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Nassau, North Shore continue diversity growth Asian American population increases while non-Hispanic whites decrease BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Detailed data from the 2020 U.S. census showed that Nassau County’s white, non-Hispanic population decreased by nearly 10 percent, while its Asian American population increased by more than 4 percent. The data, on the New York state comptroller’s website, breaks down the shifts in demographics, housing and overall population since the 2010 census. Nassau County’s total population increased by more than 56,000, or 4.2 percent, over the 10 years, and is less than 5,000 away from surpassing 1.4 million residents, according to the data. The county’s non-Hispanic white population decreased from 65.5 percent in 2010 to 55.8 percent in 2020. In 2010, Asian Americans made up 7.6 percent of Nassau’s population, which increased to 11.7 percent in 2020. The Hispanic or Latino popu-

lation increased by more than 31 percent, growing from 14.6 percent in 2010 to 18.4 percent in 2020. While data showed that Nassau’s Black population remained at 10.5 percent over the decade, the total did increase by 4.2 percent. The Town of North Hempstead, which had a 5 percent increase in total population to more than 237,000 residents, saw similar trends. The town’s white, nonHispanic population decreased from 64.8 percent in 2010 to 53.9 percent in 2020, according to the data. Its Asian American population rose from 14.9 percent to 23 percent over the decade, a 62 percent increase. Hispanics or Latinos made up 12.8 percent of the town’s population in 2010, growing by more than 20 percent to 14.8 percent in 2020. Its Black population declined from 5.3 percent in 2010 to 4.8 percent in 2020, statistics showed. Continued on Page 34

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Mayor Scott Strauss swears in Janine Sartori as a member of the Mineola Board of Trustees. See story on page 2.

Mineola awaits final fixes on parking garage BY B R A N D ON DUFFY

taking ownership, according to Mayor Scott Strauss. Earlier in the month, the The Village of Mineola is MTA said that the structure, waiting for minor problems to which has been completed since be corrected at the new Harrison November 2020, is awaiting apAvenue parking garage before provals for building paperwork

and permits before the village takes ownership. Strauss said previously that he doesn’t want to take control of the garage until everything is sorted on the development side. Continued on Page 35

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Man, 81, fatally struck Santori picked to by train in Mineola takes Walsh’s place Victim suffering from dementia hit near station Mineola trustee headed to town council BY B R A N D ON DUFFY

A train pulls into the Mineola Long Island Rail Road station. BY B R A N D ON DUFFY A man was fatally struck by a train last Tuesday night near the Mineola station on the Long Island Rail Road, according to the MTA. An investigation is underway, according to a spokesperson. Chesnel Veillard, 81, was confirmed by New York state officials to be the man involved in the incident. According to the initial report posted to Facebook on Nov. 17, Veillard, who had dementia, was last seen at 1 a.m. on Tuesday near New Cassel. An update to the initial Facebook post said, “The alert for

Chesnel Veillard is canceled. Police advised that he was located deceased. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to Mr. Veillard’s family and thank everyone who searched for him.” Mayor Scott Strauss confirmed the incident to Blank Slate Media, saying the Mineola Fire Department was responding to a car accident near the intersection of Marcellus Road and Jericho Turnpike when another call came in to respond to a person pinned under a train. Strauss said it is unclear if the man was pronounced dead at the scene or later. The LIRR tweeted at 1:30 a.m Wednesday morning that delays due to the incident had been fixed.

Each trustee had kind words to say about Walsh, wishing him good luck. “Mineola’s loss is the Town of North Hempstead’s gain,” Strauss, whom Walsh referred to as his hero, said. “They are more than lucky to have you.” Upon his resignation, the remaining trustees presented Walsh and his family flowers and a small statue for his service. Walsh will take his spot on the Town of North Hempstead’s council in January. To appoint his replacement, Strauss said he had many conversations with qualified residents in what led to one of the toughest decisions he had to make as mayor. Ultimately, he decided upon Sartori to serve on the Board of Trustees until March, when Walsh’s term was set to expire. Strauss said the Staten Island native’s experience in the village includes the PTA for different schools, Mineola Athletic Association and other parent groups. More recently, Sartori has been on the Board of Zoning Appeals for about four years. Continued on Page 34

“Muito obrigado, muchos gracias, thank you very much.” Those were the last words by Mineola Trustee Dennis Walsh before he officially resigned from the village board last Wednesday night. Walsh is the councilmanelect for the Town of North Hempstead’s 3rd District, representing parts of Garden City Park, Mineola, Williston Park, Garden City and parts of New Hyde Park. Mayor Scott Strauss appointed Janine Sartori to succeed Walsh. Walsh reflected both on his tenure as a trustee, which began in 2013, and attending meetings as a resident long before. He said he strove to be a mainstay in village functions even before being elected, attending every meeting he possibly could except for two, when he was on vacation. PHOTO BY REBECCA KLAR “The most important things I have ever learned have been in this room, sitting up here and among the public,” Walsh said. “It’s been an honor serving the After the incident, the LIRR residents and Village of Minetweeted, “LIRR service is sus- ola.” pended in both directions between Jamaica & Hicksville on the Huntington/Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma and Oyster Bay branches due to a trespasser on the tracks at Mineola being struck by a train. Police, EMS & LIRR personnel are on scene.” In March, ironworker Kelly Gluchowski was listed in critical condition after being electrocuted while working on the Mineola station. MTA officials said the incident occurred during the installation of a pedestrian bridge for the station, when GluchowsPHOTO BY JOE SCALERO, VILLAGE CLERK ki was touching a piece of steel that made contact with a crane as it moved into overhead ener- Dennis Walsh and his family are presented with a gift from gized cables. the Mineola Board of Trustees following his resignation.

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Church plan sparks parking concerns

Residents cite presence of other houses of worship near proposed Willis Ave. location in Mineola BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y Many residents and parishioners in Mineola expressed concerns about parking at a hearing about a potential new church in the village. Last Wednesday night the Mineola Board of Trustees held a public hearing on an application from Jungho Park, who is seeking a special use permit to establish a church at 167 Willis Ave. Park is proposing to relocate New York Jesus Family Church from Whitestone, Queens. Only the second floor in the existing building will be used for church operations, although the church will be the only tenant in the building. Renovations to the site will be only on the interior and will be minor, according to Park. If accepted, the church plans to hold services on the weekend as well as classes and gatherings throughout the week. Park said 40 to 50 parishioners attend weekend services. Because most churchgoers are a mixture of young children and families, he said he expects the influx of cars on the weekend to be 10. Parking was the biggest area of concern raised in the board’s questioning. Trustee Dennis Walsh said it would be in the applicant’s best interest to communicate with surrounding churches, such as

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Bill Cassidy speaks to Mineola trustees during last Wednesday’s meeting. Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church next door, to reach a compromise on the scarce parking that is available on weekends. The property at 167 Willis Ave. has 18 parking spots, according to Park. The current vacancy in the second floor has left the parking spots open for surrounding churches to use during services. However, if the application is approved, the lot

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would belong to New York Jesus Family Church. During the public comment portion of the hearing, many people stressed the lack of parking. Patricia Moyett, a trustee of Corpus Christi, said that the church’s schedule means that potential parking issues would not be reserved just for Sunday. “The parking situation is very difficult

as it is,” Moyett told the board. “We have two masses every day with more on the weekends, events in the evening and funerals on top of that. It’s so wonderful to have another church but the whole street is a row of churches. It’s concerning to me about the parking situation when this church expands if we have no place to put people.” Other residents expressed similar concerns, including Bill Cassidy, funeral director for Cassidy Funeral Home, located at 156 Willis Ave. “With the recently erected apartment buildings nearby, we continuously get ‘stragglers’ that park overnight.” Cassidy said. “I hope we can avoid an adverse effect with additional cars.” Park said that the church will do as much as it can to make sure parking issues are kept to a minimum. The Rev. Malcolm Burns, pastor of the Corpus Christi Church, which has existed for over a century, said the “avenue of churches” has been able to get permits for parking lots to account for traffic. He said if the new church is approved he looks forward to a compromise in the village over the influx of cars. “It’s a wonderful, welcoming community here in Mineola and I think you’ll experience that as well,” Burns said. “Obviously, parking is just an issue for us.”

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North Shore nears full vaccination Williston Park, Mineola surpass 92% rate as CDC expands booster eligibility to all adults BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded eligibility for coronavirus vaccine booster shots last Friday, as the North Shore neared full vaccination, according to figures from the state’s Department of Health. CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky announced that the Pfizer booster shot was being expanded to all adults at least 18 years old at least six months after receiving their second vaccine dose. Walensky touted research conducted by the federal organization that shows the booster’s effectiveness in protecting against the virus, especially with growing concerns about variants. “After critical scientific evaluation, today’s unanimous decision carefully considered the current state of the pandemic, the latest vaccine effectiveness data over time, and review of safety data from people who have already received a COVID-19 primary vaccine series and booster,” Walensky said. “Booster shots have demonstrated the ability to safely increase people’s protection against infection and severe outcomes and are an important public health tool to strengthen our defenses against the virus as we enter the winter holidays.” Before the CDC’s expansion, Pfizer booster shots were available to adults at least 65 years old and all adults with underlying health conditions or living in high-risk or long-term care settings. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who announced on Monday that 90 percent of adults in New York had gotten at least one shot of the vaccine, encouraged everyone to get inoculated before the holidays. “We know the recent increase in the spread of COVID across regions of New York State is happening due to lower vaccination rates in those areas,” Hochul said in a statement. “Getting more New Yorkers vaccinated, including children aged 5 and older, remains the best way to help turn the tide in our fight against COVID-19.” As of Tuesday, 74.4 percent of Nassau County was fully vaccinated and a

total of 382 new cases were reported, according to figures from the state’s Department of Health. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Nassau County has had 222,290 cases of the virus as of Tuesday and 5,141 virus-related deaths, according to the figures. Statistics also showed that a pair of ZIP codes on the North Shore became fully vaccinated as of Monday. Roslyn’s 11576 ZIP code and Great Neck’s 11020 ZIP code led the way in vaccination efforts with 100 percent inoculation rates. The 11020 ZIP code consists primarily of the Village of Lake Success and University Gardens. Some of this area is also made up of Great Neck South Middle and High School, North Shore Hebrew Academy and the Fresh Meadow Country Club. The 11042 ZIP code of New Hyde Park continues to have the lowest rate at 24.3 percent of people vaccinated, according to statistics. That area, however, consists primarily of businesses south of Northern State Parkway and along Marcus Avenue. The next lowest vaccination rate on the North Shore is the 78.3 percent in the 11024 ZIP code of the Great Neck peninsula, which includes the Village of Kings Point. The next lowest one is also in Great Neck, with the 11023 ZIP code at an 82.8 percent rate, according to the figures. This area incorporates parts of the villages of Great Neck and Saddle Rock, along with Great Neck Gardens and Harbor Hills. The statistics also show vaccination rates of 96.5 percent in Port Washington, 94.8 percent in Albertson, 94 percent in New Hyde Park’s 11040 ZIP code, 93.7 percent in Great Neck’s 11021 ZIP code, 93.1 percent in Roslyn Heights, 92.2 percent in Williston Park, 92.2 percent in Mineola, 88.6 percent in Manhasset and 84.1 percent in Floral Park. In total, the 13 North Shore ZIP codes average a 93.4 percent vaccination rate. Without the 24.3 percent figure in the 11042 ZIP code, the average for the remaining 12 ZIP codes increases to 99.2 percent.

TRIBUTES AND MEMORIES JEANETTE DEKONING O’CONNELL 5/11/1923 – 11/13/2021

Jeanette DeKoning O’Connell, 98, of Schenectady went home on November 13, 2021 to be reunited with her husband James O’Connell, son Kevin, daughter Mary Jean Maas, sisters Ada Kugel, Ruth Shuart, brothers Nick and John DeKoning. Jeanette was born on May 11, 1923 to the late Leonard and Trina Vander Weide DeKoning in North Haledon, New Jersey. Jeanette and James lived in Williston Park, NY where they were very active in the community and their churches raising six chil-

dren there before retiring to Mt. Airy, NC. Jeanette will be lovingly remembered for her love, intelligence, curiosity, creativity, passion and pride in her children. She is survived by her children, Kathleen (David) McKeon, James (Phyllis) O’Connell, Donald (Maureen) O’Connell and Dennis (Jean) O’Connell, 13 grandchildren and her 26 great grandchildren. A private family memorial will be held at a later date. To share a condolence or memory with the family, please visit demarcostonefuneralhome.com.

