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Vol. 70, No. 42

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Spirits high, rain heavy at Mineola St. Fair Vendors, attendees scatter during showers BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y

PHOTO BY BRANDON DUFFY

Sunday’s Mineola Street Fair was the first to be held since last year’s cancellation due to COVID-19.

The first Mineola Street Fair held since the COVID-19 pandemic began was cut short due to inclement weather Sunday afternoon, two hours after it began. Residents slowly congregated on Jericho Turnpike as the fair began at 10 a.m., and the crowd grew until a downpour began at noon. There was no hope to wait it out as it rained harder for a prolonged period. Vendors quickly had to pack up and head back to their cars. For the roughly two hours the fair went on, attendees were treated

to vendors, local organizations and businesses lined up between Mineola Boulevard and Willis Avenue. For food, there was an assortment of cuisines from Greek to Spanish, including tapas. Many restaurants and eateries extended their seating to the sidewalk, but attendees could also turn to a number of food trucks, which oﬀered delectables such as zeppoles or fried Oreos. Also available as activities were ax throwing on Willis Avenue and a dunk tank hosted by the Mineola Junior Fire Department. As is tradition, a rotation of town oﬃcials Continued on Page 42

Mineola board disputes state audit BY B R A N D ON DUFFY

that criticized their handling of finances “pedantic and myopic,” citing a budgeting process that is Members of the Mineola transparent. In a statement sent to Blank Board of Education called a New York state comptroller’s report Slate Media, the board, consisting

of Margaret Ballantyne-Mannion, Patrick Talty, Brian Widman, Cheryl Lampasona and Stacey DeCillis, said it has long budgeted conservatively. “No mechanism exists for a public school system to run a deficit like many diﬀerent levels of government can and often do, so our budget is necessarily conservative,” the trustees said.

The statement came in response to Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s 12-page audit report that said the district was mismanaging funds. The maximum surplus allowed is 4 percent, but the district’s surplus, or appropriated fund balance, reached 13 percent, according to the audit, and as a result, more taxes were levied than needed to fund operations.

In 1972, DiNapoli won his first election when he served as a trustee on the Mineola Board of Education as an 18-year-old, the first in New York State to hold public oﬃce. The board also cited uncertainty in regard to Albany, which once told school districts they might face a 20% cut in state aid. The board members said it would Continued on Page 42

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Mineola releases app Car in Quogue to increase access crash hit 106 mph ‘MyMineola’ to provide info, allow communication BY B R A N D ON DUFFY

The Village of Mineola released its own smartphone app last Thursday in an effort to make town operations more accessible. Available free on the Apple App Store and Google Play, the “MyMineola” app is designed to provide a better way for citizens to submit requests and help the village more efficiently monitor the requests, Mineola Clerk Joseph Scalero said during his report at a village meeting last Wednesday night. “It’s trying to make everybody here a little bit more responsive to the general public and let them know that the issues and concerns that they have don’t go unanswered,” Mayor Scott Strauss said. The software, developed by GOGov inc., allows residents to access information, track service requests, follow up on those requests and get timely updates if and when requests are completed. Users are required to register to use certain features of the app so village staff members can communicate with them if needed. The app’s homepage displays buttons directing users to the village website, news and announcements, a village calendar, community links, the village Facebook page and the process to begin paying a parking ticket. The village’s website, www. mineola-ny.gov, is still accessible via desktop and provides the same information, but “MyMineola” allows users to access the site’s functions more easily on a smartphone in addition to offering a more robust service re-

Report details moments before impact BY S A M U E L E PETRUCCELLI

headlights had illuminated the vehicle that the red car had no lights on and was completely blacked out,” said the witness, who was driving east on the two-lane road, according to the Quogue Police Department. “When this vehicle passed me, it appeared as the vehicle was traveling at over 100 miles per hour, which sounded like a race car, taking my breath away.” Among the five fatalities were three Manhasset men, brothers Michael and James Farrell, 20 and 25 years old, and Ryan Kiess, also 25. Thousands attended their wakes and funerals following a series of deaths in the Manhasset community. Also killed was the Uber driver, Farhan Zahid, 32, of Bay Shore, who had been driving with the ride-hailing company for almost two years. Black-box data also recovered by state police showed he slowed his Toyota Prius to 27 mph from 38 mph four seconds before the crash, according to Quogue police. Continued on Page 42

The driver who rammed into an oncoming Uber vehicle in Quogue was speeding at more than 100 mph before the collision that killed him and four others, including three Manhasset men, police said last Friday. Justin Mendez, 22, of Brookhaven, slammed into the for-hire car at 86 mph on a curve of the Montauk Highway on July 24, Quogue police said in a news release. His speed just 3 ½ seconds before the head-on crash was 106 mph, police said, citing data that the New York State Police recovered from the black box in Mendez’s Nissan Maxima. PHOTO BY BRANDON DUFFY The data showed no indication that Mendez applied his brakes Village Clerk Joseph Scalero gives Mineola trustees a prebefore the crash, according to police. The police also released an sentation on the new “MyMineola” app, released Thursday. account from a witness who said Mendez did not have his lights on for the village’s diﬀerent depart- before the late-night collision. quest system. Because the app can be ments to use. A similar feedback “I did not realize until after my synced with a phone’s location, system is currently used, but the residents can report issues such app will allow users to get folas potholes, fallen trees or bro- low-up alerts when requests are ken street lights and show the completed. After an unspecified amount village where fixes are needed. The same information could also of time, Scalero said, any service be submitted manually, Scalero requests that have been lingering or are uncompleted will be said. Strauss commended every- pushed to the top of the list and one involved with the develop- delivered to the head of the dement of “MyMineola,” including partment that the request perScalero, Deputy Village Clerk tains to. Scalero said each departLinda Pardo and Deputy Mayor ment in the village has staﬀ that Paul Pereira. “It’s been more than months has been trained in handling the in the making,” Strauss said. software and managing service “We’ve kicked this around for a requests. Anyone interested in using long, long time and finally gotthe app on their smartphone ten to the finish line.” The instant feedback users can go to the Apple App Store LEFT PHOTO FROM STEVE CUNHA, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA/ get when submitting a service or Google Play and search for RIGHT PHOTO COURTESY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON request will go into a catalog “MyMineola” to download it.

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James Farrell, left, and Ryan Kiess, right, were killed in a high-speed car crash in Quogue in July.

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Viscardi to host Virtual PitchFest 2nd annual event allows people with disabilities to present business ideas to panel BY B R A N D ON DUFFY Albertson’s Viscardi Center will host its second annual National Center for Disability Entrepreneurship Virtual PitchFest next month to help people with disabilities support their own businesses. The event allows entrepreneurs with disabilities to share their business ideas with a panel of five judges for a chance to receive mentorship packages and grants worth up to $75,000. The competition maintains the center’s mission to “empower innovative selfstarters to achieve self-employment success,” according to a news release. Last year Susan Picerno of Virginia got a package of branding materials worth $10,000 for winning the Audience Choice Award in the inaugural PtichFest for her company, Little Tiger Productions, which aimed to increase media portrayals of

people with disabilities. Picerno, a retired federal employee, had five minutes to pitch her idea to judges alongside other hopeful founders. John D. Kemp, president and CEO of the Viscardi Center since 2011, said the event on Nov. 19 will enable leaders to step into their desired industries. The National Center for Disability Entrepreneurship “was established to provide founders with a keen skill set and lead a movement to establish a business ecosystem for entrepreneurs with disabilities in the United States,” Kemp said. “The 2021 PitchFest will advance these goals by connecting aspiring founders with the opportunity to present to industry experts, secure funding and mentorships, and successfully launch their own businesses.” The Viscardi Center has been a pioneer in disability leadership not only in Albertson but around the world.

Its original site was one of the first U.S. businesses to be staﬀed by people with disabilities when it was operating out of a garage in West Hempstead, helping disabled veterans become assembly and factory workers for several large companies and organizations, including Grumman, GE, IBM and the Department of Defense. Today, the school located in Viscardi Center enrolls more than 180 students with disabilities with nearly an 86 percent graduation and college acceptance rate. For adults and adolescents, transition planning services are available for testing and job placement. The programs place more than 100 people in integrated employment annually while providing advocacy and support for participants leaving the center. More information on the competition can be found at www.pitchfest.viscardicenter. org.

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The Viscardi Center will host its second annual Virtual PitchFest Competition, offering up to $75,000 in grants to disabled founders, in November.

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Ex-doc sentenced for opioid dealing Tamesgwar Ammar conspired to illegally distribute while operating Roslyn practice BY R OB E RT PELAEZ A former doctor whose practice was located in Roslyn was sentenced to five years in prison last Thursday for conspiring to illegally distribute opioids, according to the U.S. attorney’s office of the Eastern District of New York. Tameshwar Ammar, 53, who was indicted in November 2019 and worked at Age Management Associates at 55 Bryant Ave., relinquished his license to practice medicine in June 2020. In July 2020, Ammar pleaded guilty via teleconference to conspiring to illegally distribute more than 19,000 oxycodone pills to two individuals identified in the indictment as John Doe 1 and John Doe 2. As part of his plea, officials said, Ammar agreed to forfeit approximately $245,700 as proceeds involved in the oxycodone offense. “Today’s sentence sends a stern warning that doctors who decide to betray their Hippocratic oaths by acting as profitseeking drug dealers will face

of oxycodone, methadone, which attorneys also claim Ammar prescribed, and ketamine. A biography in the fall 2008 issue of Elements Magazine said that Ammar, who graduated from SUNY Stony Brook’s School of Medicine at age 22, was the youngest graduate in SUNY medical school history at the time. The magazine said he also completed research and served as chief resident at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. “Doctors are supposed to be among the most trusted professionals in our society. This defendant, on the other hand, used his PHOTO COURTESY OF GOOGLE MAPS position to prey upon members of our community,” DEA Special Tameshwar Ammar, who practiced at Age Management Associates at 55 Bryant Ave. in Agent-in-Charge Ray Donovan said in a statement. “By knowRoslyn, was sentenced to five years for illegally distributing oxycodone, according to ofingly and intentionally writing ficials. prescriptions of addictive opioids severe consequences,” Jacque- and elsewhere, including by 8,000 pills to John Doe 1 with that he knew would be resold, lyn M. Kasulis, acting U.S. at- prosecuting medical profession- the knowledge that he would be he violated not only his oath as torney for the Eastern District, als who contribute to the risk of reselling them and that he pre- a doctor, but the trust of his comsaid in a statement. “This Office addiction, overdose and death by scribed over 11,000 pills to John munity.” Efforts to reach officials or Doe 2, even after the latter was and our partners at the DEA are their callous actions.” The U.S. attorney’s office admitted to a psychiatric clinic. Ammar’s lawyer for comment working tirelessly to combat the opioid epidemic on Long Island said that Ammar prescribed over John Doe 2 died in 2019 of a mix were unavailing.

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Curran gets bipartisan backing of mayors Republican, Democrats from across Nassau endorse county executive’s re-election bid BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z

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Mayors throughout Nassau endorsed County Executive Laura Curran for re-election.

Several North Shore mayors along with Republican and Democratic ones throughout Nassau County have endorsed County Executive Laura Curran for re-election. Baxter Estates Mayor Nora Haagenson, East Hills Mayor Michael Koblenz, Flower Hill Mayor Brian Herrington and Port Washington North Mayor Robert Weitzner were among the mayors who endorsed Curran for re-election, according to her campaign. Others were Bayville Mayor Robert De Natale, Brookville Mayor Dan Serota, Centre Island Mayor Lawrence Schmidlap, Farmingdale Mayor Ralph Ekstrand, Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach, Malverne Mayor Keith Corbett, Rockville Centre Mayor Francis Murray, South Floral Park Mayor Geoﬀ Prime and Hempstead Mayor Waylyn Hobbs Jr. Ekstrand, a Republican, thanked Curran for her eﬀorts in revitalizing downtowns across the county, including Farmingdale’s. “I was grateful for the County Executive’s support as Farmingdale spearheaded what now serves as a

blueprint for downtown revitalization through transit-oriented development,” he said. “That’s the kind of leader Nassau needs in this next chapter and that’s why I am proud to endorse her for county executive.” Eﬀorts to reach North Shore mayors for comment were unavailing. Curran, a Democrat, is running for re-election in November against Republican Bruce Blakeman, a Town of Hempstead councilman. Earlier this month, Curran gained the endorsements of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and two of Nassau County’s police unions, representing superior oﬃcers and detectives. Schumer, who also endorsed Curran as his choice for county executive in 2017, touted her work in combating political corruption and creating a more transparent government after the previous administration under former County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican. “I’m proud to endorse Laura Curran for county executive because she has charted a new path forward for Nassau County,” Schumer said. “Laura has tackled the corruption and mismanagement of previous administrations, balanced the budget and

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improved public services all while steadily leading the county through a global, once-in-a-generation public health and economic crisis.” Officials from the Police Superior Officers Association and the Police Detectives Association touted Curran’s work over the past few years and cited labor agreements she helped facilitate with both unions since 2018. Superior Officers Association President Ricky Frassetti said as county executive Curran tripled the size of the Police Department’s community affairs unit, reopened two precincts and quadrupled the problem-oriented police officers in each precinct. “While the county executive and I might not always agree on everything, she always listens and is willing to work things out, ” Frassetti said. “Laura is committed to working to support initiatives that strengthen the relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve.” Detectives Association President John Wighaus praised Curran for not getting “caught up in winning and losing” and instead being an elected official who was around during good times and bad.

