in its arsenal. Stating that people of color are able to experience successful and rewarding lives in America is something he cannot seem to grasp. Even though I gave examples from all over this country of their success, he states these are “false facts.” Do you hear thatAmerica? He has just proven what I wrote in the letter. The left keeps telling people of color that they cannot make it in this country. My statement that they can is called “garbage and outdated.” He never addresses or refutes the examples. Because he can’t. Look at the cities where minorities are suﬀering from drugs, crime and deaths. Almost all are run by Democrats. Have you seen NYC lately? How can anyone who lives in neighborhoods beset by these societal conditions have hope for a future? Lax on crime and lax on everything else. I am not going to defend Trump’s deal with the Taliban. None of us knows what might have been changed and I, for one,would never have trusted a barbaric group like this. I have read the deal that was made and there is much to criticize but since Trump was not elected, we do not know what would have been diﬀerent. He threatened them with severeretaliation if they reneged in any way. After his surprise attacks on Ayman alZawahiri, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi and Soleimani and their subsequent deaths at his direction, I think the Taliban leader would have thought twice about causing trouble. That brings me to today and Joe Biden. He has canceled every deal or arrangement that Trump made without hesitation, even when they were good ones. (The Supreme

Court just upheld the wait in Mexico law) He could have cancelled this one, too But no, this incompetent nincompoop and his irresponsible hacks in his administration concocted the dumbest plan for evacuation that I have ever seen. Close the Air base at Bagram in the dead of night, secretly, tell no allies and do not inform the Afghan army. End air cover and withdraw intelligence capabilities, leave important weapons, trucks and planes behind for the Afghan army to use and when they cut and run, leave all of the equipment there for the Taliban to confiscate. Realize that Americans and Afghan citizens start to have trouble getting to the airport through checkpoints controlled by the Taliban and do not make any plans to mobilize a threatening force of troops to take over the operation and let the Taliban tell you what to do instead of the other way around.

Act like a weak, sniveling coward and embarrass your troops and your country around the world. Day after day hisvacuous speeches and no action. And now today,, Aug. 26 as of 6 p.m., 13 soldiers are dead. Had troops been mobilized at the first time of trouble, the whole area around the airport and beyond could have been controlled by theUSA. Check points could have been controlled by the USA, We could have had two functioning airports. This is on you , Joe Biden, all of it. You, who takes no advice from anyone and thinks he knows it all. As was said about you in the past, by Robert Gates, Defense Secretary under Obama, “Biden has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past 4 decades.” General after General that was interviewed on television in the past week called for more troops.

God Bless America and our troops and all those that this man has chosen to leave behind. Goldberg actually puts forth the suggestion that Trump got money from the fleeing President of Afghanistan . It is such an asinine idea that I will not give it one second of thought. Goldberg asks a question,” Can you imagine if Trump was President during WWII and made a similar deal to free Himmler, Goebbels and Bormann” like Trump did to free Taliban prisoners. Actually, Trump got the Taliban to free prisoners that they had in their jails, too. It was a trade. Smart? Maybe not. But let me ask you this. What if Biden had been president with the same gutless, groveling persona . He would not be involved in a trading prisoner deal because the Germans would have won. Gayle Palmer Williston Park

Let’s conquer blood supply shortage

n recent weeks, the Delta variant of the coronavirus has impacted many aspects of our society and our regional blood supply has been especially hard hit. According to the New York Blood Center, the stockpile of available blood has decreased from five days to a two- to three-day supply. Type O blood, which has dwindled to a one- to two-day stock, is especially scarce. Faced with these conditions, NYBC recently declared a blood emergency to address this critical need — one that is expected to persist amidst the postponement of many planned school, oﬃce, and community blood drives this fall. However, if we step up now, we can do our part to replenish and maintain our regional blood supply.