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Blakeman taps F.P. native as top aide Arthur Walsh, Nassau OTB general counsel, to serve as chief deputy county executive BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z

Nassau County Executive-elect Bruce Blakeman appointed Floral Park native Arthur Walsh to serve as his chief deputy county executive during a news conference last Wednesday. Walsh currently serves as the general counsel at Nassau Off Track Betting. Blakeman said Walsh will also serve as top lieutenant to Nassau Republican Chairman Joseph Cairo Jr., who also is the president of Nassau Off Track Betting. Blakeman, in a statement on Facebook, touted Walsh’s experience and said he will be instrumental in Nassau County’s economic future. “He’s highly qualified, a well-respected counsel, and shares our philosophy when it comes to protecting taxpayers’ wallets, creating jobs, improving public safety and protecting parents’ rights,” Blakeman said. Walsh received his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from St. John’s University and his law degree from Touro College. Blakeman also appointed Christopher McGrath as the head of his transition team. McGrath serves as a partner at Sullivan Papain Block McGrath Cof-

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Nassau County Executive-elect Bruce Blakeman appointed Floral Park native Arthur Walsh to serve as his chief deputy county executive last Wednesday. finas & Cannavo PC, based in Garden City. McGrath is also a special professor of law at Hofstra University and an advocate for legal education programs in law schools and bar associations.

“My team is united in our mission to protect taxpayer’s wallets, grow our economy, make Nassau safer, create jobs, protect parents’ rights and so much more,” Blakeman said in a state-

ment. “I look forward to working with Presiding officer Nicolello, as well as Chris and Arthur, and with other Republican and Democratic officials to make a positive impact in the lives of all Nassau residents.” After the final absentee ballots were counted in the race for county executive, the Nassau County Board of Elections confirmed Blakeman defeated Democratic incumbent Laura Curran by more than 2,000 votes. During an interview with Blank Slate Media earlier this month, Blakeman said he was “fairly certain” new staff members would be brought on to serve in various county departments, but will not choose his staff based on party allegiance. “I have to assemble a team that I’m comfortable with,” he said. “So I’m sure there’ll be quite a few changes, but that doesn’t mean that it will be a wholesale change across the board.” Blakeman also announced the establishment of an online portal where residents interested in serving in his administration can submit their resumes at www.ServeNassau.com. Residents can also visit the site to learn more about the hiring process and learn more about Blakeman.

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Eric Adams offers Suozzi top city post Congressman says he will consider NYC mayor-elect’s offer to serve as deputy mayor BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams says he is trying to convince U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) to join his administration as deputy mayor. According to multiple reports, the two men were at a news conference Saturday in Queens, meeting with community members after a Friday night protest. “I am very flattered that the mayorelect would like me to help him in a big way to tackle the challenges in New York City,” Suozzi told the New York Post. “It’s a testament to our great friendship and his confidence that I know how to help run a big government, get things done

and solve problems. Lots to think about over Thanksgiving.” The former Nassau County executive endorsed Adams and campaigned for him during New York City’s Democratic primary for mayor. Suozzi is considering a gubernatorial run and told reporters Friday his decision would come at the end of the month. As of now, Demoratic candidates include Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James, among others. “I’m going to decide by the end of the month,” Suozzi told reporters Friday during a virtual news conference. “I’m going to talk to my family.” A focal point in Suozzi’s potential campaign would be his involvement in

raising the limit on the state and local tax deduction when paying federal income taxes, otherwise known as SALT. On Friday, House Democrats passed the Build Back Better act, a $1.75 trillion spending package, including easing limits on SALT. The bill, which still needs to be considered by the Senate and may change following amendments, would increase the deduction limit to $80,000 from 2021 through 2030. In 2031, the cap would go back to the current level, $10,000. If no changes are made, the current cap would expire after 2025. The deduction was capped at $10,000 under legislation signed by then President Donald Trump. This has

the effect of raising federal taxes for homeowners in areas with high property taxes like the North Shore. Suozzi has long said that he would not vote for any changes to the tax code without increasing the SALT cap. Suozzi said Friday that amendments from the Senate would go back to the House and reiterated his long-standing position of “No SALT. No Deal.” Before being elected to Congress in 2013, Suozzi was Nassau County executive from 2002 to 2009. He also served as Glen Cove’s mayor for four terms, beginning in 1994. In the House, Suozzi is a member of the Ways and Means Committee, the chief tax-writing committee.

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Professor. Writer. Activist. Citizen. Hofstra professor emeritus, Blank Slate Media columnist Michael D’Innocenzo dies at 86 BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Professor, writer, activist and citizen are just a few of the words that Blank Slate Media columnist Michael D’Innocenzo used to describe himself. Father, brother, husband, friend, columnist and coach are some that others will use in keeping his memory alive after his death last Thursday at 86. D’Innocenzo’s long list of accomplishments started with a tenure at Hofstra University that began in 1960 and ended with him being the school’s longest-serving faculty member and professor emeritus of history. Before making his own history, D’Innocenzo earned a bachelor’s degree at Union College and his master’s degree at Columbia University, where he was a Danforth Scholar. After arriving at Hofstra as a history professor, the awards and recognition began to accumulate. In 1966, he received Hofstra’s Distinguished Teaching Award. In 2009, he received the American Historical Association Eugene Asher National Distinguished Teaching Award. In 2014, he was honored for a lifetime achievement by the Association of Italian American Educators. “In more than 60 years of teaching, Mike D’Innocenzo’s record of service, his dedication to the larger Hofstra and

ber to serve as the university’s Harry H. Wachtel Distinguished Teaching Professor for the Study of Nonviolent Social Change. The university lauded D’Innocenzo’s work in teaching, writing and community activities centered around civil rights and social justice. In association with the university and the Kettering Foundation, D’Innocenzo helped establish the Hofstra Public Policy Institute. He also served on faculty committees for events through the Hofstra Cultural Center. State Comptroller and Hofstra graduate Thomas DiNapoli touted D’Innocenzo’s ability to spark change inside and out of the classroom by going beyond his lessons and creating his own history. “For Mike, history matters deeply. The intellectual work we do to understand the past does not stop in the library, the classroom or at the edge of PHOTO COURTESY OF TEMPLE EMANUEL campus. It continues into the present and into the world we all share,” DiNapoli said in a statement. “As a teachBlank Slate Media columnist and Hofstra professor Michael D’Innocenzo er, but also over a lifetime of civic ac(right) died at 86 last Thursday. tivism and community leadership, Mike D’Innocenzo has demonstrated the regional community of students, schol- dents and members of the community,” power of learning to inform our debates and spark positive change to make our ars and neighbors, and his core belief Hofstra President Susan Poser said. in democracy and deliberative dialogue D’Innocenzo, who lived in Mineola, society better.” Continued on Page 42 changed the lives of thousands of stu- was also the first Hofstra faculty mem-

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Heated objections to teaching of racism G.N. residents, national group blast comments allegedly made in 11th-grade English class BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Residents in the Great Neck school district have voiced objections to teaching about racism and “white fragility” that was reportedly part of an 11thgrade English class at North High School. At a high-tension meeting of the Board of Education last Wednesday night, a handful of parents, students, teachers and residents addressed screenshots from a PowerPoint presentation allegedly featured in the class that circulated on social media recently. The slides were included in an article on the website for Parents Defending Education, a national grassroots organization that works to ensure schools do not promote “harmful agendas,” according to its site. The group said the slides were “steeped in the tenets of critical race theory,” and some residents who spoke at the meeting seemed to agree. Under a slide discussing racism in America, a quote reads, “White people benefit from this system, intentionally or unintentionally, which makes us all (technically) racist, myself included.” The slide also mentions that the word

“racist” was used “as an adjective to describe certain language, beliefs, and policies as opposed to racist as a noun to label a person.” Racism throughout the nation, ac-

cording to the slide, is “no better today than it was 200 years ago.” Another slide headlined “white fragility” claims “white people harbor significant fragility when discussing race”

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Great Neck school district parents and stakeholders expressed their views about critical race theory after PowerPoint slides allegedly from a North High teacher’s curriculum were circulated online.

and said some manifestations include “defensiveness or anger, emotional withdrawal, guilt and tears.” District Superintendent Teresa Prendergast said the district has been aware of the excerpts circulated through social media but said state law prohibits the district from commenting on personnel matters. “The district is actively reviewing these materials and will work collaboratively with our teachers and administrators to ensure information is presented in a viewpoint-neutral matter that stimulates critical thinking and reasoning skills,” Prendergast said. “We remain committed to reviewing and addressing issues that may not align with our educational mission, while also providing support in a safe learning environment to all of our stakeholders.” The teacher, whose name was not disclosed in the article or by members of the Board of Education, also included a slide asking students to agree to a pledge, calling on them to explore sensitive topics openly and honestly, view antiracism as a process to work toward and call out their own and others’ racist tendencies. Continued on Page 31

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Welcome home, Islanders. Over the weekend, the team played its first two games in the brand new UBS Arena in Elmont against the Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs after a long wait and years of uncertainty. The UBS Arena at Belmont Park, nicknamed “the Stable,” becomes the franchise’s third home. Since its inception in 1972, Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale hosted the team, which also played at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn briefly in the 2015-2016 season. The homestand, finishing this Friday against the Pittsburgh Penguins, follows what was a franchise-record 13-game road trip to open the season. Despite the winless weekend, where the Islanders were missing players due to COVID-19 protocols, attendees were more than amazed at the $1.1 billion venue. “This is as fine a venue as there is in the world,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said at Friday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony, according to reports. The sold-out crowd Friday

got to see everything the arena has to offer during the game against the Flames, the same franchise that helped the Islanders open the Nassau Coliseum. The new arena has 17 bars and the largest arena scoreboard in New York. It also has 68 bathrooms, mitigating the congested concourses during intermission experienced in the Coliseum, and an air filtration system intended to eliminate airborne viruses. “It absolutely blew me away,” Islanders forward Mathew Barzal said, according to ESPN. “I walked right in, saw the gym, saw the eating area, and I couldn’t wait to see more. The entire facility and rink and how it was set up was so high-end. … We’re a really lucky group.” For the time being, the Islanders are going to have to wait before turning the UBS Arena into a true home field advantage that fans and opposing teams are accustomed to, said Islanders head coach Barry Trotz. “It really won’t be our home rink for a while,” said Trotz, according to NBC Sports. “It’s like a neutral-site game for the first month. But we’re thrilled that

we’re getting into a new rink. It’s great for the fans and it’s great for the franchise.” Joining in the opening ceremony festivities were government officials excited about the Belmont Park Redevelopment Project that projects to create 10,000 jobs and generate $2.7 billion in economic activity for Nassau County. Project plans were revealed during the later half of 2017. The arena broke ground in September 2019 and construction resumed in May after a delay due to COVID-19. Alongside the arena, the plan includes a new hotel and 350,000 square feet of retail space in the future. “This is the first step in the newly redeveloped Belmont Park, which will serve as an internationally recognized destination for sports, entertainment, retail and hospitality,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday. “As New York continues to recover from the COVID pandemic, Belmont Park will be instrumental in strengthening the regional economy and boosting tourism for generations to come.” Continued on Page 35

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Party bosses replace voters

n the recent election for two Nassau District Court judges in the 3rd District, William Hohauser received 19,086 votes as a Democrat, 18,772 as a Republican and 2,798 as a Conservative on election night. David Levine received similar totals as a Democrat, Republican and Conservative. Running on the Working Families line, Lisa Salzman received 2,181 votes. These vote totals in the 3rd District were what one might expect of the Soviet Union in the 1980s. But they were actually the closest of all the judicial elections held in Nassau County in 2021. In races for eight justice spots on the New York Supreme Court, which carry a $210,900-a-year salary and a 14-year term, none of the eight candidates were opposed. All were endorsed by the Republican, Democratic and Conservative parties. The same was true for the one Family Court judge, the District Court judge for the 2nd District, and the District Court Judge for the 4th District. So much for free and fair elections. Even though state law calls for voters to choose these judges, the decision was actually made months before by leaders of the Democratic, Republican and Conservative parties when they decided to crossendorse the candidates. “It’s deplorable,” James Gardner, a distinguished professor at the University at Buffalo School of Law who researches elections, told Newsday. “It’s collusive behavior by political parties that undermines democratic choice. It’s a complete perversion of the process.” The cross-endorsements effec-

tively put the selection of judges in the hands of two party bosses – Jay Jacobs, the longtime state and Nassau County Democratic chairman, and Joe Cairo, the chairman of the Republican Party and a practicing lawyer. This leaves nearly 30 percent of voters completely out of the mix since only 71 percent of Nassau voters are registered Democrats or Republicans. Democrats lead with 40 percent, followed by Republicans with 31 percent and then “blanks,” people with no party affiliation, at 25 percent. To no one’s surprise, Jacobs defended the cross-endorsements. “Supreme Court candidates are not permitted to really campaign on any issues, so the public doesn’t really have a particular choice based upon issues like you would have in a normal election,” Jacobs told Newsday. “The outcome was determined not by the individual, but by the ups and downs of that particular party’s success in a given year.” Jacobs certainly knows something about the ups and downs of a particular party in a given year. Excluding the judicial races, Democrats went 13 for 45 in city, town and county races – a winning percentage of .290 in the recent Nassau elections. The New York Mets, by contrast, went 77 and 85, a winning percentage of .475. And the manager, Luis Rojas, got fired. In Nassau, the elections included the loss of all four countywide positions including incumbent County Executive Laura Curran – even though Democrats had a nearly 100,000 edge over Republicans in the number of registered voters. Jacobs does have a point about Supreme Court candidates not being permitted to really campaign

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on any issues under state ethics laws. We stipulate now that candidates given the opportunity to campaign would all claim to be tough but fair, support law and order, follow the Constitution and just call balls and strikes. But in exactly what election were Jacobs and Cairo selected to replace voters in making the choice over such crucial positions? State Supreme Court justices, according to a Newsday account, “have the power to fill jobs in the courts and award guardianships and other lucrative duties to attorneys in what critics call one of the largest remaining patronage systems for county political parties.” And critics such as Gardner said a judicial election “is not a referendum on merit. You have to be a party loyalist and there is something to be said for that, up to a point … Merit should be a very high consideration and I don’t think partisan elections have ever been a way to produce meritorious candidates for the bench.” And by working together on choosing the judicial candidates, Cairo and Jacobs add another way to bolster their respective political parties – at the expense of independents and all other political parties. The two parties already get to

split control – and the more than $17.8 million in salaries – for the Nassau County Board of Elections. That’s right. The share of the money that goes to Conservative and Working Families Party members and those who are not registered? Zero. In this, we’ve entrusted the oversight of our elections to the only agency in the state intentionally and legally set up to be a patronage organization. The Board of Elections should be run as a professional organization, not a slush fund for party loyalists. There are actually worse counties than Nassau with its duopoly of Republicans and Democrats, In Queens County, the Republican Party hardly exists so winning the support of the Democratic Party in any election, including those for judge, effectively guarantees election. Queens Democratic leaders think this is an excellent system. There are other ways to pick judges. In New York state, some judges are selected by the governor with the approval of the state Legislature. We think former Gov. Andrew Cuomo made an excellent choice in appointing Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas to the New York Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state.