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Lafazan says he will keep fighting opioids Nassau County legislator touts focus on local issues, producing legislation BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y Joshua Lafazan said that if re-elected to the Nassau County Legislature, he is going to maintain his top priority of fighting the opioid epidemic. “We are losing more people than we’ve lost in the entirety of the Vietnam War, every single year,” Lafazan said in an interview with Blank Slate Media. To deal with the problem, he wrote “Timothy’s Law,” which established a 24hour hotline staﬀed exclusively by substance abuse counselors, and developed the “Nassau C.A.R.E.S.” app, which allowed residents to search for treatment centers based on ZIP code. The eﬀorts point to Lafazan, who became Nassau’s youngest ever legislator in 2017 at 23 years old, stressing local issues. “In the bills that I’ve passed, they have all been local,” he said. “I’m a local lawmaker, and I think we all have to remember that.” Lafazan, an independent from Syosset who caucuses with the Democrats, is running in the 18th District, which encompasses East Hills, Roslyn Heights, Greenvale, Glen Cove, Bayville, East Norwich, Glen Head, Old Westbury, Mill Neck, Locust Valley, Muttontown, Jericho, Syosset and Woodbury. His is running against Paolo Pironi, a

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Nassau County Legislator Joshua Lafazan Republican. Other issues important to Lafazan include helping the 5,000 Nassau County veterans that are homeless, soon to be homeless or housing insecure. To help, he put together the “Dignity for our Heroes” package which includes the exploration of building transitional housing for veterans in need at the Mitchell Field Complex Housing Service Center. Lafazan stands with the Democrats

in the Legislature when they say whoever wins the next election needs to institute an independent commission for redistricting to prevent any partisan gerrymandering. “Regardless of whichever party is in the majority come redistricting time, it should be a nonpartisan independent process, and that’s for the sake of our democracy,” Lafazan said. When asked on what basis redistricting should be done, Lafazan said it should be up to the nonpartisan commission. The legislator did say that any map that appears to be unfair could be vetoed by Nassau Executive Laura Curran. “I will cast my vote for an independent redistricting commission. I will not cast my vote for an unfair map,” Lafazan said. Earlier this year, Lafazan sponsored a bill that would allow the county attorney to sue on behalf of police oﬃcers if they were harassed or injured because of the fact they are first responders. The law, drafted with language from the New York state penal code, would make it a hate crime to “harass, menace, assault or injure” first responders, where they could also be allowed to sue for damages and legal fees. Curran expressed concern in a veto letter, saying “that the law would intimidate free citizens from engaging in peaceful demonstrations without fear of retaliation.” She also said there was “no consen-

sus from elected officials” that the legislation was necessary. Lafazan said he trusted the guidance of Attorney General Letitia James’s office, which expressed concern over free speech implications of the bill, and he then withdrew support for it in its original form. “What we understood as harassment was fear of legitimate injury or death,” Lafazan said. “We saw a violent string of assaults on officers in the past couple of years so we took language that was already in the penal code and applied it.” In regard to the county, the legislator said he plans to vote for Curran’s proposed budget due to relief measures that have been implemented and the fact that Nassau County can afford to cut taxes. “Nassau will be able to be in a solvent, strong fiscal position in the years to come,” he said. Lafazan said he believes his focus on his district foreshadows his performance if re-elected in November. He said as a county legislator it is important for him to maintain a priority on what is relevant to his constituents as opposed to national narratives. “Local government is where the majority of your life is affected, and the local government is where things are supposed to get done,” Lafazan said. “I’m a local lawmaker.”

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O’Connell touts experience as clerk Vies for re-election against Justin Brown, who wants to educate public about office’s role BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Nassau County Clerk Maureen O’Connell touted her experience in her position while Justin Brown, her opponent in the race for her job, said he wants to better inform the public about the role that the clerk’s office serves. An East Williston resident, O’Connell served as a trustee and deputy mayor of the village from 1991 to 1998 before being elected to the state Assembly. She was the first woman elected by the 17th District, and served on the Assembly’s Judiciary and Insurance and Ethics committees. After being elected as county clerk in 2005, O’Connell said, she oversaw the digitization of millions of documents ranging from property deeds to veterans’ discharge papers. As Nassau County and the rest of the world try to regain normalcy after the coronavirus pandemic, O’Connell stressed the importance of having an experienced candidate leading the clerk’s office. “Experience matters in the county clerk’s office,” O’Connell said in an interview with Blank Slate Media. “Without the legal experience and the technological knowledge of the operation, I think that whoever came into this office without that knowledge would be severely handcuffed.” O’Connell, a Republican, began her career as a registered nurse at North Shore University Hospital and has a bachelor’s degree in health care administration from St. Joseph’s College.

Brown, a Democrat from Baldwin, also has experience in the health care sector. A hospital administrator with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Brown received his master’s degree in health administration from Hofstra University. Brown is also the president of the Nassau County Board of Visitors, where he advocates for inmate rights, and serves on the executive board for Hofstra’s Master of Healthcare Administration Alumni program. Constantly talking to others and creating connections, Brown said, one of his main goals, if elected, would be to share the role of the clerk’s office with community stakeholders. “Being a public advocate and advocating for other individuals … and working in the clerk’s office would be another way of serving the residents,” Brown said in an interview with Blank Slate Media. “One thing I know is that many people throughout Nassau County do not know what the county clerk’s office is. One thing that has not been done within the county clerk’s office is community engagement.” Brown said it is vital that the clerk’s office reaches out to individuals, in the form of seminars or programs, to relay what the office does within the county. Along with keeping track of property records, serving as the county’s notary system, and being Nassau’s ultimate keeper of documents, O’Connell said, she also serves as the clerk for the state Supreme Courts. Continued on Page 49

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Nassau County Clerk Maureen O’Connell (right) and her opponent, Justin Brown (left) both shared their thoughts on why they should be elected in virtual interviews with Blank Slate Media last week.

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Celano says Herricks’ 7 goals met Superintendent touts improvements to curriculum, instruction made during pandemic BY B R A N D ON DUFFY Herricks School Superintendent Fino Celano said last Thursday night that the district was able to accomplish seven goals that it had set to be completed by September. “Goals become measures of accountability,” Celano said at a Board of Education meeting at the Herricks Community Center also available on Zoom. “As great as we are as a school district, we’re looking to always improve.” Celano discussed goals that were completed, were in the midst of completion or were set to begin this school year. He said the goals reached in the last year included refining technology to enhance instruction during three diﬀerent modes of learning. Last year staﬀ and technology needed to handle in-person, hybrid and remote learning. “The pandemic forced school teachers, administrators, students and everyone to experiment and to learn new methods of using instructional technology,” he said. Another goal that was com-

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Superintendent Fino Celano says the school district will soon be able to have a one-to-one ratio of students to Chromebooks. pleted but is set to be expanded upon this year is the new teacher internship program in conjunction with Hofstra University’s School of Education. Last year only one student teacher was able to work at Herricks but now the district has three, according to the superintendent. “There’s a lot of added value to our programs, and at the same time, you serve as a center for the

new teachers to learn,” Celano said. “They’re really learning from the best when they work with our faculty.” The other five goals completed last year in the district included a curriculum review in guidance, refining the district’s mental health curriculum, refining the annual performance professional review plan, designing systems for online staﬀ recruitment and planning for

capital improvements. Multiyear goals the district is currently completing are enhancements to the curriculum in diﬀerent subjects, as well as maintaining a climate of inclusivity, cultural sensitivity and equity. For the 2021-22 school year, goals that were announced include a curriculum review in social studies. This will incorporate a committee designed to find the best prac-

tices through surveys and trends in the field, which will be presented to the Board of Education in the future. Also included in the new goals were an enhancement of instructional technology plans. Each student will have a Google Chromebook. Currently, all students in grades four to 12 have a Chromebook, Celano said. The next step is to incorporate grades two and three. Celano said the other upcoming goals included revisions and enhancements to school guidelines and updates for renovations in the district, including the high school auditorium renovation project, which the board got an update on at the last meeting. The superintendent made clear that despite the issues brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the school district was able to accomplish much of what it set out to do last year. “We’re very excited to continue to work hard for our students and community here in Herricks to really focus on the ideas of continuous improvement and getting to the next level,” he said.

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Opinion

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Throwing support behind democracy

e normally wait for the final two weeks before Election Day to make our endorsements, but we are breaking with that tradition this year to announce our support this week not for a particular candidate but for an idea – democracy. By that we mean a system in which each citizen’s vote counts equally and the outcome of a free and fair election should be recognized, respected and, if need be, defended.The question of whether a candidate believes in free and fair elections can easily be determined by the answer to a single question: Did Joe Biden win the presidency in a free and fair election? That answer has already been confirmed by state election officials across the country and in more than 60 court cases presided over by judges appointed by every president since George Herbert Walker Bush. If a candidate is unwilling to answer that question with a yes, he or she lacks a sufficient ability to comprehend facts or is unwilling to fulfill his or her oath of office. You know, the part about supporting the Constitution of the United States. There may be many things that go into a voter’s decision on who to support, but an inability or unwillingness to support the Constitution should disqualify a candidate for any office – town council, County Legislature, county executive and, especially, district attorney.The connection between Election Day and whether each Nassau County citizen’s vote will count equally

is slightly more complicated but still very clear. As of Election Day, the answer is now based on how legislative districts were drawn in 2014 following the 2010 census. Republican legislators used their 10-9 advantage at the time to vote along party lines to create 12 legislative districts with more registered Republicans than Democrats. Even though Democrats held a 20,832 advantage in registered voters, 344,078 to 323,696. The redistricting plan was signed into law by then County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican. This more or less ensured minority rule for the next decade and that Republican voters would count more than Democratic voters. Democrats in Congress are now seeking to bar this kind of gerrymandering by putting the power to change districts into the hands of nonpartisan groups rather than state legislatures. Many state legislatures, including New York’s, have moved to nonpartisan commissions. But Republican-controlled legislatures have instead begun using technology to weaponize the redistricting process as part of a campaign to suppress the vote and, in some cases, subvert the vote. All based on the Big Lie that the election was stolen from President Donald Trump.In Texas, a proposed Republican reworking of House districts would reduce the state’s 12 competitive districts to one. This has created a problem for New York Democrats: Follow the nonpartisan commission and

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perhaps lose the House majority or use a loophole to gerrymander the House districts in a way that would eliminate five Republican house districts. Politics vs. principle. Place your bets now. Unfortunately, the likely outcome – gerrymandering New York’s House districts – would undermine eﬀorts to make redistricting nonpartisan by supporting the argument that everyone does it. That still shouldn’t deter Nassau County voters from doing the right thing. In Nassau County, the map created by Republicans has given them control of the Legislature for 10 years with only the election of Josh Lafazan, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, reducing the GOP’s 12-7 advantage to 11-8. During this time, the number of registered Democrats in Nassau County has risen to 434,327, 40 percent of the electorate,

while the number of registered Republican voters has basically stayed the same at 335,771, or 31 percent. That now gives Democrats nearly 100,000 more registered voters. Most of the rest of the electorate lists no party aﬃliation. The latest census figures also show that 42 percent of the county’s population is composed of minorities while only two legislators – 11 percent – are members of minorities. More than a year ago, Nassau Democratic legislators proposed the creation of a redistricting commission to determine legislative boundaries after the completion of the 2020 census. Democrats said the proposal was intended to create a fair and representative distribution of legislators. Nassau Republicans declined to comment then. And now Legislature Minority Leader Kevan Abraham recently said in a recent Blank Slate Media town hall

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on redistricting he has yet to get a response from Republican Presiding Oﬃcer Richard Nicolello. If the Democrats win a legislative majority, Abrahams said he will go ahead with his nonpartisan redistricting plan and expects it would consider geographic continuity, the Democratic advantage in party registration and minority representation as part of its goals. But we have yet to hear what the Republicans intend to do. This raises several important questions for Republicans running for the County Legislature. With Democrats holding a nearly 100,000 advantage in registered voters will that be reflected in the new districts? Will the districts be made up of recognizable communities – unlike the current map in which legislators stretch from the Suﬀolk border to Roslyn in the middle? What about minority representation in an increasingly diverse county? Continued on Page 49

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KREMER’S CORNER

Dems need to give Kathy Hochul a chance

here are certain types of public events that I avoid, as I can’t relate to them. I do not watch professional wrestling or mixed martial arts. Occasionally, I come across an invite to attend a demolition derby. The derby is a non-racing sport that usually involves five or more drivers who compete by deliberately ramming their vehicles into one another. The derby has a lot in common with the various New York Democratic Party oﬃceholders who are making plans to unseat newly sworn Governor Kathy Hochul. At this very moment, there are at least three Democrats making plans to run for governor next year. The three are Attorney General Letitia James, New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and current New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio. Each of them is planning to travel around the state to find out if there is any public sup-

port for their candidacy even though all of them have already decided that they intend to run. Of the three, the most likely front-runner will be the Attorney General. Ms. James has become a well-known figure because of her involvement in the report that led to the resignation for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The report gained national attention, due in part to the vivid description by many women of their interactions with the former governor. She is also pursuing the Trump organization in an ongoing civil investigation that could lead to a criminal referral. She will face criticism over the fact that she has toppled a sitting governor and now wants to run for that position. If she becomes a candidate, she will be very formidable, assuming she can raise the money for the contest. Jumaane Williams is the darling of the progressive movement and has run once for the lt. governor nomination

JERRY KREMER Kremer’s Corner

and lost. His statewide numbers were impressive but he is incapable of raising the kind of money needed in a statewide primary. He has a political history as having been a City Council member and Public Advocate, but to date has no accomplishments to claim should he decide to run. He is currently running for re-election as public advocate, partially based on his claim that he will “not seek

higher office.” Most political reporters believe his candidacy is an ego trip. The most astonishing development is the possible candidacy of Mayor Bill De Blasio. He is finishing up his final term in office with one of the lowest popularity levels in the city’s history. The city is facing public claims of high crime, dirty streets, inability to deal with the homeless and a host of other issues and the idea of a De Blasio candidacy is mindboggling. On a personal note, I know the mayor and have contributed to his previous races for city council and public advocate. If you are looking for a friend to have a cup of coffee with, he is the best possible companion. There is one person that is not being mentioned in the derby for governor and that is Andrew Cuomo. The former governor has an estimated $18 million in his treasury and is said to be itching to run. His rationale for running

may be that the state is in a disastrous condition and he is still the only person capable of saving it. If there are multiple candidates in a party primary, he could have a chance to sneak through. Over the next month, the Assembly Judiciary Committee will be delivering its report on the former governor’s actions. That report could undermine his chances. While the possible candidates are out seeking support, Gov. Kathy Hochul has been raising large amounts of money and is doing the job of governor quite well. She has taken on the job of getting more New Yorkers vaccinated and is traveling around the state at a record speed. She has made numerous new appointments of people with good credentials. Her successes and the support of the State Democratic Chair Jay Jacobs should help but it will not deter the challengers from creating a demolition derby.