As I recently experienced at the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department’s drive on Aug. 12, donating blood remains a safe, carefully monitored activity, and NYBC’s staﬀ are closely following strict precautions to protect staﬀ and donors from COVID-19. Eligible donors must have an ID with a signature or a photo, weigh at least 110 pounds, have had no tattoos in the last 12 months and be ages 16-75 years of age (16-year-old donors must have parental consent. Donors over age 76 must bring a doctor’s note.) In compliance with COVID-19 prevention directives, donors must wear a face mask or covering; have their temperature taken before donating; and must be 14 days

symptom-free if they have recovered from COVID-19. Individuals who are currently observing self-quarantine restrictions or have tested positive for COVID-19 or experienced symptoms in the last 14 days are not eligible to donate at this time. At a time when the need is so great, I encourage everyone who is eligible to roll up our sleeves and give the gift of life. Visit https://donate.nybc.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/281773 to schedule a time to donate, or call 1-800-933-BLOOD (25663). Ellen W. Birnbaum Nassau County Legislator, LD 10, Great Neck

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Business&RealEstate Is it still time to sell and buy?

hy are homeowners who are thinking about selling as well as purchasers who were contemplating buying pulling back and slowing down their decisionmaking by holding off? My professional and personal opinion is that they are going through a phase I call F.E.A.R., which means Fanaticized, Expectations, Appearing, Real! However, what really affects changes and slows markets is the psychological aspect from the statistics and information that the U.S. government and other gurus come out with that can be both somewhat accurate and inaccurate while influencing the mindset of the selling and buying public. This is especially true for those who should be selling at the most opportune moment in time as the demand is still @ historically high, but either decide to wait, or worse, procrastinate and put off making a more advantageous and positive decision for themselves to preserve the majority of their most valuable asset represented by their home. As I discussed in last week’s column, waiting will not be to one’s advantage whether selling or purchasing when you factor in the current interest rates at the time of

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either event. I have done an Excel spreadsheet that proves that waiting will be detrimental to your pocketbook and future wealth retention. We are currently in a perfect storm for sellers and buyers. However, there are always exceptions to everything, but for the majority who are thinking about selling and/or purchasing, waiting will not be in your best financial and wealth-building future. I have seen the graphs and analysis over the last several months and realize one thing, as mentioned earlier in the column, is the beginning of the “fear factor” which is for the most part unfounded. Those waiting to sell as well as those who were considering buying, need to ask themselves why?Is it because you feel that prices will continue to accelerate by double digits and why not wait longer to capture just a little more or if you are a purchaser, that we might be at the top but don’t understand the cost of your monthly “nut” if you were to wait until prices come down? The answer to that scenario is a bit of greed and not understanding the market. What do you think will happen when eventually interest rates go up; do you think it just might

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have an eﬀect on your listing and selling price? If you do not think this will occur, “I have a cheap bridge to sell you.” Possibly you just aren’t very concerned or don’t care about the price or value of your home and how much you can gain financially if you were to sell because you just feel extremely comfortable where you at the present time and you also have a winter domicile and are either a snowbird or a snowflake. You will be at your primary home until the end and then your children will deal with it, right? Well, if that is the case, when is the last time you updated your will? Recently, five to 30 years ago? No

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one considers that we have three guarantees in life, “birth, taxes (if you make any amount of money) and death. The rest is negotiable! Do you have a living trust to handle not only your home but all your assets and investments? You as a potential future seller have a lot to think about to prepare for whatever path you might take. Buyers who have either left the market or are now deciding to pull back, also have a lot to ponder and contemplate as to why they have come to that decision. Then there is the group of individuals and families who have moved and relocated out of New York City as well as permanently from New York state and other costly states to other more reasonably priced states. Yes, we all know that the Covid-19 pandemic had been and still has a major impact on those who have decided to move to less populated areas with more space, privacy, and home offices to be able to work. Now the new and current Delta Variant has been added to the mix and also added insult to injury in contributing to the future decision-making process to stay put or to move out of the densely populated cities. The other factor that goes hand in hand with all the other

negative issues is the consistent and persistent escalation of prices way too fast and way too far in a historically low inventory market way to make many buyers feel comfortable. But in the end, F.E.A.R. should not enter into the equation. But solid, pragmatic and logical information as “critical thinking” (critical thinking is no longer critical©) is necessary to ascertain the proper and more important conclusion leading to a more accurate answer and solution. Philip A. Raices is the owner/ Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 in Great Neck. He has 40 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 Just email or snail mail (regular mail) he with your ideas or suggestions on future columns with your name, email and cell number and he will call or email you back.