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But the idea of having the governor and the Legislature in control of court appointments has lost at least some of its luster since the former governor’s many scandals have become public, forcing him to resign. And then there is the U.S. Supreme Court, whose justices are selected by the president and approved by a majority of the Senate, thanks to a change in voting rules initiated by then-Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The court’s approval rating has now fallen to 40 percent as its justices increasingly become seen as political. Newsday reported on a Missouri nonpartisan court plan that uses a commission of citizens, attorneys and a judge to select three candidates to an open judgeship with the governor then naming one from the list. After the judge has served for at least a year, the voters decide if that judge should continue in office. For the moment, we will be withholding our vote for a better system and instead call for a state commission to study the issue. We are confident though that almost any system they develop will be better than having two party bosses take the decision away from Nassau’s voters.

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KREMER’S CORNER

Dear Democrats: don’t give up on 2022

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here is no doubt that if you are a true blue registered Democrat; this is not a good time to be a member of the party of Roosevelt, Kennedy, Truman, Clinton and Biden. On Election Night, no matter where you looked around the country, the Democrats were taking it on the chin. Whether it was Virginia or Suffolk County, the news was bad. If you follow the so-called election experts, they predict that 2022 will be just as bad for the Democratic Party. I don’t have a crystal ball that would help me predict the future, but I have lived through enough election cycles to know that unpredictable events can happen and what looks like a sure thing can turn out to be the exact opposite. There are many events bubbling below the surface and any one of them could change the destiny of us brooding parti-

sans. At this very moment, the U.S. Supreme Court is about to hear arguments on a case that could change the entire trajectory of next November. The case to be argued on December 1 is Dobbs v. Jackson Health Organization. It involves a Mississippi law that bans all abortions after 15 weeks, except in the case of medical emergencies. Medical emergencies do not include rape and incest unless the Mississippi law said so, but it didn’t. This case will decide the future of Roe v Wade, which has been the law of the land for over 50 years. Cases heard in December are usually decided by June 2022. Let’s assume that this very conservative court decides to scrap Roe v. Wade in the middle of an election year. Keep in mind that all polls point to the fact that around 75 per cent of the country do not want Roe v. Wade overturned. They favor limits on abortion

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but do not favor a complete ban. Many members of the current court have been itching to end all abortions for years and this is now their chance to make judicial history. If the court moves in that direction, it will send shock waves through the Republican Party and upset many a planned election night celebration. The next event that could

roil the waters is the fate of former President Donald Trump. Trump is unquestionably the leader of the Republican Party, thanks to his bullying of candidates at almost all levels. Republicans are willing to say and do whatever the exleader says they should. There is a sitting grand jury in New York that has been weighing a variety of charges against Mr. Trump and the Trump organization. The newly elected Manhattan District Attorney is anxious to carry on the work of his predecessor. What happens to the party’s leader if he is indicted for tax fraud and a variety of other charges? Indictments are not convictions, but they sure can create a lot of headaches. While New York’s jurors sift through evidence, another jury sits in Georgia evaluating whether Mr. Trump has committed election tampering. His now-famous call to the Georgia Secretary of State asking him to

find “11,500 votes” has become common knowledge and election experts will tell you it is a dangerous request especially from a president. One of the grand juries weighing the fate of Mr. Trump and his family may return a verdict that will further tar the Trump image at a time when he is actively involved in numerous campaigns. Not to be forgotten is the January 6 Congressional investigation. It is expected that they will present their report to the nation in mid-April or May. Their report could reveal that the ex-president played a direct role in the riot at the Congress and that too has criminal implications. All of these scenarios may never happen or at least a few will be in the headlines. For now, this is political guesswork, but it is the unexpected that can change the direction of any election, so stay tuned.

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

The best writing advice I never followed

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ome years ago I attended a writing conference where Dave Barry, Pulitzer-Prize-winning colossus of the humor-writing field, gave a key piece of advice to all us wanna-be-prize-winners: “Just sit down at your computer with a cup of coffee, first thing every morning, and don’t get up till 1,000 words have appeared on your computer screen.” I had the coffee; I had the computer. But Dave Barry had not elaborated on where these 1,000 words were supposed to come from. He would probably frown on my best idea, which was copying them out of his books. My problem back then was that on top of the difficulty any writer would have in following this advice, I was a full-time mom… and so the first thing I did in the morning could never be sitting down anywhere, let alone at a computer. Instead, I first had to get two boys OFF the computer and dressed, fed, and out the door to school, where teachers had a way of saying things like, “You didn’t really have jelly beans for breakfast, did you?” “Mommy said ‘For G-d’s sake get it yourself, I’m on a deadline here!’ and they’re all I can reach.”

As soon as the younger one’s bus had turned the corner for school, I could return to an empty house. Here’s where good training kicks in. It isn’t everyone who can walk past a stack of unwashed dishes in the sink, ignore a housefull of un-made beds, and sit right down at her desk — but that’s just the kind of disciplined writer I am. I think Dave would be proud. I switch on the computer and make a cup of coffee while it wakes up. Being old and crotchety – the computer, too – the process takes a while. But eventually, I am faced with an empty page and a cursor blinking at me, waiting for my thoughts. Which are, exactly Nothing. Nothing. More nothing. In my time, I have been accused of talking the hind leg off a donkey, but now suddenly I can’t think of a single thing to say. I wonder how long this part takes Dave Barry? Ah, something’s happening at last! It’s the doorbell. Last week it was the UPS guy with a package that needed my signature. This time it’s a woman from some charity, collecting for victims of a tsunami, or maybe an earthquake, or else global warming. “Can’t you see that I’m busy?” I rant. “I don’t have

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A Look on the Lighter Side time for your petty concerns! I’m a thousand words behind!” I slip a few crumpled bills into her collection box and slam the door in her face. I head back to my computer and plop down again. But even after I finally start typing, there is still nothing on the screen. It turns out that I have dribbled coffee on the

computer keyboard one too many times. Even Dave Barry would agree that a writer needs a working keyboard. Two hours wandering lost in a computer-supply store, and another hour spent finding the electrical outlet behind the immovable desk, and I am back at work. Unfortunately, the new keyboard is no more coffee-proof than the old, so now I can’t even sit with a cup of coffee as Dave has commanded. Instead, I must commute back and forth to where my mug sits in lonely splendor in the kitchen. Eventually, I notice a message waiting on my phone. “Judy? This is your son’s English teacher. I’m just calling to remind you, today’s the day you agreed to come in and tell the class what you do as a writer.” I dash over, arriving 10 minutes before the end of school. There is only enough time to pass

along Dave Barry’s advice: “You have to sit at your computer until a thousand words appear on the screen.” Luckily, the bell rings before anyone can ask if I do that, myself. It’s not until both my children are back home that I realize there is nothing in the house to cook for dinner. But that’s all right. I wouldn’t have had time to cook, anyway. It’s hard work, fitting the needs of my family around a hectic day of staring at an empty computer screen. Now, I don’t want to suggest for one liberated minute that there’s any difference in men’s vs. women’s ability to do any job on Earth. All I’m saying is that when my husband and kids want to know why after being home all day I haven’t managed to produce a single thing for them to eat, I’m sending them over to Dave Barry’s house. I hope he can cook.

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THE BACK ROAD

Diminish no child, lift them all up

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his week the New York State Department of Public Health and Health Planning Council approved renewing the emergency regulation on masking in schools to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection. This will, no doubt, inflame emotions and reignite the dispute among parent groups regarding the efficacy of this measure. If expressing differences was purely a matter of respectful, even fiery, debate in the service of illuminating two sides of an argument that would be one thing; however, civility has become a relic of the past in America and school board meetings are no exception. Battle lines have been drawn regarding COVID prevention mandates as well as academic instruction, especially when it comes to students developing cultural literacy and respect for diversity. Expressing difference in

America has reached a level of depravity that there may be no turning back from, at least not in the foreseeable future. Case in point: Florida schoolboard member Jennifer Jenkins. Jenkins, a speech pathologist, has become a target for supporting mask mandates. In addition to anti-masker protesters demonstrating outside of her home wielding weapons, one of her more spineless adversaries made a false report, anonymously, to Florida’s Department of Children and Families stating that Jenkins physically abused her 5-year-old daughter. Child protective service investigators then knocked on Jenkins’ door, interrogated her about how she disciplines her daughter and looked underneath the child’s clothing for burn marks. In an essay that appeared in the Oct. 20 Washington Post, Jenkins wrote that although she anticipated opposition for supporting masking she “did not expect to

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be called a Nazi and a pedophile and to be subjected to months of threats, harassment and intimidation.” In fact, she stated, one antimasker shouted at her daughter outside their home: “Be careful, your mommy hurts little kids.” Jenkins explained that the menacing is infused with violent overtones and “has spilled out of the meetings and into the private lives of public servants.”

On Long Island, where there are 124 public school districts, threatening behavior at school board meetings has led to police patrols and some districts opting for virtual rather than in-person meetings. Virtual meetings are convenient and served their purpose during the heart of the pandemic when uncertainty and fear regarding infection were riding high. However, social distancing to keep belligerent parents separated from one another is not a helpful strategy for managing conflict. It sets yet another bad example for our children, further alienating families from one another and reinforcing animosity. Wherever indicated, school districts must commit to a longterm plan for developing goodfaith coalitions of parents and school personnel organized to take steps to change the tenor of school board meetings and dial down the toxicity. In some districts, effective PTA’s can lead the

way. In others, something new may need to emerge. We are all painfully aware that the US Congress is barely capable of even a modicum of collegiality and mutual respect. Rather than bring our representatives together, the violence displayed at the Jan. 6 insurgency has only led to more profound distancing. It is up to parents and other adults who care about kids to flip the script in their local communities, in order to slow the trickle-down toxicity that is incrementally poisoning our children. The good news is that kids are adaptable. They are resilient and can easily understand that masking is a short-term step and a life lesson in looking out for one another and being a good neighbor. Beyond the pandemic, schools ought to be a place where kids develop academic proficiency and learn how to better understand and celebrate diversity in ways that diminish no child and lift them all.