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

My sordid history with time, not on my side I just did something strange yesterday. I put a watch back on my wrist. It was a very odd feeling, after a year and a half without it. For almost two years, I neither knew nor cared what time it was. All that mattered was whether it was light or dark out. In the midst of the stultifying confinement of the pandemic, it felt like a little bit of freedom. I didn’t even know where my watch had gotten to—until last week. I have always had a love-hate relationship with the concept of time. Mostly hate. Maybe it stemmed from being the child of two parents who were insanely fixated on being, not just on time for everything, but early. I remember my parents arguing whether half an hour before a dinner party was too early to show up. “What’s the harm in being early?” my father wanted to know “No harm if you don’t mind that we’ll never be invited back again,” my mom replied. “People like to at least be dressed, with their hair dry, before the door bell rings.”

So, of course, I — the child of two early birds — was born a night owl. When I finally met the man who would become my husband, we were the only person in the other one’s life who didn’t nag them. Our best man says he won a bet on how late my groom and I would be to our own wedding (45 minutes). So what? You can’t start a wedding without the bride and groom. When we bought a house, my husband’s friends said they couldn’t get us a housewarming gift because they couldn’t find a lawnmower with headlights. No problem; we got a lawn service instead. (This is Lawn Guy Land, after all.) Then began the usual grind of catching trains and getting to work. Through it all the watch on my wrist was a faithful companion. That all changed when the first baby arrived. His brand-new skin was so tender that, with one sudden swerve in my arms, he had scratched himself on my watchband. Of course, his baby skin also healed without a trace, but the verdict was clear: The

JUDY EPSTEIN

A Look on the Lighter Side watch had to go. I didn’t miss it. Sure, getting out of the house took most of the day, but if the sun was setting by then, so much the worse for the sun. Besides: except for well-baby check-ups,

time didn’t matter. We were on Eastern Baby Time. And when the dust eventually settled into some kind of routine, it turned out — unbelievably — that our baby was a night owl, too. Of course, we registered for the afternoon session of nursery school. Which meant that the rubber didn’t really hit the road until—kindergarten. Every morning there was going to be a school bus that all of his friends would be on. We had to make that bus at a little after 8 in the morning. To top it all oﬀ, that was the year the school district decided to shift all its school opening times a quarter of an hour earlier. “How dare they? It’s an outrage!” commiserated my fellow moms. “How are you ever going

to manage, Judy?” But I wasn’t worried. I figured it would be like the trips I used to take to Europe and back. Once you’ve flown four or five time zones away, what’s another 15 minutes? The only thing was I had to put my watch back on my wrist. Which is where it stayed for the next 20 years—until the pandemic hit and time itself came to a stop. Now, the watch is back — back from getting a new battery and back on my wrist. It catches in my longer, pandemic-grown hair and gets wet when I wash the dishes. It’s very old school — it’s completely analog and does nothing but point out the time with both hands. But so far it’s still ticking, and so am I.

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THE BACK ROAD

Got empathy? You are really needed now

hatever happened to one for all and all for one? Looking out for one another during the pandemic necessitates full participation in preventive measures. Yet that is not what is happening in large swaths of America where a toxic amalgam of fear and misinformation prevails. It is diﬃcult to address another’s fear without empathy, without understanding the basis and depth of their fear. Is it reality-based or fueled by conspiracy theories? For a number of Black people, the 40-year-long Tuskegee Study to examine the natural history of untreated syphilis has contributed to their justified suspicion. The research, initiated in 1932 by the U.S. government, was conducted without informed consent. After penicillin was found to be the most eﬀective treatment, it was withheld from infected test subjects. If you know that your descendants were deceived by government scientists, why agree to take a new vaccination endorsed by government scientists? It would take a leap of faith and trust in government authorities, given

that the legacy of Tuskegee is already baked into the cake. There are individuals who are scared about the vaccine’s potential impact on fertility and children’s well-being. Such fears do not come out of nowhere. For example, in November 1961 thalidomide was taken oﬀ the market after it led to the deaths of approximately 2,000 children and birth defects in more than 10,000, most of whom lived in West Germany. Its original use was for the treatment of nausea in pregnant women. Many moms and dads continue to believe that the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine is a risk factor for children to develop autism, despite the many well-designed studies that found no link between the two. Vaccine mandates will not titrate terror, only empathy and understanding have a fighting chance. Today, rigorous protocols are required for all new medications before full approval by the Food and Drug Administration, providing that the benefit of the medication outweighs the risks for its purported use. However, when an approved vaccine is mandated to guard against contagion and one’s

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employment, schooling or ability to travel are threatened, the issue of one’s autonomy is compromised and refusal to comply requires significant sacrifice. Fear is heightened by misinformation. Confusion is worsened when the facts about natural immunity following infection are either concealed or not made clear to us. There is much to sort out and when the sorting is aggravated by anxiety, clarity becomes near impossible to achieve. Collectively, government officials have done a poor job of communicating eﬀectively with consistent coordinated messaging. And, as we know, social media

exacerbates misunderstanding, stokes fear and further fragments us, deepening the fissures in the body politic. As someone who is immunecompromised as the result of a recent stem cell transplant, I trust my doctor’s guidance about taking the vaccine. But Tuskegee is not sewn into my psyche and my children are grown. A no-brainer decision for me is not so simple for all of my fellow Americans. Railing against so-called anti-vaxxers is much easier than trying to understand where they are coming from. Not all are “political.” Increasingly, the term “tribal” is used to represent the incremental erosion of national unity. Disparate groups are fueled by fearinducing misinformation. While there have always been tribes, historically during times of major national crises, divisive boundaries dissolve and collective empathy and resolve ramp up, transforming us into one American community, standing shoulder-toshoulder through the storm. GoFundMe campaigns demonstrate that when our neighbors are hurting, local politics take a back seat to empathy and altruism. In such moments we are re-

minded that the “unity gene” still exists. Yet with respect to finding our way through the pandemic, that gene remains dormant for far too many. What is it that allows us to get behind one ailing child in our neighborhood, yet escapes us from unifying to curtail the contagious path of a virus that has left more than 700,000 dead and millions more grieving? Could it be that we live in a political ecosystem that is terminally ill, so polluted with misinformation and failing empathy that humankind has become an endangered species? If this is too painful to face, we can always buy more toilet paper and bottled water. In her examination of con artists and their victims, psychologist Anna Konnikova concluded that “there’s nothing a con artist likes better that exploiting the sense of unease we feel when it appears that the world as we know it is about to change.” Our world is most certainly changing and the con artists appear to have gained the upper hand. Only empathy will keep the despots at bay.

E A R T H M AT T E R S

Extinction of plants and animals is forever

his week the US Fish and Wildlife Service recommended that 23 species be removed from endangered status and reclassified as extinct. The extinctions include 11 birds, eight freshwater mussels, two fish, a bat and a plant. A third of the listed species, eight species of birds and the one plant, Phyllostegia glabra var. lanaiensis, a flowering plant in the mint family, were endemic to Hawaii.+ Extinction was caused by habitat destruction and introduced invasive animals and insects. Rats, pigs and feral cats are among the introduced species that prey on native animals or destroy habitat. The Hawaiian Islands had no mosquitos, but they are now

widely spread and carry avian diseases to which the isolated island bird populations have no immunity. Guam, another island overwhelmed with invasives, lost the Bridled white-eye bird and the Little Mariana fruit bat. On the continental US, the Bachman’s warbler and Ivorybilled woodpecker made the list along with eight species of freshwater mussels and two small freshwater fish. Both birds, one a tiny warbler and the other a huge woodpecker whose size gave it the nickname “Lord God Bird,” relied on swampy forests of the southeast for breeding. Extinction due to the destruction of habitat is not a new concept. I own my grandmother’s bird book, published in the 1920s, and it clearly states the Ivory-bills are endangered due to loss of habitat from logging. In 2004 the Ivory-billed burst back into the news when a sighting was reported in a swamp in Arkansas. Another sighting soon after triggered a swarm of birders and scientists to look for the bird.

JENNIFER WILSON-PINES Earth Matters

Weeks and then years of searching, recording devices, and photo traps failed to reveal another glimpse. The mussels and fish have likely gone extinct due to dam building and reservoirs, changing their habitat from rivers to lakes. Since the Endangered Species Act was adopted in 1973, 54 species have recovered, while another 48 have improved enough to move from endangered to threatened. 11 listed species have been declared extinct. This

recommendation would triple that group to 34. One of the issues facing the rescue of endangered species is the glacial pace with which the Service lists species, making them eligible for recovery funding. Several species on the current list went extinct while waiting to be listed. Some of them were probably already extinct or had populations so reduced as to be unsustainable when the Endangered Species Act was adopted, but one of the Hawaiian birds was found as recently as 2004. Another issue is that Congress only budgets about 4% of what service estimates it would take to fully protect listed species. A quarter of listed species receive as little as $10,000 annually towards recovery. There are two bills currently in Congress that would increase protection and funding. The Extinction Prevention Act (H.R. 3396) would provide $5 million a year to fund conservation work for the most threatened species.

The Extinction Crisis Emergency Act would direct President Biden to declare global wildlife extinction a national emergency. The legislation would require the entire federal government to act to halt the loss of animals and plants in the US and around the world.This is a global issue. In 2019, the UN released a report authored by 150 scientists around the globe, stating that a million species of plants and animals were in danger of extinction. Worldwide, a minimum of 500 known species of animals have gone extinct in the last 100 years due to human activity. The report concluded that alteration of land by agriculture was a massive contributing factor with about 75% of land and 66% of ocean areas impacted. Agricultural use covers more than 33% of the world’s land surface and uses 75% of freshwater resources. Agriculture also accounts for roughly 25% of total human emissions of greenhouse gasses. Continued on Page 38

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VIEW POINT

Recognizing Native Americans on Columbus Day

ach year Columbus Day reminds us that everyone who isn’t an indigenous American is an immigrant or a descendant from one. This year President Joe Biden became the first to oﬃcially proclaim Indigenous Peoples’ Day, coinciding with the celebration of Columbus Day, declaring, “For generations, federal policies systematically sought to assimilate and displace Native people and eradicate Native cultures. Today, we recognize Indigenous peoples’ resilience and strength as well as the immeasurable positive impact that they have made on every aspect of American society. We also recommit to supporting a new, brighter future of promise and equity for tribal nations — a future grounded in tribal sovereignty and respect for the human rights of Indigenous people in the Americas and around the world.” And even in his proclamation of Columbus Day celebrating the pride Italian Americans have in the

explorer and the “lasting contributions to our nation,” including as “educators, health care workers, scientists, first responders, military service members, and public servants, among so many other vital roles,” he acknowledged “the painful history of wrongs and atrocities that many European explorers inflicted on tribal nations and indigenous communities.” Biden, ever the cheerleader for America despite brutal evidence we are hardly “exceptional” or even good and not just merely entitled, declared, “It is a measure of our greatness as a nation that we do not seek to bury these shameful episodes of our past — that we face them honestly, we bring them to the light, and we do all we can to address them. For Native Americans, Western exploration ushered in a wave of devastation: violence perpetrated against Native communities, displacement and theft of tribal homelands, the introduction and spread of disease, and more. On this day, we recognize this pain-

KAREN RUBIN View Point

ful past and recommit ourselves to investing in Native communities, upholding our solemn and sacred commitments to tribal sovereignty, and pursuing a brighter future centered on dignity, respect, justice, and opportunity for all people.” Significantly, Biden is working to correct both injustices done to indigenous peoples and to immigrants. On Friday, when he became the first president to proclaim In-

digenous Peoples’ Day, he signed proclamations restoring Bears Ears and Grand-Staircase Escalante to their size before Trump decimated them, opening the lands to rapacious pillage by extraction industries. These places are sacred to indigenous peoples and hold important archaeological sites, and Biden demonstrated respect for their culture and heritage. It is significant that Biden appointed the first Native American to a cabinet position. Indeed, Secretary Deb Haaland became the first Native American to lead the Interior Department, the agency which has always regulated and oppressed indigenous people. Biden is also working to correct the injustice of a dysfunctional immigration system that has resulted in 11.4 million undocumented immigrants (who Trump and his xenophobic ilk brand “illegal aliens”) and calls finally for rational comprehensive immigration reform. Significantly, codifying De-

ferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) would address one-fourth of the undocumented immigrant problem, providing legal status for as many as 3.6 million people, brought here as children, who have grown up in the United States and only know the U.S. as their home. But in July, Federal Judge Andrew Hanen in Southern Texas ordered the Biden administration to immediately stop granting new applications under DACA, declaring former President Obama’s 2012 executive order was “created in violation of the law and whose existence violates the law.” Biden vowed to appeal the decision, but pushed Congress to finally codify legalization for Dreamers with a path to citizenship and comprehensive immigration reform. As for the tired argument of “amnesty” for illegal behavior – former President Reagan gave amnesty to to 2.7 million undocumented immigrants. Continued on Page 38

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Why is perfect love so elusive to us?

here are an astounding number of ways humans look for love and approval. Let’s start with the usual method, which is to get married. The romance of the first two years are what most would call love but certainly this aﬀect wanes with a growing familiarity as those cute little quirks become jaw-clenching annoyances. But do not assume the marriage bed is the only way we seek out love. A listing of the objects which we hope will deliver love are many. You may hope that love will be gained with the purchase of a $20,000 Prada luxury handbag. Or maybe it’s that $15,000 Rolex you‘ve been dreaming about. How about a $250,000 bright yellow Lamborghini? That must certainly deliver some love, don’t you think? OK, if that doesn’t deliver, how about a week’s stay at the Beverly Hills Hotel in one of those awesome looking bungalows that have been graced by the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra and Paul McCartney? Granted the bill may be about $21,000, but what the heck. If you’re the athletic type, how about practicing eight hours a day, seven days a week for about 10 years and then getting onto the PGA Tour? You just may win a trophy and embrace that uncanny feeling of love, mixed with fame as

the cameras flash and the photographers ask you to “kiss the trophy again.” If that doesn’t transform your soul from darkness to light, then what on earth will? Well, you could always take another trip to Paris and concentrate more carefully on the Eiﬀel Tower while slowly munching down on a French éclair from Laduree. If it’s straight money you like, well, put down $250,000 on either red or black and watch the roulette wheel spin and spin and spin. Best of luck. The great psychoanalyst Christopher Bollas called all this nothing more than seeking out sacred transformational objects to magically act like a second coming with the hope of a sudden change into a new and improved version of your former self. People travel to wonderful places, go to see art in museums, go to Carnegie Hall to hear Hebert Von Karajan conduct Beethoven’s Ninth. And the more compulsive this drive is to find transformational moments, the more it reflects the basic fault from your childhood. The fault found in the relationship between infant and parent. As Bollas points out, gamblers are addicted to an unconscious conviction that the mother (or father) will never come and this nicely explains why gamblers keep on gambling until they lose.