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Recent Real Estate Sales in the

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122 Dorset Avenue, Albertson

37 Amherst Road, Albertson

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

3 bd, 2 ba, 1,200 sqft, Sold On: 4/19/21, Sold Price: $907,500 Type: Single Family, Schools: East Williston

146 Jerome Avenue, Mineola

235 Arlington Street, Mineola

3 bd, 1 ba, Sold On: 4/6/21, Sold Price: $565,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Mineola

2 bd, 1 ba, Sold On: 3/25/21, Sold Price: $570,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: East Williston

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Protesters up in arms over 2020 killing Continued from Page 1 lence.” The shooting occurred on Feb. 25, 2020, around 5 p.m. in the Cambria Heights neighborhood of Queens. Nassau County police officers followed Felix, a carjacking suspect, from Garden City Park to Queens. Nassau police said they were responding to a call about a stolen vehicle after Felix, who asked to test drive a car that had been listed for sale online, pulled a firearm and removed the owner. Police said they tracked Felix to his home in Queens and waited until the suspect left the house and got into another car. According to Ryder, officers attempted to make an arrest as Felix left his house, but he drove away, and officers followed him. Unmarked police vehicles had surrounded the car in a busy shopping district when it sped forward and collided with a storefront. A witness said the officers fired their weapons when the suspect appeared to begin driving toward the police. New York Attorney General Letitia James released a 16-page report on an investigation into Felix’s death and said the imminent threat to officers and others nearby created legal justification for deadly force. The attorney general’s office has jurisdiction to assume authority in cases where police shoot a civilian or there is a question as to whether the civilian had a gun. James said, “After a complete re-

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State Attorney General Letitia James published a 16-page report saying there was insufficient evidence to prove force was unjustified in the killing of Matthew Felix. view of the incident and the series of events that unfolded between NCPD oﬃcers and Mr. Felix, there was insufficient evidence to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the oﬃcers’ use of force was unjustified, as is required by law to substantiate criminal charges.”

The Long Island unit of the Party for Socialism and Liberation’s Instagram page said the rally was in honor of Black August, a commemoration observed since the 1970s that highlights Black resistance to oppression. Part of the unit’s demands made

on social media include a fully unedited video of the events leading to Felix’s death, full names revealed for the remaining two of four oﬃcers involved and for James to stop “hiding behind excuses” and prosecute those involved.

N. Shore areas reveal plans for Sept. 11 Continued from Page 12 ater at 195 Marcellus Road on Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. The Town of North Hempstead will hold a memorial service at 8:15 a.m. on Sept. 11 at Manhasset Valley Park located on East Shore Road and Northern Boulevard. Oﬃcials said the town will unveil a 19-foot-long beam from the World Trade Center during the ceremony,

along with honoring the victims, families of the victims and first responders. Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said honoring the 56 town residents who died is a “distinct honor and privilege.” “It is our hope that this memorial will give the victims’ families a sense of solace knowing that the names will be indelibly etched at Manhasset Valley Park,” Bosworth said. “This was an overwhelming tragedy from which we

are still healing, and it is imperative that these victims are never forgotten. We encourage our residents to take a moment out of their day on September 11th to support the many families who lost a loved one 20 years ago.” Last year’s service was held virtually due to the coronavirus. Town Clerk Wayne Wink, a Democrat running for Bosworth’s seat as supervisor, said the ceremony will allow oﬃcials and resi-

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dents to reflect and honor the lives of those who perished and helped others survive the tragedy. Nassau County will unveil the First Responders Memorial at Eisenhower Park on Sept. 9 at 4:45 p.m. The ceremony will feature a recitation of the names of 348 residents who lost their lives during the attacks.