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Leave your leaves on the ground this fall

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aaah, fall, the sweet smell of leaf blowers wafts through the air. I inhale tiny particles of all sorts of pollutants in the dust cloud created by the blowing and am rattled by the seemingly endless drilling noise of the leaf blower. Inhalation of these particulates is linked to mortality, hospital admissions, respiratory symptoms, illness and changes in lung function. The noise may be damaging my hearing and certainly interferes with communication, rest, productivity and performance and causes other psychological and physiological changes associated with poor health. Though the colors on the trees as they prepare for winter have been notable this year, I am distracted from appreciating the beauty around me by the noise of the leaf blowers and attempts to dodge the swirls of dust being blown in my face. If you are someone who employs the use of a leaf blower to “clean” your yard of this vital resource, I urge you to keep reading. Leaving the leaves is a phi-

losophy that acknowledges the important place leaves have in our ecosystem. Perhaps you think the leaves will pile up higher and higher preventing you from getting out your door, but fear not. Nature is well equipped to manage the leaves that are falling and depends on this organic matter to feed and protect all manner of living things, including the plants in your yard you so carefully cultivate and maintain. First, the wildlife — many species including salamanders, chipmunks, wood frogs, box turtles toads, shrews, earthworms, millipedes and thousands of insect species live in this leaf layer. While all these species are not found on Long Island, many are. And they are part of the web of life that helps us live. Consider the butterfly and moth species that overwinter in the leaf layer. Many are pollinators ensuring that your garden will grow and that we can grow food to eat. Others provide food to many of our backyard birds, which rely on butterfly and moth caterpillars to feed their

LYNN CAPUANO Earth Matters babies during nesting season. Some bats couldn’t survive without a leaf layer to overwinter in. They find protection from severe cold temperatures in the piles of leaves. Second, your garden — fallen leaves provide a natural mulch for your lawn and garden. When spread around your garden, shrubs and trees, the leaves suppress unwanted plants that compete with the plants you are encouraging. The leaves also provide nutritious fertilizer for the soil. A wide array of microorganisms digest the leaves returning them as nutrients in the soil

that will feed the plants growing there. Skip spending your money on commercially available fertilizer and partner with Mother Nature; let the leaves complete their purpose by decomposing on the ground and providing fertilizer to the soil and plants growing there for free. The leaves left on the ground will also preserve moisture in your yard and garden, further reducing your costs by decreasing the need to water. If you are concerned about leaves blowing away, you can help keep them where you want them by shredding them. You can shred leaves manually with a hedge clippers or run a lawnmower over them. While this will eliminate the leaves as a habitat, it will at least allow them to restore needed nutrients to the soil and keep them out of a landfill. Most definitely do not put your leaves in the trash. They will end up in a landfill where they will break down and produce methane, a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Compost your leaves at home or through the

municipality. Bag them in paper leaf collection bags and leave them for collection on the yard waste collection day in your neighborhood. Bagging and disposing of your leaves through a municipal compost program is the choice of last resort if you can’t compost them at home or use them to feed your garden or leave them to provide habitat for wildlife and insects. Though composting and mulching do not leave the leaves for the benefit of the insects and wildlife, at least you’ll be returning the leaves to the ground as compost or mulch to support and feed another cycle of plants. And maybe next fall, instead of bobbing and weaving as I walk outside trying to avoid the dust clouds from the leaf blowers and crossing to the other side of the street as I attempt to mitigate the damage to my ears from the relentless buzzing of the leaf blowers, I’ll be able to enjoy the beautiful colors around me and the crisp fall air knowing the world around me is alive and that much healthier.

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VIEW POINT

What Dems need to do not to lose in ’22, ’24

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hat the hell happened? How did popular Democrats get tossed from office in Nassau County and North Hempstead where Democrats are in the majority? I didn’t sense the same voter anger over vaccine mandates, masking, schools or delay in infrastructure bill getting passed, or the threat of Critical Race Theory consuming children’s brains, as are claimed to be the issues in Democratic candidate losses elsewhere. Curran ran a positive campaign solidly based on her record and her agenda for a second term. Blakeman offered tired tropes about high taxes (related to school taxes which Nassau County doesn’t control) and the reassessment (didn’t

hear what he will do about it), and apparently, they were able to make a bogeyman out by associating state bail reform to a nonexistent rise in violent crime. I didn’t hear anything from Blakeman on issues that should concern every Nassau County resident: will he continue Curran’s efforts to increase the county’s climate resilience and sustainability? Revitalize downtowns? Promote transit-oriented development? How will he use the IDA – as a giveaway (as Mangano did) to cronies? What will he do to promote offshore wind farms? Will he use the hundreds of millions of dollars the County is getting from the federal government to Build Back Better, or to reduce taxes and buy the

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county’s way out of NIFA oversight? Will he defy state mandates on vaccinations for county workers and masking? What will he do to promote and facilitate vaccinations and testing? As far as I know, Blakeman

was never asked about any of these issues nor about his record as Presiding Officer of the County Legislature when the county’s fiscal situation went down the tubes even as the nation was experiencing an economic boom. Did Democrats feel so confident and smug about election prospects, they didn’t bother to show up, even with the ease of early voting and absentee ballots (a referendum making no-excuse absentee balloting permanent was rejected by voters- go figure). There was some comment about Democrats not doing enough door-knocking. But I didn’t see any door knocking by Republicans – never even got a mailer asking for my vote. I had to search the Newsday Voter Guide to even figure out who

was running. “We ran the most well-funded, vigorous campaign we ever ran. We raised and spent over $7 million in Nassau County,” Jay Jacobs, the New York state Democratic chairman and Nassau County Democratic chairman, said in an interview. So what was going on? It’s important to understand because 2021 is being used as a harbinger for 2022. The turnout figures from the Nassau County Board of Elections show Democratic turnout in Nassau in 2021 down significantly from 2017 when Curran first won office and a year after Trump’s election, falling from 32% in 2017 (122,857 out of 386,781 registered Democrats), to 27% (106,619). Continued on Page 37

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The power of perception, misperception

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erception is defined as the ability to see, hear or become aware of something through the senses. Perception is something that is fluid and unconscious. Take your view of life as an example. How do you perceive it? Is it going well or going poorly? Is your glass half empty or half full? Your answer will have more to do with your perception than the reality of your life. We know we ought to appreciate our lives but how many do? The power of perception is also demonstrated when you have minor physical symptoms. If you feel yourself coming down with a cold, fever, have aches, pains, a sore throat and fatigue, you will feel anxious and rush to get another COVID test. Your dreadful symptoms will continue unabated until the moment you get the good news that your test shows that you are COVID-free. Your perception of pain, your aches and your dread will then vanish as if by magic. Your perception of minor symptoms will then be ignored. The power of perception is felt in many areas. I have listened to beautiful women tell me that they look like Frankenstein. I have heard a professional golfer tell me that when he makes a birdie, it is only because the greens were so pure, not because he hit the putt well. Distorted perception is by no means limited to lay people.

Thomas Kuhn’s classic “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” revealed to us that scientists’ perception of the data is dictated more by the paradigm they believe in rather than the actual data at hand. And it is only with great reluctance will they begin to see things differently. Comparative psychology reveals the same. In a kitten experiment at Stanford University, the experimenters limited newly born kittens field of vision for two weeks so that they did not see vertical lines. And then when they introduced the kittens to normal environments with vertical things like chair legs, they were never able to perceive verticality and would be forever bumping into the chairs. The power of perception happened to me three years ago when I was vacationing in Bermuda. I was in someone’s home and was gazing at a paper and pencil sketch of a sailboat that was positioned over the toilet. I thought to myself what a lousy amateurish sketch it was and decided to look more closely to see who the amateur was that drew it. I investigated the lower righthand corner of the sketch and with shock I saw the signature of Winslow Homer. I looked back at the sketch and then said to myself “Yes, of course, wow! what a great sketch this was.” By the way, the photo of that sculpture you see photographed is a rendition of a chimney by architectural genius, Antonio Gaudi. Sad admission but a true story.

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This type of misperception happens in the world of art all the time. Proust had a very hard time finding a publisher for “In Search of Lost Times” which many now consider to be the best novel ever written. James Joyce had a hard time publishing “The Dubliners” and so did Nabokov with “Lolita.” Vincent Van Gogh couldn’t give away his paintings when he was alive. His “Portrait of Dr. Gachet” was done as a gift to Dr. Gachet who was his treating psychiatrist in the South of France. Dr. Gachet took the painting home and his wife exclaimed “What do you want me to do with this ridiculous thing?” She eventually used it to block a hole in the chicken coop. Today that painting is worth approximately $163 million. So indeed, perception is a strange thing. Freud’s theories are the only way to understand misperception. He suggested that

one’s perception of self and the world is set during childhood. If your siblings or parents treated you abusively as a child, you will see the world as an extremely dangerous place. If high school bullies picked on you then you will see the world as a place filled with bullies. If as a child, you were called ugly or stupid or fat or skinny or weird, you will perceive yourself that way as an adult. Conversely, if you were told you were a great beauty in childhood you will feel confident and beautiful all your life. You will take these self-perceptions as a given, as a feeling that needs no proof. r That is what we mean by perception. And as Freud said, “where Id was, let there be Ego.” Where feelings were, let there be words. It is no small task to help someone to change self-perception. There is great resistance to change. Both institutions and

Do you perceive this sculpture to be ugly or beautiful?

people strongly new visions, and especially revolutionary vision. The visionaries who bring a new way of seeing the world are usually hated and often they are killed to silence them. Martin Luther King was killed and so was John Kennedy. And when Sigmund Freud discovered the unconscious, he was not applauded, he was hated. Patients always resist change. People want to feel good about themselves, but if they are accustomed to feeling bad about things, they will not give up their masochism easily. Their internal pessimist, their internal saboteur, must be faced and then killed. Change, even change for the better, takes much time, patience, cajoling, hand-holding and courage, lots of courage. What the analyst, the patient, the athlete all have is the mystic call to fulfill their destiny. Abraham Maslow referred to this as self-actualization. But Jean-Paul Sartre, the great existentialist, would say we are “condemned to be free” which implies the terror of self-fulfillment and why people resist it so much. To become yourself, you must break those inhibiting misperceptions of smallness, weakness and ugliness and then face the task of finding your true destiny. With patience and hard work and support and some luck along the way will get there. It’s never too late to start. Letters Continued on Page 43

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NHP native Gitman picked to lead LIJ Port resident follows in his father’s footsteps in appointment as executive director BY R OB E RT PELAEZ Dr. Michael Gitman, a New Hyde Park native and Port Washington resident, was appointed as Long Island Jewish Medical Center’s executive director on Monday. Gitman, who was born at the New Hyde Park hospital, said his desire to care for patients at a young age led him to pursue a career in medicine. That driving force is one of the main reasons he said he believes he is ready for this new chapter in his life. “I think I had an interest in caring for patients and that was the primary goal of going into medicine and remains something I love to still do now,” Gitman said in an interview. After his father, Paul, served as an internal medicine doctor and medical director at the hospital, Gitman reflected on the first-hand volunteer work he experienced by his side. After graduating from Columbia University with a bachelor’s degree and earning a medical degree from SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse, Git-

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New Hyde Park native Dr. Michael Gitman was appointed as executive director of Long Island Jewish Medical Center on Monday. man completed his residency, and chief residency in internal medicine and in nephrology medicine, at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Gitman said serving as an executive director wasn’t initially his main goal. “I guess I never aspired to this role, but as I’ve had increasing administrative responsibili-

ties, the opportunity to run a hospital is something that I was very interested in,” Gitman said. In 2014, Gitman was named the medical director at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. In that capacity, he said, his role was ensuring the quality and safety of care for patients and

the provision of the appropriate medical staff to provide the care. During his time as medical director, Gitman was part of a leadership team that spearheaded various clinical programs to expand the hospital’s capabilities, leading to Long Island’s first heart transplant in 2018. Two years later, the hospital performed Long Island’s first liver transplant. Gitman also gained a unique experience, organizing the hospital’s clinical response as thousands of patients were treated during the coronavirus pandemic. After extensive familiarity with the clinical aspects of a director, Gitman said, his role will now expand to more overarching responsibilities at Long Island Jewish. “As I transition to the executive director, it’s the clinical aspects I’m responsible for, but also the other operations of a hospital such as employee engagement, patient experience, and all the other aspects of care that you see,” Gitman said. “I think the understanding, the care, the care delivery and having built multiple programs gives me insight as an executive director that you prob-

ably only get from being a medical director.” Aside from his tenure at North Shore University Hospital, Gitman is an associate professor of medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell, a faculty member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, a member of the American Society of Nephrology and an American College of Physicians fellow. Gitman’s appointment to the position followed the departure of former Executive Director Michael Goldberg, who, according to Northwell, left to pursue opportunities outside of health care. Northwell President and CEO Michael Dowling noted Gitman’s local roots to the hospital, touting his previous achievements and accolades. “Michael Gitman has a rich family legacy of service to the region and to Long Island Jewish Medical Center in particular,” Dowling said in a statement. “We’re proud to promote him to lead one of the significant quaternary care, teaching hospitals in the Northeast.”

Mazi Pilip eyes downtown revitalization BY R OB E RT PELAEZ

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Great Neck resident Mazi Pilip defeated incumbent Ellen Birnbaum in the race for the 10th Legislative District earlier this month.