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Much like Sir Galahad and Sir Lancelot, many humans are blindly and compulsively searching for the holy grail, the magical cup which will provide wonderful plentiful nourishment and heal the self of all past pain and sorrow. Everyone wants kudos, recognition, applause, approval, admiration and love. This is what makes the world go round and is a most potent source of motivation. It is therefore an ironic tragedy that everyone wants love and is therefore reluctant to give it to anyone else. So we wind up in a world which awaits love from others, but it turns out it’s a world which is unwilling to give any out. Samuel Beckett wrote “Waiting for Godot” back in the mid20th century. Like a true mystic genius, he was extremely prescient and understood that the world had

arrived at a lonely, desolate place, waiting for some grand love that never shows up. Instead what we get is the rough beast at the gates. The solution for all those seekers of perfect love is to comes to terms with reality. The reality is that idealized love exists only in books and movies that lasts for 90 minutes and have happy endings. Reality is a more quaint, average, gray and disappointing affair. My father would always tell me, “Tommy, you can only eat one meal at a time and only sleep in one bed.” John Biffar is a filmmaker I know who runs Dreamtime Entertainment. When I was in post-graduate school, I was reading Freud and told John that Freud remarked “life is a tough affair and the best one can hope for is some form of mild depression.” Ever since then, every time I speak to John, the first thing he says is “Tommy, the best one can hope for is some form of mild depression.” We both get a laugh out of that line. And laugh we should because to laugh means one has seen the disappointments that life serves up and despite this we can laugh about it.Many film critics say the “Tokyo Story” by Yasujiro Ozu is the best film ever made. This black-and-white masterpiece was produced in 1953 and the last five minutes contains the most truthful, saddest and most beautiful dia-

logue ever recorded. It may have helped that Ozu used Japan’s two finest actors, the luminescent Setsuko Hara and Chishu Ryu, as her father-in-law. The film concludes with Setsuko Hara first talking with her sister-in-law who remarks that life is disappointing to which Hara responds, “Yes it is.” Hara then has a conversation with her father-in-law about the loss of her husband in the war and says, “Days pass and nothing happens and I feel so alone. In my heart I seem to be waiting for something.” The tone of this scene is enormously heart-wrenching and is a true revelation of how to accept human limitations. Life has so much to oﬀer, but the one thing it does not and cannot oﬀer is perfection or perfectly transformative experiences. Who would think that this simple fact would be such a hard pill to swallow?

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Appreciating firefighters on Fire Safety Week

ur firefighters deserve the utmost recognition for their selfless dedication to protecting our homes and loved ones from harm. While so many of us seek to avoid danger at all costs, these heroic men and women stand up and run into the fire. When the bell rings, these courageous community members don’t hesitate and are ready at a moment’s notice to answer the call. We are forever indebted to these brave citizens for all the sacrifices they have made in the pursuit of a safer community. Many have missed out on Thanksgiving dinners with their families, soccer games with

their kids, birthday parties and so many other holidays and traditions we cherish and enjoy. Yet, their commitment never wavers. For that, we are forever grateful and cannot thank them enough. Last month, our state and nation commemorated the 20th anniversary of 9/11. We honored the firefighters who on that day selflessly rushed into the Twin Towers to make sure as many people as possible came out of those buildings. Many paid the ultimate sacrifice. Many survivors now face detrimental health complications. It’s critical that we do our part to help our heroes in their time

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State Assemblyman of need, as they did for us. I’m especially proud of a bill that passed the Senate and Assembly to expand cancer

coverage for volunteer firefighters. But we can do more. This coming legislative session, we should renew state support of the Victim’s Compensation Fund, which provides our heroes present at 9/11 sites to receive monetary compensation. We should also be advocating for the expansion of their health coverage. It’s the very least we can do for their unparalleled dedication. In times of fear and uncertainty, our heroes showcase the finest qualities of New Yorkers: strength, selflessness and service. As we recognize this week as Fire Safety Week, I encourage you all to take the time to

make sure you and your family has taken the steps to be prepared. Our firefighters will always answer the call to help, but it’s important we take proactive steps to do what we can to avoid fires from starting.Here are a few tips: • Have a fire escape plan in place.• Make sure your smoke alarm is working properly. After 10 years, smoke alarms need to be replaced. A chirping noise coming from your alarms means it needs to be replaced.• Make sure your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms meet the needs of all your family members, including those with sensory or physical disabilities.

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Talking about candidate DeSena as person

e are writing today to publicly recognize the extraordinary love, compassion, and friendship our family and our family Foundation, The Actus Foundation, has received from candidate for supervisor, Jennifer DeSena. This is not an endorsement for oﬃce, as our Foundation holds a principle of remaining apolitical. It is, however, our desire to make the strongest possible endorsement of Mrs. DeSena as an extraordinarily empathetic and loving neighbor, mother, and wife. Our foundation was formed after the death of our daughter in an incident tangentially related to the American Opioid Crisis. This crisis killed a record number of American youth last year ( ;150,000, or as we often say it, the equivalent of a Boeing 747 crashing each day, 7 days per week 365 times per year, with no end in sight).

Very early in the process, Mrs. DeSena reached out to us as Executive Director of Manhasset Coalition Against Substance Abuse to oﬀer us a platform to speak out and help others. We told her that Amanda did not suﬀer the disease of Substance Use Disorder, and thus we didn’t know how to help her cause. We were, however, very much interested in speaking out on the New Paradigm of Death which arrived in the U.S. in 2013 and asked if she would be interested in helping us with that message. That was the beginning of a 4-year personal relationship where Jennifer has frequently told Amanda’s story out of love for us and a desperate attempt to stop it from happening to others. She has found many opportunities for us to help, like the recent Project HELP Long Island’s online presentation entitled What Every Parent

Needs to Know: Marijuana and Fentanyl. More importantly, however, she never forgets us, or our beloved Amanda. Why is she so special in this way? The word is empathy, and she has it in great abundance. Her family is the archetype of achievement and prosperity within this wonder we call American Exceptionalism. They are the kind we should all aspire to emulate. Yet, for all their success academically and socially, Jen nev-

er loses sight of the very real possibility of one of her wonderful young sons suﬀering the momentary lapse of reason necessary to become a victim of The Crisis just like Amanda. We do this advocacy fulltime and meet all kinds of people, all over this great nation. Mrs. DeSena’s ability to internalize this Crisis to her family, a crisis which she could so easily defer as something which happens to other kids prospering less than her boys, tells you what you need to know about her. That level of empathy and realism, combined with her management skills and sharp intellect, will make her the kind of public servant a town would be proud to have as their own, and is well-advised to elect. Moreover, her constant activism is yet another dimension of one of her other great personal qualities, gratitude. She is always looking to give back

to the community, the country and the God who has blessed her with so much. Recently, we met her at Mass at St. Mary’s, where she came to represent the St. Vincent de Paul society, perhaps the greatest organization caring for the poor in the world. Bravo! As an apolitical Foundation, we limit our endorsement of Mrs. Jennifer DeSena to her personal attributes, but these attributes are a rare commodity and a chance we implore the voters of North Hempstead not to pass up on. It will be with great enthusiasm that our family votes for Jennifer DeSena for Town Supervisor on November 2. We hope a great many of our neighbors will do the same. The Gray Family, Michael, Nancy, Declan, and Amanda (2018†) The Actus Foundation, Manhasset

Support Fishkind for council’s 5th district

first became acquainted with Peter Fishkind over social media this past spring, soon after he left a successful career as a lawyer to launch his campaign for the Town of North Hempstead Council District Five. I

was immediately impressed by his kindness and accessibility. Since then he has taken time out of his busy schedule to offer support and encouragement in my professional struggles, and his genuineness shines through.

As a lifelong resident of the Town of North Hempstead, first in Roslyn Heights and now in Great Neck Plaza, Peter is passionate about ensuring that its communities continue to thrive. He is always ready and willing to lis-

ten to new ideas. He is very civically active in all aspects of the town and serves as an inspiration to younger people to pursue a life in public service. I wholeheartedly support his candidacy for North Hempstead Town Council Dis-

trict Five. I urge all residents of the district to vote for Peter on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Susan Carroll Great Neck Letters Continued on Page 36

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Edward Mullins files retirement papers Ex-NYPD union president quits following raid on offices, Port Washington home BY R OB E RT PELAEZ Ex-NYPD Sergeants Benevolent Association President and Port Washington resident Edward Mullins submitted retirement papers last Wednesday, following FBI raids at his home and the union’s Manhattan headquarters the previous day. A representative from the New York Police Department’s public information oﬃce confirmed that Mullins, 59, filed for retirement late Wednesday evening after resigning from his post as president of the association. Union oﬃcials said the nature and scope of the criminal investigation has not been disclosed. “The day to day functioning and the important business of the SBA cannot be distracted by the existence of this investigation,” the union’s executive board said in a statement to its membership. Mullins, who has been a member of the NYPD since 1982, assumed his role as president on July 1, 2002.

tweet and a trial is scheduled for Oct. 27. In a tweet last week, De Blasio said, “Ed Mullins dishonored his uniform, his city and his union more times than I can count. It was just a matter of time before his endless hatred would catch up with him. That day has come.” Also commenting on the federal probe was another official Mullins did not get along with. “Ed Mullins, who famously called me a ‘first-class whore’ for daring to ask questions about the SBA, just got a firstclass raid from the FBI,” U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-Bronx) tweeted. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS The SBA manages a $264 million retirement fund and The Sergeants Benevolent Association manages a $264 million retirement fund for its 13,000 its 13,000 members make it the fifth-largest police union members, its website says. in the nation, according to the Multiple reports said FBI a hard drive and electronic from the SBA’s Twitter account group’s website. The union’s statement said, an unredacted arrest report agents left the lower Manhat- equipment. Mullins has drawn atten- about De Blasio’s daughter, “Like all of us, Ed Mullins is tan headquarters with cardboard boxes before loading tion for multiple attacks on Chiara, after she was arrested entitled to the presumption of them into a van and driving NYPD leadership and Mayor at a protest against the death innocence, and we ask you to of George Floyd. He was given withhold judgment until all the oﬀ. According to oﬃcials, some Bill de Blasio. Last year, Mullins posted a disciplinary charge for the facts have been established.” of the boxes appeared to hold

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Bosworth proposes $156.8M budget BY R OB E RT PELAEZ Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth has proposed a $156.8 million budget for 2022 that includes no layoﬀs and remains below the tax cap. The tentative budget, outlined by town oﬃcials during a virtual public meeting last Thursday evening, calls for a general fund tax levy increase of more than $720,000, or 2.78 percent, from the 2021 adopted budget – going from $26,047,300 to $26,770,373. In the town’s $88.5 million general fund, $40.2 million is allocated to the outside village fund, which covers services for residents who live outside incorporated villages, and $28.1 million for town-operated special districts. The total tentative budget is an increase of more than $18 million from the current budget, with most of the increases coming as a result of $18.2 million in revenues and expenditures from the Solid Waste Management Authority. In late September, the

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Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth proposed a $156.8 million budget for 2022 last week. Town Board voted 7-0 to approve terminating the authority in order to consolidate costs and save taxpayers money. Without including the consolidation funds, the budget increases by $500,000 to $138.6

million. “It’s our responsibility to be both cautious and sensible in our approach to the 2022 budget, while also ensuring we keep taxes low for our residents,” Bosworth said during

the meeting. The coronavirus pandemic, she said, brought a variety of challenges and obstacles the town was forced to adapt to and overcome since March 2020, but she touted the work

of her administration and other town officials for coming up with a budget that remains below the state’s tax cap. “I’m so grateful to the entire North Hempstead team, especially our department heads, for their thorough and efficient work over the last year and a half,” Bosworth said. “The COVID-19 pandemic has placed many constraints on the Town of North Hempstead, both financially and operationally. My administration’s ability to continue to work effectively within the confines of such an unprecedented crisis has undoubtedly made a difference for everybody.” Despite the pandemic, the town was able to maintain its AAA bond rating from Moody’s Investors Service, the highest rating a municipality can obtain. Bosworth, who announced her retirement from her role as supervisor earlier this year, said the tentative budget is still subject to change and the board welcomes comments from the public. The next scheduled budget hearing will be during the virtual Oct. 21 meeting.

Peter Seideman, Port’s Sandra Lindsay Parker chairman, dies gets her booster shot BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y Peter Seideman, chairman of the board of trustees at Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation in New Hyde Park, died on Sept. 30. He was 77 years old. Born in Manhattan, Siedeman was a Parker trustee since 1999 and became chairman of the board in 2015. The institute’s board said he oversaw de-

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velopment and dramatic growth and played an important role in Parker’s communitybased health care programs, bringing new and cutting-edge solutions to the region’s growing aging population. The Parker Jewish Institute was founded in 1907 as a shelter for 25 impoverished men and women. It has since evolved into a nationally renowned nonprofit for the care and rehabilitation of adults, oﬀering a number of community health care programs. Parker also acts as an academic campus for health care professionals. Parker Jewish Insitute’s president and CEO, Michael Rosenblut, thanked Siedeman for his decades of service. “Peter was a champion for the Parker organization, for the residents, and for the Board,” Rosenblut said. “May his memory be a blessing.” Seideman is survived by his wife, Barbara, to whom he had been married for over 50 years, a daughter, Wendy, and three grandchildren, Cecelia, Mory and Mia, according to his obituary. He had another daughter, Abby, who died in 2012. A funeral service for Seideman was held on Oct. 3 at Knollwood Park Cemetery in Ridgewood, Queens.