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GOP wages war on women Continued from Page 17 Arkansas outlaws all abortion procedures in the state unless the mother’s life is in danger but provides no exception for rape or incest. Anyone who provides or attempts to provide an abortion could be found guilty of a felony and face up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to $100,000. Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson knows the law is unconstitutional, but is daring the Supreme Court to take it up in order to effectively overturn Roe v. Wade. “I came of age in the 1980s when women were told you could have it all. I felt so empowered,” Deirdre of New Jersey wrote the New York Times. “My daughter has come of age in a time where her ability to control her reproductive care is whittled away every day. When she graduates college, she will need to choose a state to live in, and if she chooses a Red state she will have fewer medical options. Only wealthy women will be able to fly to the states where they can receive the care they want. Women will die as they did in the past due to lack of choice. Who in their right mind would want to be a doctor in maternal health in a state where people can sue you because they think the ectopic pregnancy you ended was an abortion?” It is beyond hypocrisy when the Republican governors who have been most aggressive in denying a woman’s right to choose – forcing government to decide a woman’s future because she does not have the mental or emotional capacity to make her own judgment – have attacked maskwearing mandates to stem the deadly pandemic as “government overreach.” “Tyranny!” “Nazis!” As a result, more Americans will die this week in these Republican-controlled states of COVID-19 than have died in 20 years fighting in Afghanistan or who died on 9/11. Same with gun deaths which these Republican governors stoke. Right to life? Nonsense. Denying abortion rights, which essentially means that a woman is not capable of making her own life choices and does not deserve to control her own body or her future, is aimed at making women lesser persons, literally bound to home. I was reminded of this at the “Engines of Change” exhibit commemorating the centennial of women’s suffrage at the Seal Cove auto museum during a trip to Bar Harbor, which showed how the bicycle and automobile were key to women securing the vote by giving women mobility, independence, geographic freedom and the ability to see beyond their own neighborhood and engage with others. “In 1873, Harvard doctor Edward Clarke claimed that stimulating a woman’s brain would enfeeble her reproductive organs. Later, when automobiles were invented, it was a common belief that they were far too complicated for women to operate.” The radical rightwing majority Supreme Court does not care about precedent (Roe has been law for 50 years), voting rights nor even the Constitution, for to effectively end reproductive freedom they would be ignoring the 13th Amendment (outlawing slavery and involuntary servitude, denying their right to control their labor, bodies and time, which forcing women to bear children); 14th (Equal Protection, which as with voting suppression that gives certain voters more weight to their ballot over others, gives some women rights denied others, and women fewer rights over their own self-determination than men); 15th and 19th amendments (right to vote) and the First Amendment’s separation of church and state. Meanwhile, the systematic Republican campaign for voter suppression and election nullification effectively cuts off women’s ability to protect or reclaim their rights. End the filibuster. Pass voting rights. Reform the Supreme Court.

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Glen Cove man charged with grand larceny Continued from Page 8 Petco, DoorDash or Airbnb. If convicted he faces a maximum sentence of 15 years, according to the district attorney’s office. This is the second time Quartararo has been arrested on grand larceny charges relating to stocks this year. In April, he and East Meadow resident Paul Casella were accused of stealing $436,000 from investors who believed they were investing in pre-IPO stock for high-profile tech companies. According to former Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, Quartararo met with four investors in April 2019 and told them that he had access to “pre-IPO” or pre-initial public offering stock in the companies Peloton, WeWork and/or Airbnb for approximately $2 a share. Quartararo told them that when the companies later went public, he would sell the shares and give the profits to the victims, less capital gains taxes. Each victim allegedly gave Quartararo between $72,000 and $200,000 in checks with the understanding that the funds would be used to purchase the pre-IPO shares, according to the district attorney’s office. In reality, Quartararo had been barred from operating as a stock broker in March 2013 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and the SEC later confirmed that no shares of IPO stock in Peloton, WeWork and Airbnb were ever purchased by Quartararo or Casella. Instead, the victims’ checks were deposited into accounts controlled by Quartararo’s father, Leonard, and Casella. These funds were then allegedly used by the men