Great Neck resident Mazi Melesa Pilip touted the importance of helping revitalize downtown business districts and reflected on her unique journey to a seat in the Nassau County Legislature during an interview with Blank Slate Media. Pilip, who ran on the Republican line, defeated Democratic incumbent Ellen Birnbaum in the race to represent the county’s 10th Legislative District, which covers Manhasset, Manhasset Hills, North Hills, Searington, Herricks and the nine villages on the Great Neck peninsula. A variety of shopping districts that were impacted by the coronavirus pandemic are spread throughout the district, something Pilip said she wants to prioritize fixing. “I want to help small businesses affected by COVID and want to work with the mayors throughout my district to find ways to attract new businesses,” Pilip said. “I’m willing to start to explore all the options to help re-

vitalize downtowns throughout my district.” Pilip touted the work of elected officials who have already helped promote businesses on a local level and various residents throughout the Great Neck community. She also said she wants to speak more with Destination: Great Neck, a grassroots organization which shares her goal of highlighting small businesses on the peninsula. “My goal is really to bring everybody to the table and conduct monthly meetings with mayors and representatives from each village,” she said. “The bottom line is that this is an issue that is bothering all of us. It’s concerning to everyone and I think the most important thing is to come together and explore the best ways to handle this.” Another issue that Pilip wants to address more as county legislator is the rise in antisemitic attacks and acts of hatred that have occurred on a local and global scale. Pilip said engaging in dialogue with rabbis, church leaders, college experts

and youth group representatives is imperative to combat the problem. “These acts of hatred have to stop throughout the county and especially in the 10th District,” Pilip said. “We have to do everything possible to unite this community. It’s a big mission for me.” Unlike the route of an average elected official, Pilip’s story began in Ethiopia, where she was born, before moving to Israel with her family 12 years later as part of Operation Solomon, a secret operation arranged by the United States and Israel during a cease-fire in the Ethiopian civil war. Going from a third world country to Israel, she said, was a bit challenging at first but the hard work it took for her and others to succeed was well worth it. She served in the Israel Defense Forces as a paratrooper and gunsmith before attending Haifa University, where she served as acting chairperson of the National Ethiopian Israeli Students Organization. Continued on Page 35

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DOC ON NORTHWELL, FIRST WAVE OF COVID Twenty-one months after COVID-19 crashed down on New Yorkers, Northwell Health employees turned out in force for the New York City premiere of the National Geographic documentary film “The First Wave” on November 18 at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan. The film, by Oscar-nominated director Matthew Heineman, offers a powerful and unflinching look inside the halls of Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center in Queens between March and June 2020. It bears witness to the honor, sacrifice and dedication of those frontline workers. And it captures what New Yorkers went through during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are gutwrenching scenes of suffering and death – but also stories of resiliency, hope and recovery. Most of all, humanity shines throughout “The First Wave.” “The work depicted in this documentary, a collaboration between our health system and National Geographic, shows experiences that the general public hasn’t yet seen,” said Michael Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health. “This incredible film takes us much deeper because we offered the crew full access to the life-and-death events that took place during the first wave at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. That’s something we needed to do to help people fully comprehend and appreciate what was happening with our patients and

staff.” One of the former patients featured in the film, Ahmed Ellis, a 36-year-old NYC school security officer from Long Island, spent a month on a ventilator battling COVID-19 before emerging from his near-death experience. He arrived at LIJ struggling to breathe on April 6, 2020 – the

peak of “The First Wave” in New York – and remained at LIJ for 44 days. During his hospitalization, he survived the worst of the virus, but required extensive rehabilitation to learn to eat, stand and walk once more. Ellis stood tall and received a standing ovation from the audience at the Bea-

con Theatre as he stepped onstage for a post-screening interview with the cast and director. His story was just one of the emotional threads that run through the film. But it took emotional and physical courage to document any of it, as Mr. Heineman attested. “We woke up in March 2020, like everybody, terrified

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Left to right, Byron Pitts, Matthew Heineman, Dr. Nathalie Dougé, Ahmed Ellis, Alexis Ellis, Brussels Jabon, Kellie Wunsch, Karl Arabian, Jenna Millman and Leslie Norville speak onstage at DOC NYC closing night screening of National Geographic Documentary Films’ “The First Wave” at Beacon Theatre on Nov. 18 in New York City.

by what was about to happen to our country and our world,” said Heineman, who explained to the audience why he decided to train his lens on what eventually became “The First Wave.” “We were inundated by headlines, stats and misinformation. And I think we felt this enormous obligation to put a human face on this epidemic.” Dowling agreed to allow the filmmaker access inside COVID units at LIJ during those chaotic and deadly first months of the pandemic. The result is a film that is true to the moment and captures the profound impact the virus left in its wake. “I continue to be in awe of our Northwell team members – our nurses, physicians, EMTs, hospital staff, frontline workers and first responders – who faced the overwhelming fear and uncertainty of this pandemic as the professionals that they are dedicated to care for and protect our patients and our communities,” said Dr. David Battinelli, senior vice president at Northwell, who led off the evening. Northwell Health, the largest health care provider and private employer in New York State bore the brunt of the first wave. The health system has since treated more than 250,000 COVID patients. It also lost 24 staffers to the pandemic. The film will open in nine American cities on Nov. 19. Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=vZR2VltfBSg

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Working on ‘Jeopardy’ when it first aired “Jeopardy” has been in the media a lot since it became known that Alex Trebek was ill and they would need to find a replacement as host. So many people loved the man for his integrity and courage and enjoyed the show that was always about people and the fun of learning – not just money. The basic premise of “Jeopardy” is a simple switch – the show supplies the answer, and the contestant gives the question. When “Jeopardy” premiered in 1964, I was one of three women in our 20s who comprised the entire writing staff of the

show. The show was originally produced in New York City; we writers shared a small, crowded office in a building on 45th Street. The shows were taped at the nearby NBC studios. We did not have computers to help with the research, but the main New York City Library was only a short walk away. We used the telephone to contact those who were experts in their fields and willing to be helpful. We could buy any book we needed. We did our own typing and stayed as late as needed in the evening to finish what was required. You could always order

food delivered to the office. We didn’t have cars, but the familiar yellow cabs were easy to find. We came to work at a reasonable 10 a.m. with coffee maybe a bagel and a newspaper to see the stories being discussed. A little later our producer, Bob Ruben, came into our office with an outline of the topics he chose to be covered to ensure variety and balance. We left it to him to select the Daily Doubles and which of several answers would be used for Final Jeopardy. Each of us had been assigned some topics that reflected our interests and strengths, but we were always open to suggestions. When we were finished writing, we moved to a larger room and were joined by other members of the “Jeopardy” staff to perform what we called a “run through.” We read each answer to see 1) if it was clear or needed to be improved, and 2) if there were any questions a contestant might offer that we had not considered but were correct and should be accepted. We also needed help with sports because we weren’t particularly interested in the topic. Being a judge was the most difficult part of our job – and each of us took turns. The studios at NBC were wellequipped, and the judge would stand to the side of the stage but with a good view of anything happening on the set. The producer had an elevated, glassenclosed room with screens that enabled him to see the entire operation and direct the three cameras being used. Art Fleming was the host of “Jeopardy” when I was with the show. Before we began taping, he went over each answer and he took copious notes. He was very friendly and liked his role. He really wanted the contestants to do well – and they realized it. I wore a headphone to connect with the producer, but the judge had sole responsibility for ruling on questions. I

caught a few unexpected ones, and remember one that I would like to forget. The “Jeopardy” staff who chose the contestants went to different parts of the country, rural and urban alike, placing ads for anyone who would like to apply. They would test the applicants for general knowledge in a wide range of subjects. They provided practice sessions and were looking for people who were enthusiastic and worked well with others. We wanted the contestants to enjoy the experience regardless of who won. We always thought it was fun to learn something in the context of playing a game. We were always looking for some little-known fact about some president, poet or actor, work in some hint, and hope a contestant would guess it. At the time, the writers of “MAD” magazine rented space down the hall and passed our door to go into their office. One day, someone put a sign on our door saying, “The Free University in Exile.” In a perfect world, knowledge would be free, whether it was trivial, important, or practical, like fixing a car engine. Most importantly, people would have time to enjoy it. “Jeopardy” has had only two fulltime hosts – the aforementioned Art Fleming, and Alex Trebek, who came in 1984. He was comfortable with the questions, but most of all, you could see how much he cared about the people he met on the show. In the early days, we felt lucky to be working on “Jeopardy” because we thought it had potential. If you kept both the honesty and the humanity, you could bring strangers together — who might not agree on many things — and have them talk. When they were in a competition that required knowledge and thought, there would be understanding and pride regardless who won. “Jeopardy” faces the same challenge today. — Dr. Millie Murphy DeRiggi, historian

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Cholesterol: A cholesterol check should occur around age 20, then every five years until age 35. Afterward it can occur annually. Skin screening: An annual full body screening will identify any suspicious moles or skin lesions. Cervical cancer: Women in this age range should receive a Pap smear every three years and an annual pelvic exam. Breast exam: Self-examination of the breasts and examination by a clinical provider should take place every year. Testicular exam: Men should conduct self exams for testicular abnormalities. Doctors may examine the testicles during annual physicals as well. Tdap vaccine: All adults should get the Tdap vaccine if they did not receive it as an adolescent to protect against pertussis, and then a Td (tetanus, diphtheria) booster shot every 10 years.

Zoster (Shingles) vaccine: Two doses of this vaccine will be administered between two and six months apart starting at age 50 and up. Colorectal screening: A colonoscopy to detect any colorectal illnesses is recommended beginning at age 50. Prostate screening: Prostate screenings begin at age 50 unless you are a high-risk individual, in which case screenings begin at age 40. Osteoporosis: Doctors may recommend a bone density test and osteoporosis screening at age 50 and up if certain risk factors are present. Lung cancer screening: If you are a past or current smoker, it’s wise to have an annual lung cancer screening. The American Lung Association says adults age 55 and up can have this screening covered by health insurance. Mammogram: Women should begin receiving annual mammograms at age 40.

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Guide to 10 gift ideas for people who love to cook 1. Sheet pans: They may not seem like the most sexy or high-tech tools of the kitchen, but sheet pans are among the most versatile. They can be used for cookies, sheet pan cakes, oven-frying cutlets or fries, or even serving as the perfect bases for candy brittles. 2. Air fryer tool set: By now many people have hopped on the air fryer bandwagon, but they may not have all of the accessories to take air frying to the next level. From spatulas to tongs to silicone brushes, an air fryer tool set can make meals even more delicious.

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3. Dutch oven: You’d be hard-pressed to find a more hard-working tool in the kitchen than a Dutch oven. These heavy, often enameled cast iron vessels come in various quart sizes. They can be used to cook stews, breads, cakes, and much more. 4. Kitchen compost bin: Home cooks who want to cut down on waste will appreciate a countertop compost bin to gather food scraps.

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crackers, chutneys, and other appetizer. 6. Electric wine opener: Wine is the perfect complement to many dishes, and what easier way to open bottles than with an electric wine opener? Many are compatible with almost any bottleneck and can open several bottles on a single charge. 7. Spiralizer: The trend for pasta alternatives continues, and having a spiralizer that can turn vegetables like zucchini into spiraled “noodles” will be handy in most kitchens. 8. Apron and accessories: Home cooks need to protect their clothing in the kitchen. A fashionable apron and matching oven mitts can make a statement and keep clothes clean. 9. Meat delivery: The number of direct-to-home meat shipping providers continues to grow. Have quality cuts of meat delivered right to a home cook’s house so that he or she can cut back on trips to the store. 10. New blender: Today’s blenders can crush ice, process foods, puree, and chop foods. These versatile appliances make a welcome addition to any kitchen.

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ifts from the heart are among the most coveted and appreciated come the holiday season. Hobbyists from all walks of life can turn their passions into handmade gifts, but few gifts may be as welcomed as those that can be eaten. Cooking and baking ramps up during the holiday season. People can turn extra time in the kitchen into opportunities to create festive treats that are ideal for gifting. But which items are the best of the best? Even though tastes are singular, these items will appeal to most foodies and others on your gift list. Jams and preserves: Fruit jams and preserves are versatile foods. They are as at home on toast and biscuits as they are as fillings in cookies and tarts. Jams and preserves can be made with relatively few ingredients and work well with seasonal fruits. Cinnamon rolls: Warm, sticky and full of aromatic spice, cinnamon rolls are the perfect comfort foods. These rolls do not typically have a long shelf life, so be sure to present them promptly before they get stale. Pancakes (or cookies) in a jar: If you have a fantastic recipe that you can’t resist sharing, try turning it into a gift. Measure and package the ingredients into mason jars, tie with ribbons and include directions for preparation and cooking. Mini bundt cakes: Fruit cakes may be a holiday standard, but bundt cakes make

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alorie-counting and watching one’s weight is often seen as a young person’s game. But even aging men and women should recognize the importance of maintaining a healthy weight. Older adults may experience weight gain or unintentional weight loss. Understanding how to address each in healthy ways is important.

Weight loss tips

More than two-thirds of Americans, including adults age 65 and older, are overweight and obese, according to U.S. News & World Report. A combination of factors can contribute to weight gain in older adults, including a slower metabolism and a tendency to be more sedentary with age. Empty nesters also may be less likely to cook their own meals, relying on convenience foods — some of which may be high in fat and/or calories. Sustained healthy weight at any age is linked to improved heart health, mental health benefits like increased self-confidence, healthy joints, and much more. These tips can help aging individuals maintain healthy weights. Incorporate strength or resistance training into your weekly routine. Hormone production slows down as the body ages, and that may result in a loss of muscle mass. Lifting weights or engaging in resistance training with elastic bands or body weight can restore muscle tone and speed up metabolism. Adults should aim for strength training twice a week.