BY B R A N D ON DUFFY Last December, Sandra Lindsay, a registered nurse from Port Washington, became the first person in the United States

to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Last Wednesday, she and two others received booster shots during a news conference at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde. The

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Last December, Port Washington resident Sandra Lindsay became the first person in the United States to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

shot is currently not available to the general public, but frontline workers, people ages 65 and up and people with pre-existing conditions are eligible to receive it. According to ABC7, Lindsay said after receiving her booster, “So today signifies another chapter in the fight against this deadly virus, when I decided to take the vaccine in the first place I was committed to be a part of the solution and I’m still committed.” Currently Pfizer-BioNTech’s booster shot is the only one the CDC has authorized. This week, the CDC is holding advisory meetings of experts to discuss plans for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots. Continued on Page 52

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GOP proposes budget amendments

Calls for Curran to sign fee cuts into law, lower taxes, establish rodent extermination program BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Republican legislators presented amendments to Nassau County Executive Laura Curran’s proposed 2022 budget on Tuesday. According to Curran, the proposed $3.5 billion budget will cut property taxes by $70 million next year. Majority officials proposed to have Curran’s budget reduce taxes by an additional $50 million to make it a total of $120 million. Curran said surplus funds in the 2019 budget ($145 million) and the 2020 budget ($128 million) will allow the county to cut taxes in 2022. Majority officials also called for Curran, a Democrat, to sign legislation that would eliminate roughly $100 million in county fees. The GOP-backed bill was passed 11-0 last week and, if approved by Curran, would eliminate the $350 tax map verification fee and the $55 public safety fee as well as reduce the $300 recording fee to $50. Legislators also called for the elimination of $1.1 million for seven of Curran’s public relations employees and other political patronage positions. Officials also called for the establishment of a countywide rodent extermination program. “The Republican Majority’s amendments to the County Executive’s budget cuts property taxes by an additional $50 million bringing the total tax cut to $120 million,

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Republican legislators outlined amendments for Nassau County Executive Laura Curran’s proposed 2022 budget on Tuesday. removes $100 million dollars in county fees and removes wasteful political patronage positions in the county executive’s budget,” Presiding Oﬃcer Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) said in a statement. “These fee and tax cuts will help our seniors, veterans and working-class families by providing much needed financial relief when they need it most,” Legislator Bill Gaylor (R-

Lynbrook) said. County spokesman Michael Fricchione said Curran’s budget proposal eﬀectively serves the needs of Nassau residents and prioritizes finances better than the previous administration led by former County Executive Edward Mangano. “County Executive Curran proposed a thoughtful, balanced budget that delivers

significant tax relief to every resident hardhit by the pandemic, not the same old political talking points based on made-up revenue projections that the Majority and Ed Mangano used to drive our County’s finances into the ground,” Fricchione said in an email to Blank Slate Media. County officials said the $128 million in surplus funds from the 2020 budget will be used to “grow depleted reserves” for whenever the county experiences the “next downturn.” Officials also said the budget remains balanced without the expectation of further funds from the American Rescue Plan, despite Curran’s seeking them. The budget also features an overall spending increase of $200 million from the $3.3 billion 2021 budget. The increase includes an additional $45 million allocated to public safety investments, Curran said. Some of the expenditures Curran planned include costs to implement the Police Department’s body camera program, funding for future collective bargaining agreements and wage increases, two police classes and two corrections classes for newly sworn officers. Curran said the proposal also calls for 70 new positions in the department. If approved, it would be the first time the department expanded the number of sworn officers in more than a decade.

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Mineola Diner gets its liquor license The Mineola Diner has been a staple establishment in the village since 1948. The stainless steel classic holds many memories for multiple generations that have resided in the community. Patrons often tell us stories of way back when Shane and I had taken the diner over on April 11, 2011 and have been running strong for the last ten years. We have put our own twist on the diner as we brought our creative brunch menu to the table being oﬀered 7 days a week. In 2017, we obtained ownership of the building and vowed to restore the structure to its true 50’s roots. We also converted the outside dining area into additional year round seating to accommodate larger parties that want to dine in a piece of American history. The last nearly two years have been quite diﬃcult on the food service industry.

With COVID-19 came many hurdles for us at the Mineola Diner. We utilized any resources we had to keep the doors open and our staﬀ employed. It was not an easy balancing act and we will be digging ourselves out for some time but we luckily made it through. One of our new oﬀerings is the addition of a beer and wine license. Sometimes its nice to have a Mimosa with brunch or a nice seasonal brew with a burger. We wanted our patrons to have those options. We are also considering pop up nights hosting trivia and the like for our customers. We continually strive to make our establishment stand out and will continue to do so for years to come. We love our regulars and they are a major part of our lives. We always welcome new members to the “Diner Family Of Regulars”. Michael Alpert

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Civic FEMA awards grants to local orgs. meet the candidates Please join our “Meet the Candidates zoom meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021 at 7 p.m.. Contact Albertson Square Civic Association by email: albertsoncivicassociation@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link.

Merit cites 2 Mineola students Mineola High School students Katherine Ahn and Alvin Tsai were named Commended Students as part of the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. Of the 1.5 million entrants to the program, 50,000 with the highest Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) scores qualify for recognition. That places Ahn and Tsai in the top 3% of test takers. Although Commended Students do not continue in the competition for National Merit Scholarships, some of these students do become candidates for special scholarships sponsored by corporations and businesses. The district congratulates Ahn and Tsai on their achievement!

Grant-Guys Inc. today announced the award of $283,000 in emergency COVID-19 aid to numerous local volunteer fire and EMS based first response agencies, including the Albertson FC and Mineola Volunteer Ambulance Corps. is drawing to a close after one year of successful equipment purchases to Nassau fire departments and ambulance corps. The award was administered by the Mineola Volunteer Ambulance Corps. who acted as award host, and distributed PPE to the Port Washington FD, Levittown FD, Oyster Bay FC #1, Albertson FC, Floral Park Ctr. FC, Great Neck Alert FC, Bellerose Terrace FC and LawrenceCedarhurst EMS. The award purchased new EMS personal protective equipment such as masks, gloves, and suits for responders; and also reimbursed first responders for expenses they already incurred during the pandemic. These expenses included

Mineola students Katherine Ahn and Alvin Tsai were named Commended Students in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program.

in close cooperation with FEMA staﬀ who assisted in the administration of the grant. This application was prepared by Long Island based Grant-Guys Inc. “Due to the extraordinary service these agencies displayed during the height of the outbreak we were proud to waive our usual fees associated with grant management”. The goal was always to get these funds distributed and prepare for any future re-occurrence of the virus” said Grant-Guys staﬀ. We are especially proud of the award because it is a new program. In such, grant writers never fully know what to expect from the peer review committee; but obviously we struck a chord with them. The one-time program was a Supplement to the annual AFGP FEMA fire grant program. Grant-Guys had a 100% success rate with this program meaning every submitted application was approved or approved in a follow up application.

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Williston Park Library news We are no longer accepting donations at this time. The Library is participating in the Great Give Back until October 30. We are partnering with LI Cares and will be collecting pet food and pet supplies. Donation boxes will be located inside the library.

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cleaning supplies and disinfection of vehicles and facilities. The Mineola Volunteer Ambulance Corps (MVAC) stated, “we were glad to have received the help and support of Rep. Suozzi in securing this funding. It will help us recoup expenses and plan for the future”, he said. The award carried a local 10% match based on population. This first of its kind program was funded via the CARES Act passed by Congress in April 2020. The bill recognized the significant expense and danger the nation’s first responders were placed in during the pandemic. Items eligible for purchase included surgical gloves, masks, gowns, boot covers, head covers and coveralls. Sanitizers and cleaning supplies, together with costs for cleaning vehicles and facilities was also covered. Reimbursement of expenses began

New titles added to the collection: Second Life of Mirielle West— Amanda Skenandore How Lucky—Will Leitch Beautiful World, Where are You?— Sally Rooney Not a Nation of Immigrants— Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Lost Boys of Montauk— Amanda Fairbanks Something Wild—Hanna Halperin Night She Disappeared—Lisa JewShutdown: How Covid Shook the World’s Economy—Adam Tooze Wayward—Dana Spiotta

Our Daily Hours Are: Browsing &Vestibule Pick-Up: Monday-Friday: 10am-5:30pm and Saturday: 10am-4pm “Open for Browsing” means you can come inside, walk around the Li-

brary, and look for books and other items. Please limit your time to 1 hour. Only one family at a time will be permitted in the Children’s Room. Items requested over the phone can be picked up in the Library vestibule. Please maintain social distancing practices while in the Library. All customers and staﬀ are required to wear face coverings at all times while in the Library, per Executive Order 202.17. Face coverings must cover both your mouth and nose. Congregating is not permitted. Three computers are available for public use for a limit of 30 minutes. Library items may now be returned inside the library Adult Programs Reiki—Thursdays—October 21—6 pm in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. $10 p/person. Great Give Back—Saturday—Running until October 30. The library is partnering with LI Cares and will be collecting donations of pet food and pet supplies. Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti Mobile Oﬃce Hours—Thursday—October 21—10 am-Noon in the Assembly

Room of Village Hall. Empire Safety Driving Course— Thursday—November 4—10 am-4 pm in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. $28 per person. Register at the Circulation Desk. Book Club—Wednesday—November 10—7 pm. Copies of American Dirt are available at the Circulation Desk. Children’s Programs Chocolate Pumpkin pops ToGo—$5 per kit (makes 6 pumpkins). Open to all ages. Only 20 kits available. Mandatory registration: willistonparkprograms@gmail.com Pick up during the week of October 12. Scary Pumpkin on a Jar—Saturday—October 23—10:30 am in the Library for children ages 5+. Free! Limited to 12 participants. Register at willistonparkprograms@gmail.com Come into the Library for a free children’s craft every Monday for Take and Make Mondays. Check out the calendar of events for Virtual Puzzle Wednesdays and Virtual Game Fridays. Please check our website willistonparklibrary.org for updates on all upcoming events.

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YOUR GUIDE TO THE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND DINING

GOLD COAST FILM FEST KICKS OFF IN PERSON BY R OB E RT PELAEZ The Gold Coast International Film Festival kicked oﬀ on Monday in Great Neck with more than 30 people in attendance to view the first of a handful of films to be shown throughout the week. For the first time in two years, the film festival had an in-person audience to view films. As the coronavirus pandemic continued, the audience adhered to health and safety measures while viewing “Neighbours,” the story of a 6-year-old boy set in 1980s Syria near the Turkish border. Gold Coast founder and Executive Director Regina Gil thanked everyone who came to view the movie and encouraged others to come and take advantage of the screenings and programs. “We encourage you to think about coming out to see the films we have so carefully curated for you,” Gil said in an email. “They are so good and I know we on the film team are happy to talk to you if you have any questions about the films or the way we are handling the seating.” The festival was scheduled to kick oﬀ on Sunday with people viewing family-friendly short films and partaking in some of the arts center’s activities, including glass painting, ceramics, yoga workshops and painting exhibits. Due to inclement weather, the events were postponed with updates to come. Festival Director Caroline

Sorokoff said the remainder of the week will feature awardwinning films such as “Luzzu,” “Neighbours” and “Becoming Cousteau,” along with Q&A sessions with screenings of “Chasing Childhood,” “Plan A” and “Walk With Frank.” A handful of movies will be played at Manhasset Cinemas and Eisenhower Park aside from virtual screenings and programs. While in-person attendees will be required to show proof of vaccination and wear masks, Sorokoff said, the center is excited to provide another year of quality films and entertainment to the community. “This year, because the world is constantly changing, we created a festival with options for everyone,” Sorokoff said in an interview. “We have a bunch of virtual films and programs offered throughout the festival week, with in-person screenings in Manhasset as well.” The center’s Making Memories with Music program will also be held virtually. The program is designed for people living with memory loss and their care partners. Also included in the programming is the Young Filmmakers Program where the next generation of filmmakers will be supported by showcasing short films created by K-12 filmmakers around the world. The festival will run until Sunday and film schedules, guides, ticket purchasing and additional information can be found at: https://goldcoastarts. org/film10-2-3/.

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The Gold Coast International Film Festival kicked off on Monday night.