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Glen Cove resident Peter Quartararo was arrested for the second time this year on grand larceny charges, according to the Nassau County district attorney’s office. to purchase food, travel and vehicles, including a 2020 Mercedes-Benz SUV and the down payment on Quartararo’s Maserati automobile. Several large cash withdrawals were also made by Quartararo’s father. Quartararo was charged with five counts of second-degree grand larceny, one count of third-degree grand larceny, one count of fourth-degree conspiracy and one count of first-degree scheme to

defraud. “This defendant has now been arrested twice this year for allegedly defrauding multiple victims with the same empty elevator pitch, stealing more than $500,000 in total from his victims and never delivering on his promises,” acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith said in a statement. “This case further highlights the need for investors to diligently review the credentials and

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Dentist charged with drugs for sex Continued from Page 1 home, according to oﬃcials. Prosecutors said the women were not Arnold’s patients and the prescriptions provided were not for medical purposes. Jacquelyn M. Kasulis, the acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said, “As alleged, Dr. Arnold abused his position as a dentist and preyed upon vulnerable, drug-addicted women, trading prescriptions for sex acts.” According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, benzodiazepines such as Xanax were responsible for 16 percent of deaths resulting from opioid overdose in 2019. The institute said that 136 Americans die every day from opioid overdoses. Ray Donovan, special agent-incharge for the Drug Enforcement Administration, said, “With a clear disregard for medical integrity, Dr. Arnold allegedly exchanged prescriptions for sex in his of-

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The Justice Department alleges that Dr. Barry Arnold, of Williston Park, exchanged drugs for sex at offices and his home.

fice and home. This investigation focused on a dentist abusing his position by proliferating drug abuse and endangering the lives and safety of several women.” Opioids are used medically to induce morphine-like effects, primarily for pain relief. Common types of opioids include Valium, Xanax, Klonopin and heroin. In the ongoing opioid crisis, the National Institute on Drug Abuse said the economic burden of misusing prescribed opioids totals $78.5 billion a year. Efforts to reach Evan Sugar, Arnold’s attorney, were unavailing. Arnold will be prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Bushwack. Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent-in-Charge Peter C. Fitzhugh said Arnold “is really no different than a street dealer,” according to the Justice Department.

Nassau passes 1M with at least 1 vaccination Continued from Page 2 one is also in Great Neck, with the 11023 ZIP code at a 70.3 percent rate, according to the figures. This area incorporates parts of the villages of Great Neck and Saddle Rock, along with Great Neck Gardens and Harbor Hills. The highest vaccination rate, 89.3

percent, is also on the Great Neck peninsula, the 11020 ZIP code, consisting primarily of the Village of Lake Success and University Gardens. Some of this area is also made up of Great Neck South Middle and High School, North Shore Hebrew Academy and the Fresh Meadow Country Club.

The statistics also show vaccination rates of 85.9 percent in Roslyn, 84.4 percent in Albertson, 83.7 percent in New Hyde Park’s 11040 ZIP code, 81.9 percent in Williston Park, 81.8 percent in Mineola, 81.6 percent in Port Washington, 80.2 percent in Roslyn Heights, 80.2 percent in Great Neck’s 11021 ZIP code,

77 percent in Manhasset and 74.4 percent in Floral Park. In total, the 13 North Shore ZIP codes average a 81.6 percent vaccination rate. Without the 21.7 percent figure in the 11042 ZIP code, the average for the remaining 12 ZIP codes increases to 86.5 percent.

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“William “William, liam you were always my hero hero. I wanted to be just like you, but I didn't play football or basketball like 'The Will', just didn't have your touch. I enjoyed watching you and was always proud to be your brother. Never does a day go by that I do not think of you. What would it be like to be able to call you. I have told my daughters about you letting me drive Mom and Dad’s new car around Tarboro although I was only 14 years old. October 2, 1970, Daddy’s birthday and the day that changed my life. You were my hero before Nam and you are still and one day I hope to walk with you again. I Love you. Mike”

Help us find a photo for every name on The Wall Each name on The Wall represents a family who was forever changed by their loss. Help us find photos for the Wall of Faces to ensure that those who sacrificed all in Vietnam are never forgotten. Vist www.VVMF.org/Faces to learn more

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