Monitor sugar and starch intake. Many older adults have elevated blood sugar levels due to insulin resistance. When cells become resistant to insulin, glucose doesn’t get used up and remains in the blood. Eventually this can lead to pre-diabetes, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. Many people with these conditions have a hard time losing weight. Avoiding added sugars and extra carbohydrates could help. Practice portion control. A 60year-old can’t eat the same way he or she did at age 30 or 40. Nutritionists say that, with every decade that passes, people generally need about 100 fewer calories a day to maintain their weights. Cutting calories slowly and steadily helps people maintain healthy weights, especially when they couple this with exercise.

Avoiding malnutritionrelated weight loss

Malnutrition is a common component in unintentional weight loss in aging populations. Reduction in senses of small and taste, smaller appetites and lack of desire to make meals can contribute to malnutrition and weight loss. Underlying health problems also may lead to unwanted and unhealthy weight loss. Tracking weight loss and getting sufficient nutrients is vital to aging adults’ overall health. A 2014 study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that having a body mass index at the lower end of the recommended age for adults increased risk for mortality more so than being overweight. Individuals whose BMI is less than 23 could be putting themselves in jeopardy. Older adults need to adjust their routines as they age in order to maintain healthy weights. Such adjustments can reduce seniors’ risk for disease and improve their quality of life.

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‘The Nutcracker’ to return to Hofstra New York Dance Theatre will present its 39th season of “The Nutcracker” at Hofstra University, Hempstead on Saturday, Dec. 18 and Sunday, December 19 with performances each day at noon and 5 p.m. NYDT’s production is the largest Nutcracker on Long Island and the only one performed in the tradition of New York City Ballet’s Lincoln Center version. Through the years, founder Frank Ohman created original dances and scenes that set his production apart from others on Long Island. As a former student and soloist under George Balanchine he was one of a select few authorized to use the original pas de deux choreography of his mentor, which continues to distinguish this production. Special guest artists, New York City Ballet principal dancers Indiana Woodward and Daniel Ulbricht, will perform as the Sugarplum Fairy and her Cavalier. Ulbricht, a principal dancer at New York City Ballet, serves as an artistic advisor for the Ohman School of Ballet, a division of New York Dance Theatre, and has been a recurring master class in-

structor at the school including on Zoom throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. With the elegant Christmas Party Scene, the drama of the magical growing Christmas Tree, the Battle of the Toy Soldiers and Giant Mice, the live Snow Storm, and the brilliant dancing in the Land of the Sweets, “The Nutcracker” appeals to all ages. In all, a cast of 80 children, pre-professional and professional dancers will bring this classic story ballet to life on the stage of the John Cranford Adams Playhouse. The children’s roles are performed by students of the Frank Ohman School of Ballet in Commack, representing a variety of towns in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Tickets for this full production ballet are $42.00 and $32.00 (seniors and children 12 and under) plus $3 fee, available at www.ohmanballet.org or 631.462.0964. Details about Covid-19 protocols for audience members are outlined on the website and are subject to change according to local government guidelines.

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Heated objections to teaching of racism Continued from Page 10 “There is a major difference between teaching critical thinking and promulgating political ideology that is not based in any historical value, but is only promoted to instill in our children hatred, the feeling that they’re not worthy, division, and have them believing, based on the color of their skin, that they are inherently racist,” one person said at the meeting. “This overemotional indoctrination is going to create generations of emotionally unbalanced adults,” another said. “This collective blame that we want to instill in our children will only bring more hate.” “An educator who pushes critical race theory singles out a single race and is also contributing to a systemic type of bullying,” one parent said. “Tax-funded public schools should be a place where everyone should feel empowered by being proud of who they are, not a place where they are minimized and belittled.” Sahar Tartak, the president of North High’s Student Organization, said last year her advisers demanded she sign off on a check from student government funds for a systemic racism presentation by ERASE Racism, a Long Island-based group aimed at promoting racial equality. Tartak said she refused to sign the check on the basis she did not know the extent of the presentation student funds would be appropriated to. Her advisers, she said, threatened to revoke her position in student government, accused her of being racist and “compared the situation to me opposing a Holocaust presentation.” Tartak said her grandfather was a Holocaust survivor. “This is only one instance of our school administration pushing partisan politics onto the school and placing the blame on its employees when they were the ones responsible,” Tartak said. “The most recent slideshow that you’ve all seen, likely, has been taught for years now. How can our administration not have known about this?” Fellow North High student Matthew Mah, the co-secretary of the school’s Student Organization, said he is not opposed to educators informing students about the “dark aspects of American history” but is “against a crystalized version of CRT,” or critical race theory, that is presented. “When teachers deviate from a role of teaching students on how to think and challenge one another and, instead, teach students what to think, that is when the accusations of propaganda gain credence,” Mah said. “A lesson that calls for a pledge is always a call for concern.” Prendergast said the district’s English/language arts department is aligned with state standards with literature studies having “always included understanding of the historical, cultural and societal concepts of the materi-

als presented in support of its analysis and interpretation.” “I have the utmost confidence in our teachers and administrators and our entire school community as well as their ability to work through these issues together,” Prendergast said. “Our Board of Education, administration and teaching staff remain committed to our district’s high standards to academic excellence.” According to an article from Education Week, critical race theory, introduced around 40 years ago, is an idea that “race is a social construct, and that racism is not merely the product of individual bias or prejudice, but also something embedded in legal systems and policies.” New York State Board of Regents Chancellor Lester Young told Capital Tonight in June that the board’s efforts to promote and educate students on diversity in the classroom do not include the teaching of critical race theory in K-12 schools. “Our policy, the New York State Board of Regents policy, on diversity, equity and inclusion is not an attempt to, in fact, teach critical race theory,” Young told Capital Tonight. “Critical race theory is not our theory of action. Our theory of action is cultural responsiveness.” “We are asking for information and have asked and have been assured that families will be brought in and have the opportunity to speak with educators,” board President Rebecca Sassouni said. “It will be learned how various matters have gotten into curricula and how they’re reviewed and it will be OK.” Patti Crisafulli, a Social Studies teacher at North Middle School and a parent in the district, touted the importance of teaching students about resolution when it comes to various historical conflicts. She also said it is a disservice to students when only one perspective is being presented in any context and providing the highs and lows of history is imperative. “We learn from the past together to help us all navigate the present together and for them to succeed in the future,” Crisafulli said. “Our children will not thrive in a complex world of millions of people if they only hear one voice or see one view. Learning how to think critically about multiple resources is essential to their growth.” Also at the meeting, the issue of mask mandates was raised with passion by some residents who called for the district to provide studies and scientific data that show the reasons for children to wear masks in school. One resident asked the board to provide numbers of how many children in Nassau County have died due to the coronavirus. “Do you not believe in having data, or has the bigotry of low expectations subconsciously slipped into the decision making that has us immigrant parents, who wouldn’t understand

the data, to specifically ask questions or ask those refusing to give you the data,” he said. Orin Cohen, a North Middle School sixth-grader, spoke on the impact mask-wearing has had on the daily routine of school. “On a normal day, pre-COVID, when I am getting ready to get on the bus to go to school, I’d be excited for a new day of learning, friends and possibilities of what will happen that day,” he said. “But today when I walk into that building, what I think is not happy, positive thoughts about new opportunities. It’s the dread about being trapped, like in a prison, knowing that I can’t get out.” Prendergast explained that the district is obligated to follow state rules requiring masks. “The New York State Department of Health issued an emergency regulation directive on August 27, right before school opened, requiring public and private school students, faculty and staff to wear masks inside of school buildings,” she said. “That is not a decision that an individual school district can make. We are a public school and we are obligated to follow New York state law with regards to mandates. As the superintendent of the Great Neck Public Schools, I will uphold the law and the mandates that are required by our

school district and as long as that regulation remains in effect, we will ensure that all staff, students and visitors follow that mandate.” After a speaker attempted to address the community during the public comment session of the meeting, Sassouni informed the speaker that the comments should only be addressed to the board. The speaker’s microphone was then shut off and Sassouni attempted to proceed with the rest of the public comment session when audience members became more disruptive. Trustee Jeff Shi made a motion for a recess, with a quorum of the board agreeing to do so. Once the trustees returned, they continued with the remaining comments. Afterward, Sassouni informed the public that it is “very unusual for this board to ever have had a recess,” saying it is a “sad indicator” for the community. “I’m proud of a community that can actually come out and have intelligent conversation and debate,” Sassouni said. “I think that it is actually a sign of health, democracy, and of Great Neck. What is not a sign of health is utter disrespect ... I think that we should hold ourselves and each other to higher standards than some of those that were exhibited this evening which are going to cause me a great deal of despair about my leadership here.”

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for from the buyer, and an extension of time will be required and is asked for by the buyer’s attorney. If it is a co-op sale, then management sometimes will ask for a copy of the contract to verify the sale. Once that is done a copy of the co-op sale package is provided to the purchasers while the mortgage is being facilitated, and the process of filling it out begins. Although it can be a challenge to some to provide all the required information that a co-op asks for on the application, it will provide a very clear picture of the financial capability of the buyer(s). Unless one has the money to purchase a condo, (no board approval) which can be around $100,000-$150,000 more for similar space, (but more luxury, guaranteed indoor parking, doorman, allowed to rent, etc.) co-ops are an excellent alternative, as long as their financials are strong, with enough money in their reserve fund, good working capital to pay the monthly bills and maintenance that is somewhat comparable to other similar units and increases have been minimal over the last number of years. Once management goes over the application, it then sends it over to the board to again, go over the package with a “fine-tooth

comb.” Then, management will call to schedule an appointment for the prospective purchasers in person interview. Lately, I see more boards considering or doing a Zoom interview is much more efficient, safer and more flexible in performing the interview for all involved parties. Once the buyer passes the board then a closing can be scheduled, after the bank says that the sale is “clear to close.” Both attorneys, the bank attorney, title company will work on a closing date and will convey this to buyer, seller and agents involved in the transaction. Agents must send in their bills for services rendered with both their personal and corporate license numbers to the seller’s attorney. Also, a final walk-through of the property is done to make sure everything is in order, utilities are functioning and the home is in the same condition as when the buyer’s last visited it when there was an agreed and accepted price. No one likes surprises at the closing as that should be the time when everyone is satisfied and happy. However, if there are any major issues, then money is held in escrow until those issues are satisfied, but the closing will still occur. The day of the closing all the paperwork is completed and if a cash sale then a copy of the contract is needed for the agents records, with all the NYS agency, lead (as applicable) and Covid disclosures. However, if a mortgage is involved then a CD (closing document) must be kept by both agents for their records for 3 years as per the Department of State rules. Obviously, the process from start to finish is a very involved and with parts, so it is important to have everyone on the same page throughout the transaction, so the sale will be as efficient as possible with the least amount of stress. Philip A. Raices is the owner/ Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 in Great Neck. He has 40 years of experience in the Real Estate industry and has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (G.R.I.) and also as a Certified International Property Specialist (C.I.P.S). For a “FREE” 15 minute consultation, a value analysis of your home, or to answer any of your questions or concerns he can be reached by cell: (516) 647-4289 or by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate.Com

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231 Wellington Road, Mineola

260 Roselle Street, Mineola

4 bd, 2 ba, Sold On: 9/15/21, Sold Price: $780,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Mineola

4 bd, 3 ba, 2,098 sqft, Sold On: 9/17/21, Sold Price: $820,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: East Williston

170 Park Avenue, Williston Park

52 Robbins Drive, East Williston

3 bd, 2 ba, 1,696 sqft, Sold On: 9/3/21, Sold Price: $830,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Herricks

4 bd, 3 ba, 3,194 sqft, Sold On: 9/8/21, Sold Price: $1,488,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: East Williston

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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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Diversity growth continues in Nassau Continued from Page 1 Other races not specified in the census data increased in the town by more than 138.6 percent, jumping from 691 in 2010 to 1,649 in 2020. Individuals with two or more races nearly doubled over the decade, growing from 3,872 in 2010 to 6,424 in 2020. Various villages in the town saw drastic decreases in their white, non-Hispanic populations over the decade, headlined by Lake Success’ 45.9 percent decrease. In 2010, according to statistics, the village had more than 1,900 white, nonHispanic residents. A decade later, that

number decreased to 1,039. Lake Success’ Asian American population more than doubled in that time, jumping from 791 residents in 2010 to 1,587 in 2020. The villages of South Floral Park, Russell Gardens, Thomaston and New Hyde Park also saw decreases of more than 20 percent to their white, nonHispanic populations over the decade. Those villages also saw increases of more than 60 percent to their Asian American populations over the same period, according to statistics. Asian American populations increased by more than 50 percent in most

of the North Shore, with the villages of East Williston, Plandome, Kensington, Great Neck Plaza, Munsey Park, Russell Gardens, Plandome Heights, Great Neck, Lake Success and Great Neck Estates showing increases of more than 100 percent since 2010. The villages of Roslyn, Kings Point, Mineola, South Floral Park, Saddle Rock, Floral Park, East Hills, Thomaston, Plandome Manor, Williston Park, Roslyn Estates, New Hyde Park and Flower Hill saw increases of more than 50 percent to their Asian American populations. Hispanic or Latino populations in