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Dance, theater at County Museum of Art “Morning, Afternoon, Evening” is a site-specific dance/theater performance piece, based on an original poem, written by the director/choreographer’s daughter, which depicts a journey following a river over the course of a day. After a very successful premiere at the Philly Fringe Festival and a beautiful program at Cedarmere, the historical estate of William C Bryant, this rich work is coming to theNassau County Museum of Art. This site-specific outdoor program amidst the sculpture and the harbor on the grounds of the Nassau County Mu-

seum of Art on Saturday, Oct. 16 3 p.m. Raindate Oct 24 3 p.m. Co-produced by the Nassau County Museum of Art Nassau County Museum of Artat 1 Museum Drive Roslyn Harbor. This theatrical interpretation utilizes one actor, in monologue, and eight dancers who oﬀer a physical interpretation of her thoughts as well as serving as her companions(s). The poem depicts water originating in caves, erupting into a spring, and becoming waterfalls (in “Morning”), passing through mountains, forests, and plains (in “Afternoon”); finally, the river

comes to the mouth of the ocean in “Evening.” The times we are living in only heighten the depth of this symbolic poem. We are excited and honored to put it into a theatre dance work at this point in history. Themes and repertory from the dance of Isadora Duncan contribute to the timelessness of the work. Additionally, the piece helps to demonstrate the beauty and power of the precious and tentative natural world. This multidisciplinary artwork encompasses theater, dance, poetry and music. It illustrates the cyclic nature of so many aspects of our world and has particular relevance today, with its theme of ending in order to begin anew. The work is accessible, open to many levels of interpretation, in which each viewer will derive personal meanings from the work. Dance Visions NY is a celebrated New York metropolitan area dance company that brings Isadora Duncan’s artistic legacy into the present through the performance of Isadora Duncan repertory as passed on to Beth Jucovy through her 2nd-generation Duncan mentors, as

well as through original works, influenced by the aesthetic, that take on a diﬀerent form in the modern world. The company’s works are often inter-disciplinary and address both timeless and current themes. Tzena Nicole is an international actress who has appeared in film productions in the US, Germany and France as well as many classical and modern stage productions in NYC. She is also a monologist. Storytelling, in all its forms, is her life-blood. Concept, choreography and direction: Beth Jucovy Poem: Excerpts from “The Subject and Power” by Kyra JucovyActor: Tzena NicoleDancers: Amelia Atteberry, Eric Acevedo, Louisa Cathcart, Chiemi Ip, Beth Jucovy, Rebekah Mulkey, Olivia Parente, Michelle Tilghman For reservations: https://nassaumuseum.org/project/morning-afternoon-and-evening-an-outdoor-danceprogram-october-16-3-pm/To add a donation to Dance Visions NY (notfor-profit organization): please go to dancevisionsny.org (click on how you can support us)

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Haunted hangar Halloween party for kids Who said Halloween is just for children? Fright takes flight at American Airpower Scarepower Museum on Saturday, Oct. 30. Once again, our Museum resumes its tradition of oﬀering a child-safe place for children to enjoy Halloween shenanigans. Flap your bat wings to the Museum and go trick or treating in our Haunted Hangar! Costumed staﬀ will hand out treats as children go door to door in the safety of Hangar 3. Mingle with ghosts, goblins, ghouls, skeletons, vampires and witches inside our spooky home, decorated and creatively transformed into a horror house with dry ice fog, spider webs, flying bats and new frights at every turn. Yikes! We dare you to tour our Haunted Bomber and then enter the Museum’s Maze of Horrors! Have your picture taken next to the Ghost Fighter, then climb aboard our Tram of Terror for a ride around Hangar 3. We’ll also have crafts, games with prizes, face painting and more. And listen up you scary parents, please dress up your children to compete in our Costume Contest for ages one through 16. Adults are encouraged to dress up in horrific garb too, which will add to the festive atmosphere! Prizes will be awarded

for the best original and creative costumes, courtesy of Cockpit USA. Lots of Halloween music, like John Zacherley’s “Monster Mash,” for those old ghouls who like to dance! Free admission for holders of valid AAM membership cards. Regular admission fee is: $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and veterans, $8 for kids 5 to 13; free admission for kids under 5 and active military. Unvaccinated children under 12 must wear an approved anti-viral mask, unless they are already wearing a full mask covering both nose and mouth. Your contributions support AAM’s mission to honor our veterans and U.S. aviation history, by preserving the aircraft and their legacy for future generations. What: The American Airpower Museum Haunted Hangar Halloween PartyWhere: The American Airpower Museum, Hangar 3, 1230 New Highway, Farmingdale, NY 11735 When: Saturday, Oct. 30 – 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The American Airpower Museum is an aviation museum located on the landmarked former site of Republic Aviation at Republic Airport, Farmingdale, NY. The Museum maintains a collection of aviation artifacts and an array of aircraft spanning

the many years of the aircraft factory’s history. The Museum is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Educational Foundation Chartered by the New York State Board of Regents. American Airpower Museum at Republic Airport is Long Island’s only flying military aviation museum. Contact: Robert F. Salant, Public Af-

fairs, (516) 328-3959, rsalant123@outlook.com The American Airpower Museum at Republic Airport“Where aviation history takes flight”™Hangar 3, 1230 New Highway, Farmingdale, NY 11735 — (631) 2936398info@americanairpowermuseum.org — www.americanairpowermuseum.org

Enter the American Airpower Museum’s Spooky Haunted Hangar, if you dare!

L.I. Children’s Museum exhibit extended Visitors to Long Island Children’s Museum this summer were stretching, flexing and moving after months of extended screen time. The summer exhibit, “Slip & Slide Sock Skating” proved so popular that the exhibit has been extended through October 24. This provides additional opportunities for children to get in some fun exercise and move muscles that haven’t had as much activity over the previous school year. Just toss oﬀ your shoes and get ready to spin and glide around the “ice.” All children (and adults) need are their socks to slide into a summer of fun! Forgot your socks? Don’t worry, just pull on a pair of disposable booties over you shoes and you’re ready to

take to the “ice.” Slip & Slide Sock Skating is free with Museum admission “We wanted to bring in an exhibit that could help address the loss of physical activity for a lot of us over the past year,” says Aimee Terzulli, LICM Director of Education. “Moving our bodies is a natural way to learn known as kinesthetic learning,” she explains. “It’s an important tool to develop fine and gross motor skills.” Instead of ice, the LICM indoor rink is made from a high-tech synthetic polymer surface that lets kids slide along the slippery surface without blades, runny noses or cold hands. The atmosphere on the 800-sq-foot rink is enhanced by color light displays and

popular music. Major exhibit support for Slip & Slide Sock Skating has been provided by Rechler Philanthropy and Engel Burman. Additional exhibit support has been provided byNYCB Live, B&B Signature Company, E&Y, Herrick, Feinstein LLP, People’s United Bank, Difazio Power & Electric LLC, Farrell Fritz, Friedman LLP, Lazer, Aptheker, Rosella & Yedid, P.C, The LiRo Group, Local 94 and Makena Capital Management Museum Fall Hours: Wednesday-Sunday from 10 am.-3 p.m. Museum admission: $14 for adults and children over 1 year old, $13 seniors, free to museum members and children under 1 year old. Additional fees

for theater and special programs may apply. For additional information, contact 516224-5800.

Call for Artists: 60th L.I. Artists Exhibition The Art League of Long Island invites artists from Suﬀolk, Nassau, Brooklyn, and Queens to submit entries to the upcoming juried exhibit featuring works by artists who call the four counties of the Island home. The 60th Long Island Artists Exhibition is now a biennial exhibit and will be on view in the Art League’s spacious Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery Dec. 4 through Jan. 21, 2022. The deadline to submit applications is Friday, Nov. 5. Entry for each artist is limited to five works not previously exhibited in the Art League of Long Island’s gal-

lery, one of which may be chosen from among submissions by the exhibition juror. Two and three-dimensional original work in any medium may be submitted, including photography and fine craft, with the exception of videos. The Art League is honored to have Joshua Ruff serve as juror for the Long Island Artists Exhibition. Joshua Ruff is the deputy director and director of Collections & Interpretation at the Long Island Museum of American Art, History & Carriages, in Stony Brook. Ruff is a graduate of Syracuse University (BAs in Broadcast Journalism and also in History) and Stony Brook University

(MA in History). He has worked at the Long Island Museum for 24 years in a variety of positions, including as Curator of its History and Carriage Collections. He was also senior lecturer in history at St. Joseph’s College in Patchogue for 20 years. He has served as an editor of the Long Island History Journal since 2009. Ruﬀ has curated more than 60 exhibitions, including, most recently, Fire & Form: New Directions in Glass (2021) and Perfect Harmony: The Musical Life and Art of William Sidney Mount (2019), which traveled to

the Fenimore Art Museum, in Cooperstown. In addition to co-authoring several books and exhibition catalogs, he has articles in publications that include Magazine Antiques; American Art Review; American History magazine; and the Long Island History Journal. Mr. Ruﬀ lives in Stony Brook. Full details are available in the exhibition prospectus. To obtain prospectus email info@artleagueli.org or visit www.artleagueli.org. Applications must be submitted online at www.client.smarterentry.com/alli.

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Vote for Kaminsky for DA. Or else.

Crohn’s disease & ulcerative colitis affect millions of Americans.

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Gold Coast Take Steps for Crohn’s & Colitis Sunday, October 24, 2021 North Hempstead Beach Park Take Steps is the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s national walk and the largest event dedicated to finding cures for digestive diseases. Millions of American adults and children suffer from Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, life-changing digestive diseases. Symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, and weight loss. Many patients require hospitalization and surgery.

hen it comes to choices for Nassau public oﬃce, we’re generally given the equivalent of a WalMart store brand. I’ve lived here since 1962. I can’t think of one Nassau County politician who has distinguished himself above and beyond the mediocre. But we have a big problem in this country, and that is the control Mr. Trump still has on his party. And that means we do not dare elect a Republican to any office dealing with law enforcement, for the simple reason that the Republican Party itself is a lawless organization. There’s been enough evidence to prove that the January 6th coup attempt had inside help, including plans to destroy electoral college votes, videotape “confessions” from members of Congress, or perhaps kill the vice president. But the recently discovered news regarding the use of our Justice Department made subject to Mr. Trump’s diktat should be enough to frighten anyone, including the Babbitt-like “cloth coat” Republicans out there. This is treason, plain and simple. So why care about local Party aﬃliation when the national head of the Party is a mentally unbalanced narcissist? Simply put, all history demands it, because of the nature of a party structure. As we repeatedly see, loyalty, not competence, is more highly prized in politics. Which is one reason why these organizations rarely improve, and the worst of the lot remain in one position or another for decades. Perhaps the best assessment of this dynamic was by Sir Ian Kershaw, who was knighted for his historical work on WWII Germany. He cracked the code as to how Hitler was able to achieve and consolidate his power in his famous “Working towards the Fuhrer” maxim. It is presented here: “Everyone who has the opportunity to observe it knows that the Führer can hard-

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ly dictate from above everything which he intends to realize sooner or later. On the contrary, up till now, everyone with a post in the new Germany has worked best when he has, so to speak, worked towards the Führer. Very often and in many spheres, it has been the case—in previous years as well—that individuals have simply waited for orders and instructions. Unfortunately, the same will be true in the future; but in fact, it is the duty of everybody to try to work towards the Fuhrer along the lines he would wish. Anyone who makes mistakes will notice it soon enough. But anyone who really works towards the Führer along his lines and towards his goal will certainly both now and in the future, one day have the finest reward in the form of the sudden legal confirmation of his work.” And so you see the nature of how party members simply “fall in” without even thinking about it. Trump doesn’t personally order voting restrictions in individual states. He doesn’t order shrieking antivaccine zombies at school board meetings. He doesn’t personally organize caravans of horn honking pick-up trucks with obscenity-laden flags. People “work towards” this state as if in a trance, and indeed they are because as Kershaw noted, this is a predictable feature of the charismatic dictator. Kershaw argued that in Nazi Germany oﬃcials of both the German state and Party bureaucracy usually took the initiative in initiating policy to meet Hitler’s perceived wishes, or alternatively attempted to turn into policy Hitler’s often loosely and indistinctly phrased wishes. As another historian noted, “What happened in Germany after 1933 was the imposition of Hitler’s charismatic authority on top of the legal authority that had existed prior to 1933, leading to a gradual breakdown of any system of ordered authority in Germany. Kershaw argues that by 1938 the German state had been reduced to a hopeless, polycratic shambles of rival agencies all competing with each other to win Hitler’s favour, which by that time had become the only source of political legitimacy.” Sound familiar? And so, for the good of the nation, the GOP must be evicted from public oﬃce, right down to town councilman. Because if GOP state attorneys general refuse to certify an election, things could get dangerous. And if an AG can get away with that, a District Attorney can wreak even more disruption. We do not dare elect a Republican district attorney on any terms. You have your warning. Make certain Todd Kaminsky wins office. Even if for no other reason but a bulwark against treason and fascism. Donald Davret Roslyn

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Dr. Hynes disappoints on COVID in schools

s was reported in the story headlined “Port schools to oﬀer more details on COVID” that begins on the front page of the Oct. 8 issue of The Port Washington Times, our school board and our school superintendent, Dr. Michael Hynes, spent a great deal of time at the Sept. 21 school board meeting discussing when and how our school district should notify parents that it’s been determined that some children in their classes have caught the COVID-19 virus, or variants of it. Why our children are now attending “new normal” schools, where they are exposed to the airborne COVID-19 virus and variants of it, I won’t discuss in this

message, but schools are primarily open now so that our teachers and administrators can continue to collect their generous salary pay checks and fringe benefits. The Times story tells us that “since the start of the school year, there have been 46 positive cases (of the virus) in the district among students and five teachers and three staﬀ members have also tested positive.” When discussing a “contact notification system” for parents, Dr. Hynes had the following to say: “There’s a lot of things to consider and I think the general consensus was….let’s at least look at what we have in front of us.” That sounds like an excuse to me for doing nothing at the moment, since there are already so many things for our

school board and administrators to consider and in addition to that, our school board and administrators have yet to even “look at what they have in front of them”. But, worse than that, Dr. Hynes went on to say: “One thing that I think is really important is doing our homework as far as what other districts are doing as well”. So, Dr. Hynes is saying, let’s wait and see what other school districts are doing about reporting COVID and then, maybe, we’ll follow them. How very disappointing to say that we may not have the brain power on the Port Washington school district payroll and school board to determine what is best for the students of our district and their parents .

Dr. Hynes and two other doctors who closely assist him, Dr. Christopher Shields, our assistant superintendent for general administration, and Dr. David Meoli, our assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction and assessment, together, cost our school district somewhere between $900,000 and $1 million a year in salaries and benefits, at least. For that much money, I think that we deserve leadership that can solve problems for our district rather than suggest that we wait for other districts to solve problems for us. Joel Katz Port Washington

Farewell, Aunt Bella’s, a restaurant favorite

nother local neighborhood institution has closed its doors. Here is the link to the announcement. https://auntbellasln.wixsite. com/auntbellasitalian. Aunt Bella’s located on Marathon Parkway two blocks south of Northern Boulevard in Little Neck opened in 1977 and celebrated its 44th anniversary in February 2021. I have been a regular since 1983, my wife Wendy since 1994. Upon my first visit in 1983, I was sold on the menu. Chicken Cutlet Parmigiana, Garlic Bread, Salad and Pasta became my standard. Years later, I would switch to Sauteed Chicken with Peppers and Sun-dried Tomatoes. In recent times, they would make me Salmon Cutlet Parmigiana even though it was not on the menu. Wendy always seems to enjoy ordering the Shrimp Scampi over pasta. During my bachelor days on cold winter

nights, I would phone in for a delivery “care package.” Back then my appetite could handle an order of Baked Ziti as an appetizer followed by Chicken Cutlet Parm with a side salad, garlic bread and pasta. I was so grateful for the delivery person that I would always be sure to leave him with a good tip. Even with many loyal customers growing older, moving away or sadly succumbing to old age, prior to COVID-19 Bella’s held on. New generations of customers and neighbors would replace those lost. They quickly learned about the great food at reasonable prices that were accompanied by the personal attention of the staﬀ. Once hooked, they became regulars. Many loyal customers who may have moved would still try and come back. It was not out of the ordinary to see neighbors recognizing neighbors while dining.

The new owner Andy was on the verge of closing last Thanksgiving. He decided to give it a try. No more lunch hours as there were few customers to be found. The new hours were 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., closed on Mondays. We looked forward to spending New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day and other special holidays at Aunt Bella’s. Even when there is a special limited menu (it is the only way for any restaurant to keep up with the high turnover rate of customers) for New Year’s Eve or Valentine’s Day, it is well worth the extra dollar or two for your meal. Why travel into Manhattan for some fancy upscale restaurant where you are a total stranger? You can obtain a much better meal for far less. Eating at Aunt Bella’s was like dining with family. On cold winter nights, hot summer days or when it is my night to cook we walked a few blocks over to

Aunt Bella’s. Over time, we have gotten to know many of the staﬀ on a first-name basis. Frequently, the portions have been so generous that we have had a doggy bag for the next day. It is a double loss with the closing of Aunt Bella’s along with Stop & Shop on Oct. 14. Our neighborhood will never be the same As part of our annual yearly Christmas/Hanukkah celebration, we always dropped oﬀ a box of cookies from Joe’s Sicilian Bayside Bakery to our friends at Aunt Bella’s, who treated us like family all year long. It was our way of saying thank you. Wendy and I enjoyed our final meal there last Sunday night. We will always cherish our memories of the good times we had breaking bread at Aunt Bella’s. Larry & Wendy Penner Great Neck

Pusateri deserves your vote for town council

would like to oﬀer my strongest possible recommendation in support of Christine Pusateri for Town Council in North Hempstead’s Third District. Christine has been a friend of nearly 20 years going back to when our children attended the same Herricks schools. We were colleagues as parents and officers on our elementary, middle school and high school PTAs where I came to respect her outlook and willingness to question policies and proposed programs to ensure they were fit for our children. She has also been a valued voice to me in my own involvement with the

Herricks Board of Education. My family also knows her through our church and sharing our kids’ experiences in religious education. Her positions and appraisals of how things should work were always spot on. Over the years we’ve had many discussions about what goes on in our schools that convince me she will be a caring, active, responsible and responsive town council person. As a parent of a child on the autism spectrum, she has been a vocal advocate for all children with special needs and I’m sure that concern will continue at the town level in recognizing the needs of all her constituents, young, old and

in-between. Christine has a career as a speech pathologist, helping countless children through her profession. She has oﬀered a strong platform in her campaign, including pursuing even greater fiscal responsibility in a town whose Democratic Party oﬃcials already have a strong record and high bond rating. Of course, she also wants to expand programs for senior citizens and adults with disabilities. She wants to increase the town’s current services and provide a new perspective on how to better them. Chris also stands for more open accessibility to town leaders, services and

information and supports her fellow Democratic candidates in seeking to improve all services. Her election would bring a Democratic Party presence to the Third District for the first time in six terms, so her election would be a new face and perspective in the district but one that would certainly act in the interests of every voter and constituent. I urge my fellow voters to please take a look at the candidates for this position and give a fair consideration to Christine Pusateri for Town Council. Henry R. Zanetti Williston Park

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Critical Race Theory roils school board debate

merican parents are waking up to the poisonous propaganda that the left is trying to instill in the children of America from kindergarten through the 12th grade and through the college years. If they can get their claws into pre-K tots, then the indoctrination can start even earlier. Hence, free pre-school is packed into one of the horrendously expensive two bills that will help steer our country towards Marxism if they are passed. Pitting races against each other, with whites the oppressors and blacks the victims, rich against poor and using anti-white “equity” to level the playing field in their twisted minds. Parents all over America have been attending school board meetings and voicing their antipathy for these racist Critical Race Theory agendas that are being foisted on their children and demanding that this be stopped. School boards are not accustomed to such interference in their leftist spheres of

power and the National School Board Association has appealed to the Biden administration to investigate threats that have emerged in the debate over CRT and requested that “such review examine appropriate enforceable actions against these crimes and acts of violence under the Gun Free School Zones Act and the Patriot Act in regards to domestic terrorism” among other laws and statutes. (quote from NSBA letter to Joe Biden) Some of the crimes mentioned in the letter include threatening letters, threats on social media and cyberbullying. Generalizations talking about actual acts of violence are mentioned but not one physical attack on any person is described. They complain that “school board meetings have been disrupted” as they should be when parents do not want their children brainwashed by radical leftists and a race-baiting curriculum. Freedom of speech is under attack again by the Marxist left.” On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a

law making California the first state requiring high school students to pass an “Ethnic Studies” course if they want to graduate. Charter schools will also be aﬀected . Private schools are exempt. California is the first state in the USA to make this Marxist ideology mandatory. California is a state where sick ideologies often originate and then spread across the country. Newsom just signed a law stating that retail stores with more than 500 employees must have gender neutral aisles in their stores by 2024 in addition to boys’ and girls’ toy aisles. Who does this man think he is? Look at his state and weep. Drug addicts lying out in the open on sidewalks, needles strewn around the streets, homeless everywhere. Democratic cities rotting from within and we now have the same scenario happening on the sidewalks of NY and this is the kind of attention that Newsom pays to his state. Do you want your country back or do

you want to cede it to a bunch of depraved individuals who are out to destroy it? Get involved, go to school board meetings, peacefully, but stand up for your rights. If my sons were still in school today, you can bet that my face would be one that was detested by my school board. Make sure you vote in 2022 and if you love your country, Democrats, you will switch parties. Name one thing that Joe Biden has touched that hasn’t been destroyed. Our border is open and they lie about it, Afghanistan was a travesty and as of today there are still American school children hiding out that lying Joe left behind, inflation is on the rise and more people died of Covid-19 this year than in 2020. I could go on and on. What does it take to wake up? To be woke is a joke but no one is laughing. Gayle Palmer Williston Park

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The extinction of animals, plants is forever Continued from Page 16 Other threats are from commercial overharvesting, logging, hunting and fishing of plants and animals from the wild, followed by climate change, pollution, and invasive species. The report links biodiversity loss and climate change. Five percent of all species will be threatened with extinction by 2 °C of warming above pre-industrial levels, a

tipping point that could be reached in the next few decades. Global loss is estimated at 16% of all species if the average temperature exceeds 4.3 °C. This would inflict massive damage to worldwide ecosystems and lead to increased poverty, hunger, and deaths. The naysayers who spout comments like “There have always been extinctions,” fail to understand the urgency and the sci-

ence. Yes, there have been massive extinction events in the past, but due to natural catastrophes like asteroid impacts, volcanos, and floods. (And the dinosaurs are still with us, we now call them birds) Virtually all the extinctions in the last 500 years can be directly traced to human activity, and the pace is accelerating at an alarming rate. This month talks will begin on a new

global biodiversity agreement. One proposal, known as 30×30, seeks to protect at least 30 % of the earth’s land and oceans by 2030. Estimated costs are billions of dollars. One hundred years ago we knew why the Ivory-billed woodpecker was endangered, but did nothing to stop that course. If we continue to destroy the natural systems of our planet, one of the next species added to the list will be Homo sapiens.

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Recognizing Native Americans on Columbus Day Continued from Page 17 As for the argument that granting legal status to these people will only encourage more illegal immigration (as the U.S. faces a crisis overflow of people escaping poverty, disease, climate disasters, violence), we have better tools to address this – from drones to surveil to monitoring ankle bracelets. What is necessary – and always was – is investing in more immigration judges and social workers rather than a Dark Ages border wall. Another reminder: 30 percent of the undocumented immigrants came in through airports from Europe and Asia, not the southern border, and overstay tourist or student visas. Biden is getting it from all sides over the southern border crisis, where tens of thousands of Haitians have flowed up not from Haiti, but from South America where they have lived for some years after the last disasters in their island country, the poorest

in the Americas. Biden is being criticized for sending the majority back to Haiti, based on the fact they haven’t lived there recently, the island just had another earthquake and is in political chaos after the assassination of their president. What liberals aren’t processing, though, is that the Biden administration has kept several thousand, but can’t broadcast it unless it be taken as an invitation. And despite the fact that thousands are being immediately deported, Trump is lying that Biden has released 17,000 who are free to roam. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. But here’s the thing: While Republicans are salivating at having the southern border as a weapon against Biden, in this as in everything else, they not only have no solution, but obstruct the solution that Biden is proposing. They actually don’t want to solve anything; they only want to be able to attack Biden and the Democrats for failures to accomplish anything – and it works every time.

And here’s the irony: Republicans are bristling at the “help wanted” signs that have restricted employers’ ability to increase business (and profits), while howling that in this job market, people aren’t willing to work for sub-living wages and conditions, with no health benefits. Immigration has in the past and would again solve that problem, but Republicans prefer to go the route of forcing women to bear babies for cheap labor as if they were merely brood mares. Biden (who laid out his immigration policy in detail during the 2020 campaign, https://joebiden.com/immigration/) has another idea and is making an economic argument for legalizing the status of “unauthorized” immigrants: “Immigrants have made innumerable contributions to American business and society. However, current law confines millions of them to a life in the shadows, without the rights to be fully economically engaged or

have access to foundational social protections. Such treatment inflicts harms on unauthorized immigrants themselves and their families—many of which include U.S. citizens and non-citizen legal residents—as well as to the broader economy. “Though some argue that increased take-up of social programs would generate a substantial fiscal cost to the government, the productivity of the newly legalized would likely increase, which would benefit all in the United States by expanding economic output. Further, the ensuing increase in wages and compliance with tax requirements would increase their contributions to public sector finances, and their children would benefit as well. Allowing currently unauthorized workers to engage fully in the labor force would not only benefit the immigrants and their families, but society as a whole.” (https://www. whitehouse.gov/cea/blog/2021/09/17/theeconomic-benefits-of-extending-permanentlegal-status-to-unauthorized-immigrants/)

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Silverberg, son named to super lawyer list Stephen J. Silverberg has been selected to the New York Metro Super Lawyers list as one of the top New York metro area lawyers for 2021. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Super Lawyers has named Silverberg to its select list of attorneys for fifteen consecutive years, from 2007 to 2021. Stephen J. Silverberg is nationally recognized as a leader in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, asset preservation planning and Elder Law. He is a past president of

the prestigious National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and was awarded the credential of NAELA Fellow, the highest honor bestowed by NAELA to “attorneys… whose careers concentrate on elder law, and who have distinguished themselves both by making exceptional contributions to meeting the needs of older Americans and by demonstrating a commitment to the Academy.” Mr. Silverberg is a past president of the New York State chapter of NAELA and was a founding member of the chapter. He holds the designation of a Certified Elder Law Attorney, awarded by the National Elder

Law Foundation to fewer than 525 CELAs throughout the United States. Mr. Silverberg is rated AV Preeminent (5.0 out of 5.0), the highest possible designation from Martindale-Hubbell. Scott B. Silverberg has been named to the 2021 New York Metro Rising Stars list for the second year in a row. To qualify, New York Metro Rising Stars must be 40 years old or younger or have been practicing for less than 10 years. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. He is a member of the Na-

tional Board of Directors of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and a member of the Board of Directors and Treasurer of the New York State Chapter of

NAELA. Scott is Vice-Chair of the Practice Management Committee of the Elder Law and Special Needs Section Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association. He is also a member of the Nassau County Bar Association. Scott has attained the L.L.M. (Master of Laws) in Elder Law from Stetson University School of Law. This rigorous program is oﬀered only to Elder Law practitioners who have provide legal services in elder law matters in highly specific areas of the law. Stetson’s L.L.M. Elder Law program faculty comprises many leading attorneys in Elder Law.

Parker Jewish Institute hosts drive-in gala Parker Jewish Institute hosted its 2021 Drive-In Gala on Thursday, Sept. 30. A oneof-a-kind outdoor experience on Parker’s expansive campus, the Drive-In Gala featured live music from LA Blacksmith Band, food, beverage and fun. WCBS 880’s Marla Diamond served as the evening’s Master of Ceremonies. Honoring Parker’s Health Care Heroes, the gala and all of its proceeds support the mission of enhancing programs and services for the Institute’s patients and residents, as well as support the 8,000 people who access Parker’s continuum of services each year. Throughout the pandemic, Parker’s dedicated team members not only selflessly cared for patients but also comforted families from afar during unprecedented circumstances. What’s more, they sacrificed

time away from their families to care for others, all for the greater good. In addition to delivering quality and compassionate care, Parker continued to innovate amid the pandemic. This includes launching a COVID-19 testing site and a COVID-19 vaccination site for the community. Parker launched a Family Call Center to help the Institute’s families stay connected. And it implemented recreational activities such as socially distanced baking as well as artsand-crafts projects, concerts and more that engaged residents and kept them safe. “Through every twist in the road and every new challenge faced, our health-care heroes were brave, comforting and strong,” Gerry Landsberg, vice chairman and past chair of the Institute’s Board of Trustees said.