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Detailed data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed a rise in Asian American population throughout Nassau County over the past decade.

the villages of Kings Point, Roslyn Estates, Plandome Manor, Plandome, East Hills, Williston Park, Roslyn, Plandome Heights and Great Neck Estates grew by 50 percent since 2010, statistics showed. Black populations grew by at least 50 percent in the villages of Roslyn Estates, Kings Point, Plandome Manor, New Hyde Park, Mineola, Sands Point, Great Neck Plaza and Russell Gardens over the decade, according to the figures. Lawrence Levy, executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, said these trends in Nassau County are indicative of larger ones seen in suburbs across the country. Levy said Nassau County and the North Shore, specifically, have become “magnets” for Asian Americans due to their abundance of quality education, homes and environments. “Nassau County is giving these people what they are looking for in terms of the ‘suburban dream,’” Levy said in a phone interview. “Asian Americans have been part of literally changing the face of suburban communities all over the country. Fairfax, Virginia, for example, is heavily Asian and that’s affected everything from what is taught in schools to politics.” Levy said the shifting demographics helped Fairfax and Loudoun County turn into a Democratic voting area that even survived an influx of Republican voters during the past election. The demographic shifts are also prominent in the suburbs outside Philadelphia and a number of other communities throughout the nation, Levy said. On the North Shore, Levy said, more Asian Americans and others in minority populations will run for office as they become more involved in the area and encounter others who share the same concerns. “You’re going to see more and more Asian Americans compete with nonAsian Americans and even with other Asian Americans,” he said. “There’s no doubt that there has been a continued surge of Asian Americans to Long Island. Whether it’s a few percentage points undercounted doesn’t change that. The influence has been profound.”

Satori picked to replace Walsh in Mineola Continued from Page 2 “Thank you for your willingness to serve our residents and business owners. I’m sure you will be a great asset to us all,” Strauss said during his report. Sartori’s appointment makes her the one trustee who did not graduate from Mineola High School, a fact Trustee Paul

Pereira said he believes will be to the board’s and village’s benefit. “I believe it is time for a fresh perspective, and she is more than capable of providing that for us,” he said. After taking the oath of office in front of her family, with the help of Strauss, Sartori took her spot on the board, sitting between

Trustee Paul Cusato and village Attorney John Gibbons, where Walsh used to sit. During her report, Sartori said that Mineola, which she moved to 17 years ago, provides a different avenue to involvement than the outer boroughs. “I am flattered to be part of this board and continue making Mineola the best

place to live,” Sartori said. “One of the things that attracted me here is that you have exposure to the people affecting your daily life. I know in the school district we like to use the term ‘Mineola proud,’ but I hope the work I do in this room with these people can make residents proud to be in Mineola.”

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Mineola awaits final fixes on garage Continued from Page 1 He likened it to paying a contractor before the job is done and said he believes if potential issues arise after the village takes control, the contractors won’t be able to return in a timely manner. With similar projects, after completion any maintenance or issues that have to be fixed would be dealt with by the MTA. Specifically with the Harrison Avenue parking structure, the village would be responsible for any repairs, changes or issues that occur during its ownership. In a statement to Blank Slate Media, Strauss said that difficulties with the final steps of development are not uncommon, but the village is working to confirm a hard deadline. “This project has been extremely challenging and at times incredibly frustrating,” Strauss said. “The village requires and needs to ensure that all of the

3TC’s work meets all contract requirements and is properly functioning.” Reasons for the delay include, according to Strauss, mi-

nor drainage issues on the south side basement and outstanding training for village employees for the lighting, ventilation and parking systems.

Although unhappy with the delays, Strauss said the village is lucky the board did not account for any revenue to come in from the structure. Since construction

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MTA spokesperson Aaron Donovan previously said the Harrison Avenue parking garage is expected to open in November.

began three years ago, trustees have differed on whether to include projected revenue in the village budgets, ultimately agreeing not to until it is completely ready. “We’ve been lucky to keep it out of the budget,” Strauss said. “I can’t account for something I don’t have.” Part of the LIRR Expansion Project, the garage has been constructed at the Mineola station west of Mineola Boulevard between Harrison Avenue and First Street and replaces a surfacelevel parking area. The five-level, 551-space garage represents a net increase of 446 parking spaces serving the Mineola station. The parking garage is one of two being built in conjunction with the Long Island Rail Road’s project, which is adding a third track on the Main Line between Floral Park and Hicksville. Efforts to reach the MTA for comment were unavailing.

Islanders finally come home to Belmont Continued from Page 10 Now that the arena is open, the redevelopment plan will continue with construction of a parking garage along Hempstead Turnpike and the new Elmont LIRR station. As development continues, county and village officials are hoping to ease quality of life concerns. In October, Mayor Kevin Fitzgerald of Floral Park released a statement saying that a land dispute between developers and the village regarding the northern lot of the track bordering residential properties had been settled. At

the last Board of Trustees meeting, he said he is still speaking with developers regarding issues he sees that deviate from the environmental impact statement submitted prior to construction. In 2019, Floral Park filed a lawsuit asking a judge to overturn all approvals, stop construction on the site and restart the environmental review process, citing a “flawed” public bidding process and “inadequate” environmental review, according to documents. A state Supreme Court justice dismissed the suit in May 2020. Nassau County Legislator Carrié

Business districts a top priority: Pilip Continued from Page 18 She was then thrust into an executive master’s program in diplomacy and security at Tel Aviv University before an internship with the United Nations, an experience, she said, that was crucial to gain insight on governmental procedure. In Israel, she met her husband, Adalbert, a cardiologist, before moving to the United States. Along with her involvement in various organizations that promote Israel to Jewish and non-Jewish communities, Pilip serves as the director of operations at New York Comprehensive Medical Care. She also previously served as a member of the Village of Great Neck’s Architectural Review Board.

While Pilip was running, she was pregnant with twins, something that, she said, was a bit hard at times, but rewarding in so many ways. “When you have a clear vision, there is no shortcut and you have to work very hard to get what you want,” Pilip said. “It was a great experience though. I went to a lot of backyard meetings and engaged with voters on social media to keep them updated on what I wanted to bring to the table.” Pilip thanked Birnbaum for serving the district for nearly a decade and said she wants her constituents to know that she is open to ideas and that uniting the district will be one of her main goals as a legislator.

Solages (D-Lawrence), whose district incorporates South Floral Park and Elmont, released a statement last week saying he could not lend his support during the opening. “Unfortunately, over the last few years, this project seemed to have been pushed through by former Governor Cuomo at the expense of local residents, who have been forced to contend with traffic, garbage, pollution and construction noise at all hours of the day – all while promises of community benefits remain thus far unfulfilled.”

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, a self-proclaimed Islanders fan, said the project opens a new era for the team and county. “It’s a historic day for Nassau County and for Islanders Nation,” Curran said on Friday. “The Belmont project has benefited our local communities since day 1, creating new jobs and economic activity, expanding our public transit network, and bringing our beloved Isles home for good – a hat trick for Nassau. As an avid supporter of this effort, I’m proud of the team that got the job done. Let’s go Islanders!”

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Continued from Page 17 But Republican turnout was significantly higher, despite a sizeable drop in the number of Republican-registered voters – 40% of the 297,640 Republicans voted in 2021 compared to 38% of the 327,761 registered Republicans in 2017. The result? Curran lost by a margin less than 1%: 142,635 (50.35%) to 140,489 (49.59%). Democrats seemed to be complacent and they may have been over-confident in Curran’s reelection, based on her strong record dealing with COVID-19, bolstering the economy and downtowns against the worst impacts. And there likely was complacency that Wayne Wink would sweep in as North Hempstead Supervisor after Judi Bosworth’s popular and successful tenure. Indeed, polling eight days out showed Curran at 53% to Blakeman’s 33% — a 20-point lead, Jacobs said. Democrats were winning the early voting and absentee ballots – representing 25-30% of the vote — “overwhelmingly”. But 70% of voters come out on Election Day. And just a few days before election, the inflation figures came out (horrors! 6% higher costs compared to COVID-2020!), and a poll that showed a majority of Americans saying the country was on the wrong track. “What happened here is you can knock on a door, they can shake your head, but if not motivated, at end of day on Election Day won’t vote. Democratic voters were exhausted by politics. Their major goal of getting rid of Trump was satisfied. But they were disheartened by what they were seeing coming out of Washington and by the fact inflation and gas prices were going up, the Afghanistan withdrawal and you had all these at same time, with very little results to be excited about.” What drove Nassau County Republicans? They were triggered by the “Stop the Steal” and the “Big Lie” and took their outrage, anger and vengeance out against any and all Democrats. Outrage trumped complacency. It always does. Here’s what I think: Democrats are crap at messaging. “Republican messaging is easier,” Jacobs said. “It’s easier to motivate out of fear, anger, particularly if you’re not constrained by truth, rather than to motivate by aspirational things and be constrained by the truth. That’s who we are.

It’s a tougher hill to climb, always.” Democrats assume that right and reason of their policy and argument will prevail. What is it about that expression, “Don’t underestimate the voters?” Nonsense, you can’t underestimate the gullibility of voters enough. Democrats don’t see elections as vital to preserve what have won. They don’t appreciate the ramifications of bringing in a new regime that does not place the same value or priority on social, environmental, economic, criminal or political justice. The “typical” voter, Jacobs reflected, did not appreciate the significance of Republicans taking over the County’s levers of power because of “redistricting” and their propensity for “gerrymandering.” Low turnout in minority districts that typically vote Democrat caused Curran’s loss? Perhaps raising the alarm that they would be gerrymandered out of their vote and voice, would have increased urgency and the turnout. And voters’ are prone to selective amnesia. They don’t fault Republican regimes for the cronyism and corruption that brought Nassau County to the brink of bankruptcy during one of the greatest economic booms in the nation’s history while failing to “remember” or give credit to Democrats had to pick up the pieces. They don’t remember how scared and anxious they were at Thanksgiving last year, and how much better things are – jobs, wages, mobility. So what if thanksgiving meal costs 5% more, just eat 5% less. Biden and the Democrats have not accomplished anything? How about the American Rescue Plan, passed without a single Republican vote, that saved Nassau County businesses from collapse, residents from homelessness and enabled public schools to reopen. Upset about high New York State property taxes? Why not blame Republicans for limiting the SALT deduction in order to punish Blue States and pass their tax-cut for the rich? So what has to happen in order not to lose everything in 2022 and 2024? Democrats can’t just lay out what they are for – give an agenda or even a “positive vision” that for so long was considered essential for a winning campaign. Democrats have to show what is at stake. Everything.

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Continued from Page 9 James C. Metzger, a fellow Hofstra graduate and CEO of the Whitmore Group, whose last name can be found throughout the university’s campus, said D’Innocenzo was “the most passionate, charismatic professor that I ever had.” D’Innocenzo’s wife, Andrea Libresco, said he would always want to hear others’ reasoning and views on various subjects so they could feel heard as well. “One of the really great things about him was that he welcomed all comers, even if they disagreed with him,” Libresco said in a phone interview. “Mike would have the people who disagree with him speak and follow the logic of their opinions. It doesn’t mean they changed his views or that he changed their views, but I think he was welcoming of all views.” Libresco, who is Hofstra’s Leo A. Guthart Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence, said he was a person who would remember more about someone than they would remember about themselves. As an immigrant, she said, D’Innocenzo loved to learn about where people came from and ask questions to learn more about their personal history. “He loved finding out information but, even more than that, he loved sharing information with those around him,” Libresco said. “He was really interested in people’s backgrounds and asked questions in, not an intrusive way, but in a genuinely curious way.” As a professor who truly wanted to connect with his students, Libresco said, D’Innocenzo jumped on his desk and encouraged students to do the same after first seeing “Dead Poets Society.” She also said he was the kind of professor who would go on a field trip to Boston but make the driver turn around to patronize small businesses and buy everyone a drink at a child’s lemonade stand. Libresco said D’Innocenzo donated his body to the Hofstra Medical School “so he can still be teaching beyond the scope of his life.” D’Innocenzo was a congressional candidate in 1984 and also ran for a seat on the North Hempstead Town Board. He also served as the chairman of the United Campuses to Prevent Nuclear War, overseeing 600 chapters nationwide. In this role, he worked with physicians from all backgrounds to promote social responsibility. Additionally, in 1985, the International Association to Prevent Nuclear War recognized him during its acceptance speech when it received the Nobel Peace Prize. Though his column, “Out of Left Field,” graced the pages of Blank Slate Media’s six newspapers over the years,