“We remain at the forefront at Parker in our mission, our commitment to provide compassion and dedicated care,” Parker’s President and CEO Michael N. Rosenblut said. “It’s the wonderful team that’s here with us this evening, the team on duty in the building this evening – they’re the ones together

that make it happen each and every day that deliver quality care to all of our residents and patients.” “When COVID-19 shocked our world, Parker’s response was quick to protect our residents and staﬀ. And Parker’s staﬀ showed true courage on the frontlines of the pandemic,”

Michael N. Rosenblut is Parker Jewish Institute’s President and CEO

said Dr. Igor Israel, Parker’s Chief Medical Oﬃcer. “Whatever needs our community presents, Parker Jewish Institute stands ready to serve and innovate.” Rosenblut began the evening requesting a moment of silence in memory of Parker’s Chairman of the Board of Trustees Peter Seideman, who had died this week. “Peter was a champion for the Parker organization for the residents, and for the Board,” Mr. Rosenblut said. “May his memory be a blessing.” Parker also thanked community members who provided support through donations via the Institute’s meal train, personal protection equipment and more. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. The Drive-In Gala may be viewed online on Parker’s oﬃcial Gala Website.

Town to hold remote zoning board hearings The Town of North Hempstead has announced that beginning Wednesday, Oct. 20, the Town’s Board of Zoning Appeals hearings will be held remotely via video conference to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Town oﬃcials are reminding residents that the Town

Board room will not be open to the public and there will be no in-person access to the meeting. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation in the beginning of September to permit virtual public meetings to reduce the spread of the Delta variant. Any member of the pub-

lic who wishes to participate in an appeal hearing may do so by following the Zoom link posted on the Town’s website. Those who have questions regarding the hearing or wish to submit written comments or questions regarding a particular item on the calendar may contact the board at: bza-

dept@northhempsteadny.gov. Written comments must be received 60 minutes prior to the meeting. The full list of cases for this calendar may be obtained at www.northhempsteadny. gov. This hearing will be transcribed, and a copy of the

transcript will be made available on the Town website. This hearing will also be livestreamed. Live streaming can be accessed at: www.northhempsteadny.gov/townboardlive. Residents are encouraged to call 516-869-6311 or 311 with any questions.

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Do homework before moving abroad Have you been contemplating purchasing a vacation home or pied-á-terre in a warm and sunny climate within or even outside the U.S.? Maybe something offshore and exotic in Costa Rica, Belize, Panama, Nicaragua, San Salvador, Guatemala, the new hotspots in the Southern Hemisphere? Maybe Mexico, too? The dollar has been and is still very strong at the current time in most of these and other localities. According to an article written by Kate Dore for CNBC, personal finance, on May 18, nearly one in four American expatriates say they are very serious or possibly contemplating to drop their U.S. citizenship, Greenback Expat Tax Services found in a survey of 3,100 American expats in 125 countries from April 15, 2021 through May 10.” The State Department counts 9 million expatriates living outside U.S. The Greenback survey said more than four in 10 ex-pats would renounce their citizenship due to the burden of filing U.S. taxes. (Here is a link for more pertinent information on

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would certainly look into the new destination’s infrastructure and most importantly the quality of the water supply right now and what if any plans have they adopted and instituted to make improvements going into the future? This will be a major component of living as well as a basic survival and staple of life. Our water in the United States may not be perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but relocating to another country can be even more perilous and fraught with potential life issues near term and long term. I can’t imagine that anyone would just move without gaining sufficient knowledge of the country and territory that they would be moving to. But then again, gaining as much information as possible to protect your living standards and finances is critical. Finding an affordable country and location will also be of tremendous value. As we are living longer, one wants to make sure that our money holds out and that our investments are such that we can continue to enjoy our

lives when relocating for a job or position and/or retirement. Will you be earning enough to pay the rent and/or mortgage in another country? Will you be able to borrow as a U.S. citizen? Assuming you can even borrow any money in a foreign destination, which often is not possible. What will the interest rates be as a foreign national or expatriate as they usually are much higher with a 30-40 percent down payment? You could borrow against your U.S. real estate or take a line of credit to alleviate trying to borrow in another offshore destination. There is a very informative article in Investopedia.com from Jan. 1, 2021, by Jean Folger about “How to Finance Foreign Real Estate and if you are considering moving abroad, it’s an excellent source that will keep you on the straight and narrow. What are the rules as an expatriate or foreign national with owning property? I have conversed in length with many expatriates from the U.S. and Canada and for the most part, they are incredibly happy with their new domiciles abroad and never have to pick up a snow shovel again. However, when they do get a visit from their family or go visit their children and grandchildren it’s a top 10 event. So proceed with caution and be prudent and smart in your decisionmaking when considering a move out of the U.S. 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) 6474289 or by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate.Com Just email or snail mail (regular mail) him 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

Willistons

39 Juniper Avenue, Mineola

448 Macatee Place, Mineola

3 bd, 2 ba, 1,850 sqft, Sold On: 7/12/21, Sold Price: $705,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Mineola

3 bd, 2 ba. Sold On: 7/21/21, Sold Price: $730,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Mineola

181 Jerome Avenue, Mineola

200 White Road, Mineola

4 bd, 1 ba, 1,085 sqft, Sold On: 7/13/21, Sold Price: $585,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Mineola

3 bd, 2 ba, Sold On: 7/26/21, Sold Price: $710,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Mineola

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

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Nature rains on Mineola Street Fair Continued from Page 1 would have found themselves under an onslaught of baseballs had the weather held up. During the downpour, as vendors were leaving and families were making their way to their cars, the Junior Fire Department was still operating the dunk tank, much to the happiness of its members and participants. While music and entertainment were waiting until the rain cleared out to begin, residents were treated to trumpet playing in front of U Spa on PHOTO BY BRANDON DUFFY Jericho Turnpike. This year marked the first street Sunday’s Mineola Street Fair was the first to be held since last year’s canfair for Mineola Chamber of Commerce cellation due to COVID-19. President Louis Panacciulli, who is the

music director for the Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra. Panacciulli, who was installed as chamber president in June, took over from Joel Harris, who organized the previous three fairs. The event started over 200 years ago but adopted the name “Mineola Fair” in 1899, according to Panacciulli. It was held in Mineola Memorial Park from 1991 until 2013, when it moved to Main Street. It then settled in its current Jericho Turnpike location in 2016. According to the chamber’s website, the Mineola Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly dinner meeting on Tuesday at Piccola Bussola on Jericho Turnpike.

Mineola board disputes state audit Continued from Page 1 be irresponsible to budget based on promises, so they chose not to. Any surplus at the end of the year is transferred to capital line items by resolutions made at board meetings in order for projects to be completed the following fiscal year, the statement said. “This plan to reconfigure the district and invest the savings in our schools was debated, voted on, and approved by the public,” the board members said. Moody’s Aa3 (Prime-1) bond rating, issued to the district this summer, was also cited as a benefit created from the surplus mentioned in the comptroller’s report. The statement read, “From a practical standpoint, this enabled the district to refinance a bond floated many years ago which will result in a savings of $860K over the next decade.” Asked for comment when the comptroller’s report was released, School Superintendent Michael Nagler said in a statement: “Last year the district had a zero levy. For the past 12 years the district averaged a 1.2% levy. Simultaneously, the district transferred money from the fund balance into the budget to achieve capital upgrades. Our commu-

nity is informed of how the district spends the surplus and has supported our budgets every year with over 70% approval.” In addition to the comptroller’s oﬃce, which the board said performs audits from time to time, internal and external auditors review the district’s budget annually, and the findings are presented to the public. “The public vote alone is more scrutiny than any other budget receives, and we are very proud that over the last 8 years, the district has averaged a 75% pass margin for our annual budgets,” the trustees’ statement said. In the district’s interview with the comptroller oﬃce, the board said, auditors revealed they were unaware of advantages districts have when they fund projects with available undesignated reserves, or a surplus, which was cited as mismanagement in the initial report, which they find “regretful” not to be included. “So, we find the comptroller’s report to be both pedantic and myopic ... the audit report fails to see the bigger picture and sadly attempts to undermine the good work of this Board and our administration as we continue to pursue our district’s mission on behalf of our children,” the board concluded.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MINEOLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Mineola Union Free School District Board of Education was found to be mismanaging its financial condition during an audit period of 2016-2020.

Car speeding at 106 mph in Quogue crash: cops Continued from Page 2 Brianna Maglio, Kiess’ girlfriend, who was 24 years old at the time of the crash, is the sole survivor of the accident. As of early September, she remained hospitalized in critical condition. Information on her current condition was not

available. Over 1,500 people participated in a running challenge to raise money for her medical expenses. At a news conference days after the crash, Quogue Chief of Police Christopher Isola said an oﬃcer spotted Mendez before the accident, but could not catch

up to him. The witness described to police a similar chain of events. “Next, I saw a police car with the emergency lights on around 100 yards or 10-15 seconds behind the red car, with the police car not making any headway of closing the distance between them,”

the witness said. After reviewing the incident, the state attorney general’s oﬃce concluded there was no reason to pursue action against the police oﬃcer, according to the news release. The accident remains under investigation.

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O’Connell, Brown vie for county clerk Continued from Page 9 “Every lawsuit that is brought in the county of Nassau on a Supreme Court level is commenced here in the oﬃce of the county clerk,” she said. “So every time a lawyer starts an action or brings a motion for some kind of emergency relief, temporary restraining order, things of that nature, it is filed here in the oﬃce of the county clerk.” O’Connell, who also received a Juris Doctor from St. John’s University School of

Law, practiced in civil litigation, elder law and health regulatory compliance. That experience, she said, provides her with a greater insight on how to interact with the attorneys that consistently use the clerk’s office. Though the digitization of documents throughout the clerk’s oﬃce was a monumental step into the 21st century, O’Connell said, she also helped heighten the oﬃce’s online security so hackers would not be

able to access Nassau residents’ sensitive information. The pandemic, she said, caused some strain on the oﬃce’s employees not being able to access their documents from remote locations, but the safety of Nassau’s documents and records was and remains a top priority. Acknowledging some of the technological work that has been conducted throughout the years, Brown said, modernizing the systems and getting rid of antiquated tech-

nology in the clerk’s oﬃce is also toward the top of his to-do list if he is elected. “We need to modernize our systems because we have old, antiquated systems that are in place in the county clerk’s oﬃce,” Brown said. “They are not user-friendly, they take a lot of clicks to access certain documents and I want to put an in-house system in where we could collaborate with IT, not using taxpayers’ money, to establish a user-friendly service.”

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Throwing our support behind democracy Continued from Page 14 Nicolello has cited eﬀorts to create minority representation in the current mess of a map. He does have a point given Nassau’s status as one of the most segregated counties in America – something in which past county legislatures had a hand. And as Abrahams noted in the recent town hall, control of the County Legislature can determine where and when public projects such as roads and bridges are

built. Undoing that segregation should be a goal of the next Legislature in changing legislative district lines. Given the advantage they received by gerrymandering districts in 2014, Nassau Republican legislators will likely win the most districts in the 2021 election. But they will not have the ability to create a map as one-sided as the one drawn in 2014 if Laura Curran, a Democrat, wins re-election. The legislative map is approved as a

county law that requires the county executive’s signature. Curran would likely veto any map that looked like the map drawn in 2014 – especially with the large changes in party registration and demographics. GOP county executive candidate Bruce Blakeman, who served as the county GOP’s liaison to Trump’s campaign, has yet to say what he would do if he wins and Republicans retain control in the County Legislature. But unless we

hear otherwise, we should expect more of the same. Curran, Blakeman and all the candidates for the County Legislature should be asked whether they want a bipartisan commission to change legislative district lines. And if not, how they would redraw them. Many factors should be considered in casting a vote. None is more important than creating districts that reflect Nassau’s electorate.

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by date. To download the app, go to your app store and search “Try Port First” and download. This easy-to-use app helps you find everything Port Washington right from your smartphone. Participating restaurants are: Aki Japanese Restaurant: (516) 883-3368, Ayhan’s Shish-Kebab Restaurant: (516) 883-9309, Bareburger: (516) 708-9920, Bosphorus Café Grill: (516) 321-9999, Finn MacCool’s: (516) 944-3439, Frank’s Pizza: (516) 8839390, Gino’s Pizzeria & Restaurant: (516) 944-0276, Ikedo Ramen: (516) 441-5779, Louie’s Grille & Liquors: (516) 883-4242, Margarita’s Café — Port Washington: (516) 570-2949, Mojito Café: (516) 439-4666, Sullivan’s Quay: (516) 883-3122, The Wild Goose: (516) 441-5505, Toscanini Ristorante Italiano: (516) 883-3368, Waterzooi – Port Washington: (516) 472-7484, Wild Honey on Main: (516) 439-5324, Yummy Gyro: (516) 708-9020 Menus can be found on the Port Washington BID website at https://portwashingtonbid.org/restaurant-week/ Based on the popularity of the event in previous years, reservations are highly recommended. Outdoor dining is available at some locations and is weather-dependent.

Northwell expert named an ‘emerging leader’ Shivani Rajput, an operations expert who coordinated Northwell Health’s distribution of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines across Long Island, has been named to Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Emerging Leaders list. Rajput, assistant vice president of corporate aﬀairs at Northwell, managed the Long Island Distribution Vaccination Hub which served a region of more than 2.3 million people. Northwell administered over 600,000 vaccines at 100 unique fixed and pop-up sites, which led to the region tallying the highest vaccination rate in New York State. The area’s at-risk population also registered the state’s highest vaccination rate, an important fact that highlight’s the health system’s longstanding commitment to equity of care. “Shivani Rajput’s focus is always to ‘work the problem’ and she dedicated all of herself to that singular purpose,” said Michael Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health. “It is not hyperbole to say that her setting an aggressive goal of a 70 percent vaccination rate by July 1 ultimately helped Northwell and the region overcome COVID-19 and achieve the highest overall vaccination rate in the state.” The Modern Healthcare Emerging Leader award highlights individuals 40 years old and younger who took action within their organization to meet or overcome on-going

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Many artifacts from Lindsay’s first vaccination shot were sent to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, including her vaccination card, ID badge and hospital scrubs. Earlier this month, Northwell, New York’s largest employer, fired 1,400 of its unvaccinated employees for not complying with the state’s mandate. In a statement to Blank Slate Media, the health network said it regrets terminating employees under

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