he had a different relationship with Editor and Publisher Steven Blank. The two met when their children, now grown, played on the same Roslyn Booster Basketball team, Blank said. “Mike was probably the oldest parent but that didn’t stop him from accepting the role as coach which he assumed with his usual high level of enthusiasm,” Blank continued. “He soon deputized me as assistant coach and had me running up and down the court with him during practices. From then on, he was ‘coach’ to me.” Blank touted D’Innocenzo’s work in the classroom and for the paper, saying he would commit to deadlines even in the most difficult circumstances. “In addition to all his accomplishments as an educator, lectures, husband and father, Michael D’Innocenzo was a valued member of Blank Slate Media’s team,” Blank said. “On a few occasions in recent years, he would submit his columns from his hospital room or after being discharged – with an apology for being late. So I will say goodbye coach. You will be missed.” Temple Emanuel Rabbi Robert S. Widom described D’Innocenzo as “eloquent, provocative, and challenging” in a statement to Blank Slate Media. Widom lauded the inspiration and the desire for social change he displayed throughout his life, saying it will be missed by the entire congregation. “He kindled into light the minds of others, realizing that ignorance makes a small circle of a person’s years,” Widom said. “At Temple Emanuel, he taught courses, and he was guest in the pulpit on numerous occasions, becoming a close friend to me. He established a bridgehead in the hearts of all those who unfailingly came out in large numbers to hear him. We will miss his smile and his booming voice that projected optimism in the face of today’s growing challenges. May his memory be for a blessing.” Libresco said the entire family would laugh at how much he said the book he was currently reading was incredible. “We feel that we had read the book too, but I think everybody he came in contact with felt that way,” she said. “He wanted to share his exciting experience of learning about something with anyone and everyone.” In addition to Libresco, D’Innocenzo is survived by his children Zach Libresco, Leah Libresco Sargeant, Laura Laramie and Maria Huntsman; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a brother, Joe. Hofstra will hold a memorial service for friends, colleagues and the university community on Sunday, Dec. 12, at 1 p.m. at the Student Center Theater. The event will also be livestreamed.

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very moment in the PWWD addressing emerging chemical contaminants, and the longstanding threat of saltwater intrusion. David Brackett’s experience is needed NOW more than ever. David was instrumental in securing the most grant money and resources in the District’s history to address the issues cited. His knowledge and ability is well known in the water services community, having previously served as President of the

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that Amazon or large national chain stores have. The owners can’t negotiate lower prices from suppliers. This is why they sometimes charge a little more. It is worth the price to avoid the crowds and long lines at larger stores in exchange for the convenience and friendly service your neighborhood community store offers. Remember these people are our neighbors. Our local entrepreneurs have continued the good fight to keep their existing staff and suppliers employed without layoffs and canceling product or supply orders. They continue to work long hours, pay taxes and keep as many employed as possible. Many maintain the tradition of offering job opportunities to students during the holidays and summer. Customers also patronize other commercial establishments

Like the baubles that flash their authenticity make up some syllables of a language that provides the meaning for a whole grammar laid open only to daylight. And deepens the story of the silence that dwells in shadow and darkness. Absolute proof of existence, despite the question of advancing or receding tides, as seen from my limited point of view. But inert cobbles, sand, shells, carapaces and fragments— worthless shattered discards shaped and polished to new perfections. Part memory but already becoming, in the serious way I really wish I could retain something of my youth across space and time, and hold the untouched light of what a star is made of in my cupped hands, and give it to you shining life for all eternity. Stephen Cipot Garden City Park

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n these difficult economic times, as a result of COVID-19, it is especially important to patronize your neighborhood businesses. Do it not only on annual Small Business Saturday, November 26th but every day of the year. Small independent businesses are at the mercy of suppliers, especially third party brokers, who control the price they have to pay for merchandise. There are additional costs of sanitizing the store and providing protection to employees, who deal with the public during this ongoing health emergency. I don’t mind occasionally paying a little more to help our local stores survive. The employees go out of their way to help find what I need. Customer service is their motto. As an independent momand-pop store, they don’t have bulk buying purchasing power

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on the block. Foot traffic is essential for the survival of any neighborhood commercial district. If we don’t patronize our local community stores and restaurants to shop and eat, they don’t eat either. This helps keep our neighbors employed and the local economy growing. The owners of independent mom-and-pop stores are the backbone of our neighborhood commercial districts. Thank the hard-working owners and employees who continue to work during these hard times. Show your support by making a purchase. Stop by your favorite store and also drop off a box of candy or cookies as a show of appreciation. Something sweet for the holidays helps take the edge off the stress we all face. Larry Penner Great Neck

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Herricks High W.P. Library news honors concert Herricks musicians proudly joined together again on the Herricks High School stage on Oct. 27 in front of a socially distanced and eager audience of parents at the annual High School Tri-M Honors Concert. Each ensemble prepared a highcaliber program featuring

works encompassing a myriad of genres. Congratulations to all musicians along with their dedicated teachers, Dr. Geoffrey Taylor (Jazz), Catherine Birke (Chamber Orchestra), Louise O’Hanlon (Chamber Choir) and Scott Stickley (Wind Ensemble).

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From the Director: We are no longer accepting donations at this time. We hope to begin in late Spring, but the date is still to be determined. New titles added to the collection: Oh, William!—Elizabeth Strout Sorry, Not Sorry—Alyssa Milano Over My Dead Body—Jeffrey Archer Forgiving Paris—Karen Kingsbury Hidden Child—Louise Fein No Words—Meg Cabot Crossroads—Jonathan Franzen Party Crasher—Sophie Kinsella Taste: My Life Through Food— Stanley Tucci Assembly—Natasha Brown Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood & Family— Ron & Clint Howard Our Daily Hours Are: Browsing &Vestibule Pick-Up: MondayFriday: 10am-5:30pm and Saturday: 10am4pm “Open for Browsing” means you can come inside, walk around the Library, and look for books and other items. Please limit your time to 1 hour. Only one family at a time will be permitted in the Children’s Room. Items requested over the phone can be picked up in the Library vestibule. Please maintain social distancing practices while in the Library. All customers and staff are required to

wear face coverings at all times while in the Library, per Executive Order 202.17. Face coverings must cover both your mouth and nose. Congregating is not permitted. Three computers are available for public use for a limit of 30 minutes. Library items may now be returned inside the library Adult Programs Reiki—Thursdays—December 2 & 16—6 pm in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. $10 p/person. Knitting Circle—Thursday—December 9 & 23—11:30 am-1:30 pm in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Book Club—Wednesday—December 15—7 pm via Zoom. Copies of An American Marriage are available at the Circulation Desk. Join Zoom Meeting https://adelphiuniversity. zoom.us/j/97873413611?pwd=cTVxMk1U R0NKOHJaV0tGdXVJOE9iZz09 Meeting ID: 978 7341 3611 Passcode: WPBookClub Or just call 19292056099 and they will ask for the meeting id and password above. Children’s Programs Chocolate Pumpkin pops To-Go—$5 per kit (makes 6 pumpkins). Open to all ages. Only 20 kits available. Come into the Library for a free children’s craft every Monday for Take and Make Mondays.

Students learn dances of India Third graders at the Herricks Public Schools’ three elementary buildings enjoyed participating in Dances of India presentations led by AJNA Dance Company. The authentic Indian dancers made the South Asian style of dance come alive during visits to Center Street, Denton Avenue and Searingtown schools. The interactive performances showcased movement and dance and kept students engaged while teaching them about Diwali and the culture of India.

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Wheatley student perfect in AP exam Aisvaryaa Dhama, a senior at The Wheatley School in the East Williston School District, has earned a unique academic recognition for something very few students have accomplished. Aisvaryaa is one of only 375 students worldwide to earn a perfect score on her college-level AP Research Examination this past spring. AP Examinations are scored on a scale of 1 to 5, with a score

of 5 equivalent to a grade of A in the corresponding college course. However, Aisvaryaa went beyond a score of 5, and did not lose a single point on the examination, which is why her achievement is so unique. The district congratulates Aisvaryaa on her extraordinary success and also thanks AP Research teacher Mr. Andrew Ardito for his support and encouragement.

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Aisvaryaa Dhama, a senior at the Wheatley School in the East Williston School District, received recognition for achieving a perfect score on the college-level AP Research Examination.

Val, sal at Mineola High Mineola High School is proud to announce Alvin Tsai as the Class of 2022 valedictorian and Katherine Ahn as the salutatorian. Throughout his time as a high school student, Tsai has earned many achievements both in and out of the classroom. One of many successes was founding the school Coding Club. Tsai’s interest in computer science gave him the idea to start the club which gives his peers the opportunity to compete in coding competitions at the local and national levels, while connecting with professionals in the field. Similarly, Tsai is the founder and president of the Computer Science Honor Society at the High School. His extracurricular involvement also includes being a member of the National Honor Society, Science Honor Society and the Mathletes president. Tsai is an accomplished student-athlete as a member of the Long Island Aquatic Club swim team. His passion for swimming has led to a number of regional and national achievements. Most notably, Tsai was honored by USA Swimming for being a nationally ranked age group swimmer and is one of 28 swimmers in the eastern region to attend the prestigious Zone Select Camp. Outside of academics and athletics, Tsai devotes time each summer to travel to Taiwan where he teaches English to young students. Ahn is an active member of the Mineola High School community. She is involved in many extracurricular activities including the Coding Club, Environmental Club, Mathletes, Robotics and the Student Service Center. In addition, Ahn is the recording secretary and treasurer of the National

Mineola High School is proud to announce Alvin Tsai as the class of 2022 valedictorian and Katherine Ahn as the salutatorian. Honor Society, vice president of the Computer Science Honor Society and a member of the Science Honor Society. Over the years, Ahn has been a member of the high school cross country and basketball teams. She has handled all of these extracurriculars while taking on the workload of multiple Advanced Placement courses. Ahn dedicates her time to helping others outside of school. For example, she holds many leadership roles as a volunteer at her church. Ahn has taken on positions including the leader of a kids book club and of the worship team. In addition, Ahn participates in mission trips to Honduras where she teaches English at the Christian School of Urraco. After high school, Tsai hopes to be a software engineer and Ahn plans to work in a field of science. The district congratulates them both and wishes them the best of luck in the future!

Canstruction team Mineola diabetes Mineola wins two awards awareness aid students’ The Mineola High School Canstruction Team built the structure, “Make Hunger Disappear” as part of the Canstruction Long Island competition. The display, which looks like rabbit ears coming out of a magic hat, was built completely out of cans and boxes of food. Canstruction is a design and building competition that fights hunger on Long Island. Teams of students, businesses, architects, designers and vendors are challenged with creating large structures made entirely of canned food. Leading up to the competition, teams held fundraisers, donation drives and raffles to obtain the appropriate number of cans to bring their structures to life. Mineola’s structure was on display at the RXR Plaza in Uniondale as part of the Canstruction Long Island competition. The team won two awards: “Most CANtas-

food drive

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Mineola’s structure, “Make Hunger Disappear” won two awards at the Long Island competition. tic,” or best meal and “Best CANcept,” or best use of labels. After the competition, the cans are donated to community food banks.

After the diabetes awareness walk, Meadow Drive School students and staff formed the shape of the JDRF donation shoe. The Mineola Union Free School District is showing its support for National Diabetes Awareness Month. In November, Hampton Street, Jackson Avenue and Meadow Drive all held outdoor walks to raise awareness. Students and staff at Meadow Drive School also formed the

shape of the JDRF donation shoe to display support for the leading global organization funding type one diabetes research. Students at other buildings including Mineola High School wore blue clothing to acknowledge Diabetes Awareness Month.

Mineola Middle School students are lending a hand to help community members this fall. Students in the Community Action Club first held a food drive to collect non-perishables and Thanksgiving food items. Then, they put together boxes filled with the donated items to give to 25 local families in need ahead. The donation boxes are being paired with a turkey to give families all of the essentials for a hearty Thanksgiving meal.

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• (2) 18” regular pizzas • 1/2 tray Caesar salad • 1/2 tray chicken parmigiana • Complimentary Bottle of Cabernet or Pinot Grigio

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• (1) 18” regular pizzas • 1/2 tray Caesar salad • 1/2 tray chicken parmigiana • 1/2 tray penne ala vodka • Complimentary Bottle of Cabernet or Pinot Grigio *Toppings available for additional cost; may not be combined with any other coupon, discount, offer or Groupon; prices do not include tax or gratuity; available for take out only; no substitutions.*

For All Holiday Packages, Additional Items May Be Purchased At Regular Menu Price

Grimaldi’s Gift Certificate Sale!

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Available ONLY Monday, November 22 through Sunday, November 28 Cash Only!

Gift certificates are $50 denominations only in order to receive a complimentary $20. Maximum purchase amout $250. Cannot be redeemed for gratuity. Only one redeemed per table, per visit. Change will be in a gift certificate form. $50 gift certificates Do Not Expire. $20 complimentary gift certificates are valid from 1/3/22 to 12/30/22

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